Swoop in and Solve Oxford 2024
- Date
- Nov 3, 2024
- City
- Oxford, Ohio, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 550 East Spring Street, Oxford, Ohio 45056
- Details
Fritz Pavilion
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Cubing Frontiers LLC, Emery McFeeter, Grace Howard, Harsha Paladugu, and Joey Reindl
- WCA Delegates
- Braden Richards, Evan Brown, and Mason Langenderfer
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Please note that outside food and drink are not allowed, but there are several options in and near the venue.
You can find out about upcoming competitions in our area in our local Facebook group: Ohio and Michigan Speedcubing
- Events
- Main event
- Competitor limit
- 150
- Number of times bookmarked
- 34
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and will close .
- Registration requirements
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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 150 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (United States Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 75% 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.
Any spectator can attend for free.
Miami University Students are able to compete for free. To do this, please sign up and pay registration as normal so we can accept the registration. Once you have paid and been accepted, please contact Harsha Paladugu at paladus3@miamioh.edu with your UniqueID, then we will refund your fee.
If there are already 150 competitors on that list, it means the competition is full, and any future registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
If the competitor limit is not reached, we will accept at-the-door registrations. We cannot accept any new registrations after the limit has been reached
Registration Process
Before You Register
All prospective registrants need a WCA account. New competitors can create their own WCA account by clicking here and entering the required information.
How to Register Online
Prospective competitors register by:
1. Signing into their WCA account;
2. Clicking "Register" on the left side of this webpage, selecting the events they would like to compete in, and submitting their registration;
3. Paying the registration fee of $25. (The registration fee is the same regardless of how many events are selected.) Your registration is not complete until you have paid the registration fee.
The competitor limit for this competition is 150. The list of approved competitors can be found by clicking "Competitors" on the left side of this webpage. If there are already 150 competitors on that list, it means the competition is full, and any future registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
If the competitor limit is not reached, we will accept at-the-door registrations. We cannot accept any new registrations after the limit has been reached
How to Pay for Registration Online
Payment is processed through Stripe. Click on the "Register" tab on the left side of the webpage to register and pay all in one place! You can start the payment process by clicking "Pay your fees with card."
Refunds
Approved competitors who cancel their registration before Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 8:00 PM EDT are eligible for a refund for 75% of their registration cost. After this date, no refund requests will be honored. Attempting to file a chargeback for the registration fee will lead to being blacklisted from future WCA events.
Waitlist Information
We will be keeping a waitlist for this competition. To secure a place on the waitlist once competitors have paid, simply pay the registration fee. If a competitor emails us to drop out before Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 8:00 PM EDT, you will be notified if you are the next competitor on the waitlist. After that deadline, all remaining competitors on the waitlist will be emailed letting them know they did not get off the waitlist and will be fully refunded.
FAQ
Who can compete?
Everyone is welcome to compete. All you need to do is register for the event.
Is there a competitor limit?
Yes, it is 150 competitors. You just need to make sure to register before the registration deadline.
How do I register?
Click on the registration tab on the competition website and follow the instructions.
Where can I find my WCA ID?
If you have never competed before, you do not have a WCA ID. You will automatically be assigned one when the results for your first competition are posted. If you have competed before, you can find your WCA ID and profile by searching for yourself on the WCA website.
Do spectators have to pay to attend?
Nope! Spectators may attend free of charge. However we will have a limit of how many spectators/guests may be in the room at one time.
This is my first competition. What do I need to know?
There is a lot of good information available in the "Competitor Information - MUST READ" tab.
I can only attend for part of the competition. Can I do my solves early?
Unfortunately, no. In order to keep the competition running smoothly, we have to stay on schedule.
When do I need to show up?
Look at the schedule on the competition website. You must be present and ready to compete during all events that you are registered for. The schedule is subject to change. We recommend coming about 15-30 minutes before the start of your first event.
Where can I see the results for the competition?
During the competition, live results will be posted on WCA Live. These results are unofficial. A week or so after the competition, official results will be posted on the WCA website.
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 fun overview of the rules.
In addition, please read this document before coming to the competition.
This document is also useful: Competing, Judging, and Running Tutorial
Finally, please be familiar with how to judge at a cubing competition. All competitors will be required to judge in at least one of the events they are competing in. This video gives a basic overview of how to judge, and does include more up-to-date information.
For All Competitors
Before you arrive, you will recieve an email with competition information including your groups for the competition. This could be displayed in one of two ways, either as a pdf or as a website link to competitiongroups.com.
If you recieve a pdf, it will contain multiple competitor cards. Find the card with your name on it, and it will contain personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event, along with judging/scrambling assignments. Every competitor is expected to help out during the event(s) they are registered for. The card will look similar to the following:
If you recieve a website link to competitiongroups.com, click on the link (or head to the Groups tab on this website) and login to your WCA account. Then, find the competition and scroll to your name. Your list of groups will look similar to the following:
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.
Venue:
This competition will be held on the third floor of Miami University's Armstrong Student Center.
Parking:
Paid street and garage parking are available throughout campus. There is also a paid lot at Shriver Center across the street from the venue.
Entrance:
There are several enterances to the building, but the main doors facing East Spring Street provide the easiest access to the venue.
Hotels:
Oxford has limited hotel availability, so we recommend staying in Dayton or Cincinnati.
Food:
Outside food and drink are not allowed in the venue. See 'Food' Tab for more information
There are several lunch options located in Armstrong: Pulley's Diner, Red Zone, Miami Emporium, Eiffel Pizza and Pasta, Kabar Asian Cuisine, Café Lux, and Evergrains At Haines.
Another option is going to the Maple Dining Hall which is about a 5 minute walk from Armstrong. Additionaly there are several options located on High Street, however parking may be difficult to find.
Reminder: Outside food and drink are not allowed in the venue
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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.