SacCubing XV 2023
- Date
- Sep 17, 2023
- City
- Carmichael, California, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 5325 Engle Rd # 100, Carmichael, CA 95608
- Details
John Smith Community Hall
- Contact
- Organizer
- Chris Martin
- WCA Delegates
- Anto Kam (甘浩東), Chris Martin, Jason Ostdiek, Michael Larsen, Ruby Lu (卢红), and Stone Amsbaugh
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
SacCubing returns with our 15th iteration! Make sure to sign up early to reserve your spot!
All donations are appreciated and will go towards things such as venue fees, supplies and other competition expenses.
Registrants will be accepted in the order that they pay, not the order that they register. Please be patient with us as we manually accept all eligible competitors.
This competition is officially sponsored by QiYi Toys and X-Man Design!
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 150
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC and closed Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 3:59 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 165 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 3:59 AM UTC you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 3:59 AM UTC.
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 3:59 AM UTC by contacting the organization team.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Registration
- Registration is first come, first served based on the order of when payment is received.
- After registering, click on "Pay your fees via card". To complete your registration you MUST pre-pay. You will receive an email saying your registration has been approved once your registration has been accepted. This means you are on the competitor list.
- Failure to do any of these steps may result in a delay in registration.
Deleting Registration/Refunds
- If you have registered and are no longer able to attend, please let us know as it will open up a spot for another competitor. You can request a 50% refund before registration closes.
- After Friday, September 8, 2023 at 8:59 PM PDT, no refunds will be awarded.
Adding/Dropping Events
- Competitors may request (by email to be added to more events BEFORE Friday, September 8, 2023 at 8:59 PM PDT.
- Competitors may request (by email to remove events from their registration. It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not wish to compete in.
Waitlist
- If the competitor limit has been reached, the waitlist opens. You can enter the waitlist by registering and paying the fee as normal. Competitors will be emailed when a competitor drops and their spot is available; once they respond, they will be accepted from the waitlist.
- Competitors who do not make it off of the waitlist will receive a full refund shortly before the event.
- No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after registration closes on Friday, September 8, 2023 at 8:59 PM PDT.
All competitors must be available to judge/run/scramble for the competition as per Regulation 1e2 and 1f2. All competitors will be expected to help by judging or running for any event they are doing. Nametags will be handed out with all the information regarding what groups you will be competing in and what groups you will be helping in. If you are not competing in an event, you will not be assigned to help during that event.
In a catastrophic event where the event will be compromised and cancelled, a full refund shall be offered to all competitors
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Varun Mohanraj won with an average of 6.96 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Paul Mahvi finished second (7.13) and Caleb Yao (姚英華) finished third (7.42).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Varun Mohanraj | 5.09 | 6.96 | United States | 8.44 | 7.13 | 5.09 | 7.14 | 6.60 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Zane Qureshi | 1.96 | 2.67 | United States | 2.93 | 3.73 | 1.96 | 2.65 | 2.44 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Varun Mohanraj | 24.14 | 28.94 | United States | 28.64 | 28.45 | 32.31 | 29.73 | 24.14 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Varun Mohanraj | 49.20 | 50.33 | United States | 50.05 | 50.85 | 50.11 | 50.84 | 49.20 | |||
| Pyraminx | Tyler Howlett | 1.74 | 2.59 | United States | 1.74 | 4.11 | 3.16 | 2.17 | 2.45 | |||
| Square-1 | James Chea | 5.83 | 7.00 | United States | 8.80 | 6.42 | 7.89 | 6.68 | 5.83 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 64 advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 16 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 3:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:20.00 | Top 12 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 3:00.00 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 5:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:15.00 | Top 12 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | |||
| Pyraminx | First round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | |||
| Square-1 | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 40.00 | Top 12 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 |
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, however, it is still required that they are familar with the full set of regulations above.
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 the 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.
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, and a vendor, where you can purchase all you cubing related needs. 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 https://live.worldcubeassociation.org 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 eligible to be placed on the registered list, which will also guarantee you a spot in the competition. If the competitor list is full, you will be placed onto a private waitlist, which is listed in the oder of when competitors pay. Note that in order to be on either the registered list or the waitlist, you must pay your entrance fee. If you are not advanced from the waitlist before registration closes, you will be issued a full refund. 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 address for the competition is at the following:
5325 Engle Rd # 100
Carmichael, CA 95608
Airport
The closest airport is Sacramento International Airport, which is a 30 minute drive away. If you happen to be flying over to Sacramento, do consider booking a hotel room or AirBnB.
Parking
La Sierra Community Center offers free parking for any event goer. Please make sure to park on the south parking lot along Engle Road, as the competing rooms will be along that parking lot.
Food
SacCubing XV 2023 will not be providing food for the general competitors. There is a plethora of various food establishments east on Fair Oaks Blvd, including Taco Bell, California Burrito, Noah's NY Bagels, Jimboy's Tacos, Adalberto's Mexican Food, McDonalds, D'Miller's Famous BBQ, La Bou Bakery & Cafe, and Burger King, just to name a few.
This competition is sponsored by TheCubicle! You can check out their website here -> https://thecubicle.com
Want to stay connected with the West Coast community? Join the West Coast Cubing Community Discord Server! Speak with other competitors from NorCal, SoCal, Nevada, Hawaii, and Tijuana and keep in touch with fellow competitors and meet new ones! Find out about competition discussion as it happens in real time, and even announcements for competitions before registration opens!
Our competitor limit of 160 competitors has been met. Every registered and paid competitor up until this point will be placed on the waitlist, shown here. If a registered competitor must cancel their registration, the first person on the waitlist will be added to the list of approved competitors. Waitlisted competitors are eligible to be added to the waitlist up until September 8th at 8:59 PM Pacific.
The waitlist is as follows (last names have been truncated for privacy):
1. Aiden M.
2. Henry T.
3. Aaron P.
4. Gavin C.
5. Patrick H.
6. Dan P.
7. Keo B.
8. Hema V.
9. Adam J.
10. Romeo H.
11. Westin M.
12. Aaron M.
13. Eysin F.
14. Aarya V.
15. Zayn S.
16. Sujay S.
17. Elijah K.
18. Mustafa S.
19. Varenya J.
20. Enkhamgalan E.
21. Dylan S.
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.