Central Washington Winter 2020

Date: Feb 22, 2020
City: Ellensburg, Washington, United States
Venue: Central Washington University
Address: 1007 N Chestnut St, Ellensburg, WA 98926
Details: Room 137 on the first floor of the Student and Recreation Center
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Cailyn Hoover and Eli Kirk
WCA Delegate: Cailyn Hoover

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Information

This competition is recognized as an official World Cube Association competition. Therefore, all competitors must be familiar with the WCA regulations. Please refer to the Competitor Responsibilities tab.

For more information about cubing in the Pacific Northwest, check out the PNW website!

Events
Main event
Competitors: 45

Registration period: Online registration opened and closed .
Registration requirements: This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.

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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 50 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $10 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
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Max Siauw won with an average of 7.50 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Luke Tycksen finished second (7.93) and Sameer Aggarwal finished third (7.96).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Max Siauw	6.14	7.50	United States	8.37	6.14	7.28	9.35	6.86
2x2x2 Cube	Sameer Aggarwal	1.68	2.01	United States	1.88	3.12	1.68	2.42	1.72
4x4x4 Cube	Max Siauw	24.94	28.52	United States	28.30	28.45	24.94	28.82	30.98
6x6x6 Cube	Max Siauw	1:32.39	1:40.30	United States	1:42.49	1:32.39	1:46.02
Megaminx	Ethan Davis	38.47	41.56	United States	41.67	42.35	38.47	45.07	40.66
Skewb	Ash Black	2.95	3.48	United States	3.70	3.51	2.95	3.24	3.98

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 at the beginning of the day, right before the start of 6x6 Round 1, as well as one at the end of lunch, right before 3x3 Round 1. 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.

Location on Campus:

The venue will not open until 8am! If you want to arrive early, keep this in mind. The competition will be held in room 137. When you enter the venue, continue straight, the room will be on the right side opposite of the cafeteria. There will be seating inside the venue but if none is available, there is plenty in the cafeteria are just outside of the room.

Central Washington University is in Ellensburg, WA in the middle of washington where I-90 Forks off into the 82.

Directions:

From Seattle
Take I-90 Eastbound to Ellensburg Exit #106. Follow the road through the intersection of Main for 5 1/2 more blocks.

From Spokane:
Take I-90 Westbound to Ellensburg exit #109. Take a right at the end of the off-ramp. Follow Canyon Road/Main Street to E. University Way. Turn right on E. University Way and go 5 1/2 blocks. Entrance to the parking lot is on the right. Our office is on the east side of the parking lot. Look for our red awning above our entrance.

From Wenatchee:
Take U.S. 97 Southbound over Blewett Pass into Ellensburg. Follow Cascade Way/E. University Way through the intersection of Main Street and continue for 5 1/2 blocks. Entrance to the parking lot is on the right. Our office is on the east side of the parking lot. Look for our red awning above our entrance.

From Yakima,Tri-Cities:
Take I-82 Westboud to I-90 Westbound for Seattle. Take the very first exit, #109. Take a right at the end of the off-ramp and follow Canyon Road/Main Street to E. University Way. Turn right on E. University Way and go 5 1/2 blocks. Entrance to the parking lot is on the right. Our office is on the east side of the parking lot. Look for our red awning above our entrance.

Parking:

Parking is free on the weekends. Along University Dr. you will want to turn onto Chestnut to find parking.

Hotels:

There are many hotels in the Ellensburg area. Click here for a list of hotels.

Dining:

In the same building as the competition is the main cafeteria area. This will open at 11am. It offers a wide variety of options.

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 and Guidelines, found below:
Regulationshttps://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/
Guidelines: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/guidelines.html#

This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPL3eV-A0ww

In addition, please read this document before coming to the competition to learn about the procedures for judging and competing:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/files/WCA_Competition_Tutorial.pdf

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. This means you should bring your own cube, or arrange to borrow a cube from a friend.

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 do I do when I walk in?
A: There is NO CHECK-IN. If you registered online, just have fun and hang out with other cubers. We will be calling people up, so just wait for your name/group to be announced.

Q: How do I find results?
A: All results are posted on the WCA page within a week after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, go to Cubecomps.com to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about 2nd and 3rd rounds of events. Remember, the results are entered by a human so please be patient if you do not see your results immediately.

Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?
A: Make sure you pay you entrance fee in order to be placed on the registered list, which will also guarantee you a spot in the competition. 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. ** For most competitions, you may only compete if you have registered online and paid before the deadline.**

Q: Are there age divisions?
A: Nope! All competitors compete together.

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).

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.