Q. How do I register for this competition?
A. Registration for this competition opens on July 3rd, 2024 and will be open until August 5th, 2024 You'll need a WCA Account to register. Once registration has opened, you can register at the register button on your left-hand side of your screen. Select the events you'll be competing in and any comments you'd like the organization team to know. After pressing Register, you'll be prompted to pay using Stripe. You must pay your registration fee to be eligible to compete. If there is still space in the competition and you do not receive an email saying your registration has been accepted within 48 hours of paying, please contact the organization team.

Q. How can I prepare for the competition day?
A. Competitors should understand the WCA Regulations before competing. For something a little more digestable, we will have a New Competitor Tutorial at the beginning of the day where you can learn and ask questions.

Q. Who should I ask if I have any questions?
A. Your delegates for this competition are Carter Kucala, Joshua Feran, and Zeke Mackay. Please ask them if you have any questions.

Q. What are groups? How can I find which ones I'm in?
A. Groups are how we determine when each competitor competes. During each round, we will have several groups that will be called up in succession. When the group in which you're supposed to compete is called, please come up to the cube dropoff table and submit your puzzle. When the group you're judging is called, come up and find an empty station to judge. Groups will be emailed to competitors or in a tab on this website in the week leading up to the competition.

Q. Do competitors need to volunteer? How do I do that?
A. We require that all competitors volunteer as Judges during the competition day. You will be assigned a group to judge in. We will go over judging in our New Competitor Tutorial.

Q. How old do I have to be to compete?
A. WCA Competitions are open to cubers of any age! We do not have age groups so all competitors compete with each other.

Q. What do I need to bring to the competition?
A. YOU'LL NEED TO BRING THE PUZZLES THAT YOU ARE COMEPETING IN. Most competitors like to bring other cubes to warm up with. All timing equipment will be supplied by the WCA Delegates at the competition.

Q. Where can I find results for this competition?
A. Live results will be visible on the WCA Live and will be posted on the WCA Website shortly after the competition. If it's your first competition, you'll get a WCA ID when results are posted to the WCA Website (You will get an email when that happens). Then, you can go to your WCA Profile and see your ID on your profile.

Q. How can I have a competition in my hometown?
A. You can contact the Wisconsin delegates by email here. We would love to help you organize a comp anywhere in the area!

FOR ALL NEW COMPETITORS:

-Before the competition, watch this great video made by former WCA Senior Delegate Kit Clement with the basics of how it all works.
-There is also this written tutorial on the WCA website that is very helpful.
-We encourage first time competitors to test out the timing equipment before your first attempt! Feel free to ask an organizer or delegate how competing works.
-The competitors will be split up into groups for competing. You will be assigned a group, which you can find on the Groups tab.
-On the day of the competition when your group number is called you bring your puzzle up and put it in the box that has a scorecard with your name on it and wait in the competitor waiting area until your name is called.
-It's a good idea to arrive before the scheduled time for your event because if you are not there for the last call you might not be allowed to compete.

Want to stay connected with the MIdwest Cubing community? Join the Midwest Cubing Community Discord Server! Speak with other competitors from around the midwest, keep in touch with fellow competitors and meet new ones! Find out about competition discussion as it happens in real time, and even announcements for competitions before registration opens!

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Want to meet cubers from throughout the US? Competitors of all speeds and experiences are welcome at the upcoming Regional and Continental Championships! They will be an amazing experience for all competitors, it doesn't matter how fast you are or whether your first competition was in 2014 or 2024!

CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2024

This year's Great Lakes Regional Chamipionship will be held October 4-6 in Louisville, Kentucky and is open to competitors of all skill levels and experience. This can even be your first competition!