ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING.

For this competition, we do not expect newcomers to help judge; if you have any questions, please check out our New Competitor Information and FAQ page. Enjoy the competition and the rest of the festival!

Returning competitors who are not part of the staff team will be asked to help during the group directly after they compete. For example, returning competitors in group 1 are expected to be available during group 2 to judge, run, or scramble. We will provide a competing and judging tutorial at the beginning of the general competition, around 11 AM. Please check the Schedule tab for those details. We are also more than happy to provide individual judging refreshers throughout the day as needed.

We will send out competing and helping groups shortly before the event itself, around March 1st.

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/

This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know, however, it is still required that they are familar with the full set of regulations above.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dSuMG--wm8

If you have any questions after this video, we will be having 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 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!

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?

A: Yes! You are responsible for your own hardware in order 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! Competitions are a great opportunity to meet new cubers, make new friends, and be able to 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 communitiy is extremely welcoming and you can always sit at any table and strike up a conversation with another cuber. They are great places to try new cubes as well, just in case you are looking to get a new main cube! Once you walk into the venue, you will most likely see your nametag at a check-in table. If you are a first-timer, you will be asked to verify your information on your registration (name, DOB, country). Once you grab your nametag, go ahead and 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 be calling events up by group. Your group numbers can be found 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! To see if you made it to the next round of an event, you can check your results.

Q: How do I find results?

A: For the day of competing, WCA Live will have all of the results manually entered throughout the day. Once on WCA Live, scroll to the competition in question and you're good to go! After the competition, official results will be posted typically within a few days to a week after the competition happens.

Q: How do I get a WCA ID?

After official results are posted after the competitions (see question above), 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 waittlist 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 cometitors compete in the same groups.

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. If you aren't as fast as Max Park or Feliks Zemdegs, just remember that all cubers faster than you have been at your speed at some point! We also point people to Mats Valk's WCA Profile since he started competing whe he averaged well over a minute and now averages 6-7 seconds. People often do slightly worse in competition than at home too, so don't beat yourself up if you don't do as well as you had hoped! Once you lock in your first set of results, you'll have new personal records to break and goals to achieve at every new competition! If you plan on bringing any of your own puzzles, we highly rercommend marking them somehow (sharpie mark under a center cap or something similar) or keeping them in a box/bag. It happens far too often that many cubers bring a bunch of puzzles, put them on a table unattended, and accidentally take someone elses' puzzle, thinking it was theirs. It's easy to lose track of a single puzzle, especially since so many of them look the same at first glance!

Groups and assigned time slots can be found on this sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1deGzk3ERkEQpESgH4NImGRdYthJbSwwnqR2g9NsVsL4/edit?usp=sharing

We are looking for dedicated staff for this competition! To apply, please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/VSnZZw4qiiJVRDLZA

What responsibilities do staff members have?

Members of the staff team are expected to assist with the various volunteer positions in order to keep the competition running smoothly and on time, even when not actively competing. This includes:

• Judging
• Running
• Scrambling
• Data Entry
• New Competitor Tutorial/Check In and more. We plan to accept around 16 competitors to join the staff team.

Are there any perks for applying and being selected?

Yes! We plan to offer:

• Refunded registration fee
• Free lunch for morning staff
• Recognition of volunteer hours (if desired)

Who can apply to be staff?

We're looking for competitors who:

• Have (at least) a basic understanding of the WCA Regulations
• Can follow directions from delegates and their peers
• Want to be more involved in their local cubing community
• Are available for most of the day
• Are at least 13 years old

Even if you haven't competed before but meet the criteria above, feel free to apply!

There is also an option to participate in the Team Solve, in which teams of 6 work together to solve 18 cubes! Please note participants must be between ages 7 and 12 to participate in the Team Solve. Please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-waKtsdJS3oPVhdj7XBwUnFO1l7vMTDT6VD3iS52w5whKww/viewform?usp=header

You can find more details about the competition format here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19FlATiKBbzeFjMc4VopRGZ1DTud3D1ILkOd7ZPtWGkY/edit?usp=sharing

Venue

The competition will take place in the USU Ballroom AC, in the University Student Union (4 on map). If coming from the main Super STEM Saturday path from the south, you can easily access the venue by walking through the USU Amphitheater and entering; we'll be in the right/east side of the Ballroom.

Parking

There are two primary parking lots for this competition:

• Lot F (free, 1 on map): this is the primary parking lot for Super STEM Saturday, and will give you a great overview of the overall event as you walk to the Ballroom. Parking here is free all day! Please be advised that the walk to the Ballroom is 5-10 minutes, as indicated by the lower red arrow on the map; if parking here, make sure to leave enough time to get to the venue itself!
• Parking Structure 1 (paid, 2 on map): This is the closest parking lot to the Ballroom; a day pass will cost $9, with shorter passes available at a discount.

We have an ADA-accessible dropoff area at the Campus Way Circle (just off the upper red arrow on map), which is also a convenient place to drop off competitors before parking in Lot F!

Food

Super STEM Saturday hosts a variety of food trucks right on campus - you can find them at Kellogg Plaza (3 on map), a short walk south of the Ballroom!

This competition is a part of the WCA Newcomer Month initiative, and is designed for new competitors!

As such, 88 competitor slots will be reserved for newcomers! Anyone who has never been to a competition or has a 2025 WCA ID qualifies as a newcomer.

If these 88 slots are not filled, then they will be filled with waitlisted returning competitors after registration closes.

We're pleased to be a part of the Super STEM Saturday hosted by CSUSM! You can find more information about the festival at their website, including social media links, other booths and activities, and the overall show schedule:
https://www.csusm.edu/superstem/index.html

This competition will be sponsored by SpeedCubeShop! They will be providing gift-card prizes for this competition. They will not be selling puzzles onsite.

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 our SoCal Cubing Facebook Group, WCA Forum thread for California, and the West Coast Cubing website.