Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Rock paper scissors
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
=== World Rock Paper Scissors Society === The World Rock Paper Scissors Society hosted Professional Rock Paper Scissors Tournaments from 2002 to 2009. These open, competitive championships were widely attended by players from around the world and attracted widespread international media attention.<ref>{{cite news | date = 2004-12-10 | url = https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2004/dec/10/20041210-120729-4008r/ | title = Fists fly in game of strategy | first = Patrick | last = Hruby | newspaper = [[The Washington Times]] | access-date = 2006-08-20 | archive-date = 2009-02-10 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090210081054/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2004/dec/10/20041210-120729-4008r/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = 2003 World Rock Paper Scissors Championship | url = https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1477870 | date = 2003-10-24 | work = All Things Considered | publisher = [[National Public Radio]] | access-date = 2006-08-20 | archive-date = 2006-09-16 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060916193934/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1477870 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rock-paper-scissors-a-sport/ | title = Rock, Paper, Scissors A Sport? | date = 2003-10-23 | work = CBS News | access-date = 2006-08-20 | archive-date = 2015-11-18 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151118023211/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rock-paper-scissors-a-sport/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2003-10-27-rock-paper_x.htm | title = Rock Paper Scissors contest being held | agency = Associated Press | date = 2003-10-27 | access-date = 2006-08-20 | work = USA Today | archive-date = 2006-06-14 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060614075124/http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2003-10-27-rock-paper_x.htm | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.foxnews.com/story/rock-paper-scissors-the-sport |title = Rock, Paper, Scissors, the Sport |first = Michael Y. |last = Park |publisher = [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]] |date = 2006-03-20 |access-date = 2006-08-20 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121021040327/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,188380,00.html |archive-date = 2012-10-21 |url-status = live }}</ref> WRPS events were noted for their large cash prizes, elaborate staging, and colorful competitors.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.worldrps.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=30 | title = Gallery | work = World RPS society | date = 2005-11-13 | access-date = 2006-08-20 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060315203450/http://www.worldrps.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=30 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2006-03-15}}</ref> In 2004, the championships were broadcast on the U.S. television network [[Fox Sports Net]] (later known as [[Bally Sports]]), with the winner being Lee Rammage, who went on to compete in at least one subsequent championship.<ref>{{cite news |last=Crick |first=Jennifer |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/06/13/8262549/index.htm |title=HAND JIVE - 13 June 2005 |publisher=Money.cnn.com |date=2005-06-13 |access-date=2009-06-05 |archive-date=2008-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907171906/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/06/13/8262549/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stanley-paul.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=30&g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=16 |title=World RPS Society - 2004 Champion Lee Rammage crushes a pair of Scissors |publisher=Stanley-paul.com |date=2005-11-13 |access-date=2009-06-05}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The 2007 tournament was won by Andrea Farina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2007/10/15/4577669-sun.html|title=Rock Paper Scissors crowns a queen as its champ|author=Canoe inc.|work=canoe.com|access-date=2 May 2015|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708095757/http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2007/10/15/4577669-sun.html|archive-date=8 July 2012}}</ref> The last tournament hosted by the World RPS Society was in Toronto, Canada, on November 14, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://worldrps.com/world-championships/|title=World RPS Society World Championships|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116124058/http://worldrps.com/world-championships/|archive-date=16 November 2018|access-date=2016-05-10}}</ref>
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)