Reno Spring 2017
- Date
- Apr 22, 2017
- City
- Reno, Nevada, United States
- Venue
University of Nevada, Reno
- Address
- Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, 1664 N Virginia St Reno, NV 89512
- Details
Wells Fargo Auditorium, on the ground floor of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center.
- Contact
- Organizers
- Alex Chau, Ben Streeter, Brandon Harnish, and Mitchell Lane
- WCA Delegates
- Brandon Harnish and Kit Clement
- Information
Registration fees for UNR/Davidson Academy students, staff, and faculty are at a reduced price of $10. All registration payments are to be made in cash on the day of the competition. There will be a competitor limit of 75.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 45
- 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.
Paul Mahvi won with an average of 8.57 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Mitchell Lane finished second (10.76) and Varun Mohanraj finished third (13.07).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Paul Mahvi | 7.47 | 8.57 | United States | 10.24 | 9.09 | 7.78 | 7.47 | 8.83 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Mitchell Lane | 32.76 | 36.10 | United States | 38.18 | 39.06 | 36.89 | 32.76 | 33.23 | |||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Paul Mahvi | 3:15.44 | 3:20.36 | United States | 3:20.71 | 3:24.94 | 3:15.44 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Ishaan Agrawal | 24.29 | DNF | United States | DNF | 24.29 | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Kit Clement | 34 | United States | 34 | ||||||||
| Clock | Kit Clement | 7.76 | 9.57 | United States | 8.91 | 9.81 | DNF | 7.76 | 9.99 | |||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Kit Clement | 9:24.58 | DNF | United States | DNF | 9:24.58 | DNF | |||||
Confirmed Events:
- 3x3x3 Speedsolve (3 rounds)
- 4x4x4 Speedsolve (2 rounds)
- 7x7x7 Speedsolve
- 3x3x3 Blindfolded
- Rubik's Clock
- 4x4x4 Blindfolded
Tentative Events
- 3x3x3 Fewest Moves (Best of 1)
Preliminary Schedule
Note: Rubik's Cube: Fewest Moves is a tentative event. If held, the event format will be Best of 1.
Updated 12 April 2017
| Time | Event | Format | Cutoff | Time Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 | 3x3x3 Blindfolded and 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Best of 3 | none | 60:00 cumulative |
| 12:00 | 7x7x7 Cube Combined Final Round | Mean of 3 | 6:25 in 1 attempt | 10:00 per attempt |
| 12:45 | Lunch | Best of 1 | ||
| 1:15 | Rubik's Cube Round 1 (minimum 40% advance) | Average of 5 | none | 10:00 per attempt |
| 2:30 | 4x4x4 Cube Round 1 (minimum 40% advance) | Average of 5 | 6:25 in 2 attempts | 10:00 per attempt |
| 3:45 | Rubik's Clock Combined Final Round | Average of 5 | 0:40 in 2 attempts | 1:00 per attempt |
| 4:20 | Rubik's Cube Round 2 (minimum 6 advance) | Average of 5 | none | 10:00 per attempt |
| 4:55 | 4x4x4 Cube Final Round | Average of 5 | none | 10:00 per attempt |
| 5:30 | 3x3x3 Final Round | Average of 5 | none | 10:00 per attempt |
Location
Wells Fargo Auditorium
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
University of Nevada, Reno
1664 N Virginia St
Reno, NV 89512
The Wells Fargo Auditorium is on the ground floor of the Knowledge Center beside @One. The ground floor is accessible from the southwest corner of the Knowledge Center.
The usual entrances to the Knowledge Center are on the second floor, so you may need to go downstairs.
Parking
Parking is available in the Brian J. Whalen Parking Complex.
More information about parking is available on the UNR website.
Food
The event is not providing food. Competitors and spectators are responsible for finding food as needed. There are various restaurants open in the Joe Crowley Student Union next door to the competition venue.
For a complete list of open restaurants, please consult the UNR website.
There are also restaurants around campus, such as Jimmy John's on 9th, Subway at Virginia and 16th, Laughing Planet at Virginia and 10th, and Roberto's at Virginia and 8th (try the carne asada fries!).
All registration payments are to be made in cash at the venue, on the day of the competition.
Change will be available but limited, so please try to pay exactly.
The cost to compete is $15, which covers registration for any of our events.
The cost to compete is $10 for UNR/Davidson Academy students, staff, and faculty with ID.
UPDATE: Unfortunately, due to several issues and time constraints, we will not be selling t-shirts at this competition.
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.