{"totalPages":49,"posts":[{"id":14251,"slug":"wca-regulations-requests-for-proposals","title":"WCA Regulations - Requests for Proposals","sticky":true,"created_at":"2026-06-01T08:10:46.000Z","url":"/posts/wca-regulations-requests-for-proposals","author_name":"Hennie Færden","class":"post","body":"Dear WCA Community,\n\nThe Regulations Committee have started working on a new regulations cycle to take effect on January 1st 2027, and we are now requesting proposals from the community, in line with Section 1.1 of the [Amendments of Regulations Motion](https://documents.worldcubeassociation.org/documents/motions/14.2025.1%20-%20Amendments%20of%20Regulations.pdf). In order to submit a proposal, please make a forum post under the [WCA Regulations category on the WCA Forum](https://forum.worldcubeassociation.org/c/regulations/proposals). Please include \"[January 2027 Regulations]\" in the title of the forum post. \n<!-- break --> \n\nThe 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.\n\nIf you have any questions regarding the process, you may ask in the [announcement forum post](https://forum.worldcubeassociation.org/t/request-for-proposals-january-2027-regulations/66952).\n\n\n\n"},{"id":14254,"slug":"wqac-digest-2026-q1-q2","title":"WQAC Digest – 2026 Q1 & Q2","sticky":false,"created_at":"2026-07-14T14:17:22.000Z","url":"/posts/wqac-digest-2026-q1-q2","author_name":"Roxana Johnson","class":"post","body":"Dear WCA Community,\n\nIn the first half of 2026, those of us in the WCA Quality Assurance Committee (WQAC) have been developing initiatives to improve the overall quality of the World Cube Association. Here are the main updates from our Committee since the beginning of 2026.\n\n**Summary**\n\nWe organized our Committee into three subteams to improve our workflow, gained 13.5 new members, and made substantial progress on ongoing initiatives. We are in the process of developing a new Organizer Handbook, have made progress on the Learning Management System (LMS) project, conducted investigations, and updated the Delegate Reports Template, the Delegate Handbook, and the WCA Scramble Accountability Policy (WSAP).\nSubteams\n\nThe WQAC is now structured into three subteams.\n\n**EduDocs**\n\n* The EduDocs Team is responsible for creating and maintaining educational resources for the WCA Community. These include the Competitor Tutorial, Judge Tutorial, Volunteer Crash Course, Organizer Guidelines (soon to be Organizer Handbook), and Delegate Handbook.\n\n**Investigations**\n\n* 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 Teams or Committees.\n\n**Projects**\n\n* The Projects Team leads initiatives to improve the training of WCA Volunteers. The current largest project is the Learning Management System (LMS) Project, which includes a series of educational courses to support training WCA Volunteers.\nMembers\n\nWe welcomed thirteen new members in 2026:\n\n* Abby Newlander (EduDocs)\n* Abhinav Khot (Projects, EduDocs)\n* Addy Coolidge (EduDocs)\n* Amanda Schmid (Investigations)\n* Diogo Miguel Alves Guerreiro (Projects)\n* Fatima Gulab (Investigations)\n* Hao Chang (Investigations)\n* Jiashun Wu (EduDocs)\n* Juan Nicolás Pinzón Martínez (EduDocs)\n* Mark Bennis (Investigations)\n* Matija Vidiček (EduDocs)\n* Shresth Shah (EduDocs)\n* Yuvraj Agarwal (EduDocs, Investigations)\n\n\nAmanda Schmid was appointed the Leader of Investigations as soon as she joined in January 2026.\n\nAddy Coolidge was appointed the Leader of EduDocs in May 2026 after Sarah Strong stepped down as the leader of this subteam. \n\nSarah Strong stepped down as Leader of WQAC in June 2026 to spend more time on the LMS Project and ensure we meet our current timelines.\n\nDan Smith, one of our long-time members, stepped down from WQAC in March 2026 to pursue a new position in the WCA. Congratulations on becoming the Executive Director of the WCA! However, he rejoined the WQAC three months later to become an interim leader while we were looking for a long-term leader.\n\nRoxana Johnson was appointed the next Leader of WQAC in July 2026. We wish her the best in her new position!\n\n**WCA Scramble Accountability Policy (WSAP)**\n\nWe have updated point 3.2 in the WSAP to include formal recommendations to reduce the risk of competitors observing official attempts by other competitors in their group.\n\nWhen a Competitor Waiting Area is used:\n\n1. Use visual barriers between the solving stations and the Competitor Waiting Area.