Dear WCA Community,
The WCA Board of Directors and Major Championship Team are excited to open bids for 2026 Continental Championships to be selected per procedures in Motion 22.2024.1. We would like to receive applications for the following regions for 2026 Continental Championships:
- Africa
- Asia
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
If you are interested in hosting one of these championships, please discuss with your country’s Delegates and Regional Organization. Please note that organizing a continental championship is a significant time commitment. Applications must be endorsed by a WCA Recognized Regional Organization. (Note: The WCA Board has proposed a change to Motion 22.2024.1, to accept applications from registered entities in regions not represented by a Regional Organization)
If you are interested, please send your application documents to assistants@worldcubeassociation.org, board@worldcubeassociation.org, and championships@worldcubeassociation.org, before August 31st, 2025, 23:59 UTC. Applications must contain the subject line “ bid for Championship 2026”. Documents must be sent in PDF format in two versions: one full version with all the details for the application, and another version with sensitive details (if any) removed to make public.
At a minimum, your application needs to address:
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When would you like to hold the World Championship 2027
- a. Possible dates.
- b. Number of days of the competition.
- c. Overlap with local school holiday periods.
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Where would you like to hold the World Championship 2027 in your country?
- a. City should be interesting to visit with ample sightseeing opportunities.
- b. Ease of international, national, and local travel.
- c. Availability of hotels/apartments with different price categories.
- d. Venue, venue size, and venue setup (stage, audience, tables to practice, side rooms).
- e. Technology available including internet capabilities, video streaming, lighting, sound equipment.
- f. Number of competitors and spectators that can be hosted.
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What would the organization team and competition volunteer look like?
- a. Core team members
- b. Experience of the core team.
- c. Involvement of other parties.
- d. Quantity and quality of local volunteers (guideline is 20% of competitors should be volunteers).
- e. Required support by foreign Delegates.
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What would be the competition budget?
- a. Costs (venue, venue services, stage, equipment, decorations, website, badges/lanyards/gift packs, prizes).
- b. Income (registration fees, local government).
- Note: Your proposed budget should not assume any financial sponsorship from the WCA.
Previous public versions of Continental and Worlds Championship bid documents are contained in this folder. This Spreadsheet contains a fairly comprehensive list of topics that should be arranged and budgeted for a large competition.
We encourage all organization teams to reach out to WMCT. We are happy to answer questions, provide advice, or offer further resources to aid with your bid.
Once applications are closed, the WCA Board will appoint a selection committee, interview shortlisted applicants and vote in order to decide where the 2026 Continental Championships will take place.
We look forward to receiving your bid!
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