Cowbell Cubing 2022
- Date
- Oct 29, 2022
- City
- Starkville, Mississippi, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 198 Lee Blvd, Mississippi State, MS 39762
- Details
Ballroom on the 2nd floor
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizer
- David Heaton
- WCA Delegates
- Kit Clement and Lauren Clement
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
This competition is supported by CubingUSA.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 42
- Registration period
-
Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
-
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 48 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 95% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Any spectator can attend for free.
By registering, competitors agree to the information in the Competitor Information tab. This tab details the responsibilites of all competitors at this competition. Not abiding by these responsibilities can result in disqualification.
Registrations must be accepted manually, so if you do not see your name on the competitor list within a business day, then please contact the organizers to resolve the issue.
Registrations may be deferred due to incorrect or incomplete information when registering. In these cases the organizers will email you before accepting the registration to confirm the information provided. After 24 hours without a response, the registration will not be accepted until the information is clarified.
After the competitor limit has been reached, you may still pay and be put on a waiting list. If you are first on the waitlist and someone cancels their registration, then you will receive an email from the organizers. You must reply to the email and confirm your registration within 24 hours of receiving the email to compete. If no response is heard from you, the next person on the waiting list will be offered your spot. After the competition, all competitors on the waiting list will receive a refund for the registration cost minus processing fees.
- Highlights
-
Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Dylan Miller won with an average of 5.78 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Nicolás Sánchez finished second (8.00) and Jared Stinson finished third (8.00).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Dylan Miller | 5.54 | 5.78 | United States | 5.91 | 12.60 | 5.80 | 5.54 | 5.64 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Nicolás Sánchez | 1.61 | 1.90 | United States | 3.92 | 2.17 | 1.61 | 1.78 | 1.76 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Nicolás Sánchez | 28.48 | 32.99 | United States | 33.71 | 36.42 | 28.48 | 32.39 | 32.86 | |||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Jared Stinson | 2:34.92 | 2:46.00 | United States | 2:48.40 | 2:34.92 | 2:54.68 | |||||
| Megaminx | Nicolas Naing | 29.58 | 31.54 | United States | 32.34 | 32.36 | 32.55 | 29.58 | 29.93 | |||
| Square-1 | Roy Lee | 10.19 | 13.38 | United States | 16.14 | 10.19 | 15.15 | 12.48 | 12.51 | |||
Location:
Colvard Student Union
198 Lee Blvd,
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Parking:
MSU Parking services are closed on weekends, so all metered and non-residential zones are free to park in on the day of the competition. There is an area on Lee Blvd conveniently next to the venue (Colvard Student Union) as indicated on this map.
Food Options:
Nearby is Chickfila, Panda Express, Newks, Pizza Hutt, Starbucks, The POD, Moe's, Subway.
Hotels Information:
Comfort Suites - 801 Russell St, Starkville, MS 39759 • (662) 324-9595
Courtyard by Marriott - 100 Mercantile St, Starkville, MS 39759 • (662) 338-3116
Hampton Inn - 700 MS-12, Starkville, MS 39759 • (662) 324-1333
Airport Information:
George M. Bryan Airport - 120 Airport Rd, Starkville, MS 39759
Golden Triangle Regional Airport - 2080 Airport Rd, Columbus, MS 39701
First Time Competitors
All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. This video gives a basic overview of the rules. Additionally, please be familiar with how to judge at a cubing competition. All competitors will be required to judge in at least one of the events they are competing in. All information about competing and judging will also be explained during the New Competitor Tutorial at the beginning of this competition.
Also, this document contains detailed information on the rules, regulations, and general flow of WCA competitions. It is encouraged that you read this before coming to this competition.
All Competitors
When you arrive, There will be a table inside the venue where you will find a nametag with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event. In addition, you will also have judging assignments on your card. Every competitor is expected to help out during the event(s) they are registered for.
If you do not arrive to help judge during your scheduled event, and there are not enough judges, you may be disqualified from competing. (not good) (please judge)
Masks are recommended but not required for this competition. Please wash/sanitize your hands before entering the venue, and do not attend if you have contracted symptoms or tested positive for COVID19.
This table below is our waiting list, which is manually updated periodically. Competitors on this list will only be admitted if another competitor drops out of the competition. To be placed on the waiting list, you need to pay your registration fee. Refunds will be issued to all who are not admitted to the competition.
| Place | Name (Initials only) | Paid Date (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| The waiting list is currently empty. |
Please note that the date of payment that we see is shown in UTC, which is 5 hours ahead of CDT. If you paid in the evening, your date may show as a day later than the day you paid in local time.
Last updated: 10/20, 1:00pm CT
This competition is supported by CubingUSA, who provides venue insurance and financial support for the event. Thanks for their continued support of many competitions across the USA!
This competition will be sponsored by TheCubicle! Thanks so much to them for their continued support.
Gift card prizes will be given out to all who place in the top 3. For 3x3x3, the third prize is $10, second prize is $15, and first prize is $20. For all other events, third prize is $5, second prize is $7, and first prize is $10.
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.