Ron Van Bruchem

Ron van Bruchem (born 20 April 1967) is a well known Dutch speedcuber living in Almere. He helped create the current resurge of Rubik's Cube enthusiasm by organizing international competitions. He is also a co-founder and co-chairman of the WCA (World Cube Association), an organization aiming at the spread of speedcubing as a regulated sport. He is also the host of the website speedcubing.com.

In 1999 the first modern age speedcubers found each other on internet via Rubik's Games, a computer game with an electronic version of Rubik's Cube. Chris_Hardwick_(speed_cuber) from Raleigh, NC founded a Yahoo Group Speedsolvingrubikscube and the Unofficial World Records, a place where cubers could post their personal records. Ron van Bruchem started speedcubing.com together with his friend Ton Dennenbroek, an avid puzzle collector. Because the first cubers were living all over the world they wanted to organize a competition where they could all meet. After failing in 2001, under guidance of Dan Gosbee they finally succeeded to organize World Championship 2003 in Toronto. This first modern age Rubik's Cube competition was a huge success, but there were lots of issues because of the lack of good regulations. After WC 2003 Ron van Bruchem and Tyson Mao started organizing competitions in The Netherlands/Germany and at Caltech University in USA. In 2004 they started the World Cube Association which nowadays organizes competitions in over 55 countries.