Dear WCA Community,

The WCA Major Championships Team (WMCT) is happy to announce that Raleigh, North Carolina, USA has been selected to host the 2026 WCA North American Championship.

This team has significant experience in organizing Major Championships, having recently organized Worlds 2025 in Seattle, Washington. The 2025 World Championship was a big step forward for the WCA in many different aspects and we are confident its success will translate into an amazing 2026 North American Championship in Raleigh.

The competition website for the 2026 North American Championship has been announced as well. You can check it out here.

You can view the application documents for the WCA North American Championship 2026 here

Raleigh was the only applicant for the North American Championship.

All of the other Continental Championships were already selected and announced in previous posts, see these here: European Championship and South American, Oceanic, African, Asian Championships.