First WCA IDs of each year?

[precompsubwr]

Since 2025 just started I thought it would be fun to look for the first ID of the new year. I found a three way tie between Aaden Lam (2025LAMA01), Elvis Seah (2025SEAH01), and Ethan Seah Xun Kui (2025KUIE01)

Looking at the IDs from here:

Competition Groups

View group assignments for a WCA competition

www.competitiongroups.com

Elvis Seah was first with a competition ID of 64, quickly followed up by Ethan Seah Xun Kui with 65 (maybe they are brothers?) and Aaden Lam with 70

So I'll be trying to find the first WCA IDs of every year, you guys can help too, here is a full list below
Now what to do in the earlier years when there are ties and likely no comp IDs to go on?

1982:
2003:
2004:
2005:
2006:
2007:
2008:
2009:
2010:
2011:
2012:
2013:
2014:
2015:
2016:
2017:
2018:
2019:
2020:
2021:
2022:
2023:
2024:
2025: Elvis Seah (2025SEAH01)

 

[goober123]

this sounds very interesting

 

[Puzzle Maniac]

yo I was actually the first competitor of 1995

 

[precompsubwr]

yo I was actually the first competitor of 1995

Yeahhhh let's go I doubt you were even alive back then

 

[gsingh]

Fun fact, my uncle was actually a finalist in the 1982 US Nationals!

 

[gsingh]

Fun fact, my uncle was actually a finalist in the 1982 US Nationals!

That was a lie btw don't believe stuff on the internet guys

 

[Cubist-Guitar]

Fun fact, my uncle was actually a finalist in the 1982 US Nationals!

That was a lie btw don't believe stuff on the internet guys

I’m totally never trusting you again after this and this

 

[Cubinginatree]

That was a lie btw don't believe stuff on the internet guys

Oh no! I had my whole heart trusted in your post I and I totally thought that you were being honest!

 

[FenTheGoat]

I don’t think we can reasonably find out anyone other than all of the 1982 IDs would be tied because they were made after the WCA was created, and 2003 is likely Tyson Mao or someone else who created the WCA.

 

[Ordway Persyn]

I was an Early 2016 Id but probably not the first. My first comp was January 2nd, 2016.

 

[precompsubwr]

I was an Early 2016 Id but probably not the first. My first comp was January 2nd, 2016.

The first 4 comps of 2016 were on that day (including 1 multi day comp) so there is a chance you were first

 

[tx789]

2003 is every one at worlds.