2026 COMPETITION | WCS Australia

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!

What does the WCS Australia Preliminary Competition involve?

A Team of two Cosplayers compete in a skit based competition
The costumes are handmade
The work must be a Japanese manga, anime, video game, or tokusatsu character
Stage performance judging time is 2 minutes and 30 seconds
Background screen can be used as a stage direction
Rank will be determined by the sum of the costume and stage performance judging

Rules, Requirements
& Guidelines

Grab a copy if you are wanting to compete!

If you require further clarification after reading all the RULES, REQUIREMENTS & GUIDELINES outlined
in this document, please contact WCS Australia via the official email:
worldcosplaysummitaustralia@gmail.com

2025 WCS AUS PRELIM RULES

TEAM BUILD BOOK Resources

Here are some resources designed by WCS Australia to help any Cosplay Team wishing to compete to create, format, and submit a comprehensive Team Build Book as required for entry into the 2025 WCS Australian Preliminary Competition.

Please review the RULES, REQUIREMENTS & GUIDELINES as well as the Guide and Template below.

TEAM BUILD BOOK GUIDE

TEAM BUILD BOOK TEMPLATE

team entry form

Here is the Team Entry form!

Please review Section 2. HOW TO ENTER in the 2025 RULES, REQUIREMENTS & GUIDELINES to ensure all required items are completed before submitting the form.

The Team Entry form has a cut-off time and date of 5:00 pm (AEST) 15th of June 2025.

2025 TEAM ENTRY FORM

performance
form

Here is the Performance form!

This form must be submitted within 72 hours after an Invitation to Compete email is received. The exact Submission Date & Time will be provided in the Invitation to Compete email, so please make sure to read it carefully.

2025 PERFORMANCE FORM

Rules, Requirements
& Guidelines

COMING SOON!

In the meantime if you have any questions about eligibility, rules or requirements please reach out via our official email:
worldcosplaysummitaustralia@gmail.com