From e3bd990216a2d6e537f3f2a7d253df290fb8e1e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 08:15:44 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 01/23] Add PBQ Championships

Allows countries to have two championships per year - one quiet and one main. This supersedes the previous FMC championship guidelines. Championships must now only have 3x3 as their main event, fixing inconsistencies with championships having no main event or FMC/3BLD for quiet championships
---
 .../policies/external/Competition Requirements.md      | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index e4c8448ef..2c9a0d65e 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -226,9 +226,15 @@ The WCA Delegate must submit the following information when requesting approval
       1. A competition must be located entirely within the region where the championship type is selected.
          1. Exception: A National Championship that only has 3x3x3 Fewest Moves and that is a part of a simultaneous competition, and has at least one location within the region.
       2. A competition may have multiple championship types.
-      3. A championship type for a region must only be assigned to one competition in a year.
-         1. Exception: Two competitions may have the same Championship status if one of the competitions has only 3x3x3 Fewest Moves as an event and the other competition does not hold the event 3x3x3 Fewest Moves. The two competitions must be held in the same calendar year.
+      3. A championship type for a region must only be assigned on the following basis, with each event held at most once per region per year.
+         1. One competition per region per year is to be considered the Main Championship for the region and is permitted to hold any events. This competition must hold 3x3x3 Cube.
+         2. A competition to be considered the Quiet Championship may be held. This competition is permitted to hold any combination of the following events: 3x3x3 Blindfolded, 3x3x3 Fewest Moves, 4x4x4 Blindfolded, 5x5x5 Blindfolded, and 3x3x3 Multi-Blind.
+            1. Any of the listed events may also be held at the Main Championship, at the discretion of the organization team.
+         3. If a Main Championship is also present, a competition to be considered the Fewest Moves Championship may be held. This competition is permitted to hold only the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event.
       4. An additional selection process is conducted by the WCA Board for organizing Continental and World Championships.
+      5. If a championship type is being assigned to a competition, a Main Championship must be present, and optionally a Quiet Championship and/or a Fewest Moves Championship.
+      6. Only 3x3x3 Cube may be the main event for a championship competition.
+         1. If present, the Quiet Championship and/or Fewest Moves Championship must have no main event.
    2. Naming
       1. Continental and World Championships names shall be as agreed between the Organizing team and the WCA Board.
       2. If used, the word "Championship" must be singular in the competition name.

From 09aeb2038a44e8e83b1bf062bc42203ad2960803 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 08:22:18 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 02/23] Sponsorship requirements

In line with recent communication from the WCA Board.
---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index 2c9a0d65e..471eea685 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ An official WCA Competition must:
       1. The competition website cannot link to web pages that advertise specific products or services of the sponsor (unless it is the sponsor’s homepage).
       2. The competition website cannot advertise any specific products or services of the sponsor, including any endorsements of quality or price.
    3. The competition website may acknowledge the sponsorship contribution.
+   4. WCA competitions must only collaborate with the following types of organizations:
+      1. Local organizing support (e.g. WCA Regional Organizations, local clubs, university groups, unaffiliated sub-regional organizations, local events/groups unrelated to speedcubing).
+      2. Business entities (e.g. cube stores, general vendors) acting purely as sponsors or advertisers.
+      3. Entities that have received explicit approval from the WCA Board of Directors.
 10. Competitions with proceeds going to a charity must indicate so on the competition website, preferably in the Information section of the 'General info' tab. The name of the charity must be included. Any such charity needs to be recognized in the country where the competition is held.
     1. Having this indicated on the competition website must be done as soon as the charity of the proceeds for has been decided. This must be done prior to the competition taking place.
 

