Park Slope PBQ 2025
- Date
- Nov 22 - 23, 2025
- City
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 185 1st St, Brooklyn, NY 11215
- Details
Take the stairs to the second floor and follow the signs
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Alexei Sinyavin, Christopher Chi, Empire State Cubing, and Parker Trager
- WCA Delegates
- Austin Reed and Brandon Lin (林博浩)
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Due to the limited space, each competitor may bring at most 1 guest to the competition.
This competition only has blind events and Fewest Moves. If you're looking for a more conventional cubing competition, you might be interested in other competitions in New York.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 19
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- 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 20 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $5 (United States Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 75% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until by contacting the organization team.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Due to venue space, MBLD will have a registration limit of 12. Out of courtesy for other competitors, please only register for MBLD if you actually plan to compete in it.
Registration will be accepted on a first come, first served basis, and the list of MBLD registrants can be found here with accepted competitors highlighted in green.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Christopher Chi won with a mean of 21.67 moves in the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event. Alexei Sinyavin finished second (23.00) and Jack Lee finished third (25.67).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Brandon Lin (林博浩) | 24.79 | DNF | United States | 24.79 | DNF | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Christopher Chi | 19 | 21.67 | United States | 21 | 19 | 25 | |||||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Brandon Lin (林博浩) | 3:37.38 | DNF | United States | DNF | 3:37.38 | DNF | |||||
| 3x3x3 Multi-Blind | Brandon Lin (林博浩) | 34/37 56:01 | United States | 22/37 1:00:00 | 31/37 56:30 | 34/37 56:01 | ||||||
For those of you new to cubing, WELCOME!
We wanted to let you know this event is great 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/
We have a video made specifically for new cubers, just to show them the basics of competing. This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dSuMG--wm8
If you have any questions after this video, we will be having a new competitor tutorial, Saturday morning of the competition. That would be the perfect time to ask those questions and clear up any confusion. Also, feel free to email the organization team, we are happy to help.
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 in the WCA's system and one step closer to your first official solve!
FAQ:
Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: Yes. You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete.
Q: What is the normal 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: What is the competition like?
A: Competitions are a bunch of tables where cubers like us get to sit and discuss our favorite thing, cubes! Of course in addition there is competing, which will occupy one side of the competition hall, where you will see lots of timers flickering with contestants and new personal bests. Most competitions have a break for lunch, and the competing is split up into groups, as to better organize who competes when (check the Groups tab and listen at the competition for more info on this).
Q: How do I find results?
A: All results are posted on the WCA page a couple of days after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, go to live.worldcubeassociation.org to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about 2nd rounds of events.
Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?
A: Make sure you pay your entrance fee in order to be placed on the registered list, which will also guarantee you a spot in the competition. If payment may be an issue, or you are not sure if you can attend, use the contact button to talk to us, and see if we can work out another payment strategy. No matter what your situation may be however, please register online. It is much easier for us to have you register now and pay later, than to have to input information at another time.
Q: Are there age divisions?
A: No. All competitors compete in the same group. There are no age or gender divisions.
Q: Can I have fun at this event?
A: Definitely! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!
Registration Process
Before You Register
All prospective registrants need a WCA account. New competitors can create their own WCA account by clicking here and entering the required information.
How to Register Online
Prospective competitors register by:
1. Signing into their WCA account;
2. Clicking "Register" on the left side of this webpage, selecting the events they would like to compete in, and submitting their registration;
3. Paying the registration fee of $5.00. (The registration fee is the same regardless of how many events are selected.) Your registration is not complete until you have paid the registration fee.
The competitor limit for this competition is 20. The list of approved competitors can be found by clicking "Competitors" on the left side of this webpage. If there are already 20 competitors on that list, it means the competition is full, and any future registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
Competitors MUST register and pay online in order to compete. No at-the-door registrations or payments will be accepted.
Any requested changes to registration before Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST will be honored. Your registration is not complete until your name shows up on the list.
How to Pay for Registration Online
Payment is processed through Stripe. Click on the "Register" tab on the left side of the webpage to register and pay all in one place! You can start the payment process by clicking "Pay your fees with card."
Refunds
Approved competitors who cancel their registration before Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST are eligible for a refund for 75% of their registration cost. After this date, no refund requests will be honored. Attempting to file a chargeback for the registration fee will lead to being blacklisted from future WCA events.
Waitlist Information
We will be keeping a waitlist for this competition. To secure a place on the waitlist once 20 competitors have paid, simply pay the registration fee. If a competitor emails us to drop out before Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM EST you will be notified if you are the next competitor on the waitlist. After that deadline, all remaining competitors on the waitlist will be emailed letting them know they did not get off the waitlist and will be fully refunded.
Due to venue space, MBLD will have a registration limit of 12. Out of courtesy for other competitors, please only register for MBLD if you actually plan to compete in it.
Registration will be accepted on a first come, first served basis, and the list of MBLD registrants can be found here with accepted competitors highlighted in green
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 assignments on your card. 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.
Groups will be updated once registration is finalized.
Live results will be available on WCA Live.
The venue does not have dedicated parking. There is street parking but availability can be very limited.
It is recommended to take public transportation to reach the competition. The Union St subway station is less than a 10 minute walk from the venue and can be reached by the R train, and the B37 and B103 buses have stops less than a 5 minute walk away. If any weekend service changes occur, we will send an update via email prior to the competition.
Thank you to TheCubicle, who will be providing prizes for this competition!
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
We will be holding an unofficial round of 3x3x3 With Feet on Saturday. If you would like to participate, you can register here. You must be registered for the main competition to participate.
The results will be recorded through Cubing Contests, and will then be added to the rankings.
Live Results
Event Details
Rules
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).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced across rounds (see Regulation A1a2).
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.