\n2. If visual barriers are not possible, place the Competitor Waiting Area at least 3 meters (10 feet) from the Solving Stations.\n3. If neither of the above is possible, arrange the Competitor Waiting Area so that competitors face away from the Solving Stations, such as by turning chairs around.\n\nWhen competitors remain at their Solving Stations:\n\n1. Delegates should appoint themselves or another trusted individual to supervise competitors and ensure they do not gain information about scrambles from other competitors’ attempts.\n\n**Delegate Report Template**\n\nWe have updated the text explaining setup photos and have added a new template to the Remarks section. We encourage all Delegates to be mindful of these changes going forward, especially with the introduction of the Lead Delegate role and the revised promotion procedures.\n\nHere is the old text that explained the setup photos:\n\nYou MUST include at least 2 images which illustrate the scrambling and competition areas (other images are also welcome). You can select multiple files at once. You can delete images only when enough other images have been uploaded (if you want to replace an image, you need to upload the new one first, and then delete the old one).\n\nAnd here is the new text:\n\n>You MUST include at least 2 images which illustrate the scrambling and competition areas from this current competition, preferably during the competition (other images are also welcome). You can select multiple files at once. You can delete images only when enough other images have been uploaded (if you want to replace an image, you need to upload the new one first, and then delete the old one). If you do not have current pictures of the competition area and/or the scrambling area while in use, please explain why.\n\nThe template for the Remarks section was previously blank, and we have added the following text:\n\n>Remarks: [The Delegates at the competition should include a brief remark about their experience at the competition.]\n\n>Report primarily written by: [Indicate the main author(s) of this report. This is especially important when the author is a Junior Delegate seeking promotion to Full Delegate.]\n\nWe would like to remind Delegates that one of the purposes of the Remarks section is to provide accountability towards all listed Delegates to participate in post-competition responsibilities, even if it is a minor contribution.\n\n**Delegate Handbook**\n\nWe made many improvements to the Delegate Handbook. Outdated information regarding the Age Policy, WRT Name Requirements, and WCA Regulations has been updated. The list of common incidents has been expanded. The new structure of the registration lists and the newcomer checks feature have been added and explained. The suggestions for generating scrambles and ensuring data protection during check-in have been improved.\n\nWe are in the process of moving all information on organizing competitions from the Delegate Handbook to the new Organizer Handbook, so each document focuses on its intended audience.\n\nOne major addition to the Delegate Handbook is the introduction of the Lead Delegate role. With support from the Delegate Probation Policy Working Group, this role has now been defined and explained in the handbook.\n\nOther Teams and Committees have also made contributions to the Delegate Handbook. \n\n* The WCA Regulations Committee (WRC) has provided updates regarding new Regulations. \n* The WCA Results Team (WRT) has provided updates on administering registration data, double-checking registration data, and requesting changes to personal data.\n* The WCA Competition Announcement Team (WCAT) has provided updates on making changes to existing competitions.\n\n**Organizer Guidelines**\n\nBefore we started the Organizer Handbook, we added additional details and made corrections to the Organizer Guidelines. These include improved suggestions for finding venues, creating competition schedules, drafting competition budgets, volunteer rewards and incentives, running first-time competitor tutorials and judging tutorials, catching missing signatures, and holding awards ceremonies. All these changes will be reflected in the new Organizer Handbook.\n\n**\\*\\*NEW\\*\\* Organizer Handbook**\n\nThe Organizer Handbook will be replacing the Organizer Guidelines. It will be a single PDF file that covers all the content that used to be distributed across the fourteen files and text on a webpage. This will allow organizers to find what they are looking for more easily by using CTRL-F and equivalent features. The Organizer Handbook will be structured in chronological order, similar to the Delegate Handbook, and applies to all types of competitions and to different regions with varying local practices. It is currently a work in progress.