Q. Are newcomers welcome?

Yes! Even though this is a championship, any and all competitors are allowed to compete and participate!

Q. How do I register for this competition?

A. Registration for this competition opens on Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM Central and will be open until Friday, November 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM Central. You'll need a WCA Account to register. Once registration has opened, you can register at the register button to your left or at this link. Select the events you'll be competing in and any comments you'd like the organization team to know. After pressing Register, you'll be prompted to pay using Stripe. You must pay your registration fee to be eligible to compete. If there is still space in the competition and you do not receive an email saying your registration has been accepted within 48 hours of paying, please contact the organization team.

Q. How can I prepare for the competition day?

A. Competitors should understand the WCA Regulations before competing. For something a little more digestable, you can read the WCA Competitor Tutorial or watch this video guide. We will have a New Competitor Tutorial at the beginning of the day where you can learn and ask questions.

Q. Who should I ask if I have any questions?

A. Before the competition, you can contact the organization team with any questions with our contact form. During the competition, you can speak to a delegate.

Q. What are groups? How can I find which ones I'm in?

A. Groups are how we determine when each competitor competes. During each round, we will have several groups that will be called up in succession. When the group in which you're supposed to compete is called, please come up to the cube dropoff table and submit your puzzle. When the group you're judging is called, come up and find an empty station to judge. Groups will be emailed to competitors or in a tab on this website in the week leading up to the competition.

Q. Do competitors need to volunteer? How do I do that?

A. We require that all competitors volunteer as Judges during the competition day. You will be assigned a group to judge in. We will go over judging in our New Competitor Tutorial.

Q. How old do I have to be to compete?

A. WCA Competitions are open to cubers of any age! We do not have age groups so all competitors compete with each other.

Q. What do I need to bring to the competition?

A. You'll need to bring the puzzles required for any event you'll be competing in. Most competitors like to bring other cubes to warm up with. All timing equipment will be supplied by the WCA Delegates at the competition.

Q. Where can I find results for this competition?

A. Live results will be visible on WCA Live and will be posted on the WCA Website shortly after the competition. If it's your first competition, you'll get a WCA ID when results are posted to the WCA Website.

Q. How can I have a competition in my hometown?

A. You can contact the Minnesota delegates by email here. We would love to help you organize a comp anywhere in Minnesota and bordering states!

Minnesota Championship 2025 is open to all competitors. However, the title of Minnesota Champion in each event will be restricted to competitors from Minnesota. 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 November 15th, 2025 at 11:59pm Central. After the competition has ended, Minnesota Champions 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.

Minnesota Quiet Championship 2025 will be held separately on November 22, 2025, with "quiet" events: 3BLD, 4BLD, 5BLD, MBLD, and FMC. Podiums and State Champions of this competition will be recognized at Minnesota Championship 2025.

This competition will be sponsored by Thecubicle!
They will be providing prizes to our podium finishers and state champions.

Prizes (gift cards) for this competition are as follows:

3x3 Gold: $45
3x3 Silver: $35
3x3 Bronze: $25
3x3 State Champion: $45

Other events Gold: $20
Other events Silver: $15
Other events Bronze: $10
Other events State Champion: $20

We are looking for volunteers to help support this competition! Competition volunteers play an integral role for helping competitions run as smoothly as possible, and to create a welcoming and professional environment for all competitors.

Requirements:

• We ask that volunteers have attended at least three competitions within the last two years.
• There is no minimum age requirement, but volunteers should be able to read well and write clearly.
• Volunteers must be able to commit to both days of the competition, even if they do not make advance rounds.
• Priority will be given to those that have been seen going above expectations for helping out at competitions.

Benefits for Competition Volunteers include:

• Free lunch provided (We will do our best to accommodate dietary restrictions)
• Registration fee refund after the competition*
• Free T-shirt

Volunteer Application Link

You must fill out this form in order to be considered an official volunteer for this competition. You will not be able to get any of the benefits if you do not apply, regardless of how much you help out. We will let people know if they have been selected by November 15, 2025.

*A volunteer's registration fee is only refunded if the volunteer meets expectations of helping the entire competition, filling in roles where needed and asked.

Venue and Parking

This competition will be held at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota. We will be in Suites 110-113 on the first floor of the Civic Center.

Parking at the civic center is free after 4pm on weekdays, and all day Saturday and Sunday.

Food

Concessions will be available inside the venue during the competition. Please note that outside food and beverage is NOT allowed in the venue.

Hotels

Coming soon!

Travel

Rochester is approximately 90 minutes from the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area by car. The closest airport to the venue is the Rochester International Airport, which is about a 15 minute drive or 30 minute bus ride to the venue. Several major airline carriers serve the Rochester airport, including Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines. Flying into the Minneapolis airport (MSP) is also an option, but does require transportation from Minneapolist to Rochester.

Minnesota Championship 2025 T-Shirts are available for pre-order! If you'd like to pre-order t-shirts for the competition, visit the form below. Orders will be open until November 1st, 2025 at 11:59 PM CST. We will only be ordering a limited number of extra shirts for the competition, so the only way to guarantee you will get one is by pre-ordering.

T-Shirt Order Form

Orders are not finalized until they have been fully paid for. To ensure your order is completed, please submit payment immediately after ordering. Payment information can be found in the order form.

T-Shirt Previews ($20)

(Available in sizes Youth Small thru Adult 3XL)