Liberty Science Center Open 2017
- Date
- Dec 16, 2017
- City
- Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 222 Jersey City Blvd, Jersey City, New Jersey 07305
- Details
Jennifer Chalsty Center Forum
- Contact
- Organizer
- Bob Burton
- WCA Delegate
- Bob Burton
- Information
The registration fee is $30 and includes admission into the science center. There is a maximum of 120 competitors for this competition. Pre-registration and pre-payment is required to compete. Walk-ins will not be permitted to compete and there will be no waitlist for this competition--once the competitor limit is reached, registration will be closed. Spectators will need to purchase tickets for admission to the science center. Ticket information is available at LSC's website, but tickets may be purchased on-site.
This is a CubingUSA supported competition.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 107
- 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.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Patrick Ponce won with an average of 7.74 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Eva Kato finished second (8.51) and Jackson DeVico finished third (8.66).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Patrick Ponce | 6.63 | 7.74 | United States | 8.61 | 8.14 | 7.77 | 6.63 | 7.31 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Krish Shah-Nathwani | 1.66 | 1.90 | United States | 1.96 | 1.96 | 2.02 | 1.66 | 1.79 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Patrick Ponce | 10.31 | 11.44 | United States | 10.31 | 11.16 | 12.36 | 10.81 | 13.70 | |||
| Pyraminx | Daniel Goodman | 2.13 | 2.56 | United States | 2.13 | 2.75 | 2.66 | 2.27 | 3.31 | |||
| Skewb | Christopher Chi | 2.55 | 3.60 | United States | 6.07 | 2.55 | 3.60 | 4.48 | 2.71 | |||
| Event | Format | Cutoff | Time Limit | Advancing Competitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 | 3 Rounds | 3:00 | 48 competitors to Round 2; 8 competitors to Final | |
| 2x2x2 | 2 Rounds | 0:30 | 8 competitors to Final | |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | 2 Rounds | 1:00 | 1:30 | 8 competitors to Final |
| Pyraminx | 1 Round | 1:00 | ||
| Skewb | 1 Round | 1:00 |
| Time | Event | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 9:15 | Welcome and Judging Tutorial | |
| 9:30 | 3x3x3 One-handed | Round 1 |
| 10:15 | 2x2x2 | Round 1 |
| 11:15 | 3x3x3 | Round 1 |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 1:15 | 3x3x3 | Round 2 |
| 2:00 | Pyraminx | Final Round |
| 3:00 | Skewb | Final Round |
| 4:00 | 3x3x3 One-handed | Final Round |
| 4:15 | 2x2x2 | Final Round |
| 4:30 | 3x3x3 | Final Round |
| 4:45 | Awards |
This schedule is subject to change.
Food and drink may not be eaten in the Forum. Food and drink are permitted only in the cafeteria and dining area upstairs.
Please check out LSC's website for more information regarding food and drink at the venue.
Liberty Science Center is easily accessible by driving or public transportation using the PATH and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. You could also get to Liberty Science Center by taking the ferry from the World Financial Center in New York City to Liberty State Park.
If driving to Liberty Science Center, you will have to pay for parking. The fee for parking in the lot is $7.00 for the day.
Please check out LSC's website for more information regarding directions to the science center.
To view the competition groups, please check out the spreadsheet.
We are accepting applications for staff.
To staff at this competition, you must complete the application.
Staff will be given a (busy) schedule to follow throughout the competition. Staff for this competition will be limited to approximately 30 applicants.
Your $30 registration fee will be refunded if your application is accepted, but you must register and pay for the competition to be eligible for the refund. Anyone who does not register for the competition will not be able to compete.
Benefits for staffing at this competition include waived registration fee and vouchers for lunch at the competition.
Live results are available on cubecomps throughout the competition.
Outside vendors will not be permitted to vend at this competition. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding in this matter.
If you are interested in sponsoring prizes for this event, please contact the organizer.
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.