SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Welcome to cubing in Southern California! Dive into upcoming competitions, meet your local delegates, and stay connected with social media and cubing newsletters dedicated to your region.
Upcoming SoCal Competitions
Meet Your Local Delegates!
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Abhimanyu "Manu" Singhal
Junior Delegate - 2013SING12
Manu has been cubing since 2012 when and went to his first competition in Ohio in 2013. After a hiatus, he joined UC Berkeley's cube club in 2016, where he started staffing and organizing competitions. Since then, he has moved around the Bay Area and became a delegate in 2023. His hobbies and interests include indoor climbing, running, video games, trivia, CS theory/algorithms, traveling and infinitely many other things.
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Alex Lehman
Junior Delegate - 2015LEHM01
Alex learned how to solve the cube from a cross-country teammate in 2013. After a long break, he got back into cubing after moving to San Diego in 2022 and became a delegate in the fall of 2023. In his free time between work and studying for a master’s degree, Alex enjoys running roads and trails, and cheering on the Padres at Petco Park.
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Dylan Govic
Junior Delegate - 2015GOVI01
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Jason Chang
Trainee Delegate - 2023CHAN15
Thank you, Jason!
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Matthew Dickman
Senior Delegate (USA & Canada) - 2013DICK01
Matthew began cubing early 2013 under the YouTube name, "tehcubedude" before attending his first competition that summer, World Championships 2013. Since then, he has competed in 190+ competitions, organizing and delegating many of the local competitions in the Pacific Northwest and now Southern California! He has a twisty puzzle collection of over 1750 puzzles (and counting)! His favorite events are 3x3 Blindfolded and 4x4 Blindfolded.
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Michael "NotKevin" Young
Region Lead (West) - Delegate - 2008YOUN02
Michael, often referred to as “Not Kevin”, first learned to solve the cube in 2005 and competed for the first time in 2008. Delegating his first competition in 2009, he has since delegated over 150 competitions. He particularly enjoys Fewest Moves and Square-1, and has held North American Records in both events. He works as a software engineer in California.
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Shane Grogan
Delegate - 2011GROG02
Shane Grogan’s favorite color is purple! His favorite event is 6x6. He is one of the founders of Team Nub. One of his biggest achievements is holding the California state record for 4x4 single at 28.40 (faster than Max Park at the time)! His current 3x3 PR single is 6.50.
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Sherry Tao
Junior Delegate - 2022TAOS01
Sherry is a member of the WCA Archive Team as well as the Communication Team. Her favorite puzzles are skewb and square-1. She really likes airplanes and takes a blue brontosaurus named Jimmy with her to all competitions. Graphic design is her passion. Graphic designer? I hardly know her!
Southern California Social Media
Join our SoCal Cubing Facebook group to stay connected and up-to-date on upcoming competitions! This is the best place to hear about upcoming cube meet-ups, hear about upcoming competitions, and connect with other parents!
Join the WCA Forum California discussion thread to discuss with other cubers on the WCA Forum all things California!