

We are proud to partner with
for the 2026 World Cosplay Summit Australian Preliminaries
July 11-12, 2026
ICC Sydney Exhibition Centre
Winners of the 2026 preliminary competition will receive flights and accommodation to travel to Nagoya, Japan in 2027 to compete in the world finals!
Entries to the 2026 Preliminary competition are now closed and the countdown is on to see who is the next Team Australia!
See the competition live at SMASH! on the 12th of July or catch the livestream on our social channels.
Follow our socials to get the latest updates and team announcements!
What does the WCS Australia Preliminary Competition involve?
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A Team of two Cosplayers compete in a skit based competition
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The costumes are handmade
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The work must be a Japanese manga, anime, video game, or tokusatsu character
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Stage performance judging time is 2 minutes and 30 seconds
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Background screen can be used as a stage direction
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Rank will be determined by the sum of the costume and stage performance judging
Thinking of competing? Check out previous performances on our YouTube.











