DFW Fall Warmup 2023


Date
Nov 18, 2023
City
Denton, Texas, United States
Venue

University of North Texas Union

Address
1155 Union Cir, Denton, TX 76023
Details

Meeting Room 385

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
CubingUSA Treasurer and Ryan Pilat
WCA Delegate
Fletcher Berry
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Information

This competition takes place in the afternoon. In the morning, we will have a separate multi-location Fewest Moves competition, Texas FMC Championship 2023. You can find more information on the Texas FMC Championship 2023 tab.

This competition is supported by CubingUSA

  • 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.

To learn more about cubing in the Southern USA, including other competitions, visit Southern Cubing.

Events
Main event
Competitors
11
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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There is a competitor limit of 20 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $20 (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.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.

There will be no refund to no-shows unless cancelled before the deadline (Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 6:00 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 Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 6:00 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 (Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 6:00 PM CST) will receive a full refund shortly before the competition.
  • No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 6:00 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.

Highlights
Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

Robbie Villarica won with an average of 4.81 seconds in the Clock event. Dylan Baumbach finished second (5.49) and Jose Ortiz Jr. finished third (8.30).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
6x6x6 Cube Ryan Pilat 1:45.59 1:49.38 United States 1:50.751:51.811:45.59
7x7x7 Cube Ryan Pilat 2:31.12 2:38.19 United States 2:31.122:34.442:49.00
3x3x3 Blindfolded Fletcher Berry 31.86 DNF United States DNF31.86DNF
3x3x3 One-Handed Ryan Pilat 9.35 11.75 United States 9.3517.3612.9310.1812.13
Clock Robbie Villarica 4.34 4.81 NR Philippines 4.894.344.945.174.60
4x4x4 Blindfolded Ryan Pilat 4:01.99 DNF United States 4:01.99DNFDNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded Leia Jiang 15:27.00 DNF United States DNF15:27.00DNF

Important Links

Group Sheet: https://www.competitiongroups.com/competitions/DFWFallWarmup2023
Live Results: https://live.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/3627

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 Fletcher Berry. 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 Meeting Room 385 (3rd floor).

Parking: There is paid parking near the venue. You can park in the Union Circle Garage using the Park Mobile app, or at the Highland Street Garage and get a parking ticket at the gate.

Food: The competition is inside the UNT Union, meaning there are several food options without having to leave the building. There are also several other restaurants near the venue. Here are the closest restaurants.

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

Texas FMC Championship 2023 is a multiple-location FMC competition being held in the same venue, but in the morning. We recommend checking it out and registering for it as well if you are interested. Please keep in mind that you must register for it separately, and add a note in the comments that you are registering for the Denton location.

Texas FMC Championship 2023

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

TheCubicle.com

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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).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced across rounds (see Guideline 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.

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