Wuhu Open 2026 sets July 25 date with 160-cuber cap
Wuhu Open 2026’s 160-person cap makes it one of the clearest summer entry points for Anhui cubers, with registration already open and no walk-ins allowed.
A 160-cuber cap turns Wuhu Open 2026 into more than another date on the Chinese calendar. For Anhui-area solvers trying to get official solves this summer, it is a real doorway, one that will be filled entirely by advance registration rather than by last-minute luck.
The meet is set for July 25 in Wuhu, Anhui, at Central City Hotel, International Hall, 3rd Floor, No. 38 Dagongshan Road in Yijiang District. Wuhu We Cube will run the competition, with Chenxi Shan, Xinyu Chen, and Zhiheng Wang assigned as WCA delegates. Registration opened June 21 at 4:00 AM PDT and stays open until July 12 at 4:00 AM PDT, while Cubing China’s announcement gave the opening time as June 21 at 19:00. The base fee is ¥140, spectators can enter for ¥50, and each competitor may bring one free guest.
What makes the event feel especially consequential for local cubers is how tightly it is being managed. The field is capped at 160, there is no waiting list, and no on-the-spot registrations will be accepted. Mainland China competitors must pay through Cubing’s online payment feature, and unpaid registrations will not be accepted. For competitors outside mainland China, payment has to be completed within three days or the registration will be canceled. That kind of structure tells the story: Wuhu Open is being treated as a planned official stop, not a casual open invitation.
For Anhui solvers, that matters because it changes how summer travel gets planned. A meet of this size is large enough to feel competitive, but still small enough to keep judging lanes, room flow, and round timing under control. For cubers in Wuhu, Hefei, and nearby cities, it offers a realistic shot at official WCA competition without having to chase a massive national event. That makes Wuhu, in practice, a gateway city for the province’s summer circuit.
The city has hosted before, with Wuhu Open 2018 taking place on Nov. 24-25, 2018. This return gives the meet a bit of continuity, and it sits inside the broader system run by the World Cube Association, the volunteer-led governing body for official twisty-puzzle competitions. If live results are enabled, WCA Live will be the platform tracking the solves as they happen. In a packed summer season, Wuhu Open 2026 is shaping up as the kind of capped, tightly run meet that lets nearby cubers turn a short trip into their next official average.
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