Competitive · rule history

How the rules got here

Every rulebook release, new format and ban list the World Beyblade Organization announced between 2008 and 2026, in order.

493announcements, 2008–2026
196changed how the game is played
16ban lists, and 18 new formats

About this page

Organised Beyblade outside Japan has been run by the World Beyblade Organization since 2008, and it announced everything it did on its own news board. We read 493 of those announcements and condensed each into our own words, listing the concrete changes where there were any — a format opened, a part banned, a scoring system replaced. 40% carried a real change; the rest are milestones, prize draws and site rebuilds, kept for the record and marked as slight.

Titles are reproduced as the board printed them, with one exception: seven use a word this site does not print, and those are reworded to their sense. Read on September 19, 2026; every announcement links to worldbeyblade.org.

Newest first

The record

Sep 1, 2026
The site itself

WBO Leagues: an Updated Leaderboard Experience

The WBO launched WBO Leagues, a new leaderboard platform letting organizers build and co-manage their own rankings across any format or combination of formats, with automatic bracket generation and deeper winning-combination stats, and set Glicko-2 as the new default skill-rating system for ranked seasons.
- Launched WBO Leagues, a platform for WBO-run and community leaderboards with collaborative organizer roles (Contributors, Maintainers)
- Added automatic bracket generation based on a tournament's settings
- Added configurable point systems (Placement Points, Match Win Points, Master Points) organizers can use for their leaderboards
- Overhauled the winning-combinations breakdown with more detail on parts, pairings and event-stage filters
Beyblade X
Aug 18, 2026
Rulebook

X Rules Update: Launch Positions, Breaks, Version 2.0 & More

The WBO revised its Beyblade X rulebook, replacing an undefined launch-position box with a clearer boundary rule, loosening the launch-height requirement, clarifying how broken or non-compliant parts may be replaced mid-match, and adding new tiebreaker settings.
- Replaced the undefined launch-position box with an infinite position-boundary line aligned to each blader's stadium side
- Changed the launch-height rule so only part of the Bey, rather than the whole Bey, must stay within 5cm/2 inches of the stadium cover
- Added new tiebreaker settings effective September 1st
- Updated part-differentiation rules covering Version 2.0 parts and Lightning L-Drago
Beyblade X
Jun 22, 2026
Other

WBO Staff Applications Open! Join the Team and Support Beyblade Worldwide

The WBO reorganized its volunteer staff structure into four teams and opened unpaid applications across each of them ahead of raising its internal standards.
- Restructured the internal staff team into four groups: Play Experience, Organizer Program, Community Trust and Platform Development
May 9, 2026

Other

Recruiting New Event Review Team Members!

The WBO opened recruitment for its Event Review team of existing organizers, moving from fixed quota days to a flexible weekly target of up to 20 event reviews plus timely follow-ups to keep pace with growing demand.
Mar 21, 2026
Rulebook

Infinity Stadium Rankings & Metal Fight Rule Changes

For Beyblade Day 2026 the WBO added a separate BBX Infinity Stadium Rankings leaderboard for Beyblade X events using Takara-Tomy's Infinity Stadium, with two new optional finish-timing rules for that stadium, and issued its first Legacy Rules Committee rulebook update for Metal Fight Beyblade formats.
- Created a standalone BBX Infinity Stadium Rankings leaderboard, separate from the standard WBO Ranked League seasons
- Loosened Mode Change restrictions across all Metal Fight formats
- Added an Alternative Deck Construction optional rule for Metal Fight formats
- Re-banned Libra and Gravity in Metal Fight Limited
- Banned Rubber Defense Flat (RDF) in Metal Fight Standard
- Changed the Battle Start definition and added a penalty system across Metal Fight formats
Beyblade XMetal FightZero-G
Jan 9, 2026
New format

The Future of WBO Ranked: Seasons, Masters & More!

Reviewing a year of explosive Beyblade X tournament growth, the organization overhauled its ranked competitive structure for 2026: replacing a static leaderboard with timed seasons, launching a new standardized league, revising its organizer guide, and changing how winning combinations are counted.
- A new Swiss-system option for organizers running pooled/smaller events is in preparation
- WBO Masters League, a standardized competitive leaderboard, is set to launch summer 2026
- Organizer's Guide rewritten and shortened by about 70%
- A new Winning Combinations submission form introduced for organizers reporting X event data
- "Winning Combination" redefined to mean any Bey that battled at least once, rather than only Beys that won
- Judge Test relaunched with new questions tied to the updated Beyblade X rulebook, offered twice per month
Beyblade X
Dec 13, 2025
The site itself

Say Hello to BeyScore: The Ultimate Beyblade Scoreboard App

A community developer released BeyScore, the WBO's browser-based scorekeeping app covering every format from Plastics to Beyblade X and every supported match type, as a free, installable, open-source web app.
- Released BeyScore, a free installable web app for scoring WBO matches across all supported formats and match types
- Open-sourced the BeyScore code under the MIT license
PlasticsBeyblade X
Nov 27, 2025
Rulebook

Major Updates to WBO's Beyblade X Rules

The WBO rewrote and restructured its Beyblade X rulebook end to end, renaming several core terms, defining precise launch and battle-start conditions, and toughening the penalty for touching Beys before a result is confirmed.
- Restructured the rulebook into Match Setup and Battle phases, replacing the old Match Phases and Rules of Battle sections
- Renamed match types to battle types, match formats to match types, and the WBO Deck battle type to Counter Battle
- Renamed 'out-of-play' to 'finished' and gave each launch error a distinct name
- Defined a formal 'launch range' covering position, height and tilt limits before launching
- Added detailed launch interference rules and defined each blader's launch position area
- Added an Accessibility & Accommodations section for bladers who cannot meet launch rules exactly
Beyblade X
Sep 30, 2025
Rulebook

Upcoming changes to "painted blades" rule in WBO Beyblade X rules

The organization announced that its Beyblade X rulebook would change to forbid fully custom-painted or dyed blades by default, allowing only small non-contact markings, because the existing performance-based restriction was hard to enforce and custom paint was leaving marks on stadiums and other Beys; organizers could still opt in to allow painted blades if they committed to inspecting them.
- Dyed blades likewise forbidden by default under the same rule change
- A new optional rule added letting organizers permit fully painted blades if they inspect for performance effects
Beyblade X
Aug 12, 2025
Rulebook

Updates to WBO Organizer Application Process

Following a surge of over 800 Organizer applications in five months, the organization added multiple-choice questions testing knowledge of its Organizer's Guide to the application and moved the process from Google Forms to the ClassMarker platform already used for its Judge Test.
- Organizer application now includes multiple-choice questions on Organizer's Guide content, open-book
- Organizer application process moved from Google Forms to ClassMarker
Mar 31, 2025
Event

WBO Partners With Organized Play Events to Support Competitive Beyblade in the UK

The WBO partnered with Organized Play Events to fold its Beyblade X Competitive Circuit UK into WBO Ranked play, adopting a custom UK rulebook and requiring judges at those events to hold WBO Judge certification.
- All Organized Play Events UK Competitive Circuit tournaments now count as WBO Ranked events
- Judges for the UK circuit must now hold WBO Judge certification
- Takara Tomy stadiums are now permitted alongside Hasbro's Xtreme BeyStadium in the UK circuit, provided all stadiums at an event match
Beyblade X
Mar 11, 2025
Rulebook

Organizer Applications Reopen, WBO Judge Certification, and X Rules Updates!

The WBO reopened organizer applications under a redesigned process focused on event-management judgment rather than rules trivia, introduced a separate Judge Certification track for Beyblade X, and added an optional Locked Bey List rule for tournaments.
- Replaced the rules-knowledge organizer quiz with an application judged on event management, moving onboarding to group Discord sessions
- Created WBO Judge Certification, requiring a score of 20/25 on the Judge Test, for Beyblade X events
- Required a certified judge at Beyblade X ranked events, with existing organizers exempted until June 1, 2025
- Added Locked Bey List as an optional rule requiring a written, stage-specific Beyblade list submitted before play
Beyblade X
Mar 3, 2025

Contest

Photography Contest: Xtreme Dash Into the Custom Line!

The WBO ran a photography contest tied to the Custom Line (CX) launch, asking members to submit a creative photo of their favorite Beyblade X combination for a chance at Bit Boosters or a Custom Line release.

Beyblade X
Feb 17, 2025

Other

Now Proudly Sponsored by BeysAndBricks.com

The WBO named BeysAndBricks.com its new sponsor, succeeding prior sponsorships that had run their contracted course, with the funding earmarked for the website, organizer resources and events.
Jan 22, 2025
Milestone

WBO Organized Play Updates January 2025: A New Year Recap, Refresh, and Return!?

The WBO welcomed gregandcin to platform development and marked the return of founder Bey Brad as a director, noted a record 711 organizer-run events in 2024, and rolled out several rules updates including a covered-stadium launching clarification and default bans on Metal Needle and the 4D format's recommended parts.
- Clarified the legal launch height and entry area for covered stadiums across all format rulebooks
- Expanded the Organizer's Guide's tournament system guidelines
- Standardized the consecutive-draws rule for switching Beyblades in the Match Types Guide
- Made "Loser Picks" side switching available as a Ranked Clause for all match types
- Metal Needle changed to default banned in X Format, adjustable via Ranked Clause
- 4D Format's recommended bans changed to default banned
Beyblade X4D FormatBurst LimitedMetal Fight Limited
Nov 15, 2024
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Updates November 2024: Launcher Accessories, Watchlist, and More!

The WBO legalized painted, decorated and custom-made grips, accessories and launchers for ranked play across all formats provided they don't affect performance, revised Swiss tiebreak procedures for the new Beyblade X Season 0 ranking trial, and let losers request stadium-position swaps in the Deck Match Type.
- Swiss tournaments in Beyblade X Season 0 now use Buchholz, then Points Difference, then Wins vs Tied Participants for tiebreaks
- Dropped Season 0 participants must be recorded using Challonge's forfeit function
- Added a Ranked Clause letting the loser of the previous Deck Match Type battle request a stadium-position swap
Beyblade XDeck Format
Nov 4, 2024
Rulebook

Announcing WBO x Challonge: Beyblade X Season 0

The WBO partnered with Challonge to launch its first ranked-play system for Beyblade X, moving tournament seeding and its ratings leaderboard onto the Challonge platform for a trial Season 0 while retiring plans for an in-house ranking system.
- WBO Organized Play adopted Challonge for Beyblade X rankings, ratings and tournament organizing
- Season 0 launched as the WBO's first ranked Beyblade X play trial
- Earlier pre-Season 0 Beyblade X ranked results moved to a separate Preseason leaderboard
Beyblade X
Oct 16, 2024
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Updates October 2024 & AustieFrosty Joins WBO Staff Team!

The WBO welcomed AustieFrosty to its Marketing team and rewrote the X Format's side-picking rules to clarify that a winner picks a side for the whole match by default, while adding a video Review Call option distinct from a relaunch and a new Bo3 match type.
- Added a Video Review "Review Call" option, separate from a relaunch, when Video Review is available
- Updated X Format Rulebook sticker regulations
- Removed launcher limits and reworded the WBO Deck Match Type; added a Bo3 match type
- Events with incomplete post-tournament organizer duties are marked unranked
Beyblade X
Sep 25, 2024

Milestone

Many additions to the Organized Play, Moderation and Marketing WBO Staff Teams!

The WBO welcomed five new members to its Staff team: two joining Organized Play for archive updates and organizer evaluation, one joining Marketing to help run social media and community events, and two joining Moderation for the forums and Discord.
Sep 17, 2024
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Updates September 2024: X Spreadsheets, Lightning Blades and More!

The WBO made event result spreadsheets no longer required at all for X Format events, added a part-specific ruling limiting decks to one Lightning L-Drago Blade variant at a time, clarified out-of-bounds knockouts for the Xtreme Stadium, and continued loosening Burst equipment restrictions.
- Event result spreadsheets are no longer required for X Format events at all
- Continued loosening equipment restrictions for Metal Fight, HMS and Plastics Burst-adjacent rulebooks
Beyblade XBurst
Sep 15, 2024
Milestone

Dan and Shindog join...the Director Team?!

WBO's parent nonprofit, Fighting Spirits Inc., added Dan and Shindog as Directors alongside Mana and Kei, reviving an internal leadership tier above the flattened all-Staff structure adopted in 2020 to spread workload and improve decision-making continuity.
- Reinstated an internal Directors tier above the flattened Staff-only structure adopted during Project AIDA in 2020
- Added Dan and Shindog as Directors of Fighting Spirits Inc. alongside Mana and Kei
Aug 12, 2024
Other

WBO Organized Play Updates August 2024: Approval Periods, Participant Caps, and More!

The WBO documented its informal 72-hour event-proposal review goal directly in the Organizer's Guide and revised its participant-cap recommendations, including a mandatory cap for returning organizers, without changing any format rules.
- Added a formal 72-hour Event Proposal review-turnaround section to the Organizer's Guide
- Revised the Participant Cap Section and added a mandatory cap requirement for returning Organizers
Jul 16, 2024
Other

WBO Organized Play Updates July 2024: Organizer Responsibilities, Fees and Event Caps

The WBO rewrote the Organizer's Guide to formally define organizers as independent local leaders responsible for admission fees and in-person conduct, and capped organizers to four scheduled events at a time to manage a surge in events.
- Organizers limited to 4 scheduled events at a time
Jul 5, 2024

Milestone

#Fafnir Has Joined WBO Staff!

WBO added #Fafnir to its staff to help mark and interview Organizer Quiz applicants alongside Shindog, drawing on his experience as an active tournament organizer.
Jun 10, 2024
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Updates June 2024: Own Finish

The WBO added the "Own Finish" rule to the X Format rulebook by default, reducing a self-knockout with no contact to a 1-point award instead of an Over or Xtreme Finish, following a community poll and Takara Tomy's own adoption of the rule.
- Added an Own Finish Opt Out Ranked Clause for organizers who prefer the old scoring
Beyblade X
May 14, 2024
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Updates May 2024: Launch Distance, First Stage Changes & More!

The WBO redefined the legal launch distance as height above the stadium floor rather than radius from the center point, turned its First Stage tournament-system participant chart into a non-binding recommendation, opened the X Format to Hasbro equipment, and fully unbanned SP230 in Metal Fight Limited.
- Launch distance rule changed from a 30cm/1ft radius around the center point to a 20cm launch height above the stadium floor or Battle Zone
- First Stage tournament-system participant counts are now a recommendation rather than a hard requirement
- X Format legal equipment expanded to explicitly include Hasbro products
- SP230 fully unbanned in Metal Fight Limited Format
- Added a Metal Needle Ban Ranked Clause
Beyblade XMetal Fight Limited
Apr 1, 2024
New format

Announcing XTS [New Format Feedback & Discussion]

The WBO introduced the Extreme Top System (XTS), a format dating to 2011, for experimental ranked events, recommending two legal stadiums while watching a couple of standout Beyblades for balance concerns.
- XTS (Extreme Top System) format opened for experimental ranked events
- Dragon's Den Stadium and Lion's Lair Stadium recommended as the format's legal stadiums
Extreme Top SystemXTS
Mar 18, 2024

Milestone

KIO Has Joined WBO Staff!

The WBO welcomed KIO to its Staff team to work on event approval and documentation, citing his background as a Beyblade wiki contributor and Greater Vancouver community organizer.
Mar 12, 2024
Other

WBO Organized Play Updates March 2024: Organizer Time Limits, Legacy Format Equipment

The WBO set 12-week deadlines for organizers to submit ranked event results and for prospective organizers to schedule their interview after passing the quiz, and loosened legal-equipment restrictions for the aging Plastics, HMS and Metal Fight Limited formats.
- Ranked events not updated with post-event duties within 12 weeks are now unranked
- Result errors not reported within 12 weeks become permanent
- Prospective organizers now have 12 weeks after passing the Organizer's Quiz to schedule their interview or must retake it
- Loosened legal-equipment restrictions for the Plastics, HMS and Metal Fight Limited legacy formats
PlasticsHMSMetal Fight Limited
Feb 19, 2024
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Updates February 2024: X Organizer Duties, New Clauses, and More!

The WBO made the results spreadsheet optional for ranked Beyblade X events, reinstated a Ranked Clause unbanning several God, SwitchStrike and SlingShock Layers in Burst Classic with four new Layers added, and re-clarified when a legal launch begins in the X Format Rulebook.
- Filling out the Results sheet for ranked Beyblade X events is now optional
- The X Format Rulebook's Launching section was rewritten to more clearly define contact with the Launch Area versus the Battle Zone
Beyblade XBurst Classic
Dec 12, 2023
Rulebook

World Beyblade Rankings Are Processing Again!

The WBO resumed processing its World Beyblade Rankings for Metal Fight and Burst events after a months-long halt, acknowledging an unresolved bug that double-counted results for five named events and confirming Beyblade X ranked play would follow later.
- Resumed monthly processing of Metal Fight and Burst World Beyblade Rankings after a months-long halt
- Confirmed Beyblade X ranked play is planned but has no set timeline
BurstMFBBeyblade X
Jul 15, 2023
Event

Beyblade First Xperience: Try Beyblade X for the first time at tournaments worldwide!

To mark the launch of Beyblade X, the WBO's fourth generation, the organization created the Beyblade First Xperience tournament series across the USA, Canada and Australia, lending newcomers Beyblade X tops and partnering with BeybladePremier.com to sponsor giveaways.
- launched Beyblade X, the fourth generation of the franchise
- created the Beyblade First Xperience tournament series in the USA, Canada and Australia, lending Beyblade X tops to participants
- partnered with BeybladePremier.com as a sponsor providing giveaway prizes
Beyblade X
Jul 15, 2023
New format

WBO Organized Play Updates July 2023: X Organized Play, New Clauses, and more!

The WBO published its first rulebook for the newly released Beyblade X, based on B4's own interpretations, and added several X-specific Ranked Clauses covering point values, out-of-bounds knockouts and decorated-parts restrictions.
- Released a WBO rulebook for the new Beyblade X format
- Added a Ranked Clause setting the First Stage to 7 points for Beyblade X
- Added a Ranked Clause setting the Final Stage to 4 points for Beyblade X
- Added a Ranked Clause treating over-the-shroud out-of-bounds knockouts as an Over Finish
- Added a Decorated Parts Prohibition Ranked Clause
- Streamlined the default Win Condition Values chart in the Match Types Guide
Beyblade X
Jun 19, 2023
New format

Announcing Metal Fight 4D (M4D) Format for Ranked Play!

The WBO promoted its Metal Fight 4D (M4D) format to full ranked play after years of testing, and introduced an experimental Ranked Clauses system offering recommended optional restrictions for organizers rather than one fixed banlist.
- Metal Fight 4D (M4D) format promoted to ranked play
- New Ranked Clauses system introduced, giving organizers recommended optional restrictions instead of a single fixed banlist
Metal Fight 4DM4DMetal Fight LimitedMetal Fight Standard
Jun 19, 2023
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Updates June 2023: Ranked Clauses and much more!

The WBO introduced a Ranked Clauses Guide letting organizers opt into approved rule variations, redefined default Play Area and Knocked-Out rules for every format, added new Final Stage match types and a 5G match type, and eased Deck part-repetition restrictions for Burst and Metal Fight.
- Launched the Ranked Clauses Guide, allowing organizers to opt into WBO-approved rule variations for ranked events
- Updated the default Play Area and Knocked-Out definitions across all formats
- Added Final Stage match types
- Added a 5G match type
- Eased certain Deck part-repetition restrictions for Burst and Metal Fight Formats
- Added Identical Part Replacement for all Burst Formats
BurstMetal Fight5G
Jun 15, 2023

Event

Event Announcement: Beyblade NorCal HighTide

A Northern California organizer partnered with a co-organizer to launch Beyblade NorCal HighTide, a weekend of four tournaments spanning Burst Standard, Metal Fight Limited, Metal Fight Standard and Zero-G formats in the Bay Area, meant to establish NorCal as its own competitive community.

BurstMetal FightLimitedZero-G
Jun 14, 2023

Event

Announcing Beyblade East 2023...

The WBO announced Beyblade East 2023, a weekend tournament series near Washington, D.C. covering MFB, Plastics and Burst Classic play with capped attendance and donor-funded prizes; a later update confirmed the event ran successfully.

MFBPlasticsZero-GBurst ClassicBeyblade X
May 17, 2023

Milestone

Beyblader101_ and Trsal Have Joined WBO Staff!

The WBO added Beyblader101_ and Trsal to its staff to expand event approval, processing and documentation capacity heading into the Beyblade X generation.
Apr 11, 2023
Ban list

WBO Organized Play Updates April 2023: MFL Ban List Revision + Burst Hasbro-Only

The WBO unbanned the long-banned Libra Wheel and Dark Knight/Ronin Crystal Wheel in Metal Fight Limited, placed the Gravity Metal Wheel on a new Watch List, and extended the Hasbro Only variant rule from Burst Standard to every Burst format.
- Libra Wheel (Metal System) and Dark Knight/Ronin Crystal Wheel unbanned in Metal Fight Limited Format, effective immediately
- Gravity Metal Wheel added to a new Metal Fight Limited Watch List
- The Hasbro Only optional variant rule, previously exclusive to Burst Standard, was added to all other Burst Format rulebooks
Metal Fight LimitedBurst StandardBurst
Jan 3, 2023
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Updates January 2023: Experimental Rebound Period, and More!

The WBO banned mid-air "sniping" across all formats by requiring both Beyblades to touch the stadium floor before contact counts, introduced an experimental unranked rebound clause, expanded the win-condition priority section, and unbanned Hasbro's Bearing and Atomic Series Drivers in Burst Classic and Limited.
- Contact made before both Beyblades touch the floor now triggers a mandatory relaunch
- Added an unranked experimental Rebound Clause for Burst Formats
- Expanded the Win Condition Priority section for Burst Formats
- Hasbro Bearing and Atomic Series Drivers unbanned in Burst Classic and Burst Limited
Burst ClassicBurst Limited
Nov 30, 2022
Ban list

WBO Organized Play Updates November 2022: MS Bottom Restriction

The WBO banned the Metal Sharp (MS) Performance Tip from Metal Fight and Zero-G Format play because its exposed metal point could damage Beystadiums.
- MS (Metal Sharp) Performance Tip banned in Metal Fight and Zero-G Format rulebooks, effective immediately
Metal FightZero-G
Nov 8, 2022
New format

WBO Organized Play Updates November 2022: Staffing Update, Burst GT Ranked, and More!

