Organization profile
World Rock Paper Scissors Association
Rock, Paper, Scissors belongs to everyone. WRPSA brings players together through clear rules, practical guides, online play, and tools for running an event. Start with your first throw or explore the game a little further.
Identity and operating scope
WRPSA was founded in 2015 by Wyatt Baldwin. Independent profiles from Inverse and TIME for Kids identify Baldwin as WRPSA's founder or president and document the association's competitive RPS work.
Baldwin Industries operates this website for WRPSA. WRPSA's authority is deliberately scoped: “official” means official for WRPSA-sanctioned competition, and its rankings describe results accepted by the WRPSA platform. WRPSA does not claim exclusive jurisdiction over every informal game, independent event, or other RPS organization.
What WRPSA maintains
Competition rules
A versioned rules document for events that adopt WRPSA rules, including simultaneous reveal, valid throws, match formats, officiating, and disputes.
Recorded rankings
See rankings from eligible completed matches, with information about the results behind each rating.
Events and participation
Find published events and read their dates, entry requirements, format, and results. Each organizer sets the details for their event.
Reference and education
Rules, history, probability, research, classroom resources, and practical play tools with source and correction standards.
Documented timeline
2015
WRPSA is founded. The date and founding role were reported by Inverse in 2020 and TIME for Kids in 2021.
2018
ESPN Radio interviews WRPSA world champion Ken “Whitey” Watson for ESPN8: The Ocho coverage.
2020
WRPSA works with Pepsi Japan on a Japan Cola campaign featuring world champion Ken Watson and footballer Keisuke Honda. Inverse also interviews Wyatt Baldwin about competitive strategy and WRPSA competitions.
2021
TIME for Kids profiles Baldwin and WRPSA in “Play to Win.”
Current
WRPSA operates its public rules, play, ranking, event, membership, and reference platform at wrpsa.com.
Accountability and verification
Named leadership, governance scope, editorial controls, corrections, research citations, and translation standards are published separately so each can be reviewed and updated without changing this profile.