ChicaGhosts 2017
- Date
- Oct 28, 2017
- City
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Venue
Odeum Expo Center
- Address
- 1033 North Villa Avenue, Villa Park, IL 60181
- Details
Meeting Rooms A, B, C, and D1-D5
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Eric Zhao and Ryan Jew
- WCA Delegate
- Slater Metz
- Information
Registration Fee:
Any requested changes to registration before the deadline will be honored. Your registration is not complete until your name shows up on the list. If you believe you paid and your name isn't showing up, please contact us and we will work it out.If you have registered and are no longer able to attend, please contact us. If it is before October 21st, you are eligible for a refund for half of your fee on the condition that there is someone on the waitlist willing to take your spot. Attempting to file a chargeback for the registration fee will lead to being blacklisted from future WCA events.
The registration fee will be $25 per competitor and there is a competitor limit of 175. Registration will open on July 23rd, 2017 at 7pm CST, and will close on October 21st, 2017 or when the competitor limit is reached. Competitors MUST register and pay online in order to compete. No at-the-door registrations or payments will be accepted. ALL SPECTATORS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND FOR FREE.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 161
- 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.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) won with an average of 7.98 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Brian Johnson finished second (8.00) and Anthony Brooks finished third (8.31).
World records: SeungBeom Cho (조승범) 3x3x3 Cube 4.59 (single).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) | 7.48 | 7.98 | Chinese Taipei | 9.73 | 8.09 | 8.34 | 7.51 | 7.48 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) | 25.48 | 28.49 | Chinese Taipei | 25.48 | 27.93 | 31.06 | 34.26 | 26.47 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) | 53.50 | 55.39 | Chinese Taipei | 58.97 | 55.89 | 53.50 | 54.91 | 55.37 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡) | 1:46.57 | 1:50.47 | NR | Chinese Taipei | 1:46.57 | 1:52.91 | 1:51.92 | ||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Stanley Chapel | 30.70 | DNF | United States | DNF | 30.70 | 36.10 | |||||
| Skewb | Brian Johnson | 3.33 | 3.82 | United States | 6.21 | 3.33 | 3.75 | 4.24 | 3.48 | |||
UPDATE: We have closed registration, as the waitlist has gotten very large.
The competitor limit for this competition has been reached.
You can still register for the waitlist by registering and paying the registration fee normally. We will send you an email if you make it to the competitor list.
If you are on the registration list and find that you cannot make it, please let us know! We will refund your registration fee and let another competitor onto the list. We want to allow as many people to compete as we possibly can.
The deadline for this is October 21tst, 2017 at 7:00 PM CST, when registration closes. No refunds will be given to registered competitors past this point.
On October 21st, 2017 at 7:00 PM CST, if you are still on the waitlist and you have paid, your registration fee will be refunded. So, you will not lose your fee if you never make it to the competitors' list.
For this competition, we will be holding a Halloween costume contest!
All of those competing in costume during 3x3 are automatically entered. All costumes will receive an online discount code to use at CubeDepot.
Please keep all costumes family friendly.
The 3 prizes will be given to:
- Best Individual Costume (1 person)
- Best Pair Costume (2 people)
- Best Squad Costume (3+ people)
| Event | Number of Rounds | Cutoff/Time Limit |
|---|---|---|
| 3x3 | 4 | None/10:00 |
| 4x4 | 2 | 1:15/3:00 |
| 5x5 | 2 | 2:15/4:00 |
| 6x6 | 2 | 4:00/6:00 |
| Skewb | 1 | 0:20/1:00 |
| 3x3 BLD | 2 | 15 Minutes Cumulative |
| Time | Event | Cutoff | Time Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-9:00 | 4x4 Round 1 | 1:15 | 3:00 |
| 9:00-10:00 | 5x5 Round 1 | 2:15 | 4:00 |
| 10:00-11:30 | 3x3 Round 1 | 10:00 | |
| 11:30-12:15 | 3x3 BLD Round 1 | 15 minutes cumulative | |
| 12:15-1:00 | Lunch | ||
| 1:00-1:45 | 3x3 Round 2 | Top 60 | |
| 1:45-2:30 | 6x6 Round 1 | 4:00 | 6:00 |
| 2:30-3:15 | Skewb Round 1 | 0:20 | 1:00 |
| 3:15-4:00 | 4x4 Round 2 | Top 16 | |
| 4:00-4:45 | 5x5 Round 2 | Top 12 | |
| 4:45-5:15 | 6x6 Round 2 | Top 10 | |
| 5:15-5:45 | 3x3 Round 3 | Top 24 | |
| 5:45-6:10 | 3x3 BLD Final | Top 10 | |
| 6:10-6:25 | 3x3 Round 4 | Top 12 | |
| 6:25 Onward | Awards |
CubeDepot will be sponsoring and vending at this competition!
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/
Of course, those regulations contain a lot of legalese, so we have a video made specifically for new cubers, just to show them the basics of competing. 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&t=2s
If you have any questions after this video, we will be having a new competitor tutorial, Saturday 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 hardware in order to compete, however, we will have a vendor at this competition, from which you can buy puzzles if your current ones have seen better days.
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 nerds 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, and a vendor, where you can purchase all you cubing related needs. Most competitions have a break for lunch, and the competing is split up into heats, as to better organize who competes when. (Check the 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 Cubecomps.com 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 automatically 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. 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!
There are two airports in Chicago, O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and Chicago Midway Airport (MDW).
Should you need a hotel, here are a few nearby options.
Courtyard by Marriott Chicago Elmhurst/Oakbrook Area
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Chicago Elmhurst/Oakbrook Area
There will be a concessions stand available at the event with food to purchase.
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.