4 Pad is Coming Next Year

[CubeWizard23]

Adoption of 4-Pad Timing (August 2026) | World Cube Association

The World Cube Association governs competitions for mechanical puzzles that are operated by twisting groups of pieces, commonly known as 'twisty puzzles'. The most famous of these puzzles is the Rubik's Cube, invented by professor Rubik from Hungary. A selection of these puzzles are chosen as...

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[microchado]

hmmmm, don’t know what to think of this, but now i need a gen 5 stack mat

 

[acrystal]

Adoption of 4-Pad Timing (August 2026) | World Cube Association

The World Cube Association governs competitions for mechanical puzzles that are operated by twisting groups of pieces, commonly known as 'twisty puzzles'. The most famous of these puzzles is the Rubik's Cube, invented by professor Rubik from Hungary. A selection of these puzzles are chosen as...

www.worldcubeassociation.org

idk abt 4-pad as they use thumbs, but they have SOME IDIOTS that do keep the thumb smh

 

[MrCubert]

Not quite sure how to feel about this yet, infinitely better than the clock desicion though #turnbacktheclock

I think the only negative here is having to use a Stackmat g5 instead of some cheaper timers in certain areas. It's a pretty big negative, but I think it balances with the positives for me.

 

[OtaMota]

This is a great change I have been wanting for sometime, this will make sure our results are legitimate.

 

[ILCubing]

I'm only good at sprint events (which i'm not even good at them anyway)
I hate this decision now i will start dnfing my averages more often ((((((((((((((((((((((((

 

[MrCubert]

I'm only good at sprint events (which i'm not even good at them anyway)
I hate this decision now i will start dnfing my averages more often ((((((((((((((((((((((((

You still have 4 months to get used to it

 

[Michael Wimberly]

I'm only good at sprint events (which i'm not even good at them anyway)
I hate this decision now i will start dnfing my averages more often ((((((((((((((((((((((((

I completely agree with you, also I can’t afford a gen 5 timer to practice with it’s just too low priority for me

 

[microchado]

wait this might suck for bld, and also for sprint events

 

[abunickabhi]

Finallyyyyy yooooo

 

[Powstick]

Dilly Milly is streaming about this. Also 2x2 WR Single is never getting broken

 

[That0newe1rdo]

Completely understand why this is happening, but that doesn't mean I like it.
No particular reason to why I don't, I just don't.

However I am willing to bet that there will be some controversy where some persons record, worlds podium average, something idk gets disqualified because it was set to 2-Pad and the judge did not change it and (I think that it is the judges duty to deal with that).

Also oddly weird for the WCA to involve clock into this despite their obvious hatred towards this. Way to be hypocritical.

 

[MrCubert]

#Legalize3movers

 

[iguana]

Now Yiheng actually has to get good at 2x2

 

[iguana]

I can see why they did this, but I only know of it being a problem in Yiheng's case, and I think it will probably be a waste of the WCA's money

 

[iguana]

Also, surely it gives people with really long hands an advantage? I can start the timer without my fingertips on it - is this something that will be policed?

 

[TimoChristianCuber]

I don't really know how i feel about this. its gonna be hard for pyra tho.

 

[MrCubert]

#Legalize3moversincompensationfor4pad

 

[Mike Hughey]

I realize it is probably a tiny minority, but as large as the WCA has become, I wonder if there will be a problem with accommodations for those who might be missing a thumb? I guess in most cases that might be able to be handled by using a palm? A similar but more difficult problem might exist for someone with no hands who uses feet? I know this is a rare issue, but surely it needs to be considered, with as many competitors as we have now?

 

[pi=3.14]

Now I can't get an official sub 3 2x2 avg