Bobcat Battle Newcomers 2024
- Date
- Mar 23, 2024
- City
- Henderson, Nevada, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 2400 Cozy Hill Circle, Henderson, NV 89052
- Details
The competition will be held in the cafeteria.
- Contact
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Please DO NOT contact Bob Miller Middle School. Contact Matthew and Suzy Au
- Organizers
- Dragon Speedcubing, Matthew Au, Suzy Au, and West Coast Cubing LLC Treasurer
- WCA Delegates
- Adam Walker and Michael Larsen
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
The month of March is WCA Newcomer month, so we are trying something new for newcomers. If you're new to cubing, welcome! We love to see the community grow and hope you find this enjoyable and make new friends. If you're a veteran, welcome back! We're grateful you're joining us again and hope to get a chance to chat and share ideas. This competition, we’re following WCA guidance to help newcomers register for this event by reserving 50% of spots for new competitors.
More on this event including additional Information, Lunch and Live Results can be found on individual tabs above. Be sure to check out our Sponsors page!
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 113
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.Create a WCA account here if you don't have one.
If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here.
Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 115 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $35 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
We encourage everyone to register for the events they want to compete in via your online registration, however you may add events to your registration up until the event has started.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of $35 (United States Dollar).
50% of registration spots are reserved for new competitors. Once the non-reserved spots are full with returning competitors, any other returning competitors who register will remain on the waiting list until the registration deadline of March 16. After that deadline, any unclaimed newcomer spots will be given to returning competitors in the order that we received their registration.
The registration fee includes lunch for all competitors. Spectators will be able to buy lunch during the morning check-in period for an additional fee.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Danny Sungin Park (박성인) won with an average of 6.01 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Philipp Weyer finished second (6.83) and Michael Larsen finished third (8.93).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Danny Sungin Park (박성인) | 5.66 | 6.01 | United States | 7.68 | 5.92 | 5.96 | 6.15 | 5.66 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Elijah Poma | 2.33 | 3.04 | United States | 4.37 | 2.82 | 2.33 | 2.84 | 3.45 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Michael Larsen | 1:50.94 | DNF | United States | 1:57.76 | DNF | 1:50.94 | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Philipp Weyer | 10.77 | 13.02 | Germany | 10.77 | 12.92 | 12.93 | 13.20 | 13.94 | |||
| Pyraminx | Michael Larsen | 3.63 | 4.60 | United States | 3.63 | 3.98 | 5.67 | 4.15 | 6.86 | |||
All competitors should be familiar with the WCA Regulations.
Contact:
DO NOT CALL BOB MILLER MIDDLE SCHOOL!
Please contact Matt Au or Suzy Au (Organizers)
Email: dragonspeedcubing@gmail.com
Staff:
We will make periodic announcements for help with judging, scrambling, and data entry. We ask that you volunteer to help the competition run smoothly.
The competition will be held at
Bob Miller Middle School
2400 Cozy Hill Cir.
Henderson, NV 89052
Directions from the Strip:
Head south on I-15. Take exit 34 to merge onto I-215 East. Take the Pecos Rd Exit 6 and stay in the right lane. Turn right onto St. Rose Pkwy. Turn left onto Pecos Verde Pkwy. Turn right onto Carnegie St. Turn left onto Cozy Hill Cir. The school is on the right.
Parking:
Please park in the parking lot in front of the school (East side of building) or curbside along the Cozy Hill Circle. Signs will direct you to the competition in the cafeteria. Please do not park in the school bus parking lot off of Carnegie St. That is reserved for staff.
Nearby hotels:
Aloft Henderson
2631 St. Rose Pkwy
Henderson, NV 89052
(725) 239-2050
(Medium walking distance/short ride: 1.4 miles)
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/lasha-aloft-henderson/overview/
Green Valley Ranch Resort Spa & Casino
2300 Paseo Verde Pkwy
Henderson, NV 89052
(702) 617-7777
(Easy walking distance: 0.5 miles)
https://www.greenvalleyranch.com/
Homewood Suites by Hilton Henderson South Las Vegas
10450 S Eastern Ave
Henderson, NV 89052
(702) 450-1045
(Medium walking distance/short ride: 1.5 miles)
https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/lashwhw-homewood-suites-henderson-south-las-vegas/
Best Western Plus Las Vegas South Henderson
3041 Saint Rose Pkwy
Henderson, NV 89052
(702) 568-0027
(Short ride: 3.4 miles)
We would like to recognize TheCubicle for sponsoring this competition.
All sponsors are independent and not affiliated with one another.
Pizza will be provided for all competitors during the lunch break. Spectators will be able to buy pizza and a drink with cash during the morning check-in period for $5.
Keep in mind, we can only provide pizza for those who check in during the morning registration period.
Additionally, there are several restaurants within a mile of the competition.
Live results: https://live.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/4639
Groups: https://www.competitiongroups.com/competitions/BobcatBattleNewcomers2024
Groups can also be found on your name tag, which is available upon checking in.
Want to stay connected with the West Coast community? Join the West Coast Cubing Community Discord Server! Speak with other competitors from NorCal, SoCal, Nevada, Hawaii, and Tijuana and keep in touch with fellow competitors and meet new ones! Find out about competition discussion as it happens in real time, and even announcements for competitions before registration opens!
Click here to be directly taken to the Discord Server!
Notice of Filming and Photography: Please note that filming and photography will take place at the event. By entering the event premises, you acknowledge that you have been informed you may be photographed and recorded for media to be used in any format for any purpose worldwide in perpetuity by the Bobcat Battle Organization Team, West Coast Cubing, the WCA, and their partners and representatives. Further, by your presence, you grant permission for your likeness and voice to be included therein without compensation, credit, or other consideration. If you do not wish to be photographed, recorded, or appear under these conditions, you should not enter the event premises.
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&t=2s
If you have any questions after this video, we will have a new competitor 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!
Q&A:
Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: YES! You are responsible for your own puzzles in order to compete.
Q: What is the normal 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: What is the competition like?
A: Competitions are a bunch of tables where people like us get to sit and discuss our favorite thing, Cubes! Of course in addition there is competing, which will occupy one side of the competition hall, where you will see lots of timers flickering with contestants new personal bests, an area to hang out, practice and enjoy the company of other like-minded people. Most competitions have a break for lunch, and the competition is split up into heats, as to better organize who competes when.
Check the Live Results and Groups tab and listen at the competition for more info on this.
Q: How do I find results?
A: All results are posted on the WCA page a couple of days after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, go to https://live.worldcubeassociation.org to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about 2nd and 3rd rounds of events.
Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?
A: Make sure you pay you entrance fee in order to be eligible to be placed on the registered list, which will also guarantee you a spot in the competition. If the competitor list is full, you will be placed onto a private waitlist, which is listed in the order of when competitors pay. Note that in order to be on either the registered list or the waitlist, you must pay your entrance fee. If you are not advanced from the waitlist before registration closes, you will be issued a full refund. If payment may be any issue, or you are not sure if you can attend, use the contact button to talk to us, and see if we can work out another payment strategy, or have you pay on arrival at the compeition. No matter what you situation may be however, please register online. It is much easier for us to have you register now and pay later, then to have to input information at another time.
Q: Are there age divisions?
A: Nope! All cometitors compete in the same group.
Q: Can I have fun at this event?
A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!
Time limit
If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced (see Regulation A1a2).
Cutoff
The result to beat to proceed to the second phase of a cutoff round (see Regulation 9g).
Format
The format describes how to determine the ranking of competitors based on their results. The list of allowed formats per event is described in Regulation 9b. See Regulation 9f for a description of each format.