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World Cosplay Summit
Australian Preliminary Competition 2025

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Entries are now open for the 2025 World Cosplay Summit Australian Preliminaries!


Entries close 5:00PM (AEST) the 15th of June 2025.

This year, World Cosplay Summit Australia and SMASH! are proud to host the
WCS Australian Preliminary Competition in
Sydney, Australia on the 12th and 13th of July 2025.

 


The Winning Cosplay Team will be invited to compete in the 
World Cosplay Summit Championship as  
Team Australia 2026!

 

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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

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 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.

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.

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