Manhattan Megaminx Mayhem 2 2025
- Date
- Sep 13, 2025
- City
- New York, New York, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 25 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10011
- Details
Daffodil and Seahorse Classrooms
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Aaron Jake Wong, Empire State Cubing, Ian Liong, and Matthew Liong
- WCA Delegates
- Austin Reed, Brandon Lin (林博浩), Ishaan Lal, Shaun Mack, and Zach Ridall
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
The Daffodil and Seahorse classrooms have limited space and seating, each competitor can bring at most 1 guest in order to maintain safety and the pace of the competition. This will be strictly enforced to ensure we can provide a pleasant experience to all competitors. Guests are welcome to sit outside the classroom at the "Living Room" area. This area is a Public Open Space, please keep your belongings with you at all times.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 38
- 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.
This competition is part of the NYC Metro Fall 2025 Competition Series. Other competitions in this Series are: 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 40 competitors.
Registering for this competition is free.
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.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Alexei Sinyavin won with an average of 28.86 seconds in the Megaminx event. Nicolas Naing finished second (30.09) and Nikhil Soares finished third (31.01).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Brandon Lin (林博浩) | 28.78 | DNF | United States | DNF | 28.78 | 30.43 | |||||
| Clock | Quinn Maloney | 2.94 | 3.31 | United States | 3.24 | 3.04 | 2.94 | 3.65 | 5.26 | |||
| Megaminx | Alexei Sinyavin | 27.93 | 28.86 | United States | 29.88 | 27.93 | 31.40 | 27.96 | 28.73 | |||
| Skewb | Quinn Maloney | 2.03 | 2.18 | United States | 2.17 | 2.32 | 2.05 | 2.31 | 2.03 | |||
| Square-1 | Hassan Khanani | 4.28 | 5.33 | United States | 5.89 | 4.28 | 4.96 | 5.14 | 7.72 | |||
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. This competition is free to enter - there is no registration fee.
The competitor limit for this competition is 40. The list of approved competitors can be found by clicking "Competitors" on the left side of this webpage. If there are already 40 competitors on that list, it means the competition is full, and any future registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
Competitors MUST register online in order to compete. No at-the-door registrations will be accepted.
Any requested changes to registration before Friday, September 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM EDT. will be honored. Your registration is not complete until your name shows up on the list.
Waitlist Information
We will be keeping a waitlist for this competition. To secure a place on the waitlist once 40 competitors have register. If a competitor emails us to drop out before Friday, September 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM EDT. 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.
For First-Time Competitors
All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. This video gives a basic overview of the rules.
In addition, please read this tutorial document before coming to the competition.
For All Competitors
When you arrive, you will receive a card with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event. In addition, you will also have judging/scrambling assignments on your card. Every competitor is expected to help out during the event(s) they are registered for. The card will look like the following:
If you do not arrive to help during your scheduled event, and there are not enough staff members, we reserve the right to disqualify you from competing.
FAQ
Do I use my own cube?
Yes, you will need to bring your own for each puzzle you're competing in.
How old do I have to be to compete?
Our events are competitors of all ages. Most competitors are between 10 and 16 years old, though we often have competitors as young as 7, and as old as 50+, so regardless of your age, you won't be out of place!
Where are results posted?
During the competition, we'll be posting live results on WCA Live.
When should I arrive?
Take a look at the "Schedule" tab. If this is your first competition, we recommend arriving before the New Competitor Tutorial begins. You can leave after your last event ends, or you are welcome to stay as long as you'd like.
What if I have more questions?
You can use the "Contact" link on the "General info" tab to reach the organizers and WCA Delegates. During the competition, feel free to ask any of us if you have any questions.
Getting to the Venue:
The address of the venue is 25 11th Ave, New York, NY 10011
Pier 57 is on 15th Street in Hudson River Park, between Little Island and Chelsea Piers. Access is from the West Side Highway.
Classroom location can be found here: Community Classrooms - Pier 57
This area is a Public Open Space, please keep belonging with you at all times.
Addition information can be found here: Hudson River Park - Pier 57
The competition is taking place in the Seahorse/Daffodil rooms (Community Classrooms) in the back of the pier. Please see this map as a reference:
By Public Transit:
It is recommended to use public transit to reach the venue.
By Subway: Take the A, C, E, or L train to the 14th Street (8th Avenue) station. Walk west to West Side Highway and 15th Street.
By Bus (From North/East/South): Take the M14, M20, or M11 bus to 14th Street. Walk west to the West Side Highway.
Nearby Food:
Market 57 is inside Pier 57 and has several food options. Vendor List
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
- 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
Thank you to TheCubicle who will be providing prizes for the winners!
Groups and live results links will be posted here at a later date.
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.