Rock-Cube-Lin Qualifier 2025
- Date
- Apr 27, 2025
- City
- Rocklin, California, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 701 Wildcat Blvd, Rocklin, CA 95765
- Details
Cafeteria
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Chris Martin, Daniel Cho, Dominik Bora, and West Coast Cubing LLC Treasurer
- WCA Delegates
- Chris Martin, Jason Ostdiek, and Michael Larsen
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Get ready for another Rocklin competition!
Registrants will be accepted in the order that they pay, not the order that they register. Please be patient with us as we manually accept all eligible competitors.
Competition Day Timing
- The competition will begin at the scheduled start time.
- Lunch will end at the scheduled time.
- Events will begin as soon as the previous event is wrapping up. Exception: All First Round events will not start more than 20 minutes early.
- Competitors may not compete in an event if they miss last call for that event. In general, last call is a few minutes after the last group is called.This competition is organized in partnership with West Coast Cubing, SpeedCubeShop, and QiYi Toys.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitor limit
- 100
- Number of times bookmarked
- 32
- Registration period
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Online registration opened Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC and will close Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 12:00 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 100 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (United States Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC.
We encourage everyone to register for the events they want to compete in via your online registration, however you may add events to your registration up until the event has started.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of $30 (United States Dollar).
Adding/Dropping Events
- Competitors may request by email to be added to more events BEFORE registration closes.
- Competitors may not add events after registration closes.
- Competitors may request by email to remove events from their registration. It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not wish to compete in, although it is not encouraged.
- Competitors may also adjust their registration details by themselves, without prior approval until the registration deadline.
If Registration fills up, we will place competitors on a waitlist. In order to get on the waitlist, you must register and pay. You are not on the waitlist until you pay the registration fee. If you do not make it off of the waitlist, you will be fully refunded. If a competitor drops out, the first person on the waitlist will replace them. People can be replaced up until the registration close date indicated above
All competitors, staff included, are required to pay the registration fee. Registration will not be accepted until the registration fee is paid. If you would like to be on staff, please indicate this in your comments.
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Cutoff | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 75% advance to next round | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | Top 12 advance to next round | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 10:00.00 | |||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Final | Ao5 | 25:00.00 total for 5x5x5 Cube Final, 6x6x6 Cube Final** | ||
| 6x6x6 Cube | Final | Mo3 | 25:00.00 total for 5x5x5 Cube Final, 6x6x6 Cube Final** | ||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Final | Bo3 | 10:00.00 cumulative* | ||
| Clock | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 1:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 20.00 | |
| Megaminx | Final | Bo2 / Ao5 | 4:00.00 | 2 attempts to get < 2:00.00 | |
| Skewb | 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 |
For those of you new to cubing, welcome!
This competition is great for cubers of any age and experience. We just ask you know a couple things before coming!
First, please be familiar with the World Cube Association (WCA) Regulations, found here:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/
This video will explain most of what you'll need to know for your first competition. Please note you're still required to be familar with the regulations above.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dSuMG--wm8
If you have any questions after this video, we will have 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're 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 bring you one step closer to your first official solve!
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Am I too slow to compete?
If you can make the time limit (which is 10 minutes per solve for 3x3x3 Cube), you're not too slow to compete! When it comes to cubing competitions, the truth is, it doesn't actually matter how fast you are. Most people who go to competitions aren't competing to win. Instead, they're competing to beat their own personal competition records. But most importantly, they're here to meet other cubers! Cubing competitions are a great place to make friends who enjoy cubing just like you. If you can solve the cube, you should come!
Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: Yes! You are responsible for bringing your own puzzles 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! They're a great opportunity to meet new cubers, make new friends, and 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 community is extremely welcoming and you can always sit at any table and strike up a conversation with another cuber. Competitions are great places to try new cubes as well!
Once you walk into the venue, you will most likely see your nametag at a check-in table. Once you grab your nametag, 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 start 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. Competitions are very self-sufficient, so we rely heavily on the assistance of parents and cubers like you! Your assigned 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 continue to socialize!
Q: How do I find results?
A: During the competition, WCA Live will have all of the results manually entered throughout the day. To find the live results, go to the very top of this page, then click "WCA Live". Then, scroll to this competition and you're good to go! Official results will be posted after the competition, typically within a few days to a week.
Q: How do I get a WCA ID?
After official results are posted after the competition (see the above question), 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 waitlist 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 together regardless of age.
Q: Can I bring guests?
A: Guests are welcome and there is no charge for bringing them.
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. Always try your best and don't give up, even if you don't get the best results.
Please Read!!!
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.
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!
As we get closer to the end of the competition, we will need help with judging for the second/final rounds as we cannot assign staff for those in advance.
You don't have to be a experienced cuber to help out! If you see there is need for help, feel free to help! Judging is lot easier than you think it is and everyone, even spectators, are encouraged to help. This way the competition can run smoothly and finish on time.
Location
The competition will take place in the indoor cafeteria, Whitney High School (see the map below). The address of the venue is:
701 Wildcat Blvd
Rocklin, CA 95765
Parking
You can easily access the parking lot through Wild Cat Blvd. Feel free to park anywhere in the school parking lot, but the closest parking lot to the venue is located at the front of the school (See the map below).
Food
Lunch will be 1 hour long. There are plenty of good restaurants nearby, all around 15 minutes away by car. Try to eat something nice! (Orchids, In-N-Out, El Mariachi, Pho, Tasty Pot just to name a few.)
You are allowed to eat food in the venue, but please clean up after yourself. Thanks!
Map of the venue:
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We would like to thank QiYi Toys and SpeedCubeShop for sponsoring this competition! SpeedCubeShop is one of the original cube retailers based out of Las Vegas, and will also be providing prizes to the top 3 competitors in every event
QiYi Toys will be sponsoring cube giveaways! We'll give away a variety of QiYi products, including puzzles for WCA events, non-WCA puzzles, and timers. All registered competitors in attendance will be eligible to win!
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 a NorCal Cubing Community Facebook group!
We would like to recognize and give special thanks to Whitney High School cube club for making all of Rocklin competitions possible. Since this will be last competition at Whitney High School and possibly in Rocklin, we will hold special, mystery events that will be unveiled closer to the competition date.
Cubing Meme Contest
Guidelines & Requirements
Meme can be anything cubing related.
No offensive or sensitive topics. this includes:
-anything racist
-anything political
-promoting anything violence or provocative like
If a meme includes any of these topics or deemed to be inappropriate, your submission will be disqualified.Meme must be original. You may not use AI or copy from someone else. Penalty for stealing or using AI will result in disqualification. Exception: You are permitted to use AI to help create your meme but cannot fully generate it. Be creative!
Include an explanation for your meme. This doesn't need to be an essay. Just a couple sentences explaining what your meme is.
You may create your meme via digital platform or on paper. Please submit your meme via email to dscho772@gmail.com.
Deadline: April 20, by 11:59 PM PT. Only one submission per person. The winning meme will be featured in the competition website and as well as in competitor email. The winner will also be announced during awards.
Prize: Mystery.
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 (see Regulation A1a2).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced across rounds (see Guideline A1a2++).
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.