Quark Cubix Challenge 2020
- Date
- Feb 2, 2020
- City
- South Goa, Goa, India
- Venue
B-dome, BITS Pilani, Goa campus
- Address
- BITS Pilani, K.K Birla Goa campus, NH 17B, Bypass Road, Zuarinagar, Sancoale, Goa 403726
- Details
B-dome
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Arsh Khan, Dhruv Suresh, and Nikhil George
- WCA Delegate
- Akash Rupela
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
- Kindly bring your ID card while entering the campus.
- If you're participating in a WCA competition for first time or not aware of competition rules, make sure that you attend the tutorial session.
- Participants have to bring their own cubes.
- Both online registrants and those who wish to avail On the Spot registration should reach the gate at 8:20AM. There will be verification of passes(for online registrants) and some security checking.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 38
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Thursday, January 2, 2020 at 12:00 AM UTC and closed Friday, January 31, 2020 at 12:00 AM UTC.
- 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 60 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is ₹399 (Indian Rupee).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of ₹499 (Indian Rupee).
Steps for Registering online
1. Register on the WCA Website by selecting the events you want to participate in.
2. Fill in your details, select the event ‘Cubix’ and register for Quark here. If you aren't in college, your school details or previous educational institute details will suffice, but Name, Contact and Email-id are important. Campus Ambassador referral code is optional.
3. Read the payment instructions on this pdf and make a payment of 399 INR (includes all and any number of events) and upload the receipt to the following google form. The registration fee is 399 INR regardless of the number of events.
4.If you also want accommodation, you will need to pay for it accordingly as mentioned in the pdf. The charges for events registration and on-campus accomodation are 1299 INR for 3 days ON campus, and 1499 INR for 4 days ON campus.
Mention ‘Cubix’ in the comment while making the payment. Once you have mailed the receipt, your name will appear in the list of registered competitors within 2 days.
Steps for On the Spot Registration
1. Carry your ID Proof with you. Reach the gate of college and take your pass. You will have to make a payment of 499 INR in cash.
Once you reach the venue ask the organizers to complete your registration on the WCA website. (only for on-spot registrants).
2. Please be at the gate at 8:20AM if you wish to avail On the Spot Registration.
3. If you are late, you will not be allowed. Be on time and inform the organizer or delegate in advance if any unexpected delay comes up.
Important Note
1. Bringing your ID Proof is necessary.
2. For both online and on the spot registrations, there will be some formalities for registration inside the college which will take some time. So please reach the gate by 8:20AM.
3. For any queries, please feel free to contact the Organizer or WCA Delegate.
4. Carry a printout of the payment receipt (for online registrants) when you come to the competition, for collecting the entry pass at the gate of the college.
Contact:
Nikhil (Call:8921652349, Whatsapp:9446207265) - Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Akash Rupela won with an average of 8.71 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Naman Jain finished second (9.27) and Acchyut Jolly finished third (11.25).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Akash Rupela | 7.28 | 8.71 | India | 8.93 | 7.71 | 9.49 | 7.28 | 10.22 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Naman Jain | 1.79 | 2.06 | India | 5.73 | 1.79 | 1.91 | 2.21 | 2.06 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Naman Jain | 34.49 | 39.97 | India | 39.74 | 34.49 | 46.32 | 39.85 | 40.31 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Akash Rupela | 1:13.78 | 1:59.97 | India | 3:13.82 | 1:13.78 | 1:32.32 | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Akash Rupela | 13.93 | 17.10 | India | 17.54 | 16.94 | 13.93 | 16.82 | 19.86 | |||
| Pyraminx | Naman Jain | 5.01 | 5.47 | India | 7.52 | 5.78 | 5.22 | 5.01 | 5.41 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 8 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 10 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 4:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 | |
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 20:00.00 cumulative* | ||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 3:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00 | |
| Pyraminx | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 8 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 |
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/
This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know.
If you are stoked to compete and ready to sign up, head over to the 'Registration & Payment' tab and it will guide you to the registration.
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. However, only participants can avail accomodation. 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.
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.