Manhattan Matinee Favorites 2026
- Date
- City
- New York, New York, United States
- Venue
Little Dreams Event Space
- Address
- 410 8th Ave, New York, NY 10001
- Details
4th Floor
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Eli Rogers, Empire State Cubing, and Warren Morris
- WCA Delegates
- Evan Liu and Shaun Mack
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Please read the Favorites Competition Format tab before registering. You are only able to register for a limited number of the events available at this competition.
This competition will run in 3 groups. You will compete in one group and judge/scramble for the others. You MUST be present from 4:30pm until 8pm, otherwise you will not be allowed to compete.
- Events
- Competitor limit
- 36
- Number of times bookmarked
- 25
- 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 36 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 50% 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.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.
Competitors may register in at most 5 events.
Registration Process
Before You Register
All prospective registrants need a WCA account. New competitors can create their own WCA account by clicking here and entering the required information.
How to Register Online
Prospective competitors register by:
1. Signing into their WCA account;
2. Clicking "Register" on the left side of this webpage, selecting the events they would like to compete in, and submitting their registration;
3. Paying the registration fee of $25.00. (The registration fee is the same regardless of how many events are selected.) Your registration is not complete until you have paid the registration fee.
The competitor limit for this competition is 36. The list of approved competitors can be found by clicking "Competitors" on the left side of this webpage. If there are already 36 competitors on that list, it means the competition is full, and any future registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
Competitors MUST register and pay online in order to compete. No at-the-door registrations or payments will be accepted.
Any requested changes to registration before 11:59 PM EST on Saturday, November 14 will be honored. Your registration is not complete until your name shows up on the list.
How to Pay for Registration Online
Payment is processed through Stripe. Click on the "Register" tab on the left side of the webpage to register and pay all in one place! You can start the payment process by clicking "Pay your fees with card."
Refunds
Approved competitors who cancel their registration before 11:59 PM EST on Saturday, November 14 are eligible for a refund for half (50%) of their registration cost. After this date, no refund requests will be honored. Attempting to file a chargeback for the registration fee will lead to being blacklisted from future WCA events.
Waitlist Information
We will be keeping a waitlist for this competition. To secure a place on the waitlist once 36 competitors have paid, simply pay the registration fee. If a competitor emails us to drop out before 11:59 PM EST on Saturday, November 14, you will be notified if you are the next competitor on the waitlist. After that deadline, all remaining competitors on the waitlist will be emailed letting them know they did not get off the waitlist and will be fully refunded.
What is a Favorites Competition?
A Favorites Competition is a term for a competition that has most or all WCA recognized events, but competitors may only register for a maximum of a few events. This is done to allow people the opportunity to compete in their preferred events, while having a large selection of events to pick from.
How do I know what events I can register for?
Competitors may only register for events that add up to no more than 20 points.
You can find how many points each event is worth in the table below:
| Event | Points |
|---|---|
| 2x2 | 3 |
| 4x4 | 5 |
| 5x5 | 8 |
| 6x6 | 6 |
| 7x7 | 8 |
| 3x3 One-Handed | 5 |
| Clock | 6 |
| Megaminx | 8 |
| Pyraminx | 3 |
| Skewb | 3 |
| Square-1 | 5 |
(Please note that this points system only applies for this competition).
Examples of valid combinations:
- 2x2, 7x7, Pyraminx, Square-1 (3 + 8 + 3 + 5 = 19 points) ✔️
- 6x6, Megaminx, Skewb (6 + 8 + 3 = 17 points) ✔️
- 5x5, 3x3 One-Handed, Clock (8 + 5 + 6 = 19 points) ✔️
Example of an invalid combination:
- 5x5, 6x6, 7x7 (8 + 6 + 8 = 22 points) ❌
If your registered events add up to over 20 points, we will remove events until it is under and you will need to email us to make sure it's your preferred events list.
How will the competition run?
The competition will run in three 70 minute groups. In the group you are competing in, you will do all of your events one after the other. In the other groups, you must help out with judging or scrambling.
You must be present from 4:30pm until 8pm, otherwise you will not be allowed to compete.
The 3 events with the most registered competitors after registration closes will have Top-8 Final Rounds.
This competition is being held in the Mid-Atlantic Region (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, WV). See the regions on CubingUSA's website.
- Join the Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Discord server
- Follow the Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Instagram account
- Join the Tri-State Cubing Facebook group (NJ, NY, PA)
- See the Mid-Atlantic Region Organizational Spreadsheet
- See upcoming competitions:
- in Delaware
- in Maryland
- in New Jersey
- in New York
- in Pennsylvania
- in Virginia
- in West Virginia
TheCubicle will be providing prizes for the winners!
The competition venue requires a code to access. The code will be emailed to all competitors after registration closes. Please check your emails accordingly!
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.