Clock Petition Nears 5,000 Signatures After WCA Removal Decision
A petition to keep Clock in the WCA has quickly gained thousands of signatures, while Speedcuber’s Digest is collecting community comments on the event’s future.
Community response to the World Cube Association’s decision to retire Clock has been swift.
A Change.org petition calling for Clock to be reinstated as an official WCA event is approaching 5,000 verified signatures, just days after the WCA announced that Clock would be removed from its official event list following the 2027 World Championship.
It has become one of the clearest signs of organized community pushback since the announcement, and its reach has extended beyond the cubing community. At the time of writing, it ranked No. 2 in Change.org’s sports category, trailing only a largely satirical New York Knicks-related petition.
Speedcuber’s Digest previously covered the WCA’s decision to remove Clock and add Face Turning Octahedron as an official event. You can read that article here:
Several notable competitors have also spoken out about the decision, including Tommy Cherry, a former world champion and world record holder in the event.
The petition argues that Clock still has an active community and a meaningful place in WCA history. Supporters have pointed to the event’s recent growth, improved hardware, newer methods, and the number of competitors who still care deeply about its future.
Speedcuber’s Digest is also collecting community comments on the decision. Competitors and fans can share what Clock has meant to them, how they feel about its removal, and what they believe the change could mean for speedcubing.
Take the Speedcuber’s Digest community survey here:
https://forms.gle/bLnJDeuUFX5bssPV6
Sign the Change.org petition here:
https://www.change.org/p/reinstate-clock-as-an-official-wca-event
For now, the WCA’s decision remains unchanged. Clock is still scheduled to remain official through the 2027 World Championship, while Face Turning Octahedron is set to join the WCA event list in January 2027.
But the size and speed of the response show that many in the community are not ready to let the event go quietly.
#FREECLOCK