First Competition In Each Country
Updated on 20 Aug 2025.
| # | Date | Country | Competition | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ||||
| 129 | 17 Jan 2026 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 🇧🇸 The Bahamas Cube Challenge 2026 | Nassau |
| 2025 | ||||
| 128 | 11 Nov 2025 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 🇹🇴 Tonga Nationals 2025 | Nuku'alofa |
| 127 | 9 Nov 2025 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 🇫🇯 Fiji Nationals 2025 | Nadi |
| 126 | 6 Nov 2025 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 🇼🇸 Samoa Nationals 2025 | Apia |
| 125 | 5 Jul 2025 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 🇿🇲 Zambia Cubing Open 2025 | Lusaka |
| 124 | 19 Apr 2025 | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire Cubing 2025 | Abidjan |
| 123 | 1 Feb 2025 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 🇺🇬 Uganda Cubing Open 2025 | Kampala |
| 122 | 18 Jan 2025 | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 🇧🇧 Barbados 2025 | Bridgetown, Christ Church |
| 2024 | ||||
| 121 | 7 Dec 2024 | 🌏 Multiple Countries (Oceania) | 🌏 Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship FMC 2024 | Multiple cities |
| 120 | 14 Sep 2024 | 🇱🇦 Laos | 🇱🇦 Laos Championship 2024 | Vientiane |
| 2023 | ||||
| 119 | 7 May 2023 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 🇦🇴 Luanda Open 2023 | Luanda |
| 118 | 18–19 Mar 2023 | 🇧🇿 Belize | 🇧🇿 You Better Belize It 2023 | Punta Gorda, BZE |
| 117 | 11 Mar 2023 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 🇴🇲 Oman Open 2023 | Muscat |
| 2022 | ||||
| 116 | 2 Apr 2022 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 🇱🇰 1st Sri Lankan Open 2022 | Colombo |
| 2019 | ||||
| 115 | 30 Nov 2019 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 🇲🇹 Malta Open 2019 | Msida |
| 114 | 3 Nov 2019 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 🇰🇭 Cambodia Cubing Championship 2019 | Phnom Penh |
| 113 | 7 Sep 2019 | 🌎 Multiple Countries (North America) | 🌎 FMC North America West 2019 | Multiple Cities |
| 112 | 6–7 Jul 2019 | 🇵🇸 Palestine | 🇵🇸 Palestine Open 2019 | Al-Beira |
| 111 | 22 Jun 2019 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 🇪🇬 Smart Cubers Egypt 2019 | Hurghada |
| 110 | 15–16 Jun 2019 | 🌍 Multiple Countries (World) | 🌍 FMC 2019 | Multiple Cities |
| 109 | 1 Jun 2019 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 🇲🇬 Madagascar Cubing Open 2019 | Antananarivo |
| 108 | 25–26 May 2019 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 🇳🇬 Nigeria Open 2019 | Lagos |
| 107 | 6 Apr 2019 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 🇬🇭 Ghana Open 2019 | Accra |
| 106 | 12 Jan 2019 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 🇰🇪 Nairobi Cube Challenge 2019 | Nairobi |
| 2018 | ||||
| 105 | 18 Nov 2018 | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 🇽🇰 Kosovo Open 2018 | Pristina- Fushe Kosove |
| 104 | 17 Nov 2018 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 🇲🇰 Macedonia Open 2018 | Skopje |
| 103 | 10–11 Nov 2018 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg Open 2018 | Luxembourg |
| 102 | 14 Aug 2018 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan Open 2018 | Khujand, Sughd |
| 101 | 11 Aug 2018 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 🇵🇰 Pakistan Open 2018 | Islamabad |
| 100 | 14 Apr 2018 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 🇦🇱 Albanian Open 2018 | Tirana |
| 99 | 10 Feb 2018 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 🇧🇬 Bulgarian Open 2018 | Sofia |
| 98 | 5 Feb 2018 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 🇦🇲 Armenia Open 2018 | Yerevan |
| 97 | 13–14 Jan 2018 | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein Open 2018 | Vaduz |
| 96 | 6 Jan 2018 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 🇲🇺 Mauritius Open 2018 | Pamplemousses |
| 2017 | ||||
| 95 | 26 Dec 2017 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan Open 2017 | Bishkek |
| 94 | 23 Dec 2017 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh Cubing Fiesta 2017 | Dhaka |
| 93 | 9 Dec 2017 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 🇭🇳 Cubing for Life Honduras 2017 | Comayagua |
| 92 | 18 Nov 2017 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 🇧🇭 Bahrain Open 2017 | A'ali |
| 91 | 15 Oct 2017 | 🌎 Multiple Countries (Americas) | 🌎 FMC Americas 2017 | Multiple cities |
| 90 | 14 Oct 2017 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan Open 2017 | Tashkent |
| 89 | 8 Oct 2017 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan Open 2017 | Astana |
| 88 | 30 Sep 2017 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 🇵🇦 Panamá Open 2017 | Ciudad de Panamá |
| 87 | 23 Sep 2017 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 🇨🇾 Cyprus Cube Fest 2017 | Nicosia |
