Please Be Quiet DST 2023

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Date: May 7, 2023
City: Kochi, Kerala, India
Venue: Daiviksoft Technologies Private Limited (DST)
Address: Daiviksoft Technologies Private Limited (DST), 1-4-2, 55/10, Puthiya Road, Vennala, Kochi, Kerala 682028
Details: 2nd floor, DST
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Hariprasad CM and Lukhman Abdul Latheef
WCA Delegates: Sukesh Kumar and Swaminathan Chandrasekaran

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Information: Make sure you will be available at the venue at least 15 minutes before your event starts. You won't be allowed to participate in an event if you reach late.
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Events
Main event
Competitors: 11

Registration period: Online registration opened Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 4:30 AM UTC and closed Friday, May 5, 2023 at 5:29 PM UTC.
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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 15 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is ₹700 (Indian Rupee).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Friday, May 5, 2023 at 5:29 PM 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.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.

Steps to complete online registration
Step 1 - Please Register or Sign in on WCA https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/users/sign_up, This process helps to create or login on existing account.

Step 2 - Register here by selecting the events you want to participate in the competition. This process is important & You should complete before making the registration fee

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Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर) won with a single solve of 32.47 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Muhammed Shehzad Khan finished second (1:54.51) and Sukesh Kumar finished third (2:04.74).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)	32.47	34.48	India	36.55	34.43	32.47
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Sol Kabeemer	32	34.33	India	38	33	32
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)	3:21.39	3:22.44	India	3:21.39	3:21.81	3:24.13
5x5x5 Blindfolded	Abhijeet Ghodgaonkar (अभिजीत घोडगावकर)	7:06.67	DNF	India	DNF	7:06.67	DNF

Event	Round	Format	Time limit	Proceed
3x3x3 Blindfolded	First round	Bo3	10:00.00	Top 4 advance to next round
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Final	Bo3	10:00.00
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Final	Mo3	1 hour
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Final	Bo3	45:00.00 cumulative*
5x5x5 Blindfolded	Final	Bo3	1:00:00.00 cumulative*

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 Asia/Kolkata.

Events

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Sunday, May 7, 2023

9:00 - 10:00

3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final (Attempt 1)

10:00 - 11:00

3x3x3 Blindfolded First round

11:00 - 12:00

3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final (Attempt 2)

12:00 - 1:00

Lunch

1:00 - 2:00

4x4x4 Blindfolded Final

2:00 - 3:00

3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final (Attempt 3)

3:00 - 4:15

5x5x5 Blindfolded Final

4:15 - 4:45

3x3x3 Blindfolded Final

4:45 - 5:15

Awards

For those of you new to cubing, WELCOME!

We wanted to let you know this event is perfectly fine for cubers of ANY age and experience. We just ask you know a couple things before coming to compete...

First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/

So we have a video made specifically for new cubers, just to show them the basics of competing. This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dSuMG--wm8&t=6s

If you are stoked to compete and ready to sign up, head over and Register for the Competetion

FAQs

Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: YES! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete. This means you should bring your own cube.

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 and should cube!

Q: How do I find results?
A: All results are posted on the WCA page within a week after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, go to https://live.worldcubeassociation.org to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about upcoming rounds of events. Remember, the results are entered by a human so please be patient if you do not see your results immediately.

Q: Are there age divisions?
A: Nope! All competitors compete together.

Q: I want to attend, or I have friends/family who want to attend, but not compete. Do they need to pay as well?
A: No. All spectators are free to view the competition at no cost. There is payment only to compete. But in some cases, venue will be having restriction to allow spectators depending on the competition.

Q: Can I have fun at this event?
A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!

If you have any further queries, please do mail the organizers & delegates.

Payment procedure
1. Scan this QR Code to make payment

(Alternatively you can pay to UPI ID: lukhman.latheef@okicici)
2. Comment with your name and WCA ID (if you have one), using the prefix "PBQDST/".
For example: PBQDST/Lukhman/2016LATH02
3. Wait for 48 hours to receive confirmation of your registration.

If you are experiencing any difficulties in payment, contact us on WhatsApp at +919633062991.

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).

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.