Find your Category
Competitors will be grouped into four main categories: Moustache, Partial Beard, Full Beard, and Freestyle/Craft. Each category includes a variety of classes to ensure fair and exciting competition. Please note: participants may only enter one category.
All competitors are required to check in at the venue no later than 9:00 AM on the day of the event. Before taking the stage, our team of facial hair experts will conduct a quick review to confirm that your facial hair meets the criteria for your selected category. If any issues arise, you’ll receive guidance on how to make adjustments—or be recommended a more appropriate category to compete in.
1. Natural Moustache
Grown naturally and left as untouched as possible — the more natural, the better. No closed curls allowed, and any hair growing more than 1.5cm past the corner of the mouth must be shaved. May be maintained but not with styling aids.
2. Dali Moustache
A slender moustache with the tips curled upward. Hair growing beyond the corner of the mouth must be shaved, and tips can’t extend above eyebrow level. Styling aids permitted.
3. English Moustache
Slender, with hair extending outward from the center of the upper lip and tips very slightly raised. Hair beyond the corner of the mouth must be shaved. Styling aids permitted. Styling aids are allowed.
4. Imperial Moustache
Small and bushy, with tips curled upward. Hair beyond the corner of the mouth must be shaved. Styling aids permitted..
5. Hungarian Moustache
Big and bushy, extending outward from the center of the upper lip. Hair growing more than 1.5cm past the corner of the mouth must be shaved. Styling aids permitted.
6. Freestyle Moustache
Open to any moustache design that doesn’t fit the other classes — free styling and creativity welcome. Hair growing more than 1.5cm past the corner of the mouth must be shaved. Styling aids permitted.
7. Natural Goatee – Under 20cm
Facial hair grown only on the chin, upper and lower lip, styled without aids, with a clean-shaved gap of at least 4cm between the hairline and the beard. Maximum length from the lower lip is 20cm. Moustache not required.
8. Natural Goatee – Over 20cm
Over 20cm Same rules as the under-20cm class, but the beard must be at least 20cm long from the edge of the lower lip. No styling aids, moustache not required.
9. Fu Manchu (Chinese Moustache)
Chin shaved, moustache allowed to grow up to 2cm beyond and below the end of the upper lip, with long tips pulled downward. The Genghis Khan beard shape is also allowed. Styling aids permitted.
10. Honest Amish / whaler Under 8 inch
A full, natural beard without a moustache — a classic look that’s shaped without styling aids.
11. Honest Amish / whaler Over 8 inch
A full, natural beard without a moustache — a classic look that’s shaped without styling aids.
12. Natural sideburns under 8 inch
A chin-free style focused entirely on the sideburns, with no chin hair permitted. No styling aids. The cheek between the hairline and the sideburn must be shaved at least 4cm wide.
13. Natural sideburns Over 8 inch
A chin-free style focused entirely on the sideburns, with no chin hair permitted. No styling aids. The cheek between the hairline and the sideburn must be shaved at least 4cm wide.
14. Musketeer
A long, slender moustache with hair allowed to grow up to 1.5cm beyond the end of the upper lip, paired with a small, pointed chin beard. Styling aids permitted.
15. Imperial Partial Beard
Hair grown only on the cheeks and upper lip, with the moustache integrated. Ends must point upward and not curl over. The cheek between the hairline and whisker must be shaved at least 4cm, and the beard shouldn’t rise above eye level. Styling aids permitted.
16 – 22. Full Beard – Natural Classes
Grown and left natural — the more natural, the better — cared for with a little beard oil but no styling aids, and not twisted in at the bottom. The moustache is integrated and may only be blow-dried without tools. This class is split into six length categories measured from the underside of the lower lip
16: Under 1 inch
17: Under 4 inches
18: Under 8 inches
19: Under 12 Inches
20: Under 18 inches
21: Under 24 Inches
22: Over 24 inches
23 .Full Beard – Natural (60+ Years)
Same rules as Fullbeard Natural, but open only to competitors aged 60 or older. No styling aids.
24. Full Beard with Styled Moustache – Under 15 cm
A natural, untwisted full beard up to 15cm (measured from the underside of the lower lip), grown and cared for without styling aids, paired with a moustache styled classically according to the moustache classes. Styling aids permitted only for the moustache.
25. Full Beard with Styled Moustache – Over 15 cm
Same as the under-15cm class, but with a beard length over 15cm. Styling aids permitted only for the moustache.
26. Verdi
A short, full beard rounded at the bottom, no longer than 10cm from the base of the lower lip. The moustache is a feature, using only hairs grown up to 1.5cm above the corner of the mouth. Styling aids permitted.
27. Garibaldi
A round, wide beard, no longer than 20cm from the base of the lower lip, grown as naturally as possible and not twisted in at the bottom. The moustache should not stand out and may only be blow-dried without styling tools. No styling aids.
28. Groomed beard / barberstyle
A full beard cut into shape, kept short at the hairline blending into the head hair, and shaved clean at the neck. Can be cared for with a little beard oil but no styling aids on the beard itself; the moustache may be classically styled. Styling aids permitted only for the moustache.
29. Full Beard Freestyle
The catch-all class for any full beard that doesn’t fit the other Full-Beard categories — free design and styling welcome. Styling aids permitted.
30. freestyle Partial beard
A catch-all class for creative partial beards that don’t fit within other category definitions.
Styling aids are allowed.
31. Freestyle Goatee
A creative, styled take on the classic goatee. Hair is grown only on the chin and lips. There must be a clean-shaven area (at least 4 cm) between the beard and where head hair begins.
Moustache is optional. Styling aids are allowed.
32. Freestyle Sideburns
All sideburn-centric styles featuring a clean-shaven chin. The facial hair must connect to the hairline.
Styling aids are allowed.
33. Freestyle Cheekbeard / Backenbert
A unique freestyle category for cheek-focused styles. Facial hair should not connect at either the hairline or jawline.
Styling aids are allowed.
34. Realistic Beard
A full, natural-style beard using real or synthetic hair that mimics authentic facial growth. It must be affixed directly to the face without visible attachment methods.
Grooming products are permitted.
35. Craft Beard
A creative, fantasy-style full or partial beard. It must be attached to the face or hang from the head and stay affixed without assistance. Perfect for costume-inspired or abstract designs.
All materials and concepts welcome.
36. Realistic Moustache
A lifelike moustache made from either real or realistic synthetic hair. It must be securely attached to the face, with no visible method of attachment.
Grooming products are permitted.
37. Craft Moustache
A freestyle, fantasy-inspired moustache design. It must be attached to the face or hang from the head and remain in place without manual support.
No material or styling restrictions.
38. Craft Junior -12yrs
A creative, fantasy-style full or partial beard. It must be attached to the face or hang from the head and stay affixed without assistance. Perfect for costume-inspired or abstract designs.
All materials and concepts welcome.
Category Guidelines
Any Realistic style made with non-hair materials, unnatural colors, or decorative elements will automatically be entered into the Creative category.
Any Realistic style that does not follow the shape of a traditional WBMC class will be entered into Realistic Freestyle.