\n\n**Learning Management System (LMS) Project**\n\nWe ran pilot testing for our first LMS course, the Trainee to Junior Delegate Training Course, from October 2025 to January 2026. There were 81 pilot testers who completed the course during this period, exceeding our goal of 52 testers. They provided over 200 pieces of feedback, all of which we are considering as we are preparing to launch the official version later this year. Most of the feedback pertained to wording or formatting issues, broken or incorrect links, outdated or incorrect information, incorrect answers to questions, and requests to add or remove content. At the time of this digest, we have addressed around 180 pieces of feedback and are working on the remaining, more complex ones.\n\n**Delegate Management Policy (WDMP)**\n\nThe WDMP is the accompanying WCA policy that goes alongside the first official LMS course. We have received feedback from Senior Delegates and Team/Committee Leaders and have held meetings to discuss how to improve our first draft before sending a proposal to the Board. The policy will be published before we launch the first official LMS course.\n\nThank you for taking the time to read this digest! We will continue to work hard to improve the quality of the WCA.\n\nSincerely,\nThe WCA Quality Assurance Committee\n"},{"id":14253,"slug":"integrity-committee-digest-2026-q2","title":"Integrity Committee Digest - 2026 Q2","sticky":false,"created_at":"2026-07-14T02:15:51.000Z","url":"/posts/integrity-committee-digest-2026-q2","author_name":"Zachary Miller","class":"post","body":"Hi WCA Community,\n\nBelow you can find a summary of some of the notable cases the WCA Integrity Committee has worked on, as well as some general WIC updates from the past three months.\n\nIn the last quarter, the WCA Integrity Committee opened **10** cases and closed **12**. This resulted in **2** bans and **4** warnings, while **6** cases ended with no action. Below, you can find summaries of some notable cases:\n\n* An investigation was opened after repeated reports of a competitor being disruptive in competition settings, which Volunteers shared with the WIC made them uncomfortable with hosting events the competitor specialized in. The WIC reached out to the competitor and discussed means of mediating their behavioural issues but found their responses unsatisfactory. The competitor received a short ban.\n* An investigation was opened after suspicions that a competitor’s behaviour in blindfolded events was consistent with the possibility that they were looking under the blindfold. Based on video evidence and delegate testimony, the WIC concluded that peeking did indeed occur in these official attempts. The WIC also believes the competitor’s account of the situation was not entirely truthful. The solves in suspicion were disqualified and the competitor was issued a formal warning.\n* The WIC received a report detailing competitors making jokes involving inappropriate symbols with hurtful connotations. It was detailed that these competitors had pretended to conduct official attempts with puzzles showing patterns of these symbols rather than official scrambles. The competitor responsible apologized and was issued a formal warning.\n\nGeneral WIC updates:\n\nAfter a recent application period, 8 new members have joined the WCA Integrity Committee:\n\n* Blake Thompson (2010THOM03)\n* Carmen Teo Bin Jie (2012JIET01)\n* Joran Busser (2022BUSS04)\n* Jordan Halford (2022HALF02)\n* Kajtek Kwiatkowski (2023KWIA01)\n* Lars Johan Folde (2018FOLD01)\n* Rocío Fernández Usero (2014USER01)\n* Tyler Williams (2017WILL05)\n\nCade Beck (2018BECK05) was recently appointed as Leader of the Conduct sub-team. We congratulate him and wish him the best of luck in his new role.\n\nAmanda Schmid (2017SCHM12) was recently appointed as Senior Member of the WCA Integrity Committee. We congratulate her and wish her the best of luck in her new role.\n\nCarter Kucala (2015KUCA01), Glib Vedmid (2016VEDM01), Yash Budhiraja (2018BUDH01), and Yuji Yoshida (2015YOSH01) recently stepped down from their positions as WIC members. Thank you so much for your work Carter, Glib and Yash, and Yuji!\n\nDo you have questions for the WCA Integrity Committee? Feel free to send us an email. Our inboxes are always open!