Mental Breakdown Summer 2018
- Date
- Jul 14 - 15, 2018
- City
- Tacoma, Washington, United States
- Venue
University of Puget Sound
- Address
- 1500 N Warner St. Tacoma, WA 98416
- Details
McIntyre Room 107
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizer
- Matthew Dickman
- WCA Delegate
- Matthew Dickman
- Information
Registration Fee:
There is a $20 registration fee for the event, payable through the WCA Stripe payment system. Please note that even after payment, registrations need to be manually approved before appearing on the registration list, so you may still not be fully confirmed immediately after payment. Please keep an eye out for the e-mail saying you have been approved. Registration is on a first-come first-serve and the same will go for the waitlist once registration fills up. Please do not register unless you intend on competing as it will open up a spot for another competitor who does intend on competing.We will only be accepting online payment at this competition. If you have any issues with this, please contact us!
There is a 25 competitor limit to the competition. Please register as soon as possible if you plan on coming! Registration closes at the end of the day on July 7th. We will grant refunds to those who let us know by July 7th, but no refunds are granted after that date.
This competition is recognized as an official World Cube Association competition. Therefore, all competitors should be familiar with the WCA regulations. If you are new to competing, you may want to look at CubingUSA's Competitor Tutorial.
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- Events
- Competitors
- 21
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 12:00 AM UTC and closed Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 11:59 PM UTC.
- Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 25 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $20 (United States Dollar).
There will be a $20 registration fee for this competition. It is payable through the WCA Stripe system. Your registration will not be confirmed unless you pay online or let us know in your comments that you will be paying in cash at the venue. Please note that even after registering, the organizers need to manually approve the registrations before appearing on the registration list, so you may still not be fully confirmed immediately after registering. Please keep an eye out for the e-mail saying you have been approved. Registration is on a first-come first-serve and the same will go for the waitlist once registration fills up. Please do not register unless you intend on competing as it will open up a spot for another competitor who does intend on competing.
There is a 25 competitor limit for this competition. Registration will close July 7th. Refunds will not be allowed after July 7th. We will only be accepting online payment at this competition. If you have any issues with this, please contact us!
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
World records: Max Hilliard 3x3x3 Blindfolded 17.55 (single).
North American records: Max Hilliard 3x3x3 Blindfolded 21.25 (average).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Max Hilliard | 17.55 | WR | DNF | United States | DNF | 17.55 | DNF | ||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Mark Boyanowski | 25 | 28.33 | United States | 27 | 33 | 25 | |||||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Enoch Gray | 2:51.39 | DNF | United States | 3:19.44 | DNF | 2:51.39 | |||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Enoch Gray | 6:31.50 | DNF | United States | 6:31.50 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Mark Boyanowski | 42/46 57:59 | United States | 42/46 57:59 | 35/46 1:00:00 | |||||||
| 3x3x3 With Feet | Benjamin Gottschalk | 38.52 | 48.26 | United States | 1:12.07 | 38.52 | 49.54 | 47.73 | 47.52 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | First round | Bo3 | 20:00.00 cumulative* | Top 75% advance to next round |
| Second round | Bo3 | 20:00.00 cumulative* | Top 8 advance to next round | |
| Final | Bo3 | 20:00.00 cumulative* | ||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | First round | Mo3 | 1 hour | Top 75% advance to next round |
| Final | Mo3 | 1 hour | ||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 30:00.00 | |
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 50:00.00 | |
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | Bo2 | 10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00 | |
| 3x3x3 With Feet | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 |
Saturday
| Start | End | Event | Round/Attempt | Format | Time Limit | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | 9:30 | Set up | ||||
| 9:30 | 10:00 | 4BLD | Attempt 1 | Best of 3 | 30:00 | - |
| 10:00 | 11:00 | 5BLD | Attempt 1 | Best of 3 | 50:00 | - |
| 11:00 | 12:15 | Fewest Moves | Round 1 - Attempt 1 | Mean of 3 | 60:00 | - |
| 12:15 | 12:45 | Lunch + Submit cubes for MBLD | Round 1 | - | - | - |
| 12:45 | 1:45 | MBLD | Attempt 1 | Best of 2 | 10:00/Cube up to 60:00 | |
| 1:45 | 2:30 | 3BLD | Round 1 | Best of 3 | 20:00 Cumulative | - |
| 2:30 | 3:45 | Fewest Moves | Round 1 - Attempt 2 | Mean of 3 | 60:00 | - |
| 3:45 | 4:15 | 4BLD | Attempt 2 | Best of 3 | 30:00 | - |
| 4:15 | 5:15 | 5BLD | Attempt 2 | Best of 3 | 50:00 | - |
| 5:15 | 6:30 | Fewest Moves | Round 1 - Attempt 3 | Mean of 3 | 60:00 | - |
Sunday
| Start | End | Event | Round/Attempt | Format | Time Limit | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | 10:15 | Fewest Moves | Round 2 - Attempt 1 | Mean of 3 | 60:00 | Top 75% |
| 10:15 | 10:45 | 4BLD | Attempt 3 | Best of 3 | 30:00 | - |
| 10:45 | 11:45 | 5BLD | Attempt 3 | Best of 3 | 50:00 | - |
| 11:45 | 12:15 | 3BLD | Round 2 | Best of 3 | 20:00 Cumulative | Top 75% |
| 12:15 | 12:45 | Lunch + Submit Cubes for MBLD | Final | |||
| 12:45 | 2:00 | MBLD | Attempt 2 | Best of 2 | 10:00/Cube up to 60:00 | - |
| 2:00 | 3:15 | Fewest Moves | Round 2 - Attempt 2 | Mean of 3 | 60:00 | - |
| 3:15 | 4:00 | 3x3 with Feet | Final | Average of 5 | 7:00 | - |
| 4:00 | 4:15 | 3BLD | Final | Best of 3 | 20:00 Cumulative | 8 |
| 4:15 | 5:30 | Fewest Moves | Round 2 - Attempt 3 | Mean of 3 | 60:00 | - |
Venue:
University of Puget Sound
1500 N Warner St.
Tacoma, WA 98416
Location on Campus: McIntyre Hall, which is located in the right next to the fountain where the address above will take you to. If you have been to the past competitions at Puget Sound, this is a** DIFFERENT VENUE.**
Airport: The closest airport is Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA).
Train: Amtrak will land you in Tacoma Amtrak Station
More information can be found at http://www.amtrak.com/northwest-train-routes
Directions to University of Puget Sound:
From Seattle, WA to University of Puget Sound
http://bit.ly/1W0UB7Z
From Portland, OR to University of Puget Sound
http://bit.ly/1if5Pqr
Parking:
Below is the campus map. The competition is being held in McIntyre Hall which is #27 located right of the fountain that the main school address will take you to. There is also a link to the map that has names of buildings that go with the numbers. Park in P1, P5, P6, or P9! There will be signs leading you to the competiton once you get in the building.
http://www.pugetsound.edu/about/campus-the-northwest/campus-map/
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).
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.