From 837a8f4edaa85a72137d19eb20ae00b05a351f9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 08:28:15 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 03/23] Allow Qualifications for a certain time period

Qualifications may now apply to only results from a certain time period of at least 90 days ending on the qualification deadline.
---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index 471eea685..b3c1aa300 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -135,14 +135,17 @@ The WCA Delegate must submit the following information when requesting approval
 5. Competitor limit
    1. The competitor limit can be on either a "first come first served" basis or based upon qualification results or rankings in the WCA world rankings of a previously announced calendar date.
       1. Qualification for an event must be based only on results from the same event.
-        1. Exception: a qualification requirement for the entire competition may be having competed in at least one WCA competition.
-        2. Exception: Any success in a Blindfolded event may be used as a qualification result for other blind events. 
+         1. Exception: a qualification requirement for the entire competition may be having competed in at least one WCA competition.
+         2. Exception: Any success in a Blindfolded event may be used as a qualification result for other blind events. 
       2. Qualification for an event must be based on the official format of the event (average results for “Average of” or “Mean of” events and single results for “Best of” events, as outlined in ([WCA Regulation 9b)](wca{regulations/#9b})))
          1. Average results must be used for 3x3x3 Fewest Moves regardless of the format that the competition will use.
          2. Exception: in case of using average/mean results, single results must be used to break ties.
       3. Qualification for 3x3x3 Multi-Blind must only be based on the number of points achieved in an attempt.
          1. Ties in 3x3x3 Multi-Blind qualification results may be broken by time and then number of unsolved cubes.
       4. The qualification result is based on the last day of the competition at which it was achieved.
+      5. Qualification for an event may be based on results from a certain time period.
+         1. The time period must be at least 90 days.
+         2. The time period must end on the day of the qualification deadline
    2. If the competitor limit for a competition or an event is reached before the competition, the organization team must not approve any additional registrations for the competition or the event.
        1. If on-site registration was advertised and the competitor limit was reached when registration closed, on-site registrations must not be accepted.
    3. The competitor limit is per competition or per event. Per day competitor limits are not allowed.

From ce70e428ccdf4667bbcb84fb468fec0edbfbaa06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 08:30:57 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 04/23] Requirements for H2H round

---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index b3c1aa300..ac63c7e16 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -217,6 +217,12 @@ The WCA Delegate must submit the following information when requesting approval
       1. The competition is at least 5 days away.
       2. A registration period for the competition must have a minimum of 24 hours before it closes.
       3. The competitor limit must not be completely filled.
+   5. The Delegate may request to hold a Head to Head round.
+      1. The Head to Head round must follow Article I of the WCA Regulations
+      2. The request must be made at least 7 days before the start of the competition.
+      3. The WCAT will consider these requests based on the following criteria:
+         1. The number of competitors at the competition.
+         2. The number of rounds of the event for which a Head to Head round is planned.
 8. Schedule
    1. The schedule must be published on the WCA website using the WCA schedule tool.
    2. The schedule should be manageable by the competition's WCA Delegate(s) and adhere to the WCA quality standards.

From 3986b679ff98bc8fb6978595587edf7f5e8f740e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 08:38:31 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 05/23] (Minor) Competition Short Name and ID must match

---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index ac63c7e16..8dd1cd228 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -90,9 +90,10 @@ The WCA Delegate must submit the following information when requesting approval
    11. The name cannot contain any trademarks unless the organization team is formally authorized, in writing, to use such names.
    12. Names should not contain any unnecessary words (e.g. "Competition", "Comp").
    13. The competition short name and ID must resemble the competition name.
-      1. The competition short name and ID should only be modified if the competition name is too long (more than 32 characters). 
-         1. Exception: groups of competitions may have modified short names and IDs to ensure consistency with past and future competitions.
-      2. The competition short name must contain a locational identifier.
+       1. The competition short name and ID should only be modified if the competition name is too long (more than 32 characters).
+       2. The competition ID should be the same as the short name without spaces.
+          1. Exception: groups of competitions may have modified short names and IDs to ensure consistency with past and future competitions.
+       3. The competition short name must contain a locational identifier.
 2. Location(s)
    1. A location consists of the country, city, and venue.
    2. The location should also include subregions of the country that are common to include with addresses (e.g. the state a U.S. city is located in).