| 86 | 9–10 Sep 2017 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 🇨🇷 Bekubes Costa Rica 2017 | San Jose |
| 85 | 15 Jul 2017 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 🇰🇼 Kuwait Open 2017 | Kuwait City |
| 84 | 4 Jun 2017 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 🇲🇪 Montenegro Open 2017 | Podgorica |
| 83 | 5 Mar 2017 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 🇲🇦 Morocco Open 2017 | Casablanca |
| 82 | 11 Feb 2017 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 🇪🇨 First Ecuador Open 2017 | Quito |
| 2016 | ||||
| 81 | 21 Sep 2016 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 🇵🇾 Paraguay Nationals 2016 | Asunción |
| 80 | 27 Aug 2016 | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 🇸🇲 The Most Serene Competition 2016 | Dogana |
| 79 | 20 Aug 2016 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 🇩🇿 Algers Summer Open 2016 | Alger |
| 78 | 9 Apr 2016 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 🇨🇺 Cuban Open 2016 | Habana |
| 77 | 31 Jan 2016 | 🌎 Multiple Countries (South America) | 🌎 FMC Latin America 2016 | Multiple cities (see website) |
| 76 | 16 Jan 2016 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 🇳🇵 Nepal Open 2016 | Kathmandu |
| 2015 | ||||
| 75 | 20 Dec 2015 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 🇸🇻 Sivar Open 2015 | Santa Tecla |
| 74 | 28 Nov 2015 | 🌏 Multiple Countries (Asia) | 🌏 FMC Asia 2015 | Multiple cities (see website) |
| 73 | 25 Jul 2015 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 🇲🇩 Moldavian Nationals 2015 | Chișinău |
| 72 | 19 Jul 2015 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 🇦🇿 Baku Open 2015 | Baku |
| 71 | 30 May 2015 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 🇧🇴 Santa Cruz Open 2015 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| 2014 | ||||
| 70 | 22 Dec 2014 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 🇹🇳 Tunisia Open 2014 | Mahdia |
| 69 | 11 Oct 2014 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 🇺🇾 Montevideo Open 2014 | Montevideo |
| 68 | 30 Aug 2014 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 🇦🇩 Iutopia Open 2014 | Andorra la vella |
| 67 | 11 Jan 2014 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 🇿🇦 South Africa Open 2014 | Johannesburg |
| 2013 | ||||
| 66 | 21 Dec 2013 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 🇬🇪 Georgian Open 2013 | Tbilisi |
| 65 | 8 Dec 2013 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 🇩🇴 Republica Dominicana Open 2013 | Santo Domingo |
| 64 | 1 Dec 2013 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 🇬🇹 GuateMaya Open 2013 | Quetzaltenango |
| 63 | 29 Sep 2013 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 🇻🇪 Venezuela Open 2013 | Mérida |
| 61 | 21–22 Sep 2013 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 🇧🇾 Minsk Open 2013 | Minsk |
| 61 | 21 Sep 2013 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 🇲🇳 Mongolian Open 2013 | Ulaanbaatar |
| 60 | 6–7 Jul 2013 | 🌍 Multiple Countries (Europe) | 🌍 Valga-Valka Open 2013 | Multiple Cities |
| 59 | 29–30 Jun 2013 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 🇱🇹 Lithuanian Open 2013 | Šiauliai |
| 58 | 27 Apr 2013 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 🇹🇷 Turkish Open 2013 | Istanbul |
| 2012 | ||||
| 57 | 22–23 Sep 2012 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 🇱🇻 Latvian Open 2012 | Riga |
| 56 | 28–29 Jul 2012 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina Open 2012 | Sarajevo |
| 55 | 9 Jun 2012 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 🇮🇸 Iceland Open 2012 | Reykjavik |
| 54 | 12 May 2012 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 🇷🇸 Serbian Open 2012 | Belgrade |
| 53 | 31 Mar 2012 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 🇯🇴 Jordan Open 2012 | Amman |
| 52 | 11–12 Feb 2012 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 🇮🇪 Irish Open 2012 | Tuam |
| 2011 | ||||
| 51 | 19–20 Nov 2011 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 🇭🇷 Croatian Rubik Open 2011 | Zagreb |
| 50 | 1–2 Sep 2011 | 🇮🇷 Iran | 🇮🇷 Iran Open 2011 | Tehran |
| 49 | 28 May 2011 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia MetodoGenius 2011 | Bogotá |
| 48 | 14 May 2011 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 🇺🇦 Kyiv Open 2011 | Kiev |
| 47 | 30 Apr 2011 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 🇵🇪 Primer Abierto de Speedcubing Perúbik 2011 | Lima |
| 46 | 5 Feb 2011 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires Open 2011 | City of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires |
| 2010 | ||||
| 45 | 27 Sep 2010 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 🇮🇱 Israel Open 2010 | Rehovot |
| 44 | 7 Aug 2010 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City Open 2010 | Ho Chi Minh City |
