Don't DNF Davis 2026
- Date
- Feb 21, 2026
- City
- Davis, California, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 482 Hutchison Dr, Davis, CA 95616
- Details
Classroom 1218, First Floor
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Hamza Hafeez, Jacob Marinas, Naomi Solnick, and West Coast Cubing LLC Treasurer
- WCA Delegates
- Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल), Calvin Nielson, Chris Martin, Hamza Hafeez, Jacob Vincent Vicente Mangosing, Jason Ostdiek, and Michael Larsen
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Davis' first ever competition featuring blindfolded events, fewest moves, and clock - Don't DNF!
Our comeptitor limit has been reached. New registrations will be placed on a waitlist. We will try our best to accommodate all waitlisted registrations
This competition will be specializing in quiet events and will not have 3x3 or typical events found in traditional competitions.
New competitors are welcome — for Clock solvers, we highly encourage you to explore and take on the challenge of blindfolded and fewest moves!
- All attendees under the age of 18 are required to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- Competition attendees may appear on livestream and media.
- Competitors may not compete in an event if they miss last call for that event. In general, last call is a few minutes after the last group is called.
This competition is organized in partnership with West Coast Cubing and Speedcubeshop.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitor limit
- 32
- Number of times bookmarked
- 20
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and will close .
- Registration requirements
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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 32 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $15 (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 80% 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 on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Payment
Upon registering, you will receive an email with the subject "Registration Pending: Don't DNF Davis 2026". However, your registration is not complete until you have paid the registration fee. Contact the organizational team if you encounter an issue.
Waitlist
Once the competitor limit has been reached, new registrations will be added to a waitlist and sorted in the order of payment.
Waitlisted competitors will be fully refunded if new spots are not available by Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM.
You can see your position on the waitlist by checking the Waitlist Tab)Registration Refunds
If you can no longer make the competition, you may request a full refund by contacting the organizational team before Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM.
Event Changes
Competitors may add or remove events using the Register tab until Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM. It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not wish to compete in.
Free Registration for UC Davis Students
If you're a UC Davis student, please mention your student status in the registration comments and email organizer Hamza Hafeez (hyhafeez@ucdavis.edu) with a photo of your UC Davis student ID. Please do not enter any payment information; we will manually approve your registration without payment.
For those of you new to cubing, welcome!
This competition is great for cubers of any age and experience. We just ask you know a couple things before coming!
First, please be familiar with the World Cube Association (WCA) Regulations, found here:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/
This video will explain most of what you'll need to know for your first competition. Please note you're still required to be familar with the regulations above.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dSuMG--wm8
If you have any questions after this video, we will have a new competitor/judge tutorial the morning of the competition. That would be the perfect time to ask those questions and clear up any confusion.
If you're 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 in the WCA's system and bring you one step closer to your first official solve!
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Am I too slow to compete?
If you can make the time limit (which is 10 minutes per solve for 3x3x3 Cube), you're not too slow to compete! When it comes to cubing competitions, the truth is, it doesn't actually matter how fast you are. Most people who go to competitions aren't competing to win. Instead, they're competing to beat their own personal competition records. But most importantly, they're here to meet other cubers! Cubing competitions are a great place to make friends who enjoy cubing just like you. If you can solve the cube, you should come!
Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: Yes! You are responsible for bringing your own puzzles to compete. Please refer to section 3 of the WCA Regulations for more information on what puzzles are okay to use in competition. If you have any questions, please reach out!
Q: What is the competition like?
A: Competitions are a ton of fun! They're a great opportunity to meet new cubers, make new friends, and compete and get official times recognized by the World Cube Association. Competitions can be as social of an event as you would like them to be. The community is extremely welcoming and you can always sit at any table and strike up a conversation with another cuber. Competitions are great places to try new cubes as well!
Once you walk into the venue, you will most likely see your nametag at a check-in table. Once you grab your nametag, find a seat and start cubing! There will be a competitor/judge tutorial, which can be found on the schedule. After that, we will begin with the first event and will start calling events up by group. Your group numbers can be found on the back of your nametag. After you compete in an event, you will most likely also be expected to help judge another group. Competitions are very self-sufficient, so we rely heavily on the assistance of parents and cubers like you! Your assigned helping groups should also be listed on the back of your nametag. Once you are done competing in your event, you can go back to your table and continue to socialize!
Q: How do I find results?
A: During the competition, WCA Live will have all of the results manually entered throughout the day. To find the live results, go to the very top of this page, then click "WCA Live". Then, scroll to this competition and you're good to go! Official results will be posted after the competition, typically within a few days to a week.
Q: How do I get a WCA ID?
After official results are posted after the competition (see the above question), you will receive an email with information on your WCA ID.
Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?
A: Make sure you pay you registration fee in order to be eligible to be placed on the competitor list. If the competitor limit has been reached by the time your registration is completed, you will be placed onto a waitlist, which is listed in the order of when competitors pay. If you are not advanced from the waitlist before the waitlist closes (date found on Register tab), you will be issued a full refund.
Q: What is the typical 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: Are there age divisions?
A: Nope! All competitors compete together regardless of age.
Q: Can I bring guests?
A: Guests are welcome and there is no charge for bringing them.
Q: Is there anything else I should know before attending my first competition?
A: Yes! Attending your first competition can come with a lot of nerves, so try and focus on having fun and meeting new people. Always try your best and don't give up, even if you don't get the best results.
Location
This competition will be held at the following location on the UC Davis campus:
Teaching and Learning Complex
482 Hutchison Dr, Davis, CA 95616
The venue will be found on the first floor in classroom 1218.
Parking
Parking at UC Davis is free on weekends. The nearest parking lot is Lot 41.
Food
Latitude Dinning Commons is a 4 minute walk from the TLC and offers a buffet at $15.00 for guests (may not be open on weekends). You can view their menu here. (It's best to check the menu on the day of the competition since the menu is changed frequently.)
There are other dinning option on campus which can be found here.
There is also a variety of food places located in Downtown Davis, which is a 20 minute walk or a 5 minute drive away.
Want to stay connected with the West Coast community? Join the West Coast Cubing Community Discord Server! Speak with other competitors from NorCal, SoCal, Nevada, Hawaii, and Tijuana and keep in touch with fellow competitors and meet new ones! Find out about competition discussion as it happens in real time, and even announcements for competitions before registration opens!
Click here to be directly taken to the Discord Server!
We also have a NorCal Cubing Community Facebook group!
This competition is organized with Davis Cube Club at UC Davis! All cubers can join the Davis Cube Club Discord Server.
Click here to be directly taken to the Discord Server!
We'll post about the competition and other Davis Cube Club related things on our Instagram! Come follow us!
Check out the rest of our socials here on our Linktree!
To see your competing groups and staff assignments, visit Competition Groups.
Wondering if you made it to the next round? Click here to check live results on WCA Live. All data has to be entered manually before your final ranking for a round is available, so please be patient as we work hard to enter results.
This competition is sponsored by SpeedCubeShop! They will be providing gift card prizes for the top 3 competitors in every event.
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 across rounds (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.