Esplanade Cube Open 2026
- Date
- May 23 - 24, 2026
- City
- Gurugram, Haryana, India
- Venue
Esplanade Mall, Gurgaon
- Address
- The Esplanade Mall, Gurugram
- Details
Ground Floor, Atruim
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Akula Pavan Kumar, Speed Cubing India, SpeedCubing Delhi, and Vivek Prasad Mada
- WCA Delegates
- Aryan Malhotra and Saiyam Jain
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- 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
- Competitor limit
- 150
- Number of times bookmarked
- 9
- Registration period
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Online registration will be open from to .
- 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 150 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is ₹1,200 (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.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
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 Esplanade Cube Open 2026 competition page and click on Register on the left hand side of the page.
Step 3: Scroll to the bottom of the page and select the events in which you want to participate in and hit on Register.
Step 4: Pay the registration fees at: https://rzp.io/rzp/ECO2026 and wait up to 48 hours for approval by the organizer.
How to Register if you are a Returning Participant :
Step 1: Sign-in using your email ID that you used for your previous competitions.
Step 2: Register for the competition by browsing to the Esplanade Cube Open 2026 competition page and click on Register on the left hand side of the page.
Step 3: Scroll to the bottom of the page and select the events in which you want to participate in and hit on Register.
Step 4: Pay the registration fees at: https://rzp.io/rzp/ECO2026 and wait up to 48 hours for approval by the organizer.
Fees :
Flat registration fee (covers all events): ₹1200
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/
So we have a video made specifically for new cubers, just to show them the basics of competing. This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know.
https://youtu.be/dPL3eV-A0ww
If you are stoked to compete and ready to sign up, head over and Register for the Competetion
FAQs
Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: YES! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete. This means you should bring your own cube.
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: How do I find results?
A: All results are posted on the WCA page within a week after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, go to https://live.worldcubeassociation.org to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about upcoming rounds of events. Remember, the results are entered by a human so please be patient if you do not see your results immediately.
Q: Are there age divisions?
A: Nope! All competitors compete together.
Q: I want to attend, or I have friends/family who want to attend, but not compete. Do they need to pay as well?
A: No. All spectators are free to view the competition at no cost. There is payment only to compete. But in some cases, venue will be having restriction to allow spectators depending on the competition.
Q: Can I have fun at this event?
A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!
If you have any further queries, please do mail the organizers & delegates.
By Metro
The nearest metro station is Millenium City Centre on the Yellow Line. It is a half hour cab/auto ride from there.
Parking
The mall has ample parking available.
Live results of the competition will be available on WCA Live during and after the competition. This page will be updated as the competition draws closer.
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.