Don't Pop Austin 2024

Date: Jun 2, 2024
City: Austin, Texas, United States
Venue: Holiday Inn Austin Airport
Address: 6711 E Ben White Blvd, Austin, TX 78741
Details: Ballroom
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Jeremy Sheng, Ryan Pilat, Southern Cubing LLC, and Tyler Gee
WCA Delegate: Michael Conard

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Information

Note: This competition is on a Sunday.

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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.

This competition is supported by Southern Cubing LLC. To learn more about cubing in the Southern USA, including other competitions, visit Southern Cubing.

The venue has a very strict rule against outside food/drink in the ballroom - please review the Venue tab and plan accordingly.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 70

Registration period

Online registration opened Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 12:00 AM UTC and closed Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 5:10 AM UTC.

Registration requirements

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There is a competitor limit of 75 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 4:59 AM UTC you will be refunded 75% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 4:59 AM UTC.
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 4:59 AM UTC 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, May 24, 2024 at 11:59 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, May 24, 2024 at 11:59 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, May 24, 2024 at 11:59 PM CDT) will receive a full refund shortly before the competition.
No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after Friday, May 24, 2024 at 11:59 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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Ryan Pilat won with an average of 6.83 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Dylan Baumbach finished second (7.35) and Ray Bai finished third (7.95).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Ryan Pilat	5.76	6.83	United States	7.15	6.59	5.76	6.89	7.02
4x4x4 Cube	Ryan Pilat	24.91	26.54	United States	27.34	25.17	27.11	27.90	24.91
5x5x5 Cube	Ray Bai	40.76	47.13	United States	44.48	50.73	40.76	52.12	46.17
3x3x3 One-Handed	Ray Bai	11.06	11.93	United States	14.02	11.63	11.79	11.06	12.38
Megaminx	Ray Bai	35.09	38.70	United States	35.09	40.92	35.45	43.64	39.74
Pyraminx	Tucker Chamberlain	2.45	2.75	United States	2.55	2.79	2.45	2.90	3.62

Event	Round	Format	Time limit	Cutoff	Proceed
3x3x3 Cube	First round	Ao5	5:00.00		Top 36 advance to next round
	Second round	Ao5	5:00.00		Top 12 advance to next round
	Final	Ao5	5:00.00
4x4x4 Cube	First round	Bo2 / Ao5	3:00.00	2 attempts to get < 1:20.00	Top 12 advance to next round
4x4x4 Cube	Final	Ao5	3:00.00
5x5x5 Cube	First round	Bo2 / Ao5	4:00.00	2 attempts to get < 2:15.00	Top 8 advance to next round
5x5x5 Cube	Final	Ao5	4:00.00
3x3x3 One-Handed	First round	Bo2 / Ao5	1:00.00	2 attempts to get < 50.00	Top 12 advance to next round
3x3x3 One-Handed	Final	Ao5	1:00.00
Megaminx	First round	Bo2 / Ao5	4:00.00	2 attempts to get < 2:15.00	Top 8 advance to next round
Megaminx	Final	Ao5	4:00.00
Pyraminx	First round	Ao5	1:00.00		Top 12 advance to next round
Pyraminx	Final	Ao5	1:00.00

Schedules are subject to adjustments, especially once registration totals are known. Registered competitors will be notified by email of any major changes.

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The time zone for this venue is America/Chicago.

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Tutorial for new competitors

8:15 - 9:15

4x4x4 Cube First round

9:15 - 10:25

3x3x3 Cube First round

10:25 - 11:10

3x3x3 One-Handed First round

11:10 - 12:00

5x5x5 Cube First round

3x3x3 Cube Second round

3x3x3 One-Handed Final

Important Links (to come soon)

Group Sheet:
Live Results:

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 taking place in the Ballroom.

Parking: There is parking next to the venue.

Food: The venue has a very strict rule against any outside food/beverage brought into the venue. Please plan your lunches accordingly - we have a 70 minute lunch break where you can go out and get food. Here are the closest restaurants.

Hotels: The competition will be taking place at the Holiday Inn Austin Airport. You can book a room at the venue here.

Travel: The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is only a few minutes away from the venue.

There will be two other separate competitions in Austin the day before, on Saturday June 1st:

FMC 2024

This is a 3x3 Fewest Moves competition with various locations throughout the world. The Austin location will take place near Oak Hill, Southwest Austin from 5:00 AM - 9:30 AM. More info can be found on the competition site.

Austin Cover Your Eyes 2024

This is a side events only mini-competition (3x3 Blindfolded, 3x3 Multi-Blind), intended to be paired with the Austin location of the global FMC 2024 competition. More info can be found on the competition site.

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).

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.