From aba2a214b7a909bed4bcf034fe29d28710f0cbd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 08:41:32 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 06/23] (Minor) WIC may delete registrations of sanctioned
 competitors

---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index 8dd1cd228..f88a57833 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ An official WCA Competition must:
 4. Be open to all competitors and spectators who wish to attend, up to the maximum capacity stated on the website or otherwise permitted by the venue. 
    1. Any restrictions placed on competitors and/or spectators who can attend must be publicly outlined in the competition information section and approved by the WCA Board or WCA Competition Announcement Team.
    2. Individuals suspended from attending WCA sanctioned competitions must not attend any WCA sanctioned competitions until the period of their suspension has expired (see 1.1 of Suspensions and other Sanctions).
-   3. A WCA Delegate may require individuals to leave the competition venue for behavior that is unlawful/violent/indecent/unsafe, or intentionally damages venue facilities or personal property within the venue. Delegates must take into account the seriousness of the situation and the best possible course of action. Delegates must also report any such incidents to the WCA Integrity Committee to determine the need for disciplinary action.
+      1. The WCA Integrity Committee may cancel the registrations of competitors for upcoming competitions when they are sanctioned.
+   4. A WCA Delegate may require individuals to leave the competition venue for behavior that is unlawful/violent/indecent/unsafe, or intentionally damages venue facilities or personal property within the venue. Delegates must take into account the seriousness of the situation and the best possible course of action. Delegates must also report any such incidents to the WCA Integrity Committee to determine the need for disciplinary action.
 5. Be held on a single date or on two or more consecutive days.
 6. Have at least one official event.
 7. Have at least two competitors.

From 9ec78f461265d7a45b8470c598ab7102163e3e40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 08:50:42 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 07/23] (Minor) clarify 'local language' in competition name

A competition name is allowed if it is in a language other than English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish - the languages spoken in the greatest number of countries. Arabic is excluded since competition names already wouldn't be written in Arabic due to permitted characters.
---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index f88a57833..d204a7056 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ The WCA Delegate must submit the following information when requesting approval
    5. The competition name must be 50 characters or less, including whitespaces.
    6. If the competition is named after anyone or anything, they must be persons or things lacking any controversial meaning worldwide.
    7. Names must contain a locational identifier. The short name must contain a part of this locational identifier. These include:
-        1. Country, city or administrative division (e.g. state, province, region, district, county, metropolitan area),
+        1. Country, city or administrative division (e.g. state, province, region, district, county, metropolitan area);
            1. An extra locational identifier may be required if the competition's city name is the same as a much larger city at the discretion of WCAT. (Example: London, Texas, USA versus London, UK) 
-        2. The name of the venue,
-        3. A commonly used demonym of the region or its residents,
-        4. Local language specific to the region,
+        2. The name of the venue;
+        3. A commonly used demonym of the region or its residents;
+        4. Words in a local language other than English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish;
         5. Other locational identifiers may be accepted at the discretion of the WCAT.
    8. Competitions may not be named after a living cuber, member of the organization team, or any competition volunteers, including pseudonyms or online tags of such people.
    9. Names must not contain possibly offensive parts or memes.

From 30ce1fe60fc5d4dcd522e32db4492f7e3ca04da0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 08:52:12 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 08/23] (Minor) Competitors adding events after the round has
 started

---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index d204a7056..413e54715 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ The WCA Delegate must submit the following information when requesting approval
    4. The registration requirements may include the deadline for adding registered events for competitors with completed registrations.
       1. If there is a deadline, it must not be earlier than the time registration is set to close.
       2. The deadline for adding registered events may be left blank, in which competitors may add registered events up until an event takes place.
+         1. If this deadline is left blank and a competitor wishes to add a registered event after the round has started, it may be approved at the delegate's discretion.
       3. Competitors may choose not to compete in an event they are registered for.
       4. At the discretion of the WCA Delegate(s), a competitor who is deemed to have made a mistake with the user interface during the registration process (e.g. registering for the inverse list of events that they intended) can be granted an exception to the deadline for adding registered events.
    5. The registration requirements may include the conditions of the waiting list if one is to be used. Competitions are expected to use a waiting list unless specified by the organization team.

From 4125efa323b499ca408cb5bfc36400c19174b576 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 08:53:42 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 09/23] (Minor) Proximity policy for simultaneous competitions.

---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index 413e54715..faf4a2a73 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -111,9 +111,7 @@ The WCA Delegate must submit the following information when requesting approval
    5. 3x3x3 Fewest Moves simultaneous competitions
       1. 3x3x3 Fewest Moves simultaneous competitions are WCA competitions having only the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event and taking place simultaneously in different locations.
          1. Any location must be announced at least 14 days (two weeks) before 00:00 UTC of the start date of the competition on the WCA website.
-         2. If any location of such competitions is closer than 10 km to any other competition, then:
-            1. both competitions should be at least 5 days apart, or
-            2. the other competition must not have the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event.
+         2. The proximity policy applies to each location of a simultaneous competition.
       2. Every location must clearly state who is the WCA Delegate for the venue.
             1. There must be a listed non-Trainee Delegate at each venue.
       3. A 3x3x3 Fewest Moves simultaneous competition cannot be part of any other regular competition.

