SSN Cube Open 2025

Date: Feb 8 - 9, 2025
City: Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India
Venue: Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) College of Engineering
Address: Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) College of Engineering , SH 49A, Kalavakkam, Tamil Nadu 603110
Details: Mini Auditorium
Contact: SpeedCubers India
Organizers: SpeedCubers India and Sundarakannan
WCA Delegates: Arun Kannan and Sachin Arvind

: Download all the competition's details as PDF here.

Information

Please review all of the tabs listed on this website.

*  Competitors are only allowed to register for a maximum of five events.

Please see the "Favorites Format" tab for more info.
The events will happen in the order listed on the "Schedule" tab, but event durations are tentative! Check back the day before the competition, as event durations may change depending on the number of competitors in events.
You only need to show up for the events that you're competing in - but we encourage you to show up for longer. Do note that we may run ahead of or behind schedule, particularly for events in the afternoon please be ready at least 30 minutes in advance just in case
We won't be allowing late entry in the competition under any exceptions. Make sure you will be available at the venue when your name is called.
Make sure you go through all the WCA regulations.
Kindly bring your ID card while entering the campus.
If you're participating in a WCA competition for first time or unaware of competition rules, make sure that you attend the tutorial session.
Participants must bring their own cubes.

Events
Main event

Competitor limit: 100

Number of times bookmarked: 8

Registration period

Online registration opened and will close .

Registration requirements

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 ₹599 (Indian Rupee).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
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.
On the spot registrations will be accepted with a base registration fee of ₹1,499 (Indian Rupee).
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may register in at most 5 events.

Registration fee

Early Bird Payment - ₹599 (If the participant registers and makes the payment on or before 31st December 2024)

Regular Payment - ₹899 (If the participant registers and makes the payment on or after 6th January 2025)

On The Spot Registration Fee - ₹1499 (If the participant makes the payment on 9th February 2025 {8:00 AM to 9:00 AM})

Check Registration and Payments tab for more information

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Important Note for Online Registrations:

Upon registering you will receive an email stating “Your registration for SSN Cube Open 2025 is submitted and pending approval”. This does NOT mean that you are on the registration list. Competitors will not be approved until payment has been made.
Please ensure you have paid the registration fees via the listed payment method on the register page. Your registration is not complete and will not be processed until you have paid the registration fee.
Failure to complete the online payment before the registration deadline will result in the inability to participate, even if you registered in WCA website under the Early Bird or Regular fees. Only On-The-Spot (OTS) registrations will be accepted in such cases. • ### Important Note for On-The-Spot Registrations :
The maximum total number of competitors allowed to attend the competition is 100.
If all 100 slots are filled during online registrations, On-The-Spot (OTS) registrations may not be accepted.
However, in the event of any no-shows, we will allocate the vacant slots to On-The-Spot registrations on a first-come, first-served basis.
All On-The-Spot registrants must be present between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM on 9th February 2025.
On-The-Spot registrations will not be accepted after 9:00 AM of 9th February 2025.
Due to organizational constraints OTS will be accepted only for 2x2, 3x3, Pyraminx and Skewb.
Any discrepancies regarding the inclusion of On-The-Spot registrations will be determined at the discretion of the WCA Delegate, adhering to the fair assessment of WCA Rules and Regulations. The decision of the WCA Delegate will be final in such cases.

Registration fee

Early Bird Payment - ₹599 (If the participant registers and makes the payment on or before 31st December 2024)

Regular Payment - ₹899 (If the participant registers and makes the payment on or after 1st January 2025)

On The Spot Registration Fee - ₹1499 (If the participant makes the payment on 9th February 2025 {8:00 AM to 9:00 AM})

Steps to complete registration

Step 1 : Register here by selecting the events you want to participate in.

Step 2 - Make the payment using the following payment method :
Scan here to pay!!!

(Kindly send an email to chennaicubingclub@gmail.com with screenshot of UPI payment and participant name) .
While paying through UPI or QR please put your name and WCA id ( if have one ) in the note section

Step 3 - Wait upto 3 working days for your registration to be confirmed. Once your registration is confirmed, you will get a confirmation mail and your name will appear in the list of registered competitors

Important Note for Online Registrations:

Upon registering you will receive an email stating “Your registration for SSN Cube Open 2025 is submitted and pending approval”. This does NOT mean that you are on the registration list. Competitors will not be approved until payment has been made.
Please ensure you have paid the registration fees via the listed payment method on the register page. Your registration is not complete and will not be processed until you have paid the registration fee.
Failure to complete the online payment before the registration deadline will result in the inability to participate, even if you registered in WCA website under the Early Bird or Regular fees. Only On-The-Spot (OTS) registrations will be accepted in such cases.

