Frequently asked questions

No. People of every age compete at WCA competitions and there are no age categories. If you are under 18, your WCA registration needs parent/guardian consent (WCA Regulation 2b).

If you can solve the cube, that is enough. Every round has a time limit, and the limits are on the competition page. Whether you are under or over the limit, you can compete. You do not need to be the fastest; competitions are a place to socialise and make new friends!

Yes. Competitors are responsible for providing their puzzles for every event they enter (WCA Regulation 3a). An expensive cube is not required; a cube that turns properly, has no electronic parts and has a single colour per face is enough. At most one logo is allowed, and it must sit on a coloured part; in 4x4 blindfolded, 5x5 blindfolded and multi-blind the puzzle must have no logo at all (WCA Regulation 3l). Keep your cube with you all day.

A WCA account is free at worldcubeassociation.org; verifying your email is all it takes. You register for competitions with this account. A WCA ID is assigned automatically after your first competition: the year you first competed + the first 4 letters of your surname + a number (example: 2019TEME01). Before your second competition you will be asked to link this ID to your account.

From the "Register" tab on the competition's WCA page you select the events you want to enter. Registration is final once the organisers approve it; until then it shows as "pending". Competitor limits (say 90 people) can fill up fast; do not leave your registration to the last days. You can change events from the same tab until registration closes.

Pay the fee the way the competition page describes. It can vary from competition to competition.

If it is your first competition, your ID and your cubes for every event you entered are enough. Give your name at the registration desk to collect your badge.

Yes. Every competitor must be available for judging when asked (WCA Regulation 1e2); a competitor without a valid reason can be removed from an event by the delegate. Do not worry: the short tutorial before the competition starts explains everything. You can also help as a scrambler or runner.

Before each solve you have 15 seconds of inspection to look at the cube without turning it (except in blindfolded events and fewest moves); the judge calls out at 8 and 12 seconds.

+2 is a penalty applied to a solve: in the situations the Regulations list as needing a penalty, 2 seconds are added to the time.

DNF (Did Not Finish) is recorded for a solve you did not finish or that went over the time limit. It counts as the worst time in the average it appears in. If an average has two DNFs, the average itself is a DNF.

DNS (Did Not Start) is usually recorded when you did not do the solve. If you do not start the solve within a minute of your name being called and your cube being brought to the table, the solve counts as not done and a DNS is recorded. A DNS counts as the worst time just like a DNF. For the other cases that call for a DNS, have a look at the WCA Regulations.

There are 17 official WCA events: 3x3, 2x2, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, 7x7, 3x3 one-handed, 3x3 blindfolded, 3x3 fewest moves, Clock, Megaminx, Pyraminx, Skewb, Square-1, 4x4 blindfolded, 5x5 blindfolded and 3x3 multi-blind. Not every competition holds all of them; check the "Events" tab on the competition page. You only register for the events you want. You can also change your events until registration closes.

Time limit: if a solve exceeds it, the judge stops you and the result is a DNF. Cutoff: in a round with 5 attempts you must get under the cutoff in at least one of your first 2 solves to do the remaining 3; if you do not, you have 2 solves in that round, but they still count as official results. Both are listed in the events table on the competition page.

During the day on WCA Live (live.worldcubeassociation.org), usually within an hour of your solves. Official results are added to your profile on the WCA website a few days later, after the delegate's check; Turkish national rankings and records are on our Rankings page. Your name, country and results are public under WCA rules (Regulation 2d).

Yes, spectators are usually free and always welcome; coming to watch once before you compete is the best preparation. Stay at least 1.5 metres from the solving stations, do not use flash, and make sure a competitor who is solving cannot see your camera screen. See For parents and the Filming notice.

Yes, but you must not be able to see yourself on the screen of the device recording your solve. If you are unsure, ask the delegate. When filming others, follow the rules in the filming notice.