ALL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING

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 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/running 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.

Links to groups and live results will be posted here shortly before the competition!

Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 is open to all competitors. However, the title of Mid-Atlantic Champion in each event will be restricted to competitors from the Mid-Atlantic region. The states in each region can be viewed below. In order to be eligible to win a title, you must log in to the CubingUSA website with your WCA account and select your home state by August 2nd, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT. After the competition has ended, each Mid-Atlantic champion may also be required to prove residency in order to claim their titles and any additional prizes associated thereof. Please see the regional title policy found here for more details on how this system works.

More information coming soon!

Hotels:
Bally's Dover Resort has rooms connected right to the venue! There are also other options within driving distance in the Dover area.

Food:
The venue does not allow outside food or beverages of any kind inside the convention hall.
There will be a concession stand inside of the venue.There are also several restaurants in the area that are all within a short drive from the venue.

Driving:
Dover is accessible via DE-1, which connects to I-95. The venue has free parking.

DART:
The venue is minutes away from the Dover Transit Center DART station.

Airport:
The venue is 40 miles from Wilmington airport and is connected via bus.

We do not intend to order a significant number of extra shirts! To guarantee you get a shirt, please order and pay through the form in advance.

The order form can be found here.

Shirts are $25 and we accept Credit/Debit payments through Stripe. All payment details will be linked on the form.

Shirts ordered through the form will be available for pickup on any day of the competition. Orders will be open until July 16 at 11:59PM. No late orders will be accepted.

To staff at this competition, you must complete this application once it opens.

Staff will be given a (busy) schedule to follow throughout the competition. We will let you know whether or not you have been selected for staff after registration closes.

Benefits for staffing at this competition include waived registration fee and free lunch on all three days of the competition.

If you satifsy your staffing duties, your registration fee will be refunded after the competition, but you must register and pay for the competition to be eligible for the refund. Anyone who does not register for the competition will not be able to compete.

Please note that staff members will be given a very rigorous staffing schedule in return for the perks outlined above. They are expected to be proactive throughout the competition and to inform the organizers and Delegates ASAP if they find they are unable to attend.

Non-competitors are also encourage to apply for staff!

This competition is sponsored by TheCubicle! They will be providing gift cards to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners of each event, as well as to the Mid-Atlantic champion in each event!

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

Notice of Filming and Photography:
Please note that filming and photography will take place at the event. By entering the event premises, you acknowledge that you have been informed you may be photographed and recorded for media to be used in any format for any purpose worldwide in perpetuity by Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing, the WCA, and their partners and representatives. Further, by your presence, you grant permission for your likeness and voice to be included therein without compensation, credit, or other consideration. If you do not wish to be photographed, recorded, or appear under these conditions, you should not enter the event premises.

Stationary Competing

This competition will be using a fixed-seating setup for competing – this is different from how many other competitions in the U.S. operate. With fixed seating, competitors stay at their stations for the duration of their attempts – there will be no waiting area. The general process is as follows:

1. When the competitor’s group is called, the competitor goes up to that stage’s scorecard table and collects their scorecard.

2. Competitor goes to any open solving station with their scorecard and puzzle.

3. If there are no open stations, please wait a couple of minutes or see a Delegate to see if there are open stations at other stages. A station may open up as competitors from the previous group finish.

4. Competitor makes sure they have the correctly numbered cover at their station. Competitor puts their puzzle and their scorecard in the numbered cube cover and holds it for a “running judge” to pick up. Competitor will stay in this spot throughout the entire round.

5. A running judge takes the cube to the scramblers.

6. The running judge drops off the puzzle and takes the next available scrambled puzzle to the corresponding competitor/station based on the number on the cube cover and proceeds to judge their attempt.

NOTE: The running judge may not judge the same competitor each time.

1. After each attempt, the running judge packs the solved cube and competitor scorecard in the cube cover and brings this to the scramblers.

2. Repeat this process until all competitors in the group have completed all their attempts.

As a reminder to all competitors: you are not allowed to watch your neighboring competitors complete their solves, as this raises concerns about gaining additional information about the scrambles. Competitors who are suspected of attempting to gain an advantage may be subject to disqualification.

We will be demonstrating the Running Judges system during the new-competitor tutorial before Clock on Friday and 3x3x3 on Saturday. Throughout the competition, delegates will be stationed near the scorecard pick-up table to address any questions you may have.