Missouri Summer Kickoff 2024
- Date
- May 26, 2024
- City
- Springfield, Missouri, United States
- Venue
Glendalough Convention Center
- Address
- 2431 N Glenstone Ave, Springfield, MO 65803
- Details
Enter through the main doors on the Northside of the building.
- Contact
- Organizers
- Kael Hitchcock, Katie Hinkley, Samuel Hitchcock, Southern Heartland Cubing, and Trenton Cuzick
- WCA Delegates
- Katie Hinkley, Mickey Doyle, and Trenton Cuzick
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Note: This competition is on a *Sunday*
We have a local facebook group where we will be posting upcoming events as they are announced as well as supporting local cubing conversations for Missouri. Jump over and join the Missouri Cubing facebook group.
Please note that this 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.
Please view the other tabs to get more information.
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.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 87
- 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 110 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 75% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Any spectator can attend for free.
There will be no refund to no-shows unless cancelled before the deadline
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 event, you can request a full refund before registration closes.
- After the registration period closes, no refunds will be awarded.
Adding/Dropping Events
- Competitors may request (by email) to be added to more events BEFORE registration closes.
- Competitors may not add events after registration closes.
- Competitors may request (by email) to remove events from their registration. 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 registration closes will receive a full refund shortly before the event.
- No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after registration closes.
Please follow all instructions or else your registration may be delayed.
In 48 hours, if you do NOT see your name on the competitors list (the tab on the left side of the screen thay says "Competitors") then please send an email to the contact 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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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Aaron Huynh won with an average of 6.33 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Justin Barker finished second (8.36) and Zachary Walden finished third (8.41).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Aaron Huynh | 6.11 | 6.33 | United States | 8.66 | 6.20 | 6.11 | 6.27 | 6.53 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Justin Barker | 1.82 | 2.63 | United States | 2.75 | 2.30 | 2.83 | 1.82 | 4.91 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Casey Ngo | 54.37 | 1:04.24 | United States | 1:10.43 | 54.37 | 1:01.87 | 1:01.30 | 1:09.54 | |||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Zachary Walden | 3:04.09 | 3:08.80 | United States | 3:07.86 | 3:14.45 | 3:04.09 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Aaron Huynh | 1:35.10 | DNF | United States | DNF | 1:45.27 | 1:35.10 | |||||
| Skewb | Kael Hitchcock | 2.01 | 3.01 | United States | 3.53 | 2.87 | 2.95 | 3.22 | 2.01 | |||
For those of you new to cubing, WELCOME!
We wanted to let you know this event is perfectly fine for cubers of any age and experience. We just ask you know a couple things before coming to compete...
First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/
We have a video made specifically for new cubers, just to show them the basics of competing. This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPL3eV-A0ww&t=2s
If you have any questions after this video, we will be having a new competitor tutorial, Sunday morning of the competition. That would be the perfect time to ask those questions and clear up any confusion.
If you are stoked to compete and ready to sign up, head over to the registration tab, click register, and fill out the information it asks for. This will help you get set up the WCA's system and one step closer to your first official solve!
Q&A:
Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: YES! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete.
Q: What is the normal age of competitors at these events?
A: All ages are welcome, but in general competitors are between 10 and 20 years old. Don't let this stop you though, everyone can and should cube!
Q: What is the competition like?
A: Competitions have a bunch of tables where nerds like us get to sit and discuss our favorite thing, Cubes! Of course in addition there is competing, which will occupy one side of the competition hall, where you will see lots of timers flickering with contestants new personal bests, and a vendor, where you can purchase all you cubing related needs. Most competitions have a break for lunch, and the competing is split up into heats, as to better organize who competes when. (Check the Groups tab and listen at the competition for more info on this.)
Q: How do I find results?
A: All results are posted on the WCA page a couple of days after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, go to WCA Live to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about 2nd and 3rd rounds of events.
Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?
A: Make sure you pay you entrance fee in order to be automatically placed on the registered list, which will also guarantee you a spot in the competition. If payment may be any issue, or you are not sure if you can attend, use the contact button to talk to us, and see if we can work out another payment strategy, or have you pay on arrival at the competition. No matter what you situation may be however, please register online. It is much easier for us to have you register now and pay later, then to have to input information at another time.
Q: Are there age divisions?
A: Nope! All competitors compete in the same group.
Q: Can I have fun at this event?
A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!
Lunch: There is no food allowed in the main competition space but you can eat outside the space and in the main lobby of the DoubleTree hotel. We are also allowing an hour for lunch if you want to eat at one of the many restraunts nearby.
Parking: I highly recommend just parking in the large lot to the North of the Convention center as shown below.
Sponsors: This competition is sponsored by SpeedCubeShop, they are providing podium prizes, some giveaway prizes, and free lanyards! Thanks, SpeedCubeShop!
Below will be the group assignments for the first rounds for each event for the competition. All competitors are asked to help do other tasks to make the competition run smoothly and efficiently.
You are given assignments only in the puzzles in which you're competing. Note that the main organizer and delegate(s) aren't given assignments most of the time because they have many tasks to complete during the day. However, faster speedcubers who are also organizers or delegates may be asked to scramble.
To understand what your information says, if you see something like "3;J1" that means you're competing in group 3 but judging in group 1. Another example would be "2;S3" which means you're competing in group 2 but scrambling for group 3. You will never compete and have a task in the same group.
J = judge, R = runner, S = scrambler
After round 1, we will be asking for volunteers to help with the tasks.
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!
Want to meet cubers from throughout the USA? Competitors of all speeds and experiences are welcome at the upcoming Regional and Continental Championships! They will be an amazing experience for all competitors, it doesn't matter how fast you are or whether your first competition was in 2014 or 2024!
CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024
This year's Heartland Chamipionship will be held June 7-9 in Sioux Falls, SD and is open to competitors of all skill levels and experience. This can even be your first competition!
Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024
We are proud to host this year's North American Championship in the Midwest! Come to Minneapolis, MN July 18-21 to meet other cubers from across the continent! You will need to qualify in order to register, but do not worry! All you need to do to qualify is attend one competition before June 6th and achieve an official 3x3 average under one minute. More information on the North American Championship can be found here.
Missouri Championship 2024
Last but not least, Missouri is having it's first ever State Championship! It will be held in Lone Jack, Missouri, just East of Kansas City on August 16-18. The are no listed qualifications and we're hosting all 17 events, this can be a great opportunity to compete in events you haven't yet! It is also welcome to all competitors, new or returning.
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.