Dunkirk Winter 2023

Date
Jan 14, 2023
City
Dunkirk, Maryland, United States
Venue

Dunkirk Baptist Church

Address
11275 Southern Maryland Blvd Dunkirk, MD 20754
Details

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Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Caroline Holland, Corey Sakowski, and Samuel Garrett
WCA Delegates
Blake Thompson, Nick Silvestri, Rich Tayag, and Will Callan
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Information

This competition is supported by CubingUSA.

Events
Main event
Competitors
56
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
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This competition is part of the DMV Winter 2023 Competition Series. Other competitions in this Series are: Note: You can submit a registration for all competitions in a Series, but only one of those registrations can be confirmed and accepted. You will only be allowed to compete in one of the Series competitions!
There is a competitor limit of 60 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $15 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 100% 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.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.

We anticipate that this competition will fill extremely quickly, so do not delay when registration opens.

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 competitiors must read the "Competitor Responsibilities" tab.

WAITLIST INFORMATION:
If the competitor limit of 60 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.

COVID-19 SAFETY INFORMATION:
All attendees must read and understand information in the COVID Guidelines - MUST READ tab.

Highlights
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Michael Nielsen won with an average of 6.73 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Shaun Mack finished second (7.59) and Will Callan finished third (7.82).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Michael Nielsen 5.88 6.73 United States 7.245.886.477.296.47
2x2x2 Cube Will Callan 1.59 1.78 United States 4.151.641.592.051.65
4x4x4 Cube Michael Nielsen 29.73 33.42 United States 32.9135.2329.7339.3132.11
Clock Sula Mareska 5.46 6.37 United States 5.467.057.845.816.24
Pyraminx Michael Nielsen 1.52 1.96 United States 1.553.911.522.322.02
Square-1 Shaun Mack 6.63 7.65 United States 7.758.197.986.637.22

Guests
Each competitor is allowed to bring only one guest due to the size of the venue. No external spectators are allowed. Only staff and those coming with a confirmed competitor will be allowed in the venue.

Masks
Masks are optional but are recommended, especially if you are more susceptible to complications from illness or you have been exposed to anyone experiencing COVID or Flu symptoms.

COVID TESTING
Please bring a time stamped negative test for COVID-19 taken within 96 hours (4 days) of the competition. The date when the test is conducted is what matters, not the date when the results are received. Any test conducted earlier than Tuesday, January 10th is insufficient for entrance to the competition. To time stamp your test you can take a photo of the test within the the results window with something showing the current date in the background (like another phone), write the date of the test on the picture (honor system), or show the picture data with the date/time it was taken.

If you have symptoms related to COVID-19 such as cough, fever, shortness of breath, etc. do not attend this competition.
If you have had a positive COVID-19 test or prolonged exposure to someone with the virus within 7 days prior to the competition, do not attend.
By registering for this competition, you agree that you understand all the information presented in this tab, will abide by all the COVID-19 restrictions placed on this competition, and acknowledge the risk of contracting COVID-19 or any other disease in attending an event of this scale.

ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING

For First-Time Competitors

All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. This video gives a basic overview of the rules. In addition, please read this document before coming to the competition.

For All Competitors

When you arrive, you will receive a card with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event. In addition, you will also have judging/scrambling/running assignments on your card. Every competitor is expected to help out during the event(s) they are registered for. The card will look like the following:

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If you do not arrive to help during your scheduled event, and there are not enough staff members, we reserve the right to disqualify you from competing.

Concessions will be available for sale on site during the competition by the youth group to raise funds for camp.

There are many restaurants nearby including: McDonalds, Taco Bell, Five Guys, Dunkin Donuts, MOD Pizza, Chipotle and more.

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This competition is sponsored by TheCubicle! They will be providing gift cards to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners of each event.

There is a tentative additional round of Clock, schedule permitting. This round will be the top 8 placements of Clock Round 1.

The waitlist for this competition can be viewed here.

Only competitors who have paid have been added to the waitlist.

If WAITLISTED for Comp A:

  • If you are accepted to Comp B,
    • You may delete your Comp A registration and be issued a full refund for that registration. (Delegates can also do this for you on your behalf)
    • You may remain on the Comp A waitlist (i.e., you prefer Comp A). If you move up the Comp A waitlist enough, the Delegates may ask you which comp you prefer and allow you to choose.
      • Please email the Delegates using the “Contact” link on the competition website to let them know your preference.
  • If you are also waitlisted to Comp B,
    • You may opt to stay on both waitlists until you are accepted to one of them. If accepted to one, you may delete your registration to the other and receive a full refund.

If ACCEPTED to Comp A:

  • If you are accepted to Comp B,
    • Your Comp B registration will be ACCEPTED and your registration for Comp A will be moved from ACCEPTED to the WAITLIST. This is because by choosing to register for Comp B, you are indicating to the organizers and Delegates you would prefer Comp B over Comp A even after being previously accepted to Comp A.
    • You may delete your Comp A registration and be issued a refund per the comp policy. (Delegates can also do this for you on your behalf)
  • If you are waitlisted to Comp B,
    • You may opt to stay on the Comp B waitlist to see if you are eventually accepted (i.e., you prefer Comp B). If you move up the Comp B waitlist enough, the Delegates may ask you which comp you prefer and allow you to choose. If accepted, you may delete your Comp A registration and receive a refund per the comp policy.
      • Please email the Delegates using the “Contact” link on the competition website to let them know your preference.

Comp A = Dunkirk Winter 2023
Comp B = Crystal City Winter 2023

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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