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 $15.00. (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 Friday, February 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM 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 Friday, February 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM are eligible for a refund for half (50%) 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 beforeFriday, February 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM, 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.

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 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.

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/

Of course, those regulations contain a lot of legalese, so 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=dPL3eV-A0ww&t=2s

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.

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!

Q&A:

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 nerds 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 new personal bests, and possibly a vendor, where you can purchase all you cubing related needs. Most competitions have a break for lunch, and the competing is split up into heats, 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 Cubecomps.com to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about 2nd and 3rd rounds of events.

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

A: Make sure you pay you entrance fee in order to be automatically placed on the registered list, which will also guarantee you a spot in the competition. If payment may be any 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, or have you pay on arrival at the compeition. No matter what you situation may be however, please register online. It is much easier for us to have you register now and pay later, then to have to input information at another time.

Q: Are there age divisions?

A: Nope! All cometitors compete in the same group.

Q: Can I have fun at this event?

A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!

Parking

There is ample parking at Delta Dental Two.

Driving

Delta Dental Two is located in theConcord NH just off I-293.

Public Transportation

Unfortunately there is no public transportation direct to the Delta Dental Two.

Air Travel

TheManchester International Airport is a 20 minute drive to/from Delta Dental Two.

Logan Aiport Boston is a 1 hour drive (if no traffic) to/from Delta Dental Two.

Hotels

There are numerous hotels in the area 5-10 miles away in Concord and Manchester NH..

This competition will run from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM so competitors can go to lunch after the competition is over. Downtown Concord NH - 1 mile away - has dozens of great restaurants of all types.

Custom printed 3x3x3 Cubes with the event logo printed on the white face to all individual event winners.

Certficiates to all event podium (top 3) winners

Certificates to the Youngest and Oldest Competitors as well as the Top Rookie.
(Note to be eligible to win age based awards you must sign a waiver giving us permission to access your age from WCA).

Certificates to the top Senior(s) 40+ based on number of seniors in each event.

It's close to Pi Day (3.14) or close enough - so why not combine 2 of my favorite activities into one! Introducing the Run & Cube 5K --- a quirky twist on the usual 5K for all running geeks or geeky runners. Here's how it works:

Right before the start of the race you will be given a 3x3x3 cube (similar to Rubik's Cube {tm}) that has been scrambled randomly. You try and solve it during the race while you are running. Once you cross the finish line --- if you have solved at least one side of the cube --- you can present it to the timing crew and receive a bonus deduction from your race time.

Full size cubes with the race logo on them will be awarded to the fastest running cubers or cubing runners in various age groups based on their final time after any deductions for solving one or more sides of the cube.

Run & Cube 5K Rules: Runners should work independently to solve their own cube. Runners can attempt to solve the cube during the race and if they solve at least 1 side of the cube can check in with the timers at the end of the race to receive their bonus time deduction. Time Deduction will be calculated as follows: 1 side = 1 minutes; 2 sides = 1.5 minutes; 3 sides = 2 minutes; 4 sides = 2.5 minutes; ALL 6 sides = 5 minutes.

50% of the proceeds of this race will go towards the organization of the second ever speed cubing competition in the Azores (a semi-independent small group of islands 800 miles off the coast of Portugal) and the other 50% will go to local school's Math Teams.

The race will be run on the usual Delta Dental 5K course in Concord NH. Refreshments will be available post race.

Sign up for 5K

Links to Groups and Live Results will be posted here a few days prior to the competition.

The current list of wait-listed competitors (by initials) will be shown here:

This competition is organized by Cube New England, a group dedicated to growing the speedcubing community in New England, USA.

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