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Build a feature-flagged multi-session competition room #201

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Part of #199.

Goal

Prove the new Room/RaceSession model through a small user-visible competition-room flow without changing the simple normal-room experience.

Vertical slice

  • Create or seed one competition room associated with a competition.
  • Give it at least two event RaceSessions.
  • Allow an eligible user to enter the room, choose an event session, and race.
  • Keep attempts, waiting state, and results independent between sessions.
  • Allow switching sessions without leaving the room.
  • Preserve completed results when a session ends or another session becomes active.
  • Hide the feature behind a disabled-by-default configuration flag.

UX requirements

  • The ordinary home-page Create room action and copy-link flow remain unchanged.
  • Normal rooms do not show competition/session-selection UI.
  • Competition participants enter one room, then choose an event.
  • The active session and event must always be obvious.
  • Mobile layouts must not become a dashboard or require navigating a complex competition schedule.
  • Unsupported or unavailable sessions show a clear, recoverable state.

Acceptance criteria

  • One competition room can contain and display at least two event sessions.
  • Two users can race in one session while another session retains separate state.
  • Switching sessions cannot submit a solve to the wrong attempt.
  • Refresh and reconnect restore the selected room/session safely.
  • Permissions prevent unauthorized session creation or control.
  • Ended-session results remain available to authorized users.
  • Normal-room Cypress coverage proves no added step or visible complexity.
  • A competition-room Cypress flow covers join → select event → solve → switch event → solve.
  • The feature can be disabled without affecting normal rooms.

Deferred

  • Automatic creation three days before every WCA competition.
  • Complete competition discovery and registration syncing.
  • Friends, invitations, notifications, rankings, and Discord integration.

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    area: resultsSolves, scrambles, history, statistics, and exportsenhancementNew feature or requestpriority: P1High-priority work for the next delivery cycle

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