Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2025
- Date
- Mar 22, 2025
- City
- Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States
- Venue
Brooklyn Park Activity Center
- Address
- 5600 85th Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55443
- Details
Grand Room
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Lisa Kucala and Midwest Cubing Association
- WCA Delegates
- Lisa Kucala, Shain Papalotl Longbehn, and Walker Welch
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Minnesota Newcomer Series!
This is a very beginner-friendly competition! All are welcome but if you have never competed before this is the one to sign up for!
This competition is participating in the official WCA Newcomer Month 2025. The registration process will reserve 50% of spots for new competitors. New competitors are considered to have no WCA ID or a WCA ID with 2025. Returning competitors are considered to have a WCA ID that is from 2024 or earlier. All competitors must still follow all registration requirements for their registration to be considered complete.
Registrations will be accepted based on the following:
- 50% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit, are reserved for new competitors.
- Initially, 50% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit, are available for returning competitors on a first come, first serve basis.
- If greater than 50% of new competitors register before 50% of spots are filled by returning competitors, any additional new competitors will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis alongside returning competitors.
- If the spots reserved for new competitors are not filled by new competitors before registration closes two weeks prior to the competition, remaining spots, up to the competitor limit, will be accepted from registered returning competitors.
This competition is a series competition with Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2025. You may only register for and compete in one of these competitions.
Please click here for more information about series competitions.
This competition is supported by the Midwest Cubing Association (MCA).
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We have local Facebook groups for our Cubing Area. Feel free to join the Minnesota Cubing Community and follow the Midwest Cubing Association for information and announcements on upcoming competitions.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 86
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM UTC and closed Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 4:59 AM UTC.
- 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.
This competition is part of the Minnesota Newcomer Series 2025 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 90 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 4:59 AM UTC you will be refunded 90% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 4:59 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.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Registrations will be accepted based on the following:
- 50% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit, are reserved for new competitors.
- Initially, 50% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit, are available for returning competitors on a first come, first serve basis.
- If greater than 50% of new competitors register before 50% of spots are filled by returning competitors, any additional new competitors will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis alongside returning competitors.
- If the spots reserved for new competitors are not filled by new competitors before registration closes two weeks prior to the competition, remaining spots, up to the competitor limit, will be accepted from registered returning competitors.
Registration is accepted based on the order paid. Payment must be made for registration to be considered complete and to be placed on the waiting list.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Walker Welch won with an average of 9.20 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. James Ekins finished second (9.30) and Timothy Vang finished third (11.02).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Walker Welch | 8.83 | 9.20 | United States | 9.04 | 9.95 | 9.25 | 9.31 | 8.83 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Walker Welch | 1.58 | 2.07 | United States | 2.26 | 2.34 | 2.45 | 1.58 | 1.62 | |||
| Pyraminx | Adam Schwenn | 2.08 | 3.45 | United States | 2.08 | 4.95 | 3.28 | 6.59 | 2.13 | |||
| Skewb | Andrew Tyberg | 3.21 | 4.03 | United States | 3.21 | 6.05 | 3.80 | 4.89 | 3.41 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Pyraminx | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Skewb | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 |
This competition is a series competition with Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2025. You may only compete in one of these competitions.
Series FAQ
Q: What events are at each competition?`
A: The events in this series are as follows:
- Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2025 (March 22, 2024): 3x3, 2x2, Pyraminx, Skewb
- Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2025 (March 23, 2024): 3x3, 2x2, Pyraminx, 4x4
Q: Can I compete at more than one competition?`
A: No, you can only compete at one. This allows more people to compete. There are no exceptions to this rule.
Q: Can I attend any of the competitions as a spectator?`
A: Yes! Spectators are free. Please also feel free to volunteer to help when we need it.
Q: Can I register for one and then switch to another?`
A: As long as registration is still open you can switch, however, please keep in mind:
- If the other competition is full, you will go to the end of the waitlist out of fairness to others.
- You will have to register and pay for the other competition. A 90% refund will be given for the competition you don't intend on competing in.
Q: Both competitions are full, can I be on multiple waitlists?`
A: Yes! If both competitions are filled with 90 competitors each, then you can be on the waitlist for both competitions. Please keep in mind:
- You will have to pay for all waitlists you wish to be on to be considered registered on the waitlist.
- Whichever waitlist you get off of first will be the one your registered. You cannot choose which one you prefer.
- A full refund will be given for the competition you did not make it off the waitlist for.
- If you do not make if off of any waitlist you are on, a full refund will be given at the deadline
Q: My registration was accepted but I can no longer attend. Can I remove my registration?`
A: Yes! Please let us know as soon as possible so other competitors can have your spot. If your registration was accepted, a 90% refund will be given to accommodate the processing fee as long as it is requested before the deadline.
Q: I am on the waitlist but I can no longer attend, can remove myself from the waitlist?`
A: Yes! Please let us know as soon as possible so others can move up the waitlist. If you are not a registered competitor and are on the waitlist, you will receive a 100% refund.
Q: Registration closed and I didn't make it off either waitlist. What now?`
A: Please be sure that you paid - if you did not pay, you were never considered fully registered. If you did pay, you will receive a 100% refund We are also working on announcing more competitions all the time - Click here to see Minnesota competitions!
For each event, competitors are called to compete one group at a time. To facilitate this, all competitors will be assigned to a specific group for each event. Judging, running, and scrambling assignments for helping out at the competition are also listed for each competitor.
The competitor cards will also be available on a lanyard for each competitor at registration the morning of the competition. All competitors will be required to wear their lanyards throughout the day of the competition.
Group assignments will be announced closer to the competition date.
Live results will be available here during the event.
Kristin Knowles with Cubing Enrichment Opportunities will offer competitors hands-on access to some of the best and newest speedcubes on the market. Come check out this booth to experience some fresh, high-performance hardware to elevate your skills!
**Cubing Enrichment Opportunities will be open from 7:30 - 11:30 on Saturday. **
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - OPEN TO RETURNING COMPETITORS AND PARENTS!
We are looking for a small dedicated team of volunteers to help support this competition and ensure we create a positive and welcoming experience for all of the new competitors at their first competition!
If you are a returning competitor (or a parent of a returning competitor!) and would like to help out, please fill out the volunteer application form below. Note that in addition to the typical scrambling and running/judging responsibilities, we will be looking to volunteers to help with newcomer check-in, t-shirt sales, data entry, and other miscellaneous tasks as needed.
VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
All designated volunteers that help for the day will receive the following in exchange for helping out for the day:
- Refunded registration fee (parents will get a refund for their registered competitor)
- MCA T-Shirt
- Free lunch
Want to stay connected with the MIdwest Cubing community? Join the Midwest Cubing Community Discord Server! Speak with other competitors from around the midwest, keep in touch with fellow competitors, and meet new ones! Find out about competition discussion as it happens in real time, and even announcements for competitions before registration opens!
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).
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.