Cubalaya LA 2026

Date: Jul 25, 2026
City: Paulina, Louisiana, United States
Venue: Grace Church of Paulina
Address: 39316 Industrial Park Rd. Paulina, LA 70763
Details: The competition will take place in the sanctuary of the church. There will be signs.
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Alexander Laiche and Shawn Parker
WCA Delegates: Jeremy Falanga, RJ Gohn, Seth Talbot, and Shawn Parker

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

Information

Homemade Jambalaya will be available for all competitors at lunch and is included in the cost of registration. Additional plates can be purchased for $5.

Please review the Important Information tab before the competition.
Please review the other tabs for more information on the competition.

Please note that the schedule is subject to change, as we may hold events slightly earlier or later than shown depending on whether the competition is running ahead of schedule or behind schedule.

This competition is supported by Southern Cubing LLC. To learn more about cubing in the Southern USA, including other competitions, visit Southern Cubing.

Events

Competitor limit: 50

Number of times bookmarked: 12

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 50 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (United States Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 75% of your registration fee.
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.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.

There will be no refund to no-shows unless cancelled before the deadline (Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM CDT).

Registration is first come, first served based on the order of when payment is received.

If you register and later realize you cannot make the competition, you can request a 75% refund via the contact link on the General Info tab before registration closes. No refunds will be awarded after Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM CDT.

If the competitor limit has been reached, you may still register and pay the registration fee if you wish, but you will be placed on a waitlist. Competitors will be accepted from the waitlist in the order that they paid. Competitors who do not make it off of the waitlist before the deadline will receive a full refund shortly before the competition. No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM CDT.

Please follow all instructions or else your registration may be delayed.

The comp will held in the back of the church. There will be signs.
The church has lots of free parking.
For those who don't want Jambalaya there are numerous resturaunts nearby.
The closest hotels are in Gonzales. There is a Hampton, a Holiday Inn, a Comfort Suites, and many more. They are about 15 minutes away from the competition.

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:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPL3eV-A0ww&t=2s

If you have any questions after this video, we will be having a new competitor tutorial, Saturday 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!

Q&A:

Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?

A: YES! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete. So don't forget to bring your main cubes with you.

Q: What is the normal 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: What is the competition like?

A: Competitions are usually a large room with a bunch of tables where nerds like us get to sit and discuss our favorite thing: Cubes! Of course in addition there is competing, which will occupy one side of the competition hall, where you will see all the timers, competitors, and staffers of the competition. Most competitions also have a break for lunch which can be found on the schedule. The competing is split up into groups, as to better organize who competes when (Information on groups will be sent out a couple weeks prior to the competition)

Q: How do I find results?

A: All results are posted on the WCA page a couple of days after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, go to Cubecomps.com to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about 2nd and 3rd rounds of events.

Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?

A: Make sure you pay your registration fee in order to be automatically placed on the registered list, which will also guarantee you a spot in the competition. If payment may be any issue, or you are not sure if you can attend, use the contact button to talk to us, and see if we can work out another payment strategy, or have you pay on arrival at the compeition. No matter what you situation may be however, please register online. It is much easier for us to have you register now and pay later, then to have to input information at another time.

Q: Are there age divisions?

A: Nope! All competitors compete together.

Q: Can I have fun at this event?

A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!

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).

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.

Advancement Condition

The number of competitors shown as advancing to the next round is the planned maximum. The actual number may be lower if there are fewer competitors than expected, or if there are ties at the boundary.