The WRC will consider all proposals that are submitted on or before July 25th, 2026, at which point we will start discussing and drafting proposals internally. We will publish our drafts for the next regulations cycle later in the year, for feedback from the Community and Volunteers. We will not be discussing any proposals submitted for previous regulation cycles, so Community members are welcome to submit proposals that have been discussed previously.
If you have any questions regarding the process, you may ask in the announcement forum post.
Countries can now have a separate championship featuring Blindfolded events and Fewest Moves. For further information, please view this explainer document.
Qualification times can have a start date.
For competitions which require qualification times, the organisers can now set a start date of which the qualification results must have been achieved. This change is made to ensure that competitors may not qualify for a competition solely from an old result which does not represent their current skill.
Example: A qualification for 3x3x3 Blindfolded can be a single time better than 3 minutes that is set between January 1st 2020 and November 1st 2026.
For further information on smaller changes, please refer to the forums announcement.
If you have any questions regarding the changes to the WCA Competition Requirements Policy, please contact your local delegates or use the WCA Contact Form.
Dan Smith has been appointed as WCA Executive Director. Dan had previously been acting as the WCA’s Chief Operating Officer. This appointment better reflects Dan’s leadership across all WCA Volunteers and aligns his role with the structures in the WCA’s governance documents. There is no change to Dan’s day-to-day duties and responsibilities.
Abdullah Gulab has been appointed as WCA Chair. Abdullah was previously WCA Treasurer and WCA Vice-Chair.
Oliver Hexter has been appointed as WCA Secretary.
Sachin Arvind has been appointed as WCA Treasurer.
Glib Vedmid and Rubén López de Juan have been appointed as WCA Vice-Chairs.
With their Board terms coming to an end soon, Nick Silvestri has vacated the position of WCA Chair and Blake Thompson has vacated the position of WCA Secretary. The Board wishes to thank Nick and Blake for their service to the WCA through their Director and Officer roles.
This is a temporary solution for now to accommodate several Teams having expressed interest in attracting candidates. A permanent solution will be implemented as part of a new WCA website rollout later this year.
As part of this change, most individual volunteer positions will no longer be posted on the WCA Website or Forums. However, they will continue to be promoted via our Social Media channels.
Expanding the WCA Volunteer Base
This initiative is part of a larger effort to bring more volunteers into the WCA community. You don’t have to be a speedcuber to apply for a position or even know how to solve the Rubik’s Cube. You can be a family member, a friend, or just someone interested in growing our sport. Also, a number of positions require specialized skills such as: child safeguarding, bookkeeping, human resources, social media, software development, etc.
Recruitment for Team Leaders and Senior Delegates
Team Leader and Senior Delegate positions will continue to be recruited only through current volunteers via internal email channels. This ensures candidates have the experience required for these specialized roles.
We will also continue to publicly announce all new appointments.
We thank Carter Kucala, who will remain as a senior member of the WRC, for the work they have done as the leader, and wish Kaidyn the best of luck in his new role.
Kaidyn was the only applicant for the role, and his successful candidacy document can be found here.
The WCA Integrity Committee was informed of a competitor who had been caught stealing puzzles from other competitors and engaging in disruptive behavior. In addition, the competitor had previously been involved in multiple minor incidents of a similar nature. The competitor was issued a ban from competing and attending official competitions.
The WCA Integrity Committee was made aware of a competitor who was engaging in inappropriate behavior at a WCA competition. This behavior continued at other competitions after the competitor was warned by the WIC. The competitor in question was issued a ban from participating and attending WCA competitions.
The WCT noted to the WIC that a competitor had made multiple posts on the WCA Forum that violated the WCA Code of Conduct, which were flagged and removed from public view. The competitor was issued a warning for these posts. The WIC would like to remind the WCA Community that all officially managed platforms, including the WCA Forum, are under the purview of the WCA’s Code of Conduct and to make sure to conduct themselves in these spaces accordingly.
The majority of our cases this quarter involved the WCA Integrity Committee handling a number of incidents in which some competitors cheated in various ways, including:
* Stopping the timer with their wrists before finishing the solve
* Peeking under their blindfolds during blindfolded events
* Applying moves during inspection
Some competitors were banned from competing for these respective incidents, and the concerned attempts were disqualified.