| 43 | 31 Jul – 1 Aug 2010 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 🇦🇹 Austrian Open 2010 | Vienna |
| 42 | 3 Jul 2010 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 🇷🇴 Romanian Open 2010 | Cluj Napoca |
| 40 | 24 Apr 2010 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 🇬🇷 Athens Open 2010 | Athens |
| 40 | 24 Apr 2010 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 🇸🇮 Slovenian Open 2010 | Lendava |
| 39 | 30 Jan 2010 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Summer Open 2010 | Melbourne, Victoria |
| 2009 | ||||
| 38 | 28–29 Nov 2009 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 🇲🇾 Malaysian Open 2009 | Kuala Lumpur |
| 37 | 7 Nov 2009 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 🇪🇪 Estonian Open 2009 | Kose |
| 36 | 30 Aug 2009 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 🇮🇩 Indonesian Open 2009 | Jakarta |
| 35 | 15 Aug 2009 | 🇲🇴 Macau, China | 🇲🇴 Macau Rubik's Open 2009 | Macau |
| 34 | 18 Jul 2009 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 🇳🇿 New Zealand Championships 2009 | Wellington |
| 33 | 28–29 Mar 2009 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 🇨🇱 Santiago Open 2009 | Santiago |
| 32 | 25 Mar 2009 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 🇦🇪 Dubai Open 2009 | Dubai |
| 31 | 8 Mar 2009 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 🇷🇺 Moscow Open 2009 | Moscow |
| 30 | 28 Feb – 1 Mar 2009 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore Open 2009 | Singapore |
| 29 | 31 Jan – 1 Feb 2009 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 🇸🇰 Galanta Open 2009 | Galanta |
| 28 | 8–10 Jan 2009 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 🇹🇭 NSM Thailand Rubik's Cube contest 2009 | Bangkok |
| 2008 | ||||
| 27 | 20 Dec 2008 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 🇲🇽 Mexican Open 2008 | Toluca |
| 26 | 29 Nov 2008 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 🇵🇹 Portugal Open 2008 | Lisbon |
| 25 | 8 Nov 2008 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 🇨🇭 Geneva Open 2008 | Geneva |
| 24 | 27 Jul 2008 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, China | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Open 2008 | Hong Kong |
| 23 | 29–30 Mar 2008 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 🇩🇰 Danish Open 2008 | Nyborg |
| 22 | 17 Feb 2008 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 🇳🇴 Norwegian Open 2008 | Trondheim |
| 21 | 16 Feb 2008 | 🇮🇳 India | 🇮🇳 Indian Open 2008 | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| 2007 | ||||
| 20 | 8 Dec 2007 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 🇧🇷 Brazil Open 2007 | Sumaré, São Paulo |
| 19 | 1 Oct 2007 | 🇨🇳 China | 🇨🇳 Guangdong Open 2007 | Guangzhou, Guangdong |
| 18 | 25 Aug 2007 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 🇵🇭 Philippines Open 2007 | Pasig City |
| 17 | 26 May 2007 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 🇮🇹 Italian Open 2007 | Rome |
| 16 | 13 Jan 2007 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 🇫🇮 Helsinki Open 2007 | Helsinki |
| 2006 | ||||
| 15 | 18 Nov 2006 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 🇬🇧 UK Open 2006 | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| 13 | 23 Jul 2006 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 🇨🇿 Czech Open 2006 | Pardubice |
| 13 | 23 Jul 2006 | 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwanese Championship 2006 | Taichung |
| 12 | 6 May 2006 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 🇧🇪 Belgian Open 2006 | Brussels |
| 11 | 22 Jan 2006 | 🇰🇷 Republic of Korea | 🇰🇷 Korean Championship 2006 | Seoul |
| 2005 | ||||
| 10 | 18 Sep 2005 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 🇵🇱 Polish Open 2005 | Wadowice |
| 9 | 10 Jul 2005 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 🇯🇵 Kyoto Rubik's Cube contest 2005 | Kyoto |
| 2004 | ||||
| 8 | 27 Nov 2004 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 🇸🇪 Swedish Cube Day competition 2004 | Uppsala |
| 7 | 13 Nov 2004 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 🇪🇸 Spanish Championship 2004 | Madrid |
| 6 | 24 Apr 2004 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 🇩🇪 German Open 2004 | Gütersloh |
| 5 | 16 Apr 2004 | 🇫🇷 France | 🇫🇷 French Championship 2004 | Paris |
| 4 | 24 Jan 2004 | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇺🇸 Caltech Winter competition 2004 | Pasadena, California |
| 2003 | ||||
| 3 | 11 Oct 2003 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 🇳🇱 Dutch Open 2003 | Veldhoven |
| 2 | 23–24 Aug 2003 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 🇨🇦 World Rubik's Games Championship 2003 | Toronto, Ontario |
| 1982 | ||||
| 1 | 5 Jun 1982 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 🇭🇺 World Rubik's Cube Championship 1982 | Budapest |