DFW Quiet Qualifier 2024
- Date
- Apr 27, 2024
- City
- Richardson, Texas, United States
- Venue
The University of Texas at Dallas, ECSS 2.412
- Address
- Engineering and Computer Science Building, 838 Franklyn Jenifer Dr, Richardson, TX 75080
- Details
Entering ECSS from the south, 2.412 is the second room on the right
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Matthew Bidwell, Nathan Benson, Ryan Pilat, and Southern Cubing LLC
- WCA Delegates
- Luke Meszar and Michael Conard
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
This is a "quiet" competition competition and does not feature standard events like 3x3 and 2x2. For first-timers or those looking for a more typical competition experience, check out any of the many other competitions happening in Texas, including DFW Cubing Spring 2024 the day after on April 28th.
Only 2 guests per competitor will be permitted. Please consider coming without guests as spectator seating will be limited.
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
- 20
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 11:00 PM UTC and closed Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 11:00 PM UTC.
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.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 20 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $15 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 11:00 PM UTC you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 11:00 PM UTC.
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 11:00 PM UTC 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 2 guests.
There will be no refund to no-shows unless cancelled before the deadline (Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 6:00 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 Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 6:00 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 (Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 6:00 PM CDT) will receive a full refund shortly before the competition.
- No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 6:00 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.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Ryan Pilat won with a single solve of 24.44 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Joshua Gao finished second (30.09) and Matthew Bidwell finished third (54.68).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6x6x6 Cube | Ryan Pilat | 1:34.65 | 1:39.88 | United States | 1:34.65 | 1:44.89 | 1:40.11 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Ryan Pilat | 2:33.17 | 2:36.92 | United States | 2:33.17 | 2:35.20 | 2:42.38 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Ryan Pilat | 24.44 | DNF | United States | DNF | DNF | 24.44 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Ryan Pilat | 28 | 29.33 | United States | 28 | 31 | 29 | |||||
| Clock | Robbie Villarica | 4.13 | 4.28 | NR | Philippines | 4.18 | 5.01 | 4.39 | 4.13 | 4.26 | ||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Joshua Gao | 2:51.26 | DNF | United States | DNF | 2:51.26 | DNF | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Joshua Gao | 8:30.01 | DNF | United States | DNF | 8:30.01 | DNF | |||||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6x6x6 Cube | Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 10:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 3:00.00 | |
| 7x7x7 Cube | Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 10:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 4:30.00 | |
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | First round | Bo3 | 15:00.00 cumulative* | Top 75% advance to next round | |
| Final | Bo3 | 10:00.00 cumulative* | |||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Final | Mo3 | 1 hour | ||
| Clock | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 25.00 | Top 8 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 1:20:00.00 total for 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final, 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final** | ||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 1:20:00.00 total for 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final, 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final** |
Important Links (to come soon)
Group Sheet:
Live Results:
All Competitors
- Please try to arrive at least 15 minutes early for the events you are competing in to ensure that you are on time for that event.
- To keep the competition running on time and to ensure we can keep the events on schedule we will be requiring all competitors to also judge. We also invite any parents or guests to also help to judge - thank you for your support.
- Your delegate for this competition is Michael Conard. Ask him if you have any questions throughout the day!
New Competitors
We do not recommend this competition for newcomers, as this competition only features blindfolded events, big cubes, 3x3 Fewest Moves, and Clock. We instead incourage you to check out the many other competitions happening in Texas.
However, new competitors are still allowed to compete. If so, please be familiar with all of the WCA Regulations, most importantly Article B (Blindfolded Solving) and Article E (Fewest Moves Solving). If you have any questions about the regulations, feel free to ask us!
Room Details: The competition will be held in the Engineering and Computer Science Building (ECSS), room 2.412. When entering ECSS from the south, 2.412 is the second room on the right.
Parking: There is parking near the venue.
Lunch: There are several restaurants near the venue.
Hotels: There are several hotels near the venue. Here are the closest hotels.
This competition is sponsored by TheCubicle! They will be providing gift cards to the podiums.
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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.