Please Be Solved UBC 2026

Date: Sep 5, 2026
City: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Venue: University of British Columbia
Address: 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
Details: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Room 155
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Isaac Davies, Speedcubing Canada, and Winston Chow
WCA Delegates: Alex Mutch, DaYeong Kim (김다영), Ethan Rusnak, Heewon Hwang, and Kevin Matthews

: Download all the competition's details as PDF here.

Information

To get updates about future BC and/or Canadian competitions, join the Speedcubing Canada mailing list.
You are also welcome to join the Facebook group
Rubik's Cube Solvers British Columbia.

Please review all of the tabs on this website. You only need to show up for events that you're competing in, but we encourage you to stay longer. Note that we may run ahead of or behind schedule, particularly in the afternoon — please be ready at least 30 minutes in advance just in case. An email with information and reminders will be sent a few days before the competition.

Notice of filming and photography: Attendees of Speedcubing Canada competitions consent to their images being used by Speedcubing Canada and its partners in marketing materials, social media, and other digital platforms.

Events
Main event

Competitor limit: 25

Number of times bookmarked: 6

Registration period: Online registration will be open from to .
Registration requirements: 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 25 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $20 (Canadian Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 50% 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.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
Spectators are only permitted as companions of competitors.
Competitors may bring at most 1 guest.

Review all of the tabs listed on this website!

If the competitor limit has been reached and you register and pay for this competition, then you will be put on the waitlist.
If/when accepted competitors cancel their registrations, people on the waitlist will be accepted in the order they initially completed registration (i.e. paid).
If/when you are accepted from off of the waitlist, you will be notified by an email saying that your registration has been accepted.
If you do not make it off the waitlist, then you will be fully refunded your registration fee and, unfortunately, will not be able to compete in this competition.

Venue

The competition is at UBC, in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, located at 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, in room 155.

Parking

Parking information can be found here.

Public Transit

UBC is accessible by many buses and the venue is less than a 5 minute walk from the UBC bus loop/exchange. Due to construction and other unforeseen circumstances, buses may be delayed. Please check Translink alerts and plan your trip accordingly.

Food

There are many restaurants within walking distance from the venue.

As this is a small competition with only 1 or 2 groups per round, everyone is expected to help out when not competing — typically by judging.

Welcome

For those new to cubing — we'd like to welcome you to attend a competition, but this is probably NOT a good competition to attend. This competition only has blindfolded events and fewest moves, and it DOES NOT HAVE THE 3x3x3 CUBE. For regular speedsolving events, please search for other competitions in Canada.

Regulations

All competitors are expected to be familiar with the WCA Regulations.

Community

Join the Speedcubing Canada mailing list for competition announcements.
Join the BC Cubing Facebook group for BC discussion and announcements.
Join the PNW Cubing Facebook group for PNW discussion and announcements.

FAQs

Q: What will the competition look like?
A: Unlike normal competitions, this one will be small and quiet. Spectators are welcome, but they must remain quiet/undistracting the entire time.

Q: Who is allowed to compete?
A: Competitors of all ages are welcome. However, for this particular competition, you must know how to solve a cube blindfolded, or be able to complete a fewest moves attempt (or both).

Q: How do I check the results of the competition?
A: Check WCA Live and search for the competition name to see live results throughout the day. Official results will be posted within a few days after the competition ends.

Q: How do I know when I am competing?
A: Group assignments for competing and staffing will be available on Competition Groups a few days before the competition.

If you have any questions or concerns before the competition, go to the "General Info" tab and reach out via the "Contact" section. We look forward to seeing you at the competition!

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).

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.