The WBO welcomed Zektor to the Organized Play team, promoted Burst GT from experimental to a ranked format while removing its permitted Sparking Layers, capped relaunch requests, and added Deck as a legal First-Stage match type alongside a new Match Types Guide.
- Burst GT promoted to a ranked format starting December 5, 2022
- Sparking Layer System Layers removed from the Burst GT Restriction List
- Relaunching capped to a single request per battle absent judge discretion, with reasons for requests defined
- Deck made legal as a First-Stage match type
- Introduced a new Match Types Guide document
Burst GT
Nov 1, 2022

Milestone

Dan Has Joined WBO Staff

WBO added Dan to its staff to manage and publish community and Organized Play announcements, rulebook updates and social media content, aiming to get staff decisions out to members more quickly.
Oct 31, 2022
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Rulebook Update: Plastics & HMS

Organized Play issued a major rulebook overhaul for the Plastics and HMS formats, adding an alternate deck-construction option, legalizing several previously restricted parts and launcher modifications, and renaming the "Plastic" format to "Plastics."
- Legalized Hidden Spirits parts, Kellogg's Attack Rings and Radio Control Attack Rings
- Legalized SG Wing Base and G Special Base tip inversion and expanded Sub Attack Ring inversion/interchangeability
- Renamed the "Plastic" format to "Plastics."
- A follow-up post clarified tip and shaft interchangeability for the Jumping Base and Neo SG (Double Bearing Version)
PlasticsHMS
Oct 25, 2022
Ban list

WBO Organized Play Updates October 2022: Identical Parts, Deck Launchers, and More

The WBO banned Driger V2 and Almight in Burst Limited for warping the format's metagame, previewed a coming overhaul of the Plastics and HMS rulebooks, and clarified across all rulebooks that "identical" replacement parts mean same-named components regardless of colour or release.
- Driger V2 Layer and Almight Driver added to the Burst Limited ban list
- Clarified that "identical" replacement parts and equipment means the same-named component regardless of colour or which product it came from
- Announced upcoming sweeping changes to the Plastics and HMS rulebooks, to be detailed in a later thread
- Restriction on mode changes requiring disassembly lifted for Burst rulebooks
- DB and Pro Series Stadiums made legal for ranked Burst play
- Removed the Organizer's Guide's restriction on conflicting event dates
Burst LimitedPlasticsHMSBurst
Oct 8, 2022
Contest

Beyblade Giveaway: B-203 Ultimate Fusion DX Set

The WBO began a sponsorship partnership with Beyblade Premier as its new USA sponsor and marked the occasion with a giveaway of a B-203 Ultimate Fusion DX Set plus a Bit Booster.
- began a sponsorship partnership with Beyblade Premier as a new USA sponsor
Oct 8, 2022
The site itself

Introducing Beyblade Premier, the sanctioned USA sponsor of worldbeyblade.org

The WBO named BeybladePremier.com its first sponsored retailer under a new Approved Store Program and promoted the store across the site, while running a launch giveaway of a B-203 Ultimate Fusion DX Set open to registered members.
- Named Beyblade Premier the WBO's sponsored retail partner for the USA under a new Approved Store Program
- Added Beyblade Premier promotion to the main menu shop link, a sitewide footer banner, the homepage sidebar, and a pinned marketplace thread
Jun 12, 2022

Contest

BeyDays 2022 BeyLotto Winner Announcement!

The WBO revealed the winners of its 2022 BeyDays prize draw, reporting seventeen tournaments and 189 participants across the USA, Canada and Australia and topped by a Gold Ultimate Valkyrie grand prize.
Jun 7, 2022
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Updates June 2022: Spinning Definition + Video Review Updates

The WBO replaced its rulebooks' definition of "spinning" with a simpler wording based on visible movement rather than rotation, added part-specific spinning rulings for Plastics and HMS, and introduced a formal Video Review Policy for judges.
- Redefined "spinning" across all rulebooks to require visible movement in the launched spin direction rather than strict rotation
- Added part-specific spinning rulings for Plastics and HMS parts like Gyro Engine Gear and Gyro Mode
- Added a Video Review Policy to the Organizer's Guide
- Updated the Video Review Protocol and Asking for Help sections of the Judge's Guide
PlasticsHMS
May 1, 2022
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Updates May 2022: Consecutive Draws, Battle Limit + More Updates

The WBO cut the First Stage consecutive-draws limit from three to two, added a 15-round battle limit to the Final Stage's Deck Match Type, and replaced the Foreign Substances and Physical Modification and Significantly Worn Parts sections in every rulebook.
- First Stage consecutive-draws limit reduced from 3 to 2 across all match types
- Added a 15-round battle limit to the Final Stage Deck Match Type
Deck Format
Apr 14, 2022

Other

th!nk Has Joined WBO Staff

The WBO added th!nk to its Staff team to help promote Organized Play internally and through social media, drawing on his decade of community experience.
Apr 14, 2022
Rulebook

WBO Rulebook Language Updates (Battle vs. Match vs. Round vs. Stage)

The WBO standardized the terminology its rulebooks and organizer guide use to describe the structure of a tournament, fixing inconsistencies between documents.
- Defined Match as a series of battles between two bladers with one overall result
- Defined Round as a section of a stage made up of multiple matches
- Defined Stage as a section of a tournament made up of multiple rounds
- Updated the rulebooks and organizer guide to use these terms consistently
Feb 24, 2022
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Rule Update: Driver Variants in Multiple Beyblade rulesets

Organized Play reversed an earlier restriction and now again allows any combination of Driver variants within Multiple Beyblade Tournament Types, reasoning that the original limit was unintentionally shrinking the pool of players able to compete as more variants were released.
- Reverted the rule limiting Multiple Beyblade Tournament Types (P3C1, 3v3, Deck Format Finals) to only one version of a given Driver per deck
- Ruled that combinations may now include any mix of Driver variants such as Xtreme, Xtreme' and Metal Xtreme in the same deck
Burst
Feb 18, 2022
New format

Burst GT Format (BGT) Experimental Period Announcement and Discussion

The WBO opened an experimental Burst GT Format built from community collaboration to give Super King/Sparking and Dynamite Battle era GT and Cho-Z parts a competitive home again, publishing an interim rulebook, a ban list and event-hosting requirements for the trial.
- New experimental Burst GT Format (BGT) opened for unranked organizer-hosted events
- Interim BGT rulebook version 1.0 published, legalizing all released Drivers and select MFB remake and early Super King/Sparking Layers
- Experimental period requires at least 5 events across at least 3 months in 3+ regions before the format can be considered for ranked status
Burst GTSuper KingSparkingDynamite BattleCho-ZMFB
Feb 5, 2022
Rulebook

Storm Grip Base tip inversion now legal for WBO tournament play.

The Plastics and HMS rulebook was amended to permit inverting the rubber tip of the Storm Grip Base (Dragoon S) to use its flat rubber surface as a legal tip, expanding access to Rubber Flat options and pushing several parts into competitive relevance.
- Storm Grip Base (Dragoon S) rubber tip inversion legalized in the Plastics/HMS rulebook
- Plastics Competitive Custom List updated to add Gigantic Claw, Cross Attacker, Whale Attacker, Whale Crusher, Penta Wing and Star Attack
PlasticsHMS
Jan 25, 2022
The site itself

Introducing the Updated WBO Help Documents

The WBO relaunched its Help Documents as version 2.0, rewriting an outdated FAQ resource into a structured set of answers about the website, the organization, and tournament policy, and linked it from the main menu and homepage.
- Relaunched the Help Documents as version 2.0, covering website use, organizational structure and tournament policy across nine sections
- Added links to the Help Documents in the main menu and on the homepage
Jan 1, 2022
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Rule Updates January 2022

Organized Play replaced the requirement that players volunteer when they've received outside help during Beyblade Selection with an ask-only system, letting an opponent request a time extension once help is disclosed, and updated ranked rules for the 3on3 and P3C1 tournament types.
- Allowed an opponent to request a judge-discretion time extension to the Selection phase once help is disclosed
- Updated the 3on3 and P3C1 Tournament Types for ranked events
- Added guidance on player incident reporting to all rulebooks
Dec 23, 2021
New format

Pick 3 Choose 1 and 3on3 Formats Approved for ALL Ranked Tournaments

The WBO made Pick 3 Choose 1 and 3-on-3 ranked-eligible formats across all sanctioned tournaments, ending the need for case-by-case approval and marking the first time it supported more than one match format at once.
- Approved Pick 3 Choose 1 as a ranked format for all tournaments starting January 1, 2022
- Approved 3-on-3 as a ranked format for all tournaments starting January 1, 2022
Pick 3 Choose 13-on-3WBO Deck Format
Oct 18, 2021
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Rule Updates October 2021

Organized Play capped first-stage matches at 10 battles with new consecutive-draw guidelines, legalized most Hasbro Turbo-exclusive parts and Xtend+ in Burst Classic, legalized Turbo Achilles A4 and Kerbeus K4 in Burst Limited, and added two new WBO Staff members.
- Capped first-stage matches at 10 battles and added consecutive-draw guidelines to prevent drawn-out matches
- Legalized Turbo Achilles A4 and Kerbeus K4 in Burst Limited Format
- Added a 3on3 tournament type option for unranked events
- Allowed Organizers with a proven track record over three prior events to post two events at once
- Added henwooja1 and froztz to WBO Staff
Burst ClassicBurst Limited
Sep 19, 2021

Rulebook

Progress on solution(s) to consecutive draws

The WBO's Organized Play team reported it was running unranked test events to search for a fix to repeated match draws, setting an internal target of publishing a solution by November 30, 2021.
Sep 11, 2021

Contest

Bit Contest: Design The Next Evolution of a Forgotten Beyblade

The WBO relaunched its Bit Contest series with a challenge to design a Dynamite Battle-era evolution for a Burst Beyblade that had only ever received one release, offering a booster pack and a range of Bit Boosters as prizes.

Dynamite BattleBeyblade Burst
Jul 31, 2021
New format

WBO Organized Play Rule Updates Aug 2021: Burst Limited Ranked, Clarifications etc.

Organized Play promoted Burst Limited to a fully ranked format after thirteen months of unranked testing, raised the value of Deck Format Finals knockouts in that format, and banned the Shot Driver from Burst Classic.
- Made Burst Limited a ranked format starting August 2, 2021, after thirteen months as an unranked testing format
- Increased Deck Format Finals knockouts in Burst Limited from 1 point to 2 points
- Banned the Shot Driver from Burst Classic Format
- Clarified Disk legality in the Burst Classic rulebook
- Clarified rulings on "Gear" attachments and "Limit Break" Disk usage across all Burst Formats
- Adjusted how date conflicts between event proposals are handled
Burst LimitedBurst Classic
Jul 6, 2021
Other

Our New WBO Organizer Quiz is LIVE!

The WBO overhauled its Organizer's Quiz into a multiple-choice test requiring a perfect score plus a short Discord interview, and set a rule requiring long-inactive organizers to reapply.
- Converted the Organizer's Quiz to multiple choice, requiring a perfect 10/10 to advance
- Limited quiz retries to once every 30 days
- Added a 10-15 minute Discord interview as a second application stage
- Required organizers inactive for over two years to retake the Organizer's Quiz to keep their status
Jun 14, 2021
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Announcement - WBO Watchlist

The Organized Play team established a public Watchlist so newly released Beyblades and parts are flagged across applicable formats for community testing before any decision to keep, drop, or ban them.
- Established a Watchlist that automatically adds a newly released Beyblade and its associated parts across applicable formats for one month
- Set tournament data and community testing as the basis for moving a part off the Watchlist or onto the Ban List
Burst ClassBurst Limited
Jun 11, 2021
Other

Regarding a Recent User Incident - Addressing & Moving Forward

The WBO suspended a member for a pattern of discriminatory remarks about people from Korea, explained its reasoning publicly, and republished its Community Rules with clearer instructions for reporting similar behavior.
- Suspended a member from the website and Discord server for repeated discriminatory remarks
- Republished the Community Rules with step-by-step instructions for reporting a rule-breaking post
Mar 13, 2021
The site itself

Introducing the "Beyblade Products" Forum!

The WBO split product-focused discussion out of the general forum into its own dedicated Beyblade Products forum, replacing an underused thread-prefix system with an easier way to browse product threads.
- Created a dedicated Beyblade Products forum for threads about specific releases
- Retired the old thread-prefix system that had marked product threads in the general forum
Dec 20, 2020

Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Rule Updates Dec 2020: Mode Changes, Driver Chips, Launch Position

Organized Play updated several cross-format rules: when multi-mode parts can be switched, what counts as a legal launch position, how Driver Chips are handled if they come loose, and how dual spin parts are described in the rulebook.

Burst
Oct 13, 2020
Rulebook

Community Rules & ToS Update - Leaks, Piracy and Liability + Event Profiting Policy

The WBO updated its Community Rules to formally prohibit posting paid or unreleased copyrighted material and piracy links on the platform, and revised its Terms of Service and Organizer's Guide to clarify allowed ways to profit from sanctioned events.
- Community Rules add a ban on posting paid or not-yet-released copyrighted material, including CoroCoro scans and anime fansub links
- Anime & Manga subforum rules add specific bans on leaked/piracy links and repeated 'link begging'
- Terms of Service and Organizer's Guide updated to clarify allowed methods of profiting from WBO Organized Play events
Oct 5, 2020
Rulebook

A Warm Welcome to the Team! - Moderation Team Expansion

The WBO expanded its moderation team from three to six members to keep pace with growth across its forum and new Discord server, and previewed a coming Community Rules clause barring members from sharing leaked pre-release Beyblade content.
- Moderation team expanded from three to six members
- New Community Rules clause planned to prohibit sharing leaked or unreleased Beyblade content before its intended release date
Sep 28, 2020
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Update: COVID-19 Requirements, Burst Limited Banlist, & more

The WBO required organizers to announce local COVID-19 requirements at events, loosened the Deck Format launcher restriction to allow up to three launchers per deck, and updated the Burst Limited and Plastics ban lists including unbanning several GT Layer Bases and GEN.
- Organizers must now announce local COVID-19 requirements for their region at the start of an event
- Deck Format now allows up to three launchers, one per combo, and removes the restriction on reconfiguring launcher setups mid-match
- Several weaker GT Layer Bases, along with GEN, were unbanned from Burst Limited Format
- Plastics Format ban list was updated
Burst LimitedPlasticsDeck Format
Sep 13, 2020
Other

WBO Community Rules Update & Moderator Team Changes

The WBO published a revised set of community conduct rules with clearer criteria for staff warnings and bans, extended its Terms of Service to cover conduct on other WBO-run platforms, and announced a moderator's voluntary departure alongside plans to grow the moderation team.
- Revised the Community Rules with more specific criteria for when staff issue warnings or bans
- Extended the Terms of Service to require Community Rule compliance on other WBO-run platforms, not just the forum
- A moderator (DeceasedCrab) stepped down from WBO Staff
- Announced plans to expand the moderation team to keep up with forum and Discord activity
Jun 28, 2020
New format

Announcing Burst Limited [New Format Feedback & Discussion]

The WBO unveiled Burst Limited, a new format balanced around the 2017/18 God Layer System era with select newer Hasbro layers permitted, opening it to Organizers for unranked experimental events while its banlist was finalized.
- Burst Limited format introduced, balanced around the God Layer System era with select newer Hasbro layers allowed
- Format opened for unranked experimental events ahead of a ranked banlist being finalized
- Layer bans set for Spriggan/Spryzen Requiem and most Cho-Z Layer System layers, with named exceptions
Burst LimitedStandardBurst Classic
Jun 7, 2020
The site itself

Introducing Project AIDA: WBO's New Long-Term Community Initiative

The WBO launched Project AIDA, a long-term initiative to restructure its systems and refocus its efforts after a decade of growth in scale and complexity, publishing the reasoning behind the change alongside a first set of concrete updates.
- Began Project AIDA, a long-term restructuring of WBO systems, guidelines and organizational focus
- Opened a Discord server for the community
- Updated the Registration Agreement/Terms of Service and the Organizer Agreement
Jun 7, 2020
The site itself

Meet the New "Staff" Team (Project AIDA)

As part of Project AIDA, the WBO flattened its team structure by merging the Committee, Contributor and Moderator roles into a single 'Staff' tier meant to give members clearer authority and accountability, and added five new Staff members.
- Merged the Committee, Contributor and Moderator roles into one unified 'Staff' role
- Added joyos, Shindog, Alta, TrainiacJ and LazerBeamz to the Staff team
Jun 7, 2020
The site itself

The Official WBO Discord Server is Live! (Project AIDA)

As part of a wider initiative called Project AIDA, the organization launched a Discord server that members could link to their forum accounts to carry over usernames and roles, positioning it as a complement to the forums rather than a replacement.
- A Discord server opened, linkable to forum accounts to import username and roles
Jun 7, 2020
Other

Updated Terms of Service & Organizer Agreement (Project AIDA)

The organization rewrote its Terms of Service and Organizer Agreement to be clearer and to state its status as a volunteer-run nonprofit, requiring account acceptance from all users, ending Organizers' ability to register participants after an event by email, adding an agreement checkbox to event creation, and later adding age and guardian-presence requirements for minors at events.
- Terms of Service rewritten for clarity and to state volunteer nonprofit status; acceptance required of all users
- Event creation page now requires an Organizer Agreement checkbox
May 20, 2020
Ban list

WBO Organized Play Rule Updates May 2020: Legal Stadiums, BSC Ban List + More

Organized Play opened unranked events to all sanctioned TAKARA-TOMY, Hasbro and Sonokong stadiums, loosened the relaunch-request timing rule, and updated the Burst Classic ban list to drop the Sparking Layer System, Fusion' and the Bakuten Shoot "V" remakes while unbanning Jormuntor J2 and Dark Deathscyther.
- Permitted all sanctioned TAKARA-TOMY, Hasbro and Sonokong stadiums for unranked events, while ranked events kept the existing approved list
- Unbanned Jormuntor J2 and Dark Deathscyther in Burst Classic Format
- Permitted one Metal Chip Core per deck in Burst Format's Deck Format
- Required Organizers under 18 to co-host events with a parent or guardian
BurstBurst Classic
Mar 12, 2020
Rulebook

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Recommendations for Attending Tournaments

WBO issued pandemic-era health and safety guidance for members attending sanctioned tournaments, covering symptom screening, mask use, distancing and equipment handling, and later loosened those rules from mandatory requirements to recommendations once local government regulations became the only binding standard.
- Introduced tournament guidance covering staying home when unwell, wearing masks, and avoiding physical contact between players
- Prohibited lending parts, launchers or other equipment between players during events
- Directed judges to inspect disassembled Beyblades visually instead of touching them
- Capped attendees at one extra guest per participant and required roughly 2-meter distancing outside of matches
- Downgraded the above from mandatory requirements to recommendations, leaving compliance with local government rules as the only requirement
Dec 22, 2019
Ban list

WBO Organized Play Rule Updates Dec 2019: BST Deck KOs Now 1pt, HyperSphere BSC Ban

Organized Play lowered the value of knockouts in Burst Format's Deck Format from two points to one, citing how easy knockouts had become with newer Layer Bases, and banned all HyperSphere Drivers from Burst Classic Format.
- Reduced knockout points in Burst Format's Deck Format from 2 to 1 (Burst Classic Deck Format knockouts stayed at 2 points)
- Banned all HyperSphere Drivers from Burst Classic Format, effective December 23, 2019
BurstBurst Classic
Nov 21, 2019
Ban list

WBO Organized Play Rule Updates Nov 2019: Ruling Simplifications & Clarifications

Organized Play clarified the definition of "Spinning," overhauled the Burst Classic ban list to remove Gaia Dragoon, Lightning L-Drago and their expected remakes plus the Hybrid and Ignition' Drivers while unbanning all HyperSphere Drivers, and simplified several other Burst Format rulings.
- Clarified the "Spinning" definition to cover any visible rotation faster than the Beyblade's movement along the stadium floor
- Unbanned all HyperSphere Drivers in Burst Classic Format
- Lifted God Chip restrictions on Maximum Garuda in Burst Format
- Restricted Legend Spriggan/Legend Spryzen S3 mode switching and simplified the Bullet Driver ruling
- Lifted the restriction on mixing TAKARA-TOMY Level Chips with Hasbro's Beyblade Burst Turbo Energy Layers
BurstBurst Classic
Aug 20, 2019
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Rule Updates August 2019: Lord Base Rotation Switching

Organized Play restricted the Lord Base's spin direction from changing between rounds in Burst Format, bringing it in line with earlier rulings on Spriggan/Spryzen Requiem and Cho-Z Spriggan/Turbo Spryzen S4.
- Ruled that the Lord Base's spin direction may not be changed between rounds within the same match in Burst Format
- Applied this restriction to dual-rotation GaTinko Chips used with Lord, such as Spriggan
Burst
Jul 27, 2019
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Rule Updates July 2019: Bullet Driver, New Judge's Guide + More

Organized Play clarified how the detachable Bullet Driver is scored when it separates mid-battle, aligned Hasbro's Dread Phoenix P4 and Turbo Spryzen S4 with their TAKARA-TOMY counterparts' rules, published a new Judge's Guide, and made event pre-processing mandatory for Organizers.
- Applied the existing Dead Phoenix and Cho-Z Spriggan rulings to Hasbro's Dread Phoenix P4 and Turbo Spryzen S4
- Confirmed Atomic-S remains banned in Burst Classic Format
- Clarified the Destroyer Dome Track is illegal equipment in Metal Fight, Metal Fight Limited and Zero-G Formats
- Published a new Judge's Guide and made event pre-processing mandatory for Organizers
- Restricted pen-and-paper bracket management to events with fewer than 16 players
BurstBurst ClassicMetal FightMetal Fight LimitedZero-G
Jul 5, 2019
New format

A Burst from the Past - Burst Classic is now Ranked!

After six months of community testing, the WBO finalized its Burst Classic rulebook and promoted the format to fully ranked play, publishing a restrictions list that kept most Single and Dual Layer parts legal while banning God, Cho-Z and other post-2016 layer systems and several Dash Drivers.
- Burst Classic format promoted from experimental testing to fully ranked play
- Final Burst Classic restrictions list published, banning God, Evolution, Cho-Z, Turbo and Gatinko Layers and related parts
- Dash Driver ban narrowed to only Accel', Blow', Destroy', Xtend+ and Zephyr'
Burst ClassicStandard
May 15, 2019
Other

WBO Organizer's Guide Updates May 2019: Entry Fee, Prize, Passport Updates & More

Citing new PayPal payment-processing requirements, the WBO temporarily made all events free-to-enter, suspended prize reimbursement and Blader Passport subscriptions, and relaxed spreadsheet requirements for unranked events.
- All WBO events made temporarily free-to-enter
- Prize reimbursement temporarily suspended
- Blader Passport subscriptions temporarily suspended, with active passports to be extended by the length of the suspension
- Unranked event spreadsheets no longer require full match results if a Challonge bracket link is provided
- Discontinued the Blader Rewards/Credits campaign
Apr 22, 2019
Rulebook

WBO Organizer's Guide Updates April 2019: Changes to Planning, Systems & Management

Following events exceeding 160 players, the WBO rewrote its Organizer's Guide with a 120-player cap absent special approval, formally permitted participant capping with prior approval, and updated its tournament-system size thresholds along with new venue, sponsorship, and event-management guidance.
- Set a maximum of 120 participants per event without special approval
- Participant capping now permitted with prior approval; first-time organizers capped at 24
- Added Large Events and Venue Capacity guidance sections
- Defined static Canadian Dollar, Pound and Euro prize reimbursement values
- Added sponsorship guidelines requiring prior approval
Mar 24, 2019

Contest

10th Anniversary BeyLotto & #WBOMemories Contest 2018 Results Are In!

