Please Be As Quiet As A Cat 2018
- Date
- Mar 24, 2018
- City
- Oregon, Wisconsin, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 752 E Netherwood St, Oregon, WI 53575
- Details
In the main building
- Contact
- Organizer
- Nathaniel Ross
- WCA Delegate
- Slater Metz
- Information
Registration is a flat $25 fee per person, spectators are welcome to come for free, just remember to be quiet during the Blindfolded events and FMC.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 17
- 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.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Stanley Chapel won with a single solve of 23.95 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Brandon Satterstrom finished second (1:10.94) and Carter Kucala finished third (1:27.39).
North American records: Stanley Chapel 5x5x5 Blindfolded 4:39.32 (single).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Stanley Chapel | 23.95 | 24.82 | United States | 23.95 | 23.95 | 26.57 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Joshua Feran | 29 | 35.33 | United States | 38 | 39 | 29 | |||||
| Clock | Joshua Feran | 6.28 | 6.77 | United States | 6.41 | 9.08 | 6.28 | 7.48 | 6.43 | |||
| Megaminx | Joshua Feran | 1:00.65 | 1:01.92 | United States | 1:02.54 | 1:03.17 | 1:00.65 | 1:00.68 | 1:02.53 | |||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Stanley Chapel | 4:39.32 | NAR | DNF | United States | DNF | 4:39.32 | DNF | ||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Stanley Chapel | 14/17 47:23 | United States | 14/17 47:23 | ||||||||
| Event | # of rounds | Cutoff/Time Limit |
|---|---|---|
| 3x3 Blindfolded | 2 | 15 Minutes Cumulative/Top 16 advance |
| 4x4 Blindfolded | 1 | 60 Minutes Cumulative |
| 5x5 Blindfolded | 1 | 60 Minutes Cumulative |
| 3x3 Fewest Moves | 3 Attempts | 60 Minutes per attempt 80 moves max |
| 3x3 Multi-Blind | 1 Attempt | 10 Minutes per cube/ 60 total minutes |
| Clock | 1 | 0:30/1:00 |
| Megaminx* | 1 | 2:30/4:00 |
*Megaminx is a tentative event, and will only be available if there is enough time.
| Time | Event | Cutoff/Time Limit | Advance To Next Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9:45 | 5x5 Blindfolded Final | 60 Minutes Cumulative | |
| 9:45-10:55 | FMC Attempt 1 | 60 Minutes | |
| 10:55-11:40 | Clock Final | 0:30/1:00 | |
| 11:40-12:40 | 3x3 Blindfolded Round 1 | 15 Minutes Cumulative | Top 16 |
| 12:40-1:15 | Lunch | ||
| 1:15-2:30 | FMC Attempt 2 | 60 Minutes | |
| 2:30-3:45 | 4x4 Blindfolded Final | 60 Minutes Cumulative | |
| 3:45-4:45 | Multi-Blind | 10 Minutes per cube/60 minutes total | |
| 4:45-6:00 | FMC Attempt 3 | 60 Minutes | |
| 6:00-6:30 | 3x3 Blindfolded Final | 15 Minutes Cumulative | |
| 6:30-7:00 | Awards/Cleanup |
*megaminx before awards if there is time
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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).
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.