It is with great pleasure that we can finally announce that the World Cube Association has been recognized as a Non-Profit Organization! We have just received the Determination Letter from the Internal Revenue Service of the United States that confirms we are exempt from federal income tax under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).
We would like to seize this moment to thank every one of you for your dedication towards our organization and our Mission through the years. It has been a long way since this journey began, but the best is yet to come!
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 Kharkiv Special 2018 will take place on December 25, 2018 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Check out the Kharkiv Special 2018 website for more information and registration.
Dear WCA Community,
The WCA Disciplinary Committee (WDC) has been facing a rise in the number of investigations concerning competitors trying to achieve a personal advantage by cheating (or attempting to cheat) during blindfolded events.
Sebastian Weyer won the Brugge Open 2018 with an average of 7.27 seconds. Philipp Weyer finished second (7.47) and Antonie Paterakis finished third (8.31).
The Northern Azerbaijan Decathlon 2019 will take place on January 24, 2019 in Khinalug, Azerbaijan. Check out the Northern Azerbaijan Decathlon 2019 website for more information and registration.
Vladislav Kaminskiy won the November Days in Minsk 2018 with an average of 8.96 seconds. Pavel Yushkevich finished second (10.14) and Vadzim Smirnou finished third (10.34).
Octavio Arocena won the Pando City Open 2018 with an average of 13.26 seconds. Munemichi Suzuki finished second (13.54) and Rodrigo Benitez finished third (13.55).
The Swisscubing Cup I 2019 will take place on January 5 - 6, 2019 in Sonvico, Switzerland. Check out the Swisscubing Cup I 2019 website for more information and registration.
The Puget Sound Valentine 2019 will take place on February 9, 2019 in Tacoma, Washington, United States. Check out the Puget Sound Valentine 2019 website for more information and registration.
The Hudson Valley Winter 2019 will take place on January 5, 2019 in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Check out the Hudson Valley Winter 2019 website for more information and registration.
Jules Desjardin won the Awesome Bruchsal Cubing 2018 with an average of 8.28 seconds. Leon Schmidtchen finished second (8.61) and Kevin Gerhardt finished third (8.80).
European records: Henri Gerber 3x3x3 With Feet 18.55 (single).
Tobias Peter won the Ticino Open 2018 with an average of 9.17 seconds. Reto Bubendorf finished second (9.38) and Tommaso Raposio finished third (10.36).
Manuel Prieto de Antón won the Albacete Open 2018 with an average of 9.30 seconds. Jerónimo Ibarra Bernal finished second (9.92) and Juan Carlos Aguado Seminario finished third (10.63).
David Remolina Amórtegui won the Salesiano Open 2018 with an average of 8.97 seconds. Oscar Nieto finished second (10.15) and Ramses Amaya finished third (10.34).
Christopher Olson won the Fargo Fall 2018 with an average of 8.70 seconds. Tyler Robinson finished second (8.83) and Carter Kucala finished third (8.95).
North American records: Carter Kucala Skewb 1.39 (single).
Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) won the Nanjing Autumn 2018 with an average of 8.05 seconds. Weihao Kong (孔维浩) finished second (8.69) and Antoine Cantin finished third (9.15).
The Dallas Winter 2018 will take place on December 26, 2018 in Frisco, Texas, United States. Check out the Dallas Winter 2018 website for more information and registration.
The Tlaxcallan 2019 will take place on January 12 - 13, 2019 in Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico. Check out the Tlaxcallan 2019 website for more information and registration.
Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) won the CUTORY Autumn Open 2018 with an average of 6.56 seconds. DongSu Park (박동수) finished second (8.84) and Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) finished third (9.65).
Angelo Zhang won the Longhorn Fall 2018 with an average of 10.22 seconds. Alyssa Bernardo finished second (10.61) and Derek Herrera finished third (11.08).
Dylan Miller won the Fleur-de-lis Fall 2018 with an average of 7.78 seconds. Justin Mallari finished second (8.04) and Eli Parker finished third (8.51).
Amos Nordman won the Pikkujoulut 2018 with an average of 7.91 seconds. Linus Laurén finished second (8.26) and Daniel Wallin finished third (8.37).
European records: Amos Nordman Megaminx 31.64 (single), Megaminx 35.94 (average), Megaminx 34.63 (average).
Hunor Mogyorósi won the Kosovo Open 2018 with an average of 7.92 seconds. Lir Ukaj finished second (9.32) and Aleksandar Dukleski finished third (11.31).