The WBO published the winners of its 10th-anniversary BeyLotto and #WBOMemories Instagram contest, distributing sealed Beyblade Burst products and Bit Boosters to dozens of members.
Mar 19, 2019
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Rule Updates Mar 2019: Mode, Gachi, SlingShock Clarifications

Organized Play clarified that disassembly-based mode changes cannot happen until after the first round, added rulings for the newly introduced Gatinko Layer System, and ruled that SlingShock Drivers count as the same part as their regular counterparts in Deck Format.
- Ruled Gatinko Layer configurations are separate parts rather than modes, and barred repeating Gatinko components across a Deck Format deck
Burst
Feb 11, 2019
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Rule Updates Feb 2019: dP, rP, pP, iP, P4 Usage Clarifications

Organized Play clarified that the Revive/Dead Phoenix Layer Body and Armor configurations count as separate parts rather than interchangeable modes, restricted which configurations can share a Deck Format Finals deck, and ruled Hasbro's Phoenix P4 parts cannot mix with Takara-Tomy's Revive/Dead Phoenix pieces.
- Restricted Deck Format Finals decks to only the rP+dP or pP+iP configuration pairings, not any other combination
- Updated the Armor gameplay ruling to cover Dead Armour as well as Revive Armour, including how a detached ring is treated mid-battle
- Ruled that Hasbro's Phoenix P4 Energy Layer cannot be mixed with Takara-Tomy's Revive or Dead Phoenix pieces
BurstBurst Classic
Jan 14, 2019
New format

WBO Organized Play Rule Updates Jan 2019: Spryzen Requiem/Garuda G3 Unbanned + More

Organized Play unbanned Hasbro's Spryzen Requiem and Garuda G3 Layers in Burst Format, adopted driver wear regulations aligned with TAKARA-TOMY's own guidelines, restricted several sideline Beyblade products as illegal equipment, and introduced Burst Classic as a new experimental format for unranked testing.
- Unbanned Hasbro's Spryzen Requiem and Garuda G3 Layers in Burst Format, with Spryzen Requiem's spin direction locked between rounds
- Adopted driver wear regulations describing legal versus illegal tip wear, matching TAKARA-TOMY's own guidelines
- Introduced Burst Classic as a new experimental format for older Single & Dual Layer System parts, open to unranked testing events
- Expanded the judge's Beyblade inspection checklist in the Organizer's Guide
BurstBurst Classic
Dec 5, 2018

Contest

#WBOMemories Contest 2018: Share Your Memories and Win Cho-Z Valkyrie.Z.Ev

For its tenth anniversary the WBO ran a #WBOMemories contest, inviting members to share photographs or written memories on Instagram or its own boards for a chance to win a Cho-Z Valkyrie.Z.Ev and other prizes.

Burst
Dec 5, 2018

Contest

10th Anniversary BeyLotto: Win Fabulous Beyblade Burst Prizes!

To mark its 10th anniversary the WBO opened a BeyLotto giveaway to all members, offering Cho-Z Valkyrie, Cho-Z Achilles and other Beyblade Burst prizes plus a commemorative anniversary bit for participants and tournament attendees.
Dec 5, 2018

Contest

Beyblade Remembrance 2018 BeyLotto & #BeybladeGenerations Contest Results

The WBO announced the winners of its Beyblade Remembrance 2018 BeyLotto prize draw and its #BeybladeGenerations Instagram contest, covering both the physical prize winners and the Bit Booster giveaway recipients.
Dec 5, 2018
The site itself

New Year, New Look: Major Theme Updates for WBO X!

The WBO rebuilt its site theme from the ground up, restoring features lost when the 2016 rebrand shipped, and rolled out new tools for tracking tournament results and inviting participants.
- Rewrote the responsive site theme into a feature-complete version
- Added Battle Histories, showing a member's tournament results and running BeyRank score on their profile
- Added a full match-listing view for processed tournament pages
- Added a Tournament Invitation tool letting organizers PM and notify local members
- Finalized Organizer Processing, letting organizers submit results directly instead of staff re-entering them
Dec 5, 2018
The site itself

WBO X: Let the 10th Anniversary Begin!

Marking its 10th anniversary, the WBO relaunched its site theme with restored and new features, alongside a prize lottery, a staff interview series, a design-history retrospective, a memories contest and a temporary tournament fee waiver.
- Relaunched the site theme, reintroducing features lost during the 2016 shift from the legacy theme to the responsive theme
- Added Battle Histories to user profiles showing past tournament results
- Made Tournament Match Listings visible on individual processed event pages
- Added Tournament Invitations letting organizers invite bladers to events directly without tagging them
- Finalized Organizer Processing, letting organizers submit their own results to speed up ranking updates
- Waived entry fees for WBO tournaments from January 1 through February 3, 2019
Burst
Sep 12, 2018
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Rule Updates Sept 2018: First Stage Burst Finishes Now 2 Points

Organized Play raised Burst Finishes in Burst Format's first stage from 1 point to 2 points to make Attack types more viable, keeping Outspins, Knockouts and Frame/God Chip losses at 1 point, and clarified Gravity's initial spin-direction selection in Metal Fight Limited's Deck Format.
- Clarified how Gravity's initial spin direction is selected in Metal Fight Limited's Deck Format
BurstMetal Fight Limited
Aug 17, 2018

Contest

#BeybladeGenerations Contest: Enter to win a BBG-26 Starter Samurai Pegasis W105R2F!

The WBO launched an Instagram photo contest themed around "Generations," open to entries featuring HMS, Plastics or MFB Beyblades, with Bit Boosters for judged winners and a Samurai Pegasis starter as the grand prize.

HMSPlasticsMetal Fight
Aug 17, 2018
Event

Beyblade Remembrance 2018 - Now with added MFB!

The WBO expanded its annual HMS and Plastics Remembrance celebration to include Metal Fight Beyblade for its tenth anniversary, spreading Remembrance 2018 across three weekends with its own BeyLotto and Instagram contest.
- expanded the annual Remembrance celebration, previously HMS and Plastics only, to include Metal Fight Beyblade for its 10th anniversary
- ran Remembrance 2018 across three weekends instead of the usual single weekend
HMSPlasticsMetal Fight
Aug 3, 2018
Ban list

WBO Organized Play Rule Updates August 2018: Spriggan Requiem/Maximum Garuda Unbanned

Organized Play unbanned the Spriggan Requiem and Maximum Garuda Layers in Burst Format after newer releases proved able to counter them, while keeping Hasbro's Spryzen Requiem S3 and Garuda G3 banned and adding conditions on how each unbanned Layer can be used.
- Unbanned the Spriggan Requiem and Maximum Garuda Layers in Burst Format
- Excluded Hasbro's Spryzen Requiem S3 and Garuda G3 Layers from this unban
- Restricted Maximum Garuda to being used only with the Maximum Garuda God Chip or the Metal God Chip
- Ruled that Spriggan Requiem's spin-direction mode cannot change between rounds within the same match
Burst
Aug 1, 2018
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Rule Updates July 2018: Organizer's Guide, BST & MFL Updates

Organized Play set escalating suspensions for Organizers who miss the 14-day deadline for submitting tournament results and fees, ruled that a God Chip popping off in Burst Format costs the round, barred repeating the same part between Hasbro and TAKARA-TOMY versions in Deck Format, and banned the Scythe Layer from Metal Fight Limited.
- Ruled that a God Chip popping off during a Burst Format battle costs that round
- Barred pairing the Hasbro and TAKARA-TOMY versions of the same part together in Deck Format
- Banned the Scythe (Metal Fury) Layer from Metal Fight Limited Format
- Restricted mode changing on the Gravity Metal Wheel in Metal Fight Limited Format
BurstMetal Fight Limited
Jul 13, 2018

Contest

BeyDays 2018: BeyLotto & #BeySelfie2018 Contest Results

The WBO announced the winners of its 2018 BeyDays BeyLotto prize draw and the #BeySelfie2018 Instagram contest, covering both the physical prize winners and the Bit Booster giveaway recipients.
Jun 23, 2018
Ban list

WBO Organized Play Rule Updates June 2018 Part 2: Spryzen Requiem Banned, rP Ruling

Organized Play banned Hasbro's Spryzen Requiem Layer in Burst Format as a precaution alongside the existing TAKARA-TOMY Spriggan Requiem ban, clarified how the Revive Phoenix's detachable Armour is handled mid-battle, and ruled that a Frame falling off costs the round.
- Banned Hasbro's Spryzen Requiem Layer in Burst Format, citing testing showing it fits even tighter with Bearing than the TAKARA-TOMY version
- Clarified that Revive Phoenix's detached Revive Armour counts as an active piece mid-battle and must be reattached after each round
- Ruled that a Frame falling off during battle causes an immediate round loss for its owner
- Clarified which wipes and cleaning solutions are acceptable for cleaning BeyStadiums
Burst
Jun 5, 2018
Ban list

WBO Organized Play Rule Updates June 2018: Level Chips Unbanned July 2nd and More

Organized Play unbanned the Level Chip accessory in Burst Format effective July 2, 2018 once wider release brought its price down, capped it at one per deck, and kept the Spriggan Requiem ban in place indefinitely after a positive trial period.
- Unbanned the Level Chip Layer accessory in Burst Format effective July 2, 2018
- Capped Level Chips at one per deck in Deck Format
- Extended the Spriggan Requiem Layer ban in Burst Format indefinitely after a trial ban improved metagame diversity
- Restricted Organizers from hosting an event in the same region during the same week as another Organizer's event without written approval
- Disallowed mode switching in Deck Format when a replay is invoked
Burst
May 15, 2018

Contest

#BeySelfie2018 Contest: Enter to Win a B-113 Booster Hell Salamander.12.Op & Shirt!

The WBO relaunched its #BeySelfie Instagram contest for 2018, inviting entries through June 3rd for a chance at Bit Booster prizes and a grand prize of a Hell Salamander booster and WBO shirt.
May 15, 2018
Rulebook

BeyDays 2018, coming to an event near you!

The WBO used a BeyDays 2018 roundup to confirm that Maximum Garuda, Garuda G3 and Spriggan Requiem had been banned from Burst Format competitive play, alongside new shop merchandise and a coming site theme rewrite.
- confirmed Maximum Garuda, Garuda G3 and Spriggan Requiem were now banned from Burst Format competitive play
- opened new shirt and tote-bag shop items featuring new Taka & Fumi artwork, discounted up to 15% for a limited period
- began a full site theme rewrite adding Event Invitations and Profile Battle Histories features, expected within weeks
Burst
May 15, 2018

Other

BeyDays 2018: Events, BeyLotto, Metal God Bit and more!

The WBO opened its 2018 BeyDays weekend and introduced the Metal God Bit, a new profile award for organizers who had hosted 30 tournaments, extending the existing tournament-hosting Bit tiers.
May 15, 2018

Other

SUPPORT WBO 2018: New Shop Products & Up to 15% Off Everything Until June 2nd

The WBO added two new Taka & Fumi t-shirts and drawstring bags to its shop and discounted the whole store, plus the Eternal Set, for its BeyDays 2018 celebrations.
Mar 15, 2018
The site itself

The World Beyblade Ranking System is Back!

After a long outage following a site redesign, the organization restored its worldwide tournament ranking system, adding tools that let organizers pre-submit winner and loser data for faster processing and display top finishers on event pages, while working through a backlog prioritizing ranked and Burst-format events.
- Ranking system restored after an extended outage
- New Winner/Loser text-field submission tool added for organizers to pre-process results
- Event pages now display an approved event's top three winners
- Processing of the backlog prioritizes ranked and Burst-format tournaments first
Burst
Feb 24, 2018

Contest

9th Anniversary: BeyLotto & WBO Memory Contest Results!

The WBO published the winners of its 9th-anniversary BeyLotto and #WBOMemories Instagram contest, awarding Spriggan Requiem, Nightmare Longinus, a God Customize Set and other Beyblade Burst prizes.
Feb 6, 2018

Other

[ITA] B-100 Requiem Spriggan .0.Zt

Italian-board members logged the B-100 Requiem Spriggan .0.Zt booster from the God Layer System line, combining the Requiem Spriggan Layer with the 0 (Zero) Disk and Zeta Driver, released in Japan in December 2017.
Feb 6, 2018

Other

[ITA] B-101 Random Booster Vol. 9 Beat Kukulcan .7U.Hn - Dranzer F Burst ver. .Y.Zt

Italian-board members catalogued the contents of Beyblade Burst Random Booster Volume 9, released in Japan in December 2017, listing its eight blind-packed combinations including the rare Beat Kukulcan .7U.Hn and Dranzer F Burst ver. .Y.Zt.

Burst
Feb 6, 2018

Other

[ITA] B-102 Booster Twin Nemesis .3H.Ul

Italian-board members logged the B-102 Twin Nemesis .3H.Ul booster from the God Layer System line, pairing the Twin Nemesis Layer with the 3Hit Disk and Ultimate Reboot Driver, released in Japan on January 27, 2018.
Feb 6, 2018

Other

[ITA] B-103 Booster Screw Trident .8B.Wd

Italian-board members logged the B-103 Screw Trident .8B.Wd booster from the God Layer System line, pairing the Screw Trident Layer with the 8Bump Disk and Wedge Driver, released in Japan in February 2018.
Feb 6, 2018

Other

[ITA] Dragoon F Burst ver. .G.V (Gold Aniki ver.)

Italian-board members logged the CoroCoro Comic-exclusive gold Aniki Version of Dragoon F Burst ver. .G.V, a Pre-Dual Layer System release pairing the Dragoon F Layer with a black Gravity Disk and Variable Driver, released in Japan between December 2017 and January 2018.

Burst
Jan 15, 2018

Other

WBO Contributor Group Expansion

The WBO expanded its Contributor team for 2018, adding new Organized Play, Social Media, Beyblade News, Youtube, Wiki and Global Moderator contributors alongside the existing roster.
Jan 5, 2018

Other

[ITA] B-97 Starter Nightmare Longinus .Ds

Italian-board members logged the B-97 Starter Nightmare Longinus .Ds from the God Layer System line, pairing the Nightmare Longinus Layer with the Destroy Driver and a left-spin Proto-Launcher, released in Japan in November 2017.
Jan 5, 2018

Other

[ITA] B-98 God Customize Set

Italian-board members logged the B-98 Beyblade Burst God Customize Set, released in Japan in November 2017, bundling four Metal-God-Chip-equipped Layers: Drain Fafnir, Arc Bahamut, Deep Chaos and Tornado Wyvern.

Burst
Jan 5, 2018

Other

[ITA] B-99 BeyLauncher L

Italian-board members logged the B-99 BeyLauncher L (Left), a transparent-coloured version compatible with every Beyblade Burst system, released in Japan in November 2017.

Burst
Dec 4, 2017

Contest

9th Anniversary BeyLotto: Win a God Customize Set, Spriggan Requiem, and More!

To mark its 9th anniversary the WBO opened a BeyLotto giveaway offering a God Customize Set, Spriggan Requiem, Nightmare Longinus and other prizes, with extra entries earned for event participation and social media contributions.
Dec 4, 2017
Other

9th Anniversary: Commence!

In its 9th-anniversary recap the WBO reported roughly 95 sanctioned events run that year, waived tournament entry fees over the holiday period, promised rule updates to its Competitive Play rulebooks, and previewed a coming site theme rewrite adding battle histories and organizer tournament processing.
- Entry fees waived for WBO tournaments from December 4 to January 4
- Rule updates announced for the Competitive Play rulebooks
- Site theme rewrite planned, to add battle histories, tournament invitations and organizer tournament processing
Dec 4, 2017

Contest

Favourite WBO Memory Instagram Contest: Start!

For its 9th anniversary, WBO launched an Instagram contest inviting members to share their favourite WBO memories for a chance at a randomly drawn grand prize and two judged runner-up prizes including a Bit Booster and a Spriggan Requiem starter.
Dec 4, 2017

Contest

HMS & Plastics Remembrance 2017 - BeyLotto & Generations Results

WBO announced results for its 2017 Remembrance BeyLotto prize drawing and its Generations photography contest, awarding classic-generation Beyblade sets and Bit Boosters to eight lottery winners and a Venusian G part to the top photography entrant.

HMSPlastics
Nov 24, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-92 Starter Sieg Xcalibur .1.Ir

Italian-board members logged the B-92 Sieg Xcalibur .1.Ir booster from the God Layer System line, pairing the Sieg Xcalibur Layer with the 1 Disk and Iron Driver and a Proto-Launcher, released in Japan in September 2017.
Nov 24, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-93/B-94 Digital Sword Launcher Blue/Red Ver.

Italian-board members logged the B-93 (blue) and B-94 (red) Digital Sword Launchers, compatible with every Beyblade Burst system, released in Japan in September 2017.

Burst
Nov 24, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-95 BeyBlade Random Booster Vol. 8 - Shelter Regulus .5S.Tw

Italian-board members catalogued Beyblade Burst Random Booster Volume 8, released in Japan in October 2017, listing its eight combinations spanning the Dual Layer and God Layer System lines, topped by the rare Shelter Regulus .5S.Tw.

Burst
Nov 24, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-96 Infinite Stadium DX Set

Italian-board members logged the B-96 Mugen (Infinite) Stadium DX Set, released in Japan in October 2017, bundling a special-colour Strike God Valkyrie with a Metal God Chip and the Mugen (Infinite) BeyStadium.

Burst
Sep 4, 2017

Contest

BeyLotto & #BeybladeInAction Contest Results

The WBO announced the winners of its #BeybladeInAction Instagram contest and a BeyLotto prize draw that drew 164 entries, most from that year's twelve BeyDays tournaments.
Aug 18, 2017
Other

WBO Youtube: Introducing Beyblade Reviews!

The WBO began producing a Beyblade Reviews video series for its Youtube channel with the help of a community video creator, starting with coverage of new Beyblade Burst releases.
- Launched a Beyblade Reviews video series on the WBO's Youtube channel, initially covering new Beyblade Burst releases
Burst
Jul 25, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-87 BeyBlade Random Booster Vol. 7 - Maximum Garuda .8F.Fl

Italian-board members catalogued Beyblade Burst Random Booster Volume 7, released in Japan on July 15, 2017, listing its eight combinations spanning the God Layer and Pre-Dual Layer System lines, topped by the rare Maximum Garuda .8F.Fl.

Burst
Jul 25, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-88 BeyLauncher L/R

Italian-board members logged the B-88 BeyLauncher L/R (Left/Right), compatible with every Beyblade Burst system, released in Japan on August 11, 2017.

Burst
Jul 25, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-89 Booster Blast Jinnius .5G.Gr

Italian-board members logged the B-89 Blast Jinnius .5G.Gr booster from the God Layer System line, pairing the Blast Jinnius Layer with the 5Glaive Disk and Guard Driver, released in Japan on August 11, 2017.
Jul 25, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-90 3on3 Battle Booster Set

Italian-board members logged the B-90 Beyblade Burst 3on3 Battle Booster Set, released in Japan on August 11, 2017, bundling Galaxy Zeus .4M.Pl, Guardian Kerbeus .H.R and Mad Minoboros .Q.Q.

Burst
Jul 25, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-91 Metal God Chip

Italian-board members logged the B-91 Metal God Chip accessory, compatible with every Beyblade Burst system, released in Japan on August 11, 2017.

Burst
Jul 15, 2017
Event

HMS & Plastics Remembrance 2017 - July 15th through August 6th!

WBO extended its HMS and Plastics Remembrance celebration to span four weekends from July 15 to August 6, 2017, listing participating tournaments across several countries, keeping the bonus-Credit incentive, and running a BeyLotto prize drawing stacked with first-generation Beyblades.
- Extended HMS and Plastics Remembrance from a single weekend to a four-weekend span (July 15 to August 6)
HMSPlastics
Jul 1, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-86 Starter Legend Spriggan .7.Mr

Italian-board members logged the B-86 Starter Legend Spriggan .7.Mr from the God Layer System line, pairing a Metal God Chip and the Legend Spriggan Layer with the 7 Disk and Merge Driver and a dual-spin Light Launcher, released in Japan on July 1, 2017.
May 26, 2017

Other

Lista Prodotti Beyblade Burst (Hasbro)

A member compiled a reference list of Hasbro's Beyblade Burst product line, noting the differences from Takara-Tomy parts and the naming scheme Hasbro used for Forge Discs and Performance Tips, including the God Layer System's rename to SwitchStrike System.
May 25, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-82 Booster Alter Chronos .6M.T

Italian-board members logged the B-82 Alter Chronos .6M.T booster from the God Layer System line, pairing the Alter Chronos Layer with the 6Meteor Disk and Trans Driver, released in Japan on May 27, 2017.
May 25, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-83 Knuckle Grip

Italian-board members logged the B-83 Knuckle Grip accessory, compatible with every Beyblade Burst system, released in Japan on May 27, 2017.

Burst
May 25, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-84 3on3 Battle Case

Italian-board members logged the B-84 3on3 Battle Case accessory, compatible with every Beyblade Burst system, released in Japan on May 27, 2017.

Burst
May 25, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-85 Booster Killer Deathscyther .2V.H

Italian-board members logged the B-85 Killer Deathscyther .2V.H booster from the God Layer System line, pairing the Killer Deathscyther Layer with the 2Vortex Disk and Hunter Driver, released in Japan on June 24, 2017.
May 13, 2017
Ban list

BeyDays 2017: Events, Ruling Updates, #BeybladeInAction contest, and BeyLotto!

Alongside its second two-weekend BeyDays, the WBO banned Deathscyther and Dark Deathscyther from competitive play and clarified rules on foreign substances and launcher checks across its rulebooks, while also boosting BeyDays raffle funding and launching a new Instagram contest.
- banned Deathscyther and Dark Deathscyther from WBO Competitive Play, effective Monday 15th May
- clarified rules on foreign substances and launcher checking in the Organiser's Guide and the format-specific rulebooks
- doubled the prize reimbursement provided for BeyRaffles run at BeyDays events
BurstMetal FightClub Burst
May 13, 2017
Ban list

WBO Organized Play Ruling Updates - May 2017

The WBO banned the Dark Deathscyther and Deathscyther Layers from Burst Format for dominating the format, added several equipment and sticker clarifications, and restructured the Organizers' Guide's match-inspection guidance into clearer before-and-during-match sections.
- Deathscyther and Dark Deathscyther Layers banned from Burst Format effective May 15th (Hasbro's Doomscizor Layers excluded)
- Thin nail polish on stickers and small identification marks on parts are now explicitly legal
- Only stickers included with or licensed by Hasbro, Takara-Tomy or Sono Kong may be used on a Beyblade
- Clarified where stickers may be positioned on a Beyblade
Burst FormatPlasticsHMSMetal Fight
May 9, 2017
The site itself

New Forum: Beyblade Hobby Q&A!

The WBO closed its long-running single-thread 'Ask a question, get an answer' format and replaced it with a dedicated Questions & Answers forum, giving each question its own thread with answered/unanswered tagging and title search.
- Closed the single long-running Q&A thread and opened a dedicated Questions & Answers forum
- Gave each question its own thread with answered/unanswered tags and thread-title search
Apr 27, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-81 Light Launcher L

Italian-board members logged the B-81 Light Launcher L (Left), compatible with every Beyblade Burst system, released in Japan on April 29, 2017.

Burst
Apr 20, 2017

Contest

April 2017 Beyblade Burst Giveaway: B-79 Drain Fafnir.8.Nt - Passport Holders Only

To mark the release of Beyblade Burst God's first left-spin Beyblade, B-79 Drain Fafnir.8.Nt, the WBO gave a copy of it to a Blader Passport holder.
Apr 19, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-80 BeyBlade Burst Random Booster Vol. 6 - Tornado Wyvern .4G.At

Italian-board members catalogued Beyblade Burst Random Booster Volume 6, released in Japan on April 29, 2017, listing its eight combinations spanning the Dual Layer and God Layer System lines, topped by Tornado Wyvern .4G.At.

