Northampton Newcomers B 2024
- Date
- Mar 9, 2024
- City
- Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
- Venue
Davis Ballroom
- Address
- 12 Prospect St, Northampton, MA 01063
- Details
Second floor, please follow signs.
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Cube New England, Levi Gibson, and Margot Audero
- WCA Delegates
- Levi Gibson, Margot Audero, Nico Bezzerides, Ryan Durette, Will Russo, and Zachary Miller
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Northampton Newcomers 2024 is a series competition. This competition (the B competition) will take place on Saturday afternoon.
This competition is recognized as an official World Cube Association competition. Therefore, all competitors must be familiar with the WCA Regulations. If you are new to competing, please refer to the Competitor Information tab.
Spectators can attend for free and can come and go as they please! No registration or check-in process is needed for spectating.
Please provide adult supervision for children under 12 years of age.
This competition is a part of the WCA Newcomer Month initiative. Please refer to the WCA Newcomer Month Information tab for more information.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 33
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Monday, January 15, 2024 at 12:00 AM UTC and closed Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 12:00 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 Northampton Newcomers 2024 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 50 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $8 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 12:00 AM UTC you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Sunday, March 3, 2024 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 $8 (United States Dollar).
If you are not able to attend for any reason, please email the organizers to cancel your registration.
By registering, I hereby release and hold harmless Cube New England Inc. and its officers and volunteers (“Cube New England”), to the fullest extent permitted by law, from and against any and all claims, damages, injuries, liabilities, losses, costs, or expenses of any kind or nature which may arise out of or relate to my traveling to or from, attending, or participating in the Event and my use of any venue facilities, including any liability for injury, death, or damage attributable to the alleged negligence of Cube New England, but excluding liability for injury, death, or damage caused solely by gross negligence of Cube New England. I take full personal responsibility for my conduct and actions during the Event and agree to indemnify Cube New England for any loss, damage, injury or expense resulting from my acts or omissions while participating in the Event or present at the event venue.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Zavian Valedon won with an average of 7.24 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Aaron Jake Wong finished second (7.53) and Timothy Yang finished third (7.93).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Zavian Valedon | 6.52 | 7.24 | United States | 6.93 | 7.55 | 6.52 | 7.23 | 7.95 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Ethan Zhuang | 0.92 | 1.50 | United States | 1.85 | 1.50 | 1.39 | 1.62 | 0.92 | |||
| 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 12 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 12 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 |
This competition is a part of the WCA Newcomer Month initiative, and is designed for new competitors!
As such, 20 competitor slots will be reserved for newcomers! Anyone who has never been to a competition or has a 2024 WCA ID qualifies as a newcomer.
If these 20 slots are not filled, then they will be filled with waitlisted returning competitors after registration closes.
Please note: This competition offers same-day registration, which means you may register and pay upon arrival to the competition.
Before You Register:
All prospective registrants need a WCA account. New competitors can create their own WCA account by clicking here and entering the required information.
How to Register Online:
Prospective competitors register by:
1. Signing into their WCA account;
2. Clicking "Register" on the left side of this webpage, selecting the events they would like to compete in, and submitting their registration;
3. Paying the registration fee of $8.00. (The registration fee is the same regardless of how many events are selected.) Your registration is not complete until you have paid the registration fee.
The competitor limit for this competition is 50. The list of approved competitors can be found by clicking "Competitors" on the left side of this webpage. If there are already 50 competitors on that list, it means the competition is full, and any future registrants will be placed on the waitlist. Please note that this competition will have 20 spots reserved for newcomers. If these 20 spots are not filled when registration closes, they will be filled with registrants on the waitlist.
Additionally, at the door registration and payment will be accepted.
Any requested changes to registration before Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM EST will be honored. Your registration is not complete until your name shows up on the list.
How to Pay for Registration Online:
Payment is processed through Stripe. Click on the "Register" tab on the left side of the webpage to register and pay all in one place! You can start the payment process by clicking "Pay your fees with card."
Refunds:
Approved competitors who cancel their registration before Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM EST are eligible for a refund for half (50%) of their registration cost. After this date, no refund requests will be honored. Attempting to file a chargeback for the registration fee will lead to being blacklisted from future WCA events.
Waitlist Information:
We will be keeping a waitlist for this competition. To secure a place on the waitlist once 50 competitors have paid, simply pay the registration fee. If a competitor emails us to drop out before Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM EST, you will be notified if you are the next competitor on the waitlist. After that deadline, all remaining competitors on the waitlist will be emailed letting them know they did not get off the waitlist and will be fully refunded.
For First-Time Competitors:
All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. This video gives a basic overview of the rules.
For All Competitors:
Groups and and a link to live results will be sent out to all competitors in the pre-competition email.
When you arrive, you will receive a card with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event. In addition, you will also have judging/scrambling assignments on your card. Every competitor is expected to help out during the event(s) they are registered for. The card will look like the following:
If you have any questions at the competition, talk to one of our staff members. If you have questions before the competition, contact us.
The waitlist will be posted here when/if it opens.
Parking:
Free parking is available in the Smith College Parking Garage, located at 54 West Street. Please only use spaces with white lines or spaces marked for visitor parking. Specific instructions on how to reach the venue will be sent out in the pre-competition email.
Hotels:
There are some nearby hotels listed here.
Flights:
The nearest airports to this competition are Bradley airport (~50 min), Worcester airport (~1.5 hours) and Boston Logan airport (~2 hours).
Food:
Since the competition is in Downtown Northampton, there are plenty of great local food options that are linked here: List of places to eat.
This competition is organized by Cube New England, a group dedicated to growing the speedcubing community in New England, USA.
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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).
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.