General WIC updates:
Since its creation, the WCA Integrity Committee has been working to create and update a variety of documents aimed at supporting the WCA Volunteers in safety matters. In light of the first incident described in this digest, the WIC Development Team will step up its efforts to develop training resources for ensuring the safety of WCA Volunteers, competitors and spectators at WCA competitions. The WIC recently received support to develop such resources, and we are extremely excited and eager to develop these with potential partners over the coming quarters.
The WIC anticipates opening a new call for applicants soon to fill positions across all subteams. We should have more information to share closer to the end of the month. We highly encourage any interested community members to apply when the call for applicants opens!
Swami Srinivasan (2015SRIN02) was recently appointed as Senior Member of the WCA Integrity Committee. He was also appointed as Leader of the Ethics sub-team. We congratulate him and wish him the best of luck in his new roles.
Cade Beck (2018BECK05) was recently appointed as Senior Member of the WCA Integrity Committee. We congratulate him and wish him the best of luck in their new role.
Glenn Koster (2022JRGL01) and Bertie Longden (2014LONG06) recently stepped down from their positions as WIC members. Thank you so much for your work Glenn and Bertie!
Do you have questions for the WCA Integrity Committee? Feel free to send us an email. Our inboxes are always open!
The 3x3 Fewest Moves and 3x3 Multi-Blind events have been added to the list of Head-to-Head events.
The restriction on competitions not running for longer than 16 hours without a break of at least 9 hours will be removed for competitions featuring the Head-to-Head format.
Minor changes regarding the organisation of Head-to-Head competitions.
The decision to include 3x3 Fewest Moves and 3x3 Multi-Blind was a decision to unite them with the other 3x3-based events as part of this opportunity. This decision was made following consultations with world-class cubers in these events, who agreed with the public feedback that these events being omitted was confusing, and that they would love the opportunity for their main events to be given a spotlight on the international stage.
We are confident that these changes will substantially improve the experience for both competitors and spectators of a WCA Head-to-Head competition.
Dan has been actively involved with the WCA for over four years. He previously served as a member of the Board of Directors, WCA Treasurer, and Senior Member of the Quality Assurance Committee, and currently serves as a member of the Finance Team and a WCA Delegate.
Dan’s professional background outside the WCA focuses on operations leadership, team development, process improvement, and delivering complex technical solutions. He has over 15 years of project management experience and has led teams of up to 25 while managing budgets up to $8 million. He holds an MBA from the University of Colorado and a BSc from the University of Maryland University College (now known as University of Maryland Global Campus).
Dan has been an active member of the speedcubing community since 2018, having organized and delegated over 50 competitions. In 2023, he joined the WCA Quality Assurance Committee, where he helped maintain educational materials and develop the Delegate training system (LMS).
In January 2025, Dan was elected to the WCA Board of Directors, where he made an immediate impact. He has worked closely with our sponsors on new initiatives, strengthened relationships between WCA leadership and teams across the organization, and engaged with volunteers at all levels.
As the WCA continues to grow in size and complexity, Dan understands that the COO role is not about changing the volunteer-driven identity that defines our organization, but about helping shape the WCA for the future.
The Board believes this role is best filled by someone who understands how the organization works at every level. Having worked closely with our global volunteer community, we believe Dan is the right person to serve as the WCA’s Chief Operating Officer. He stepped down from the Board and assumed his new role effective Thursday, March 5, 2026.
You can read a detailed description of changes in this explainer document. The final changes made remain consistent with the draft changes circulated in February 2026, with no further amendments made.
The candidacy documents must be in PDF format and must include:
Personal Introduction: A brief summary of who you are and your background.
Ambitions for the Role: Your goals for the WCA merch store and any initial design ideas.
WCA Experience (Optional): A summary of any past activities or roles held within the WCA. While helpful, prior WCA experience is not a requirement for this role.
Portfolio: Examples of previous design or creative work.
After the application period, the WCA Board will interview the most qualified applicants, make a selection by voting, and announce the new Head of Merch.
After the application period, the WCA Board will interview the most qualified applicants, make a selection by voting, and announce the new Leader, as described in Section 5 of WCA Motion 10.2025.0.
