ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING.

When you arrive, you will receive a card/nametag with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event. In addition, you will also receive staffing assignments. All competitors are expected to help at this competition. For each event you sign up for, you will be assigned to help out for just one group of that event. If you do not arrive to help during your scheduled event, and there are not enough staff members, we reserve the right to disqualify you from competing.

We will provide a judging tutorial right before the start of the first event. This will allow anyone with questions about how to judge to be properly prepared when they are expected to help. We hope that this system will fairly divide up the judging of the competition and make the competition run smoothly for all.

Upon checking in, you will receive a nametag and lanyard for holding your nametag. Your nametag will contain a lot of very important information that will help guide you through your day as a competitor. While the exact nametag you receive will differ from the one shown below, the general format and information should be similar.

The front of your nametag will have your name, WCA ID (if you have one) and your competition ID on it. See the example below:

In this case, we see:
- the competitor's name is Chris Tabar
- the competitor's WCA ID is 2017TABA02
- the competitor's ID # for the competition is 1

The competitor ID is an important piece of information. It will be used as your signature when approving your solve times, when judging, and when scrambling.

Next, we have the back of your nametag. This will contain information on the events you're competing in, such as the stage/room and the group, and then information on where you'll be helping. ALL competitors are required to assist with running the competition and you will see which jobs you've been assigned to here.

In the above example, there are three columns - Event, Compete, and Help. Let's take those one by one:

• Event - the actual event, such as 3x3, 2x2, etc.
  
• Compete - This is the one you care about most! The information in this column tells you which stage or room you're competing in and which group, usually with the first letter of the name of the stage or room, such as (B) for Blue. If the competition has only one stage or room, there may just be a number in this column.
• Help - This column tells you when you are assigned to a job helping with the competition. The first letter tells you the job you'll be doing - (J) for Judging, (R) for Running, (S) for Scrambling, the number tells you which group you'll be helping with.

Looking at the highlighted entries, let's look at the row for "2x2".

Under the "Compete" column, we see "B1". This means the competitor is assigned to the (B)lue stage, group 1, for competing. You should listen to the announcements for each event and proceed to the drop-off table when "group 1" is called.

Under the "Help" column, we see "J2". This means the competitor has been assigned a (J)udging role for group 2 for the 2x2 event. Whatever your assigned for an event, when the group is called, proceed to the competition area and begin helping.

Confused by all of this? Don't worry! There will be a tutorial before the competition going over the nametags and how everything works. And the delegates and organizers will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have!

For those of you new to cubing, WELCOME!

We wanted to let you know this event is perfectly fine for cubers of any age and experience. We just ask you know a couple things before coming to compete...

First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/

This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know, however, it is still required that they are familar with the full set of regulations above.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPL3eV-A0ww

If you have any questions after this video, we will be having a new competitor/judge tutorial the morning of the competition. That would be the perfect time to ask those questions and clear up any confusion.

If you are stoked to compete and ready to sign up, head over to the registration tab, click register, and fill out the information it asks for. This will help you get set up the WCA's system and one step closer to your first official solve!

Frequently Asked Questions:

**Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?

A: Yes! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete. Please refer to section 3 of the WCA Regulations for more information on what puzzles are okay to use in competition. If you have any questions, please reach out!

Q: What is the competition like?

A: Competitions are a ton of fun! Competitions are a great opportuity to meet new cubers, make new friends, and be able to compete and get official times recognized by the World Cube Association. Competitions can be as social of an event as you would like them to be. The communitiy is extremely welcoming and you can always sit at any table and strike up a conversation with another cuber. They are great places to try new cubes as well, just in case you are looking to get a new main cube! Once you walk into the venue, you will most likely see your nametag at a check-in table. If you are a first-timer, you will be asked to verify your information on your registration (name, DOB, country). Once you grab your nametag, go ahead and find a seat and start cubing! There will be a competitor/judge tutorial, which can be found on the schedule. After that, we will begin with the first event and will be calling events up by group. Your group numbers can be found on the back of your nametag. After you compete in an event, you will most likely also be expected to help judge another group (typically the following group). Competitions are very self-sufficient, so we rely heavily on the assitance from other cubers and parents like you! Your assisgned helping groups should also be listed on the back of your nametag. Once you are done competing in your event, you can go back to your table and continnue to socialize! To see if you made it to the next round of an event, you can check your results.

