Oakridge Independence Cube Open 2026
- Date
- Aug 15 - 16, 2026
- City
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Venue
Oakridge International School,Bengaluru
- Address
- Oakridge International School,Varthur Road, Near Dommasandra Circle, Sarjapur Hobli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 562125
- Details
1st Floor class room
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizer
- Speed Cubing India
- WCA Delegates
- Komahal Eswaran and Sukesh Kumar
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
All the participants are requested to volunteer in the competition and every participant (except the New comers) will be assigned to a particular event that they have to Judge (or) Scramble in which they are participating.
Please check out all the tabs for additional important information.
- Events
- Main event
- Competitor limit
- 60
- Number of times bookmarked
- 16
- Registration period
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Online registration opened and will close .
- 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 60 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is ₹999 (Indian Rupee).
Registration fees won't be refunded under any circumstance.
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.
Please check your respective mail ID's through which you will receive all the communications from Speed Cubing Bangalore.
All the Newcomers are requested to get their valid ID proofs with Date of Birth Mentioned on it.
For the Returning Participants: Please claim your WCA ID if you have not claimed it yet. Link is provided below.
How To Claim your WCA ID
Click Here for the Registration and Payment process
Notes:
1. It is mandatory to pay the registration fees & register on WCA to complete the full registration process.
2. Wait for 48 hours to get your registration confirmed after payment has been done.Steps to register for this competition -
Step 1 - Sign in/Sign-up on WCA. You must mention your full name without any abbrevations while creating your WCA profile.
Step 2 - Register for the competition here
Step 3 - Pay for the competition hereRegistration for the event will only be accepted if a person has preregistered on the WCA page AND made the payment.
Fees Structure:
Early Bird Payment - ₹999 (If the participant registers and makes the payment on or before 31st July 2026)
Regular Payment - ₹1499 (If the participant registers and makes the payment on or after 1st Aug 2026)
The Participant should compulsorily register on WCA and should make the payment on or before Aug 11th, 2026.
Please check your respective mail ID's through which you will receive all the communications from Speed Cubing Bangalore.
All the Newcomers are requested to get their valid ID proofs with Date of Birth Mentioned on it.
All the Non Indian Citizens must bring a valid passport.
For the Returning Participants: Please claim your WCA ID if you have not claimed it yet.
Steps to register for this competition -
Step 1 - Sign in/Sign-up on WCA. You must mention your full name without any abbrevations while creating your WCA profile.
Step 2 - Register for the competition here
Step 3 - Pay for the competition here
Registration for the event will only be accepted if a person has preregistered on the WCA page AND made the payment.
Fees Structure:
Early Bird Payment - ₹999 (If the participant registers and makes the payment on or before 31st July 2026)
Regular Payment - ₹1499 (If the participant registers and makes the payment on or after 1st Aug 2026)
Please do the payment of each participant separately.
Note:
1) It is mandatory to pay the registration fees and also register on WCA to complete the full registration process.
2) It may take a day or 2 for your name to reflect on competitors list on WCA.
For those of you new to cubing, WELCOME!
We wanted to let you know this event is perfectly fine for cubers of ANY age and experience. We just ask you know a couple things before coming to compete...
First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here:
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/
We have a video made specifically for new cubers, to show them the basics of competing. This video will explain most of what any cuber competing for the first time will need to know.
If you are stoked to compete and ready to sign up, head over and Register for the Competition
FAQs
Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: YES! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete. This means you should bring your own cube.
Q: What is the normal age of competitors at these events?
A: All ages are welcome, but in general competitors are between 10 and 20 years old. Don't let this stop you though, everyone can and should cube!
Q: How do I find results?
A: All results are posted on the WCA page within a week after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, go to https://live.worldcubeassociation.org to find information about current events. This is also where you will find information about upcoming rounds of events. Remember, the results are entered by a human so please be patient if you do not see your results immediately.
Q: Are there age divisions?
A: Nope! All competitors compete together.
Q: I want to attend, or I have friends/family who want to attend, but not compete. Do they need to pay as well?
A: No. All spectators are free to view the competition at no cost. There is payment only to compete. But in some cases, venue will be having restriction to allow spectators depending on the competition.
Q: Can I have fun at this event?
A: HECK YES! Cubing is amazing, and we sincerely hope you enjoy the competition!
If you have any further queries, please do mail the organizers & delegates.
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.
Advancement Condition
The number of competitors shown as advancing to the next round is the planned maximum. The actual number may be lower if there are fewer competitors than expected, or if there are ties at the boundary.