PBQ and a Little Eggstra Oxford 2024

Date: Mar 30 - 31, 2024
City: Oxford, Ohio, United States
Venue: Engineering Building
Address: 510 East High Street, Oxford, Ohio, 45056
Details: Room 270 (Second floor)
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Harsha Paladugu, Joey Reindl, and Steven Wintringham
WCA Delegates: Brandon Lin (林博浩) and Carter Kucala

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Information

This competition only features quiet events and Clock. This competition is not recommended for first-timers or for those looking for a typical competition experience. Please consider instead any of the many other competitions happening in Ohio.

Only one guest per competitor is permitted. Please consider coming without a guest as spectator seating will be limited.

You can find out about upcoming competitions in our area in our local Facebook group: Ohio and Michigan Speedcubing

Events
Main event
Competitors: 18

Registration period: Online registration opened Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 1:00 AM UTC and closed Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 1:00 AM UTC.
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 30 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $12 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 1:00 AM UTC you will be refunded 90% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 1:00 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 $12 (United States Dollar).
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.

Miami University Students are able to compete for free. To do this, please sign up and pay registration as normal so we can accept the registration. Once you have paid and been accepted, please contact Steven Wintringham at wintrism@miamioh.edu with your UniqueID, then we will refund your fee.

If there are already 30 competitors on that list, it means the competition is full, and any future registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
If the competitor limit is not reached, we will accept at-the-door registrations. We cannot accept any new registrations after the limit has been reached
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Stanley Chapel won with a single solve of 15.33 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Rowe Hessler finished second (22.23) and Carter Kucala finished third (23.02).

World records: Stanley Chapel‎ 4x4x4 Blindfolded 1:06.46 (average).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Stanley Chapel	15.33	16.23	United States	16.83	15.33	16.54
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Carter Kucala	22	24.00	United States	26	22	24
Clock	Luke Garrett	3.35	5.60	United States	3.52	3.35	7.42	DNF	5.85
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Stanley Chapel	1:07.10	DNF	United States	DNF	DNF	1:07.10
5x5x5 Blindfolded	Rowe Hessler	4:36.62	DNF	United States	DNF	DNF	4:36.62
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Stanley Chapel	41/41 50:17		United States	41/41 50:17	DNF

Event	Round	Format	Time limit	Cutoff	Proceed
3x3x3 Blindfolded	First round	Bo3	15:00.00 cumulative*		Top 75% advance to next round
	Second round	Bo3	15:00.00 cumulative*		Top 75% advance to next round
	Final	Bo3	10:00.00 cumulative*
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	First round	Mo3	1 hour		Top 75% advance to next round
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	Mo3	1 hour
Clock	First round	Bo2 / Ao5	1:00.00	2 attempts to get < 25.00	Top 75% advance to next round
	Second round	Ao5	1:00.00		Top 75% advance to next round
	Final	Ao5	1:00.00
4x4x4 Blindfolded	First round	Bo3	1:15:00.00 total for 5x5x5 Blindfolded First round, 4x4x4 Blindfolded First round**		Top 75% advance to next round
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Final	Bo3	45:00.00 total for 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final, 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final**
5x5x5 Blindfolded	First round	Bo3	1:15:00.00 total for 5x5x5 Blindfolded First round, 4x4x4 Blindfolded First round**		Top 75% advance to next round
5x5x5 Blindfolded	Final	Bo3	45:00.00 total for 5x5x5 Blindfolded Final, 4x4x4 Blindfolded Final**
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Final	Bo2	10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00

Schedules are subject to adjustments, especially once registration totals are known. Registered competitors will be notified by email of any major changes.

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The time zone for this venue is America/Detroit.

Events

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Saturday, March 30, 2024

Sunday, March 31, 2024

8:30 - 10:15

4x4x4 Blindfolded First round

8:30 - 10:15

5x5x5 Blindfolded First round

12:15 - 1:00

Lunch

12:15 - 12:30

Cube submission for 3x3x3 Multi-Blind

10:15 - 11:30

3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round (Attempt 1)

11:30 - 12:15

Clock First round

1:00 - 2:30

3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final (Attempt 1)

2:30 - 3:45

3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round (Attempt 2)

3:45 - 4:30

3x3x3 Blindfolded First round

4:30 - 5:00

Master Pyraminx

5:00 - 6:15

3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round (Attempt 3)

12:00 - 12:45

Lunch

12:00 - 12:15

Cube submission for 3x3x3 Multi-Blind

3:00 - 4:00

4x4x4 Blindfolded Final

3:00 - 4:00

5x5x5 Blindfolded Final

8:30 - 9:45

3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final (Attempt 1)

9:45 - 10:15

3x3x3 Blindfolded Second round

10:15 - 10:45

Clock Second round

10:45 - 12:00

3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final (Attempt 2)

12:45 - 2:15

3x3x3 Multi-Blind Final (Attempt 2)

2:15 - 3:00

Corner Helicopter 2x2

4:00 - 4:15

Clock Final

4:15 - 4:30

3x3x3 Blindfolded Final

4:30 - 5:45

3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final (Attempt 3)

5:45 - 6:00

Awards

Venue:
This competition will be held on the second floor of Miami University's Engineering Building.

Parking:
Paid street and garage parking are available throughout campus.

Entrance:
There are several enterances to the building, but the main doors facing East High Street provide the easiest access to the venue.

Hotels:
Oxford has limited hotel availability, so we recommend staying in Dayton or Cincinnati.

Food:
There are several food options near the venue. See 'Food' Tab for more information

There are several lunch options located on and near campus: Pulley's Diner, Red Zone, Miami Emporium, Eiffel Pizza and Pasta, Kabar Asian Cuisine, and Café Lux are at Armstrong Student Center, which is about a 8 minute walk away.
Another option is going to the Maple Dining Hall, which is about a 13 minute walk. High Street also has several options (we strongly recommend Bagel & Deli), but parking may be difficult to find.

This competition features two unofficial events: Corner Helicopter 2x2 and Master Pyraminx.

You can view the results here: https://cubingcontests.com/competitions/PBQOxford2024/results

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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).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced (see Regulation A1a2).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced across rounds (see Guideline 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.