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 WAC provides an independent and impartial review process to ensure that decisions are fair, reasonable, and in accordance with WCA policies and regulations.

As an Advisory Committee, they manage the finances and accounts of the WCA by an approved annual budget proposal, which is also their work to provide regularly.

Once a decision is made, they inform all relevant persons of any actions and make a public announcement if necessary.

Over the years, their area of responsibility has been broadened, they currently handle all issues which are related to the application, improvement, and development of the WCA Regulations.

They support Delegates on any kind of procedural matters happening at competitions and decide on unresolved and uncovered incidents.

The WRC regularly publishes WCA internal reports to help all Delegates and improve their knowledge of the Regulations.

Another part of their work is to encourage members of the WCA community to create and maintain translations of the Regulations.

The team keeps an eye on the website all the time to ensure it is permanently available and they react quickly whenever something is wrong.

Additionally, they maintain and develop administrative tools for various Delegates, Committees, and board members on the WCA website.

Group "Speedsolvingrubikscube" and the Unofficial World Records, a place where cubers could post their personal best times.

Ron van Bruchem started speedcubing.com together with his friend Ton Dennenbroek, an avid puzzle collector.

In 2003, under the guidance of Dan Gosbee, they organized the Rubik's Cube World Championship in Toronto.

This first modern-age Rubik's Cube competition was a huge success, but there were many issues, largely due to the lack of any regulations.

After the World Championship, van Bruchem and Tyson Mao started organizing competitions in the Netherlands and Germany, as well as at Caltech in the United States.

After the founding of the WCA, most competitions in the United States happened in prestigious colleges, though many happened in smaller high schools, middle schools, hotels, malls, amusement parks and other venues internationally.

The Rubik's Cube World Championship requires extremely careful planning by several volunteers, as well as a large financial commitment to reserve the venue and make necessary preparations.

The 2021 World Championship was to be held in Almere, Amsterdam from 28 to 31 December 2021, already delayed[40] from its initial July dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before being ultimately cancelled by the association in August 2021.