The World Cube Association (WCA) is the governing body for speedcubing. Their aim is to create a standard for the cubing community, and thereby promote the sport globally.
They have a number of rules and regulations, and the best way to know them is to read them before competing. The WCA also has a disciplinary team that investigates potential violations of these regulations.
What is the WCA?
The World Cube Association WCA is a worldwide organisation that governs competitions for mechanical puzzles that are operated by twisting groups of pieces, commonly known as “twisty puzzles”. It was founded by Ron van Bruchem and Tyson Mao and their main goal is to have “more competitions in more countries with more people and more fun, under fair conditions”.
They are responsible for holding official competitions around the world. These competitions are held year round and you don’t need to have years of training or millions of solves to get involved.
The WCA also has delegates who are responsible for running the various competitions across the world and making sure they are run according to the mission, regulations, and spirit of the WCA. New delegates are listed as WCA Candidate Delegates at first and need to show their ability to manage competitions successfully before becoming an official WCA Delegate.
Who is the WCA?
The World Cube Association (WCA) is an international governing body for official cubing competitions. It was formed in 2004 by Ron van Bruchem and Tyson Mao.
The WCA’s mission is to have more competitions in more countries with more people and more fun, under fair and equal conditions. To fulfill this, WCA strives to spread cubing to new communities and countries and work with Senior Delegates to open up cubing to even more people.
The WCA is a non-profit organization and is run by volunteer Staff, with a Board of Directors who are elected from the community. They are responsible for fulfilling WCA’s mission and overseeing WCA’s various Teams and Committees that contribute to the success of the WCA. They are also in charge of the financial management of the WCA. This includes approving annual budgets and paying invoices that are directed to the WCA. They also manage the WCA’s website and social media accounts.
What are the rules of the WCA?
The WCA rules are the set of regulations that govern all official World Cube Association (WCA) competitions. These rules are supplemented by the WCA Guidelines.
Founded in 2004 by Ron Garner and Tyson DeMoss, the World Cube Association is an international organization that oversees competitions. Currently, around 700 WCA-sanctioned competitions are held each year and draw 20,000 cubers worldwide.
Regulations and guidelines are available on the WCA website. They are updated regularly and are reviewed by the WCA Regulations Committee.
For more information about the rules of a particular competition, please contact the organizer or a WCA Delegate.
The WCA organizes competitions in 30 different regions throughout the world. They also help organize and oversee the World Cube Championship, which is a world-wide competition for all types of cubing events. Organizers must follow the guidelines for organizing competitions on the WCA website and get approval from the WCA before starting the event. This includes limiting the number of competitors.
What are the events of the WCA?
The World Cube Association (WCA) organizes competitions for mechanical puzzles that are operated by twisting groups of pieces, commonly known as ‘twisty puzzles’. The most famous is the Rubik’s Cube invented by professor Rubik from Hungary, but a variety of other cubes are also used in WCA events.
The WCA also has a number of teams and committees with different responsibilities. These teams make sure that competitions comply with WCA guidelines and handle any issues that may arise during the competition.
The most time-consuming regular task of the WCA Results Team is posting results from WCA competitions to the WCA website, once the delegate has sent them in. This work assures that the databases of the WCA are well-maintained and makes it easy for everyone to check their results. These posts are then created publicly on the WCA website – they are the ones that you can see on the front page!