Cube Against Cancer DFW 2025
- Date
- Mar 1, 2025
- City
- Richardson, Texas, United States
- Venue
The University of Texas at Dallas - Student Union
- Address
- 800 W. Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080
- Details
Galaxy Rooms
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Matthew Bidwell, Nathan Benson, Ryan Pilat, and Southern Cubing LLC
- WCA Delegate
- Michael Conard
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
This competition is a part of the Cube Against Cancer competition series in collaboration with Ethan's Ohana. We are asking that all competitors bring at least one unopened 3x3 cube, which will be donated to a pediatric cancer patient. See the Cube Against Cancer tab for more information.
- Please review the Competitor Information tab before the competition.
- Please review the other tabs for more information on the competition.
Please note that the schedule is subject to change, as we may hold events slightly earlier or later than shown depending on whether the competition is running ahead of schedule or behind schedule.
This competition is part of the WCA Newcomer Month 2025. If you are new to competing, this would be a great competition to be your first! Please review the Newcomer Month tab for more information.
The University of Texas at Dallas and the Comet Cubing Club will not take custodial responsibility of minors while participating in Cube Against Cancer DFW 2025. Custodial responsibility will remain with teachers K-12, parents, legal guardians, and chaperones.
This competition is supported by Southern Cubing LLC. To learn more about cubing in the Southern USA, including other competitions, visit Southern Cubing.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 92
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Friday, January 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC and closed Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 5:59 AM UTC.
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.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 100 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (United States Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 5:59 AM UTC you will be refunded 75% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 5:59 AM UTC.
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 5:59 AM UTC on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Any spectator can attend for free.
There will be no refund to no-shows unless cancelled before the deadline (Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM).
Registration
- Registration is first come, first served based on the order of when payment is received.
Deleting Registration/Refunds
- If you register and later realize you cannot make the competiton, you can request a 75% refund (via the contact link on the General Info tab before registration closes.
- No refunds will be awarded after Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM.
Adding/Dropping Events
- Competitors may edit their registration to include more events BEFORE registration closes.
- Competitors may not add events after registration closes.
- Competitors may edit their registration to remove events. It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not wish to compete in.
Waitlist
- If the competitor limit has been reached, the waitlist opens. You can enter the waitlist by registering and paying the fee. Competitors will be accepted from the waitlist in the order that they paid.
- Competitors who do not make it off of the waitlist before the deadline (Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM) will receive a full refund shortly before the competition.
- No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM.
Please follow all instructions or else your registration may be delayed.
In 48 hours, if you do NOT see your name on the Competitor List, then please reach out to us using the contact link on the General Info tab.
If the competitor limit is filled, you may still register and pay the registration fee if you wish, but you will be placed on a waitlist. Your registration will not be accepted unless a spot opens up.
Newcomer Month
This competition is participating in the official WCA Newcomer Month 2025. The registration process will reserve 35% of spots for new competitors. New competitors are considered to have no WCA ID or a WCA ID with 2025. Returning competitors are considered to have a WCA ID that is from 2024 or earlier. All competitors must still follow all registration requirements for their registration to be considered complete.
Registrations will be accepted based on the following:
35% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit, are reserved for new competitors.
Initially, 65% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit (100), are available for returning competitors on a first come, first serve basis.
If greater than 35% of new competitors register before 65% of spots are filled by returning competitors, any additional new competitors will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis alongside returning competitors.
If the spots reserved for new competitors are not filled by new competitors two weeks before registration closes, remaining spots, up to the competitor limit, will be accepted from registered returning competitors. - Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Ryan Pilat won with an average of 6.02 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Ryan Ylagan finished second (8.41) and William Henry Ruppert V finished third (9.04).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Ryan Pilat | 5.42 | 6.02 | United States | 6.12 | 5.76 | 5.42 | 7.58 | 6.18 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Ryan Pilat | 1.15 | 1.29 | United States | 1.41 | 2.01 | 1.20 | 1.15 | 1.27 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Ray Bai | 24.74 | 25.60 | United States | 25.97 | 24.89 | 28.90 | 25.94 | 24.74 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Ryan Pilat | 7.42 | 10.35 | United States | 7.42 | 8.76 | 14.09 | 10.25 | 12.04 | |||
| Clock | Ryan Ylagan | 3.62 | 5.42 | United States | 3.84 | 5.07 | 3.62 | 7.35 | DNF | |||
| Pyraminx | Ryan Pilat | 2.13 | 2.36 | United States | 2.14 | 2.13 | 3.00 | 2.24 | 2.71 | |||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 4:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 | Top 12 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 4:00.00 | |||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 2:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| Clock | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 1:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 20.00 | Top 12 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 1:00.00 | |||
| Pyraminx | First round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 |
Important Links
Group Sheet: https://www.competitiongroups.com/competitions/CubeAgainstCancerDFW2025
Live Results: https://live.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/7299
All Competitors
- Please try to arrive at least 30 minutes early for the events you are competing in to ensure that you are on time for that event.
