The Last Frontier Open 2019

Date: Mar 30, 2019
City: Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Venue: Anchorage Convention Center - Egan Center
Address: 555 W. Fifth Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501
Details: Summit Hall - Space 4/5
Contact: Organization team
Organizer: Matthew Dickman
WCA Delegate: Matthew Dickman

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Information

This will be the first ever WCA Competition in Alaska!

Before registering, you must read the "Competitor Responsibilities" tab. This tab details the responsibilites of all competitors at this competition.

While registering, please read the Registration Requirements for this competition in order to ensure prompt registration acceptance.

In accordance with Regulation 2t, all competitors must be familiar with and understand the WCA Regulations.

Donations: With this being the first ever WCA Competition in Alaska, there's no way to know for sure how many people will attend! All donations are appreciated and will go towards things such as venue, supplies, etc.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 40

Registration period: Online registration opened and closed .
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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 60 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $20 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of $20 (United States Dollar).

Competitors will need to pay the registration fee in order to be approved. If there is an issue with payments online, we can have you pay in person in cash, but you will need to either contact me separately or put in the registration notes that you will be doing so.

Please register as soon as possible if you plan on coming! Registration closes at the end of the day on March 23rd. We will grant refunds to those who let us know before then, but no refunds are granted after that date.
Highlights: Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

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Max Park won with an average of 6.28 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Asher Kim-Magierek finished second (8.86) and Shane Grogan finished third (9.76).

North American records: Max Park‎ 3x3x3 One-Handed 6.99 (single).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Max Park	5.72	6.28	United States	6.13	6.39	5.72	6.62	6.32
2x2x2 Cube	Christopher Olson	1.60	2.21	United States	1.76	1.60	3.10	4.36	1.77
4x4x4 Cube	Max Park	20.27	26.18	United States	26.83	26.55	26.76	20.27	25.24
5x5x5 Cube	Max Park	37.79	43.09	United States	37.79	43.32	41.43	46.29	44.51
3x3x3 One-Handed	Max Park	9.12	9.80	United States	9.53	9.53	11.37	9.12	10.33
Pyraminx	Marcus Kamen	2.38	3.10	United States	3.34	2.38	2.54	3.43	3.96
Skewb	Asher Kim-Magierek	2.96	4.28	United States	4.04	4.46	4.34	6.63	2.96

Venue:
Summit Hall - Spaces 4/5
555 W 5th Ave
Anchorage, AK 99501

Airport: The closest airport is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC). This is approximately a 15-minute drive from the venue.

Directions from the Airport:
https://goo.gl/maps/8wcKMiLYPAE2

Lodging:
The closest hotels are the following:
Hotel Captain Cook
Westmark Anchorage Hotel
The Voyager Inn
Anchorage Marriott Downtown

Fun Things to do in Anchorage!
Here are a few things you can do in Anchorage while you're here!

ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING.

ALL COMPETITORS:

When you arrive, you will receive a card/nametag with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event. In addition, you will also receive staffing assignments. All competitors are expected to help at this competition. For each event you sign up, you will be assigned to help out for just one group of that event. 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.

We will provide a judging tutorial at the beginning of the day, right before the start of the 3x3 Round 1. This will allow anyone with questions about how to judge to be properly prepared when they are expected to help. We hope that this system will fairly divide up the judging of the competition and make the competition run smoothly for all.

FIRST-TIME COMPETITORS:
For those of you new to competitive cubing, WELCOME!

This event is open to 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/

Of course, those regulations contain a lot of legalese, so 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

If you have any questions after this video, we will be having a competitor tutorial on 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!

FAQ

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, go to cubecomps.com 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 cometitors compete together, under the same conditions.

Q: Can I have fun at this event?
A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!

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.