  Location:Plaza Building on CU Denver Campus in Denver, Colorado Click here to see a map The competition will be held in room M204 of the Plaza building. Click here for parking map When: Saturday, April 12th, 2008 The 2008 Denver Open Rubik's Cube Competition is organized by the Mile High Speedcubing group. This group contains most of the speedcubers in Colorado, specifically the Denver area. This webpage is built in order to serve as a way for competitors to pre-register so we can get an estimate of how many people will show up. Anyone is welcome to come to watch, or compete. If you plan on competing, please register via the "Register Here" button below. Registration fee will be $3 per person, which will cover the expenses of the competition. Pizza and beverages will be provided. The fee can be paid during the official registration before the competition starts on April 12, 2008. Prizes will be awarded to the top winners in each event. Prizes are still being sorted. There will be plenty of great prizes supplied by Mefferts and Winning Moves, such as Dogic, Mini Master Cube, Megaminx, and more! There will also be a couple of prizes given out to random competitors throughout the day. So everyone has a shot at winning, all you have to do is register and compete! -Registration is open to people from all countries of all ages.-Registrants agree with the application of the WCA regulations when participating. -Registration is possible until April 11th, 2008 via the registration form, which can be found by clicking on "Register Here" below. If you plan on attending, please register. If can't show up after you have registered, please simply send an email to pjkcards[at]gmail[dot]com stating your name and zip code. -Registration form contains the main events schedules. Side events will possibly be added after the daily schedule has been made. Keep checking back to this webpage for updates of the competition. We will only use your data from the form for the Denver Open 2008. We will not distribute your data to other persons or companies. Results of the championship will be added to the official WCA World Rankings. Before the competition starts all competitors can practice on the official timing equipment: the Stackmat timer. All puzzle brands may be used during the competition, as long as the puzzles comply to the WCA regulations. 
If you have any questions, feel free to contact pjkcards[at]gmail[dot]com. List of Registered Competitors Here Schedule: 8:30am: Registration 9:00am: First Round 2x2 Speedsolving (Best of 3 Solves) - Top 12 Advance 9:45am: First Round 3x3 Speedsolving (Average of 5 Solves) - Top 12 Advance 10:45am: First Round 4x4 Speedsolving (Best of 2 Solves) - Top 10 Advance 11:30pm: First Round 5x5 Speedsolving (Best of 2 Solves) - Top 10 Advance 12:00pm: First Round 3x3 OH (Best of 3 Solves) - Top 10 Advance 12:30pm: First Round 3x3 BLD (Best of 2) - Top 5 advance 1:15pm: 2x2 Finals (Avg of 5) 2:00pm: 4x4 Finals (Avg of 5) 2:45pm: 5x5 Finals (Avg of 5) 3:30pm: BLD Finals (Best of 3) 4:15pm: 3x3 OH Finals (Avg of 5) 5:00pm: 3x3 Finals (Avg of 5) 5:45pm: Awards Side Events: Magic and Master Magic: 12:00-1:15pm (megaminx/pryaminx events may be added if time allows - these will be run parallel to main events) Competition News: This area will be updated with new of the competition as it becomes available 7 Apr 2008 - Updated competitors list, and changed 3x3 first round to avg of 5. 7 Mar 2008 - Information about prizes added. 2 Mar 2008 - Added parking map. 2 Mar 2008 - Fee lowered to $3. 2 Mar 2008 - Added schedule. List of competitors link added.
The Venue (Plaza Building):  FAQ:How to get here? Click here to see a map Click here for directions for DIA to the venue Any questions about further questions about directions, please contact pjkcards[at]gmail[dot]com . Will there be prizes? Prizes will be awarded to the winner(s) of each event. Prizes are still being sorted. What do I need to bring? All you need to bring is your own puzzle (for whichever event you are competing), and $3 for the registration fee. What will the day schedule be? The schedule is shown above, added March 2nd, 2008. What is speedcubing? You can read up a little about speedcubing here. Just to give you an idea, you can see a video of the current 3x3 world record (as of Mar. 2, 2008) here. |
