Irvine Fall 2015
| Events | Format | Soft Cutoff | Hard Cutoff | To Advance |
| 2x2 Speedsolve | Average of 5 | 0:30 in 2 attempts | 1:00 | Top 16 to Final |
| 3x3 Speedsolve | Average of 5 | none | 10:00 | Top 24 to Round 2; Top 8 to Final |
| 4x4 Speedsolve | Average of 5 | 1:30 in 2 attempts | 4:00 | Top 8 to Final |
| 3x3 One-Handed | Average of 5 | 0:45 in 2 attempts | 3:00 | n/a |
| 3x3 Blindfolded | Mean of 3 |
12:00 cumulative cutoff for first 3 attempts |
n/a | |
| 3x3 Fewest Moves | Best of 1 | n/a | 1:00:00 | n/a |
| Pyraminx (Tentative) | Average of 5 | 0:30 in 2 attempts | 1:00 | n/a |
| Skewb | Average of 5 | 0:30 in 2 attempts | 1:00 | n/a |
Definitions of cutoffs:
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Soft: a time restraint under which a competitor must yield a result in his first two attempts. Otherwise, the competitor is not allowed further attempts.
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Hard: a time restraint at which a competitor's attempt is stopped and is labeled as DNF ("Did Not Finish").