World Cube Association
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 10,000 competitions. The WCA was founded by Ron van Bruchem of the Netherlands and Tyson Mao of the United States in 2004. The goal of the World Cube Association is to have "more competitions in more countries with more people and more fun, under fair conditions." 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.
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| Abbreviation | WCA |
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| 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, Somya Srivastava, Kerrie Jarman, Michael Chai | |
Staff | Board of directors, 10 committee leaders and 131 delegates (excluding candidates) |
| Website | worldcubeassociation |
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 February 2024, over 220,000 people from around the world have participated in WCA competitions and over 10,500 competitions have been held.