What is WSSA and why is it so important to my tournament? The World Sport Stacking Association (WSSA) is your official resource for tournaments, rules, standards and guidelines on how to put on a successful stacking event and to provide a consistent framework for sport stacking tournaments.

What is the difference between a competition and a tournament?
WSSA-sanctioned tournaments follow precise regulations. A time is valid as a record; the best times are valid as world records. Competitions, although they are "timed" events, do not qualify for record placement.

What events should a stacker compete in?
Participants may compete in a portion or all of the events offered in their division, however, we strongly encourage all stackers to participate in all of their divisions’ events. Participation is the name of the game! As you can see, there are many opportunities for success.

What is an Individual event?
Individual-Timed events will be the best of three timed tries after warm-up.

What is a team event?
A relay team consists of four (or five) stackers in the same grade. However, a team can be made up of stackers from different grades. In this case, the team will “play up” and compete in the division of the student in the highest grade on that team (i.e. a team consisting of stackers in grades 1,3,4 & 5 will compete in the fifth-grade division.)

Each participant is limited to only one team in each relay event.

Teams must field a complete roster of at least 4 stackers to compete. Teams with less than 4 stackers will be disqualified. (Teams of 5 are encouraged, but not required, to assure participation in case a team member cannot attend the competition. The 5th stacker can then be rotated in.)

Team Relay Events are “double elimination” tournaments. A “match” in both the 3-6-3 Team Relay and Cycle Team Relay consists of four-on-four, head-to-head competition in the best two out of three relay “races” against one team. All teams are guaranteed at least two matches.

What is 'Doubles'?
Doubles is a newer event. Doubles Competition involves a team of two working together to complete the Cycle Stack as fast as they can!

The challenge of this event is one Stacker must use only their right hand while the other uses only their left. In other words. . .TWO stack as ONE! It is very exciting.

MORE:
Visit the World Sport Stacking Association's web site. The WSSA was formed to provide consistent rules and regulations for sport stacking and is the official source for rules and regulations for sport stacking.

The WSSA has more information about tournament levels and requirements, age divisions, qualifying and setting a record. Visit today.

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