\n"},{"id":14252,"slug":"changes-to-the-wca-s-list-of-official-events-june-2026","title":"Changes to the WCA’s List of Official Events (June 2026)","sticky":false,"created_at":"2026-06-24T18:00:06.000Z","url":"/posts/changes-to-the-wca-s-list-of-official-events-june-2026","author_name":"Oliver Hexter","class":"post","body":"Dear WCA Community,\n\nAfter careful consideration, the WCA Board has decided to add Face Turning Octahedron (FTO) to the WCA’s list of official events and remove Clock. FTO will be available for inclusion in WCA competitions from January 2, 2027. Clock will no longer be available following the WCA World Championship 2027, which will be the last competition to hold the event. The WCA will continue to explore options for how other events are managed, particularly at championship competitions.\n\n<!-- break -->\n\nWe are excited to add FTO to our lineup. This is the first new WCA event since Skewb was added in 2014. FTO has seen a high level of sustained interest from our Community for several years and a majority of respondents to recent surveys supported its addition. FTO is both sufficiently well-aligned with the nature of other events recognized by the WCA to smoothly integrate and different enough from existing events to bring something fresh to our competitions. \n\nFTO will be held using the same “Average of 5” format used by the majority of current events. Regulations for FTO will be developed by the WCA Regulations Committee and will be available for feedback as part of the January 2027 Regulations cycle. Other WCA Volunteers will be hard at work to make the necessary changes to our software and systems which support FTO going live in January 2027. FTO will be available from January 2, 2027, providing opportunities for competitors around the world to experience a thrilling first weekend with this new event.\n\nAt the same time, we prepare to say goodbye to Clock. Although Clock has seen significant interest in recent years, it continues to be a relatively problematic event, as frequently highlighted by WCA Volunteers and Community members. Despite multiple changes to the WCA Regulations, Clock remains highly prone to incidents. Running Clock at competitions can be challenging, as it is difficult to scramble correctly and requires the use of different procedures or equipment from other speedsolving events. Determining whether a Clock is solved and seeing a competitor progress through a solve are not easily visible at a distance and substantially reduce the spectator appeal of the event, particularly to non-specialist audiences.\n\nThese issues stem from the fundamental differences between Clock and the puzzles used for other events. Clock is highly dissimilar from these puzzles and Clock’s existing recognition by the WCA arises from historical factors. Removing Clock strengthens the WCA’s identity as being an organization for three dimensional geometrical twisty puzzles and not other mechanical puzzles.\n\nClock will continue to be generally available at WCA competitions until July 18, 2027. The WCA World Championship will then be the last competition to officially hold this event. This provides a substantial notice period for the pending change and gives a final send off to Clock on the WCA’s largest stage.\n\nRecent Volunteer and Community surveys concerning the WCA’s list of recognized events formed an input into the decisions taken, although were only one of several factors considered. You can see a summary of these survey results [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PCF2oHlEDRwuxyePt4bF6kz8K52rl-3z/view?usp=drive_link). We know that the changes in this announcement will be disappointing for some, but consider these to be important strategic changes that strengthen the WCA’s core identity and best set us up for future success.\n\nNo formal changes to other events are being made at this time, although the WCA will continue to explore options for how events are managed, especially considering the impact on championship competitions. High degrees of similarity between 6x6x6 Cube and 7x7x7 Cube and between 4x4x4 Blindfolded and 5x5x5 Blindfolded point to these events as potentially subject to future changes. However, existing policies already allow impacts from these events to be managed through measures such as more stringent qualification requirements and [recent changes to the WCA Competition Requirements Policy](https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/posts/wca-competition-requirements-policy-update-5-5-may-2026) allow “quiet” events, including 4x4x4 Blindfolded and 5x5x5 Blindfolded to be held at separate championship competitions."