Members of the WAC examine the provided evidence and determine whether the grounds for an appeal are valid or not. Then, a thorough analysis of the original committee’s decision is made to reach a final verdict which can overturn or uphold the decision.
The workload of WAC members can vary quite a bit depending on the period and the amount of ongoing cases but it would rarely exceed 3 hours per week. Members are expected to display a certain degree of initiative, maturity, patience and respect in all communications due to the occasional sensitive nature of the investigations. For those reasons, we are also setting an age limit of 18 years old for candidates.
Requirements and expectations
The qualities and requirements expected of candidates are:
At least 18 years of age as of March 1st, 2026.
Availability throughout the week – expected time commitment of 1 to 3 hours per week.
Ability to communicate comfortably in written English.
Ability to patiently communicate with people whose first language is not English.
Ability to communicate constructively and respectfully, even when you disagree.
Familiarity with the WCA Regulations and Guidelines, though it is not necessary nor expected that applicants have a perfect working knowledge.
Summary of activities done for the WCA and the cubing community.
Overview of skills relevant to the role.
Motivation for joining the WAC.
Candidacy documents must be in PDF format. The application period is open for candidates to submit their candidacy document from now until February 27th, 2026, 23:59 UTC privately to Rui Reis ([email protected]).
You can expect a reply to confirm whether your application is complete, and may receive a request for an interview with the WAC Leader and up to two other members.
Thank you for your interest in assisting the Appeals Committee and the WCA!
We thank Shain Longbehn, who will remain as a Senior Member of the WIC, for the work he has done as the Leader, and wish Zachary the best of luck in fulfilling his new duties.
Zachary was the only applicant for the role, and his successful candidacy document can be found here.
The main requirements for applying to the WQAC are that you are at least 18 years of age and are proficient in writing English. We are most interested in applicants who have strong attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and collaboration skills. When applying to the WQAC, you must apply to at least one subteam, explained below.
Educational Documents (EduDocs) Team
The EduDocs Team is responsible for creating and maintaining educational resources for the WCA Community. These include the Competitor Tutorial, Organizer Guidelines, and the Delegate Handbook.
We are looking for applicants who:
Have experience as a competition organizer or WCA Delegate.
Have an in-depth understanding of how competitions are organized and run, including an awareness of varying local practices.
Demonstrate strong knowledge of WCA Regulations, Policies, and Motions.
Investigations Team
The Investigations Team handles concerns related to the quality of WCA competitions, Delegate conduct, adherence to the WCA Scramble Accountability Policy (WSAP), and other issues not directly overseen by other Committees or Teams.
We are looking for applicants who:
Have strong knowledge of the role and responsibilities of a WCA Delegate.
Have strong analytical and critical thinking skills, including an understanding of cognitive bias.
Are able to communicate professionally and clearly through email.
Projects Team
The Projects Team leads initiatives to improve WCA Volunteer training. The current largest project is the Learning Management System (LMS) Project, which includes a series of educational courses to support training WCA Volunteers.
We are looking for applicants who:
Have strong knowledge of the role and responsibilities of a WCA Delegate.
Have experience with educational platforms or training systems.
Possess technical writing and documentation skills.
Application Period
Applicants may submit their application document to the WQAC Leader, Sarah Strong ([email protected]), until January 17th, 2026, 23:59 UTC.
The application document must be a PDF file and include all of the following:
A brief personal introduction.
A summary of activities done within the speedcubing community.
The motivation for applying to join the WQAC.
The team(s) you are interested in joining.
An explanation of how your skills and experience align with these team(s).
Applicants can expect a reply within 48 hours to confirm that their application has been received. The selection process will occur on a rolling basis.
If you have any questions about the WQAC, you are welcome to contact the WQAC Leader at [email protected].
We thank Zeke Mackay, who will remain as a Senior Member of WCAT, for the work he has done as the leader, and wish Roman the best of luck in fulfilling his new duties.
Roman was one of the two applications we received. You can view all the candidacy documents here.
We thank Zain Ali Behzaad, who will remain as a Senior Member of WCT, for the work he has done as the leader, and wish Kyle the best of luck in fulfilling his new duties.
Kyle was the only applicant for the role, and his successful candidacy document can be found here.