▁distinction ▁to ▁be ▁elimin ated . ▁ ▁The ▁modern ▁championship ▁gr ants ▁voting ▁strength ▁of ▁between ▁one ▁and ▁four ▁votes ▁per ▁country , ▁based ▁on ▁numbers ▁of ▁institutions ▁att ending ▁recent ▁champion ships . ▁To ▁allow ▁for ▁fl uct u ations ▁in ▁participation ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁financial ▁difference ▁in ▁att ending ▁champion ships ▁near er ▁or ▁further ▁in ▁succeed ing ▁years , ▁nations ▁lose ▁or ▁gain ▁their ▁voting ▁strength ▁gradually . ▁ ▁Notable ▁controvers ies ▁ ▁Th ailand ▁W U DC ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁concern ▁over ▁the ▁public ▁debate ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁the ▁Open ▁Grand ▁Final ▁motion . ▁This ▁lead ▁to ▁walk - outs ▁during ▁the ▁debate . ▁After ▁the ▁live - stream , ▁all ▁record ings ▁of ▁the ▁debate ▁were ▁deleted ▁and ▁the ▁motion ▁was ▁er ased ▁from ▁the ▁tab ulation ▁software . ▁Many ▁participants ▁had ▁names ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁record ▁retro act ively ▁once ▁the ▁competition ▁was ▁over . ▁The ▁organ ising ▁committee ▁claims ▁this ▁was ▁done ▁to ▁respect ▁participants ' ▁priv acy ▁and ▁den ies ▁pressure ▁from ▁any ▁national ▁body ▁or ▁representative . ▁ ▁Cape ▁Town ▁W U DC ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁ ▁Acc us ations ▁of ▁rac ism ▁were ▁made ▁against ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁organ ising ▁committee ▁over ▁treatment ▁of ▁participants . ▁On ▁the ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁competition ▁and ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁Open ▁Grand ▁Final ▁was ▁to ▁begin , ▁an ▁organ ised ▁protest ▁took ▁place ▁and ▁dis rupted ▁the ▁event . ▁R ather ▁than ▁delay ▁the ▁Open ▁Grand ▁Final