In order to counteract the problems persisting in the process of nominating adjudicators to the panels of the top-level competitions held under the auspices of WDSF, the CCM TF has opted to change the procedure which is currently in place.

CCM TF members, in coordination with WDSF sports director Tommy Shaughnessy, will suggest the composition of the panels for World Championships, Continental Championships, Grand Slam and Super Grand Prix events to the world governing bdoy's Managing Committee.

The WDSF Managing Committee members will then formally approve each panel.

What amounts to a system of checks and balances aims to further ensure the integrity of the nomination process.

In a second change, the CCM TF members will also now define the procedure and establish the parameters for a debriefing session to be held immediately following a top-level competition, adjudicated with the absolute judging system.

During such a debriefing session, where attendance will be mandatory for all adjudicators making up the panel, the focus will be kept on the scores which are awarded by each adjudicator individually throughout the competition.

Each adjudicator is expected to argue the validity of assessing the performances as is reflected in his or her scores.

The debriefing process is public in as far as that the arguments brought forward by the adjudicators in justification of their scores will be made available online.

According to the WDSF, some time will be required to put this process of debriefing adjudicators in place and the sessions will first be implemented at World Championships only.

The pilot session is scheduled for the November 19, following the 2017 World Latin event in Austria’s capital Vienna.

The CCM TF was set up in April 2016 by WDSF President Lukas Hinder, who admitted competition manipulation had been a problem in the sport for several years.