Important Note for On-The-Spot Registrations :

The maximum total number of competitors allowed to attend the competition is 100.
If all 100 slots are filled during online registrations, On-The-Spot (OTS) registrations may not be accepted.
However, in the event of any no-shows, we will allocate the vacant slots to On-The-Spot registrations on a first-come, first-served basis.
All On-The-Spot registrants must be present between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM on 9th February 2025.
On-The-Spot registrations will not be accepted after 9:00 AM of 9th February 2025.
Due to organizational constraints OTS will be accepted only for 2x2, 3x3, Pyraminx and Skewb.
Any discrepancies regarding the inclusion of On-The-Spot registrations will be determined at the discretion of the WCA Delegate, adhering to the fair assessment of WCA Rules and Regulations. The decision of the WCA Delegate will be final in such cases.

Competitors may only register for a maximum of 5 events.

The current schedule is not final, and will be adjusted after the deadline to change events.
All events (except 3x3, 2x2, Pyraminx) will have one round. Please be sure you are there when your events start.
Keep in mind that you can only register for 5 events, so if you want to add an event, you will need to drop another one in the process.
See the General Info tab for the deadline to change your events.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How can I change my events?
If you want to change or add any additional events, feel free to e-mail us and wait for some time to make the changes.

Q. What time should I arrive at the competition?
You should arrive for registration between 08:00am and 09:00am. You should always be at the venue ready to compete 30 minutes before you are scheduled. Sometimes we run ahead and if you are not available for your group you most likely will not be permitted to join a later group. Please note the schedule is subject to change on the day.

Q. How old do I have to be to compete?
Anyone can compete at any age! We encourage anyone considering to compete to register as it will be a great experience regardless of age.

Q. How fast do I have to be to compete?
To compete you only need to know how to solve the cube! Please check the events tab for information in time limits for each event.

Q. How can I prepare before the competition day?
Before attending you should have read and understood the WCA regulations. Here is condensed version of the competitor tutorial. . You may also like to watch this helpful competitor guide.

Q. What do I need to bring?
You need to bring a puzzle for each event you are signed up to compete in - make sure they are allowed per the WCA regulations.
Participants are not required to bring any timers, All timing equipment is provided by SpeedCubers India (formerly known as C3).

Q. How do I find out if I've progressed to the second round?
Times will be uploaded through the day onto WCA Live. Please allow up to an hour from finishing your solves to them being uploaded. After all the times of a round has been entered, you can see if you are in the following round.

Q. Who can I ask for help on the day?
Your Delegates and Organizers for this competition will be wearing Organizers tags on the competition day, feel free to ask them any questions you may have on the day.

Q. Can I help on the day?
Of course! Throughout the day we will need judges and runners so please see our Delegates to ask how you can best assist.

Q. How do I find out about other upcoming competitions in Tamil Nadu?
You can find out about upcoming competitions in Tamil Nadu by following us in our Instagram Page SpeedCubers India Instagram.
Or join us in this WhatsApp Group SCI Announcements

Q: How do I get a WCA ID?
After official results are posted after the competitions you will receive an email with information on your WCA ID.

Q: I lost a puzzle at the competition, what should I do?
There are hundreds of puzzles at these events, make sure to keep yours together so you don't lose them! Keeping them in a bag and looking after it at all times is recommended. If you do lose a puzzle (or anything else), please speak to us at the event or contact the organisational team, it is possible someone has handed it in to us.

Schedule will be available after the Registration Closes

You can find an individual schedule here. Each competitor will be provided with a printed copy of their individual group assignments at registration.

Throughout the competition we will also need judges, runners and scramblers. All competitors will need to do some judging at the bare minimum, usually in other groups of your events, the more events you do the more your will need to help out. If you don't know how to help please come and ask, there is almost always something for you to do.

Live Results

Live results will be provided via WCALive. It may take up to an hour between times being set and them appearing online.

TBA

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).

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.