Space City Winter 2024

Date: Jan 6, 2024
City: Houston, Texas, United States
Venue: University of Houston
Address: 4455 University Dr, Houston, TX 77204
Details: Student Center South, Ballroom (2nd Floor)
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: CubingUSA Treasurer, Derek Herrera, George Fan, Justin Zhou, Matt Lee, and Tej Aliota
WCA Delegates: Fletcher Berry and Matt Lee

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Information

This competition is supported by CubingUSA.

Competitions tend to fill quickly, so we strongly recommend competitors register immediately right when registration opens to secure a spot.

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Please note that the schedule is subject to change, as we may hold events slightly earlier or later than shown depending on whether the competition is running ahead of schedule or behind schedule.

To learn more about cubing in the Southern USA, including other competitions, visit Southern Cubing.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 124

Registration period

Online registration opened Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC and closed Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 9:27 PM UTC.

Registration requirements

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There is a competitor limit of 135 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC you will be refunded 90% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC.
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Any spectator can attend for free.

There will be no refund to no-shows unless cancelled before the deadline Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at 6:00 PM CDT.

Registration

Registration is first come, first served based on the order of when payment is received.

Deleting Registration/Refunds

If you register and later realize you cannot make the competiton, you can request a 90% refund (via the contact link on the General Info tab before registration closes.
No refunds will be awarded after Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at 6:00 PM CDT.

Adding/Dropping Events

Competitors may edit their registration to include more events BEFORE registration closes.
Competitors may not add events after registration closes.
Competitors may edit their registration to remove events. 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. Competitors will be accepted from the waitlist in the order that they paid.
Competitors who do not make it off of the waitlist before the deadline (Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at 6:00 PM CDT.) will receive a full refund shortly before the competition.
No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at 6:00 PM CDT..

Please follow all instructions or else your registration may be delayed.

In 48 hours, if you do NOT see your name on the Competitor List, then please reach out to us using the contact link on the General Info tab.

If the competitor limit is filled, you may still register and pay the registration fee if you wish, but you will be placed on a waitlist. Your registration will not be accepted unless a spot opens up.

Highlights

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Ryan Pilat won with an average of 6.92 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Ray Bai finished second (6.93) and Siddharth Reddy finished third (7.40).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Ryan Pilat	5.91	6.92	United States	8.02	7.27	6.54	5.91	6.95
2x2x2 Cube	Siddharth Reddy	1.20	1.60	United States	2.35	1.77	1.31	1.73	1.20
4x4x4 Cube	Ray Bai	24.71	25.29	United States	26.05	25.02	24.81	24.71	36.62
5x5x5 Cube	Ray Bai	46.47	50.70	United States	54.30	46.47	47.84	50.98	53.28
6x6x6 Cube	Jason Lee	1:38.23	1:44.88	United States	1:49.27	1:47.14	1:38.23
7x7x7 Cube	Ryan Pilat	2:31.53	2:32.80	United States	2:31.65	2:31.53	2:35.22

Event	Round	Format	Time limit	Cutoff	Proceed
3x3x3 Cube	First round	Ao5	10:00.00		Top 72 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	Bo2 / Ao5	10:00.00	2 attempts to get < 1:00.00	Top 64 advance to next round
	Second round	Ao5	10:00.00		Top 16 advance to next round
	Final	Ao5	10:00.00
4x4x4 Cube	First round	Bo2 / Ao5	10:00.00	2 attempts to get < 1:15.00	Top 16 advance to next round
4x4x4 Cube	Final	Ao5	10:00.00
5x5x5 Cube	First round	Bo2 / Ao5	10:00.00	2 attempts to get < 2:00.00	Top 12 advance to next round
5x5x5 Cube	Final	Ao5	10:00.00
6x6x6 Cube	Final	Bo1 / Mo3	6:00.00	1 attempt to get < 4:30.00
7x7x7 Cube	Final	Bo1 / Mo3	7:00.00	1 attempt to get < 5:00.00

Schedules are subject to adjustments, especially once registration totals are known. Registered competitors will be notified by email of any major changes.

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The time zone for this venue is America/Chicago.

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Saturday, January 6, 2024

8:25 - 8:45

Tutorial for new competitors

8:45 - 10:00

2x2x2 Cube First round

10:00 - 11:30

3x3x3 Cube First round

11:30 - 12:25

5x5x5 Cube First round

12:25 - 1:10

Lunch

1:10 - 2:05

3x3x3 Cube Second round

2:05 - 2:45

7x7x7 Cube Final

2:45 - 3:25

2x2x2 Cube Second round

3:25 - 4:35

4x4x4 Cube First round

Important Links (to come soon)

Group Sheet:
Live Results:

All Competitors

Please try to arrive at least 30 minutes early for the events you are competing in to ensure that you are on time for that event.
We will use regulation 9p3 as much as we can. So if you do not arrive to compete by the time the event is starting, your spot may be given up the next competitor in the rankings.
To keep the competition running on time and to ensure we can keep all events we will be requiring competitors to also judge. Pay attention to the group assignment sheet - This is essential to keep the events on schedule. We also invite any parents or guests to also help to judge - thank you for your support. Please arrive to attend the New Competitor & Judges tutorial.
Your delegates for this competition are Matt Lee and Fletcher Berry. Ask them if you have any questions throughout the day!

New Competitors

Please try to arrive early to watch the new competitor introduction.
Additionally you can watch Kit Clement's WCA Competitor Tutorial video.
Please be familiar with all of WCA's regulations, most importantly Article A. If you have any questions about the regulations, feel free to ask us.
In each event we will have rounds. We will take the top competitors into subsequent rounds. After a round is completed it will be entered into WCA Live. Your name will be highlited if you are advancing to the next round.
Each round will be divided into groups to help them run more efficiently. We will call the groups in order, along with a last call during the last group. Please come bring your puzzle up and wait in the competitor waiting area when your group is called. We are allowed to deny you the ability to compete if you do not come up by the last call.

Room Details: The competition will be held in the the ballroom in Student Center South on the second floor. Plenty of seating area is also available directly outside the venue.

Parking: The nearest parking can be found in the Welcome Center Garage at 4434 University Drive. Plenty of spots are available, and the venue can be found by walking across University Drive. Parking is paid.

Food: A food court with McDonalds, Panda Express, Chick-fil-A, and Mondo Subs is located in the venue. It is unclear if these locations will be open due to winter break.

Travel: The nearest hotel is the Hilton University of Houston located across the street from the venue. Other hotels can be found along the Gulf Freeway.

Distance to Hobby Airport (HOU) - 8.1 Miles

Distance to George Bush Intercontinental Airport - 23.8 Miles

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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.