Keep Austin Weird 2023

Date: Dec 10, 2023
City: Austin, Texas, United States
Venue: San Jacinto Residence Hall
Address: 309 E 21st St, Austin, TX 78712
Details: Room 207
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Adam Tran, Azhar Virani, CubingUSA Treasurer, Jeremy Sheng, Leia Jiang, Oliver Tan, and Tristan Patrick
WCA Delegate: Michael Conard

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Information

This competition is supported by CubingUSA.

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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.

To learn more about cubing in the Southern USA, including other competitions, visit Southern Cubing.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 84

Registration period

Online registration opened Monday, November 6, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC and closed Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC.

Registration requirements

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There is a competitor limit of 100 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $15 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC you will be refunded 75% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC.
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 $20 (United States Dollar).
Any spectator can attend for free.

There will be no refund to no-shows unless cancelled before the deadline December 3, 2023.

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 December 3, 2023.

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 December 3, 2023 will receive a full refund shortly before the competition.
No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after December 3, 2023.

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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Kyle Santucci won with an average of 6.46 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Jason Lee finished second (8.00) and Jeremy Sheng finished third (8.00).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Kyle Santucci	5.32	6.46	Canada	6.65	6.48	6.42	6.48	5.32
4x4x4 Cube	Ray Bai	25.67	27.26	United States	25.67	31.34	26.05	27.68	28.04
5x5x5 Cube	Ray Bai	50.62	54.91	United States	56.64	51.95	1:05.51	56.15	50.62
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Jeremy Sheng	43.27	DNF	United States	43.27	DNF	DNF
Clock	Sourish Datta	5.83	7.21	United States	5.83	9.33	6.34	5.95	9.90
Megaminx	Ray Bai	29.23	36.74	United States	41.30	33.69	29.23	37.84	38.69
Skewb	Austin Sanchez	3.54	4.64	United States	5.37	5.88	4.24	4.32	3.54

Event	Round	Format	Time limit	Cutoff	Proceed
3x3x3 Cube	First round	Ao5	10:00.00		Top 75% advance to next round
	Second round	Ao5	10:00.00		Top 16 advance to next round
	Final	Ao5	10:00.00
4x4x4 Cube	First round	Bo2 / Ao5	4:00.00	2 attempts to get < 1:30.00	Top 32 advance to next round
	Second round	Ao5	4:00.00		Top 12 advance to next round
	Final	Ao5	4:00.00
5x5x5 Cube	First round	Bo2 / Ao5	5:00.00	2 attempts to get < 2:00.00	Top 12 advance to next round
5x5x5 Cube	Final	Ao5	5:00.00
3x3x3 Blindfolded	First round	Bo3	12:00.00 cumulative*		Top 8 advance to next round
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	Bo3	12:00.00 cumulative*
Clock	Final	Bo2 / Ao5	2:00.00	2 attempts to get < 30.00
Megaminx	Final	Bo2 / Ao5	5:30.00	2 attempts to get < 2:15.00
Skewb	Final	Ao5	2:00.00

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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Sunday, December 10, 2023

8:05 - 8:15

Tutorial for new competitors

8:15 - 9:40

3x3x3 Cube First round

9:40 - 10:35

4x4x4 Cube First round

10:35 - 11:25

Megaminx Final

11:25 - 12:20

5x5x5 Cube First round

4x4x4 Cube Second round

2:45 - 3:25

3x3x3 Blindfolded First round

3x3x3 Cube Second round

5:20 - 5:50

5x5x5 Cube Final

5:50 - 6:10

3x3x3 Blindfolded Final

Important Links

Group Sheet: TBD
Live Results: TBD

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.

Please note that the venue is on the University of Texas at Austin campus. Please also exercise courtesy, as the competition will be held in a student dormitory hall.

Room Details: Room 207 is on the zeroth floor of the building.

Parking: The nearest parking is the Brazos Garage (210 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78712). Keep in mind, parking is not free.

Food: There are various food options within walking distance of the venue.

Lodging: The AT&T Hotel and Conference Center is within walking distance of the venue.

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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).

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.