Skillcon 2016
- Date
- Dec 17 - 18, 2016
- City
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 3700 W. Flamingo Road Las Vegas, NV 89103
- Details
Additional venue details TBA on competition website
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizer
- Shelley Chang
- WCA Delegate
- Shelley Chang
- Information
This is a WCA competition presented in conjunction with SkillCon 2015. Registration fees will cover admission for SkillCon; check the SkillCon website for more info on the other events and seminars that will be going on.
Saturday will be a regular competition with 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 3x3OH, 3x3BLD, Pyraminx and Skewb. Awards for these events will be presented at the end of Saturday. Registration fee for Saturday will be $35 + $5 per event.
On Sunday, single rounds of 5x5, 6x6, 7x7, Megaminx, Clock, 4BLD, 5BLD and Multi-BLD will be held as qualifiers for US Nationals 2017. These will be a chance for currently non-qualified competitors to get a qualifying result in order to be eligible for these events at US Nationals 2017. Registration fee for Sunday will be $35 + $5 per event
Registration at the door will cost $50 and will be limited to 3x3 speedsolve only on Saturday.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 49
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Max Park won with an average of 7.36 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Bill Wang finished second (8.22) and Danny SungIn Park finished third (9.01).
North American records: Bill Wang 4x4x4 Blindfolded 2:19.01 (single).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Citizen of | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Max Park | 6.50 | 7.36 | United States | 7.04 | 7.67 | 7.38 | 6.50 | 7.67 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Bill Wang | 1.90 | 3.07 | Canada | 3.49 | 3.79 | 1.94 | 1.90 | 4.26 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Max Park | 27.48 | 29.58 | United States | 28.66 | 32.00 | 36.42 | 27.48 | 28.09 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Max Park | 53.71 | 55.55 | United States | 53.71 | 1:01.55 | 53.90 | 56.19 | 56.55 | |||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Max Park | 1:53.56 | 1:59.37 | United States | 1:53.56 | 1:55.90 | 2:08.65 | |||||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Max Park | 2:54.91 | 3:03.76 | United States | 3:01.73 | 3:14.65 | 2:54.91 | |||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Bill Wang | 39.12 | DNF | Canada | 39.12 | 43.98 | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Bill Wang | 10.45 | 11.60 | Canada | 13.24 | 10.98 | 12.19 | 10.45 | 11.62 | |||
| Clock | Kit Clement | 9.09 | 10.91 | United States | DNF | 9.23 | 10.47 | 13.02 | 9.09 | |||
| Megaminx | Paul Mahvi | 1:19.92 | 1:29.52 | United States | 1:19.92 | 1:32.15 | 1:40.24 | 1:33.67 | 1:22.75 | |||
| Pyraminx | Raymond Goslow | 2.80 | 5.16 | United States | 5.68 | 5.29 | 5.73 | 2.80 | 4.50 | |||
| Skewb | Paul Mahvi | 5.22 | 6.84 | United States | 6.38 | 8.87 | 5.22 | 7.18 | 6.95 | |||
| Square-1 | Jacob Posner | 13.28 | 15.38 | United States | 16.81 | 18.12 | 14.14 | 15.19 | 13.28 | |||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Bill Wang | 2:19.01 | NAR | DNF | Canada | 2:45.93 | 2:19.01 | DNF | ||||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Raymond Goslow | 19:28.00 | DNF | United States | DNF | 19:28.00 | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Raymond Goslow | 11/13 58:03 | United States | 11/13 58:03 | ||||||||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Final | Mo3 | 10:00.00 | ||
| 7x7x7 Cube | Final | Mo3 | 10:00.00 | ||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | Bo2 / Bo3 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 5:00.00 | |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Clock | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Megaminx | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Pyraminx | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Skewb | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| Square-1 | Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | ||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 15:00.00 | ||
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 20:00.00 | ||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Final | Bo1 | 10:00.00 per cube, up to 60:00.00 |
On Friday evening, Juggle Vegas is hosting a free open stage event in the seminar room. Show off your skills, help promote our event by incorporating cubing into a talent show act, or just attend for free entertainment. http://www.jugglevegas.com/event/open-stage/
Saturday will be a regular competition with 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 3x3OH, 3x3BLD, Pyraminx and Skewb. Awards for these events will be presented at the end of Saturday. Registration fee for Saturday will be $35 + $5 per event.
On Sunday, single rounds of 5x5, 6x6, 7x7, Megaminx, Clock, Sq-1, 4BLD, 5BLD and Multi-BLD will be held as a chance for currently non-qualified competitors to get a qualifying result in order to be eligible for these events at US Nationals 2017. Registration fee for Sunday will be $35 + $5 per event.
Competitors may attend one or both days.
Registration at the door will cost $50 and will be limited to 3x3 speedsolve only on Saturday.
There is no fee for non-competing spectators and guests.
Please use the Registration link to register.
Your registration will remain on a "waiting list" until you have paid your base fee. You may add or remove the specific events you sign up for until registration closes; event fees will be collected at the door. Base fees reserve your spot at the competition and are non-refundable.
The event is free for non-competing spectators and guests.
IMPORTANT: Please write down the name of the competitor whose registration you are paying for under "Seller Instructions". If you do not do this, your registration may not be approved!
If you failed to follow the instruction above when you paid, please email the organizer with your PayPal Transaction ID and the competitor's name.
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. REGISTRATION IS STILL AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR FOR 3x3 ONLY AND WILL COST $50
Saturday
| Time | Event | Room |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 | Doors open/registration | Tango |
| 10:00-11:00 | Pyraminx, Skewb | Tango |
| 11:00-11:30 | 3x3 Blindfolded | Tango |
| 11:30-12:15 | 4x4 Speedsolve | Tango |
| 12:15-13:00 | Lunch break | |
| 13:00-14:00 | 3x3 Speedsolve Round 1 | Tango |
| 14:00-14:45 | 2x2 Speedsolve Round 1 | Tango |
| 14:45-15:15 | 3x3 One-Handed | Tango |
| 15:15-15:45 | 3x3 Speedsolve Round 2 | Tango |
| 15:45-16:00 | 2x2 Final Round | Tango |
| 16:00-17:00 | Break | |
| 17:00-18:00 | 3x3 Speedsolve Final Round | Expo Stage |
| 18:00 | Awards | Expo Stage |
Sunday
| Time | Event | Room |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 | Doors open/registration | Tango |
| 10:00-11:00 | 6x6 Speedsolve, 7x7 Speedsolve | Tango |
| 9:30-12:00 | 3x3 Multiple Blindfolded* | Lambada |
| 11:30-12:00 | Square-1 Speedsolve | Tango |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:00-17:00 | 4x4 Blindfolded, 5x5 Blindfolded* | Lambada |
| 13:00-14:30 | 5x5 Speedsolve | Tango |
| 14:30-15:00 | Clock Speedsolve | Tango |
| 15:30-16:00 | Megaminx Speedsolve | Tango |
| 17:00 | Awards | Tango |
* Competitors in Multiple Blindfolded, 4x4 Blindfolded and 5x5 Blindfolded may attempt their solves at any time in the Lambada room. There is some leeway in the schedule if you also need to compete in another event at the same time, but please take care in scheduling your attempts.
The Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino is host to SkillCon. Events at SkillCon will take place inside the Rio Hotel located at
3700 W Flamingo Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89103
Please see http://skillcon.org/hotel/ for information on booking with the SkillCon group rate. The reservation cut off date for the group rate is November 25, 2016.
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.