Minnesota State Speedcubing Championships Come To St. Cloud This November
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- Some of the best Rubik's Cubers will be in St. Cloud next month. The Minnesota State Speedcubing Championships will be at the River's Edge Convention Center on November 7th and 8th.
The World Cubing Association sanctions the competition.
Spokeswoman Lisa Kucala says they expect about 140 competitors, ranging in age from as young as seven to senior citizens.
If you know how to solve a cube, even if it takes you over a minute, there will be some cubers there that will solve it in six or seven seconds, but there will also be some that it takes a minute to solve, you can sign up and register to compete.
Kucala says contestants will have a chance to compete in 12 different categories.
So we have 12 different events that weekend ranging from solving a regular 3x3 Rubik's Cube that you could go buy at Target to odd-shaped cubes.
The top three competitors in each event make the podium, with a state champion crowned in all 12 events.
The registration deadline is Thursday at midnight. The two-day event is free to attend if you want to go and watch. It runs from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. both days.
This is the third annual Minnesota State Championship, but it's their first time coming to St. Cloud.
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