Turning at Tompkins Spring 2024
- Date
- Apr 21, 2024
- City
- Katy, Texas, United States
- Venue
Obra D. Tompkins High School
- Address
- 4400 Falcon Landing Blvd, Katy, TX 77494
- Details
9th Grade Center Cafeteria
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- CubingUSA Treasurer, Derek Herrera, Justin Zhou, and Siwoo Kim
- WCA Delegates
- Derek Herrera, Matt Lee, RJ Gohn, and Seth Talbot
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
This competition is supported by CubingUSA
NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK IS PERMITTED IN THE VENUE.
- Please review the Competitor Information tab before the competition.
- Please review the other tabs for more information on the competition.
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
- 89
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Monday, March 4, 2024 at 12:00 AM UTC and closed Monday, March 4, 2024 at 6:35 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 100 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $35 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Monday, April 15, 2024 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 Monday, April 15, 2024 at 12:00 AM UTC.
We encourage everyone to register for the events they want to compete in via your online registration, however you may add events to your registration up until the event has started.
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 Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 7:00 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 Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 7:00 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 (Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 7:00 PM CDT) will receive a full refund shortly before the competition.
- No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 7:00 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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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Dylan Miller won with an average of 5.99 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Siddharth Reddy finished second (7.99) and Derek Herrera finished third (8.17).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Dylan Miller | 5.27 | 5.99 | United States | 6.08 | 6.33 | 6.09 | 5.81 | 5.27 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Derek Herrera | 30.23 | 31.19 | Philippines | 30.23 | 32.22 | 30.68 | 30.67 | 32.72 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Derek Herrera | 10.37 | 11.99 | Philippines | 11.66 | 15.29 | 10.68 | 13.63 | 10.37 | |||
| Clock | William Henry Ruppert V | 3.76 | 4.26 | United States | 4.30 | 4.61 | 3.87 | 6.98 | 3.76 | |||
| Megaminx | Dylan Miller | 34.99 | 37.21 | United States | 36.49 | 36.86 | 39.56 | 34.99 | 38.29 | |||
| Skewb | Riley Norrid | 2.91 | 3.53 | United States | 4.11 | 3.88 | 3.18 | 3.53 | 2.91 | |||
| 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 16 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 3:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 | Top 16 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 3:00.00 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 50.00 | Top 16 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| Clock | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 1:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 35.00 | |
| Megaminx | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 3:30.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:30.00 | Top 8 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 3:30.00 | |||
| Skewb | First round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 16 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 1:00.00 |
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. 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 9th grade Cafeteria, which is at the north side. There is also an entrance leading directly to it right of the main entrance.
Parking: There is free parking in the front and back of the school.
Food: There are a few fast food places within walking distance of the venue, including Raising Cane's, Sonic, and Whataburger. No food is allowed in the venue.
Hotels: There are a few hotels near the school. Here are the closest hotels.
Travel: The HOU-Hobby airport and the International Airport of Houston are both ~50 minutes away from the venue.
This competition is sponsored by TheCubicle! They will be providing gift cards to the podiums, as well as first-time competitors.
Keep up to date about competitions and all things cubing related here!
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.