 | This article only references primary sources. (March 2023) |
 Current WCA Logo, designed by Justin Eastman in January 2005 | |
| Abbreviation | WCA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 18 October 2004 |
| Founders | Ron van Bruchem, Tyson Mao |
| Type | Sport Association |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Membership | Free |
Official language | English |
| Ethan Pride, Blake Thompson, Kerrie Jarman, Michael Chai, Nick Silvestri | |
Main organ | board |
Staff | 4 Board of Directors,
13 Committee Leaders (including Board members as a whole), 464 WCA Delegates (excluding trainees), 112 Committee Members |
| Website | worldcubeassociation |
The World Cube Association (WCA) is the worldwide non-profit organization that regulates and holds competitions for mechanical puzzles that are operated by twisting groups of pieces, commonly known as twisty puzzles (a subcategory of combination puzzles). The most famous of those puzzles is the Rubik's Cube. Since the start of the WCA there have been over 11,700 competitions. The WCA was founded by Ron van Bruchem of the Netherlands and Tyson Mao of the United States in 2004.[1] The goal of the World Cube Association is to have "more competitions in more countries with more people and more fun, under fair and equal conditions."[2] In 2017, they started work to become a non-profit organization and on November 20, 2017, the state of California accepted the initial registration of the World Cube Association.
The organization is run by the board members. It assigns different teams and committees as well as delegates who can organize official competitions. The presence of a delegate is required to make the competition official. As of June 2024[update], over 230,000 people from around the world have participated in WCA competitions[3] and over 11,700 competitions have been held.[4]
- ^ "New WCA board member". World Cube Association. 24 September 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "About the WCA". World Cube Association. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "WCA database export". World Cube Association. Retrieved 18 June 2024. See in table "Persons".
- ^ "All Past WCA Competitions". World Cube Association. Retrieved 18 June 2024. All WCA Past Competitions (Might Take a Moment to Load)