Burst
Apr 14, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-79 Starter Drain Fafnir .8.Nt

Italian-board members logged the B-79 Starter Drain Fafnir .8.Nt from the God Layer System line, pairing the Drain Fafnir Layer with the 8 Disk and Nothing Driver and a left-spin Light Launcher, released in Japan on April 29, 2017.
Apr 12, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-77 BeyLogger Plus

Italian-board members logged the B-77 BeyLogger Plus accessory, compatible with every Beyblade Burst system, released in Japan on March 18, 2017.

Burst
Apr 12, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-78 BeyLauncher Black

Italian-board members logged the B-78 BeyLauncher Black, compatible with every Beyblade Burst system, released in Japan on March 18, 2017.

Burst
Apr 12, 2017

Other

[ITA] DRAGOON S Burst Ver. .W.X

Italian-board members logged Dragoon S Burst Ver. .W.X, a WBBA Store-exclusive white-coloured Pre-Dual Layer System release pairing the Dragoon S Layer with the Wing Disk and Xtreme Driver, released in Japan on March 4, 2017, and noted in a reply that its blue Xtreme rubber runs longer but less aggressively than Xcalibur's.

Burst
Apr 2, 2017
The site itself

New Sub-Forum: WBO Tournament Reports!

The WBO created a dedicated Tournament Reports sub-forum, moving existing reports out of the general discussion forum so organizers and players would have a clear place to share write-ups from WBO events.
- Created a Tournament Reports sub-forum within the Tournaments category
- Moved existing tournament reports out of the general 'Discuss worldbeyblade.org' forum into the new sub-forum
Mar 17, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-76 BeyBlade God Entry Set

Italian-board members logged the B-76 Beyblade God Entry Set, released in Japan on March 18, 2017, bundling a special-colour God Valkyrie .6V.Rb with a BeyLauncher, compatible with every Beyblade Burst system.

Burst
Mar 16, 2017

Contest

Mar 2017 Beyblade Burst Giveaway: B-73 God Valkyrie .6V.Rb - Passport Holders Only

The WBO celebrated the release of Beyblade Burst God with a giveaway of a B-73 Starter God Valkyrie.6V.Rb and a Bit Booster of choice, open to Passport Holders with a single reply.
Mar 15, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-74 Starter Kreis Satan .2G.Lp

Italian-board members logged the B-74 Starter Kreis Satan .2G.Lp from the God Layer System line, pairing the Kreis Satan Layer with the 2Glaive Disk and Loop Driver and a Proto-Launcher, released in Japan on March 18, 2017.
Mar 15, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-75 Starter Blaze Ragnaruk .4C.Fl

Italian-board members logged the B-75 Starter Blaze Ragnaruk .4C.Fl from the God Layer System line, pairing the Blaze Ragnaruk Layer with the 4Cross Disk and Flugel Driver and a Proto-Launcher, released in Japan on March 18, 2017, later noting a red-coloured version sold without a launcher.
Mar 13, 2017

Other

[ITA] Darkness Driger Burst Ver. .H.F

Italian-board members logged Darkness Driger Burst Ver. .H.F, a Pre-Dual Layer System release bundled with a Japanese manga magazine, pairing the Driger S Layer with a metallic-red Heavy Disk and Fusion Driver, released in Japan on March 15, 2017.

Burst
Mar 2, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-73 Starter God Valkyrie .6V.Rb

Italian-board members logged the B-73 Starter God Valkyrie .6V.Rb, the debut God Layer System release, pairing the God Valkyrie Layer with the 6Vortex Disk and Reboot Driver and a Proto-Launcher, released in Japan on March 18, 2017, and discussed how the Reboot Driver shifts from an initial mode into a more aggressive pattern mid-spin.
Feb 26, 2017

Contest

Bit Contest: Design Alter Chronos!

The WBO opened a design contest challenging members to predict the look of the upcoming Alter Chronos Beyblade, judged purely by closeness to the real release rather than by staff, with Bit Boosters as prizes.
Feb 24, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-69 Booster Jail Jormungand .I.Cy

Italian-board members logged the B-69 Jail Jormungand .I.Cy booster from the Dual Layer System line, pairing the Jail Jormungand Layer with the Infinity Disk and Cycle Driver, released in Japan on January 21, 2017.
Feb 24, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-70 Sword Launcher Blue Ver.

Italian-board members logged the B-70 Sword Launcher (Blue Version), compatible with every Beyblade Burst system, released in Japan on January 21, 2017.

Burst
Feb 24, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-71 Booster Acid Anubis .Y.O

Italian-board members logged the B-71 Acid Anubis .Y.O booster from the God Layer System line, pairing the Acid Anubis Layer with the Yell Disk and Orbit Driver, released in Japan on February 25, 2017.
Feb 24, 2017

Other

[ITA] B-72 Power Trigger

Italian-board members logged the B-72 Power Trigger accessory, compatible with every Beyblade Burst system, released in Japan on February 25, 2017.

Burst
Feb 21, 2017
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Ruling Updates - February 2017

The WBO tightened round-result procedures for Burst Format judging, clarified that intentionally capping Club Format participation is not allowed, spelled out how tiebreak battles interact with reward Credits, and clarified Club Format victory conditions and wheel/chrome-wheel repetition rules across Metal Fight Deck Formats.
- A Layer that skipped its teeth without bursting must be swapped for an identical Layer or the player takes a match loss
- Organizers may no longer intentionally cap participant numbers to run Club Format events
- Tiebreak battle results no longer count toward the overall record used for majority-win Credits
- Club Format victors in Unranked Round Robin Deck Format are now defined as the top overall record, with no finals unless a tie
- Regular and Stone Faces may repeat within a Deck in Metal Fight Deck Formats, while Metal Faces and Metal Stone Faces still may not
Burst FormatMetal FightLimitedZero-GClub Format
Feb 16, 2017

Contest

Feb 2017 Beyblade Burst Giveaway: B-71 Acid Anubis.Y.O - Passport Holders Only

WBO gave away the newly released B-71 Acid Anubis.Y.O booster, marking the final Dual Layer release, to a randomly drawn Passport holder, with a Bit Booster included as a bonus prize.

Burst
Feb 15, 2017

Other

White Dragoon S.W.X Burst Ver. to be released on March 4th!

A member reported that a white recolour of the Burst-version Dragoon Storm Wing Xtreme was scheduled for release March 4th as a wbba.-store exclusive Booster requiring the separately-sold Lost Longinus BeyLauncher L.

Burst
Jan 25, 2017

Contest

Scavenger Hunt 2016: Results & Winners!

The organization published the answer key and winners for the 2016 Scavenger Hunt, revealing trivia about its own history, and distributed Bit Booster prizes to point earners.
Jan 22, 2017

Contest

Jan 2017 Beyblade Burst Giveaway: B-69 Jail Jormungand.I.Cy - Passport Holders Only

The WBO gave Passport Holders a chance to win a B-69 Booster Jail Jormungand.I.Cy plus a Bit Booster of their choice, entered with a single reply.
Dec 29, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-61 BeyBlade Burst Random Booster Vol. 4 - DRIGER S Burst Ver. .H.F

Italian-board members catalogued Beyblade Burst Random Booster Volume 4, released in Japan on October 22, 2016, listing its eight combinations spanning both the Pre-Dual Layer and Dual Layer System lines, topped by the Driger S Burst ver. .H.F.

Burst
Dec 29, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-63 Booster Beast Behemoth .H.H

Italian-board members logged the B-63 Beast Behemoth .H.H booster from the Dual Layer System line, pairing the Beast Behemoth Layer with the Heavy Disk and Hold Driver, released in Japan on November 11, 2016.
Dec 29, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-64 BeyBlade Burst Ultra Reshuffle Set Heavy Ver.

Italian-board members logged the B-64 Beyblade Burst Ultra Reshuffle Set (Heavy Version), released in Japan on November 11, 2016, bundling Victory Valkyrie .T.U, Inferno Ifrit .M.L and Storm Spriggan .B.I with a Heavy Version BeyLauncher.

Burst
Dec 29, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-65 BeyBlade Burst Ultra Reshuffle Set Speed Ver.

Italian-board members logged the B-65 Beyblade Burst Ultra Reshuffle Set (Speed Version), released in Japan on November 11, 2016, bundling Psychic Phantom .P.W, Kaiser Kerbeus .D.O and Wild Wyvern .I.Y with a Speed Version BeyLauncher.

Burst
Dec 29, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-67 BeyBlade Burst Random Booster Vol. 5 - DRACIEL S Burst Ver. .C.P

Italian-board members catalogued Beyblade Burst Random Booster Volume 5, released in Japan on December 28, 2016, listing its eight combinations spanning both the Pre-Dual Layer and Dual Layer System lines, topped by the Draciel S Burst ver. .C.P.

Burst
Dec 29, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-68 Bladers Soft Case

Italian-board members logged the B-68 Bladers Soft Case storage accessory, compatible with every Beyblade Burst system, released in Japan on December 28, 2016.

Burst
Dec 29, 2016

Other

[ITA] DRAGOON S Burst .W.X (Gold Aniki Ver.)

Italian-board members logged the CoroCoro Comic-exclusive gold Aniki Version of Dragoon S Burst .W.X, a Pre-Dual Layer System release pairing the Dragoon S Layer with the Wing Disk and Xtreme Driver, released in Japan between December 2016 and January 2017.

Burst
Dec 29, 2016

Other

[ITA] DRANZER S Burst Ver. .S.T

Italian-board members logged Dranzer S Burst Ver. .S.T, a Pre-Dual Layer System release pairing the Dranzer S Layer with the Spread Disk and Trans Driver, released in Japan on November 25, 2016.

Burst
Dec 26, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-50 Burst BeyStadium Wide Type

Italian-board members logged the B-50 Burst BeyStadium Wide Type, compatible with every Beyblade Burst system, released in Japan on July 16, 2016.

Burst
Dec 26, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-56 Booster Unlock Unicorn .D.N

Italian-board members logged the B-56 Unlock Unicorn .D.N booster from the Dual Layer System line, pairing the Unlock Unicorn Layer with the Down Disk and Needle Driver, released in Japan on August 6, 2016.
Dec 26, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-57 BeyBlade Burst Triple Booster Set

Italian-board members logged the B-57 Beyblade Burst Triple Booster Set, released in Japan on August 6, 2016, bundling Victory Valkyrie .U.Q, Nova Neptune .V.T and Chaos .O.G.

Burst
Dec 26, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-59 Starter Zillion Zeus .I.W

Italian-board members logged the B-59 Starter Zillion Zeus .I.W from the Dual Layer System line, pairing the Zillion Zeus Layer with the Infinity Disk and Weight Driver, released in Japan on September 17, 2016.
Dec 23, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-35 Starter Storm Spriggan .K.U

Italian-board members logged the B-35 Starter Storm Spriggan .K.U from the Dual Layer System line, pairing the Storm Spriggan Layer with the Knuckle Disk and Unite Driver, released in Japan on April 2, 2016.
Dec 23, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-36 Booster Rising Ragnaruk .G.R

Italian-board members logged the B-36 Rising Ragnaruk .G.R booster from the Dual Layer System line, pairing the Rising Ragnaruk Layer with the Gravity Disk and Revolve Driver, released in Japan on April 2, 2016.
Dec 23, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-37 Booster Kaiser Kerbeus .L.P

Italian-board members logged the B-37 Kaiser Kerbeus .L.P booster from the Dual Layer System line, pairing the Kaiser Kerbeus Layer with the Limited Disk and Press Driver, released in Japan on April 2, 2016.
Dec 23, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-41 Starter Wild Wyvern .V.O

Italian-board members logged the B-41 Starter Wild Wyvern .V.O from the Dual Layer System line, pairing the Wild Wyvern Layer with the Vertical Disk and Orbit Driver, released in Japan on April 29, 2016.
Dec 23, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-42 Booster Dark Deathscyther .F.J

Italian-board members logged the B-42 Dark Deathscyther .F.J booster from the Dual Layer System line, pairing the Dark Deathscyther Layer with the Force Disk and Jaggy Driver, released in Japan on April 29, 2016.
Dec 23, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-44 Booster Holy Horusood .U.C

Italian-board members logged the B-44 Holy Horusood .U.C booster from the Dual Layer System line, pairing the Holy Horusood Layer with the Upper Disk and Claw Driver, released in Japan on May 28, 2016.
Dec 23, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-46 Booster Obelix Odin .T.X

Italian-board members logged the B-46 Obelix Odin .T.X booster from the Dual Layer System line, pairing the Obelix Odin Layer with the Triple Disk and Xtreme Driver, released in Japan on June 18, 2016.
Dec 23, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-48 Starter Xeno Xcalibur .M.I

Italian-board members logged the B-48 Starter Xeno Xcalibur .M.I from the Dual Layer System line, pairing the Xeno Xcalibur Layer with the Magnum Disk and Impact Driver, released in Japan on July 2, 2016.
Dec 23, 2016

Other

[ITA] B-49 BeyBlade Burst Random Booster Vol. 3

Italian-board members catalogued Beyblade Burst Random Booster Volume 3, released in Japan on July 16, 2016, listing its eight blind-packed Layer/Disk/Driver combinations across Yaeger Yggdrasil, Storm Spriggan, Rising Ragnaruk, Kaiser Kerbeus and Victory Valkyrie.

Burst
Dec 19, 2016

Contest

December 2016 Beyblade Burst Giveaway: Dragoon S & B-66 Starter Lost Longinus .N.Sp.

WBO ran an anniversary drawing offering Passport holders a chance to win a Dragoon S CoroCoro Aniki version or one of two Lost Longinus starters, with winners also able to choose a Bit Booster.

Burst
Dec 14, 2016
The site itself

8th Anniversary: Welcome to the new worldbeyblade.org

For its eighth anniversary the WBO relaunched worldbeyblade.org with a mobile-responsive redesign, introduced new tournament formats and resources for players and organizers, unveiled original mascot characters Taka & Fumi, and ran a Scavenger Hunt giveaway.
- Site rebuilt with a mobile-responsive redesign
- New tournament formats and resources for players and organizers introduced
- Original mascot characters Taka & Fumi unveiled, created with Takafumi Adachi
- Scavenger Hunt 2016 giveaway launched
Dec 14, 2016
Other

Meet Taka & Fumi: WBO x Takafumi Adachi original characters

The WBO introduced Taka and Fumi, original mascot characters illustrated by Metal Fight Beyblade series creator Takafumi Adachi and colored by artist Valérie Bastille, adopting them as the core of its visual identity going forward.
- Commissioned original mascot characters Taka and Fumi from Metal Fight Beyblade creator Takafumi Adachi
- Adopted Taka and Fumi as the WBO's core visual identity for future cards, stickers and other materials
Dec 14, 2016

Contest

Scavenger Hunt 2016: HUGE MFB lot, golden Burst Beys, and more!

A Scavenger Hunt ran to mark the organization's 8th anniversary, offering a Metal Fight Beyblade collection and Random Boosters as top prizes and Bit Boosters for reaching point thresholds, with progress scoreboards posted along the way.
Dec 14, 2016
The site itself

SUPPORT WBO 2017! Get Takafumi t-shirts + totes, Bit Booster Generations, and ...

The WBO unveiled a redesigned worldbeyblade.org alongside rewritten rulebooks and resources ahead of Beyblade Burst's global launch, and opened a fundraiser selling Takafumi Adachi-designed merchandise and a lifetime Eternal Passport to cover the shortfall.
- Relaunched the worldbeyblade.org redesign alongside rewritten rulebooks and resources
- Opened a fundraiser selling Takafumi Adachi-designed t-shirts and tote bags with bonus Bit Booster Generations Vol. I packs
- Introduced the Eternal Passport, a lifetime membership bundled with exclusive merchandise
Burst
Dec 2, 2016
New format

IMPORTANT: New formats and rules for all WBO Beyblade tournaments

After months of testing through unranked Experimental Format events, the WBO finalized a package of tournament rule changes for all formats, covering bracket sizing, a strategic elimination-stage Deck Format, and BeyRank-based seeding, made mandatory from January 1, 2017.
- Standardized bracket structure and round counts by player-count tier (Round Robin, Block Round Robin, Swiss)
- Introduced Deck Format for single-elimination final stages, letting players swap Beyblades between rounds under set rules
- Introduced BeyRank-based seeding for tournament brackets, keeping random seeding for fields under 17 players
- Made these rule changes mandatory for ranked events effective January 1, 2017
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Nov 28, 2016

The site itself

Scheduled downtime: Saturday, December 3rd starting 1 PM EST

The site announced up to 24 hours of planned downtime to add new features, timed to return on its 8th anniversary, with a follow-up post explaining a delay caused by a power outage at the host's office.
Nov 26, 2016
The site itself

Notice: Removal of Map Feature on December 3, 2016

The WBO said it would retire its member location map and linked stores directory on December 3, 2016, replacing them with a system that notifies nearby members automatically when a tournament is posted near their profile address.
- Removed the public member-location map
- Removed the stores directory feature
- Added an organizer-facing address field and automatic proximity notifications to nearby members
Nov 16, 2016

Contest

November 2016 Beyblade Burst Giveaway: B-63 Booster Beast Behemoth .H.H

The WBO gave away a newly released B-63 Booster Beast Behemoth .H.H, debuting the Beast Behemoth Layer and Hold Driver, plus a bonus Face Booster, to a Passport Holder in a seven-day draw.

Burst
Oct 16, 2016

Contest

October 2016 Giveaway: B-61 RB Vol.4 Quad Quetzalcoatl - Passport Holders Only

The WBO gave away a B-61 Random Booster Vol.4 Quad Quetzalcoatl, tied to hopes of pulling the sought-after Driger S.H.F remake, plus a bonus Face Booster, to a Passport Holder in a seven-day draw.

Burst
Sep 28, 2016
Ban list

Ruling Update: Hasbro Beyblade Burst Parts now legal! + Hasbro Only Burst Format

The WBO lifted its temporary ban on Hasbro's Beyblade Burst Energy Layers and Performance Tips after a round of testing, kept cross-brand pairing restrictions in place, and gave organizers the option to run Hasbro-only Burst events.
- Legalized Hasbro Beyblade Burst Energy Layers and Performance Tips for sanctioned play, ending the earlier temporary ban
- Gave organizers the option to run a Hasbro-only Burst Format
Burst
Sep 20, 2016
New format

Experimental Format Updates & Hasbro Burst BeyLotto, Limited Format v1.5, and more!

WBO rolled out a revised experimental tournament ruleset for optional real-event testing, offering free entry and Faces or Credits without affecting sanctioned rankings, and paired the update with a Hasbro Beyblade Burst-themed prize drawing plus results from an earlier HMS and Plastics giveaway.
- Launched a Hasbro Burst-themed prize drawing for participants in experimental-format events
BurstHMSPlasticsLimited
Sep 19, 2016

Event

October 15th-16th: Beyblade Battle Cry @ Fayetteville Comiccon

The WBO previewed a two-day Beyblade Battle Cry event at Fayetteville Comiccon, hosted by Dark_Mousy and mixing Burst and Metal Fight Beyblade play with livestreaming and prizes, and encouraged members to pursue similar convention tournaments elsewhere.

BurstMetal Fight
Sep 11, 2016

Contest

September 2016 Giveaway: B-59 Zillion Zeus I.W. - Passport Holders Only

The organization revived its monthly Passport Holder giveaway after a long gap, offering a B-59 Zillion Zeus I.W. plus a Face Booster, and later announced Stormscorpio1 as the winner.
Sep 9, 2016
Milestone

Beyblade Burst launches in USA January 2017 + English dubbed anime trailer

Hasbro confirmed its Beyblade Burst retail rollout would begin in Canada in September 2016 ahead of the USA in January 2017 and Europe and Latin America later that year, and the WBO shared the line's English-dubbed anime trailer as the dub premiered on Teletoon in Canada.
- the English-dubbed Beyblade Burst anime began broadcasting on Teletoon in Canada
Beyblade Burst
Sep 1, 2016

Other

Hasbro's Beyblade Burst "Energy Layers" have no teeth, "bursting is rare" [UPDATED]

The WBO reported that Hasbro's newly obtained Beyblade Burst Energy Layers use sloped, toothless burst mechanisms rather than the notched design of the Japanese releases, with Hasbro's own instructions describing bursting as rare, and confirmed that Hasbro and Takara-Tomy Burst parts are not cross-compatible except for Disks.

Burst
Aug 31, 2016

Other

Hasbro's Beyblade Burst: OUT in Canada, First Photos [LOTS of images]

The WBO published the first photos of Hasbro's Beyblade Burst line spotted on Canadian shelves ahead of the September 10 Teletoon premiere, noting that Hasbro renamed parts with alphanumeric codes such as D01 and TA06 in place of the Japanese naming.

Burst
Aug 12, 2016

Other

Hasbro's Beyblade Burst mobile game and part name changes revealed

The WBO detailed a mistakenly released Hasbro Beyblade Burst mobile app, which added a battling mode, virtual store and Beyblade Levels beyond Takara-Tomy's own companion app, and published the app's full renaming of parts such as Boost to D01 and Variable to TA06.

Burst
Aug 9, 2016
Other

PROJECT SOCIAL MEDIA: Submit Tournament Photos & Videos, Earn Bit Boosters!

The WBO opened an ongoing call for members to submit tournament photos and short videos to its social media channels in exchange for Bit Boosters, later widening the accepted formats and easing the submission threshold for a reward.
- Opened submissions of tournament photos and short videos for a Bit Booster reward
- Added vertical 30-90 second Reels/TikTok-style clips as an accepted submission type
- Lowered the number of accepted submissions needed to earn a Face Booster from 15 to 10
Jul 19, 2016

Other

CoroCoro August: Beyblade Burst S-Series, Unlock Unicorn, Nova Neptune

WBO relayed CoroCoro magazine's confirmation that the classic S-series Layers Driger, Draciel and Dranzer would return in Beyblade Burst form as a 15th-anniversary tribute, alongside details on the Unlock Unicorn booster and the Nova Neptune triple-booster set.

Burst
Jul 9, 2016

Event

HMS & Plastics Remembrance Day 2016 + BeyLotto + Face Contest + More!!

WBO marked HMS and Plastics Remembrance Day 2016 on July 23-24 alongside a new Bakuten Shoot Beyblade manga chapter and a limited gold Driger S Burst lottery prize, listing participating tournaments, a Plastics-themed BeyLotto with store-coupon grand prizes, and a Face Contest challenging members to redesign classic Beyblades for the Burst system.

HMSPlasticsBurst
Jun 24, 2016
Other

Dragoon S, Dranzer S, Driger S and Draciel S to be re-released in Beyblade Burst

WBO confirmed that Takara-Tomy would re-release the original S-series Layers, Dranzer, Driger, Draciel and Dragoon, as Beyblade Burst parts through late 2016, marked with a golden 15th-anniversary logo and each tied to a different release channel.
- Confirmed the S-series Layers (Dranzer, Driger, Draciel, Dragoon) would return as Beyblade Burst releases starting October 2016
Burst
Jun 15, 2016

Other

CoroCoro July news: Xeno Xcalibur, Beyblade Burst Driger S, Obelisk Odin, and more

WBO summarized CoroCoro's July coverage of Beyblade Burst, detailing the three-layer Xeno Xcalibur starter, the digital battle-prize βaldur, and the Obelisk Odin booster carrying over the top-tier Xtreme part at a discounted price.

