Springfield Winter Open 2023
- Date
- Jan 21, 2023
- City
- Springfield, Missouri, United States
- Venue
Northview Center
- Address
- 301 E Talmage St, Springfield, MO 65803
- Details
Enter through the main doors
- Contact
- Organizers
- Dan Smith, Justus Danielsen, and Katie Hinkley
- WCA Delegates
- Dan Smith and Katie Hinkley
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
There is a limit of 3 guests per competitor
Masks are encouraged but are not required
If COVID cases rise, we may need to cancel this competition; competitors will be notified by email in that case.
Do not attend this competition if you have symptoms of or tested positive for COVID-19.
Please note that this 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.
Please view the other tabs to get more information.
This competition is recognized as an official World Cube Association competition. Therefore, all competitors should be familiar with the WCA regulations. If you are new to competing, you may want to look at CubingUSA's Competitor Tutorial.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 117
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 12:15 AM UTC and closed Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 12:00 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 120 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $35 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC you will be refunded 75% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC.
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until Saturday, January 14, 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
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 event, you can request a full refund before registration closes.
- After the registration period closes, no refunds will be awarded.
Adding/Dropping Events
- Competitors may request (by email) to be added to more events BEFORE registration closes.
- Competitors may not add events after registration closes.
- 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. Competitors will be accepted from the waitlist in the order that they paid.
- Competitors who do not make it off of the waitlist before registration closes will receive a full refund shortly before the event.
- No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after registration closes.
Please follow all instructions or else your registration may be delayed.
In 48 hours, if you do NOT see your name on the competitors list (the tab on the left side of the screen thay says "Competitors") then please send an email to the contact 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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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Daniel Mullen won with an average of 7.98 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Titus Sutterfield finished second (8.56) and Kevin Reyes-Velazquez finished third (8.62).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Daniel Mullen | 7.88 | 7.98 | United States | 8.09 | 7.88 | 7.88 | 7.97 | 10.58 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Titus Sutterfield | 2.06 | 2.40 | United States | 2.06 | 2.27 | 3.26 | 2.30 | 2.62 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Titus Sutterfield | 32.20 | 36.81 | United States | 40.93 | 34.48 | 32.20 | 40.84 | 35.12 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Zachary Walden | 1:50.11 | 1:53.83 | United States | 1:51.00 | 2:00.39 | 1:50.11 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Daniel Mullen | 1:57.86 | DNF | United States | DNF | 2:31.68 | 1:57.86 | |||||
| Megaminx | Katie Hinkley | 46.49 | 53.63 | United States | 53.10 | 51.80 | 56.41 | 56.00 | 46.49 | |||
| Pyraminx | Titus Sutterfield | 2.21 | 2.94 | United States | 3.04 | 2.87 | 2.21 | 2.92 | 3.14 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 60% advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 1:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 30.00 | Top 8 advance to next round |
| Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 1:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 30.00 | ||
| 4x4x4 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 3:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 | Top 8 advance to next round |
| Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 3:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 | ||
| 6x6x6 Cube | First round | Bo1 / Mo3 | 8:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 5:00.00 | Top 8 advance to next round |
| Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 8:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 5:00.00 | ||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 10:00.00 cumulative* | ||
| Megaminx | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 4:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:15.00 | |
| Pyraminx | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 1:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 30.00 |
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/
We have a video made specifically for new cubers, just to show them the basics of competing. This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know.
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, Saturday 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 WCA Live 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 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 competition. 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 competitors 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!
Important Links
(Links will be updated closer to the competition)
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 your events
We will use regulation 9p3 as much as we can, so if you do not arrive to compete by the event is ending your spot may be given up to the next competitor in the rankings.
Your delegate for this competition is Dan Smith. Ask him if you have any questions throughout the day!
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 - If you are in the first group of an event you will then judge the second group, if in the second group you will judge the third group and so on - if you are in the last group you will judge the first group. 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 tutorial.
Live results will be updated through WCA LIVE at https://live.worldcubeassociation.org
There will be 2 stages at this competition and we'll call 2 groups up at one time.
NOTE: This information may change before the competition
Here's how to interpret your information
If there's a number but no letter in the event, you compete in that group
If there's a letter J next to a number, you judge in that group. For example: J2 judges Group 2
If there's a letter S next to a number, you scramble in that group. For example: S1 scrambles Group 1
If there's a letter R next to a number, you're assigned to be a runner in that group. For example: R3 runs Group 3
For most people, you'll have a number, a semi-colon, a letter and another number.
That means you compete in a group for that event, then have a task in another group.
For example, 3;R2 means you compete in group 3 and run in group 2.
You will never compete and have a task in the same group.
For 2nd and final rounds, we'll ask for volunteers for assignments. We'll point to people if we don't get enough volunteers. If you refuse to perform an assigned task, you could get a DNF for that event or even the entire competition.
Parking
Proceed through the main gate and park in any designated parking area. Competition is through the main door labeled "Northview Center" by the parking lot.
Lunch
You must bring your own lunch.
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).
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.