Reno Spring 2018


Date
Apr 28, 2018
City
Reno, Nevada, United States
Venue

University of Nevada, Reno

Address
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, 1664 N Virginia St Reno, NV 89512
Details

Rotunda of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center.

Contact

Reno Rubik's Cube Club

Organizers
Alex Chau, Ben Streeter, Brandon Harnish, and Mitchell Lane
WCA Delegate
Brandon Harnish
Information

The Rotunda is the big circular room on the entry-level floor of the Knowledge Center.

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 50.

Events
Main event
Competitors
42
Registration period

Online registration opened Monday, January 22, 2018 at 2:25 PM UTC and closed Monday, April 23, 2018 at 1:25 PM UTC.

Registration requirements
This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.
Highlights
Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

Paul Mahvi won with an average of 8.70 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Mitchell Lane finished second (12.11) and Michael Larsen finished third (12.50).

Event Name Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Paul Mahvi 7.56 8.70 United States DNF7.829.617.568.68
6x6x6 Cube Paul Mahvi 1:55.61 1:58.88 United States 1:57.872:03.151:55.61
7x7x7 Cube Paul Mahvi 2:58.66 3:00.32 United States 3:00.853:01.452:58.66
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Brandon Harnish 25 29.33 United States 253132
Clock Mitchell Lane 9.56 10.82 United States DNF10.1310.4111.919.56
Pyraminx Aaron Paskow 2.80 3.64 United States 2.806.104.083.733.12
Skewb Mitchell Lane 3.91 4.63 United States 4.483.914.914.515.96
EventRoundFormatTime limitProceed
3x3x3 CubeFirst roundAo510:00.00Top 50% advance to next round
Second roundAo51:00.00Top 6 advance to next round
FinalAo51:00.00
6x6x6 CubeFinalMo340:00.00 cumulative*
7x7x7 CubeFinalMo340:00.00 cumulative*
3x3x3 Fewest MovesFinalMo31 hour
ClockFinalAo51:00.00
PyraminxFinalAo51:00.00
SkewbFirst roundAo51:00.00Top 6 advance to next round
FinalAo51:00.00

Final Schedule

Updated 24 April 2018

Note: All events/rounds after Lunch will begin as soon as the previous round ends.
This is so that we can increase the likelihood of holding the tentative events/rounds.

Time Event Format Cutoff Time Limit Advancing
9:15 3x3x3 Fewest Moves, Attempt 1 of 2 Best of 2* none 60 minutes
10:20 Check-in begins (Required for all registered competitors)
10:30 6x6x6 Cube and 7x7x7 Cube Mean of 3 none 40 minutes cumulative, across both events
11:15 Check-in ends, On-site Registration begins (if there is room)
11:45 Lunch / Staff 3x3x3
12:30 On-site Registration ends
12:30 3x3x3 Cube Round 1 Average of 5 none 10 minutes per solve At least 50% of competitors
1:30 Pyraminx Average of 5 none 1 minute per solve
2:15 Skewb Round 1 Average of 5 none 1 minute per solve Top 6 competitors
3:00 3x3x3 Cube Round 2 Average of 5 none 1 minute per solve Top 6 competitors
3:30 Clock Average of 5 none 1 minute per solve
4:10 Skewb Final Round Average of 5 none 1 minute per solve
4:30 3x3x3 Cube Final Round Average of 5 none 1 minute per solve
5:00 Awards
5:20 3x3x3 Fewest Moves, Attempt 2 of 2 Best of 2* none 60 minutes
3x3x3 Fewest Moves, Attempt 3 (tentative) Mean of 3 none 60 minutes

* If time allows, 3x3x3 Fewest Moves will be held in the Mean of 3 format. The third attempt would occur immediately following the grading of Attempt 2.

Location

Rotunda
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
University of Nevada, Reno
1664 N Virginia St
Reno, NV 89512
The Rotunda is in the northwest corner of the second floor of the Knowledge Center, accessible from the front doors and from the northern entrance.
The usual entrances to the Knowledge Center are on the second floor.

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 (Center and 9th)
* Laughing Planet (Virginia and 10th)
* Roberto's (Virginia and 8th)
* Subway (Virginia and 16th)
* Raising Cane's (Virginia and 17th)
* Ike's Love and Sandwiches (Virginia and 17th)

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.

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