Clock N' Cats 2018
- Date
- May 26, 2018
- City
- Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- Venue
Zor Shrine
- Address
- 575 Zor Shrine Pl, Madison, WI 53719
- Details
On the first floor of the venue, just to the right of the front doors. We are not using the downstairs at all!
- Contact
- Organizer
- Joshua Feran
- WCA Delegate
- Slater Metz
- Information
There is a 100 person competitor limit for this competition. Please register early to ensure a spot on the competitor list!
The competition is being held on the first floor of the venue just to the right after entering the front doors.
We do NOT have premission to use any part of the downstairs!CubeDepot is sponsoring the competition!
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 52
- 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 100 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $20 (United States Dollar).
Registrations are manually approved so please be patient and wait at least 24 hours after you have submitted both your registration and your payment.
If you need to cancel your registration after it has been accepted, you will be given a 50% refund on your registration if you request it before May 20th 11:59 pm CST. No refunds will be given after May 20th.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Luke Garrett won with an average of 8.87 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Zeke Mackay finished second (10.45) and Andrew Karbusicky finished third (10.56).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Luke Garrett | 7.71 | 8.87 | United States | 8.58 | 9.46 | 7.71 | 8.97 | 9.07 | |||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Walker Welch | 2:49.89 | 2:57.14 | United States | 3:06.83 | 2:54.70 | 2:49.89 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Brandon Mikel | 1:25.39 | DNF | United States | DNF | 1:25.39 | DNF | |||||
| Clock | Walker Welch | 7.26 | 8.49 | United States | DNF | 8.67 | 7.26 | 8.10 | 8.70 | |||
| Megaminx | John Brechon | 53.05 | 56.80 | United States | 54.92 | 53.05 | 54.10 | 1:01.38 | 1:05.07 | |||
| Pyraminx | Simon Kellum | 1.93 | 2.87 | United States | 4.64 | 2.98 | 2.13 | 3.51 | 1.93 | |||
| 3x3x3 With Feet | Luke Garrett | 41.42 | 48.77 | United States | 47.85 | 49.73 | 41.42 | 49.52 | 48.94 | |||
May 26th, 2018 26, 2018
Location
Zor Shrine
575 Zor Shrine Pl,
Madison, WI 53719
Lunch:
We will not be serving lunch at this competition. You Are allowed to bring your own food in, but please remember to keep the venue clean!
Venue:
There is one big room just to your right after entering the building, that is where the competition is. Please stay in that area as best you can. The first-floor bathrooms are located straight back from the front doors, to the right when exiting the competition room. We do not have access to the downstairs at all!
Registration Fee:
There is a $20 registration fee for the competition. Payment is made through the WCA Stripe payment system during your registration process. Your registration will not be fully confirmed until payment has been completed. Please note that even after payment, registrations need to be manually approved before appearing on the registration list, so you will not be confirmed immediately after paying.
If you need to cancel your registration after it has been accepted, you will be given a 50% refund on your registration if you request it before May 20th 11:59 pm CST. No refunds will be given after May 20th.
There is a 100 competitor limit for this competition. Please register as soon as you can to ensure a spot. Registration closes at the end of the day on Wednesday, May 2nd.
