WCC Western PBQ Championship - Davis 2026


Date
Apr 25, 2026
City
Davis, California, United States
Venue

Teaching & Learning Complex

Address
482 Hutchison Dr, Davis, CA 95616
Details

Classroom 2215, Second Floor

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Abhimanyu Singhal (अभिमन्यु सिंघल), Hamza Hafeez, Jacob Marinas, Naomi Solnick, and West Coast Cubing LLC Treasurer
WCA Delegates
Chris Martin and Hamza Hafeez
Download all the competition's details as PDF here.
Information

For the first time the Western Championship PBQ will be held at multiple locations on the same day! Please read the "Westerns PBQ FAQ tab" for more information.

This is the competition site for the Davis Location. You can find the other locations here.

This competition is organized by West Coast Cubing.

Events
Main event
Competitors
7
Registration period

Online registration opened and closed .

Registration requirements
This competition is over, click here to display the registration requirements it used.
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 25 competitors.
The base registration fee for this competition is $18 (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.
On the spot registrations will be accepted if there are remaining spots available, with a base registration fee of $18 (United States Dollar).
Any spectator can attend for free.

Registration Process

  1. Wait until registration opens on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM. You cannot register prior to then. You cannot register after Friday, April 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM. No exceptions to these will be given. If deemed necessary, we may close registration early.
  2. If you have not competed before, create a WCA account here.
  3. Go to the Register link on the competition website.
  4. Fill out the events you will be competing in, any comments you may have about your registration, and press register.
  5. Pay the registration fee via Stripe on the competition website.
  6. A member of the organization team will manually accept registrations. Wait for an email confirming your registration has been accepted.

Competitors MUST pay their registration fee before being eligible for a spot in the competition.

Waitlist

If the competition is full, a message will be displayed saying such on the competition website. If, after this time, you register and pay for the competition, you will be added to the competition waitlist.

If a competitor cancels their registration, the person at the top of the waitlist will be added to the competitor list.

If you are on the waitlist, you may cancel your registration (see below) at any time for a full refund.

If you are on the waitlist, you will be informed whether you have made it on the competitor list after Friday, April 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM, otherwise you will be given a full refund.

Registration Changes

If you would like to cancel your registration, email the organization team with your request and you will be refunded 50% of your registration fee. Refunds are available only until Friday, April 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM.

If you would like to edit your registered events or listed guests, you may do so on the Register page. This can only be done prior to Friday, April 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM.

By registering, competitors agree to the information in the Competitor Responsibilities tab. This tab details the responsibilitIes of all competitors at this competition. Not abiding by these responsibilities can result in disqualification.

Reduced Registration for UC Davis Students

This competition is $6 for UC Davis students. When you register, please pay the full registration fee of $18 and you will be given a partial refund after we approve your registration. Mention your student status in the registration comments. Email organizer Hamza Hafeez (hyhafeez@ucdavis.edu) with a photo of your UC Davis student ID if this is your first competition with reduced registration.

Highlights
Click here to display the highlights of the competition.

Naomi Solnick won with a result of 24/29 53:24 in the 3x3x3 Multi-Blind event. Jacob Marinas finished second (9/13 53:56) and Thomas Liu finished third (3/3 14:21).

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