Rocky Mountain Championship 2026

Date: Aug 21 - 23, 2026
City: Denver, Colorado, United States
Venue: Colorado Convention Center
Address: 700 14th St. Denver, CO 80202
Details: On the first floor in the Four Seasons ballroom
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Colorado Cubers, Elizabeth Cutting, Luke Meszar, Miles Walcott, Raymos Castillo, and Stone Amsbaugh
WCA Delegates: Brendan McConkey, Elizabeth Cutting, Garrett Webster, Joey Day, Leia Jiang, Luke Meszar, Mia Sponseller, Miles Walcott, Raymos Castillo, Stone Amsbaugh, and TJ Kelly

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

Information

We are excited to present the fourth Rocky Mountain Championship in Denver, Colorado! Register to compete for the chance to be a Rocky Mountain champion and to experience the biggest event in cubing in the Rockies.

Events
Main event

Competitor limit: 300

Number of times bookmarked: 43

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 300 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $75 (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 .
We encourage everyone to register for the events they want to compete in via your online registration, however you may add events to your registration up until the event has started.
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.

Below are some of the policies that will be used for this competition.

Registration
* Registration is first come, first served based on the order of when payment is received.

Deleting Registration/Refunds
* If you register and later realize you cannot make the event, you can request a 50% refund before registration closes.
* After registration closes, no refunds will be awarded.

Adding/Dropping Events
* Competitors may request by email to be added to more events BEFORE registration closes.
* Competitors may not add events after registration closes.
* Competitors may request by email, or manually edit their registration, to remove events from their registration. It is also acceptable to not show up for any event you do not wish to compete in.

Waitlist
* If the competitor limit has been reached, the waitlist opens. You can enter the waitlist by registering and paying the fee. Competitors will be accepted from the waitlist in the order that they paid.
* Competitors who do not make it off of the waitlist will receive a full refund shortly before the event.
* No more registrations will be accepted from the waitlist after registration closes.

We will be holding a multi-location FMC a different weekend than the main championship. Please check back here for more information as these locations get announced!

Apply to join our 2026 RMC Staff Team

Staff are expected to:

Complete their assignments throughout the duration of the competition
Help set up and tear down the competition
Help direct the Award Ceremony
Staff the final rounds of the competition (unless competing)
As needed, step in to keep the competition running well
Assist with miscellaneous tasks as required

Staff will receive:

Refunded registration fee (upon completion of tasks)
Free competition T-shirt
Lunch

We invite you to apply to the RMC 2026 Staff Team here.

In order to be eligible for the title of Rocky Mountain Champion, you must live in one of the states within the Rocky Mountain Region. This includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

If you expect to be competitive for the title of Rocky Mountain Champion, please update your state of residence on CubingUSA's site and bring proof of residence (state-issued ID, mail, etc).

This event is open to cubers of any age and experience. For those of you new to cubing, welcome! We just ask that you know a couple things before coming to compete...

First, please be familiar with the WCA Regulations, found here.

Here are some frequently asked questions:

Q: Are there any restrictions on competing?
A: Nope! Outside of the restriction on spectators, anyone of any skill can compete in this competition, including first-timers. As long as you know how to solve the cube, go ahead and sign up!

Q: Do spectators have to pay?
A: No! All spectators are let into building for free, but keep in mind you can only bring one!

Q: Do I use my own cube to compete?
A: Yes! You are responsible for your own hardware in order to compete. We heavily discourage borrowing or sharing other people's cubes at the competition.

Q: How do I find results?
A: All results are posted on the WCA page a couple of days after the competition finishes. However, for the day of competing, go to wca.link/live to find information about current events.

Q: Why am I not on the registration list yet?
A: When you register, make sure you have paid the registration fee. Afterwards, your registration must then be manually accepted, so please wait at least 24 hours before contacting us. You should receive an email when your registration is accepted.

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 cube!

Q: Are there age divisions?
A: No! All competitors are on an equal playing field.

If you have any other questions, feel free to contact us by using the contact links on the general info page!

This competition is being organized and supported financially through Colorado Cubers, a non-profit organization that manages cubing competitions in Colorado. Any donations received will go to this organization and future competitions in Colorado.

If you are interested in being more involved in the Rocky Mountain speedcubing community, consider joining the discord for all cubers in the region: https://discord.gg/SBcQbcf2Qq

TBA

We will be holding an unofficial round of Face-Turning Octahedron (FTO) at 7pm on Friday, after the main competition has concluded. This round will be held through Cubing Contests, and both live and final results will be posted there. As this is not an official event, results will not be put on any competitor's WCA profiles. The competition page on Cubing Contests will be found here, although note that this link might not work until closer to the competition. Please read and understand the regulations for Face-Turning Octahedron, found here.

Cutoff: 1:30.00
Time Limit: 3:00.00

Online registration for FTO at this competition will open when registration for the main competition opens. To register, you need to have an accepted registration to the competition, at which point you can find the link to register here. Note that this form will not open until registration does. If you have any issues with the form, please contact Miles Walcott at mwalcott@worldcubeassociation.org.

We will be dedicating a portion of the venue at this competition for puzzle makers from the Rocky Mountain region to showcase their custom puzzles. When more is known about the space/schedule of the showcase, more information will be available here.

If you are interested in being a part of the showcase, please email Miles Walcott at mwalcott@worldcubeassociation.org.

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).

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.

Qualification

Qualification times must be set in other WCA competitions in order to compete. Qualification times must be set on or before Aug 8, 2026.