Cube Against Cancer Houston 2025
- Date
- Mar 1, 2025
- City
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 4455 University Dr, Houston, TX 77204
- Details
Student Center South, Ballroom (2nd Floor)
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Derek Herrera, Ian Kleppinger, Jacob Nguyen, Matt Lee, Michelle Tran, Southern Cubing LLC, and Thomas Thanhtran
- WCA Delegates
- Derek Herrera and Matt Lee
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
This competition is supported by Southern Cubing LLC.
Competitions tend to fill quickly, so we strongly recommend competitors register immediately right when registration opens to secure a spot.
- 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 supported by Southern Cubing LLC.
To learn more about cubing in the Southern USA, including other competitions, visit Southern Cubing.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.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 119
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC and closed Monday, February 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC.
- Registration requirements
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Register for this competition here.
There is a competitor limit of 135 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $27 (United States Dollar).
If your registration is cancelled before Monday, February 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC you will be refunded 90% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Monday, February 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC.
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until Monday, February 24, 2025 at 12:00 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 Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM CDT.
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 90% refund (via the contact link on the General Info tab before registration closes.
- No refunds will be awarded after Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 6:00 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 (Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM) will receive a full refund shortly before the competition.
- No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 6:00 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.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Siddharth Reddy won with an average of 6.24 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Thomas Thanhtran finished second (8.13) and Everett Flott finished third (8.25).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Siddharth Reddy | 5.00 | 6.24 | United States | 6.31 | 6.00 | 7.44 | 5.00 | 6.42 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Siddharth Reddy | 1.09 | 1.53 | United States | 1.46 | 3.57 | 1.53 | 1.09 | 1.61 | |||
| Megaminx | Tyler Gee | 38.12 | 42.32 | United States | 42.84 | 38.12 | 45.76 | 40.44 | 43.67 | |||
| Pyraminx | Andres Rodriguez | 1.66 | 2.14 | United States | 1.94 | 2.24 | 2.73 | 2.25 | 1.66 | |||
| Square-1 | Tucker Chamberlain | 6.25 | 7.84 | United States | 8.45 | 6.25 | 8.25 | 6.82 | 9.88 | |||
| 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 50 advance to next round | ||
| Semi Final | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | Top 16 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 5:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 16 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| Megaminx | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 4:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:20.00 | Top 12 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 4:00.00 | |||
| Pyraminx | First round | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | Top 16 advance to next round | |
| Final | Ao5 | 2:00.00 | |||
| Square-1 | 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 |
Important Links (to come soon)
Group Sheet: https://www.competitiongroups.com/competitions/CubeAgainstCancerHouston2025
Live Results: https://live.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/7298
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 delegates for this competition are Matt Lee and Derek Herrera. Ask them 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 the ballroom in Student Center South on the second floor. Plenty of seating area is also available directly outside the venue.
Parking: The nearest parking can be found in the Welcome Center Garage at 4434 University Drive. Plenty of spots are available, and the venue can be found by walking across University Drive. Parking is paid.
Food: A food court with McDonalds, Panda Express, Chick-fil-A, and Mondo Subs is located in the venue.
Travel: The nearest hotel is the Hilton University of Houston located across the street from the venue. Other hotels can be found along the Gulf Freeway.
Distance to Hobby Airport (HOU) - 8.1 Miles
Distance to George Bush Intercontinental Airport - 23.8 Miles
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This competition is a part of the Cube Against Cancer competition series. To support us in 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 with the same purpose of providing comfort through cubes to cancer patients. To learn more about Cube Against Cancer, please visit CubeAgainstCancer.org
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.