 The Championships returned to America during the first 3 days of September 2017 when The Austin Facial Hair Club hosted the contest in Austin, Texas, which was the largest World Championships to date with 738 registered competitors from 33 countries.In May 2019 the WBMC was held in Antwerp, Belgium, hosted by Snorrenclub Antwerpen.In March 2021, the championships will be hosted by the New Zealand Beard Club.