May–June 2026 · Consultation milestone
The WCA Events Surveys 2026
Before the WCA announced the addition of FTO and the removal of Clock, it surveyed Volunteers and the wider Community about the future of the official event list.
The published results provide an important record of what the community actually supported — and what it did not.
The consultation
Two surveys. The same questions.
In May and June 2026, the WCA conducted parallel surveys of WCA Volunteers and the wider WCA Community.
According to the WCA's Feedback Summary, the surveys were intended to identify attitudes towards managing the list of recognized events. Apart from demographic questions and simplified wording in the Community survey, both groups were asked the same questions.
Reading the results
What does “F” mean?
Many questions used a five-point scale ranging from 1 — Strongly Disagree to 5 — Strongly Agree.
The WCA summarized those answers using a favorability score (F).
Adding events
The strongest signal was clear
Both groups supported recognizing new events, but support was particularly strong among the wider Community.
The survey provides clear evidence of community support for adding FTO.
Removing events
But the signal on removing events was different
Participants were also asked whether the WCA should remove existing events or reduce their status.
“In isolation, WCA Community (F-0.7) did not support the WCA derecognizing any existing events or reducing their status.”
WCA Events Surveys 2026 · Feedback Summary
The Community wanted new events. It did not, however, support removing or reducing existing ones.
If an event had to be affected
Clock was not the Community's first choice
Respondents were nevertheless asked which existing events they considered most appropriate for removal or reduced status.
- Clock 131 responses
- 5x5x5 Blindfolded 78 responses
- 7x7x7 Cube 75 responses
- 5x5x5 Blindfolded 1,156 responses
- Clock 1,059 responses
- 7x7x7 Cube 657 responses
Clock ranked first among WCA Volunteers, but second among the wider Community, behind 5x5x5 Blindfolded.
The compromise question
What should happen if new events are added?
The survey also tested five possible approaches for managing additions and removals.
Don't add any events
−0.9Add events only if no existing events are removed or reduced in status
+0.4Add events while reducing the status of some existing events
−0.3Add events while removing some events or reducing their status
−0.5Remove or reduce events without adding new events
−1.3Of the five compromise approaches, the only one with positive Community favorability was adding events without removing or reducing existing ones.
What the survey tells us
Two preferences existed at the same time
The survey established strong support for adding FTO.
It did not establish equivalent Community support for removing an existing event in order to do so.
The governance question
From survey results to strategic decision
A community consultation does not itself determine how competing preferences should be reconciled. That responsibility belongs to the decision-making process.
The key question is therefore not whether the Community was consulted. It was. The question is how the consultation results were translated into the specific decision that followed.
Primary source
Read the WCA's published results
The figures and statements presented on this page are based on the WCA's own WCA Events Surveys 2026 — Feedback Summary, published in June 2026.
The original document is hosted by the WCA on Google Drive. An archived copy is also available on SaveClock for reference.