There will be an appointment of a new WCA Regulations Committee Leader, since Laura Ohrndorf recently stepped down as the Leader of the WCA Regulations Committee. We thank Laura for all her hard work leading this Committee for the past years!
Candidates are expected to fulfill their terms (24 months) and to spend at least 10 hours per week on average to work for the Committee. The qualities expected of candidates are:
The application period is opened for candidates to submit their candidacy documents until October 23rd, 2018, 23:59 UTC privately to the WCA Board (board@worldcubeassociation.org).
Dear WCA Community,
As most of you know Red Bull has created their own series of speedcubing competitions in 2018 without the involvement of the WCA.
Their series has finished for this year with their finals in Boston, but they will surely continue for future seasons too. Regarding the 2019 season, we are in talks with them about a possible cooperation between the two parties. So far nothing has been decided, the negotiations have not yet started, but we wanted to inform you that we are in communication with Red Bull right now.
We are informing you that the winning candidate to host the WCA World Championship 2019 is Melbourne, Australia!
We believe that their plan was the strongest among the four candidates and that their team will lead to a successful championship next year.
Thank you to the applicants from Brest, Belarus and Beijing/Guangzhou, China for their submissions. You can view all of the application documents here.
The WCA South American Championship 2018 will take place on December 15 - 16, 2018 in Poá, SP, Brazil. Check out the WCA South American Championship 2018 website for more information and registration.
The La Tienda Cubera Christmas 2018 will take place on December 22 - 23, 2018 in Lima, Peru. Check out the La Tienda Cubera Christmas 2018 website for more information and registration.
Andrey da Conceição Santos won the I Open Carrancubos 2018 with an average of 12.51 seconds. Bruno Fonsêca Coelho Lima finished second (13.27) and Luiz Fellipe Oliuza Leal Silva finished third (15.84).
Richard Delacoste won the Argovia Open 2018 with an average of 7.77 seconds. Michał Pleskowicz finished second (8.12) and Robin Tschümperlin finished third (9.62).
The Xuzhou Winter 2018 will take place on November 24 - 25, 2018 in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China. Check out the Xuzhou Winter 2018 website for more information and registration.
The Narva Winter 2019 will take place on January 5, 2019 in Narva, Estonia. Check out the Narva Winter 2019 website for more information and registration.
The Adelaide Summer 2019 will take place on January 19 - 20, 2019 in Adelaide, Australia. Check out the Adelaide Summer 2019 website for more information and registration.
The Puget Sound NxNxN 2018 will take place on December 8, 2018 in Tacoma, Washington, United States. Check out the Puget Sound NxNxN 2018 website for more information and registration.
Phil Patrick F. Isidro won the Bagong Sison Cup 1 2018 with an average of 9.01 seconds. Inigo Miguel B. Palisoc finished second (10.10) and Lord Walter Ebenyzr Bautista finished third (11.77).
The Andorra 2018 will take place on November 24, 2018 in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. Check out the Andorra 2018 website for more information and registration.
The Albacete Open 2018 will take place on November 17 - 18, 2018 in Albacete, Spain. Check out the Albacete Open 2018 website for more information and registration.
Hassen Kallala won the Tunisia Autumn Open 2018 with an average of 9.60 seconds. Emna Boughizane finished second (9.81) and Youssef Kallala finished third (14.65).
African records: Emna Boughizane Megaminx 58.02 (average), Hassen Kallala Skewb 2.56 (single), Skewb 3.72 (average), Square-1 8.88 (single).
Tymon Kolasiński won the Ekonomik Elektryk Cube Race 2018 with an average of 8.00 seconds. Bartłomiej Owczarek finished second (8.20) and Szymon Malinowski finished third (9.27).
Allen John won the Tathva Cube Open 2018 with an average of 9.81 seconds. Sidharth Thachilath Sudheer finished second (11.50) and Dhyan Chalikkandy Pathrmpethu finished third (13.58).
Ramiro Mendez won the Martelli Open 2018 with an average of 9.17 seconds. Guido Dipietro finished second (9.78) and Manuel Gutman finished third (10.61).
Bautista Bonazzola won the Santa Fe Cubing Spring 2018 with an average of 8.26 seconds. Agustín Bernasconi finished second (9.77) and Genaro Sahib Leguizamon finished third (10.70).
South American records: Axel Bazán Clock 6.10 (average), Bautista Bonazzola 3x3x3 Cube 5.77 (single), 3x3x3 Cube 7.48 (average).
Aditya Mishra won the Raipur Cube Championship 2018 with an average of 11.80 seconds. Ashwani Kumar Shivankar finished second (11.81) and Abhishek Sathyanarayanan finished third (12.30).
The Taipei Winter Open 2018 will take place on November 18, 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan. Check out the Taipei Winter Open 2018 website for more information and registration.
The Lande Open 2018 will take place on December 15 - 16, 2018 in Kirkkonummi, Finland. Check out the Lande Open 2018 website for more information and registration.
Daniel Suclupe Dávila won the Jaén Mountain Cubes 2018 with an average of 13.23 seconds. Nayel Carrillo Castillo finished second (14.57) and Natán Riggenbach finished third (15.40).
Luke Tycksen won the Yakima Valley Cubing Fall 2018 with an average of 7.95 seconds. Max Siauw finished second (8.59) and Benjamin Gottschalk finished third (9.80).
North American records: Aiden Bartlett Square-1 8.17 (average).
Felipe Medel won the Curicó al Cubo 2018 with an average of 9.24 seconds. Rodrigo Cabezas finished second (9.41) and Leopoldo Andrés Ibarra Fuentes finished third (9.61).
