Quiet in the Rotunda - Virginia 2024

Date: Aug 17, 2024
City: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Venue: Rotunda
Address: 1826 University Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22904
Details: Dome Room
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Ari Randers-Pehrson, Pierce Tickle, and Ryland Wilson
WCA Delegates: Brayden Adams, José Leonardo Chaparro Prieto, Pierce Tickle, and Ryland Wilson

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Information: The University of Virginia expects parents or guardians to provide supervision over minors on Grounds during this event. Parents or guardians should not leave minors unsupervised on University property. Failure to comply with these guidelines may result in disqualification from the competition.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 18

Registration period: Online registration opened and closed .
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 40 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $20 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 95% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.

Please keep in mind that registrations are approved manually after payment, so your registration may not be approved immediately.
Your registration is not complete until your registration fee has been paid.
All competitiors must read the "Competitor Responsibilities" tab.

WAITLIST INFORMATION:
If the competitor limit of 40 has been reached, you can still register and pay the registration fee to secure a spot on the waitlist. During the registration period, any competitor can cancel their registration and allow the first person on the waitlist to take their spot. If you find that you cannot make it to the competition after registering, please contact us so that we can maximize attendance.
All registrants still on the waitlist after the registration period will have their registrations deleted, and will be fully refunded.
We may completely close registration if the waitlist becomes very large.
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Liam Chen won with a single solve of 16.99 seconds in the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event. Rowe Hessler finished second (22.92) and Kevin Liu finished third (26.79).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Blindfolded	Liam Chen	16.99	DNF	United States	DNF	16.99	22.45
3x3x3 Fewest Moves	Rowe Hessler	27		United States	27
4x4x4 Blindfolded	Mason Langenderfer	2:12.40	DNF	United States	2:12.40	DNF	DNF
5x5x5 Blindfolded	Rowe Hessler	4:23.59	DNF	United States	4:23.59	DNF	4:42.56
3x3x3 Multi-Blind	Rowe Hessler	56/66 1:00:00		United States	56/66 1:00:00

PARKING:
The Rotunda is located close to Culbreth Parking Garage, which is free to use on Saturdays. Central Grounds Parking Garage is also nearby but charges an hourly rate through ParkMobile.

FOOD:
The Rotunda is within walking distance of The Corner, a commercial strip featuring popular chains such as Chipotle, Starbucks, and Raising Cane's, as well as many Charlottesville favorites, including Bodo's Bagels, The Virginian, and Asado Wing and Taco Company. There are plenty of other dining options within a short drive as well, such as Barracks Road Shopping Center.

Please note that the second round of 3x3x3 Blindfolded is tentative and will be held ONLY if we are on schedule. It will consist of the top 12 competitors from Round 1.

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 may also have judging/scrambling/running 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:

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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.

Stationary/Fixed Seating

In this format, there is no competitor waiting area and competitors will complete all their solves for the round at the same solving station. Each solving station is numbered and a cube cover will be already at the station with a matching number.

When the competitor’s group is called, the competitor goes up to that stage’s “drop-off” table and collects their scorecard.
Competitor goes to any open solving station with their scorecard and puzzle.
If there are no open stations, please wait a couple of minutes or see a Delegate to see if there are open stations at other stages. A station may open up as competitors from the previous group finish.
Competitor makes sure they have the correct numbered cover at their station.
If the competitor is in need of a judge, they raise their hand.
The competitor drops their solved puzzle and their scorecard into the cube cover. The judge or competitor then holds up the cover to signify it is ready to be scrambled.
A runner picks up the cube and takes it to the scramblers. After it is scrambled, a runner knows where to return it based on the station number on the cube cover.
The competitor completes all of their solves at this station for the round.

Groups and live results links will be posted here at a later date.

This competition is being held in the Mid-Atlantic Region (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV). See the regions on CubingUSA's website.

Join the Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Discord server
Join the Tri-State Cubing Facebook group (NJ, NY, PA)
See the Mid-Atlantic Region Organizational Spreadsheet
See upcoming competitions:
- in Delaware
- in Maryland
- in New Jersey
- in New York
- in Pennsylvania
- in Virginia
- in West Virginia

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).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced across rounds (see Guideline 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.