RVA Spring 2026

Date: May 31, 2026
City: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Venue: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Richmond - Midlothian
Address: 1021 Koger Center Blvd, Richmond, VA 23235
Details: James River Ballroom Parlors G/H
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing, Trace Powers, and Warren Morris
WCA Delegates: Andrew Clippinger and Ryland Wilson

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

Information

This competition is a part of the Cube Against Cancer competition series in collaboration with Ethan's Ohana. We are asking that all competitors bring at least one unopened 3x3 cube or STEM-related item, which will be donated to a pediatric cancer patient. See the Cube Against Cancer tab for more information.

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 GANCube, TheCubicle, Ethan's Ohana, Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing, Local Television Networks and their affiliates 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.

This competition is recognized as an official World Cube Association competition. Therefore, all competitors must be familiar with the WCA regulations. If you are new to competing, please refer to the Competitor Responsibilities tab. Additionally, we recommend you attend the Newcomer Tutorial at the beginning of the Competition.

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 D.C.
- in Delaware
- in Maryland
- in New Jersey
- in New York
- in Pennsylvania
- in Virginia
- in West Virginia

Events
Main event

Competitor limit: 125

Number of times bookmarked: 44

Registration period: Online registration opened and will close .
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 125 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $40 (United States Dollar).
The registration fee has to be paid through Stripe here once registered.
If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 25% 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.

Please keep in mind that registrations are approved manually after payment, so your registration may not be approved immediately.
Your registration is not complete until your registration fee has been paid.
All competitiors must read the "Competitor Responsibilities" tab.

WAITLIST INFORMATION:
If the competitor limit of 125 has been reached, you can still register and pay the registration fee to secure a spot on the waitlist. During the registration period, any competitor can cancel their registration and allow the first person on the waitlist to take their spot. If you find that you cannot make it to the competition after registering, please contact us so that we can maximize attendance.
All registrants still on the waitlist after the registration period will have their registrations deleted, and will be fully refunded.
We may completely close registration if the waitlist becomes very large.

Parking

The venue has a spacious parking lot.

Venue

This competition will take place in James River Ballroom Parlors G/H in the DoubleTree Midlothian Hotel. The room is accessible via a side door to their Conference Center on the Southeast side of the building, rather than the main entrance.

Food

There is a restaurant inside the hotel named Midlo Bistro that serves Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. Additionally, there are fast-food restaurants like McDonald's, Raising Canes, Taco Bell, Chick-Fil-A, Burger King, CAVA, Chipotle and more within a 5 minute drive from the venue.

Travel

Local
Bus: There is a bus stop at the venue which is serviced by the GRTC 1A Bus. Find more information on their website.
Long-Distance
Air: The Richmond International Airport (RIC) is located approximately 30 minutes from the venue by car.
Train: Amtrak has 2 stations within Richmond; Staples Mill (RVR) and Main Street (RVM). Both are approximately 20-25 minutes from the venue by car.
Bus: The Richmond Greyhound stop is located in proximity of the Main Street Amtrak Station, and is approximately 20 minutes from the venue by car.

Hotels:

There is no dedicated hotel room block for this competition with the venue or any nearby hotel. Rooms at the DoubleTree start at $125 on the date of the competition.

This competition is a part of the Cube Against Cancer competition series. To support our mission, please bring at least one unopened 3x3 cube or other STEM-related item, which will be donated to a pediatric cancer patient. Possible STEM toys include LEGOs, other puzzles, Snap Circuits, and anything similar.

GANCube has provided extra puzzles for us to raffle off at the competition! We will be hosting the raffle at the end of Lunch before Pyraminx Round One.

Each cube (or related STEM item) donated to Cube Against Cancer will give you one entry to the raffle. If you do not donate any items to Cube Against Cancer, you will not be entered.

Cube Against Cancer is in collaboration with Ethan’s Ohana, a charity founded by Brian Perry in honor of his son Ethan. Ethan battled T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, and during treatment, Ethan learned to solve the cube and became obsessed. The cube provided great comfort to Ethan during his treatment, but tragically, Ethan lost his battle with cancer on March 25, 2021. Ethan’s Ohana honors his legacy by donating cubes, puzzles, and toys to pediatric cancer patients. You can learn more about Ethan’s Ohana at EthansOhana.org

Cube Against Cancer began in Houston in 2023 and has donated over 1500 cubes to date. In 2025, competitions expanded across the United States. Throughout the first half of 2026, competitions are being held throughout the world, all aiming to provide comfort through cubes and STEM items to cancer patients. To learn more about Cube Against Cancer, please visit CubeAgainstCancer.org

This Competition will be Sponsored by TheCubicle and GANCube.

Exact Prize Structures to be announced soon!

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 may 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:

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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.

Stationary/Fixed Seating

In this format, there is no competitor waiting area and competitors will complete all their solves for the round at the same solving station. Each solving station is numbered and a cube cover will be already at the station with a matching number.

When the competitor’s group is called, the competitor goes up to that stage’s “drop-off” table and collects their scorecard.
Competitor goes to any open solving station with their scorecard and puzzle.
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.
Competitor makes sure they have the correct numbered cover at their station.
If the competitor is in need of a judge, they raise their hand.
The competitor drops their solved puzzle and their scorecard into the cube cover. The judge or competitor then holds up the cover to signify it is ready to be scrambled.
A runner picks up the cube and takes it to the scramblers. After it is scrambled, a runner knows where to return it based on the station number on the cube cover.
The competitor completes all of their solves at this station for the round.

Links will be posted here at a later date.

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).

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.