Don't Fall Off Pikes Peak 2023

Date: Jul 15, 2023
City: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Venue: Discovery Canyon Campus
Address: 1810 North Gate Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO, 80921
Details: Cafeteria - park in back bus/staff lots behind the school, enter through glass doors. See Travel tab for more info.
Contact: Organization team
Organizer: Zachary Miller
WCA Delegates: Elizabeth Cutting, Raymos Castillo, Simon Kellum, and Stone Amsbaugh

: Download all the competition's details as PDF here.

Information

We're excited to welcome competitors back to northern Colorado Springs for another fun day of speedcubing!

Please make sure to read all tabs before registering. These tabs include important information regarding your responsibilities as a competitor and are very important!

Please read the travel tab before registering. Parking instructions are different than previous competitions at this venue!
This competition has a 105 competitor limit. Please try to limit your guests that you bring to the competition!
Competitions fill quickly, so it is recommended you register as soon as possible to save a spot.
Be sure to familiarize yourself with the WCA regulations. If this is your first official competition, this video will provide you with most of the information you need.
If this is your first competition, please be present for the competitor tutorial at 8:15 AM.
If you are unable to make the competition, please withdraw your registration as soon as possible by emailing the organizing team, to ensure competitors on the waitlist can compete. You will receive a 75 percent refund if you drop before the withdrawal deadline of Friday, July 7, 6:00 PM MDT.

This competition is financially supported by Colorado Cubers!

Events
Main event
Competitors: 99

Registration period: Online registration opened and closed .
Registration requirements: This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.

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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 105 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.

Please keep in mind that registrations are approved manually after payment, so your registration may not be approved immediately.
Your registration is not complete until your registration fee has been paid.
All competitors must read the "Competitor Information" tab.
Outside spectators are permitted as companions of the competitors. Please list when you register how many guests you plan to bring. Please limit this if possible as seating is limited.

WAITLIST INFORMATION:
If the competitor limit of 105 has been reached, you can still register and pay the registration fee to secure a spot on the waitlist. During the registration period, any competitor can cancel their registration and allow the first person on the waitlist to take their spot. If you find that you cannot make it to the competition after registering, please contact us so that we can maximize attendance.

All registrants still on the waitlist after the registration period will have their registrations deleted, and will be fully refunded.

We may completely close registration if the waitlist becomes very large.
Highlights: Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

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Jacob Nokes won with an average of 7.53 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Simon Kellum finished second (7.65) and Abhi Chawla finished third (8.54).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Jacob Nokes	6.33	7.53	United States	7.41	9.62	7.05	8.14	6.33
2x2x2 Cube	Simon Kellum	1.35	1.87	United States	1.35	3.85	1.86	2.16	1.60
6x6x6 Cube	Jacob Nokes	1:23.49	1:26.00	United States	1:28.73	1:23.49	1:25.79
Clock	Sula Mareska	5.42	6.13	United States	5.42	7.75	6.15	5.97	6.28
Megaminx	Brayden Wroten	44.81	52.62	United States	52.17	44.81	51.40	56.12	54.30
Pyraminx	Simon Kellum	1.09	3.17	United States	5.79	4.45	2.90	1.09	2.15
Skewb	Brayden Wroten	1.92	2.60	United States	3.18	2.55	4.75	2.07	1.92

ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING.

Before the competition, you will receive assignments with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event in an email. We will be relying on competitors to help by judging whenever they are not competing, especially with our small competition size. Judging is very easy, and is a great way to make time fly!
We will provide a judging and competitor tutorial at the beginning of the day, right before the start of the first event. This will allow anyone with questions about how to judge to be properly prepared when they are expected to help.
We will need help judging for the second/final rounds of events as we can not assign staff for those in advance. Spectators are encouraged to learn how to judge; you do not need to know how to cube in order to be a great judge. Having enough judges ensures that we stay on schedule and are able to leave on time.

All in all, you are required to help at this competition. This generally comes in the form of judging and running unless instructed otherwise. If you do not show up for your assignments, you run the risk of being disqualified from certain events or the entire competition. Everyone at these competitions is a volunteer, do your part!

BY REGISTERING, YOU AGREE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND AND WILL FOLLOW ALL THE INFORMATION LISTED ABOVE.

This event is open to cubers of any age and experience. For those of you new to cubing, welcome! We just ask that you know a couple things before coming to compete...

First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here.

Here are some frequently asked questions:

Q: Are there any restrictions on competing?
A: Nope! Outside of the restriction on spectators, anyone of any skill can compete in this competition, including first-timers. As long as you know how to solve the cube, go ahead and sign up!

Q: Do spectators have to pay?
A: No! All spectators are let into building for free.

Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: Yes! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete.

Q: How do I find results?
A: All results are posted on the WCA page a couple of days after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, go to wca.link/live to find information about current events.

Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?
A: When you register, make sure you have paid the registration fee. Afterwards, your registration must then be manually accepted, so please wait at least 24 hours before contacting us. You should receive an email when your registration is accepted.

Q: What is the normal age of competitors at these events?
A: All ages are welcome, but in general competitors are between 10 and 20 years old. Don't let this stop you though, everyone can cube!

Q: Are there age divisions?
A: No! All competitors are on an equal playing field.

If you have any other questions, feel free to contact us by using the contact links on the general info page!

Location

Cafeteria
Discovery Canyon Campus
1810 North Gate Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO 80921

The venue is easily accessible off of Interstate 25 and SH 83. For I-25, Take exit 156 to North Gate Blvd/USAFA North Gate, and continue east. For SH 83, turn onto North Gate Blvd and continue westward.

The cafeteria is located between the Elementary and Middle Schools. Please park in the back bus lots, as the front lots will be reserved for standardized testing occuring the same day. You can get into the back lots by using Old North Gate Blvd, which loops behind the school. The Address used in the coordinates will take you straight to the back bus lot.

Before the competition starts, you may enter through the back double doors to enter into the venue (green arrows). After 8:15, please try to enter through the rearmost side door (blue arrow) for scramble integrity purposes.

Airport

The nearest airport is Colorado Springs Airport, around 30 minutes to the south. We also recommend the Denver Airport, around an hour and fifteen minutes to the north.

Lodging

The organizational team recommends the MyPlace Lodge located about 5 minutes to the west of the venue. Other hotels are avaliable on Interquest (10 minutes away), and on Baptist Road (10 minutes).

Food

The event is not providing food. Competitors and spectators are responsible for finding food as needed. There are various restaurants open around a half mile to a mile away, such as Dominos Pizza and Chick Fil A.

After the competition reaches 105 complete registrations, a waitlist will be created. You must pay to be placed on the waitlist. If you are at the top of the waiting list and someone cancels their registration, you will receive an email from the organizers stating that your registration is accepted. The email address that will be used is the one linked to your WCA account. Please make sure that the email linked to your WCA account is one you check regularly.

You do not have a spot at the competition until you receive a confirmation email with the subject line: "Your registration for "Don't Fall Off Pikes Peak 2023 has been accepted." Do not make travel plans until you receive the acceptance email and see your name on the competitors list. We are NOT offering on the spot registration for this competition under ANY circumstance.

All competitors on the waiting list will recieve a refund for the registration cost if you fail to make it off.

If the competition reaches its competitor limit and when registration closes, no additional registrations will be accepted. No exceptions.

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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).

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.