To be fully honest, I don't like this. Cubing is not meant to be a sport; this could turn the community into something more akin to a sports type community, with need for payment of coaching or other similar services to be world class. Part of the appeal and spirit of cubing is the accessibility of competing and becoming part of the community, which becomes much more difficult with the influx of money into cubing. If we decide that one group of cubers are worth paying due to their skill, this creates a divide in the community between those who are paid to compete, and those who are happy just to participate. We don't need more spectators, we need more cubers. We can do this by increasing the accessibility of competitions and cubing resources, not privatizing them for financial gain. Also, cubing being considered a sport will cause much more parental obsession over results, which does not create a healthy environment for young cubers. This is a step in the wrong direction, and it spits in the face of the spirit of our volunteer-run community.
