West Coast Cubing Western FMC Championship 2026
- Date
- Apr 25, 2026
- City
- Multiple cities, United States
- Venue
- Address
- Multiple Locations
- Details
- Contact
- Organization team
- Organizers
- Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल) and West Coast Cubing LLC Treasurer
- WCA Delegates
- Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल), Alex Lehman, Calvin Nielson, Dylan Govic, Franklin Pham, Hamza Hafeez, Jason Ostdiek, Matthew Dickman, Michael Larsen, Robert Alan Marks, Ruby Lu (卢红), Ryan H. Lee, Samuel Martin, Shane Grogan, and Sherry Tao (陶心仪)
- Download all the competition's details as PDF .
- Information
WCC's annual FMC championship is here! This year, most locations will also hold a PBQ on the same day! Carefully read the Westerns PBQ FAQ tab for more information.
If you would like to participate at one of these locations, please contact us by using the link here.
This competition is a special competition with only 3x3x3 Fewest Moves; we will not be holding any other event. We do not recommend new competitors attend this competition.
This competition will take place at different venues across California and Nevada. Please reach out to local delegates to reach out to us about hosting a location.
Check out the Locations Tab for more details.
This competition is organized by West Coast Cubing.
- Events
- Main event
- Number of times bookmarked
- 22
- Registration period
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Online registration will be open from to .
- Registration requirements
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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 no competitor limit.
The base registration fee for this competition is $6.25 (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 95% of your registration fee.
Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until .
No on the spot registrations will be accepted.
When registering, be sure to include which location you will be competing at in your comments, as your registration will not be accepted otherwise. The locations can be found here.
All competitors must may the registration fee before their registration is accepted regardless of participation at a Westerns PBQ competition.
| Country | City | Delegate | Address | Competitor Limit | Spots Available | Accompanying Westerns PBQ Location? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Davis, CA | Hamza Hafeez | UC Davis TLC 1218 | 30 | 29/30 Spots Available | Yes, competition page coming soon | |
| United States | Santa Clara, CA | Calvin Nielson, Robert Alan Marks | Santa Clara University SCDI 3301 & 3302 | 40 | 38/40 Spots Available | Westerns PBQ Santa Clara 2026 | Competitors will be required to fill out and submit SCU's liability form prior to competing. This will be collected at a later time. |
| United States | Reno, NV | Michael Larsen, Jason Ostdiek | UNR Ansari Business Building 102 | 25 | 23/25 Spots Available | Westerns PBQ Reno 2026 |
Competitors competing in a location listed as "Private Residence" will be emailed the exact address a few days before the competition day.
The highest-placing competitor who resides in the Western region will be honored as the FMC Western Champion!
All competitors, regardless of where they live, may compete at this competition. However, only competitors residing in the Western region are eligible for the title of Western Champion. Please check this site for exact details and FAQ about eligibility.
The top 3 finishers among all competitors will additionally be recognized at Western Championship 2026 and receive prizes.
The Western PBQ Championship will be held on the same day as the Western FMC Championship. Most locations will host both competitions, allowing competitors to participate in PBQ and FMC on the same day.
You can find the corresponding PBQ competition page for each location under the Locations tab.. Locations will not all be announced at the same time.
FAQ
What is a multilocation PBQ?
- Similar to multilocation FMC, WCC is splitting up Westerns PBQ into multiple locations on the same day. The rankings will be shared unofficially across all Westerns PBQ competitions. This will allow more people to compete in our regional championship!
How will the Western Championship podium be determined?
- Once results from all competitions are in, they will be combined per event to form a single ranking. The top three competitors by result will be recognized as the Western Championship 2026 podium and receive prizes at Western Championship 2026 in Riverside, CA. This is automatically done by WCA Live for FMC and will be done manually for all other events.
Will podiums still be recognized from individual competitions?
- Yes. If you place 3rd at your location, your WCA profile will be updated with a bronze medal regardless of how you placed in the aggregate rankings. FMC is exempt from this, although locations may still choose to recognize their podium with certificates. Location podiums may have a gift code associated, details TBA.
Does this mean scrambles are shared across competitions?
- No. All competitions will have their own set of scrambles as per the WCA Regulations. FMC will share a set of scrambles as is typical for multilocation FMC competitions.
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).
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.