Burst
May 16, 2016
Event

BeyDays 2016: Events, #BeySelfie contest, and big prizes in the BeyLotto!

The WBO restructured BeyDays into its first two-weekend format so more regions could host without clashing, paired it with an Instagram #BeySelfie contest, and detailed the BeyLotto prize pool for participants.
- split BeyDays into two possible weekends for the first time, with each region allowed to host on only one of them
- exempted BeyDays tournaments from the usual eight-Credit weekend cap
- waived the entry fee for regions that had not hosted a sanctioned tournament in the previous six months
BurstHMS
May 1, 2016
New format

Burst rankings live! + New Committee members and F230CF/GCF ban

The WBO turned on live rankings for Beyblade Burst tournaments alongside its existing Metal Fight Beyblade rankings, added two new Committee members focused on social media and events, and made permanent its trial ban of the F230CF and F230GCF combination in Zero-G Format.
- Beyblade Burst tournament rankings go live on the site, shown by default over Metal Fight Beyblade rankings
- F230CF and F230GCF combination ban in Zero-G Format made permanent after a nearly year-long trial ban
Beyblade BurstMetal FightZero-G
Feb 11, 2016

Contest

Dual Layers are finally revealed! Time for... a Face Contest!

WBO previewed the upcoming Dual Layer Beyblade Burst system ahead of its April 2016 release and launched a Face Contest inviting members to guess the design of the still-unrevealed Storm Spriggan, with the winner set to receive a free copy once it shipped.

Burst
Feb 4, 2016

Milestone

Beyblade Burst's official English-language logo revealed

A trademark filing surfaced the English-language logo for Beyblade Burst in the US Patent and Trademark Office database, suggesting an international release was being prepared even though no distributor or date had yet been confirmed.

Beyblade Burst
Feb 3, 2016
Rulebook

Burst Format rulebook now available; Odin Layer banned from WBO tournaments

The WBO released its first Beyblade Burst rulebook, replacing the old stalling-clause rule with mandatory double-blind Beyblade selection and adding a Tournament Code of Conduct, and banned the Odin Layer from sanctioned events for its dominant win rate.
- First Beyblade Burst rulebook released, hosted on Google Docs for future updates
- Stalling clause rule removed and replaced with mandatory double-blind Beyblade selection
- New Tournament Code of Conduct added covering sportsmanship expectations
- Odin Layer banned from WBO tournaments due to its high win rate and lack of reliable counters, to be reviewed as new products release
Beyblade Burst
Jan 24, 2016
The site itself

Japanese forum now open!

The WBO opened a Japanese-language forum to connect with Japan's Beyblade community, moderated by a member who translated the necessary materials, and announced a joint tournament with the Japanese team WARIBEY in Tokyo.
- Opened a Japanese-language forum, moderated by a member who translated the needed text
- Partnered with the Japanese team WARIBEY to host a tournament in Tokyo
Jan 10, 2016

Contest

Scavenger Hunt 2015 - Results!

The WBO published the answers and results for its 2015 Scavenger Hunt, a trivia contest covering the organization's own history and records, and let winners redeem points for Face Boosters.
Dec 4, 2015

Contest

Blader Rewards 5th Wave

For its anniversary the WBO published a fifth wave of Credit-redeemable Blader Rewards prizes earned through tournament participation and placement, restating how Credits are earned per event.
Dec 4, 2015

Contest

Scavenger Hunt 2015 - until January 4th!

The organization launched its yearly Scavenger Hunt, letting members earn points toward physical prizes and Face Boosters by completing research tasks and achievements before a January 4th deadline, with bonus questions added partway through.
Nov 17, 2015

Contest

November 2015 Giveaway: Odin Central Blow - Passport Holders Only

The WBO gave away a community-donated B-17 Booster Odin Central Blow, citing the Odin Layer's prominence in the Burst metagame, plus a bonus Face Booster, to a Passport Holder in a seven-day draw.

Burst
Sep 7, 2015
Ban list

Limited Format Ban List Update v1.4 - Effective September 10th

The WBO banned the Libra Wheel and re-banned the Omega Wheel in the Limited Format after tournament data showed both parts were dominating the metagame, and separately raised the price of the Blader Passport to $15 USD.
- Banned the Libra Wheel in the Limited Format
- Re-banned the Omega Wheel in the Limited Format
- Raised the price of the Blader Passport to $15 USD
Limited
Sep 6, 2015
Rulebook

Blader Passport Price Increase

The WBO raised the price of its annual Blader Passport subscription from $10 to $15 to offset event losses as the organization and Beyblade Burst's launch grew its costs, while keeping the $10 price for its Bursts Onto the Scene entry-level events.
- Blader Passport subscription price raised from $10 to $15 USD per year
- Blader Passports remain $10 specifically at Beyblade Bursts Onto the Scene events
Beyblade Burst
Aug 27, 2015
Rulebook

Big Community Announcements + HMS Face Contest Winners!

The WBO added committee and global moderator members, folded its Beyblade Burst rule updates into the Universal Rules booklet ahead of a dedicated Burst rulebook, and replaced its Advanced Bladers title and forum with a Mentors program and a renamed Mentor's Circle forum.
- Beyblade Burst rules added into the Universal Rules booklet, with a standalone Burst rulebook planned
- Advanced Bladers title retired and replaced by a new Mentors designation
- Advanced Forum renamed to Mentor's Circle
Beyblade Burst
Aug 23, 2015

Contest

WBO x Zankye Collaboration: 100K Zankye Subscribers Event, Giveaway, and Celebration!

The WBO partnered with Youtube creator Zankye to celebrate his channel nearing 100,000 subscribers with an in-person Toronto tournament and a linked online giveaway open to Passport Holders and his subscribers.

Burst
Aug 15, 2015

Milestone

Hey World Bladers!

Bey Brad announced his return to the WBO Committee after Beyblade Burst revived the franchise, saying he would focus on beginner-oriented content and take over the WBO's YouTube channel for Burst-related videos.

Burst
Aug 7, 2015
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play - Burst Format: Rule Updates, Clarifications, and Recommendations

Following the WBO's first Burst Format event in Toronto, Organized Play made several rules changes for Burst Format covering reshoots, simultaneous burst/knockout rulings, and launch position.
- Ruled that when a Burst Finish and a Knockout/Outspin happen at the same moment, the round goes to the Beyblade that remained intact
Burst
Jul 19, 2015
Milestone

Beyblade Burst has finally been released; watch our full BeyChannel review now!

The WBO marked the Japanese launch of Beyblade Burst, the third generation of the franchise, with a full review video on its BeyChannel YouTube channel.
- Beyblade Burst, the third generation of the franchise, launched in Japan on July 18th
- posted a full BeyChannel review of the new Beyblade Burst series
Beyblade Burst
Jul 12, 2015
Event

HMS & Plastics Remembrance Day + New WBO Authorized Dealer: taka.ohno + more!!

The WBO paired its 2015 HMS & Plastics Remembrance Day with the naming of taka.ohno as a new authorized dealer offering a member discount, a themed prize lottery, and a Face Contest inviting members to design an original HMS Beyblade.
- Named taka.ohno as a new WBO-authorized dealer offering a member discount
HMSPlasticsBurst
Jul 1, 2015

Other

[ITA] B-01 DX Starter Valkyrie Wing Accele

Italian-board members compiled Japanese release information for the B-01 DX Starter Valkyrie, the first Beyblade Burst starter set, pairing the Valkyrie Layer with the Wing Disk and Accele Driver ahead of its planned July 18, 2015 launch.

Burst
Jul 1, 2015

Other

[ITA] B-02 DX Starter Spriggan Spread Fusion

Italian-board members compiled Japanese release information for the B-02 DX Starter Spriggan, pairing the Spriggan Layer with the Spread Disk and Fusion Driver ahead of its planned July 18, 2015 launch.

Burst
Jun 1, 2015

Contest

BeyDays 2015 BeyLotto - Passport Holders entry period ends June 6th!

The WBO opened final entry for its 2015 BeyDays prize draw, reminding Passport Holders of the June 6th deadline and listing the tiered Beyblade Burst and Face Booster prizes on offer.

Beyblade Burst
May 28, 2015

Other

Beyblade moves to Hollywood, gets live-action movie!

The WBO announced that Paramount and producer Mary Parent were developing a live-action Beyblade movie, pointing readers to a dedicated thread for ongoing discussion.
May 3, 2015
New format

BEYDAYS 2015: May 23-24 - BB Burst Campaign, Event Guide/Ban List Update + More!

Kei announced BeyDays 2015 for May 23 and 24, headlined by a third North American Championship that debuted a new Team Format, alongside a giveaway campaign tied to the newly arriving Beyblade Burst line, a raised weekend Credit cap, and an accompanying ban list update.
- A new Team Format was introduced for the WBO North American Championship
- The Credit cap that members could earn in one weekend was raised from 8 to 16
Team FormatHMSBurst
Feb 19, 2015
Rulebook

Scavenger Hunt results+Lowered Participant Limit+T-Shirt Contest Winners!

The organization lowered the minimum participant count required to approve a sanctioned tournament from eight to seven, trimming the Credits and Faces awarded at the smaller size, and in the same post announced Scavenger Hunt answers and the winners of a T-shirt design contest.
- Minimum participant count for an approved tournament reduced from eight to seven
- At the seven-participant minimum, only the Gold Face is awarded (Silver and Bronze dropped)
- At the seven-participant minimum, Credits are limited to participation, hosting, and first place
Jan 16, 2015

The site itself

Beywiki is back!

The WBO announced that Beywiki had returned online after an extended outage, allowing work on its Projects of the Moment to resume.
Jan 3, 2015

Contest

Scavenger Hunt extension!

The ongoing Scavenger Hunt deadline was pushed back twice, first to January 14th and then to January 21st, 2015, because the wiki reference site needed by entrants was still down after a recent server move.
Dec 18, 2014

The site itself

Scheduled downtime for migration

The organization announced it was moving its sites to a new host while keeping the same forum software and URLs, and a follow-up post months later announced a further move to yet another host with roughly an hour of expected downtime.
Dec 4, 2014

Milestone

WBO Anniversary 6! And it's only the beginning! (Scavenger Hunt now free-for-all!)

Marking six years and over 500 tournaments run with membership approaching 100,000, the organization opened its anniversary Scavenger Hunt to unlimited attempts per question and expanded its task list to include Zero-G format testing and video challenges.

Zero-GPlasticsHMSLimited
Nov 23, 2014

Contest

November 2014 Giveaway: Beyblade Legends (Metal Fusion) - Passport Holders Only

The WBO offered Passport Holders a choice-of-prize draw for a Beyblade Legends (Metal Fusion) release plus a bonus Face Booster over an eight-day entry window.
Oct 25, 2014

Contest

October Giveaway: Diablo Nemesis Hallowe'en Version~ Passport Holders Only

The WBO gave away a one-of-a-kind Diablo Nemesis X:D Halloween Ver. custom-painted by member Leone19, plus a bonus Face Booster, to a Passport Holder in an eight-day draw.
Oct 7, 2014
The site itself

Beywiki's 7th Anniversary!!

For Beywiki's seventh anniversary the WBO introduced a Bad/OK/Great part-quality banner system for wiki articles, launched a Project of the Moment covering Plastics and HMS, and debuted a new Beyblade Spirit anime and manga encyclopedia site.
- Beywiki adds Bad, OK and Great quality banners to part and Beyblade articles
- New Project of the Moment launched to focus wiki coverage on Plastics and HMS generations
- New WBO Anime and Manga encyclopedia site (Beyblade Spirit) launched, with edits routed through staff review at first
PlasticsHMS
Sep 24, 2014

Contest

September 2014 Giveaway: Rev-Up Launcher (Black) - Passport Holders Only

A monthly giveaway open only to Blader Passport holders offered a black Rev-Up Launcher plus a Face Booster to a winner drawn from entrants who posted within the contest's seven-day window.
Aug 26, 2014
New format

Introducing: TEAM FORMAT! - Pilot Event: BEY OR DIE @ Unplugged Expo on 9/27/14

The WBO piloted a new Team Format in which Bladers register and compete in teams of three, with team accounts, a designated captain, and scoring based on best-of-three matches between opposing team members, testable in an upcoming pilot event.
- Introduced an experimental Team Format with teams of three, team accounts and a single team captain
- Set tournament structure by team count (Round Robin, Double Elimination or Single Elimination)
- Allowed Team Format play under any existing organized play format: Standard, Zero-G, Limited, Plastics or HMS
StandardZero-GLimitedPlasticsHMS
Aug 4, 2014

Contest

Blader Rewards Wave 4 + misc. BeyLotto Results!!

The WBO released a fourth wave of Credit-redeemable Blader Rewards, restated its Credit-earning rules for tournament results and hosting, and posted winners from several past BeyLotto prize draws.
Jun 27, 2014
Rulebook

HMS & Plastic Remembrance Day 2014 - July 19th & 20th!!

WBO set July 19-20, 2014 as HMS and Plastics Remembrance Day, listing participating tournaments and running a BeyLotto prize drawing for classic-generation parts; a reply confirmed the Super Control BeyStadium had just been legalized for every format except Zero-G.
- Legalized the Super Control BeyStadium for all tournament formats except Zero-G
HMSPlasticsZero-G
Jun 22, 2014
Rulebook

Organized Play Rules new releases!

The WBO published Universal Rulebook Release 6 and Event Guide Release 3, formalizing the Limited Format and tightening several match and judging procedures.
- Documented the Limited Format's full rules in the Universal Rulebook
- Cut the Stalling Clause window from 4 minutes to 3
- Banned wordplay and fake claims about a Beyblade being attached, ready or inserted under a new Attachment Tricks rule
- Restricted the Re-Shoot Clause so a swapped launcher must be the same launcher type
- Made posting a tournament's top-three winning combinations mandatory rather than optional
- Codified inverting the rubber tip of Seaborg's Defense Grip Base as a legal option
LimitedMetal FightZero-GSwiss
May 20, 2014
Event

BeyDays 2014: 6th Edition!

The WBO ran its sixth BeyDays weekend, headlined by the second North American Championship tournament, and expanded the perks available to hosts and participants for the occasion.
- waived the entry fee for regions that had never hosted a WBO tournament and for regions inactive over the past five months
- raised the per-weekend Credit cap from 8 to 16 for the BeyDays weekend
PlasticsZero-G
Apr 30, 2014

The site itself

The upgrade of our software is done!

The organization scheduled a short outage to apply forum software and plugin updates aimed partly at reducing spam-bot activity.
Apr 23, 2014

Contest

April 2014 Giveaway: Quetzalcoatl 90WF (Silver) - Passport Holders Only

The WBO gave away a silver-version Quetzalcoatl 90WF Beyblade to Blader Passport holders in an April 2014 giveaway.
Mar 1, 2014
Ban list

Limited Format Ban List Update v1.2 - Effective Now

The WBO issued another update to the Limited Format ban list, unbanning a previously restricted part as the dynamic list continued to evolve with community feedback.
- Unbanned the Jade Wheel in the Limited Format
Limited
Feb 25, 2014
Event

GRAND BATTLE TOURNAMENT 2: WBO North American Championship 2014!!!

WBO announced its second North American Championship, GRAND BATTLE TOURNAMENT 2, held under Limited Format at Anime North 2014 in Toronto, with a multi-city qualifier series that paid winners' travel expenses and a full weekend expanded to five tournaments across several formats.
- Set GRAND BATTLE TOURNAMENT 2 as the second WBO North American Championship, held under Limited Format at Anime North 2014 in Toronto
- Established a multi-city qualifier series where winners earned paid travel expenses to the championship
- Expanded the championship weekend to five total tournaments covering HMS, Plastics, Metal Fight, Standard and Zero-G formats
LimitedHMSPlasticsMetal FightZero-G
Feb 22, 2014

Contest

February 2014 Giveaway: BB-96 Beyblade Super Deck Set - Passport Holders Only

WBO gave away a BB-96 Beyblade Super Deck Set containing Pegasis, Libra and Burn parts useful under the newly adopted Limited Format, aimed at helping Passport holders round out their competitive collections.

Limited
Jan 30, 2014

Milestone

On the Road to the Half-Thousand Events!

The WBO tracked its march toward 500 sanctioned tournaments worldwide, running a weekly prize campaign that awarded new Stone Face Boosters to participants in regions holding multiple events that weekend, and later confirmed it had passed the 500-event mark.
Jan 25, 2014

Contest

January 2014 Giveaway: Saramanda Ifraid or Orojya Reviser - Passport Holders Only

The WBO gave Passport Holders a chance to win either a Saramanda Ifraid DF145BS Burst Flame Ver. or an Orojya Reviser T125JB, plus a Face Booster, entered with a single reply.
Jan 18, 2014
Ban list

Limited Format Ban List Update v1.1 - Effective January 20th

The WBO updated the Limited Format ban list, effective January 20th, based on early tournament results and community discussion since the format's trial launch the previous month.
- Banned the Gravity Wheel in the Limited Format
- Unbanned the Omega Wheel in the Limited Format
- Unbanned the RB Bottom in the Limited Format
Limited
Jan 11, 2014

Contest

WBO 5th Anniversary Results!!

The organization published the answers, standings, and prize draws for its 5th Anniversary Scavenger Hunt, drawing a record 121 participants and awarding an exclusive Anniversary Face to everyone who reached three points.
Dec 20, 2013

Other

Beyblade Geeks William, In Memory of.

The WBO paid tribute to Beyblade Geeks YouTube personality William Ma, an affiliate community member who died in a highway collision near Calgary, and pointed members to a scholarship fund set up in his memory.
Dec 4, 2013

Contest

December 2013 Giveaway: BEYBLADE: Evolution or MFB 4DxZG - Passport Holders Only

WBO revived its Monthly Giveaways after a year-long pause, offering Passport holders a chance to win the BEYBLADE: Evolution video game or its Japanese 3DS counterpart, plus a choice of Face Boosters that for the first time included the new Stone Face line.
Dec 4, 2013

Milestone

WBO 5th Anniversary! Hooray!

The organization celebrated its 5th anniversary, citing four Beyblade generations, a North American Championship, and 85,000 members, and launched a revamped Scavenger Hunt with a stricter one-attempt-per-question format and a Limited Format participation task among its goals.

Limited
Oct 29, 2013
The site itself

New BEYBLADE: Evolution forum - game to be released on October 29th!

The WBO opened a new forum as the designated home for discussion of the Nintendo 3DS game BEYBLADE: Evolution, ahead of its October 29th release, with developer Rising Star Games set to answer player questions there.
- Opened a new forum dedicated to the BEYBLADE: Evolution video game
- Partnered with developer Rising Star Games to have representatives answer questions in the new forum
Oct 14, 2013

Contest

HMS & PLASTIC REMEMBRANCE DAY 2013 BEYLOTTO WINNERS~!!

WBO announced the winners of its 2013 HMS and Plastics Remembrance Day prize drawing, awarding custom fan-made plastic Beyblades built by a community member to the top two placers along with tournament-limited Driger MS units and Face Boosters down through 30th place.

HMSPlastics
Jul 16, 2013

Contest

BEYDAYS 2013 BeyLotto Results!

Kei published the BeyDays 2013 BeyLotto results, listing dozens of winners across each prize tier, from Face Boosters for the 26th-to-50th places up to a complete Random Booster Vol. 3 set for the grand-prize winner.
Jul 11, 2013

Other

WANTED: Video Editor for BeyChannel!

The organization put out a recurring call for a volunteer video editor to keep producing content for its BeyChannel after its previous editor became inactive.
Jul 2, 2013

Event

HMS & Plastic Remembrance Day - July 13th & 14th 2013!

WBO held its third annual HMS and Plastics Remembrance Day on July 13-14, 2013, listing tournaments across several cities, offering bonus Credits and exclusive Face Boosters to entrants, and running a BeyLotto prize drawing for classic-generation Beyblades.

HMSPlastics
Jun 8, 2013

Other

Probabile nuovo Bey: Berserker Tiger 125SF

A member spotted an unnamed tiger-themed Beyblade and its blader appearing in leaked Zero-G episodes, with no confirmed name or release date at the time.

Zero-G
Jun 8, 2013

Other

Probabile nuovo Bey: Guardian Garuda

A member identified a second unnamed Beyblade, nicknamed Guardian Garuda for its likely track and bottom parts, spotted in the same leaked Zero-G episodes.

Zero-G
May 17, 2013

Event

BEYDAYS 2013 is on! + Special $20 BeyStadium Attack Type Deal!

Kai-V announced the fifth BeyDays weekend for May 25 and 26, 2013, headlined by the Beyblade Revolution championship in Toronto alongside tournaments in Connecticut, North Carolina, Indonesia, Italy, India, the UK and Maryland, again waiving entry fees for new or long-inactive regions and reminding hosts that Hasbro stadiums remain ineligible for sanctioned play.
Apr 4, 2013

Event

BEYBLADE REVOLUTION: WBO North American Championship!!

The WBO announced its first North American Championship, Beyblade Revolution, to be held in Toronto during BeyDays 2013, supported by a qualifier series of tournaments across several US and Canadian cities with a mandatory $5 entry fee funding the winners' travel, and clarified that its Zero-G Format permits any Metal Fight Beyblade, not only Zero-G-generation parts.

Zero-G
Mar 23, 2013
The site itself

Introducing... The new BeyMap!!

The WBO relaunched its member-location directory as the BeyMap, rebuilding a feature that had broken years earlier and adding layers showing nearby tournaments and stores carrying Beyblade stock.
- Relaunched the member directory as the BeyMap, showing member locations on an interactive map
- Added a layer displaying upcoming and past tournaments directly on the map
- Added a user-updated layer showing nearby stores and their Beyblade stock
- Enabled automatic invitations to nearby registered members when a tournament is proposed or approved in their region
Jan 25, 2013

Contest

WBO Anniversary Scavenger Hunt Results!!

The organization released the answer key, prize breakdown and history trivia for its first anniversary-tied Scavenger Hunt, revealing facts such as its precursor organization (the IBA) and its first sanctioned tournament, and said it planned to repeat the event.
Jan 22, 2013

Event

BEYBLADE COLOSSEUM at Carolina Games Summit - February 2nd 2013

Kai-V promoted Beyblade Colosseum, a WBO-sponsored Double Elimination tournament hosted at the Carolina Games Summit gaming convention in Goldsboro, North Carolina, with separate Zero-G and Plastics format side events the next day and prize backing from Beyblade Geeks and Hasbro.

Zero-GPlastics
Jan 12, 2013
The site itself

BeyUK - 26/05/16 update

BeyUK's operator shared the fan site's YouTube archive of its music videos and preservation project, and later reported securing the beyuk.net domain after a two-year wait to host an archived copy of the original site.
- secured the beyuk.net domain after a two-year wait and planned to upload an archive of the original BeyUK site with updated media links
Dec 13, 2012

Other

Nelvana and Hasbro dub Metal Fight Beyblade Zero-G as "BEYBLADE: Shogun Steel"

The WBO passed along word that Nelvana and Hasbro would dub the Metal Fight Beyblade Zero-G anime as 'BEYBLADE: Shogun Steel' for Western audiences, while noting no details yet on its broadcast date or on upcoming Takara-Tomy releases.
Dec 4, 2012

Milestone

Celebrations: WBO Anniversary!

