Upper Valley Cube Day 2024
- Date
- May 18, 2024
- City
- Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
- Venue
Lebanon Elks #2099
- Address
- 150 Heater Road, Lebanon NH 03766
- Details
Cafeteria
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Cube New England and Nico Bezzerides
- WCA Delegates
- Levi Gibson, Margot Audero, Nico Bezzerides, and Ryan Durette
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- Information
This competition is organized by Cube New England, a non-profit organization dedicated to the growth of speedcubing in New England.
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- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 35
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 10:00 PM UTC and closed Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 3:59 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 $30 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 3:59 AM UTC you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 3:59 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.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of $30 (United States Dollar).
By registering, I hereby release and hold harmless Cube New England Inc. and its officers and volunteers (“Cube New England”), to the fullest extent permitted by law, from and against any and all claims, damages, injuries, liabilities, losses, costs, or expenses of any kind or nature which may arise out of or relate to my traveling to or from, attending, or participating in the Event and my use of any venue facilities, including any liability for injury, death, or damage attributable to the alleged negligence of Cube New England, but excluding liability for injury, death, or damage caused solely by gross negligence of Cube New England. I take full personal responsibility for my conduct and actions during the Event and agree to indemnify Cube New England for any loss, damage, injury or expense resulting from my acts or omissions while participating in the Event or present at the event venue.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Charles Amarello won with an average of 7.54 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Derek White finished second (8.58) and Levi Gibson finished third (9.07).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Charles Amarello | 6.70 | 7.54 | United States | 8.22 | 7.52 | 6.89 | 6.70 | 8.92 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Ethan Zhuang | 1.15 | 1.71 | United States | 1.40 | DNF | 1.52 | 1.15 | 2.22 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Parth Garg | 33.02 | DNF | United States | 1:03.25 | DNF | 33.02 | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Charles Amarello | 13.14 | 13.77 | United States | 14.98 | 14.80 | 13.17 | 13.14 | 13.33 | |||
| Skewb | Saisabari Ramesh | 2.58 | 3.33 | United States | 4.45 | 3.66 | 3.65 | 2.68 | 2.58 | |||
| Square-1 | Levi Gibson | 9.71 | 14.04 | United States | 13.19 | 9.71 | 14.35 | 17.01 | 14.57 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 10:00.00 cumulative* | ||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 1:30.00 | 2 attempts to get < 45.00 | Top 12 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 1:30.00 | |||
| Skewb | First round | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | |||
| Square-1 | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 1:30.00 | 2 attempts to get < 30.00 | Top 8 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 1:30.00 |
For First-Time Competitors
All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. This Video gives a basic overview of the rules.
When you arrive, you will receive a card with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event. In addition, you will also have judging/scrambling assignments on your card. Every competitor is expected to help out during the event(s) they are registered for. The card will look like the following:
If you have any questions at the competition, talk to one of our staff members. If you have questions before the competition, contact us.
If you do not arive to help during your scheduled event, and there are not enough staff members, we reserve the right to disqualify you from competing.
This competition will be held in upstairs banquet hall of the Lebanon, NH Elks Lodge #2099, 150 Heater Road, Lebanon, NH 03766.
There is plenty of free parking at the venue.
The Dartmouth Coach, a local bus service, stops in Lebanon a 3-minute walk (across a big field) from the venue. It connects to Boston and New York.
Lunch is NOT included in price of registration. There are plenty of food options in Lebanon a couple of minutes away from the venue by car.
Before registration opens
If you don't have a WCA account, you should create one here before registration opens.
How to Register
Log in to your WCA account, and click on the register link on the left side of this page. Your registration is not considered complete until you've paid the $30 registration fee via Stripe.
Waiting List
Due to limited space, this competition has a 100-person competitor limit. After 100 people have registered and paid, all additional competitors will be added to the waiting list. You need to pay the registration fee to be added to the waiting list; we'll refund your fee if you don't get in.
On Site Registration
There will be on-site registration available at this competition! Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the first event you would like to compete in and notify a delegate that you would like to register on-site.
A link to the waiting list will be posted if it opens.
All competitors will be expected to judge and scramble throughout the day.
If you would like to apply as staff, you may apply to do so at this link. Staff members are expected to spend the majority of the day volunteering and working. They will receive free registration and lunch.
Please note that full time staff still have to pay upfront, and you will be refunded after the competition if you are selected, you attend, and are actively helping.
This competition is organized by Cube New England, a group dedicated to growing the speedcubing community in New England, USA.
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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).
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.