DFW Cubing Summer 2023


Date
Jul 15, 2023
City
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Venue

Fort Worth Convention Center

Address
1201 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Details

Ballroom A (2nd floor)

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Casey Ngo, CubingUSA Treasurer, Dylan Baumbach, Fletcher Berry, Jeremy Sheng, Jose Ortiz Jr., and Ryan Pilat
WCA Delegates
Fletcher Berry, Michael Conard, and Vincent Chen
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

This competition is supported by CubingUSA.

NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK IS PERMITTED IN THE VENUE.

  • 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.

3x3 Finals will be done head to head if time permits.

Events
Main event
Competitors
165
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 $27 (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 .
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.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of $37 (United States Dollar).
Any spectator can attend for free.

There will be no refund to no-shows unless cancelled before the deadline (Friday, July 7, 2023 at 7:00 PM CDT).

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, July 7, 2023 at 7:00 PM CDT.

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, July 7, 2023 at 7:00 PM CDT) will receive a full refund shortly before the competition.
  • No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after Friday, July 7, 2023 at 7:00 PM CDT.

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.

If you missed the online registration window and intend to register on the spot/the day of the competition then please email in advance (as early as possible) with your full name, WCA ID (if it's not your first competition), and the list of events you'd like to compete in. The $37 registration fee will be expected day of via PayPal or cash to complete the registration.

Highlights
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Ryan Pilat won with an average of 6.83 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Ray Bai finished second (7.38) and Jeremy Sheng finished third (8.35).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Ryan Pilat 5.00 6.83 United States 7.477.335.005.698.11
6x6x6 Cube Ray Bai 1:44.41 1:45.49 United States 1:45.971:46.091:44.41
Clock Caleb Trelford 2.84 4.21 United States 2.843.625.594.634.38
Pyraminx Ryan Pilat 1.45 2.39 United States 1.933.782.802.431.45
Square-1 Dylan Baumbach 4.52 6.71 United States 11.205.574.528.526.04

Important Links (to come soon)

Group Sheet: https://www.competitiongroups.com/competitions/DFWCubingSummer2023
Live Results: https://live.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/3064

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 Fletcher Berry, Michael Conard, and Vincent Chen. 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 be held in Ballroom A on the 2nd floor.

Parking: There is paid parking near the convention center.

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 25 minutes away from the venue.

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

TheCubicle.com

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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