Affiliations

Start a CWSA National Organization

Grow the sport in your country with CWSA aligned rules, clean data, and real pathways from local to world stage.

Why affiliate your national body with CWSA

Grow faster with a trusted global framework, tooling, and pathways that turn local competitions into national programs aligned to the World Ranking System.

WRS & Judging Alignment

Operate under a consistent global rule set with certified judging standards and appeals guidance.

Global Brand & Calendar

Use the CWSA mark, integrate into the global schedule, and attract cross‑regional fields.

Event Pathways

Build clear local→regional→national pathways into CWSA championship qualifiers.

Sanctioning & QA

Templates, checklists, and post‑event publishing to keep standards high and operations clean.

Data & Rankings

Unified rankings pipeline with dashboards for participation, retention, and performance trends.

Compliance & Safety

Conflicts‑of‑interest, privacy, and safety playbooks to protect athletes and organizers.

Organizer Toolkit

Access proprietary tooling for registration, live scoring, and clean results publishing.

Brand Kit & Localization

Country‑ready brand assets, tone guides, and translation support for grassroots growth.

What national bodies do & what you get

CWSA affiliation balances local control with global consistency. Here’s how we work together.

Your Mandate

• Grow grassroots participation and expand local & regional access to competition.

• Maintain CWSA alignment; rules, divisions, judging standards, and appeals.

• Sanction, staff, and quality‑assure events; publish clean results on time.

• Develop judges and organizers with clinics, currency, and mentorship.

How affiliation works

A lean, collaborative process designed to get you operational quickly—without losing quality.

1
Inquiry & Intro Call
≈ 1 week

Share your country snapshot: active communities, event history, and goals.

Tips for success

  • Bring participation estimates
  • List key venues/cities
  • Identify prospective organizers
2
Eligibility & Charter
≈ 2–3 weeks

We review fit, draft a charter/MOU, and align on WRS compliance and governance basics.

Tips for success

  • Confirm legal structure/contact
  • Propose governance roles
  • Plan judge pipeline
3
Pilot Season Plan
≈ 1–2 weeks

Define 1–3 pilot events, staffing, clinics, and data flow for clean results publishing.

Tips for success

  • Map dates & regions
  • Secure head judges
  • Prepare comms rollout
4
Onboarding & Launch
Seasonal

Brand rollout, toolkit access, and go‑live. Quarterly reviews track progress and quality.

Tips for success

  • Follow QA checklists
  • Publish on time
  • Capture feedback for year‑2

Ready to get started?

Share your country snapshot, and we’ll set up an intro call.

Apply to affiliate

Affiliated National Organizations

Country‑level partners delivering CWSA‑aligned seasons on the ground.

CWSA Japan

CWSA Japan

National Organization

TBD

members

TBD

events

TBD

judges

Building a clear pathway from local series to national championships, with multilingual resources for athletes and judges.
CWSA Russia

CWSA Russia

National Organization

TBD

members

TBD

events

TBD

judges

Coordinating regional organizers and standardizing results publishing to accelerate grassroots growth.

Ready to grow the sport in your country?

Share your snapshot and we’ll schedule an intro call to map your pilot season.