},{"id":14250,"slug":"wca-competition-requirements-policy-update-5-5-may-2026","title":"WCA Competition Requirements Policy Update 5.5 (May 2026)","sticky":false,"created_at":"2026-05-29T20:35:17.000Z","url":"/posts/wca-competition-requirements-policy-update-5-5-may-2026","author_name":"Lars Johan Folde","class":"post","body":"Dear WCA Community,\n\nThe WCA Competition Announcement Team (WCAT) has updated the[ WCA Competition Requirements Policy](https://documents.worldcubeassociation.org/documents/policies/external/Competition%20Requirements.pdf) to Version 5.5. You can view the full details of the updates on the[ Github PR](https://github.com/thewca/wca-documents/pull/510/changes). A list of all major updates are available below:\n\n<!-- break -->\n**The addition of a “Quiet Championship”**\n\nCountries can now have a separate championship featuring Blindfolded events and Fewest Moves. For further information, please view this [*explainer document*](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oYeA8YZQaVIwml0nA5KtZmJJp3WrAb2zcOnoyksIRBg/).\n\n\n**Qualification times can have a start date.**\n\nFor 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.\n\nExample: 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.\n\nFor further information on smaller changes, please refer to the [forums announcement](https://forum.worldcubeassociation.org/t/wca-competition-requirements-policy-update-5-5/66944). \n\nIf you have any questions regarding the changes to the WCA Competition Requirements Policy, please contact your local delegates or use the [WCA Contact Form](https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/contact)."},{"id":14249,"slug":"changes-in-wca-officers-may-2026","title":"Changes in WCA Officers (May 2026)","sticky":false,"created_at":"2026-05-24T05:29:13.000Z","url":"/posts/changes-in-wca-officers-may-2026","author_name":"Oliver Hexter","class":"post","body":"Dear WCA Community,\n\nFollowing [recent changes to the WCA’s Board of Directors](https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/posts/changes-in-the-board-of-directors-may-2026), the Board has refreshed appointments to the WCA’s Officer roles. Officer positions are specific legal roles related to running the WCA non-profit organization.\n\nDan 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.\n\nAbdullah Gulab has been appointed as WCA Chair. Abdullah was previously WCA Treasurer and WCA Vice-Chair.\n\nOliver Hexter has been appointed as WCA Secretary.\n\nSachin Arvind has been appointed as WCA Treasurer.\n\nGlib Vedmid and Rubén López de Juan have been appointed as WCA Vice-Chairs.\n\nWith 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."},{"id":14248,"slug":"changes-in-the-board-of-directors-may-2026","title":"Changes in the Board of Directors (May 2026)","sticky":false,"created_at":"2026-05-01T01:58:29.000Z","url":"/posts/changes-in-the-board-of-directors-may-2026","author_name":"Hayden Ng (吳宇晞)","class":"post","body":"Dear WCA Community,\n\nWith the term of Board Members Blake Thompson and Nick Silvestri coming to an end, an anonymous election took place on May 1st, 2026. The election was conducted according to the WCA Motion: [Election of Directors](https://documents.worldcubeassociation.org/documents/motions/05.2025.1%20-%20Election%20of%20Directors.pdf).\n\nThe Board received the applications of:\n\n- Callum James Goodyear-Jørgensen\n- Glib Vedmid\n- Oliver Hexter\n- Rubén López de Juan\n- Sachin Arvind\n\nWe are happy to announce that Glib, Oliver, Rubén, and Sachin have been elected members of the WCA Board of Directors.\n\nThese changes have become effective immediately.\n\nThe applications can be viewed [here](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vhadNJj_uIkDkL-ZAD6kCrxxob3Rf1Fv).\n\n"},{"id":14247,"slug":"new-volunteer-position-board-april-2026","title":"New Volunteer Position Board (April 2026)","sticky":false,"created_at":"2026-04-22T22:43:41.000Z","url":"/posts/new-volunteer-position-board-april-2026","author_name":"Dan Smith","class":"post","body":"Dear WCA Community,\n\nWe are excited to introduce a new way to share volunteer positions across the WCA.