Virginia Still-Open Winter 2024

Date: Feb 4, 2024
City: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Venue: Newcomb Hall
Address: 180 McCormick Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Details: Third-Floor Ballroom
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Ari Randers-Pehrson, CubingUSA Treasurer, John Staley, and Ryland Wilson
WCA Delegates: Blake Thompson, Nick Silvestri, Pierce Tickle, Ryland Wilson, and Siddharth Suresh

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Information: The University of Virginia expects parents or guardians to provide supervision over minors on Grounds during this event. Parents or guardians should not leave minors unsupervised on University property. Failure to comply with these guidelines may result in disqualification from the competition.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 109

Registration period: Online registration opened and closed .
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There is a competitor limit of 120 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (United States Dollar).
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WAITLIST INFORMATION:
If the competitor limit of 120 has been reached, you can still register and pay the registration fee to secure a spot on the waitlist. During the registration period, any competitor can cancel their registration and allow the first person on the waitlist to take their spot. If you find that you cannot make it to the competition after registering, please contact us so that we can maximize attendance.
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Michael Nielsen won with an average of 6.61 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Ashten Jampayas finished second (7.29) and Ryland Wilson finished third (8.09).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Michael Nielsen	6.14	6.61	United States	6.46	7.05	6.93	6.45	6.14
4x4x4 Cube	Ari Randers-Pehrson	22.97	25.78	United States	22.97	26.80	26.97	26.38	24.15
5x5x5 Cube	Ari Randers-Pehrson	48.52	50.99	United States	48.52	52.57	57.11	50.26	50.15
3x3x3 One-Handed	Ryland Wilson	12.57	13.66	United States	14.19	13.77	12.57	13.45	13.76
Pyraminx	Michael Nielsen	1.65	1.82	United States	1.65	1.80	1.98	1.88	1.79

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For First-Time Competitors

All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. This video gives a basic overview of the rules. In addition, please read this document before coming to the competition.

For All Competitors

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/running 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:

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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.

Group assignments can be found here: https://www.competitiongroups.com/competitions/VirginiaStillOpenWinter2024

Live results can be accessed here: https://live.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/4359

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING MINOR COMPETITORS

The University of Virginia expects parents or guardians to provide supervision over minors on Grounds during this event. Parents or guardians should not leave minors unsupervised on University property. Failure to abide by this policy and the guidelines below may result in disqualification from the competition.

During check-in for the competition, all minors will be required to check-in with their parent or guardian or they will be denied entry to the event. Parents or guardians must remain with their children for the duration of the competition. Minors may not be left unattended while on UVA property.

All minors who attend this event MUST remain under supervision by their parent or guardian during the competition while they are on UVA property.

All parents and event staff should sign up for UVA Alerts by texting "UVA" to 226787.

The University of Virginia is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for minors participating in University-sponsored activities and programs on University property and in University facilities or under the authority of the University at other locations. To safeguard these individuals and provide for their well-being and comply with applicable laws, the University has established minimum requirements for those who work with or interact with individuals under the age of 18. In 2019, the University of Virginia created the Office of Youth Protection to support programs involving minors. If you have questions about the University’s Protection of Minors and Reporting Abuse policy, please reach out to Meghan Rapp, Assistant Vice President for Clery Compliance and Youth Protection, at mr2vy@virginia.edu or 434-906-1160.

PARKING:
Newcomb Hall is located directly next to Central Grounds Parking Garage, which is free to park in on Sundays. If there is no space available in this garage, a good alternative is the Culbreth Garage to the north, which is also free on Sundays.

FOOD:
The ballroom in Newcomb Hall is located directly above the Fresh Food Company dining hall, which anyone may enter for a flat fee. Newcomb Hall is also located within walking distance from The Corner, a commercial strip featuring popular chains such as Chipotle, Starbucks, and Raising Cane's, as well as many Charlottesville favorites, including Bodo's Bagels, The Virginian, and Asado Wing and Taco Company.

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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.