| Time | Event | Format | Cutoff | Time Limit | Advance to Next Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9:10 | Clock Combined First Round | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 0:30 | 2:00 | Top 14 |
| 9:10-9:15 | New Competitor Tutorial and Q&A | ||||
| 9:15-10:15 | 3x3 First Round | Average of 5 | 10:00 | Top 32 | |
| 10:15-11:00 | Pyraminx First Round | Average of 5 | 2:00 | Top 32 | |
| 11:00-11:45 | Blindfolded Final | Best of 3 | 15 Minutes Cumulative | ||
| 11:45-12:30 | Lunch | ||||
| 12:30-1:15 | Feet Combined Final | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 2:30 | 4:00 | |
| 1:15-1:45 | 3x3 Round 2 | Average of 5 | 10:00 | Top 12 | |
| 1:45-2:15 | Clock Round 2 | Average of 5 | 2:00 | Top 8 | |
| 2:15-3:00 | 7x7 Combined Final | Best of 1/Mean of 3 | 6:30 | 10:00 | Top 5 |
| 3:00-3:45 | Megaminx Combined First | Best of 2/Average of 5 | 2:30 | 4:00 | Top 5 |
| 3:45-4:15 | Pyraminx Round 2 | Average of 5 | 2:00 | Top 8 | |
| 4:15-4:30 | Buffer Time (7x7 Final if on schedule ) | Mean of 3 | 10:00 | ||
| 4:30-4:45 | Megaminx Final | Average of 5 | 4:00 | ||
| 4:45-5:00 | Pyraminx Final | Average of 5 | 2:00 | ||
| 5:00-5:20 | Clock Final | Average of 5 | 2:00 | ||
| 5:20-5:35 | 3x3 Final | Average of 5 | 10:00 | ||
| 5:35 | Clean up/Awards |
For those of you new we are super excited you are considering Clock N' Cats as your first competition!
The cubing community is very welcoming to people of all ages & skill level, This competition is no different everyone is welcome! 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/
There is also a great 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, feel free to email us ahead of time. We will be having a new competitor tutorial the morning of the competition. That will also be a good time to ask questions and clear up any confusion.
Q&A:
Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: YES! You are responsible for your own hardware 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: This competition will have a bunch of tables where cubers 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 room. The competing is split up into groups, as to better organize who competes when. The groups will be listed on the "Groups" tab closer to the day of the competition, They will also be posted at the competition.
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, we will have live results on Cubecomps.com. This is also where you will find information about who has made it to 2nd and 3rd rounds of events.
Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?
A: Make sure you pay your entrance fee in order to be automatically placed on the registered list, which will also guarantee you a spot in the competition.
Q: Are there age divisions?
A: Nope! All competitors compete in the same group.
Q: Can I have fun at this event?
A: OH YEAH! Competitions are amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy cubing with others & making new friends!
If this sounds like something you would have fun doing and you're 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!
We are happy tto have CubeDepot as the official sponsor of Clock N' Cats 2018!
They will be providing prizes to winners!
They have a great selection of cubes at very good prices!
| Name | 3x3 | 7x7 | Blind | Feet | Clock | Mega | Pyra |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Stettner | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander james paulick | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Ali Fakhari | 6 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Andrew Karbusicky | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Arden LaFave | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bella Alt | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Benjamin Johnson | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Braden Mount | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Braeden Teifke | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Brandon Mikel | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Brandon Satterstrom | 6 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Brendan Birschbach | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Brian Johnson | 8 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Caleb Schack | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Calvin Huse | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carter Kucala | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Christian Peters | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Christopher Baird | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 |
| Christopher Ulrich | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| CJ Sheng | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Clayton Stallings | 8 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Daniel Khamo | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Daniel Porter | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| David Jiang (蒋濬哲) | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| David Young | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Destin Shulfer | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Emilija Mikalauskaite | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Ethan Chauhan | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grant Phelps | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Isaac Pelland | 8 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| Isaiah Eschelweck | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Jedrick Remonde | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| John Lewis | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Joshua Chen | 4 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Joshua Churchill | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joshua Feran | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Karan Krishnan | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kevin Tatooles | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Kyle Joe Morgan Dietrich | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Kyle Kloberdanz | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Luke Garrett | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Malcolm Lile | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Michael Sarik | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nathaniel Gee | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Parker Sherman | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Patrick Roeker | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Peter Weyers | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Rachel Feran | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Ryan Gelking | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Simon Kellum | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Slater Metz | 4 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Walker Welch | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Will Cerne | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Yash Gollapudi | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Zeke Mackay | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
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.