ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING.

Before the competition, you will receive a card/nametag with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event in an email. We will be relying on competitors to help by judging whenever they are not competing. Judging is very easy and is a great way to make time fly!

We will provide a judging and competitor tutorial at the beginning of the day, right before the start of 3x3. This will allow anyone with questions about how to judge or compete to be properly prepared when they are expected to help or compete!

We will need help judging for the second/final rounds of events as we can not assign staff for those in advance. Spectators are encouraged to learn how to judge; you do not need to know how to cube in order to be a judge. Having enough judges ensures that we stay on schedule and are able to leave on time.

For those of you new to cubing, WELCOME!

We wanted to let you know this event is perfectly fine for cubers of any age and experience. We just ask you know a couple things before coming to compete!

First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/

This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know, however, it is still required that they are familar with the full set of regulations above.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dSuMG--wm8

If you have any questions after this video, we will be having a new competitor/judge tutorial the morning of the competition. That would be the perfect time to ask those questions and clear up any confusion.

If you are stoked to compete and ready to sign up, head over to the registration tab, click register, and fill out the information it asks for. This will help you get set up the WCA's system and one step closer to your first official solve!

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?

A: Yes! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete. Please refer to section 3 of the WCA Regulations for more information on what puzzles are okay to use in competition. If you have any questions, please reach out!

Q: What is the competition like?

A: Competitions are a ton of fun! Competitions are a great opportuity to meet new cubers, make new friends, and be able to compete and get official times recognized by the World Cube Association. Competitions can be as social of an event as you would like them to be. The communitiy is extremely welcoming and you can always sit at any table and strike up a conversation with another cuber. They are great places to try new cubes as well, just in case you are looking to get a new main cube! Once you walk into the venue, you will most likely see your nametag at a check-in table. If you are a first-timer, you will be asked to verify your information on your registration (name, DOB, country). Once you grab your nametag, go ahead and find a seat and start cubing! There will be a competitor/judge tutorial, which can be found on the schedule. After that, we will begin with the first event and will be calling events up by group. Your group numbers can be found on the back of your nametag. After you compete in an event, you will most likely also be expected to help judge another group (typically the following group). Competitions are very self-sufficient, so we rely heavily on the assitance from other cubers and parents like you! Your assisgned helping groups should also be listed on the back of your nametag. Once you are done competing in your event, you can go back to your table and continnue to socialize! To see if you made it to the next round of an event, you can check your results.

Q: How do I find results?

A: For the day of competing, WCA Live will have all of the results manually entered throughout the day. Once on WCA Live, scroll to the competition in question and you're good to go! After the competition, official results will be posted typically within a few days to a week after the competition happens.

Q: How do I get a WCA ID?

After official results are posted after the competitions (see question above), you will receive an email with information on your WCA ID.

Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?

A: Make sure you pay you registration fee in order to be eligible to be placed on the competitor list. If the competitor limit has been reached by the time your registration is completed, you will be placed onto a waitlist, which is listed in the order of when competitors pay. If you are not advanced from the waitlist before the waittlist closes (date found on Register tab), you will be issued a full refund.

Q: What is the typical age of competitors at these events?

A: All ages are welcome, but in general competitors are between 10 and 20 years old. Don't let this stop you though! Everyone can and should cube!

Q: Are there age divisions?

A: Nope! All competitors compete in the same groups.

Q: Is there anything else I should know before attending my first competition?

A: Yes! Attending your first competition can come with a lot of nerves, so try and focus on having fun and meeting new people. If you aren't as fast as Max Park or Feliks Zemdegs, just remember that all cubers faster than you have been at your speed at some point! I also point people to Mats Valk's WCA Profile since he started competing whe he averaged well over a minute and now averages 6-7 seconds. People often do slightly worse in competition than at home too, so don't beat yourself up if you don't do as well as you had hoped! Once you lock in your first set of results, you'll have new personal records to break and goals to achieve at every new competition! If you plan on bringing any of your own puzzles, we highly rercommend marking them somehow (sharpie mark under a center cap or something similar) or keeping them in a box/bag. It happens far too often that many cubers bring a bunch of puzzles, put them on a table unattended, and accidentally take someone elses' puzzle, thinking it was theirs. It's easy to lose track of a single puzzle, especially since so many of them look the same at first glance!

The competition will be held at
Neil C Twitchell Elementary School
2060 Desert Shadow Trail
Henderson, NV 89012

Directions from the Strip:
Head south on I-15. Take exit 34 to merge onto I-215 East. Take the Green Valley Pkwy Exit and stay in the right lane. Turn left onto Paseo Verde Pkwy. Turn left onto Desert Shadow Trail. Turn left into the parking lot. The school is the one on the left (the school on the right is Vanderburg Elementary).

Parking:
Please park in the parking lot in front of the school.

Lunch:
Raisin Canes will be provided for all competitors during the lunch break. Spectators will be able to buy a Raisin Canes lunch box and a drink with cash during the morning check-in period for $10.
Keep in mind, we can only provide lunch for those who check in during the morning registration period.
Additionally, there are several restaurants within a mile of the competition.

Nearby hotels:

Aloft Henderson
2631 St. Rose Pkwy
Henderson, NV 89052
(725) 239-2050
2.1 miles away

https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/lasha-aloft-henderson/overview/

Green Valley Ranch Resort Spa & Casino
2300 Paseo Verde Pkwy
Henderson, NV 89052
(702) 617-7777
1.3 miles away

https://www.greenvalleyranch.com/

Homewood Suites by Hilton Henderson South Las Vegas
10450 S Eastern Ave
Henderson, NV 89052
(702) 450-1045
3.1 miles away

https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/lashwhw-homewood-suites-henderson-south-las-vegas/

Best Western Plus Las Vegas South Henderson
3041 Saint Rose Pkwy
Henderson, NV 89052
(702) 568-0027
3.5 miles away

https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotels-in-henderson/best-western-plus-las-vegas-south-henderson/propertyCode.29088.html

We would like to thank TheCubicle and Raising Canes for sponsoring this competition.

All sponsors are independent and not affiliated with one another.

Live results: https://live.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/6685

Groups: https://www.competitiongroups.com/competitions/CubesCanesJoyVegas2024

Groups can also be found on your name tag, which is available upon checking in.

Want to stay connected with the West Coast community? Join the West Coast Cubing Community Discord Server! Speak with other competitors from NorCal, SoCal, Nevada, Hawaii, and Tijuana and 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!

Click here to be directly taken to the Discord Server!

We also have our Nevada Cubing Facebook Group, the Vegas Cubing Facebook Group and the West Coast Cubing website.

Notice of Filming and Photography: Please note that filming and photography will take place at the event. By entering the event premises, you acknowledge that you have been informed you may be photographed and recorded for media to be used in any format for any purpose worldwide in perpetuity by the Cubes, Canes, & Joy Vegas 2024 Organization Team, West Coast Cubing, the WCA, and their partners and representatives. Further, by your presence, you grant permission for your likeness and voice to be included therein without compensation, credit, or other consideration. If you do not wish to be photographed, recorded, or appear under these conditions, you should not enter the event premises.