South Bay Weeknight Brain Freeze 4 2024
- Date
- Aug 7 - 8, 2024
- City
- Sunnyvale, California, United States
- Venue
Private residence
- Address
- Private residence
- Details
Details will be given to competitors closer to the competition date.
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Calvin Nielson, Lucas Aubin, and West Coast Cubing LLC Treasurer
- WCA Delegates
- Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल), Calvin Nielson, Ruby Lu (卢红), TJ Kelly, and Wilson Li (李超雄)
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
- West Coast Cubing LLC is back with another edition of South Bay Weeknight Brain Freeze!
- This competition will be held on a weeknight without traditional events such as 3x3.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 16
- 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.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 20 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $8 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 90% 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.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.
Adding/Dropping Events
- Competitors may request by request form to be added to more events BEFORE registration closes.
- Competitors who have already had their registration accepted may add events up until the event is held (supposing there are spots available)
- Competitors may request by request form remove events from their registration..
- Competitors may not adjust their registration details by themselves, without prior approval until the registration deadline
Waitlist: PLEASE CHECK THE COMPETITOR TAB ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE TO SEE HOW MANY COMPETITORS HAVE BEEN APPROVED
In a catastrophic event where the event will be compromised and cancelled, a full refund shall be offered to all competitors, in contrast to the typical 90% registration refunds.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Calvin Nielson won with a mean of 26.67 moves in the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event. Daniel Mullen finished second (36.33) and Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल) finished third (37.00).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6x6x6 Cube | An Le | 1:36.78 | 1:40.63 | United States | 1:39.04 | 1:46.08 | 1:36.78 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | An Le | 2:31.45 | 2:39.12 | United States | 2:45.33 | 2:31.45 | 2:40.58 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Wilson Li (李超雄) | 56.14 | DNF | United States | 56.14 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Calvin Nielson | 20 | 26.67 | United States | 20 | 27 | 33 | |||||
| Megaminx | Nico Harper (李有為) | 32.94 | 38.16 | United States | 32.94 | 34.13 | 42.71 | 42.18 | 38.18 | |||
By public transportation:
There is a nearby CalTrain station.
By plane:
San Jose (SJC) and San Francisco (SFO) airports are the closest.
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 the competitors responsibility to be familiar with the full set of regulations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPL3eV-A0ww
Head over to the registration tab, if you are ready to sign-up for your first competiton! Click register, and fill out the information that it asks for. This will help you get set up into 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. Most competitions have a break for lunch, and the competing is split up into groups, 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, search "WCA Live" (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 your registration fee in order to be automatically placed on the registered list, which will also guarantee you a spot in the competition. 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 division.
Q: Can I have fun at this event?
A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!
Groups can be found at competitiongroups.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!
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.