Kansas Winter Cube-Off PM 2026

Date: Jan 24, 2026
City: Andover, Kansas, United States
Venue: Hope Community Church
Address: 1831 E 21st St, Andover, KS 67002
Details: The Commons (in the back of the main building)
Contact: Organizers
Organizers: Dylan Buie and Southern Heartland Cubing
WCA Delegates: Dan Smith and Lydia Workman

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

Information

There is no 3x3 in this competition! This is a twin competition with Kansas Winter Cube-Off AM 2026 , and you can only compete in one of the competitions. Competitors who register for both will have one of their registrations deleted.

Please note that this 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 recognized as an official World Cube Association competition. Therefore, all competitors should be familiar with the WCA regulations. If you are new to competing, you may want to look at CubingUSA's Competitor Tutorial.

Events
Main event

Competitor limit: 25

Number of times bookmarked: 3

Registration period

Online registration will be open from to .

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.
This competition is part of the Kansas Winter Cube-Off 2026 Competition Series. Other competitions in this Series are:

Kansas Winter Cube-Off AM 2026

Note: You can submit a registration for all competitions in a Series, but only one of those registrations can be confirmed and accepted. You will only be allowed to compete in one of the Series competitions!
There is a competitor limit of 25 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $30 (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 on the Register tab.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.

The registration is $30.00. There will be no refund to no-shows unless cancelled before the deadline

Registration

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

Deleting Registration/Refunds

If you register and later realize you cannot make the event, you can request a full refund before registration closes.
After the registration period closes, no refunds will be awarded.

Adding/Dropping Events

Competitors may request (by email) to be added to more events BEFORE registration closes.
Competitors may not add events after registration closes.
Competitors may request (by email) to remove events from their registration. It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not wish to compete in.

Waitlist

If the competitor limit has been reached, the waitlist opens. You can enter the waitlist by registering and paying the fee. Competitors will be accepted from the waitlist in the order that they paid.
Competitors who do not make it off of the waitlist before registration closes will receive a full refund shortly before the event.
No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after registration closes.
Please follow all instructions or else your registration may be delayed.

In 48 hours, if you do NOT see your name on the competitors list (the tab on the left side of the screen thay says "Competitors") then please send an email to the contact on the General Info tab.

If the competitor limit is filled, you may still register and pay the registration fee if you wish, but you will be placed on a waitlist. Your registration will not be accepted unless a spot opens up.

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/

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://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.

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 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 lots of timers flickering with contestants new personal bests, and a vendor, where you can purchase all you cubing related needs. Most competitions have a break for lunch, and the competing is split up into heats, as to better organize who competes when. (Check the Groups tab and listen at the competition for more info on this.)

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 WCA Live 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 you entrance 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 competition. 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 in the same group.

Q: Can I have fun at this event?

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

Groups will be posted here the week of competition.

Visit "Competition Groups" to see your groups and assignments for all first rounds:

Live results for this competition can be found using the link below:

Parking
Hope Community Church has parking all around the church. The Commons (where the competition is being held) is in the back of the church. In this picture, NORTH is at the TOP.

How to get to The Commons Room

Follow the blue arrows on this map to get to The Commons. This is NOT the same venue as with Kansas Cubing Open Winter 2022 and Kansas Cubing Open Spring 2022. The Commons is a room in the main building of the church. Enter the building and look for a hallway ahead of you past some tables. Turn right and go down that hallway. The Commons is near the end of the hallway. In this picture, NORTH is at the BOTTOM.

You may only register for EITHER Kansas Winter AM 2026 OR Kansas Winter PM 2026 BUT NOT BOTH. Competitors who register for both will have their registrations deleted.

This competition has a competitor limit of 25 people, with a $30 registration fee payed via Stripe.

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.