From d04044b814f1eae732e12006cb6a9ef6d0fc3da3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:09:25 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 10/23] Version number changed

---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index faf4a2a73..1eb2a37b2 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # WCA Competition Requirements Policy
 
-### Version 5.4 {.version}
+### Version 5.5 {.version}
 
 ## Purpose
 The purpose of this policy is to define the requirements and processes that a competition must meet and follow in order to be recognized as a WCA Competition.

From 138f9638b4a309ab6bf763e4b0f3a286ffbe1443 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:11:02 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 11/23] Reword Qualification start date

---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index 1eb2a37b2..4145c0eab 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -143,9 +143,8 @@ The WCA Delegate must submit the following information when requesting approval
       3. Qualification for 3x3x3 Multi-Blind must only be based on the number of points achieved in an attempt.
          1. Ties in 3x3x3 Multi-Blind qualification results may be broken by time and then number of unsolved cubes.
       4. The qualification result is based on the last day of the competition at which it was achieved.
-      5. Qualification for an event may be based on results from a certain time period.
-         1. The time period must be at least 90 days.
-         2. The time period must end on the day of the qualification deadline
+      5. Qualification for an event may be based on results after a certain date.
+         1. The time between the start and end date for qualification times must be at least 90 days.
    2. If the competitor limit for a competition or an event is reached before the competition, the organization team must not approve any additional registrations for the competition or the event.
        1. If on-site registration was advertised and the competitor limit was reached when registration closed, on-site registrations must not be accepted.
    3. The competitor limit is per competition or per event. Per day competitor limits are not allowed.

From 27782912ec4a9791273b7cd28e067080e19a37ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:19:17 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 12/23] Fix numbering

---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index 4145c0eab..a10f9e2d8 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ An official WCA Competition must:
    1. Any restrictions placed on competitors and/or spectators who can attend must be publicly outlined in the competition information section and approved by the WCA Board or WCA Competition Announcement Team.
    2. Individuals suspended from attending WCA sanctioned competitions must not attend any WCA sanctioned competitions until the period of their suspension has expired (see 1.1 of Suspensions and other Sanctions).
       1. The WCA Integrity Committee may cancel the registrations of competitors for upcoming competitions when they are sanctioned.
-   4. A WCA Delegate may require individuals to leave the competition venue for behavior that is unlawful/violent/indecent/unsafe, or intentionally damages venue facilities or personal property within the venue. Delegates must take into account the seriousness of the situation and the best possible course of action. Delegates must also report any such incidents to the WCA Integrity Committee to determine the need for disciplinary action.
+   3. A WCA Delegate may require individuals to leave the competition venue for behavior that is unlawful/violent/indecent/unsafe, or intentionally damages venue facilities or personal property within the venue. Delegates must take into account the seriousness of the situation and the best possible course of action. Delegates must also report any such incidents to the WCA Integrity Committee to determine the need for disciplinary action.
 5. Be held on a single date or on two or more consecutive days.
 6. Have at least one official event.
 7. Have at least two competitors.

From faf968418423566ad7dd9cf6fac0e3ac3b580323 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:56:48 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 13/23] Sponsorship requirements update

