Cube a Ton in Arlington 2024


Date
Dec 8, 2024
City
Arlington, Texas, United States
Venue

E-Sports Arlington & Expo Center

Address
1200 Ballpark Way Arlington, TX 76011
Details

Expo Hall - Stadium Section 4

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Aarav Gaddam, Anshveer Kang, Ryan Pilat, and Southern Cubing LLC
WCA Delegates
Michael Conard and Michael S. Lander
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

Note: This competition is on a Sunday.

  • Please review the Competitor Information tab before the competition.
  • Please review the other tabs for more information on the competition.

Please note that the schedule is subject to change, as we may hold events slightly earlier or later than shown depending on whether the competition is running ahead of schedule or behind schedule.

Please note that no outside food/drink will be permitted in the venue, however it is permitted in the foyer outside the expo hall.

This competition is supported by Southern Cubing LLC. To learn more about cubing in the Southern USA, including other competitions, visit Southern Cubing.

Events
Main event
Competitor limit
225
Number of times bookmarked
32
Registration period

Online registration opened and will close .

Registration requirements
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 225 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (United States Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 75% 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.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Any spectator can attend for free.

There will be no refund to no-shows unless cancelled before the deadline (Friday, November 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM CST)

Registration

  • Registration is first come, first served based on the order of when payment is received.

Deleting Registration/Refunds

  • If you register and later realize you cannot make the competiton, you can request a 75% refund (via the contact link on the General Info tab before registration closes.
  • No refunds will be awarded after Friday, November 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM CST.

Adding/Dropping Events

  • Competitors may edit their registration to include more events BEFORE registration closes.
  • Competitors may not add events after registration closes.
  • Competitors may edit their registration to remove events. It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not wish to compete in.

Waitlist

  • If the competitor limit has been reached, the waitlist opens. You can enter the waitlist by registering and paying the fee. Competitors will be accepted from the waitlist in the order that they paid.
  • Competitors who do not make it off of the waitlist before the deadline (Friday, November 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM CST) will receive a full refund shortly before the competition.
  • No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after Friday, November 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM CST.

Please follow all instructions or else your registration may be delayed.

In 48 hours, if you do NOT see your name on the Competitor List, then please reach out to us using the contact link on the General Info tab.

If the competitor limit is filled, you may still register and pay the registration fee if you wish, but you will be placed on a waitlist. Your registration will not be accepted unless a spot opens up.

Important Links (to come soon)

Group Sheet:
Live Results:

All Competitors

  • Please try to arrive at least 30 minutes early for the events you are competing in to ensure that you are on time for that event.
  • We will use regulation 9p3 as much as we can. So if you do not arrive to compete by the time the event is starting, your spot may be given up the next competitor in the rankings.
  • To keep the competition running on time and to ensure we can keep all events we will be requiring competitors to also judge. Pay attention to the group assignment sheet - This is essential to keep the events on schedule. We also invite any parents or guests to also help to judge - thank you for your support. Please arrive to attend the New Competitor & Judges tutorial.
  • Your delegates for this competition are Michael Conard and Michael S. Lander. Ask them if you have any questions throughout the day!

New Competitors

  • Please try to arrive early to watch the new competitor introduction.
  • Additionally you can watch Kit Clement's WCA Competitor Tutorial video.
  • Please be familiar with all of WCA's regulations, most importantly Article A. If you have any questions about the regulations, feel free to ask us.
  • In each event we will have rounds. We will take the top competitors into subsequent rounds. After a round is completed it will be entered into WCA Live. Your name will be highlited if you are advancing to the next round.
  • Each round will be divided into groups to help them run more efficiently. We will call the groups in order, along with a last call during the last group. Please come bring your puzzle up and wait in the competitor waiting area when your group is called. We are allowed to deny you the ability to compete if you do not come up by the last call.

Room Details: The competition will take place in the Expo Hall - Stadium Section 4.

Parking: There will be parking available at the venue for $10.

Food: NO food is allowed inside of the Expo Hall but there will be places outside the room permited for food.

Hotels: Hotels near the venue: Sheraton, Courtyard, Holiday Inn, and Hilton Garden Inn.

Travel: The DFW International Airport is around 20 minutes away from the venue.

We will be recruiting talented staff members to make this competition a success! Be sure to review the information listed below before filling out the application.

Staff application will be available soon.

Staff members will have additional assignments throughout the competition. You will be responsible for primarily scrambling/running duties and following any other instructions from organizers/delegates. Staff members are expected to arrive before the New Competitor Tutorial to help with setup, and stay till the end of the day to help with cleanup.

Staff members may receive a full registration refund after the competition, based off of performance review.

Please keep in mind that we are only able to accept a limited amount of applications. You will receive an email after registration closes letting you know if you have been accepted or not.

This competition is sponsored by TheCubicle! They will be providing gift cards to the podiums.

Keep up to date about competitions and all things cubing related here!

Southern Cubing Website

Southern Cubing Facebook Group

Southern Cubing Discord (13+)

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.

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