Registration for the Regions Relay will open later in 2026.

The Regions Relay features teams of 3 competitors from the same region squaring off in a knockout bracket. This crowd favourite event will take place on Thursday night and feature some of the fastest 3x3 solvers from across Oceania.

Teams must consist of 3 competitors from the same Island of New Zealand, the same Australian State or the same Oceanic Country outside of Australia and New Zealand. Non-Oceanic teams will not be permitted to compete in the Regions Relay.

The fastest team from each region is guaranteed a place in the 16 team bracket with any remaining places going to the next fastest ranked teams.

Regions Relay Regulations

• The competition format is a simple 16 team seeded knockout tournament.
• Each competitor will solve a single 3x3 cube, one after another. The winning team is determined by the fastest total time.
• Standard WCA penalties (e.g. misalignment, timer stops/starts) apply for the solves.
• The second and third timers must be started only when the previous member has finished their solve and has put back the 2 hands on the timers.
• Inspection time applies to all 3 members at the same time.
• After 12 seconds of inspection, all 3 members of the same team must release their own cube on the mat, hold their two hands on the timers.
• The effective start of the 2 teams giving battle is given by the judge or official speaker.
• When the first solver is cubing, the second and third ones must hold their 2 hands on their timers. Same rule for the third solver while the second is solving their cube. Penalty: DNF.
• The second and third team members may continue inspecting while their teammate(s) are solving the cube, but must do so with their hands remaining on the timer.
• The winning team will be the team with the lowest total time.
• In case of the same total times, the best individual solve is used to declare the winning team.
• This is an unofficial team event, no results will be stored in the WCA database.
• As this is an unofficial format, the judges for this event may exercise discretion in the case of disagreements and rule interpretation - their decision will be final.