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Cubing Contests

Cubing Contests is a place for hosting unofficial Rubik's Cube competitions, unofficial events at WCA competitions, speedcuber meetups, and other speedcubing events.

The events are split up into multiple categories: Unofficial, WCA, Extreme BLD, and Miscellaneous. Extreme BLD events are not meant to be done in a competition-like setting, but instead need to be submitted individually with video evidence. Some other events also allow submitted results.

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For general inquiries, send an email to admin@cubingcontests.com.

Holding a competition

Cubing Contests is an open platform where anyone can hold their competitions and meetups. However, you must first be granted moderator access to be able to create new contests. If you would like to hold unofficial events at a WCA competition or create an unofficial competition or meetup, you must first read the moderator instructions. Please note that an unofficial competition can only be hosted on Cubing Contests if it's infeasible for it to be held as an official WCA competition.

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Changes to event categories on Cubing Contests

25 Sep 2026

Hello, Today we want to announce the new changes to our event categories. They have been live on the site for a few days but we want to provide some further insight. Previously, we had five categories: unofficial, WCA, extreme blind, misc, and hidden. There were numerous problems with these that led to nearly every event ending up miscellaneous. The “unofficial” category was meant to be the “main events” but was given the unofficial name, despite almost all our events being unofficial. The first category is the “Main” events. This takes the place of the former “unofficial” category. These events represent the mainstay unofficial events that provide unique experiences and have robust speedsolving capabilities. Events in this category would be strong candidates for future WCA events. It also contains former WCA events. Clock and any future removed WCA events will end up in the main category. New events will be added to the main category if they begin developing a large following and receive traction at large WCA competitions. The WCA and Extreme BLD categories remain unchanged. FTO will be moved out of Main and into WCA in 2027. “Side” is a new category that takes the place of miscellaneous. Side events are unique puzzles that do not have large followings yet or are not currently seen as future WCA candidates. These events do not have any modifiers and are simply a timed solve. “Challenge” is the first of the brand new categories. Challenge events are variations on WCA events that have a unique modifier not seen in the WCA version. For example solving a megaminx one handed or doing FMC with a 4x4. The next new category is the “Team” category. Team events are events that have a result done by two or more individuals. The “Relay” category contains events where one person will solve several puzzles in one attempt. This category is currently quite small and we are working on some new fun relays to be added. The final new category is “Order Variations.” This contains higher (or lower) versions of both official and unofficial puzzles. It also currently contains cuboids. If more cuboid speedsolving occurs with mass-produced hardware, we will split cuboids into their own category. We have added some new events based on previous event submissions to the new events form. Triangular Clock, 3x3x5 Cuboid, and Jing’s Pyraminx are all new public events that can be held in competition. For future event suggestions we plan on prioritizing new and unique puzzles over additions to categories like challenge. Lastly, we are working on announcing our changes to the timer rules for 2027 soon. However to get the news out sooner, unofficial comp organizers will not be expected to purchase new timers for 2027.

Posted by Chandler Pike

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The RecordRanks Platform Is Here!

30 Jul 2026

You might already know that Cubing Contests runs on the RecordRanks software, with 1,100+ competitions, 12,000+ competitors, and 36,000+ results and counting. Today, I'm happy to announce the public release of the [RecordRanks Platform](https://app.recordranks.com/?utm_source=cc&utm_campaign=product-launch&utm_content=blog-post) – the all-in-one **competition management and sports rankings** solution – already used by Google's Speedcubing Club for organizing their online competitions and automating the rankings, and by a local speedcubing club in Greece for getting members more involved in their competitive scene. The [RecordRanks Platform](https://app.recordranks.com/?utm_source=cc&utm_campaign=product-launch&utm_content=blog-post) can be used by any sports community – both big and small – that wants to manage their competitive events, host the results, track records, and keep their community engaged. If you are running (or would like to start) any kind of sports community – speedcubing, powerlifting, running, bouldering, speedrunning, robotics – RecordRanks gives you all the tools you need! ‼️ As a member of the speedcubing community, you can use the promo code **IAMACUBER** at checkout to get **40% off for the first 4 months** until August 31st! ### Common Use Cases - **University and school clubs**: many schools and universities have clubs hosting competitive events for members (including speedcubing clubs), which RecordRanks supports exceptionally well - **Online tournaments**: you can host recurring competitions (including speedcubing competitions) where users submit their own results online, while you stay in control to ensure fairness - **Venues for local communities**: places that host local competitive events to promote community engagement (e.g. twisty puzzle shops) - **Gyms and other sports venues**: local competitive events hosted at gyms, rock climbing gyms, and other sports venues **And more!** If you organize regular competitive events, RecordRanks is a great choice for hosting them and keeping your sports community engaged. ### Features - Set up competitions with **your own list of events** and rounds - Enter results live during the competition, and have your rankings update as soon as you publish the results - Track records automatically (World, continental, national) - Manage competitor data and give members moderator access to help moderate your community - Let competitors submit their own results with video evidence for specific online-only events - Customize your space and write the content and rules to fit your community ✨ [Try it for free today](https://app.recordranks.com/?utm_source=cc&utm_campaign=product-launch&utm_content=blog-post) with promo code **IAMACUBER** or join our [Discord](https://discord.gg/YWbYh9AqHj) if you have questions. I'd be happy to help you get set up. P.S: Cubing Contests itself remains a free and volunteer-run community, dedicated to unofficial events held at WCA competitions, and different kinds of unofficial cubing competitions. Big thanks to the rest of the admin team for letting me share this post!

Posted by Deni Mintsaev

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