DFW Back to School 2024

Date: Aug 25, 2024
City: Grapevine, Texas, United States
Venue: Grapevine Convention Center
Address: 1209 S Main St, Grapevine, TX 76051
Details: Concord Ballroom
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Matthew Bidwell, Nathan Benson, Robbie Villarica, 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.

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
Competitors: 183

Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements

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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 200 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (United States Dollar).
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 .
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.

There will be no refund to no-shows unless cancelled before the deadline Friday, August 16, 2024 at 11:59 PM

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, August 16, 2024 at 11:59 PM

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, August 16, 2024 at 11:59 PM) will receive a full refund shortly before the competition.
No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after Friday, August 16, 2024 at 11:59 PM.

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.

Highlights

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Ryan Pilat won with an average of 6.46 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Dylan Baumbach finished second (8.07) and Casey Ngo finished third (8.99).

World records: Dylan Baumbach‎ Square-1 4.88 (average).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Ryan Pilat	5.39	6.46	United States	6.35	6.68	6.35	7.20	5.39
4x4x4 Cube	Ryan Pilat	24.33	25.66	United States	28.43	25.04	25.85	24.33	26.09
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Ryan Pilat	18.24	DNF	United States	18.24	25.92	DNF
Clock	Ryan Pilat	3.74	4.44	United States	4.36	4.46	4.49	3.74	DNF
Pyraminx	Ryan Pilat	1.81	3.05	United States	3.24	2.56	3.36	DNF	1.81
Square-1	Hassan Khanani	4.58	5.26	United States	4.58	4.97	5.81	5.64	5.16

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Group Sheet:
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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 delegate for this competition is Michael Conard. Ask him 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 be held in the Concord Ballroom.

Parking: There is free parking next to the venue.

Lunch: NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK IS PERMITTED IN THE VENUE. There are several restaurants near the venue. Here are the closest restaurants.

Hotels: There are several hotels near the venue. Here are the closest hotels.

Travel: The DFW International Airport is less than 10 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 applications are now closed.

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.

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

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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.