CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025
- Date
- Aug 30 - Sep 1, 2025
- City
- Oaks, Pennsylvania, United States
- Venue
Greater Philly Expo Center
- Address
- 100 Station Ave, Oaks, PA 19456
- Details
Hall D
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Blake Thompson, Evan Liu, Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing, and Zach Ridall
- WCA Delegates
- Alex Cohen, Blake Thompson, Brayden Adams, Evan Liu, Jason Chang (章維祐), José Leonardo Chaparro Prieto, Lauren Phung, Pierce Tickle, Rich Tayag, Ryan Durette, Ryland Wilson, Shaun Mack, Siddharth Suresh, Stone Payne, Will Russo, and Zach Ridall
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
This is the Mid-Atlantic championship, but anyone can compete regardless of whether they live in the Mid-Atlantic Region or not. See more information on the Championship Eligibility tab.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitor limit
- 400
- Number of times bookmarked
- 190
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Friday, March 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC and will close Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 3:59 AM UTC.
- Registration requirements
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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 400 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $80 (United States Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 3:59 AM UTC you will be refunded 95% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 3:59 AM UTC.
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 3:59 AM UTC on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Please keep in mind that registrations are approved manually after payment, so your registration may not be approved immediately.
Your registration is not complete until your registration fee has been paid.
All competitiors must read the "Competitor Responsibilities" tab.WAITLIST INFORMATION:
If the competitor limit of 400 has been reached, you can still register and pay the registration fee to secure a spot on the waitlist. During the registration period, any competitor can cancel their registration and allow the first person on the waitlist to take their spot. If you find that you cannot make it to the competition after registering, please contact us so that we can maximize attendance.
All registrants still on the waitlist after the registration period will have their registrations deleted, and will be fully refunded.
We may completely close registration if the waitlist becomes very large.
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 240 advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 150 advance to next round | ||
| Semi Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 16 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 200 advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 120 advance to next round | ||
| Semi Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 20 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:30.00 | Top 20 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:15.00 | |
| 6x6x6 Cube | Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 10:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 3:30.00 | |
| 7x7x7 Cube | Final | Bo1 / Mo3 | 10:00.00 | 1 attempt to get < 5:00.00 | |
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:00.00 | Top 20 advance to next round |
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Clock | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 20.00 | Top 80 advance to next round |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 20 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Megaminx | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 1:45.00 | |
| Pyraminx | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 150 advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 20 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Skewb | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 150 advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 20 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| Square-1 | First round | Bo2 / Ao5 | 10:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 45.00 | Top 40 advance to next round |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 20 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 |
ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING
For First-Time Competitors
All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. This video gives a basic overview of the rules. In addition, please read this document before coming to the competition.
For All Competitors
When you arrive, you will receive a card with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event. In addition, you will also have judging/scrambling/running assignments on your card. Every competitor is expected to help out during the event(s) they are registered for. The card will look like the following:
If you do not arrive to help during your scheduled event, and there are not enough staff members, we reserve the right to disqualify you from competing.
Link(s) to Groups and Live Results TBA.
CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025 is open to all competitors. However, the title of Mid-Atlantic Champion in each event will be restricted to competitors from the Mid-Atlantic region. The states in each region can be viewed below. Additionally, the title of Pennsylvania Champion in each event will be awarded to the top-ranked competitor who lives in Pennsylvania. In order to be eligible to win a title, you must log in to the CubingUSA website with your WCA account and select your home state by August 18th, 2025 at 11:59pm EDT. After the competition has ended, Mid-Atlantic and Pennsylvania champions may also be required to prove residency in order to claim their titles and any additional prizes associated thereof. Please see the regional title policy found here for more details on how this system works.
Mid-Atlantic Quiet Championship 2025 will take place on Sunday, May 18, 2025 in East Berlin, PA.
Hotels:
The Hilton Garden Inn Valley Forge/Oaks is the closest hotel to the venue, and is offering special rates which you can get by booking with the following link: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/mid-atlanticspeedcubingchampionships/
There are also many other hotels in close proximity to the venue. We suggest booking early to lock in the best rates!
Food:
The venue does not allow outside food or beverages of any kind inside the convention hall. There are several restaurants in the area that are all within a short drive from the venue.
Driving:
The venue is a short drive off of I-476. More information can be found here.
Amtrak/SEPTA:
There are several Amtrak stations located 20-30 minutes away from the venue. The expo center is also directly linked via SEPTA buses! More information can be found here.
Airport:
The closest airport is Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), approximately 45-60 minutes from the venue.
To staff at this competition, you must complete this application.
Staff will be given a (busy) schedule to follow throughout the competition. We will let you know whether or not you have been selected for staff after registration closes.
Your registration fee will be refunded if your application is accepted (after the competition as long as you have satisfied your staffing duties), but you must register and pay for the competition to be eligible for the refund. Anyone who does not register for the competition will not be able to compete.
Benefits for staffing at this competition include waived registration fee, and free lunch on all three days of the competition.
Please note that staff members will be given a very rigorous staffing schedule in return for the perks outlined above. They are expected to be proactive throughout the competition and to inform the organizers and Delegates ASAP if they find they are unable to attend.
Staff is open and encouraged for non-competitors as well!
This competition is sponsored by TheCubicle! They will be providing gift cards to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners of each event, as well as to the Mid-Atlantic and Pennsylvania Champion in each event!
This competition is being held in the Mid-Atlantic Region (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV). See the regions on CubingUSA's website.
- Join the Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Discord server
- Follow the Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Instagram account
- Join the Tri-State Cubing Facebook group (NJ, NY, PA)
- See the Mid-Atlantic Region Organizational Spreadsheet
- See upcoming competitions:
- in Delaware
- in Maryland
- in New Jersey
- in New York
- in Pennsylvania
- in Virginia
- in West Virginia
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.