We are happy to announce that Seoul, Republic of Korea will be hosting the upcoming WCA World Championship in 2023 and Melbourne, Australia will be hosting the upcoming WCA Oceanic Championship in 2022.
We would like to thank Chicago, United States of America for applying for the WCA World Championship 2023. We would also like to thank Wilson Alvis and Akash Rupela for volunteering their time for the selection committees.
You can view the application documents here (WCA World Championship) and here (WCA Oceanic Championship).
Registration for the Beijing Summer 2021 started at 20:00 on June 27. Due to systematic problems, the server of Cubingchina was overloaded as the registration was opened, and the competitors list was not in-time updated according to the order of payment of the registration fee.
The organizing team, WCA Delegates and Cubingchina Team are discussing and handling the situation cooperatively. Please be noted that, the final solution of this problem will be announced on Cubingchina.com later. Thank you for your attention to Beijing Summer 2021 and Cubingchina.
Weihao Kong (孔维浩) won the Tianjin Summer Solstice 2021 with an average of 6.46 seconds. Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) finished second (6.81 seconds) and Lukas Shelley finished third (7.02 seconds).
Full results are on the Cubing China page.
Asia records: Yiwei Liu (刘伊玮) 3x3x3 Fewest Moves 17 turns (single), Yiwei Liu (刘伊玮) 3x3x3 Fewest Moves 21.67 turns (average).
We are pleased to announce that we have received the following candidacies to host the WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 and the WCA World Championship 2023:
WCA Oceanic Championship 2022:
- Melbourne, Australia
The selection committee for WCA Oceanic Championship 2022 is: Bob Burton, Callum Goodyear, Henrik Buus Aagaard, Saransh Grover, and Akash Rupela
WCA World Championship 2023:
- Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Chicago, United States of America
The selection committee for WCA World Championship 2023 is: Callum Goodyear, Ethan Pride, Henrik Buus Aagaard, Akash Rupela, and Wilson Alvis
A decision on the winning candidates will be made public by the selection committee along with the supporting documents at the end of the selection process.
Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) won the Wuhan Open 2021 with an average of 6.15 seconds. Weihao Kong (孔维浩) finished second (6.16 seconds) and Yihan Chen (陈奕涵) finished third (7.53 seconds).
Full results are on the Cubing China page.
World records: Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) 3x3x3 Cube 5.48 seconds (average).
Asia records: Ruihang Xu (许瑞航) 3x3x3 One-Handed 6.90 seconds (single).
China records: Ziyu Wu (吴子钰) Megaminx 33.73 seconds (average).
The WCA Marketing Team is seeking new members!
What does the WCA Marketing Team Do?
The WMT is responsible for managing WCA relationships with external partners as well as working closely on the WCA Brand, including WCA merchandise, social media engagement and market research.
According to Motion 10.2021.7.1, The WCA Marketing Team is responsible for developing and managing the WCA Brand, seeking sponsorships, supporting the distribution of WCA Competition Gear, and marketing WCA Merchandise.
Ziyu Wu (吴子钰) won the Zhengzhou Summer 2021 with an average of 8.04 seconds. Jiayu Wang (王佳宇) finished second (8.41 seconds) and Xiaoke Xu (徐晓珂) finished third (8.58 seconds).
Full results are on the Cubing China page.
There will be an appointment of a new WCA Software Team (WST) Leader. The application is open to all WCA members. Potential applicants do not have to hold a current position to be considered.
Candidates are expected to fulfill their terms (24 months) and to spend at least 10 hours per week on average to work for the Team. The qualities expected of candidates are:
- Strong technical expertise
- Good communication
- Problem solving skills
- Goal-oriented
- Project management experience
The application period is open for candidates to submit their candidacy documents until June 1st, 2021, 23:59 UTC. Interested candidates can send the application privately to the WCA Board (board@worldcubeassociation.org).