\n\n**New Volunteer Position Board**\n\nAll WCA Team Member positions will now be published on a centralized Volunteer Position Board via a link located on the WCA home page under “Volunteer”. Each listing will include role details and number of openings as well as application instructions and deadlines. Applicants can also easily compare open positions in one location. Click this [link](https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/volunteer-positions) to view the current open positions.\n\nThis 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.\n\nAs 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](https://linktr.ee/worldcubeassociation) channels. \n\n**Expanding the WCA Volunteer Base**\n\nThis 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.\n\n**Recruitment for Team Leaders and Senior Delegates**\n\nTeam 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.\n\nWe will also continue to publicly announce all new appointments.\n"},{"id":14246,"slug":"wca-regulations-committee-leader-announcement-april-2026","title":"WCA Regulations Committee Leader Announcement (April 2026)","sticky":false,"created_at":"2026-04-15T23:00:05.000Z","url":"/posts/wca-regulations-committee-leader-announcement-april-2026","author_name":"Sherry Tao (陶心仪)","class":"post","body":"Dear WCA Community,\n\nWe are happy to announce that Kaidyn De Luca-Mazza has been appointed as the new Leader of the WCA Regulations Committee (WRC). Kaidyn was already working as a Member of the WRC.\n\n<!-- break -->\nKaidyn was selected by the WCA Board and approved in a vote, as described in Section 5 of our [Motion](https://documents.worldcubeassociation.org/documents/motions/10.2025.0%20-%20Committees%20and%20Teams.pdf) about WCA Committees and Teams. This appointment is effective as of March 14, 2026.\n\nWe 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.\n\nKaidyn was the only applicant for the role, and his successful candidacy document can be found [here](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-X5yw6E3vPx4DLIUQIqlXLQnFyyyDxWH)."},{"id":14245,"slug":"integrity-committee-digest-2026-q1","title":"Integrity Committee Digest - 2026 Q1","sticky":false,"created_at":"2026-04-07T06:09:09.000Z","url":"/posts/integrity-committee-digest-2026-q1","author_name":"Zachary Miller","class":"post","body":"Hi WCA Community,\n\nBelow you can find a summary of some of the notable cases the WCA Integrity Committee has worked on, as well as some general WIC updates from the past three months.\nIn the last quarter, the WCA Integrity Committee opened **12** cases and closed **16**. This resulted in **5 bans** and **4 warnings**, while **7** cases ended with **no action.** Below, you can find summaries of some notable cases:\n\n* The WCA Integrity Committee was made aware of serious concerns regarding a competitor, which also involved legal action being pursued. Although these incidents happened outside the sphere of the WCA and proceedings are still ongoing, the WCA Integrity Committee and WCA Board determined that precautionary action was warranted. With the prior approval of the WCA Board, the WIC issued a suspension from competing, attending official competitions and posting on the forum. The WCA Integrity Committee will monitor the legal proceedings and take the necessary actions once they are concluded.\n* * With this in mind, the WIC would like to remind all community members that if you notice behavior that is inappropriate or violates our policies, please report such behavior to your local WCA delegates, as well as the WIC at integrity@worldcubeassociation.org. Our mission is to be able to serve as the confidant for disciplinary issues for the community, and we will always take these matters seriously. \n* 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.\n* 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. \n* 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. \n* 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:\n* * Stopping the timer with their wrists before finishing the solve\n* * Peeking under their blindfolds during blindfolded events\n* * Applying moves during inspection \n* Some competitors were banned from competing for these respective incidents, and the concerned attempts were disqualified. \n\nGeneral WIC updates:\n\n* 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. \n* 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!\n* 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.\n* 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.\n* 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!\n\nDo you have questions for the WCA Integrity Committee? Feel free to send us an [email](mailto:integrity@worldcubeassociation.org). Our inboxes are always open!"}]}