There is a $10 registration fee for the event, payable through the WCA Stripe payment system. Please note that even after payment, registrations need to be manually approved before appearing on the registration list, so you may still not be fully confirmed immediately after payment. Please keep an eye out for the e-mail saying you have been approved. Registration is on a first-come first-serve and the same will go for the waitlist once registration fills up. Please do not register unless you intend on competing as it will open up a spot for another competitor who does intend on competing.

There is a 70 competitor limit to the competition. Please register as soon as possible if you plan on coming! Registration closes at the end of the day on May 2nd. We will grant refunds to those who let us know by April 27th, but no refunds are granted after that date.

This competition is recognized as an official World Cube Association competition. Therefore, all competitors should be familiar with the WCA regulations. If you are new to competing, you may want to check out this document.

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ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING.

FOR FIRST-TIME COMPETITORS:

There are multiple things a first-timer must know before competing. All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. There is a video here for the basic overview of the rules.

In addition, please read this document before coming to the competition to learn about the procedures for judging. Thanks to Olivér Perge and Niki Placskó for providing this detailed judging information document.

ALL COMPETITORS:

When you arrive, you will receive a card/nametag with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event. In addition, you will also receive staffing assignments. All competitors are expected to help at this competition. For each event you sign up, you will be assigned to help out for just one group of that event. 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.

We will provide a judging tutorial at the beginning of the day, right before the start of the 3x3x3 speedsolve event. This will allow anyone with questions about how to judge to be properly prepared when they are expected to help. We hope that this system will fairly divide up the judging of the competition and make the competition run smoothly for all.

We will need help judging for the final rounds of events as we can not assign staff for those in advance. Parents and guests are encouraged to learn how to judge; you do not need to know how to cube in order to be a great judge. Enough judges ensures that we stay on schedule and are able to leave on time.

Schedule:
We may start an event a few minutes, so it is recommended that you come 10-15 minutes before your event is scheduled to happen. There will be printed copies of the schedule around the venue and annoucements during the event.

Venue:
Yakima Foursquare Church
700 N. 40th Ave
Yakima, WA 98908

We will be in the main sanctuary and the lobby of the church. The front doors face the parking lot away from 40th Ave. There is a very large parking lot we can use for the event.
The competition will take place in the sanctuary with spectator seating available. We will have tables and chairs set up the the lobby; please give preference to competitors for seats at the tables. We will have a PA system to make announcements throughout the competition in both rooms. No food or drink allowed in the sanctuary Feel free to eat and drink in the lobby area.

Google Map Link:
(https://www.google.com/maps/place/Yakima+Foursquare+Church/@46.6087916,-120.5648895,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x549762afc918b675:0xe62d1241b823b718!8m2!3d46.6087879!4d-120.5627008)

Yakima Valley Cubing 2018 is sponsored by TheCubicle.us!

Gift card prizes will be given out to all who place in the top 3 of each event. For 3x3x3, the third prize is $15, second prize is $25, and first prize is $35. For all other events, third prize is $5, second prize is $7, and first prize is $10.

If you are interested in ordering a shirt or sweatshirt to commemorate the competition or to fill out your cubing wardrobe you can use this link:

https://teespring.com/yakima-cubing-2018#pid=2&cid=581&sid=front

You can choose to have your items shipped to you for an additional cost or you can pick them up at the competition from the registration desk. Please email joylynd@gmail.com if you have any questions.