Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023
- Date
- Aug 26 - 27, 2023
- City
- Arlington, Texas, United States
- Venue
Esports Stadium Arlington & Expo Center
- Address
- 1200 Ballpark Way, Arlington, TX 76011
- Details
Expo Center
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Casey Ngo, Eric Zhao, Matthew Dickman, and Ryan Pilat
- WCA Delegates
- Anthony Brooks, Blake Thompson, Fletcher Berry, Matthew Dickman, Michael Conard, and Stone Amsbaugh
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
This competition is recognized as an official World Cube Association competition. Therefore, all competitors must be familiar with the WCA Regulations.
REGISTRATION:
Any requested changes to registration before the deadline will be honored. Your registration is not complete until your name shows up on the list. If you believe you paid and your name isn't showing up, please contact us and we will work it out.
Please read the Competitor Information tab before registering.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 245
- 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.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 350 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $55 (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 .
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 $65 (United States Dollar).
Registration Process
- Wait until registration opens on June 11, 2023 at 7:00 PM CDT. You cannot register prior to then. You cannot register after August 12, 2023 7:00 PM CDT. No exceptions to these will be given. If deemed necessary, we may close registration early.
- If you have not competed before, create a WCA account here
- Go to the Register link on the competition website.
- Fill out the events you will be competing in, any comments you may have about your registration, and press register.
- Pay the registration fee via Stripe on the competition website.
Competitors MUST pay their registration fee before being eligible for a spot in the competition.
Waitlist
If the competition is full, a message will be displayed saying such on the competition website. If, after this time, you register and pay for the competition, you will be added to the competition waitlist.
If a competitor cancels their registration, the person at the top of the waitlist will be added to the competitor list.
If you are on the waitlist, you may cancel your registration (see below) at any time for a full refund.
If you are on the waitlist, you will be informed whether you have made it on the competitor list after August 12, 2023 7:00 PM CDT, otherwise you will be given a full refund.
Registration Changes
If you would like to cancel your registration, email the organization team with your request and you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee. Refunds are available only until August 12, 2023 7:00 PM CDT
If you would like to edit your registered events or listed guests, you may do so on the Register page. This can only be done prior to August 12, 2023 7:00 PM CDT.
By registering, competitors agree to the information in the Competitor Responsibilities tab. This tab details the responsibilites of all competitors at this competition. Not abiding by these responsibilities can result in disqualification.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Ryan Pilat won with an average of 6.68 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Blake Thompson finished second (7.93) and Dylan Baumbach finished third (7.98).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Ryan Pilat | 5.73 | 6.68 | United States | 7.40 | 6.66 | 5.73 | 6.57 | 6.80 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Ryan Pilat | 1.05 | 1.61 | United States | 1.65 | 1.05 | 1.80 | 1.38 | 2.46 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Ryan Pilat | 20.63 | DNF | United States | DNF | 20.63 | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Ray Bai | 11.40 | 11.79 | United States | 11.72 | 13.81 | 11.56 | 12.10 | 11.40 | |||
| Megaminx | Ray Bai | 34.01 | 36.82 | United States | 34.90 | 37.97 | 34.01 | 43.53 | 37.59 | |||
| Pyraminx | Ryan Pilat | 1.91 | 2.65 | United States | 2.92 | 2.50 | 2.52 | 3.32 | 1.91 | |||
| Skewb | Joseph Hirsch | 2.29 | 3.71 | United States | 6.00 | 2.99 | 2.98 | 5.16 | 2.29 | |||
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.
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/
Of course, those regulations contain a lot of legalese, 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=dPL3eV-A0ww&t=2s
If you have any questions after this video, we will be having a new competitor tutorial, Saturday morning of the competition. That would be the perfect time to ask those questions and clear up any confusion.
If you are stoked to compete and ready to sign up, head over to the registration tab, click register, and fill out the information it asks for. This will help you get set up the WCA's system and one step closer to your first official solve!
Q&A:
Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: YES! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete, however, we will have a vendor at this competition, from which you can buy puzzles if your current ones have seen better days.
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: What is the competition like?
A; Competitions are a bunch of tables where nerds like us get to sit and discuss our favorite thing, Cubes! Of course in addition there is competing, which will occupy one side of the competition hall, where you will see lots of timers flickering with contestants new personal bests. Most competitions have a break for lunch, and the competing is split up into heats, as to better organize who competes when. (Check the Groups tab and listen at the competition for more info on this.)
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 Live to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about 2nd and 3rd rounds of events.
Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?
A: Make sure you pay you entrance fee in order to be automatically placed on the registered list, which will also guarantee you a spot in the competition. If payment may be any issue, or you are not sure if you can attend, use the contact button to talk to us, and see if we can work out another payment strategy, or have you pay on arrival at the compeition. No matter what you situation may be however, please register online. It is much easier for us to have you register now and pay later, then to have to input information at another time.
Q: Are there age divisions?
A: Nope! All cometitors compete in the same group.
Q: Can I have fun at this event?
A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!
The registration fee for this competition is $55.00. The WCA Stripe payment system is being used for this competition. You will be prompted to pay following registration. You are not considered registered until you compete. Any requested changes to registration before the deadline will be honored before registration is closed.
If you paid but don't see your name on the registration list within 48 hours, please email the organizers.
You must register and pay online to compete. We realize this may not be ideal for some people, but this allows us to have an exact count of people attending and lets us use staff resources more effectively the day of the competition. Spectators may attend for free.
If you have registered and are no longer able to attend, please contact us. If it is before August 13th 7 PM CDT you are eligible for a 50% refund. Attempting to file a chargeback for the registration fee will lead to being blacklisted from future WCA events.
You can check the live results for this event on WCA Live. A link will be posted once it is available.
The official hotel for this competition will be the Sheraton Arlington Hotel. There is a room block available where you will be able to book rooms for a discounted rate of $169. You can book a room here!
There is a walkway connecting the hotel to the venue, so it will be the most convenient option available to competitors! There is complimentary parking available at the hotel.
The Expo Center offers parking for $10 for the day.
The nearest airports are Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) and Dallas Love Field (DAL).
This competition is sponsored by CoolCubeMerch! Check out https://coolcubemerch.com/
This competition is also sponsored by TheCubicle.com! Check out their website at https://thecubicle.com/
This compeition is also sponsored by MoYu! They will be providing puzzles for all the podium finishers, and have also sponsored prizes for our raffle!
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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.