West Coast Cubing Tour - Los Angeles 2018
- Date
- Jul 11, 2018
- City
- Tustin, California, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 14281 Chambers Road, Tustin, CA 92780
- Details
The competition will take place in the basketball court.
- Contact
- Organizers
- Andrew Nathenson and Henry Helmuth
- WCA Delegate
- Michael Young
- Information
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New Competitors must read the "New Competitor Information" tab prior to registering. Please review the other tabs for more information on the competition.
NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY PLEASE.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 141
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Friday, May 18, 2018 at 1:25 AM UTC and closed Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at 12:00 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 150 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (United States Dollar).
Please follow all instructions
- Click on the Register tab on the left side of the screen.
- In the comment section, please include the name of the person who is paying for your registration.
- Click on the Payment Link below to pay for the competition.
- To complete your registration, you MUST pre-pay.
- Registration must be paid online.
- Your registration will not be confirmed (moved from the waiting list) until payment has been completed.
- In 48 hours, if you do NOT see your name on the competitors list (the tab on the left side of the screen thay says "Competitors") then please send an email to the contact on the General Info tab. Failure to do any of these steps may result in a delay in registration.
- Spectators may attend free of charge.
- Walk-in competitors will not be permitted, no exceptions.
- There will be no refunds for any cancelled registrations.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Max Park won with an average of 6.09 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Feliks Zemdegs finished second (6.40) and Jayden McNeill finished third (7.51).
Oceanian records: Feliks Zemdegs 7x7x7 Cube 2:04.97 (single), 7x7x7 Cube 2:07.68 (average), and Megaminx 39.89 (average).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Max Park | 5.39 | 6.09 | United States | 5.64 | 7.84 | 6.42 | 6.22 | 5.39 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Christopher Olson | 1.74 | 2.11 | United States | 1.85 | 2.45 | 1.74 | 3.92 | 2.04 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Feliks Zemdegs | 23.04 | 25.05 | Australia | 23.04 | 28.29 | 26.62 | 23.55 | 24.98 | |||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Feliks Zemdegs | 2:04.97 | OcR | 2:07.68 | OcR | Australia | 2:04.97 | 2:05.69 | 2:12.37 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Feliks Zemdegs | 55.59 | DNF | Australia | DNF | DNF | 55.59 | |||||
| Megaminx | Feliks Zemdegs | 40.50 | 45.63 | Australia | 46.21 | 40.50 | 46.76 | 46.88 | 43.93 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 3:00.00 | Top 32 advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 3:00.00 | Top 8 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 3:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 3:00.00 | Top 8 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 3:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 3:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 | |
| 7x7x7 Cube | Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 7:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 5:00.00 | |
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | First round | Bo3 | 10:00.00 | Top 8 advance to next round | |
| Final | Bo3 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Megaminx | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 4:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:30.00 | Top 8 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 4:00.00 |
| Time | Event | Format | Cutoff | Time Limit | Placement in Previous Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 | Set-up | ||||
| 9:00-10:20 | Megaminx Combined Round 1 | Best of 2/Avg of 5 | 2:30 | 4:00 | - |
| 10:20-11:10 | 3x3 Blindfolded Round 1 | Best of 3 | - | 10:00 | - |
| 11:10-12:05 | 7x7 Combined Final | Best of 1/Mean of 3 | 5:00 | 7:00 | - |
| 12:05-12:35 | Break/Lunch | ||||
| 12:35-2:30 | 4x4 Combined Final | Best of 2/Avg of 5 | 1:30 | 3:00 | - |
| 2:30-4:25 | 3x3 Round 1 | Avg of 5 | - | 3:00 | - |
| 4:25-5:40 | 2x2 Round 1 | Avg of 5 | - | 3:00 | - |
| 5:40-6:10 | 3x3 Round 2 | Avg of 5 | - | 3:00 | Top 32 |
| 6:10-6:20 | 3x3 Blindfolded Final | Best of 3 | - | 10:00 | Top 8 |
| 6:20-6:35 | 2x2 Final | Avg of 5 | - | 3:00 | Top 8 |
| 6:35-7:00 | Megaminx Final | Avg of 5 | - | 4:00 | Top 8 |
| 7:00-7:15 | 3x3 Final | Avg of 5 | - | 3:00 | Top 8 |
| 7:15 - 7:xx | Awards/Clean-up |
For 7x7: Your first solve must be below the cutoff in order to complete the Mean of 3.
For 4x4 and Megaminx: You must have a single solve under the listed cutoff time in the first two solves in order to complete the Average of 5.
Solves will be stopped after the time limit is reached.
If you would like to judge, scramble, or help set up, contact the organizer at andrewjnathenson@gmail.com or leave a comment during registration. Thanks!
If you're new here, welcome! We would just like to inform you of a few things before you compete.*
All competitors must be familiar with the WCA regulations.
Here is a video link the basic overview of competing:
Please be aware that certain events have time constraints in order for us to stay on schedule. Make sure you read the events page so you understand what those are.
Q&A:
Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: YES! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete. This means you should bring your own cube, or arrange to borrow a cube from a friend.
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 do I do when I walk in?
A: There is NO CHECK-IN. If you registered online, just have fun and hang out with other cubers. We will be calling people up, so just wait for your name/group to be announced.
Q: How do I find results?
A: All results are posted on the WCA page within a week 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. Remember, the results are entered by a human so please be patient if you do not see your results immediately.
Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?
A: Make sure you pay you entrance fee in order to be placed on the registered list, which will also guarantee you a spot in the competition. If payment may be any issue, use the contact button to talk to us, and see if we can work out another payment strategy.
Q: Are there age divisions?
A: Nope! All competitors compete together.
The competition will be held at:
Lyceum Village Gym/Basketball Court
14281 Chambers Road, Tustin, CA 92780
PARKING
About 40 parking spaces are available behind the venue. For other parking lots, several nearby businesses have generously allowed us to use parts of their lots. If you park at one of these other businesses, please respect their rules and only park in the spots they have designated, as stated in the following image:
Prizes and Awards will be supplied by our sponsor TheCubicle.us
Competitors will called in groups to compete their events. Group assignments will be posted around the venue on competition day.
3x3
4x4
2x2
7x7
Megaminx
BLD
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.