RVAutumn Big and Silent 2026

Date
Nov 15, 2026
City
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Venue

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Richmond - Midlothian

Address
1021 Koger Center Blvd, Richmond, VA 23235
Details

Chesterfield Room

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing and Warren Morris
WCA Delegates
Addy Coolidge and Rue Clippinger
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

This competition only has side events and not 3x3x3 Cube, therefore, we do not recommend it for new competitors. If you're looking for a more conventional cubing competition, you might be interested in other competitions in Virginia; Such as RVAutumn 2026.

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.

Events
Main event
Competitor limit
20
Number of times bookmarked
12
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 20 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $15 (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 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.

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 20 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. Parking is free for the day of the competition, but if you are parking overnight, you MUST place your parking pass provided with your room inside a visible area within your vehicle.

Venue

This competition will take place in the Chesterfield Room in the DoubleTree Midlothian Hotel. The room is accessible via the main entrance, not the conference 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 will be Sponsored by TheCubicle.

The Top-3 Finishers in each event will receive Certificates and Prizes provided by TheCubicle.

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:

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.

  1. When the competitor’s group is called, the competitor goes up to that stage’s “drop-off” table and collects their scorecard.

  2. 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.

  3. Competitor makes sure they have the correct numbered cover at their station.

  4. If the competitor is in need of a judge, they raise their hand.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. The competitor completes all of their solves at this station for the round.

Live Results and Groups will be posted at a later date.

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.

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 across rounds (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.

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.

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