Nakuru Open 2025
- Date
- Sep 20, 2025
- City
- Nakuru, Kenya
- Venue
Kagaki School
- Address
- Kagaki School, P2H8+H2F, Nakuru
- Details
Kagaki Conference Hall
- Contact
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0710667457
- Organizers
- Kelvin Githiari Waturi, Michael Nziwa Makanga, Obed Masira, Omondi Caleb Owiti, and Samuel Kamau
- WCA Delegate
- Kelvin Githiari Waturi
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
Welcome! This is our first Official competition in Nakuru City. Come and join us and showcase you skills and talent. For more information see in the respective Tabs above.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 25
- 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.
There is a competitor limit of 80 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is KSh800 (Kenyan Shilling).
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 70% 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.
On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of KSh800 (Kenyan Shilling).
Any spectator can attend for free.
Registration payment Instruction
Use M-pesa Send Money option:0700919601-----> Samuel Kamau
After paying the registration fee, please copy the M-Pesa transaction code into the comment section.
- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Yukinobu Tsukioka won with an average of 10.36 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Jason Kipkurui finished second (12.42) and Kelvin Githiari Waturi finished third (19.89).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Yukinobu Tsukioka | 10.11 | 10.36 | Japan | 10.20 | 11.04 | 10.74 | 10.11 | 10.14 | |||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Kelvin Githiari Waturi | 5.88 | 6.27 | Kenya | 6.82 | 5.88 | 6.04 | 5.96 | 8.71 | |||
| Pyraminx | Kelvin Githiari Waturi | 8.67 | 10.22 | Kenya | 8.67 | 11.71 | 12.40 | 9.33 | 9.62 | |||
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 Ksh 800. (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 80. The list of approved competitors can be found by clicking "Competitors" on the left side of this webpage. If there are already 80 competitors on that list, it means the competition is full, and any future registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
How to Pay for Registration Online
Payment is processed through Mpesa (send money option) 0700919601 --->Samuel Kamau
After paying the registration fee, please copy the M-Pesa transaction code into the comment section.
Refunds
Approved competitors who cancel their registration before Friday, 19 September 2025 at 03:00 AM are eligible for a refund for 70% 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 competitors have paid, simply pay the registration fee. If a competitor emails us to drop out before Friday, September 19 2025 at 03:00 AM, 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.
FAQ
Who can compete?
Everyone is welcome to compete. All you need to do is register for the event.
Is there a competitor limit?
Yes, it is 80 competitors. You just need to make sure to register before the registration deadline.
How do I register?
Click on the registration tab on the competition website and follow the instructions.
Where can I find my WCA ID?
If you have never competed before, you do not have a WCA ID. You will automatically be assigned one when the results for your first competition are posted. If you have competed before, you can find your WCA ID and profile by searching for yourself on the WCA website.
Do spectators have to pay to attend?
Nope! Spectators may attend free of charge.
When do I need to show up?
Look at the schedule on the competition website. You must be present and ready to compete during all events that you are registered for. The schedule is subject to change. We recommend coming about 15-30 minutes before the start of your first event.
Where can I see the results for the competition?
During the competition, live results will be posted on WCA Live.
Follow this link for Cubing kenya Instagram page
https://www.instagram.com/cubing.kenya?igsh=Y3Fib2s4eWg5MWph
Follow this link for the Cubing Kenya facebook page: https://web.facebook.com/Cubing.Kenya/
Watch this Youtube video for more details.
https://youtu.be/dPL3eV-A0ww?feature=share
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).
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.