---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index a10f9e2d8..d4bb265f0 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@ An official WCA Competition must:
       1. The competition website cannot link to web pages that advertise specific products or services of the sponsor (unless it is the sponsor’s homepage).
       2. The competition website cannot advertise any specific products or services of the sponsor, including any endorsements of quality or price.
    3. The competition website may acknowledge the sponsorship contribution.
-   4. WCA competitions must only collaborate with the following types of organizations:
-      1. Local organizing support (e.g. WCA Regional Organizations, local clubs, university groups, unaffiliated sub-regional organizations, local events/groups unrelated to speedcubing).
-      2. Business entities (e.g. cube stores, general vendors) acting purely as sponsors or advertisers.
-      3. Entities that have received explicit approval from the WCA Board of Directors.
+   4. WCA competitions must only collaborate with:
+      1. Local Organizing Support (e.g., ROs, clubs, university groups),
+      2. Standard Sponsors (e.g., vendors/brands), provided their sponsorship material do not promote competing speedcubing leagues or alternative governing bodies,
+      3. Dependent Data Services that use public WCA results for non-governance rankings, or
+      4. Entities explicitly approved by the WCA Board.
 10. Competitions with proceeds going to a charity must indicate so on the competition website, preferably in the Information section of the 'General info' tab. The name of the charity must be included. Any such charity needs to be recognized in the country where the competition is held.
     1. Having this indicated on the competition website must be done as soon as the charity of the proceeds for has been decided. This must be done prior to the competition taking place.
 

From f53f790eb0f30e5c3b0d5ed516e835f50c6eafbd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:57:37 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 14/23] Clarify FM/Quiet championship

Co-authored-by: Oliver Hexter <116421789+ohexter@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index d4bb265f0..bf6c12fc3 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ The WCA Delegate must submit the following information when requesting approval
       2. A competition may have multiple championship types.
       3. A championship type for a region must only be assigned on the following basis, with each event held at most once per region per year.
          1. One competition per region per year is to be considered the Main Championship for the region and is permitted to hold any events. This competition must hold 3x3x3 Cube.
-         2. A competition to be considered the Quiet Championship may be held. This competition is permitted to hold any combination of the following events: 3x3x3 Blindfolded, 3x3x3 Fewest Moves, 4x4x4 Blindfolded, 5x5x5 Blindfolded, and 3x3x3 Multi-Blind.
+         2. If a Main Championship is held, one competition per region per year may be designated as the Quiet Championship for the region. This competition is permitted to hold any combination of the following events: 3x3x3 Blindfolded, 3x3x3 Fewest Moves, 4x4x4 Blindfolded, 5x5x5 Blindfolded, and 3x3x3 Multi-Blind.
             1. Any of the listed events may also be held at the Main Championship, at the discretion of the organization team.
          3. If a Main Championship is also present, a competition to be considered the Fewest Moves Championship may be held. This competition is permitted to hold only the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event.
       4. An additional selection process is conducted by the WCA Board for organizing Continental and World Championships.

From 3eb3eaf10704054b0d61b382643bf7a3525ffc31 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:57:49 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 15/23] Update documents/policies/external/Competition
 Requirements.md

Co-authored-by: Oliver Hexter <116421789+ohexter@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index bf6c12fc3..4b5192002 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ The WCA Delegate must submit the following information when requesting approval
          1. Exception: A National Championship that only has 3x3x3 Fewest Moves and that is a part of a simultaneous competition, and has at least one location within the region.
       2. A competition may have multiple championship types.
       3. A championship type for a region must only be assigned on the following basis, with each event held at most once per region per year.
-         1. One competition per region per year is to be considered the Main Championship for the region and is permitted to hold any events. This competition must hold 3x3x3 Cube.
+         1. One competition per region per year may be designated as the Main Championship for the region. This competition is permitted to hold any events. This competition must hold 3x3x3 Cube.
          2. If a Main Championship is held, one competition per region per year may be designated as the Quiet Championship for the region. This competition is permitted to hold any combination of the following events: 3x3x3 Blindfolded, 3x3x3 Fewest Moves, 4x4x4 Blindfolded, 5x5x5 Blindfolded, and 3x3x3 Multi-Blind.
             1. Any of the listed events may also be held at the Main Championship, at the discretion of the organization team.
          3. If a Main Championship is also present, a competition to be considered the Fewest Moves Championship may be held. This competition is permitted to hold only the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event.

