Grand Rapids Cubes 2024
- Date
- Aug 18, 2024
- City
- Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
- Venue
6th Street Hall
- Address
- 649 6th St NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504
- Details
main room
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Doug Li, Justin Sui, Liam Cook, and Micah David Theis
- WCA Delegates
- Seth Rowell and Yuxuan Chen
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 58
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- 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 100 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $23 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 80% of your registration fee.
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.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of $23 (United States Dollar).
Any spectator can attend for free.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Elijah Layne won with an average of 9.72 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Elliott Perkins finished second (9.92) and Thomas Grahor finished third (9.95).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Elijah Layne | 8.76 | 9.72 | United States | 9.65 | 9.84 | DNF | 8.76 | 9.66 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Ansel de Jong | 32.96 | 38.43 | United States | 40.62 | 45.59 | 37.43 | 32.96 | 37.25 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Gabriel Williams V | 24.05 | DNF | United States | 24.05 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| Clock | Gabriel Williams V | 4.18 | 5.19 | United States | 5.36 | 5.07 | 5.27 | 5.24 | 4.18 | |||
| Pyraminx | Micah David Theis | 1.69 | 2.22 | United States | 1.69 | 3.09 | 2.21 | 2.04 | 2.40 | |||
| Skewb | Linus Vork | 2.50 | 3.50 | United States | 3.96 | 2.92 | 4.24 | 2.50 | 3.63 | |||
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 assignments on your card. Every competitor is expected to help out during the event(s) they are registered for.
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.
Competition Groups (subject to change still)
FAQ:
Who can compete?
Everyone is welcome to compete. All you need to do is register for the event.
Is there a competitor limit?
Yes, it is 100 competitors. You just need to make sure to register before the registration deadline.
How do I register?
Click on the registration tab on the competition website and follow the instructions.
Where can I find my WCA ID?
If you have never competed before, you do not have a WCA ID. You will automatically be assigned one when the results for your first competition are posted. If you have competed before, you can find your WCA ID and profile by searching for yourself on the WCA website.
Do spectators have to pay to attend?
Nope! Spectators may attend free of charge. However we will have a limit of how many spectators/guests may be in the room at one time.
This is my first competition. What do I need to know?
There is a lot of good information available in the "Competitor Info" tab.
I can only attend for part of the competition. Can I do my solves early?
Unfortunately, no. In order to keep the competition running smoothly, we have to stay on schedule.
When do I need to show up?
Look at the schedule on the competition website. You must be present and ready to compete during all events that you are registered for. The schedule is subject to change. We recommend coming about 15-30 minutes before the start of your first event.
Where can I see the results for the competition?
During the competition, live results will be posted on WCA Live. These results are unofficial. A week or so after the competition, official results will be posted on the WCA website.
Thanks to The Cubicle for sponsoring this competition and their continued support in growing the community! Check them out here: https://www.thecubicle.com/
Top 3 finishers in each event will be awarded gift cards!
This competition will feature 2 unofficial events:
| Events | Format | Cutoff | Time Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2x2 OH | Bo2/Ao5 | 1 minute | 2 minute |
| FTO | Bo2/Ao5 | 3:30 minutes | 6 minutes |
List of competitiors:CLICK HERE
Results: CLICK HERE
Sign up form: CLICK HERE
A consession stand will be open during the competition.
Also there are few fast food chains within a mile.
Parking is at the address.
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).
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.