This competition is participating in the official WCA Newcomer Month 2025. The registration process will reserve 50% of spots for new competitors. New competitors are considered to have no WCA ID or a WCA ID with 2025. Returning competitors are considered to have a WCA ID that is from 2024 or earlier. All competitors must still follow all registration requirements for their registration to be considered complete.

Registrations will be accepted based on the following:

50% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit, are reserved for new competitors.
Initially, 50% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit, are available for returning competitors on a first come, first serve basis.
If greater than 50% of new competitors register before 50% of spots are filled by returning competitors, any additional new competitors will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis alongside returning competitors.
If the spots reserved for new competitors are not filled by new competitors two weeks before registration closes, remaining spots, up to the competitor limit, will be accepted from registered returning competitors

Due to this compeition being in part with the WCA's Newcomer Month initaitive we currently have no spaces left for returning competitors at this competition. If there are still spaces left 2 weeks prior to registration closing (February 14th, 2025) we will accept registrations from the waitlist in the order they have been recieved.

Here is the order of the waitlist:

1. Hunter Johnson
2. Hal Hughes
3. Jay Mycek
4. Hunter Bellah
5. Timothy Fountain
6. Atticus James Moisant
7. Asher Brown
8. Rhys Barba
9. Rory Barba
10. Brody Ewing
11. Gabriel Norton
12. Mason Vanderhoofven
13. Roman Lane Regier
14. Zebediah Yongo
15. Mattias Rak
16. Peyton Johnson
17. Benjamin Brown
18. Max Whistler
19. Link Jeffery
20. Ellie Jeffery
21. Everett LaFortune-Lassiter
22. Caden Andaverde

Important Links (these will be created after registration closes)

Group Sheet: https://www.competitiongroups.com/competitions/WelcomeBackTulsa2025
Live Results: https://live.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/7379

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 Michael Lander & Lydia Workman. 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.

This competition is sponsored by TheCubicle! They will be providing gift cards to the podiums.

Stationary/Fixed Seating w/ Running Judges

In this format, there is no competitor waiting area and competitors will complete all their solves for the round at the same solving station. Each solving station is numbered and a cube cover will be already at the station with a matching number.

1. When the competitor’s group is called, the competitor goes up to that stage’s scorecard table and collects their scorecard.
2. Competitor goes to any open solving station with their scorecard and puzzle. If there are no open stations, please wait a couple of minutes or see a Delegate to see if there are open stations at other stages. A station may open up as competitors from the previous group finish.
3. Competitor makes sure they have the correct numbered cover at their station. Competitor puts their puzzle and their scorecard in the numbered cube cover and holds it for a “running judge” to pick up. Competitor will stay in this spot throughout the entire round.
4. Running judge takes the cube cover(s) to the scramblers.
5. Running judge drops off their puzzle(s) and takes the next available scrambled puzzle to the corresponding competitor/station based on the number on the cube cover and proceeds to judge their attempt. NOTE: The running judge may not be judging the same competitor each time.
6. After each attempt, the running judge packs the solved cube and competitor scorecard in the cube cover and brings this to the scramblers.
7. Repeat this process until all competitors in the group have completed all their attempts.

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You can see your groups and live results using the links below.

Visit "Competition Groups" to see your groups and assignments: https://www.competitiongroups.com/competitions/WelcomeBackTulsa2025

Live results for this competition:
https://live.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/7379