Dear WCA Community,

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The Integrity Committee has concluded an investigation on a case of cheating by a former National Record-holding Competitor in multiple events spanning several competitions. As a result, they have been banned for 2-years and 6-months from competing.

The Competitor, who initially denied any wrongdoing until presented with evidence, also had their results disqualified spanning several years, with the exception of 3x3x3 Fewest Moves. Because the competitor was uncooperative, the WIC disqualified their times from all competitions where the results were suspected to be illegitimate.

The intent of this report is to publish the reasons behind the decision to ban the Competitor and disqualify their results. This document also aims to serve as a warning of the potential incidents that can occur due to inattentive judges, and to demonstrate the WIC’s commitment to fairness in all regions. The WIC later clarifies the Committee’s current stance on disqualifications in case of cheating as a whole.

The WIC has elected to fully anonymize this report due to the age of the accused competitor. The WIC strongly discourages the community from publicizing the name of the accused competitor for this reason. The full report can be found here.

Kind Regards,
Shain Longbehn (WIC Leader)
On behalf of the WCA Integrity Committee

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