The WBO marked its fourth anniversary, renaming the annual Brad Day celebration to WBO Anniversary and running a month-long scavenger hunt across the site and social media for prizes.
Nov 20, 2012

Contest

November 2012 Giveaway: BBG-24/25 Ultimate Synchrom DX Sets - Passport Holders Only

The WBO gave away two BBG-24 and two BBG-25 Ultimate Synchrom DX Sets plus bonus Face Boosters to four Passport Holders, doubling the usual single-set draw to make up for giveaways missed earlier in the year.
Nov 5, 2012

Contest

75,000 Members Celebration BeyLotto = Results!!

The WBO announced the winners of its 75,000-member BeyLotto, distributing Face Boosters to thirty-four entrants and top prizes of Beystadiums and donated battle sets to the top four.
Nov 3, 2012
Rulebook

Beypoint System - Still in progress, but close to completion!

The WBO gave a progress update on the BeyPoints System overhaul, reporting the formula and data-analysis work finished and only the programming to auto-convert roughly 75,000 historical match records remaining.
- Formula revision and historical tournament data analysis completed
- Automated conversion of about 75,000 past matches to the new system still pending programmer work
Oct 16, 2012
Other

BeyChannel Revitalization Project!

Kei announced a relaunch of the WBO's YouTube channel, BeyChannel, introducing a new Beyblade News segment to spotlight product releases and opening submissions so tournament hosts, players and spectators could contribute edited footage for review.
- BeyChannel added a recurring Beyblade News segment covering product releases
- Tournament footage submissions from hosts, participants and spectators were opened for Committee review and publication
Oct 12, 2012

Milestone

75,000 Members Celebration!!

The WBO celebrated reaching 75,000 members by opening a BeyLotto to every visitor who posted, with a prize list built as a riddle around the numbers 3 and 4, including Hasbro-donated Triple Battle Sets.
Sep 19, 2012
Rulebook

Beypoint System Renovation & New Face Contests!

The WBO paused BeyPoints processing to overhaul its ranking formula so that lower finishers would lose fewer points and tournament size and elimination style would factor into point swings, while continuing to award Credits and Faces in the meantime.
- Halted BeyPoints Queue processing while the ranking formula is rebuilt
- New formula will reduce point losses for lower placements instead of punishing them heavily
- New formula will weigh tournament size and elimination format (e.g. Double Elimination) into point changes
- Credits and Faces continue to be awarded during the pause via a new Faces and Credits Awarded section
Sep 5, 2012

Other

BBG-27 Gladiator Bahamdia SP230GF [ITA]

Members previewed the Gladiator Bahamdia starter using an image credited as WBO-exclusive, later explaining that its SP230 track and GF bottom stood for Spike 230 and Giga Flat.

Zero-G
Aug 28, 2012

Other

BBG-24 Beyblade Ultimate Synchrom DX Set Attack & Balance Type [ITA]

Members previewed the Ultimate Synchrom DX Set, Attack & Balance Type, ahead of its November 17, 2012 release at roughly 3,150 yen, later identifying the red Baruro starter and an attractive new Zillago chrome wheel included in the set.

Zero-G
Aug 28, 2012

Other

BBG-25 Beyblade Ultimate Synchrom DX Set Stamina & Defense Type [ITA]

Members previewed the companion Ultimate Synchrom DX Set, Stamina & Defense Type, ahead of its November 17, 2012 release at roughly 3,150 yen, noting the purple Baruro starter and a Wyvang chrome wheel included in the set.

Zero-G
Aug 11, 2012
New format

Introducing the Zero-G Format!

The WBO introduced the Zero-G Format, restricted to Zero-G stadiums with all Metal Fight Beyblades legal, and added format-specific rules to the Universal Rulebook covering stadium surface, launch height and how a tumbling Beyblade counts as finished.
- Introduced the Zero-G Format, usable only with Zero-G stadiums (Attack, Defense and Balance types)
- Kept Zero-G tournament results processed in the existing Beypoint System
- Added Zero-G-specific rules to the Universal Rulebook covering stadium surface, launch height, and finish conditions
Zero-G
Jul 13, 2012

Event

HMS & Plastics Remembrance Day - July 22nd!

The WBO ran its second annual HMS & Plastics Remembrance Day, coordinating a slate of HMS- and Plastics-format tournaments across several countries on July 22, 2012 alongside a themed prize lottery and bonus participation credits.

HMSPlastics
Jun 26, 2012

Contest

June 2012 Giveaway: BBG-13 Beyblade Synchrom Battle Set - Passport Holders Only

The WBO gave Passport Holders a chance to win a BBG-13 Beyblade Synchrom Battle Set plus a Face Booster, entered with a single reply.
Jun 18, 2012

Contest

BEYDAYS 2012 BeyLotto Results + Afterthoughts!

Kai-V published the BeyDays 2012 BeyLotto results, distributing Face Boosters, a Random Booster and, thanks to a Hasbro donation, three Destroyer Dome stadium sets, while unveiling the Face of Days III reward for BeyDays 2012 attendees.
May 11, 2012
Event

BEYDAYS 2012 - May 26-27th!! BeyLotto + Zero-G + Blader Rewards

Kai-V announced BeyDays 2012, listing more than a dozen tournaments already planned across Canada, the United States, Italy, the UK, Ireland, Indonesia and India, waiving the usual entry fee for regions that had never hosted a WBO tournament or had gone quiet for five months, with a member's reply noting that Zero-G parts had just been legalized for competitive play in time for the Toronto event.
- Zero-G parts were legalized for competitive play in time for the Toronto BeyDays 2012 tournament
Zero-G
Apr 26, 2012

Other

BBG-16 Dark Knight Dragooon LW160BSF[ITA]

Members previewed the BBG-16 Dark Knight Dragooon starter ahead of its July 21, 2012 release at roughly 998 yen, later detailing its parts and a rare ten-copy Gryph Dragoon recolour plus a gold World Hobby Fair version.

Zero-G
Apr 26, 2012

Other

BBG-17 Zero-G Random Booster Vol. 2 Archer Gargole SA165WSF[ITA]

Members previewed the second Zero-G Random Booster, released July 21, 2012 for roughly 683 yen, listing its eight Beyblades by rarity and explaining the new SA165 track and WSF bottom.

Zero-G
Apr 26, 2012

Other

BBG-18 Zero-G Stadium Balance Type[ITA]

Members previewed the Zero-G Balance Type stadium ahead of its July 21, 2012 release at roughly 2,100 yen, comparing its two side pockets against the Defense and Attack type stadiums.

Zero-G
Apr 26, 2012

Other

BBG-19 Zero-G Launcher[ITA]

Members previewed the standard Zero-G Launcher ahead of its July 21, 2012 release at roughly 893 yen, with later replies debating how comfortable it was to grip compared with the String Launcher.

Zero-G
Apr 26, 2012

Other

BBG-20 Synchrom Booster Bandid Goreim DF145BS [ITA]

Members previewed the Synchrom Booster Bandid Goreim ahead of its August 11, 2012 release at roughly 893 yen, sharing photos and noting its DF145 track and BS bottom.

Zero-G
Apr 26, 2012

Other

BBG-21 Fast Zero-G Battle Set[ITA]

Members previewed the Fast Zero-G Battle Set ahead of its August 11, 2012 release at roughly 4,095 yen, later detailing its contents: Samurai Ifraid, Guardian Revizer, the Attack Type stadium, two Compact Launchers and a strategy guide.

Zero-G
Apr 26, 2012

Other

BBG-22 Berserker Begirados SR200BWD[ITA]

Members previewed the Berserker Begirados starter ahead of its September 15, 2012 release at roughly 998 yen, later measuring its diameter and weight once photos of the finished part appeared.

Zero-G
Apr 26, 2012

Other

BBG-23 Zero-G Random Booster Vol. 3 Bandid Genbull F230TB[ITA]

Members previewed the third Zero-G Random Booster, released October 21, 2012 for roughly 683 yen, listing its eight Beyblades by rarity and noting the prize Beyblade was themed on the Black Tortoise deity Genbu.

Zero-G
Apr 25, 2012

Other

Complete list of upcoming Beyblade Zero-G releases for July, August & September

The WBO listed the confirmed Metal Fight Beyblade Zero-G release dates for July through September of that year.

Zero-GMetal Fight
Apr 15, 2012

Other

Deka G Stadium (ITA)

A member speculated about an unreleased, larger four-player version of the Zero-G attack stadium based on a photo, noting it had no confirmed price or release date and might debut at a Japanese Beyblade event.

Zero-G
Apr 3, 2012
Ban list

April 2012 Giveaway: BBG-03 Start Dash Set - Passport Holders Only + ZERO-G Notice

Alongside an April 2012 giveaway of a BBG-03 Start Dash Set for Blader Passport holders, the WBO declared newly released Zero-G products not yet legal for sanctioned tournaments while it tested and adjusted its rulebooks.
- Zero-G products declared not legal for sanctioned WBO tournaments until further testing and rulebook updates
Zero-G
Mar 29, 2012
The site itself

Organizers' Circle forum is born! And a clean-up of the WBO General forum

The WBO opened an Organizers' Circle forum for hosts who had cleared at least one sanctioned tournament, split team-recruitment topics into their own sub-forum, and clarified that image-macro replies count as one-liner posts.
- Created the Organizers' Circle forum, open to anyone who has cleared one sanctioned tournament
- Split team-recruitment threads into a new Teams sub-forum under WBO General
- Clarified that image-macro-only replies are treated as one-liner posts
Mar 13, 2012

Other

Salamander Ifraid :SYNCHROM [ITA]

A member broke down which parts of the Salamander Ifraid Synchrom combine Samurai Ifraid and Shinobi Salamander, debating which section belonged to which donor Beyblade.
Mar 12, 2012

Contest

Leap Year BeyLotto Results!!

The WBO announced the eleven winners of its Leap Year BeyLotto prize draw for February tournament participants, each choosing two Face Boosters, with one additional winner receiving a Wing Pegasis S130RB Memorial Model.
Feb 29, 2012

Contest

Leap Year Celebrations - BeyLotto!

The WBO opened a BeyLotto prize draw open to anyone who played in one of thirteen February tournaments, offering eleven winners a choice of Face Boosters and a Wing Pegasis S130RB Memorial Model to the top prize winner.
Feb 24, 2012
The site itself

BeyUK.net closure

BeyUK's operator closed the fan site down and redirected its domain to the WBO's forum until the registration lapses.
- closed BeyUK.net and redirected its domain to the WBO until the registration expires
Feb 23, 2012

Contest

February 2012 Giveaway: BB-126 Flash Sagittario 230WD - Passport Holders Only

WBO gave away a BB-126 Flash Sagittario 230WD Beyblade plus a Face Booster to a randomly drawn Passport holder.
Feb 14, 2012
The site itself

Leap Year Celebrations for February + Indonesian forum!

The WBO opened a dedicated Indonesian-language forum in recognition of its growing Indonesian userbase, and paired the launch with a Leap Year Celebrations promotion awarding an extra Credit toward prizes for anyone playing in a February tournament.
- Opened a dedicated Indonesian-language forum, with a member promoted to Global Moderator to help run it
- Awarded an extra Credit toward the prize campaign to anyone competing in a February tournament
Feb 13, 2012

Other

Beyblade Metal Fury 2012

Bladers gathered toy-fair photos and videos previewing Hasbro's upcoming Beyblade Metal Fury line, including the Beywheelz spin-off, and debated differences between Takara-Tomy's and Hasbro's releases.
Feb 7, 2012
Rulebook

WBO Facebook! + Rulebooks Changes

The WBO launched a Facebook page to mirror site announcements and made three Universal Rules adjustments: legalizing two previously restricted Attack Rings, permitting a specific tip-and-gear combination, and requiring a penalty-free restart when a Blader's launch is accidentally disrupted.
- Legalized the Salamalyon and Gryffolyon Attack Rings under the Universal Rules
- Legalized putting Uriel 2's rubber tip inside Wolborg 2's Right Spin Gear (Bearing Version 2)
- Ruled that a round restarts without penalty if a Blader's launch is disrupted by an accidental bump or similar interference
- Launched a Facebook page to mirror announcements made on the forum
Universal Rules
Feb 3, 2012

Other

BBG-05 Zero G Light Launcher [ITA]

Members previewed the Zero-G Light Launcher accessory ahead of its March 31, 2012 release at roughly 630 yen, later posting images of it paired with the Zero-G grip.

Zero-G
Feb 3, 2012

Other

BBG-06 BeyCarrier Zero G [ITA]

Members previewed the Zero-G BeyCarrier case ahead of its March 31, 2012 release at roughly 2,100 yen and compared its storage compartments with the earlier Metal Fight carrier.

Zero-G
Feb 3, 2012

Other

BBG-07 Zero G Launcher Grip [ITA]

Members previewed the Zero-G Launcher Grip ahead of its March 31, 2012 release at roughly 525 yen and later posted unboxing footage of the finished part.

Zero-G
Feb 3, 2012

Other

BBG-10 Guardian Reviser 160SB [ITA]

Members previewed a Zero-G starter provisionally named Guardian Reviser, expected May 19, 2012 for roughly 997 yen, and later confirmed its parts and a Dark Blue recolour once images surfaced.

Zero-G
Feb 3, 2012

Other

BBG-11 Zero G BeyStadium Defense Type [ITA]

Members previewed the Zero-G Defense Type stadium ahead of its May 29, 2012 release at roughly 2,100 yen and confirmed its look once clear product photos surfaced.

Zero-G
Feb 3, 2012

Other

BBG-12 Synchrom Booster Archer Gryph C145S [ITA]

Members previewed the Synchrom Booster Archer Gryph, expected June 23, 2012 for roughly 893 yen, describing it as a balanced Beyblade themed around a griffin.

Zero-G
Feb 3, 2012

Other

BBG-13 Beyblade Synchrom Battle Set [ITA]

Members previewed the Synchrom Battle Set, a bundle built around Killerken, the Armor 230 track and Job Sharp Ball bottom, expected June 23, 2012 for roughly 2,100 yen, later posting weighed parts from an unboxing.

Zero-G
Feb 3, 2012

Other

BBG-14 Metal Stone Face Flame Red [ITA]

Members previewed the Metal Stone Face Flame Red accessory ahead of its June 23, 2012 release at roughly 367 yen and compared its weight against earlier Metal Face and Metal Face Custom versions.

Zero-G
Feb 3, 2012

Other

BBG-15 Metal Stone Face Ocean Blue [ITA]

Members previewed the Metal Stone Face Ocean Blue accessory ahead of its June 23, 2012 release at roughly 367 yen, expecting further colour variants to follow.

Zero-G
Feb 3, 2012

Other

Complete list of Beyblade Zero G releases for the upcoming months.

The WBO published an updated list of upcoming Beyblade Zero-G release dates, correcting an earlier tentative product name to Synchrom.

Zero-G
Jan 27, 2012

Other

BBG-08 Pirates Orojya 145D [ITA]

Members previewed a Zero-G starter provisionally called Pirates Orojya, expected around April 21, 2012 for roughly 893 yen, speculating that its name referenced the eight-headed serpent Orochi.

Zero-G
Jan 24, 2012

Other

BBG-01 Samurai Ifraid W145 CF [ITA]

Members previewed one of the first Zero-G starters, tentatively named Samurai Ifraid, expected in March 2012 for roughly 998 yen, and later weighed its Stone Face against earlier Metal Face parts.

Zero-G
Jan 24, 2012

Other

BBG-02 Shinobi Saramanda SW145SD [ITA]

Members previewed the Zero-G booster Shinobi Saramanda, expected around late March 2012 for roughly 893 yen, and later shared unboxing footage once it released.

Zero-G
Jan 24, 2012

Other

BBG-03 Start Dash Set [ITA]

Members previewed the Start Dash Set, a Zero-G bundle pairing the Attack Type Stadium with either the Samurai or Shinobi starter, expected around the end of March 2012.

Zero-G
Jan 24, 2012

Other

BBG-04 Zero G Stadium Attack Type [ITA]

Members previewed the Zero-G Attack Type stadium ahead of its expected late-March 2012 release at 2,100 yen and later shared combo footage tested in it.

Zero-G
Jan 24, 2012

Other

BBG-09 Random Booster Vol. 1 Thief Phoenic E230GCF[ITA]

Members previewed the first Zero-G Random Booster, released April 21, 2012 for roughly 683 yen, listing its four Beyblades, Thief Phoenic, Thief Saramanda, Samurai Saramanda and Pirates Ifraid, by rarity.

Zero-G
Jan 24, 2012

Other

Beyblade Zero G's first few releases.

The WBO published the first known upcoming release dates for the new Beyblade Zero-G series, noting it was still unclear whether the line would replace Metal Fight Beyblade's BB- numbered products.

Zero-G
Jan 24, 2012

Contest

January 2012 Giveaway: BB-124 Kreis Cygnus 145WD - Passport Holders Only

The WBO offered Passport Holders a chance to win a BB-124 Kreis Cygnus 145WD and a free Face Booster, entered with a single reply.
Jan 23, 2012

Other

Fourth Season of Metal Fight Beyblade confirmed!

WBO confirmed that a fourth season of Metal Fight Beyblade was in production, though no further details were available, and pointed members to a separate Beyblade Zero-G discussion for related speculation.

Metal FightZero-G
Jan 13, 2012

Other

Serie Zero G. [ITA]

Italian-forum members speculated and shared early Japanese magazine and blog images about the then-unannounced Zero-G Beyblade toyline and anime, well before any WBO ruling or format was involved.

Zero-G
Jan 1, 2012

Contest

December 2011 Giveaway: BB-122 Diablo Nemesis X:D - Passport Holders Only

WBO ran a Passport-holder-only drawing for a BB-122 Diablo Nemesis X:D Beyblade plus a bonus Face Booster.
Dec 29, 2011

Other

Legend Beyblade Set

A member shared early images of Takara-Tomy's gold-toned Legend Beyblade Set, prompting discussion among Italian-speaking users about its look and rarity, with no release date given by Takara-Tomy at the time.
Dec 27, 2011

Other

Challenger Grip Set

Italian members discussed and poked fun at the contents and value of the newly spotted Hasbro Challenger Grip Set.
Dec 13, 2011

Milestone

NPR records Beyblade story, showcases Sliding Shoot Lesson!

The WBO noted that National Public Radio had featured Beyblade Channel's Sliding Shoot Lesson video in a story on Beyblade's resurgence, and recalled an earlier interview with two WBO members published in the French magazine Gulli Mag.
Dec 9, 2011

Contest

Brad Day III Giveaway Results!

The WBO announced the results of its third Brad Day giveaway, drawn from 100 Blader Passport holder entrants, awarding three Beat Lynx TH170WD Beyblades and ten Face Boosters with a chance at the Brad Face.
Dec 5, 2011

Contest

Brad Day III Face Contest: Brad Fanart!

For the third Brad Day the WBO ran a fan-art contest depicting founder Bey Brad, with the top entry winning a Beat Lynx TH170WD Beyblade and Face Booster and two runners-up winning Face Boosters, one carrying a chance at the limited Brad Face.
Dec 5, 2011

Contest

Brad Day III Face Contest: Create a Placard for "Brad for PM!"

As a second Brad Day III contest, the WBO asked members to design a mock election placard for founder Bey Brad, with a Beat Lynx TH170WD and Face Boosters as prizes.
Dec 5, 2011

Contest

Brad Day III Giveaway: Passport Holders only!

The WBO's third annual Brad Day giveaway, open to Blader Passport holders, offered three winners a Beat Lynx TH170WD each and ten more a Face Booster with a chance at the limited Brad Face.
Dec 5, 2011
Milestone

Happy Brad Day III !!

For its third annual Brad Day, marking founder Bey Brad's birthday and the WBO's own founding anniversary, the WBO ran a Brad for Prime Minister theme with video testimonials, a passport-holder prize giveaway and two Face Contests, and announced Hazel and Arupaeo as new Committee Members.
- Added Hazel and Arupaeo to the WBO Committee
Dec 1, 2011

Other

Blader Legend Set [ITA]

Italian members discussed a newly spotted Blader Legend Set product and its likely contents.
Dec 1, 2011

Other

Pegasis & Leone Rev Up Launcher VS set

A member shared a newly discovered Takara VS set pairing Pegasis and Leone with a Rev Up Launcher, with fans discussing its likely import price.
Nov 22, 2011

Contest

November 2011 Giveaway: BB-121 Beyblade Ultimate DX Set - Passport Holders Only

The WBO ran a Passport Holder-only prize draw for a BB-121 Beyblade Ultimate DX Set plus a bonus Face Booster over roughly a week, with lord Wolfblade eventually announced the winner.
Nov 1, 2011

Other

BB-124 Kreis Cygnus [ITA]

Members shared early images and pricing for the BB-124 Kreis Cygnus starter, expected in Japan around January 21, 2012 for roughly 998 yen.
Nov 1, 2011

Other

BB-125 Light Launcher LR [ITA]

Members previewed the Light Launcher LR accessory, expected in Japan around January 21, 2012 for roughly 683 yen, and later shared an unboxing video once it shipped.
Nov 1, 2011

Other

BB-126 Flash Sagittario 230WD [ITA]

Members previewed the BB-126 Flash Sagittario 230WD starter ahead of its roughly February 18, 2012 Japanese release at about 998 yen, later posting comparison battle videos against other 230WD combinations.
Oct 25, 2011

Contest

October 2011 Giveaway: BB-119 Death Quetzalcoatl 125RDF - Passport Holders Only

The WBO ran a six-day Passport Holder-only prize draw for a BB-119 Death Quetzalcoatl 125RDF plus a bonus Face Booster, with travisawesome announced the winner.
Oct 22, 2011
Other

BB-123 Random Booster Vol. 9 Fusion Hades [ITA]

Members previewed Random Booster Vol. 9, due in Japan in December 2011 at 683 yen, listing its eight Beyblades and noting that the Torch and Midnight metal wheels carried over under the new names Cloud and Crash.
- The Torch and Midnight metal wheels were reissued under the new names Cloud and Crash for this booster
Oct 13, 2011

Other

BB-122 Diablo Nemesis

Members tracked the lead-up to the BB-122 Diablo Nemesis starter, reporting a December 27, 2011 Japanese release at 1,470 yen and describing its free-spinning Ultimate Balance Mode metal frame.
Oct 10, 2011

Other

WBO Promo Card Campaign - New Distribution Method Coming Soon

The WBO launched an ongoing offline promotion campaign built around printed Promo Cards that members pass along to new bladers, distributed through a network of Country/Area Representatives who ship cards to anyone who asks within their region.
Sep 24, 2011

Contest

September 2011 Giveaway: BB-118 Phantom Orion B:D - Passport Holders Only

A monthly giveaway limited to Blader Passport holders offered a BB-118 Phantom Orion B:D and a Face Booster to one winner, drawn from members who entered within six days.
Sep 19, 2011

Contest

Summer Spin Showdown - BeyLotto - Results are in!