From b24a3dace9eb1202b57c99f531670b3c1e98e397 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:57:57 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 16/23] Update documents/policies/external/Competition
 Requirements.md

Co-authored-by: Oliver Hexter <116421789+ohexter@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index 4b5192002..798addbd6 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ The WCA Delegate must submit the following information when requesting approval
          1. One competition per region per year may be designated as the Main Championship for the region. This competition is permitted to hold any events. This competition must hold 3x3x3 Cube.
          2. If a Main Championship is held, one competition per region per year may be designated as the Quiet Championship for the region. This competition is permitted to hold any combination of the following events: 3x3x3 Blindfolded, 3x3x3 Fewest Moves, 4x4x4 Blindfolded, 5x5x5 Blindfolded, and 3x3x3 Multi-Blind.
             1. Any of the listed events may also be held at the Main Championship, at the discretion of the organization team.
-         3. If a Main Championship is also present, a competition to be considered the Fewest Moves Championship may be held. This competition is permitted to hold only the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event.
+         3. If a Main Championship is held, one competition per region per year may be designated as the Fewest Moves Championship for the region. This competition is permitted to hold only the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event.
       4. An additional selection process is conducted by the WCA Board for organizing Continental and World Championships.
       5. If a championship type is being assigned to a competition, a Main Championship must be present, and optionally a Quiet Championship and/or a Fewest Moves Championship.
       6. Only 3x3x3 Cube may be the main event for a championship competition.

From 5bbdfee38deaff6c5664c830e1a35be36bc0e284 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:58:09 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 17/23] Update documents/policies/external/Competition
 Requirements.md

Co-authored-by: Oliver Hexter <116421789+ohexter@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index 798addbd6..b82dc47cb 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ The WCA Delegate must submit the following information when requesting approval
       2. A registration period for the competition must have a minimum of 24 hours before it closes.
       3. The competitor limit must not be completely filled.
    5. The Delegate may request to hold a Head to Head round.
-      1. The Head to Head round must follow Article I of the WCA Regulations
       2. The request must be made at least 7 days before the start of the competition.
       3. The WCAT will consider these requests based on the following criteria:
          1. The number of competitors at the competition.

From dd263764e167579967afe8f87d4f11326d44a11a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:58:23 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 18/23] Update documents/policies/external/Competition
 Requirements.md

Co-authored-by: Oliver Hexter <116421789+ohexter@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index b82dc47cb..42fc3c9e5 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ The WCA Delegate must submit the following information when requesting approval
    4. The registration requirements may include the deadline for adding registered events for competitors with completed registrations.
       1. If there is a deadline, it must not be earlier than the time registration is set to close.
       2. The deadline for adding registered events may be left blank, in which competitors may add registered events up until an event takes place.
-         1. If this deadline is left blank and a competitor wishes to add a registered event after the round has started, it may be approved at the delegate's discretion.
+         1. If this deadline is left blank and a competitor wishes to add a registered event after the round has started, it may be added at the Delegate's discretion.
       3. Competitors may choose not to compete in an event they are registered for.
       4. At the discretion of the WCA Delegate(s), a competitor who is deemed to have made a mistake with the user interface during the registration process (e.g. registering for the inverse list of events that they intended) can be granted an exception to the deadline for adding registered events.
    5. The registration requirements may include the conditions of the waiting list if one is to be used. Competitions are expected to use a waiting list unless specified by the organization team.

From c01d04d15b8e91a4ef60ac7bb1db4e7ca0c6b445 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:58:36 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 19/23] Update documents/policies/external/Competition
 Requirements.md

Co-authored-by: Oliver Hexter <116421789+ohexter@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index 42fc3c9e5..5972884c1 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ The WCA Delegate must submit the following information when requesting approval
    5. 3x3x3 Fewest Moves simultaneous competitions
       1. 3x3x3 Fewest Moves simultaneous competitions are WCA competitions having only the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event and taking place simultaneously in different locations.
          1. Any location must be announced at least 14 days (two weeks) before 00:00 UTC of the start date of the competition on the WCA website.
-         2. The proximity policy applies to each location of a simultaneous competition.
+         2. The proximity requirements in section 2.2.3 of the Announcement Criteria apply to each location of a simultaneous competition.
       2. Every location must clearly state who is the WCA Delegate for the venue.
             1. There must be a listed non-Trainee Delegate at each venue.
       3. A 3x3x3 Fewest Moves simultaneous competition cannot be part of any other regular competition.

