Cubing Under the Stars 2018
- Date
- Jan 20, 2018
- City
- Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
- Venue
- Address
- 401 Festival Ln, Sherwood Park, AB T8A 5T8
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizer
- Alberta Cubers
- WCA Delegate
- Kristopher De Asis
- Information
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 117
- 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.
Kian Mansour won with an average of 7.01 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Antoine Cantin finished second (7.92) and Jackson Pichurski finished third (10.92).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Kian Mansour | 5.93 | 7.01 | Canada | 7.71 | 5.93 | 6.18 | 7.13 | 9.07 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Kyan Barnett | 2.25 | Canada | 2.25 | ||||||||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Antoine Cantin | 26.12 | 33.17 | Canada | 31.10 | 36.00 | 26.12 | 34.36 | 34.05 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Jake Klassen | 21.89 | 23.74 | Canada | 23.86 | 21.89 | 25.46 | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Kian Mansour | 8.85 | 10.87 | Canada | 11.89 | 10.63 | 13.73 | 10.10 | 8.85 | |||
| Clock | Antoine Cantin | 6.69 | 7.72 | Canada | 8.13 | 7.78 | 7.24 | 6.69 | DNF | |||
| Event | Format | Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| 2x2x2 | Average of 5, Best of 1 | 2 |
| 3x3x3 | Average of 5 | 3 |
| 4x4x4 | Average of 5 | 2 |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Average of 5 | 2 |
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Best of 3 | 2 |
| Clock | Average of 5 | 1 |
The cost per competitor for pre-registering online is $20.00. You may pay in advance online, or at the registration desk the morning of the competition. If you pay online, the fee is refundable if you cancel your registration before online registration closes.
If you do not register online, you can still register the morning of the competition, but the cost at that time is $25.00.
This cost includes all events you wish to compete in. The cost for spectators is free.
Online registration will close on January 17th, 2018 at 11:59 PM (MT).
Note that the schedule and cut-offs are tentative, and are subject to change once we have a better estimate of the turnout.
| Start | End | Event | Format | Cut-off | Time-limit² |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | 9:00 AM | REGISTRATION | |||
| 9:00 AM | 9:15 AM | RULE EXPLANATION | |||
| 9:15 AM | 10:15 AM | 2x2x2 First Round | Combined¹ Average of 5 | 0:30 | |
| 10:15 AM | 11:45 AM | 3x3x3 First Round | |||
| 11:45 AM | 12:15 PM | 3x3x3 Blindfolded First Round | Best of 3 | See ³ | |
| 12:15 PM | 1:15 PM | LUNCH | Best of 1 | 60:00 | |
| 1:15 PM | 2:00 PM | 4x4x4 First Round | Combined Average of 5 | 1:10 | |
| 2:00 PM | 2:30 PM | Clock Final | Combined Average of 5 | 0:45 | |
| 2:30 PM | 2:45 PM | 2x2x2 Final | Best of 1 | Top 20 | |
| 2:45 PM | 3:30 PM | 3x3x3 One-Handed First Round | Combined Average of 5 | 1:00 | |
| 3:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 3x3x3 Blindfolded Second Round | Best of 3 | Tentative | |
| 4:00 PM | 4:45 PM | 3x3x3 Second Round | Top 50 | ||
| 4:45 PM | 5:15 PM | 4x4x4 Final | Average of 5 | Top 12 | |
| 5:15 PM | 5:45 PM | 3x3x3 One-Handed Final | Average of 5 | Top 20 | |
| 5:45 PM | 6:15 PM | 3x3x3 Blindfolded Final | Best of 3 | Tentative | |
| 6:15 PM | 7:00 PM | 3x3x3 Final | Average of 5 | Top 12 | |
| 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | AWARDS |
¹ In a ‘Combined’ round, you must get a result below the cut-off within your first two attempts to be able to complete an Average of 5.
² If the solve time exceeds the 'Time-limit', the competitor will be asked to stop and the result will be a DNF. If the cut-off or time-limit is not specified, it is assumed to be 10:00.
³ The total time for all three of a competitor's 3x3x3 Blindfolded attempts must not exceed 30 minutes.
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.