Q: How do I find results?

A: For the day of competing, WCA Live will have all of the results manually entered throughout the day. Once on WCA Live, scroll to the competition in question and you're good to go! After the competition, official results will be posted typically within a few days to a week after the competition happens.

Q: How do I get a WCA ID?

After official results are posted after the competitions (see question above), you will receive an email with information on your WCA ID.

Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?

A: Make sure you pay you registration fee in order to be eligible to be placed on the competitor list. If the competitor limit has been reached by the time your registration is completed, you will be placed onto a waitlist, which is listed in the order of when competitors pay. If you are not advanced from the waitlist before the waittlist closes (date found on Register tab), you will be issued a full refund.

Q: What is the typical age of competitors at these events?

A: All ages are welcome, but in general competitors are between 10 and 20 years old. Don't let this stop you though! Everyone can and should cube!

Q: Are there age divisions?

A: Nope! All cometitors compete in the same groups.

Q: Is there anything else I should know before attending my first competition?

A: Yes! Attending your first competition can come with a lot of nerves, so try and focus on having fun and meeting new people. If you aren't as fast as Max Park or Feliks Zemdegs, just remember that all cubers faster than you have been at your speed at some point! I also point people to Mats Valk's WCA Profile since he started competing whe he averaged well over a minute and now averages 6-7 seconds. People often do slightly worse in competition than at home too, so don't beat yourself up if you don't do as well as you had hoped! Once you lock in your first set of results, you'll have new personal records to break and goals to achieve at every new competition! If you plan on bringing any of your own puzzles, we highly rercommend marking them somehow (sharpie mark under a center cap or something similar) or keeping them in a box/bag. It happens far too often that many cubers bring a bunch of puzzles, put them on a table unattended, and accidentally take someone elses' puzzle, thinking it was theirs. It's easy to lose track of a single puzzle, especially since so many of them look the same at first glance!

Groups will be generated after registration is closed and before the competition day starts.

You will be able to view your group assignments here when they are generated

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If the competitior limit has been reached, any registrations made after that fulfill the registration requirements will be added to the waitlist linked below:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sGhWRyDQf1LF6gAWTM_2_SLvuX72ZILHz7V3SZCA05Y/edit?usp=sharing

If you have paid the registration fee, your name should be added to the list above. As competitors drop their registrations, we will accept people from the waitlist on a first-come first-serve basis.

This waiting list is not automatic, so it will be updated manually. If you just registered, paid your fee, and don't see your name on the waitlist yet, please do not contact us immediately. This will be updated every few days manually.

HOTELS
Richland:

* Holiday Inn Express

* Hampton Inn & Suites Richland

Pasco (About 10 minutes away):

* Red Lion Hotel

* Hampton Inn & Suites Pasco

Kennewick (About 10 minutes away):

* Best Western Plus Kennewick Inn

* Baymont by Wyndham Kennewick

VENUE & PARKING

The address of the venue is, 1107 Wright Ave, Richland, WA 99354

There is a parking lot right outside the front entrance, where the multi-purpose room is, where the competition is held.

View live results for this competition here:

https://live.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/4179

The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place competitor in the main 3x3 event will get a medal (gold, silver, bronze). In addition to that, all podium winners will be getting a gift card from TheCubicle, who is the sponsor of this competition!

To be redirected to their site, click HERE

Team 3x3 Blindfolded is an unofficial event.
We will be hosting this event as part of the day during lunch. This is not one of the events listed on the registration page nor is this event listed in the WCA.

Registration
Registration will be in-person at the competition.

How it works
In partners of 2, Person (A) will have a blindfold on and attempt to solve a 3x3 while person (B) gives instructions.

Rules
15 second inspection given to Person B then you put down the cube, then Person A starts with timer. Regular rules apply during the solve and after.

Here is an example video of what Team Blindfolded looks like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mb7f4hcTG4

2 Attempts given. 10 min time limit.

Prizes
Top 3 results by single will receive a certificate.

This competition will be sponsored by TheCubicle!

They will be providing gift-card prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in every event.
If you haven't checked out their store already, we highly recommend you do! They will not be selling puzzles onsite.

To be redirected to their site, either click HERE or the logo below!