From 92927b35a12da0a982ff068e3227e045ab22611b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:58:46 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 20/23] Update documents/policies/external/Competition
 Requirements.md

Co-authored-by: Oliver Hexter <116421789+ohexter@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index 5972884c1..a8b62d88b 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ An official WCA Competition must:
 4. Be open to all competitors and spectators who wish to attend, up to the maximum capacity stated on the website or otherwise permitted by the venue. 
    1. Any restrictions placed on competitors and/or spectators who can attend must be publicly outlined in the competition information section and approved by the WCA Board or WCA Competition Announcement Team.
    2. Individuals suspended from attending WCA sanctioned competitions must not attend any WCA sanctioned competitions until the period of their suspension has expired (see 1.1 of Suspensions and other Sanctions).
-      1. The WCA Integrity Committee may cancel the registrations of competitors for upcoming competitions when they are sanctioned.
+      1. The WCA Integrity Committee may cancel the registrations of suspended competitors for upcoming competitions while they are suspended.
    3. A WCA Delegate may require individuals to leave the competition venue for behavior that is unlawful/violent/indecent/unsafe, or intentionally damages venue facilities or personal property within the venue. Delegates must take into account the seriousness of the situation and the best possible course of action. Delegates must also report any such incidents to the WCA Integrity Committee to determine the need for disciplinary action.
 5. Be held on a single date or on two or more consecutive days.
 6. Have at least one official event.

From b60a46df3671ca23a6372eab8b46621c1f5c791c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:58:55 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 21/23] Update documents/policies/external/Competition
 Requirements.md

Co-authored-by: Oliver Hexter <116421789+ohexter@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index a8b62d88b..72c76d2b7 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ The WCA Delegate must submit the following information when requesting approval
    1. The competitor limit can be on either a "first come first served" basis or based upon qualification results or rankings in the WCA world rankings of a previously announced calendar date.
       1. Qualification for an event must be based only on results from the same event.
          1. Exception: a qualification requirement for the entire competition may be having competed in at least one WCA competition.
-         2. Exception: Any success in a Blindfolded event may be used as a qualification result for other blind events. 
+         2. Exception: Any success in a blindfolded event may be used as a qualification result for other blindfolded events. 
       2. Qualification for an event must be based on the official format of the event (average results for “Average of” or “Mean of” events and single results for “Best of” events, as outlined in ([WCA Regulation 9b)](wca{regulations/#9b})))
          1. Average results must be used for 3x3x3 Fewest Moves regardless of the format that the competition will use.
          2. Exception: in case of using average/mean results, single results must be used to break ties.

From a4f05fabf8f0ca8753431aba6ce6f5bdfe2c1e6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:59:03 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 22/23] Update documents/policies/external/Competition
 Requirements.md

Co-authored-by: Oliver Hexter <116421789+ohexter@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index 72c76d2b7..ff1094083 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ The WCA Delegate must submit the following information when requesting approval
       1. The competition is at least 5 days away.
       2. A registration period for the competition must have a minimum of 24 hours before it closes.
       3. The competitor limit must not be completely filled.
-   5. The Delegate may request to hold a Head to Head round.
+   5. The Delegate may request to hold Head to Head rounds in accordance with Article I of the WCA Regulations.
       2. The request must be made at least 7 days before the start of the competition.
       3. The WCAT will consider these requests based on the following criteria:
          1. The number of competitors at the competition.

From 4cda0efcf2d2c78603e579139736521b200eb42a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zeke Mackay <42594475+zekemackay06@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 22:01:55 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 23/23] Emergency delegate appointment changes

---
 documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md
index ff1094083..0f01c6fa2 100644
--- a/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
+++ b/documents/policies/external/Competition Requirements.md	
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ An official WCA Competition must:
 6. Have at least one official event.
 7. Have at least two competitors.
 8. Have at least one designated WCA Delegate in attendance.
-   1. Exception: in case the WCA Delegate cannot attend the competition, the WCA Board may appoint a trusted person to act as a temporary WCA Delegate for the competition.
+   1. Exception: in case the WCA Delegate cannot attend the competition, the WCA Board or Senior Delegate may appoint a Registered Speedcuber to act as a temporary Delegate for the competition.
    2. The WCA Delegate for a competition is responsible for:
       1. Submitting the Delegate Report to the WCA Regulations Committee and the WCA Quality Assurance Committee regarding adherence to WCA Regulations and quality standards during the competition, the overall course of the competition, and any incidents that happened. The report must be submitted within one week of the end of the competition.
          1. Extensions may be granted at the discretion of the Senior Delegate for the region. Extensions must only be granted if there is a compelling reason for the delay.