[Cancelled] Northern Colorado Spring 2020
- Date
- Mar 28, 2020
- City
- Greeley, Colorado, United States
- Venue
Frontier Academy Secondary School
- Address
- 6530 W 16th St, Greeley, CO 80634
- Details
Come in West doors through GYM entrance, follow signs to gym.
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Raymos Castillo and Tristan Steeves
- WCA Delegate
- Bradley Sampson
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
This competition has been canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitor limit
- 90
- Number of times bookmarked
- 35
- Registration period
-
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 90 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $20 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 75% of your registration fee.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Registration requirements listed here are for this competition only. Other competitions may have different registration requirements.
How to Withdraw/Alter Registration
Registered competitors withdraw/alter their registration by emailing the organisation team (via the contact link above) the following:
1. Statement of intent to withdraw/alter registration.
2. Changes to registration (if applicable).
3. Name (and WCA ID, if applicable) of the competitor.
Location
Frontier Academy Secondary School
6530 W 16th St
Greeley, CO 80634
Come in West doors through GYM entrance, follow signs to gym.
Airport
The Denver International Airport is the closest major airport. It is about an hour to the south.
Food
The venue will be providing food through consessions (CASH ONLY). There will be breakfast, lunch, snack, and drink options available. Outside of the venue right down the street is a local Wing Shack (Wings) and Bulldog Deli (Pizza and Sandwiches). Chick-Fil-A, Goodtimes, and Dairy Queen are also a few minutes away.
This event is open to cubers of any age and experience. For those of you new to cubing, welcome! We just ask that you know a couple things before coming to compete...
First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here.
Below we have put a video made specifically for new cubers, just to show them the basics of competing. This video will explain most of what a first timer will need to know, but they should still be familiar with all the regulations.
FAQ:
Q: Are there any restrictions on competing?
A: Nope! Anyone of any skill can compete in this competition, including first-timers. As long as you know how to solve the cube, go ahead and sign up!
Q: Do spectators have to pay?
A: No! All spectators are let into building for free.
Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: Yes! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete.
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.link/live to find information about current events.
Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?
A: When you register, make sure you have paid the registration fee. Afterwards, your registration must then be manually accepted, so please wait at least 24 hours before contacting us. You should receive an email when your registration is accepted.
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 cube!
Q: Are there age divisions?
A: No! All competitors are on an equal playing field.
If you have any other questions, feel free to contact us by using the contact links on the general info page!
Please fill out the form below if you would like to be part of the volunteer staff at the Northern Colorado Spring 2020 competition:
Filling out this application does not guarantee that you will be a part of the staff. The staff will be chosen and notified by the organizers.
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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).
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.