The Sumatra Open 2018 will take place on December 29 - 30, 2018 in Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia. Check out the Sumatra Open 2018 website for more information and registration.
The Mini Minnesota Fall 2018 will take place on November 3, 2018 in New Brighton, Minnesota, United States. Check out the Mini Minnesota Fall 2018 website for more information and registration.
Aaron Huynh won the BarbeCubing Fall 2018 with an average of 8.55 seconds. Justin Barker finished second (8.97) and Jeremy Collins finished third (9.51).
Bhargav Narasimhan won the KJSCE Mumbai Open 2018 with an average of 9.21 seconds. Alaik Bhatia finished second (9.64) and Omkar Chavan finished third (9.75).
The Macedonia Open 2018 will take place on November 17, 2018 in Skopje, Macedonia. Check out the Macedonia Open 2018 website for more information and registration.
The Oradea Cubing Finals 2018 will take place on December 15 - 16, 2018 in Oradea, Romania. Check out the Oradea Cubing Finals 2018 website for more information and registration.
Antoine Cantin won the China Championship 2018 with an average of 7.26 seconds. Zibo Xu (徐子博) finished second (7.42) and Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) finished third (7.43).
World records: Yunhao Lou (娄云皓) Clock 4.56 (average).
Asian records: Anyu Zhang (张安宇) 7x7x7 Cube 2:13.48 (average), Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁) 3x3x3 Cube 6.38 (average), 6x6x6 Cube 1:24.98 (single), 6x6x6 Cube 1:26.96 (average), 7x7x7 Cube 2:11.67 (average).
The Cubing Chiriquí 2018 will take place on December 15, 2018 in Chiriquí, Panama. Check out the Cubing Chiriquí 2018 website for more information and registration.
The SpeedCubing José Martí 2018 will take place on November 2, 2018 in Neiva, Huila, Colombia. Check out the SpeedCubing José Martí 2018 website for more information and registration.
Andrey da Conceição Santos won the Bodocó Open 2018 with an average of 13.81 seconds. Luiz Fellipe Oliuza Leal Silva finished second (14.03) and Tarcísio dos Santos Cruz finished third (16.47).
Esukhei Bat-Erdene (Есүхэй) won the Baikal Cubing 2018 with an average of 11.25 seconds. Bat-Erdene Sambuudolgor (Бат-Эрдэнэ) finished second (11.41) and Mikhail Kopylov (Михаил Копылов) finished third (11.70).
Eder Olivencia Gonzalez won the Arnold Open 2018 with an average of 9.71 seconds. Daniel Cofreces Jaureguizar finished second (9.95) and Manuel Prieto de Antón finished third (10.17).
The Almaty Altyn Cube 2018 will take place on November 3 - 4, 2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Check out the Almaty Altyn Cube 2018 website for more information and registration.
The Transilvania Cubing Open 2019 will take place on February 2 - 3, 2019 in Targu Mures, Romania. Check out the Transilvania Cubing Open 2019 website for more information and registration.
The Trinity Valley Open 2018 will take place on November 10, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Check out the Trinity Valley Open 2018 website for more information and registration.
The Romanian National Day 2018 will take place on November 30 - December 2, 2018 in Bucuresti, Romania. Check out the Romanian National Day 2018 website for more information and registration.
Angel Armando Jaime Sánchez won the Tula 2018 with an average of 10.15 seconds. Alexis Rodrigo Cazu Mendoza finished second (10.19) and José Cruz Lara Rojas finished third (10.72).
Smeling Becerra won the Salesianos Open 2018 with an average of 8.21 seconds. Edson Bryan Béjar Román finished second (10.13) and Eduardo Gutiérrez Cuba finished third (10.48).
Dmitry Dobrjakov won the Speedcubes Fest in SPB 2018 with an average of 8.71 seconds. Sergey Ryabko finished second (8.99) and Pavel Galaktionov finished third (10.40).
The Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2018 will take place on November 3 - 4, 2018 in New Delhi, India. Check out the Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2018 website for more information and registration.
The Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2018 will take place on November 17, 2018 in Monroe, North Carolina, United States. Check out the Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2018 website for more information and registration.
As a result of our recent application period, two new Senior Delegates have been appointed. For the Asia Japan region, the Board received the application of Yohei Suzuki and he has been re-appointed for the position. For the Europe West region, the Board received the applications of Laura Ohrndorf and Lorenzo Vigani Poli. After deliberation, they decided to appoint Laura Ohrndorf for the position.
No applications were received for the regions of South America & Middle America and Africa, so the WCA Board will assume these roles until suitable replacements are found.
In North America, a new system is being implemented to enhance the senior delegate role for the region. The documentation and explanation of this system is here.
Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) won the Philippine Championship 2018 with an average of 8.04 seconds. Leo Borromeo finished second (8.29) and Sean Patrick Villanueva finished third (8.56).
Daniel Karnaukh won the Princeton Fall 2018 with an average of 7.94 seconds. Daniel Rose-Levine finished second (8.00) and Luigi Soriano finished third (8.79).
Jong-Ho Jeong (정종호) won the CWR Fall 2018 with an average of 10.01 seconds. DongSu Park (박동수) finished second (10.40) and Walker Welch finished third (11.20).
Asian records: Jung Hwan Lee Pyraminx 0.99 (single).
