Turn Back the Clock Miami 2026

Date: Oct 10, 2026
City: Miami, Florida, United States
Venue: Florida International University
Address: 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33174
Details: Graham Center Ballroom
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Daniel Guerra, Eddie Artze, Southeast Cubing, Vasiliki Athanasopoulos, and Yuli Artze
WCA Delegates: Carter Bitz, Nancy Hartman, and Nathan Graves

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

Information

There are many areas around campus for guests to explore. Please let us know of any concerns or special circumstances, and we may be able to accommodate them.

Please review the Competitor Information tab before the competition.
Please review the Florida Cubing tab for information on how to keep up with future competitions that are announced.
Please review all other tabs for more information on the competition.

This competition is supported by Southeast Cubing, Inc., the official nonprofit organization for speedcubing in the Southeast! Please check out the Southeast Cubing, Inc. tab to learn more about the organization and what you can do to support the mission.

Events
Main event

Competitor limit: 125

Number of times bookmarked: 25

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 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 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.
Any spectator can attend for free.

Registrations are accepted manually, so please be patient while waiting for your name to appear on the competitor list after you submit payment for your registration. Your registration is not complete until you pay. If you still do not see your name on the competitor list 24 hours after submitting your payment, then please contact the organizers to resolve the issue. You do not have a confirmed spot at the competition until you receive an email with the subject line: "Registration Accepted: Turn Back the Clock Miami 2026." Any travel plans that you make before receiving the acceptance email are at your own risk.

After the competitor limit has been reached, you may still submit payment for your registration in order to be put on the waiting list. If you are first on the waiting list and someone cancels their registration, then you will receive an email from the organizers notifying you that you are being accepted into the competition. After the competition, all competitors left on the waiting list will receive a refund for the registration cost, minus processing fees.

The number of competitors advancing to subsequent rounds may be changed after registration closes.

Important Links

(will be added closer to the competition)

Competition Groups
Live Results

All Competitors

Please aim to arrive at least 30 minutes early for the events you are competing in to ensure that you are on time - if we get ahead of schedule, we will stay ahead of schedule.
Be sure to read through the most recent version of the WCA Regulations, which took effect on April 1st, 2026. If you have any questions about the regulations, you can always reach out via the "Contact Organization Team" link on the General Info tab.
If you make it to the next round of an event but have to leave early, please let us know before you leave so we can accept another competitor in your place.
Your Delegates for this competition are: Carter Bitz, Nancy Hartman, and Nathan Graves. Ask them if you have any questions throughout the day!
To keep the competition running on time and to ensure we can keep all events, we will be requiring competitors to also judge. Pay attention to your group assignments - if you are in the first group of an event you will then judge the second group, if in the second group you will judge the third group and so on - if you are in the last group you will judge the first group. This is essential to keep the competition on schedule. We also invite any parents or guests to also help judge - thank you for your support. If you have not judged before but want to help, please plan to attend the tutorial at 8:45am.

New Competitors

You will need to arrive on time to attend the New Competitor Tutorial at 8:45am. You can also watch Kit Clement's WCA Competitor Tutorial Video for a preview.
In each event we will have rounds, and the top competitors will advance to the subsequent round according to the advancement condition listed on the Events tab. After a round is completed it will be entered into WCA Live. Your name will be highlighted if you are advancing to the next round.
Each round will be divided into groups to help them run more efficiently. We will call the groups in order with a last call at the beginning the last group. Please bring your puzzle up when your group is called - if you miss your group, you may not be allowed to compete in that event.

Accessibility

Reach out to the organization team via the "Contact Organization Team" link on the General Info tab if you require any accommodations for competing at this competition - we are happy to work with you to the best of our ability! The WCA Regulations recommend you reach out at least 2 weeks before the competition so we can best prepare. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Awards

The top three competitors in each event will receive gift cards to The Cubicle!

There are two parking areas directly next to the venue, 2a and 2b; additionally, there are three parking garages a 5 minute walk from the venue, PG1, PG2, and P3 Garages.

To register your parking, visit the below links:
To park in PG1, PG2, and P3 in any spaces labeled Staff/Faculty or Student or unlabled spots, register here:
https://www.offstreet.io/events/KS7K39TJ
To park in 2a and 2b in the metered spaces, register here:
https://www.offstreet.io/events/7ZLCE27D

Miami International Airport (MIA) is 11 miles from the venue but has limited options. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is 35 miles from the venue but tends to have cheaper prices and more options.

We need volunteers (formerly called staff) in order to have the competition run as smoothly as possible and stay on schedule.

Volunteer Application

Expectations for Competition Volunteers

Volunteers are expected to assist in scrambling and running assignments, as well as various other positions that require some further support.
Volunteers will have breaks in their assignments, mainly in order to compete in their registered events but also to rest. If you need to take an unscheduled break, please make your stage lead aware so they can adjust accordingly.
Volunteers will be provided lunch during the competition and a refunded registration fee.

As this is a Southeast Cubing, Inc supported competition, all Competition Volunteers must agree to the Southeast Cubing Code of Conduct for Competition Personnel.

You can purchase shirts and hoodies for Turn Back the Clock Miami 2026! Multiple colors and designs are available, so order yours online today to get them at the competition.

Turn Back the Clock Miami 2026 Apparel

Additionally, merch with the Southeast Cubing logo is available on-demand through the Southeast Cubing merch store!

Southeast Cubing Merch Store

This competition is in partnership with TheCubicle!

If you are interested in sponsoring this competition or partnering with Southeast Cubing, please contact Southeast Cubing to discuss your ideas further.

About Southeast Cubing, Inc.

Southeast Cubing, Inc. (SECI) is the official 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for speedcubing in the Southeast United States! SECI supports current and future cubers across the region by:

Collecting and sharing information on speedcubing competitions and clubs
Supporting the organization of more speedcubing competitions and clubs with resources, guidance, and logistical support
Organizing a regional championship every year
Engaging in outreach to expand the speedcubing community by visiting local community events
Providing spaces (both physical and virtual) for Southeast cubers and their supporters to connect and learn

Getting Involved with SECI

You can get involved with SECI in a variety of ways:

Following SECI's social media pages to keep up with the latest news about Southeast cubing:
Joining SECI's social media discussion groups to be a part of the online conversation:
Becoming a competition volunteer, a competition organizer, or a WCA Delegate in the Southeast
Hosting a cubing club in the Southeast
Volunteering as an SECI team or Board member
Donating directly to SECI to support the mission:

SECI Competition Support

This competition is officially supported by SECI through the organization's Supported Competitions Policy, meaning that SECI takes on the overall financial and legal responsibility for the competition by collecting registration fees, paying competition expenses and signing contracts. In return for this support, SECI retains any leftover competition funds to put towards all the important activities listed above that support the organization's nonprofit mission!

Florida Cubing

With Halloween right around the corner, its time to dress up and solve with style! Feel free to wear your best Halloween costumes at the competition.

Courtesy of TheCubicle, the 3 best costume designs will recieve a prize!

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.

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.