- We will use regulation 9p3 as much as we can. So if you do not arrive to compete by the time the event is starting, your spot may be given up the next competitor in the rankings.
- To keep the competition running on time and to ensure we can keep all events we will be requiring competitors to also judge. Pay attention to the group assignment sheet - This is essential to keep the events on schedule. We also invite any parents or guests to also help to judge - thank you for your support. Please arrive to attend the New Competitor & Judges tutorial.
- Your delegate for this competition is Michael Conard. Ask him if you have any questions throughout the day!
New Competitors
- Please try to arrive early to watch the new competitor introduction.
- Additionally you can watch Kit Clement's WCA Competitor Tutorial video.
- Please be familiar with all of WCA's regulations, most importantly Article A. If you have any questions about the regulations, feel free to ask us.
- In each event we will have rounds. We will take the top competitors into subsequent rounds. After a round is completed it will be entered into WCA Live. Your name will be highlited if you are advancing to the next round.
- Each round will be divided into groups to help them run more efficiently. We will call the groups in order, along with a last call during the last group. Please come bring your puzzle up and wait in the competitor waiting area when your group is called. We are allowed to deny you the ability to compete if you do not come up by the last call.
Room Details: The competition will be held in the Galaxy Rooms in the Student Union.
Parking: There is parking near the venue. Parking passes will be sent out to competitors before the competition.
Lunch: There are several restaurants near the venue.
Hotels: There are several hotels near the venue. Here are the closest hotels.
This competition is participating in the official WCA Newcomer Month 2025. The registration process will reserve 35% of spots for new competitors. New competitors are considered to have no WCA ID or a WCA ID with 2025. Returning competitors are considered to have a WCA ID that is from 2024 or earlier. All competitors must still follow all registration requirements for their registration to be considered complete.
Registrations will be accepted based on the following:
35% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit, are reserved for new competitors.
Initially, 65% of spots, as defined by the competitor limit (100), are available for returning competitors on a first come, first serve basis.
If greater than 35% of new competitors register before 65% of spots are filled by returning competitors, any additional new competitors will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis alongside returning competitors.
If the spots reserved for new competitors are not filled by new competitors two weeks before registration closes, remaining spots, up to the competitor limit, will be accepted from registered returning competitors.
This competition is a part of the Cube Against Cancer competition series. To support our mission, please bring at least one unopened 3x3 cube, which will be donated to a pediatric cancer patient.
Cube Against Cancer is in collaboration with Ethan’s Ohana, a charity founded by Brian Perry in honor of his son Ethan. Ethan battled T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, and during treatment, Ethan learned to solve the cube and became obsessed like all of us. The cube provided great comfort to Ethan during his treatment, but the cancer got the best of him, and Ethan passed on March 25, 2021. Ethan’s Ohana honors his legacy by donating cubes, puzzles, and toys to pediatric cancer patients. You can learn more about Ethan’s Ohana at EthansOhana.org
Cube Against Cancer began in Houston and has brought in over 300 cubes to date. This year, competitions are being held throughout the USA and Canada, all aiming to provide comfort through cubes to cancer patients. To learn more about Cube Against Cancer, please visit CubeAgainstCancer.org
We will be recruiting talented staff members to make this competition a success! Be sure to review the information listed below before filling out the application.
Staff Applications are now closed.
Staff members will have additional assignments throughout the competition. You will be responsible for primarily scrambling/running duties and following any other instructions from organizers/delegates. Staff members are expected to arrive before the New Competitor Tutorial to help with setup, and stay till the end of the day to help with cleanup.
Staff members may receive a full registration refund after the competition, based off of performance review.
Please keep in mind that we are only able to accept a limited amount of applications. You will receive an email after registration closes letting you know if you have been accepted or not.
This competition is sponsored by TheCubicle! They will be providing gift cards to the podiums.
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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.