Pittsburgh Fall 2021
- Date
- Nov 20 - 21, 2021
- City
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
- Details
Meeting Rooms 301-305
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- AJ Kamal, Christopher Chi, Evan Liu, and Stephen Griggs
- WCA Delegates
- Evan Liu and Stephen Griggs
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Day 1 Events: 5x5x5 Cube, 6x6x6 Cube, 7x7x7 Cube, 3x3x3 Fewest Moves, Clock, Megaminx
Day 2 Events: 3x3x3 Cube, 2x2x2 Cube, 4x4x4 Cube, Skewb, Square-1
Competitors may bring at most one guest. This will be checked at the entrance of the competition. No external spectators are allowed, only those coming with a confirmed competitor will be allowed in the venue.
All attendees (competitors + guests) must show valid proof of at least one of the following two requirements to be allowed in the venue:
1) They are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. To clarify, an individual is only considered fully vaccinated if they have received their second dose of a two-dose vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna) or their only dose of a single-dose vaccine (J&J) more than two weeks before the competition. Any dose received after Saturday, November 6th is insufficient for entrance to the competition.
OR
2) They tested negative for COVID-19 within 96 hours (4 days) of the competition. The date when the test is conducted is what matters, not the date when the results are received. Any test conducted earlier than Tuesday, November 16th is insufficient for entrance to the competition.
Along with a full vaccination or negative test document, a valid ID must be shown and checked at the registration desk on the day of the competition. Any proof sent electronically to the organizers and/or delegates prior to the competition will not be accepted.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 100
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 110 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $40 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 50% 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 by contacting the organization team.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Registration is not complete until payment of the registration fee is made.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Luke Garrett won with an average of 6.96 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Jerry Yao finished second (7.25) and Brennen Lin finished third (7.26).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Luke Garrett | 5.96 | 6.96 | United States | 7.22 | 7.66 | 6.00 | 5.96 | DNF | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Zayn Khanani | 0.78 | 1.38 | United States | 1.22 | 1.91 | 0.78 | 2.48 | 1.01 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Ari Randers-Pehrson | 25.08 | 26.82 | United States | 25.08 | 31.04 | 30.12 | 25.13 | 25.21 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Ari Randers-Pehrson | 50.30 | 52.77 | United States | 53.71 | 50.30 | 51.85 | 52.76 | 55.28 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Benjamin Wei | 1:29.28 | 1:33.84 | United States | 1:29.28 | 1:33.57 | 1:38.66 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Benjamin Wei | 2:07.20 | 2:09.29 | United States | 2:08.78 | 2:11.88 | 2:07.20 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | AJ Kamal | 23 | 25.00 | United States | 28 | 23 | 24 | |||||
| Clock | Vishwa Sankar | 4.78 | 5.89 | United States | 6.09 | 4.78 | 5.39 | 6.19 | DNF | |||
| Megaminx | AJ Kamal | 39.73 | 43.59 | United States | 39.73 | 45.59 | 42.24 | 47.25 | 42.95 | |||
| Skewb | Zayn Khanani | 1.81 | 2.26 | United States | 2.57 | 1.81 | 1.85 | 2.37 | 3.67 | |||
| Square-1 | Daniel Karnaukh | 5.30 | 7.81 | United States | 7.29 | 8.97 | 7.16 | 5.30 | DNF | |||
All attendees (competitors + guests) must show valid proof that they satisfy one of the following two requirements in order to be allowed in the venue:
1) They are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. To clarify, an individual is only considered fully vaccinated if they have received their second dose of a two-dose vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna) or their only dose of a single-dose vaccine (J&J) more than two weeks before the competition. Any dose received after Saturday, November 6th is insufficient for entrance to the competition.
OR
2) They tested negative for COVID-19 within 96 hours (4 days) of the competition. The date when the test is conducted is what matters, not the date when the results are received. Any test conducted earlier than Tuesday, November 16th is insufficient for entrance to the competition.
- Competitors may bring at most one guest. No external spectators are allowed, only those coming with a confirmed competitor will be allowed in the venue.
- Masks are are required at all times and will be provided for all attendees along with hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes.
- Attendees should maintain a minimum of 3ft from others whenever possible.
- The organizing team strongly recommends receiving a COVID-19 vaccination before competing. For information on, and finding vaccines near you, please use this website!
- If you have symptoms related to COVID-19 such as cough, fever, shortness of breath, etc. do not attend this competition.
- If you have had a positive COVID-19 test or prolonged exposure to someone with the virus within 14 days prior to the competition, do not attend.
- Competitors are strongly encouraged to bring their own pen for the duration of the competition.
- The competition may be cancelled if the COVID-19 situation in Pennsylvania and/or the US gets worse.
- By registering for this competition, you agree that you understand all the information presented in this tab, will abide by all the COVID-19 restrictions placed on this competition, and acknowledge the risk of contracting COVID-19 or any other disease in attending an event of this scale.
ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING
For First-Time Competitors
All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. This video gives a basic overview of the rules.
In addition, please read this document before coming to the competition.
For All Competitors
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 do not arrive to help during your scheduled event, and there are not enough staff members, we reserve the right to disqualify you from competing.
If you get off the waitlist, you will receive an email indicating that your registration was approved. If you are still on the waiting list on Tuesday, November 16th at 7:00 PM EST, you will receive a full refund of your registration fee.
Address:
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
1000 Fort Duquesne Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Travel Options:
Plane: The closest airport is Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). It is a 20 minute drive away by car, or 1 hour away via bus route 28X (Airport Flyer).
See here for more detailed driving directions.
Bus/Train: The Pittsburgh Megabus stop is in fact right under the convention center, and the Amtrak and Greyhound stations are not much farther, only a 5 minute walk away.
Parking: There are many parking options downtown, including the convention center's own garage. See ParkPGH for all parking options, real-time availability, and detailed costs.
Hotels: The Courtyard by Marriott Pittsburgh Downtown is right next to the convention center, and there are many other options both downtown and in the surrounding area/suburbs.
Lunch/Dinner: There are several fast food restaurants in the immediate vicinity and an even higher number of choices at Market Square, a 10-minute walk from the convention center.
We have partnered with the Omni William Penn Hotel Pittsburgh to offer a special rate for the weekend of this competition! The hotel is within walking distance from the venue at 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
There are only 20 rooms in this block so if you would like to reserve one, please consider doing it sooner rather than later.
You can book online through this link: https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/pittsburgh-william-penn/meetings/wca-2021-11162021
You can also book over the phone by calling 1-888-444-6664 and mention joining the WCA group
Many thanks to TheCubicle and Cool Cube Merch for sponsoring this competition! Check them out by clicking their logos:
If there is enough interest in holding Face Turning Octahedron (FTO) as an unofficial event, we will do that during the lunch period on Saturday.
If you are interested in participating, please fill out this form.
- Extra Events will be held with the help of Extra Events.
- Extra Events rules are available at the EE Reguations page
- You MUST be a registered competitor in the official WCA competition to compete in FTO.
- Participation in FTO is free
- Registration for FTO is done here.
- Schedule for extra events is in basic schedule
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.