Delhi Cube Challenge 2025
- Date
- Nov 29 - 30, 2025
- City
- New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Venue
GMR Aerocity
- Address
- Aerocity, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Delhi 110037
- Details
Ground Floor
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizer
- SpeedCubing Delhi
- WCA Delegates
- Aryan Malhotra and Saiyam Jain
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Participants have to bring their own cube for the event.
Check out all the other Tabs for more detailed information.Make sure you will be available at the venue at least 30 minutes before your event starts. You won't be allowed to participate in an event under any circumstances if you reach late.
- If you're participating in a WCA competition for first time or not aware of competition rules, make sure that you attend the tutorial session.
- If you're participating in a WCA competition for first time, please bring your goverment ID card for verification.
- All the participants are requested to volunteer in the competition and every participant (except newcomers) will be assigned to a particular event they have to either judge, scramble, etc for the group/event!
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 64
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and closed .
- Registration requirements
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This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.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 120 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is ₹1,500 (Indian Rupee).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
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.
On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of ₹1,500 (Indian Rupee).
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.
Unofficial Events
Please read the "IMPORTANT INFORMATION (UNOFFICIAL EVENTS INFO & REGISTRATION" for further information
- Relay Race (2x2, 3x3, Pyraminx)
- Mirror Cube
- 3x3 Feet
- 3x3 Team BLD
How to Register if you are a First Time Participant :
Step 1 - Sign-up on WCA.
Step 2 - Register for the competition by browsing to the Delhi Cube Challenge 2025 page and clicking on the Register tab on the left hand side of the page.
You can select the events in which you want to participate in this tab and hit on Register.
Make sure you select the exact number of events in which you want to participate accordingly in the next step.Step 3 - Pay the registration fees through this link- here
*Kindly allow upto 2 days for your registration to be approved as it is done manually by the organizer.
How to Register if you are a Returning Participant :
Step 1 - Sign-in using your email that you used for your previous competitions.
Step 2 - Register for the competition by browsing to the Delhi Cube Challenge 2025 page and clicking on the Register tab on the left hand side of the page.
You can select the events in which you want to participate in this tab and hit on Register.
Make sure you select the exact number of events in which you want to participate and pay accordingly in the next step.Step 3 - Pay the registration fees through this link-here
*Kindly allow upto 2 days for your registration to be approved as it is done manually by the organizer.
Registration Fees
The registration for all events (flat) Rs. 1500
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Gaurav Kher won with an average of 7.56 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Fouzan Zayn finished second (7.97) and Kunal Oak finished third (8.04).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Gaurav Kher | 6.93 | 7.56 | India | 6.93 | 8.69 | 7.69 | 7.97 | 7.03 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Aniket Ahuja | 1.14 | 1.76 | India | 2.09 | 1.40 | 2.56 | 1.80 | 1.14 | |||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Sukant Koul | 21.40 | DNF | India | 22.88 | DNF | 21.40 | |||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Fouzan Zayn | 10.35 | 13.08 | India | 13.00 | 10.35 | 11.86 | 14.37 | 14.74 | |||
| Clock | Shrey Relan | 3.30 | 5.47 | India | DNF | 3.93 | 3.30 | 4.19 | 8.30 | |||
| Pyraminx | Shrey Relan | 3.07 | 3.55 | India | 3.07 | 3.34 | 4.02 | 4.41 | 3.30 | |||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Sukant Koul | 2:25.72 | DNF | India | DNF | 2:48.16 | 2:25.72 | |||||
⚠️ Must Read Before Registering
Kindly Note - One must compete in one or more WCA events in order to compete in the unofficial events. If you are competing in unofficial events, please familiarize yourself with the descriptions and regulations below. To sign up for unofficial events, please register with the Google Form below.
Rules
Only competitors of the competition competing in official WCA events can sign up for unofficial events.
Registration
Registering for unofficial events is free of cost. You can register from the form below:
https://forms.gle/6hiW7Nd3i1HhDkdU9
You can register for the events until they start according to the schedule.
Current Registration/Competitor List
The Following Unofficial Events will be Conducted
3 Cube Relay (2x2, 3x3, Pyraminx)
Description:
Competitors will try to solve a 2x2, 3x3 and a pyraminx consecutively as fast as possible
Regulations:
- Submit one 2x2, one 3x3 and one Pyraminx cube
- Bo1 Format
- Time Limit: 2:00.00
- The competitor will get 15 seconds of total inspection time to inspect all the puzzles
- The competitor may solve the cubes in any order they like, however one cube must be fully solved before moving on to the next one
3x3 with Feet
Description:
Competitors will try to solve a 3x3 cube with their feet as fast as possible
Regulations:
- Submit one 3x3 Cube
- Ao5 Format
- Time Limit: 5:00.00
- Cut-off: 3:00.00
- Read regulations here: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/history/official/2019-05-01/#article-D-feet
Mirror Blocks
Description:
Competitors will try to solve a mirror cube as fast as possible
Regulations:
- Submit one Mirror Cube
- All sides of the puzzle must be clearly distinguishable from each other (i.e. have distinct thicknesses on each side).
- All pieces of the puzzle must only be distinguishable from each other by the thickness on each axis.
- There must be no other way to distinguish the pieces from each other, be that visually, by feel, or otherwise. Exception: the puzzle may have one logo on one of the center pieces.
- Scrambling orientation: scrambled starting with the thickest layer as the top face and the next thickest adjacent layer on the front face.
- Ao5 Format
- Time Limit: 4:00.00
- All normal speedsolving regulation apply including 15 seconds of inspection.
Team Blindfolded
Description:
Solve a 3x3x3 as a team with a solver who is blindfolded, and a caller who is not allowed to touch the cube.
Regulations:
- Submit one 3x3 Cube
- Bo3 Format
- Time Limit: 3:00.00
- Before the attempt starts, the competitors must decide who is is the caller (cannot touch the cube) and solver (blindfolded)
- The solver must put on their blindfold before the attempt starts
- Inspection time is 15 seconds.
- The caller removes the cover from the puzzle after starting the timer.
- The competitors may switch roles between attempts.
Volunteers play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation and timely completion of our competition. According to Regulations 1e2 and 1f2, all competitors are required to assist with judging, running and scrambling.
No prior experience is necessary for volunteering tasks such as judging and running. We provide training for these roles immediately following the new competitor tutorial. This presents an excellent opportunity for family members of competitors to participate actively without competing themselves.
If you're interested in supporting Delhi Cube Challenge 2025 in a more significant capacity,
https://forms.gle/MzSPXXky3kY8TarG9
please complete the staff form for Delhi Cube Challenge 2025.
Location
Aerocity, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Delhi 110037
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rgAF8oWKx547bkjU8
Reach by Metro
The nearest Delhi Metro station to the venue is Delhi Aerocity on the orange/airport line. from there you can take a 5 minute auto
Food
There are plenty of restaurants and a food court with multiple food joints at the venue
🏆 Awards & Recognition
Awards will be given across multiple categories to celebrate a wide range of achievements and participation. As of now, the following awards are planned:
🥇 Performance-Based Awards
• Podium Winners (Top 3) of all official events
• Podium Winners (Top 3) of all unofficial events
• Sum of Ranks / Kinch Ranks overall
• Top 3 Fastest Debutants (based on 3x3 Average)
• Top 3 Fastest Female Participants (based on 3x3 Average)
• Top 3 Youngest Participants
Note: The above award categories are tentative and may be updated at the discretion of the organizing team based on participation and logistics.
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).
A cumulative time limit may be enforced (see Regulation A1a2).
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.