Rubik's World Championship 2005
- Date
- Nov 5 - 6, 2005
- City
- Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States
- Venue
- Address
- 1050 Century Drive, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
- Website
- Rubik's World Championship 2005 website
- Contact
- Organizer
- Ron van Bruchem
- WCA Delegates
- Gilles Roux, Ron van Bruchem, and Tyson Mao (毛台勝)
- Information
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 149
- Registration requirements
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- Highlights
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Jean Pons won with an average of 15.10 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Edouard Chambon finished second (16.00) and Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) finished third (16.07).
World records: Alexander Ooms Magic 1.46 (average); Leyan Lo 3x3x3 Blindfolded 1:46.47 (single); Oliver Wolff 3x3x3 With Feet 1:54.97 (single); Quinn Lewis Magic 1.14 (single); Stefan Pochmann Clock 8.39 (single), Megaminx 1:41.82 (single), and Master Magic 2.79 (single); Yuki Hayashi (林祐樹) 4x4x4 Cube 54.13 (single) and 4x4x4 Cube 1:04.63 (average).
Asian records: Lee Jun-Kyo 3x3x3 With Feet 2:12.81 (single); Masayuki Akimoto (秋元正行) 5x5x5 Cube 2:34.88 (single) and 5x5x5 Cube 2:38.53 (average).
Oceanian records: Jasmine Lee 3x3x3 Cube 27.96 (single), 2x2x2 Cube 34.16 (single), 3x3x3 One-Handed 1:52.24 (single), and Clock 22.68 (single); Peter Still Magic 2.91 (single).
European records: Dror Vomberg 3x3x3 Blindfolded 2:37.72 (single); Jean Pons 3x3x3 Cube 15.10 (average) and 3x3x3 Blindfolded 2:05.36 (single); Joël van Noort 3x3x3 One-Handed 37.10 (single); Lars Vandenbergh 4x4x4 Cube 1:06.85 (average); Stefan Pochmann 3x3x3 One-Handed 37.62 (single).
North American records: Bob Burton Master Magic 3.00 (single); Chris Hardwick 3x3x3 Cube 12.87 (single); Chris Szlatenyi 3x3x3 With Feet 3:23.73 (single) and 3x3x3 With Feet 2:13.55 (single); Frank Morris 5x5x5 Cube 2:15.64 (average); Matt Walter 3x3x3 Cube 12.70 (single) and Clock 15.21 (single); Richard Patterson Square-1 38.05 (single) and Square-1 44.28 (average); Ryan Patricio 3x3x3 Cube 13.24 (single).
| Event | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | Jean Pons | 13.00 | 15.10 | ER | France | 15.62 | 15.87 | 13.00 | 13.81 | 18.59 | ||
| 2x2x2 Cube | Masayuki Akimoto (秋元正行) | 7.26 | 8.32 | Japan | 10.60 | 7.26 | 7.71 | 8.63 | 8.61 | |||
| 4x4x4 Cube | Yuki Hayashi (林祐樹) | 1:01.21 | 1:04.63 | WR | Japan | 1:10.31 | 1:01.21 | 1:02.38 | ||||
| 5x5x5 Cube | Frank Morris | 2:04.03 | 2:15.64 | NAR | United States | 2:16.43 | 2:04.03 | 2:26.45 | ||||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | Leyan Lo | 1:46.47 | WR | United States | 2:37.44 | 1:46.47 | ||||||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | Lars Petrus | 38 | Sweden | 38 | ||||||||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | Ryan Patricio | 26.82 | 28.05 | United States | 26.82 | 29.68 | 27.66 | |||||
| Clock | Stefan Pochmann | 9.27 | 10.03 | Germany | 10.07 | 10.74 | 9.27 | |||||
| Megaminx | Stefan Pochmann | 1:44.69 | Germany | 1:44.69 | ||||||||
| Square-1 | Lars Vandenbergh | 27.20 | 34.84 | Belgium | 30.29 | 47.04 | 27.20 | |||||
| 3x3x3 With Feet | Oliver Wolff | 1:54.97 | WR | Germany | 1:54.97 | |||||||
| Magic | Alexander Ooms | 1.40 | 1.46 | WR | Netherlands | DNF | 1.44 | 1.48 | 1.40 | 1.46 | ||
| Master Magic | Stefan Pochmann | 2.79 | WR | Germany | 2.91 | 2.79 | ||||||
| Event | Round | Format | Time limit | Proceed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3x3x3 Cube | First round | Bo3 | 0.00 | |
| Second round | Ao5 | 0.00 | ||
| Final | Ao5 | 0.00 | ||
| 2x2x2 Cube | First round | Bo2 | 0.00 | |
| Final | Ao5 | 0.00 | ||
| 4x4x4 Cube | First round | Bo2 | 0.00 | |
| Final | Mo3 | 0.00 | ||
| 5x5x5 Cube | First round | Bo2 | 0.00 | |
| Final | Mo3 | 0.00 | ||
| 3x3x3 Blindfolded | First round | Bo2 | 0.00 | |
| Final | Bo2 | 0.00 | ||
| 3x3x3 Fewest Moves | First round | Bo1 | 1 hour | |
| Final | Bo1 | 1 hour | ||
| 3x3x3 One-Handed | First round | Bo2 | 0.00 | |
| Final | Mo3 | 0.00 | ||
| Clock | First round | Bo2 | 0.00 | |
| Final | Mo3 | 0.00 | ||
| Megaminx | First round | Bo1 | 0.00 | |
| Final | Bo1 | 0.00 | ||
| Square-1 | First round | Bo2 | 0.00 | |
| Final | Mo3 | 0.00 | ||
| 4x4x4 Blindfolded | Final | Bo2 | 0.00 | |
| 5x5x5 Blindfolded | Final | Bo2 | 0.00 | |
| 3x3x3 With Feet | First round | Bo1 | 0.00 | |
| Final | Bo1 | 0.00 | ||
| Magic | First round | Bo3 | 0.00 | |
| Final | Ao5 | 0.00 | ||
| Master Magic | Final | Bo2 | 0.00 |
Time limit
If you reach the time limit during your solve, the judge will stop you and your result will be DNF (see Regulation A1a4).
Format
The format describes how to determine the ranking of competitors based on their results. The list of allowed formats per event is described in Regulation 9b. See Regulation 9f for a description of each format.