WRPSA media coverage and press resources
WRPSA’s media resource verifies independent coverage that directly discusses the association, then provides scoped facts, downloadable press assets, and contact paths for journalists and partners. General articles about Rock Paper Scissors are not represented as WRPSA coverage.
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Each name links to the original article. Only publications that name WRPSA are listed.
Verified WRPSA coverage
ESPN Radio · ESPN8: The Ocho
Hour 3: Ken “Whitey” Watson
ESPN Radio · August 8, 2018
ESPN Radio interviews WRPSA world champion Ken “Whitey” Watson about his career in professional Rock Paper Scissors for ESPN8: The Ocho coverage.
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Inverse
The best rock-paper-scissors players know how to win without luck
Emma Betuel · August 5, 2020
An interview with Wyatt Baldwin about WRPSA, competitive play, strategy, and the association’s competitions.
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TIME for Kids
Play to Win
Rebecca Katzman · February 9, 2021
A profile of Rock Paper Scissors strategy that identifies Wyatt Baldwin as WRPSA founder and president and includes his advice for players.
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Verified brand collaboration
Data for journalists
Original WRPSA research you can quote, chart and embed, free to use under CC BY 4.0 with credit to the World Rock Paper Scissors Association.
State of Rock Paper Scissors 2026 (full report)
Key findings
- Rock is the most common throw at 36.2% of 3,035 throws; scissors is the rarest at 28.2%.
- On the first throw of a match, players pick rock 38.0% of the time.
- After a win, only 19.9% of players repeat the winning throw, against 33.3% for random play.
Embeddable charts
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Press-ready facts, with scope
- WRPSA was founded in 2015 by Wyatt Baldwin. The founding year and role are independently documented in the coverage above.
- WRPSA publishes a ruleset for WRPSA-sanctioned competitions and events that expressly adopt it. See the current rules and versioned PDF.
- The public rankings are generated from eligible recorded platform matches; they are not a claim that every player worldwide participates.
- Research background is available through the science library, sourced statistics guide, and probability guide.
Downloadable assets
- WRPSA full horizontal logo (PNG)
- WRPSA crest mark (PNG)
- WRPSA badge (PNG)
- Printable competition rules (PDF)
These assets may be used for factual editorial coverage of WRPSA. Do not alter the marks, imply endorsement, or use them as the identity of another event or organization. Contact WRPSA for commercial, co-branded, photography, footage, or interview requests.
Press contact and leadership
For an interview, fact check, spokesperson quote, event material, or a correction to this archive, use the WRPSA contact page. Named leadership and role evidence are maintained separately.
Tournament sponsorships and brand partnerships
WRPSA welcomes conversations about future tournament sponsorships, presenting partnerships, branded player challenges, media and broadcast collaborations, venues, prizes, and responsible product integrations. Proposals are scoped to the real event, audience, rights, deliverables, geography, and measurement available at the time; unverified reach or participation numbers are not used.