Westport Summer 2024

Date: Jul 27, 2024
City: Westport, Connecticut, United States
Venue: The Westport Library
Address: 20 Jesup Rd, Westport, CT 06880
Details: Forum
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Alexei Sinyavin, Christopher Chi, Cube New England, and Krish Shah-Nathwani
WCA Delegate: Evan Liu

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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.

Proceeds from this competition will be donated to the St. Jude's Children's Hospital to support efforts against child cancer.

You can read more about this charity here.

Events
Main event
Competitors: 68

Registration period: Online registration opened and closed .
Registration requirements: This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.

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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 75 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.

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.
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Carson Widjaja won with an average of 6.51 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Krish Shah-Nathwani finished second (7.00) and Kymberlyn Calderon finished third (7.78).

Event	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
3x3x3 Cube	Carson Widjaja	5.83	6.51	United States	6.59	5.83	6.57	8.80	6.38
2x2x2 Cube	Ayden Dincher	1.09	1.56	United States	1.36	3.65	1.81	1.09	1.52
4x4x4 Cube	Carson Widjaja	27.44	29.35	United States	27.44	31.32	31.93	28.95	27.77
Megaminx	AJ Kamal	47.19	47.60	United States	49.32	47.92	47.36	47.19	47.51
Skewb	Christopher Chi	2.28	3.04	United States	2.57	2.84	2.28	5.71	3.71

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 tutorial 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 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 arrive to help during your scheduled event, and there are not enough staff members, we reserve the right to disqualify you from competing.

Registration Process

Before You Register

All prospective registrants need a WCA account. New competitors can create their own WCA account by clicking here and entering the required information.

How to Register Online

Prospective competitors register by:
1. Signing into their WCA account;
2. Clicking "Register" on the left side of this webpage, selecting the events they would like to compete in, and submitting their registration;
3. Paying the registration fee of $25. (The registration fee is the same regardless of how many events are selected.) Your registration is not complete until you have paid the registration fee.

The competitor limit for this competition is 75. The list of approved competitors can be found by clicking "Competitors" on the left side of this webpage. If there are already 75 competitors on that list, it means the competition is full, and any future registrants will be placed on the waitlist.

Competitors MUST register and pay online in order to compete. No at-the-door registrations or payments will be accepted.

Any requested changes to registration before 11:59 PM EDT on Saturday, July 20, 2024 will be honored. Your registration is not complete until your name shows up on the list.

How to Pay for Registration Online

Payment is processed through Stripe. Click on the "Register" tab on the left side of the webpage to register and pay all in one place! You can start the payment process by clicking "Pay your fees with card."

Refunds

Approved competitors who cancel their registration before 11:59 PM EDT on Saturday, July 20, 2024 are eligible for a refund for half (50%) of their registration cost. After this date, no refund requests will be honored. Filing chargebacks from your credit card or Stripe affects our ability to run competitions; we reserve the right not to honor your future registrations if you file a chargeback.

Waitlist Information

If this competition fills, competitors who register will be added to the waitlist. In order to secure a place on the waitlist, you must pay the registration fee. If enough spots open up before 11:59 PM EDT on Saturday, July 20, 2024, you will be notified and accepted to the competition. After that deadline, all remaining competitors on the waitlist will be emailed letting them know they did not get off the waitlist and will be fully refunded.

Venue

This competition is taking place in the Forum room of the Westport Library in Westport, CT.

Parking

There is free parking by the Basement and First Floor. Additionally, there is more free parking around Downtown Westport, which is where the venue is.

Food

This competition takes place in Downtown Westport, CT, which has many food options within walking distance from the venue. Some of these include: Starbucks, bartaco, Amis Trattoria, and Finalmente Trattoria. However, with the exception of Starbucks, these are all sitdown restaurants. Places to get food quickly (10 or less minute drive from the venue) include: McDonald's, Joe's Pizza, Five Guys, Wendy's, Popeye's and more.

Hotels

There are a few hotels not too far from the venue located in Norwalk, CT. Those include: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Norwalk, Hilton Garden Inn Norwalk, and the Courtyard Mariott Norwalk. There are more hotels in the area as well.

Groups

Proceeds from this competition will be donated to the St. Jude's Children's Hospital to support efforts against child cancer.

You can read more about this charity 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.