A post-tournament lottery for participants of the Toywiz-sponsored Summer Spin Showdown series awarded shopping credit and Face Boosters to placing entrants and a further batch of Face Boosters to other participants who posted to enter.
Sep 11, 2011

Other

[ITA] Black nemesis C:D

Members discussed Nemesis, the 4D series' main antagonist Beyblade, whose prototype was set to release in Japan on October 23, 2011 bundled with the Ultimate Beyta Stadium.
Sep 6, 2011

Other

Gan Gan Galaxy Ultimate Gift Set

A member reported on a Hasbro-exclusive Gan Gan Galaxy Ultimate Gift Set, sharing photos of its contents and later confirming it had appeared in Italian toy stores at roughly 40 euros.
Sep 6, 2011

Event

Summer Spin Showdown - Retrospective

The organization closed out its Toywiz-sponsored Summer Spin Showdown tournament series in the United States and invited feedback on the collaboration and members' experiences.
Aug 20, 2011

Contest

August 2011 Giveaway: BB-116 - RBV8 Jade Jupiter - Passport Holders Only

The WBO ran its August 2011 giveaway for Blader Passport holders, awarding three winners copies of the BB-116 Random Booster Vol.8 Jade Jupiter.
Aug 14, 2011
The site itself

50,000 Members Celebration + MyBB Upgrade = Tons of Awesome!

To mark 50,000 members the WBO upgraded its forum software to a newer MyBB version, adding several new features and protections, and refreshed its site banner and Pegasis icon while launching a new rewards campaign.
- Forum software upgraded to a newer MyBB version
- Search function added for private messages
- Video embedding enabled directly in posts
- Quote nesting limited to two messages per quote
- Automatic double-posting bug for Internet Explorer users fixed
- Additional protections against spam accounts added
Aug 14, 2011
Contest

Credits Campaign: The Blader Rewards - New Items Added! [Aug 2014]

WBO relaunched its tournament-Credits redemption program as the Blader Rewards to mark 50,000 members, shifting the prize catalogue toward rare collectible items rather than competitively strong parts, and continued updating the catalogue across further waves in the years after.
- Renamed the ongoing Credits redemption program to the Blader Rewards to mark 50,000 members
- Shifted the prize catalogue toward rare collectible items instead of competitively useful parts
- Released further prize waves (2nd, 3rd, and 3.5) with updated item lists and Credit costs over subsequent years
Aug 14, 2011
Rulebook

Face Trading is now allowed!

WBO introduced a policy permitting members to trade profile Faces earned from Face Boosters, requiring negotiation by private message and every trade to be confirmed through a staff member, with a monthly trade limit per member.
- Legalized trading of Face-Booster-earned profile Faces between members, previously not permitted
- Required trade negotiations to occur via private message rather than public posts
- Required every trade to be confirmed with a designated staff member before completion
- Capped trades at two per member per month
- Restricted eligible items to Faces obtained specifically from Face Boosters
Aug 14, 2011

Other

Omega Dragonis[ITA]

A member described an upcoming Beyblade seen in a Metal Fight Beyblade 4D episode, noting its two-piece wheel that could rotate between Upper and Attack modes and comparing it visually to Blitz Unicorno.
Aug 11, 2011

The site itself

Upcoming Maintenance on Sunday August 14th at 12 PM GMT.

The organization scheduled roughly two hours of full site downtime for a software upgrade, following up on an earlier attempted update, and teased unspecified surprises for after the maintenance.
Aug 1, 2011

Event

WBO Summer Spin Showdown, sponsored by Toywiz.com!!

The WBO partnered with retailer Toywiz.com to run a sponsored United States tournament series, the Summer Spin Showdown, offering shopping-credit prizes and a discount coupon to every entrant across eight states.
Jul 27, 2011

Other

BB-121 Beyblade Ultimate DX Set

Community members previewed the Japanese BB-121 Ultimate DX box set, later confirming it would ship November 23, 2011 for 3,780 yen and include Duo Uranus 230WD, L Drago Guardian S130MB and two Wing Pegasis variants.
Jul 22, 2011

Contest

July 2011 Giveaway: BB-114 Vari Ares D:D - Passport Holders Only

The WBO gave Passport Holders a chance to win one of three BB-114 Vari Ares D:D units plus a Face Booster, entered with a single reply.
Jul 22, 2011

Other

Random Booster vol.8

A member listed the eight Beyblades due in Random Booster vol.8 ahead of any images being available.
Jul 11, 2011

The site itself

Scheduled Maintenance on Wednesday around 1 PM Eastern Time.

The organization scheduled brief downtime to attempt an upgrade of its board software to a newer version, promising a rollback if it failed, and confirmed two days later that the upgrade completed without data loss.
Jul 4, 2011

Other

BB-118 Phantom Orion[ITA]

An Italian-language WBO post previewed the upcoming Phantom Orion 4D Beyblade, expected to release in Japan that September.
Jul 4, 2011
Rulebook

HMS & Plastics Remembrance Day - July 17th and WBO OP Official Rules Release 4.0!

The WBO declared July 17, 2011 a day honouring the Plastics and Heavy Metal System generations, lining up dedicated HMS and Plastics tournaments worldwide with bonus credits and a themed prize draw, and released version 4.0 of its Organized Play rulebooks for the Standard and Universal formats.
- Published Standard and Universal Organized Play rulebooks as Release 4.0, rolling in all updates previously issued as version 3.6
- Excluded HMS and Plastics tournaments from BeyPoint ranking processing while still awarding Faces
- Raised the participation credit bonus for HMS/Plastics tournaments from +1 to +3
HMSPlastics
Jun 30, 2011

Other

Blitz Unicorno [ITA](contenuto nel BB-117)

Italian-language members traded early information and speculation about the Blitz Unicorno Beyblade included in the BB-117 set ahead of its CoroCoro coverage.
Jun 27, 2011

Other

[ITA]-BB-117- Strongest set

Members discussed the upcoming BB-117 Strongest Set, priced at 2625 yen for its August 6, 2011 Japanese release, correcting earlier rumours by confirming it would include Blitz Unicorno rather than recoloured versions of the protagonists' Beyblades.
Jun 23, 2011

Other

BB-119Death Quetzalcoatl [Ita] e Il Super Control Beyblade

An Italian-language WBO post previewed the upcoming Death Quetzalcoatl 125RDF variant expected that October, and described Takara-Tomy's new Super Control Beyblade line as an Extreme Top System-style toy the blader can steer continuously.
Jun 23, 2011

Other

Survey! Where are the tournament organisers in the USA?

The organization polled members about which US states had willing tournament organizers, aiming to expand sanctioned events beyond the handful of already-active regions.
Jun 20, 2011

Contest

June 2011 Giveaway: BB-113 Scythe Kronos T125EDS - Passport Holders Only

The WBO gave Passport Holders a chance to win a BB-113 Scythe Kronos T125EDS plus a Face Booster, entered with a single reply.
Jun 20, 2011
Contest

Monthly Giveaways! ... And a new Committee member!

The WBO began a recurring Monthly Beyblade Giveaway program for Passport Holders, opening with a BB-113 Scythe Kronos T125EDS, and separately announced Blitz's promotion to the WBO Committee.
- Began a recurring Monthly Beyblade Giveaway program open to Passport Holders
- Added Blitz to the WBO Committee
Jun 19, 2011

Other

[ITA]Big Bang Takafumi

Members discussed Big Bang Takafumi 1403Gpen, a novelty Beyblade gifted to the Metal Saga's creator that reuses a Big Bang Pegasis body with its 4D Clear Wheel renamed Takafumi and a G-Pen-shaped bottom piece rather than a functional launching part.
Jun 14, 2011

Other

BB-116-Jade Jupiter[ITA]

An Italian-language WBO post previewed the then-unreleased Jade Jupiter Beyblade, expected that August in the Random Booster Vol. 8 set.
Jun 6, 2011

Contest

BEYDAYS 2011 AFTERTHOUGHTS ..... AND BEYLOTTOS RESULTS~~!!

Blader DJ recapped the 2011 BeyDays weekend and began revealing the BeyLotto prize-draw winners in staged posts, working down from the fiftieth-place finishers toward the top five megaprize recipients.
Jun 4, 2011
Rulebook

Expiration of a few Blader Passports

WBO cleaned up its Passport Face archive after finding many active competitors entering events with expired Blader Passports, and began enforcing the standard $5 tournament entry fee for anyone whose annual Passport lapsed without renewal.
- Began enforcing the $5 standard entry fee for competitors whose annual Blader Passport had lapsed and was not renewed
May 27, 2011
Rulebook

WBO Organized Play Official Rules - Standard/Universal Release 3.6!

The WBO issued a Standard/Universal rules update ahead of BeyDays, changing how a Beyblade breaking or separating mid-battle is scored and clarifying which multi-mode parts can be switched during a single BeyBattle.
- Clarified that changing the spin direction of Gravity Perseus and Vari Ares is legal since the combination's parts stay the same
StandardUniversal
May 14, 2011

Other

[ITA]-BB-114 Vari Ares

Members speculated about a then-unnamed left/right-spin Beyblade later identified as Vari Ares, sharing early silhouette and prototype photos ahead of a full specs reveal.
May 6, 2011

Other

[ITA]-BB-113 Scythe Khronos

Members speculated about the then-unreleased BB-113 Scythe Khronos T125EDS ahead of its expected June 2011 Japanese launch, noting its left/right-spin capability, stamina-oriented Metal Wheel and its debut for the character Aguma in the 4D anime and manga.
May 5, 2011

Event

BeyDays 2011 - May 28th & 29th, New Face Boosters, and a Quest for Quetz Sale!

The WBO opened its third annual BeyDays weekend, listing twenty-one sanctioned tournaments across eleven countries plus a bonus Vancouver date, and set out how newcomer communities could qualify for recognition.
Apr 13, 2011

Other

BB-109 Random Booster 7 Beat Lynx (ITA)

An Italian-language WBO post listed the contents of the BB-109 Random Booster Vol. 7 Beat Lynx, priced at about 682 yen and set to release in Japan on April 23, 2011.
Apr 10, 2011

Other

Thunder Libra Legend

Italian members discussed early leaked photos and speculation about the upcoming Thunder Libra toy ahead of any WBO ruling or release information.
Apr 1, 2011

Contest

In collaboration with EARTHBEND, the WBO presents...

The WBO launched a video Face Contest built around the German band EARTHBEND's song Too Many Stars, which the band cleared for free use in members' Beyblade battle videos for the contest's duration.
Mar 22, 2011

Other

Beyblade Metal Masters 2011

Fans discussed early previews of Hasbro's Beyblade Metal Masters line, including the Triple Battle Set with Meteo L-Drago and Galaxy Pegasus and the new XTS electronic Beyblade system.
Mar 15, 2011

Other

BB-107 Big Bang Pegasis DX Set ( ITA )

An Italian-language WBO post detailed the contents of the BB-107 Big Bang Pegasis DX Set, due to release in Japan on March 28, 2011 for 3,990 yen, including a recolored Pegasis, a launcher, two performance tips and a stadium.
Feb 23, 2011
The site itself

Important - Upcoming Maintenance

The WBO scheduled roughly a day of downtime to migrate worldbeyblade.org to a new host, closing the board beforehand to copy it intact and promising no loss of posts or data during the switch.
- Migrated the WBO forum to a new hosting provider
Feb 13, 2011
New format

A new System: 4D, in Metal Fight Beyblade!

Takara-Tomy revealed the name and mechanics of its new 4D System for Metal Fight Beyblade, fusing the Track and Bottom into a single part, and previewed the first releases due that spring.
- New 4D System revealed for Metal Fight Beyblade, fusing the Track and Bottom into one combined part
4D
Feb 13, 2011

Other

Nuovi Lanciatori Hasbro

A member rounded up four new Hasbro launcher releases coming to market - a restickered String Launcher, a Launcher Grip, an exclusive black Duotron Launcher bundled with Storm Capricorn and Earth Virgo, and a Rev-Up Launcher - under a vague early-2011 release window.
Feb 9, 2011

Other

BB-103 Snipe Launcher

A WBO post previewed the BB-103 Snipe Launcher, a right-handed launcher variant that holds its cord horizontally, noting it would ship bundled with Basalt Horogium.
Feb 9, 2011

Other

BB-108 L Drago Destroy F:S [ITA]

An Italian-language WBO post previewed the BB-108 L Drago Destroy F:S starter, set to release in Japan on April 23, 2011 for 1,260 yen, describing its new combined Track-and-Bottom part.
Feb 9, 2011

Other

BB-110 Beylauncher (Cosmo Blue) / BB-111 Beylauncher (Army Green)

A brief WBO post noted two upcoming color variants of the standard launcher, BB-110 Beylauncher (Cosmo Blue) and BB-111 Beylauncher (Army Green), pending further images.
Feb 9, 2011

Other

BB-112 Karabiner Grip (Heat Red)

A WBO post previewed the BB-112 Karabiner Grip (Heat Red) accessory, set to release in Japan on May 21, 2011 for 525 yen.
Feb 4, 2011

Other

Inferno Sagittario 145S (ITA)

Members discussed Hasbro's upcoming Inferno Sagittario 145S, an HWS remake of Takara's Sagittario 145S with a slightly different weight and shape, still awaiting a confirmed release date.
Jan 14, 2011

Other

BB-105 Big Bang Pegasis F:D (ITA)

An Italian-language WBO post shared early images of the Big Bang Pegasis F:D Metal Wheel and its new combined Track-and-Bottom piece ahead of release.
Jan 14, 2011

Other

Hyper Aquario 105F

Members discussed Hasbro's then-unreleased Hyper Aquario 105F, an HWS remake of the older Aquario, with no confirmed release date yet available.
Jan 9, 2011

Milestone

Changes to the WBO Staff!

The WBO reshuffled its staff roster, adding a new Committee Member and two new Global Moderators in response to rising spam and staff inactivity.
Dec 12, 2010

Other

BB-104 Basalt Horologium 145WD (ITA)

An Italian-language WBO post confirmed the upcoming Basalt Horologium 145WD starter set, bundled with a Right Launcher 2, set to release in Japan on February 19, 2011 for 945 yen.
Dec 11, 2010

Contest

Brad Day Giveaway II WINNERS!

The WBO announced the winners of its second Brad Day giveaway, awarding top entrants a choice of Beyblades and Face Boosters, with every participant also eligible for a Face Booster carrying a chance at the limited Brad Face.
Dec 6, 2010

Other

BB-101 Grip Support (ITA)

An Italian-language WBO post previewed the BB-101 Grip Support accessory, expected to release in Japan on December 28, 2010 for about 350 yen.
Dec 5, 2010

Other

BB-100 Random Booster Vol. 6 Killer Beafowl UW145EWD (ITA)

An Italian-language WBO post reported the still-unconfirmed upcoming BB-100 Random Booster Vol. 6 featuring Killer Beafowl, expected in Japan in late December 2010 for about 683 yen.
Dec 5, 2010

Other

BB-102 Screw Capricorne 90MF (ITA)

An Italian-language WBO post reported the still-unconfirmed upcoming Screw Capricorne 90MF booster, expected in Japan around January 22, 2011 for about 787 yen.
Dec 5, 2010

Contest

Brad Day Giveaway II for Passport Holders only!

The WBO opened its second annual Brad Day giveaway to Blader Passport holders, offering three top winners a choice of Beyblades and ten more entrants a Face Booster with a chance at the Brad Face.
Dec 5, 2010

Other

Fury Capricorn 100HF (ITA)

A member shared a photo of the Hasbro-exclusive Fury Capricorn 100HF, a redesign of an earlier mold with a possibly different weight and shape, noting Hasbro had not yet announced a release date.
Dec 5, 2010
Rulebook

WBO Second Anniversary + Brad Day!!

The WBO marked its second anniversary and its yearly Brad Day tribute with a Passport Holder prize giveaway and a signature-icon tradition, alongside a third release of its Organized Play Rulebooks that tightened equipment rules.
- Restricted legal battle stadiums to the Attack Type, Balance Type and Super Attack Type, making the Tornado stadium illegal
- Limited how much of the stadium a blader's launcher grip and accessories may occupy before and during launch to half the stadium
Metal Fight
Nov 25, 2010

Other

Midnight Bull 125SF (ITA)

A member reported that Hasbro was preparing an exclusive reworked version of Metal System Bull 125SF called Midnight Bull, with a slightly changed weight and shape but no release date announced yet.
Nov 25, 2010

Other

Night Virgo DF145BS (ITA)

A member flagged an upcoming Hasbro-exclusive repaint of the Virgo Beyblade with a slightly different shape and weight, with no release date confirmed at the time.
Nov 25, 2010

Other

Torch Aries 125D (ITA)

Italian members shared a photo and speculated about the then-unreleased Hasbro-exclusive Torch Aries 125D, with no release date confirmed and no rules content involved.
Nov 24, 2010
The site itself

The Advanced Forum is born!

To mark growth past 20,000 members, the organization opened a members-only Advanced Forum for veteran contributors, restricting posting rights to Committee-selected Veterans while keeping it visible to everyone else.
- A new Advanced Forum opened, posting restricted to Committee-selected Veteran members
Nov 15, 2010

The site itself

Downtime earlier today.

WBO explained that the site briefly displayed a suspended-account message earlier that day because a hosting payment was missed, not because of any member issue, and confirmed the site was back online.
Nov 7, 2010

Other

BB-96 Beyblade Super Deck Set (ITA)

Members previewed the BB-96 Super Deck Set ahead of its November 20, 2010 Japanese release at 2,625 yen, noting it packaged extra parts including the 85 track without requiring the Anubis starter.
Nov 7, 2010

Other

BB-97 Ultimate Reshuffle Set Perseus Version (ITA)

Members previewed the BB-97 Ultimate Reshuffle Set, Perseus Version, ahead of its November 20, 2010 Japanese release at 3,780 yen, listing its three colour variants of Perseus plus two custom Metal Faces and a Beylauncher LR.
Nov 7, 2010

Other

BB-98 Ultimate Reshuffle Set L Drago Version (ITA)

Members previewed the BB-98 Ultimate Reshuffle Set, L Drago Version, ahead of its November 20, 2010 Japanese release at 3,780 yen, describing its three L Drago variants and comparing its value with the rival Perseus reshuffle set.
Nov 2, 2010

Other

BB-95 Flame Byxis 230WD (ITA)

Members previewed the BB-95 Flame Byxis 230WD starter ahead of its November 20, 2010 Japanese release at 787 yen and discussed possible attack and defense combinations built around its 230 track.
Oct 28, 2010

Other

BB-88 Meteo L Drago LW105LF (ITA)

Members previewed the third generation of the L Drago starter, Meteo L Drago LW105LF, due in Japan on September 18, 2010 for 1,260 yen, and later compared its zombie ability against WD-track opponents.
Oct 28, 2010

Other

BB-91 Ray Gil 100RSF (ITA)

Members previewed the BB-91 Ray Gil 100RSF starter ahead of its October 23, 2010 Japanese release at 787 yen, explaining the new Rubber Semi Flat bottom and debating its smash-attack performance compared with the earlier RF mold.
Oct 28, 2010

Other

BB-99 Hell Kerbecs BD145DS (ITA)

Members previewed the BB-99 Hell Kerbecs BD145DS starter ahead of its approximately December 25, 2010 Japanese release at 945 yen, noting a CoroCoro magazine feature and rating it a strong defensive combination.
Oct 28, 2010

Other

Divine Chimera TR145FB (ITA)

A member reported on an unreleased CoroCoro design-contest prize Beyblade, Divine Chimera TR145FB, sharing photos and noting it was expected as a CoroCoro-exclusive Japanese release around December 2010 without a confirmed price.
Oct 28, 2010

Other

Nightmare Rex SW145SD (ITA)

A member spotted early word of a new Beyblade tied to a Nintendo DS game release, noting it might skip random boosters entirely, with a later update confirming it would only ship bundled with the game.
Oct 28, 2010

Other

Vulcan Horuseus 145D (ITA)

Italian members shared and discussed news of a PSP game bundling a Vulcan Horuseus toy in Japan, with no WBO rules or format content.
Sep 26, 2010

Other

Beyblade: Save our Stadiums

Bladers organized a letter-writing campaign urging Hasbro to address complaints about its Beyblade stadiums, such as paint that scraped onto performance tips and the lack of stadium exits, and shared a printable form members could mail in.
Sep 14, 2010

Milestone

10000 MEMBER!!! CONGRATULATION~~~ (^0^) WHAT IS THIS ABOUT SPECIAL PRIZE??

The WBO marked reaching 10,000 members by putting a rare Mercury Anubis 85XF up as the prize for a new BeyDesign creative contest rather than a simple giveaway.
Sep 8, 2010

Event

Some official Beyblade: Metal Fusion tournaments for the UK!

A list of Hasbro-run Beyblade: Metal Fusion tournament locations across UK toy retailers was shared, noting an 8-to-14 age restriction and Hasbro stadium requirement for attendees.
Aug 29, 2010
Other

Beyblade: Metal Fusion Video Games news!

The WBO detailed the exclusive Beyblades bundled with each retailer's Collector's Edition of the Beyblade Metal Fusion DS game in North America, and noted the Wii game Battle Fortress would ship with its own exclusive Beyblade in Europe.
- the Wii game Battle Fortress will include Counter Leone D125B in Europe
Jul 19, 2010
Rulebook

Diamond is now moderator, and a few other rule implementations!

WBO promoted Diamond to moderator and introduced several community rule changes, including a default posting notice for the Questions and Comments board, a new avatar and signature policy, and a suspension attached to first warnings.
- Promoted Diamond to moderator
- Added a default message to the new-topic box in the Questions and Comments forum to redirect misplaced Beyblade questions
- Attached a one-hour suspension to a member's first (10 percent) warning
Jul 17, 2010
The site itself

Welcome back, again !

The WBO completed a transfer of the site to a new host, restoring access after roughly eleven hours of downtime.
- Migrated the site to a new host, with about eleven hours of downtime
Jul 14, 2010
The site itself

Downtime starting this Friday at 11 AM EST.

WBO announced it was moving its boards to a new web host, Site5, starting July 16, 2010, warning that posting would be disabled during the transfer and that access could be interrupted for as long as 72 hours while the domain repointed.
- Migrated the site to a new web host (Site5) starting July 16, 2010
- Disabled posting during the transfer while keeping the forum and Beywiki viewable
Jul 2, 2010
Milestone

Beyblade Metal Fusion now available in the United States!

Beyblade Metal Fusion products went on sale across most of the United States following the anime's June 26th premiere on Cartoon Network.
- Beyblade Metal Fusion products went on sale nationwide in the United States, following the anime's Cartoon Network premiere on June 26th
Jun 30, 2010
Rulebook

Answering questions and SPAM. [No, we do not answer your questions here!]

The WBO set a moderation policy directing members to redirect repeated newbie questions to existing resources such as Beywiki rather than re-answering them, and asked members not to respond to spam posts, only report them.
- New moderation policy set: redirect repeated newbie questions to existing resources instead of re-answering them
- Members asked not to reply to spam posts and to report them instead
Jun 16, 2010

Other

This is ridiculous...

A Committee member wagered that no US tournament would be organized that summer, sparking discussion among members about why American Beyblade activity lagged behind other regions.
Jun 12, 2010
The site itself

Hyper Vitesse! We now have a French forum!

The WBO opened a dedicated French-language sub-forum for its growing francophone membership and asked for help translating the Standard and Universal format rulebooks into French.
- Opened a French-language sub-forum for francophone members
StandardUniversal
Jun 8, 2010
The site itself

Welcome back!

