WCA Regulations 2025

[OtaMota]

World Cube Association

The World Cube Association governs competitions for mechanical puzzles that are operated by twisting groups of pieces, commonly known as 'twisty puzzles'. The most famous of these puzzles is the Rubik's Cube, invented by professor Rubik from Hungary. A selection of these puzzles are chosen as...

forum.worldcubeassociation.org

 

[OtaMota]

Here they are if you can't access WCA Forums

Major Changes:

• Define frame-by-frame analysis requirements changes
• Introduce a defined process for handling misscrambles changes
• Allow logos for 3x3x3 Blindfolded changes
• Increase leniency for grading 3x3x3 Fewest Moves changes
• Allow championships to restrict advancement to competitors from the relevant region changes

Minor Changes:

• Remove the 2e2 restriction on country changes changes
• Allow for retroactive scorecard signing by inexperienced competitors changes
• Change 9f2 from rounding to truncation changes
• Requirements for placing the sight blocker changes
• Rearrange Clock-specific Regulations changes
• Don’t retroactively punish visible camera screens changes
• Clarify fixing multiple corner twists changes
• Add discretion to Regulation A6b changes
• Add scramble secrecy requirements to the Regulations changes
• Clarify Regulation 5b5f changes
• Prevent A6c from triggering A6e changes
• Define invalid attempt changes
• Required signature standards changes
• Don’t allow scorecards to be defaced changes
• Permit the competitor to stop a stopwatch if no judge is available changes
• More clearly separate scrambler/judge and competitor roles changes
• Remove Guideline 9b+ changes
• Permit external microphones changes
• Extend 2g3 exemption to 3x3x3 Multi-Blind changes
• Clarify A3d changes
• DNF penalty for competitors knocking over the cube cover changes

 

[abunickabhi]

Good set of changes by the WRC, I am excited to see which event they add to the WCA. I hope it is FTO and the master pyraminx.

 

[d---]

Good set of changes by the WRC, I am excited to see which event they add to the WCA. I hope it is mirror cube and the mirror cube.

Fixed it for you

 

[OtaMota]

As it is now 2025 in UTC, thought I could bump this thread as a reminder of the new regs. Provided the comp's first day is in 2025, comps will start to use the new regs as of today.

 

[Exmestify]

The clock pin regs feel slike yesterday