Incident: Attempt was found to be misscrambled after a competition (extra not available)

Status: Resolved

Incident description and resolution:

DISCLAIMER: The WCA Regulations and Guidelines relating to misscrambles have been updated since this incident was originally published. The approach described below should no longer be followed from January 1st, 2025.

After a competition, attempts from several competitors were found to be misscrambled. The WRC investigated each of those attempts to determine if they should stay based on the following criteria:

• If the misscramble gives the competitor a significant advantage, the attempt should be changed to DNF.
• If the misscramble is similar in difficulty to the original scramble, the attempt should be left as is.
• If the misscramble cannot be analyzed (e.g. the video of the attempt is not available), the attempt should be left as is.

Please note that in case the misscramble is found during a competition, it must always be replaced with an extra attempt (see the Incident Log entry here).

This incident was created on .

This incident was marked as sent to Delegates in a WRC digest on .