The WBO confirmed its site was stable again after a database reversion tied to hosting problems, and explained that accounts and content created after June 4th could not be recovered.
- Confirmed that all accounts and content created after June 4th were permanently lost and unrecoverable following the reversion
Jun 2, 2010

Milestone

Beylotto Results and Passport Renewal!

The WBO announced Beylotto prize winners, marked passing 5,000 members, explained that rising hosting costs had forced a plan change, and reminded Bladers how yearly Blader Passport PayPal renewals worked.
May 27, 2010
Rulebook

BEYDAYS 2010! - May 29th and 30th

The WBO announced BeyDays 2010 tournaments in Toronto, London and Reggio Emilia, Italy, alongside a lottery-style giveaway for entrants, and issued Release 2.1 of its Standard and Universal Rules.
- The Standard and Universal Rules were updated to Release 2.1
- Dragon and Neo-Dragon Winders were newly permitted for use with MFB Right Launchers
- The Hasbro Pegasis Thunder Whip stadium was ruled unsuitable for competitive play and made illegal for Standard Play
StandardHMSPlasticOpen
May 25, 2010
Milestone

Beyblade Metal Fusion appearing in fall 2010 for several other countries!

The WBO published Beyblade Metal Fusion's international retail rollout schedule, spanning Canada through Australia and New Zealand between May and November 2010, along with the regional licensing agents Nelvana had appointed for each territory.
- named regional licensing agents for the toy line across multiple territories
May 15, 2010
Milestone

Beyblade: Metal Fusion in Canadian stores now!

Beyblade Metal Fusion products reached Canadian Toys 'R' Us shelves, and the WBO flagged the new BeybladeBattles.com site, which allowed registration but limited play to the computer until a product code was entered.
- Beyblade Metal Fusion products went on sale at Canadian Toys 'R' Us stores
- BeybladeBattles.com opened for registration, initially limited to computer-only play until a product code is entered
May 5, 2010
Rulebook

It's here: THE BEYPOINT SYSTEM IS BACK!

The WBO relaunched the Beypoint ranking system with a fairer point exchange based on opponents' rank, restricted eligible matches to sanctioned tournaments to curb cheating, banned the Libra Wheel, narrowed the Standard Format's legal stadiums, added a rule against touching the stadium during a battle, and launched the 'Quest for Quetz' prize campaign.
- Relaunched the Beypoint ranking system with point exchanges weighted by each opponent's current rank
- Restricted Beypoint submissions to matches from tournaments approved by the WBO Committee
- Banned the Libra Wheel from tournament play
- Limited the Standard Format to Attack, Balance and Super Attack Beystadiums
- Added a rule forbidding players from touching the Beystadium before, during or after a battle
- Launched the 'Quest for Quetz' campaign awarding Credits toward prizes at tournaments
Standard
Apr 30, 2010

The site itself

Beyblade.com finally opens!

The WBO reported that Beyblade.com had launched, at the time redirecting to YTV's Metal Fusion page with anime trailers and voice clips, and noted Cartoon Network would air the show in the United States that fall.
Apr 13, 2010

Other

BEYBLADE: Metal Fusion on air in Canada on May 15th!

Kai-V shared a Corus Entertainment press release confirming that Beyblade: Metal Fusion would premiere on YTV in Canada on May 15, 2010, timed to coincide with the toyline's Canadian launch.
Mar 27, 2010

Contest

Striker Axis || Parts Design Extravaganza!

An affiliate site, Striker Axis, promoted its own booster/tip design contest with MEGA-supplied prizes and introduced a decal reward system for its members, unrelated to any WBO rules decision.
Mar 22, 2010
Other

WBO Authorized Beyblade Dealer Program!

The organization launched an affiliate dealer program with two online retailers, theINtoy and dimsum2u, adding referral links to product topics, a discount group, a retailer review section, and a dedicated marketplace subforum for the partners.
- An affiliate/referral link program with two authorized retailers, theINtoy and dimsum2u, established
- A new subforum opened in the Bey Marketplace for the authorized dealers to post updates
Feb 22, 2010

Other

A new beginning : Galaxy Pegasis W105R2F!

The WBO reported the broadcast schedule for the second season of Metal Fight Beyblade in Japan and noted that the Quetzalcoatl 90WF promotional campaign would end that March, to be followed by the limited Mercury Anubis 85XF.
Feb 22, 2010
Other

BEYBLADE : Metal Fusion

Kai-V reported that Hasbro would launch Takara-Tomy's Metal Fight Beyblade toyline internationally as BEYBLADE: Metal Fusion, arriving in Canada by March 2010 and in the UK and US that September, renaming several core parts for English-speaking markets and pairing releases with a new BeybladeBattles.com code system.
- The Beypointer device was dropped in favour of online codes redeemable at BeybladeBattles.com
Metal Fight
Feb 22, 2010
The site itself

Restructuring for more efficient moderating.

The WBO split its staff into Committee Members and a new Global Moderators tier, added moderators, and launched a staff-only Bey News forum to keep a clear history of Beyblade news.
- Split staff roles into Committee Members and a new Global Moderators tier
- Added theflightyellz as a Global Moderator and DranzerX13 as moderator for the Anime and Manga forum
- Launched the Bey News forum, restricted to staff-only posting
Jan 21, 2010
The site itself

A few simple reforms.

The WBO reorganized its General forum into four regional sub-forums and introduced a mandatory prefix system, later automated by a plugin, for location and marketplace threads to make topics easier to find.
- WBO General forum split into four regional sub-forums (North America, Europe, Australia, rest of world)
- Mandatory location prefixes required for new WBO General threads
- Mandatory BUYING/SELLING/TRADING/SHOP prefixes required for Bey Marketplace threads, later added as an automatic plugin
Jan 21, 2010
The site itself

New Affiliate: Striker Axis!

The WBO added Battle Strikers fan site Striker Axis as a sanctioned affiliate, aiming to ease tension between the two communities by stating that both games could be enjoyed on their own terms.
- Added Striker Axis as a sanctioned affiliate site
Dec 12, 2009

Contest

WINNERS OF GIVEAWAY!

The WBO announced the winners of a giveaway, awarding a Rock Leone 145WB booster and a Metal Fight Beyblade Launcher Grip to one member and Face Boosters to four more, all chosen at random.

Metal Fight
Dec 5, 2009

Contest

Brad Day Giveaway (Limited to Passport Holders)

The WBO ran its first Brad Day giveaway, open only to Blader Passport holders, offering a free Beyblade to a randomly chosen entrant.
Dec 5, 2009

Milestone

Surprise, surprise! Brad Day!

Marking the organization's first anniversary and passing 3,000 members, the community surprised founding figure Bey Brad with a tribute thread recounting the history of his earlier Off the Chain site and his role in building the community, alongside a Passport Holder giveaway.
Dec 4, 2009

The site itself

Site Downtime

A short maintenance window was announced for the server, with an afternoon of expected downtime.
Sep 30, 2009

Other

Liste prodotti Beyblade

A member posted an index of Beyblade product lines by generation, covering Takara-Tomy's Bakuten Shoot Beyblade, Metal Fight Beyblade and Beyblade Burst runs alongside Hasbro's Beyblade Burst line.
Sep 26, 2009
The site itself

WBO Ampliamento Community: WBO Italiano! - WBO Community Expansion: Italian WBO!

The organization opened a dedicated Italian-language discussion forum, appointing a moderator for it and stating an intent to eventually translate its rulebooks and wiki content into Italian.
- A new Italian-language forum opened within the site, with its own appointed moderator
Aug 30, 2009
Milestone

Farewell, WBO!

WBO founder Bey Brad stepped down from the Committee, handing Organized Play direction to Khel and Hiro Ayami, keeping Kei as Beywiki director and naming Kai-V Community Director, while also confirming that a new Bey Points ranking system was complete and awaiting testing.
- Founder Bey Brad stepped down from the WBO Committee
- Named Khel and Hiro Ayami as the new Directors of Organized Play, kept Kei as Beywiki director, and made Kai-V Community Director
- Added Hiro Ayami and Yugi Jyudai to Committee, with Yugi Jyudai serving as Turkish Director
- Completed a new Bey Points ranking system, pending testing before going live
Aug 9, 2009

Other

My new job at MEGA

WBO founder Bey Brad announced he had accepted a job with MEGA Brands working on the rival Battle Strikers line, and said he would step back from WBO duties and shift responsibility onto the rest of the Committee to avoid a conflict of interest.
Jul 28, 2009
Rulebook

Standard and Universal Rules Release 1, WBO Event Guide Release 2, and more!

The organization renamed its Metal Fight Beyblade rules to the Standard Format and split its rulebook in two, releasing a Standard Version alongside a Universal Version for Plastics and HMS play, while also publishing a new event guide and opening dedicated news and event-proposal forums.
- "Metal Fight Beyblade Format" renamed to "Standard Format"
- Rulebook split into a Standard Version and a Universal Version, both released as Release 1
- A BeyLauncher section added to the rulebook
- Light Wheels made illegal
- Restricted Format dropped for lack of use
- BeyPoints section of the rulebook trimmed
Standard FormatUniversalHMSPlasticsRestricted Format
Jul 18, 2009

The site itself

Hobby Updates, on Beyblade Spirit.

Kai-V flagged an update to the companion Beyblade Spirit hobby site with a new animation demonstrating how to remove Launcher Grip pieces, and invited members to point out factual errors in its Metal Fight Beyblade write-ups.

Metal Fight
Jul 16, 2009

The site itself

WBO Back Up after Distributed Denial of Service Attack

The organization confirmed it was back online after nearly a day of downtime caused by a DDoS attack that overwhelmed its host, and said it had moved to a more secure server with no data loss.
Jul 15, 2009

The site itself

Possible Downtime

The WBO warned members of possible sporadic downtime coming from server maintenance over the following day.
Jun 30, 2009
Rulebook

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - Massive changes to the BeyPoint System

Citing persistent cheating, the WBO overhauled its BeyPoint ranking system: free battles outside sanctioned events were restricted to paid Blader Passport holders, all existing BeyPoint scores were reset to 1000 pending a reprocessing of tournaments held after March 14, 2009, and BeyPoint activity was suspended until a planned software upgrade was finished.
- Restricted free-battle BeyPoints to Blader Passport subscribers, capped at five per month
- Reset every player's BeyPoint score to 1000 ahead of a full ranking-system rebuild
- Suspended BeyPoint processing until the new ranking software was completed
- Introduced paid event entry fees, waived for Blader Passport holders
Jun 2, 2009
Rulebook

Changes to the BeyPoint System, Blader Passports, and more!

The WBO tightened its BeyPoints ranking rules to curb rank-grinding, introduced a $5 tournament entry fee alongside a new $10-a-year Blader Passport that waives it, retired the donor-only Royal Face, and welcomed a new committee member.
- Battle limit between the same two Bladers cut from ten times per week to five times per month
- New $5 entry fee introduced for WBO tournaments
- New $10 USD/year Blader Passport subscription launched, waiving entry fees and granting a Passport Face
- Royal Face retired as a standalone donor reward
May 30, 2009
Rulebook

BeyDay Afterthoughts

Bey Brad wrapped up the BeyDay weekend by naming BladeBee as the winner of the Storm Pegasis 105RF giveaway, relaying a Takara-Tomy press release confirming Hasbro's 2010 international rollout of Metal Fight Beyblade, and flagging that the BeyPoint system was being restructured to discourage repeated point-farming matches between the same two players.
- The BeyPoint (BP) system began a restructuring meant to discourage repeated 'BP-grinding' matches between the same two players
May 18, 2009
Rulebook

WBO Official Rule Book R5 + Official Event Kit R1 and more!

The WBO released its rulebook at release 5 and published a first release of its event kit for anyone hosting an event, along with a personal match-record sheet, timed for the BeyDay event.
- Released the WBO rulebook at release 5
- Published the WBO Event Kit at release 1 for anyone hosting an event
- Published a personal match-record sheet for Bladers to track their own matches
Apr 29, 2009

Other

What do you want to see on BeyUK.net?

An affiliated fan site, BeyUK.net, asked the WBO community for suggestions ahead of updates to its Game and Anime sections and invited fan-submitted articles.
Apr 27, 2009
Event

MAY 23 IS BEYDAY!

The WBO declared May 23rd 'BeyDay', lifting the normal limits on ranked WBO BeyBattles for the day and tying it to in-person events in Toronto and London, alongside a video contest for a Beyblade prize and the promotion of Kai-V to the WBO Committee.
- Declared May 23rd 'BeyDay', with no limits on ranked WBO BeyBattles for the day
- Paired the date with in-person events in Toronto (Beyblade War Room) and London (Beyblade Spinoff)
- Promoted Kai-V to the WBO Committee
Apr 12, 2009

Contest

BEY EASTER EGG HUNT BEGINS!

Bey Brad launched a site-wide Easter egg hunt, hiding four Beyblade eggs and offering the first member to locate all of them a choice of coloured Face Booster, with the next five finders entered into a random draw for the same prize.
Apr 7, 2009

Contest

BEY EASTER EGG HUNT + Thanks for your support!

Bey Brad thanked members for recent donations and previewed the coming Easter egg hunt, explaining its timing and prize structure while reminding donors that gifts over $10 earned the Royal Face.
Apr 6, 2009
The site itself

Beyblade Spirit Gallery

Beyblade Spirit's operator opened a screenshot gallery for Metal Fight Beyblade, beginning with the series' first opening and continuing with episode-by-episode screenshots over time.
- opened a Metal Fight Beyblade screenshot gallery, beginning with the series' first opening
Apr 5, 2009
The site itself

Beyblade Spirit Anime/Manga Updates.

Beyblade Spirit's operator added opening and ending theme videos, a first-episode summary, and voice clips for lead Metal Fight Beyblade characters, plus a new story page for the series.
- added opening and ending theme videos, a first-episode summary, and voice clips for lead Metal Fight Beyblade characters
- created a new story page for Metal Fight Beyblade
Mar 25, 2009
Rulebook

Change in BeyPoints Policy

The WBO replaced its policy of manually approving every account's BeyPoints with an audit system that only flags suspicious accounts for review, simplifying the process after complaints.
- Manual per-account BeyPoints approval replaced with a flagged-account audit system
Mar 23, 2009
Rulebook

1000 Members! WBOV2! Rules Release 4! BeyPoints RAH RAH

Marking its first 1,000 members, the WBO relaunched its site design as WBOV2 alongside Rule Book Release 4, a structural rewrite of the rulebook that opened a new restricted format and renamed its ranking system.
- Rule Book Release 4 published, a full rewrite of the rulebook's structure with new rule additions
- Restricted Format opened for Plastic and Heavy Metal System Beyblades (not yet available for MFB)
- World Battle System renamed BeyPoints, paired with a new authorization system to prevent cheating
- Organized Play forum split into a WBO General section and a separate sanctioned Events section
RestrictedPlasticHeavy Metal System
Feb 18, 2009
The site itself

BeyUK Update Thread

BeyUK's operator began logging all site updates in one running thread, starting with new Takara-Tomy images for Escolpio (a corrected spelling of the earlier Escorpio) and Capricorne, a new track added to the track dictionary, and a placeholder page for an upcoming Beyblade system.
- added new Takara-Tomy images for Escolpio and Capricorne, correcting the earlier spelling Escorpio to Escolpio
- added the WD145 track to the track dictionary
- opened a placeholder page for the upcoming Metal Fight Hybrid System
Metal Fight Hybrid System
Feb 17, 2009

Event

Beyblade War Room: Hey, this is important!

The WBO rallied Bladers to help promote Beyblade War Room, a large sanctioned tournament it was hosting in Toronto, laying out plans for demo stations, flyers and a workshop session ahead of the event.
Feb 15, 2009
Rulebook

New WBO Community Rules

The WBO published a major overhaul of its community rules and introduced a profanity filter to keep the forums appropriate for younger members.
- Published a major update to the WBO community rules
- Added a profanity filter that automatically replaces swear words on the forums
Feb 14, 2009
Rulebook

WBO Rules Booklet Release 3 Out!

The WBO issued the third release of its Rules Booklet, replacing the confusing BeyBattle point system with a clearer win-counting method and adding a new tournament format for large fields.
- Rewrote and renamed the BeyBattle points system as the 3V (Three Victory) System
- Exempted battles fought at WBO events from counting toward the ten-battles-per-week-per-opponent limit
Jan 29, 2009
The site itself

BeyUK has returned from Hiatus! New layout is now up!

BeyUK's operator relaunched the fan site as Version 8 with a new layout after a period on hiatus.
- relaunched BeyUK.net as Version 8 with a new layout after a hiatus
Jan 22, 2009

Event

2009 Beyblade World Tour: Let's Go!

The WBO laid out its plans for a 2009 season of tournaments across several countries, confirming events already set in Canada, the US and the UK while appealing for sponsorship and for local organizers elsewhere.
Jan 22, 2009

Contest

Donate to the WBO to make 2016 a great year for Beyblade!

WBO launched a fundraising drive asking members to donate at least $10 toward hosting tournaments and contests, offering a choice of Face Boosters as thanks and clarifying that donations were separate from the paid Blader Passport program.
Jan 18, 2009
Rulebook

Confirmed cheating on the WBS

WBO leadership announced that three top-ranked members had been caught inflating their Bey Points using duplicate fake accounts, permanently banned all three, and warned that repeated cheating could force the ranking system to close or be restricted to staff-witnessed battles only.
- Warned that continued cheating could lead to shutting down open ranked battles or limiting them to staff-witnessed matches only
Jan 9, 2009
The site itself

Now introducing Beyblade Channel!

The WBO launched a new YouTube channel, Beyblade Channel, aimed at high-definition instructional and competitive videos, succeeding the earlier Beywiki Channel which had seen little activity.
- Launched the Beyblade Channel YouTube channel, succeeding the low-activity Beywiki Channel
Jan 9, 2009

Other

Welcome our newest committee member, ZenX!

The WBO added ZenX to its Committee as head of Turkish development, tasked with finishing the Turkish rulebook translation and building a Turkish-focused WBO site.
Dec 31, 2008
The site itself

International Update

The WBO announced it was expanding internationally, bringing an existing Mexican Beyblade group into its structure and preparing Spanish-language support for its growing base of Spanish-speaking members, while also addressing a falling-out with a Turkish fan site that had banned WBO members.
- Absorbed the Mexican Beyblade Association (ABBM) as the WBO's Mexican branch
- Announced plans to add a Spanish translation of the site software and open a Spanish-language forum
Dec 25, 2008

Other

HAVE A VERY BEY CHRISTMAS!

WBO posted a holiday greeting to members along with a downloadable Christmas-themed image as a small gift.
Dec 19, 2008
The site itself

BeyUK Update || 19th December 2008

BeyUK's operator posted a new character profile for Gary of the White Tigers and shared part of the Metal Fight Beyblade manga's third chapter, credited to the Beyblade Spirit site.
- published a new character profile for Gary of the White Tigers
- posted part of the Metal Fight Beyblade manga's Chapter 3, credited to Beyblade Spirit
Dec 16, 2008
The site itself

BeyUK Update || 15th December 2008

BeyUK's operator added a new affiliate site, posted fresh photos of the L-Drago and Random Booster Volume 2 Legendary Pisces Set, and reported that contributor Unknown God had finished the full Beyblade V-Force episode guide.
- completed the full Beyblade V-Force episode guide section
- added a new affiliate site
- posted new photos of the Random Booster Volume 2 Legendary Pisces Set and L-Drago
Dec 13, 2008
The site itself

BeyUK Update || 13th December 2008

BeyUK's operator posted a smaller update covering a toy-stock note for retailer theINtoy, a new character profile, and a teaser for an upcoming promotional image tied to the Metal Fight Beyblade era.
- published a new character profile for Emily
Dec 10, 2008
The site itself

BeyUK Update || 10th December 2008

BeyUK's operator reported the WBO's first move into another language, a Turkish version being built with the Turkish fan site BeybladeWeb, plus a rework of BeyUK's Beyblade A-Z part listings.
- began building a Turkish-language version of the WBO with the Turkish fan site BeybladeWeb, the project's first multi-lingual expansion
- replaced the Beyblade Part Stats on BeyUK's A-Z pages with attack-ring weight figures
- added new photos to the Plastic and HMS Beyblade A-Z galleries
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Dec 10, 2008
Rulebook

Quick announcement.

The WBO dropped its requirement that members submit personal information, citing complaints and noting a determined cheater would evade it anyway.
- Removed the personal-information submission requirement for members
Dec 9, 2008
Other

About Beybladeweb

The WBO reported a falling-out with its affiliate Beybladeweb after that site's administrator deleted the WBO's instructional posts, with the affiliation ending as Beybladeweb's Turkish operators prepared to close the site.
- Affiliation with Beybladeweb ended as its Turkish operator Super-J moved to close the site
Dec 9, 2008
The site itself

We're truly worldwide! Working with Turkey and other things

The WBO opened a dedicated discussion forum for its Turkish members and translated most of the site interface into Turkish, while leaving individual posts in their original language.
- Opened a discussion forum exclusively for Turkish-speaking members
- Translated most of the site interface into Turkish, though posts themselves were not translated
Dec 7, 2008
The site itself

New Look for Beyblade Spirit/General Topic

Beyblade Spirit, the WBO's forerunner site, relaunched with a new layout and an updated news bar, adding a section listing the events it organized or sanctioned alongside the redesign.
- Relaunched the site with a new layout and a regularly updated news bar
- Added a section listing events organized or sanctioned by the group
Dec 7, 2008
Rulebook

WBO Rules Release 2 Now Available

The WBO put out its second rules release, effective immediately for sanctioned play, clarifying equipment-selection timing, adding a ruling for a specific part, and introducing the World Battle System with a weekly battle cap.
- Added a ruling that a stopped piece of Phantom Fox MS must be left alone while the rest keeps spinning
- Introduced the World Battle System and capped ranked BeyBattles between the same two bladers at ten per calendar week
Dec 4, 2008
The site itself

BeyUK Update || 04th December 2008

BeyUK's operator posted an update noting that the earlier BeyWiki site had been renamed and relaunched as the World Beyblade Organization, and added a new character profile.
- BeyWiki was renamed and relaunched as the World Beyblade Organization (WBO)
- published a new character profile for Claude of the Barthez Battalion team
Dec 4, 2008
The site itself

Beywiki Relaunches as the World Beyblade Organization

The organization announced that Beywiki, founded in 2007, was relaunching as the World Beyblade Organization, an international sanctioning body running an Elo-based ranking system for real-life battle results, with the wiki continuing as a side project.
- Beywiki rebrands and relaunches as the World Beyblade Organization (WBO)
- WBO adopts an Elo-based ranking system for reported real-life battle results
- Beywiki continues as a side project under the new organization
Undated

Other

Beyblade XTS

Members discussed Hasbro's new eXtreme Top System line, covering the non-customizable Tornado tops and the remote-controlled-style Spin Control tops, debating whether the line would support its own competitive play.

XTS
Undated

Contest

BeyLotto & BeySelfie Contest Results + Organized Play News

The WBO announced the winners of a BeyDays BeyLotto prize draw and an Instagram #BeySelfie contest, alongside a mention of separate organized-play items the group said it was formalizing after previously discussing them informally.