World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007
- Date
- Oct 5 - 7, 2007
- City
- Budapest, Hungary
- Venue
- Address
- Alkotas utca 63-67, 1123 Budapest
- Details
Patria theatre
- Website
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007 website
- Contact
- WCA Delegates
- Gilles Roux, Ron van Bruchem, and Tyson Mao (毛台勝)
- Information
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 214
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Article 3, before competition
Article on Caboodle.hu
Article before competition
Article 2, before competition
Article in Hungarian, before competition
Article in Hungarian 2, before competition
Article in Hungarian 3, before competition
Article in Hungarian 4, before competition
Article in Hungarian 5, before competition
Article in Hungarian 6, before competition
Article in German, before competition
BBC
Article 4, before the competition
Article 5, before the competition
Article 6, before the competition
Article 8, before competition
Article 9, before competition
Article 10, before competition
Article 1
Article 2: Time
Article Hungarian 1: Metro
Article Hungarian 4
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7 minute video on Guardian unlimited
Dan Harris on newspaper website
BBC: Dan Harris and Dave Hedley Jones
CNN: Ryan Patricio and Leyan Lo
Polish tv
Anssi Vanhala feet solving
Press video by ITN
Video of fastest 3x3 solve of WC 2007
Eivind Fonn on Norwegian tv
German tv
Another video on Guardian unlimited
Ryan Patricio on CNN
Andrew Kang on MyFox Atlanta
Pictures by Pedro Santos
Videos by Pedro Santos
Pictures and videos by Dennis Nilsson
Pictures by Markus Pirzer
Pictures by Bernett Orlando
- Registration requirements
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- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Yu Nakajima (中島悠) won with an average of 12.46 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Andrew Kang finished second (13.05) and Mitsuki Gunji (郡司光貴) finished third (13.05).
World records: Erik Akkersdijk Megaminx 1:17.46 (single) and Megaminx 1:19.16 (average); Mátyás Kuti 5x5x5 Cube 1:45.07 (average); Rafał Guzewicz 3x3x3 Multi-Blind 6/6 47:58 (single) and 3x3x3 Multi-Blind Old Style 6/6 47:58 (single); Ryan Patricio 3x3x3 One-Handed 21.13 (average); Łukasz Ciałoń 2x2x2 Cube 3.91 (average).
Asian records: Bernett Orlando 5x5x5 Blindfolded 55:39.00 (single), 3x3x3 Multi-Blind 3/3 27:04 (single), and 3x3x3 Multi-Blind Old Style 3/3 27:04 (single); Mitsuki Gunji (郡司光貴) 3x3x3 One-Handed 18.06 (single); Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) 2x2x2 Cube 2.82 (single) and 3x3x3 Blindfolded 1:39.56 (single); Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) 3x3x3 Fewest Moves 37 (single) and 4x4x4 Blindfolded 12:58.00 (single).
Oceanian records: Peter Still Magic 2.91 (single) and Magic 3.17 (average).
European records: Dror Vomberg 4x4x4 Blindfolded 12:22.00 (single); Tomasz Żołnowski 5x5x5 Cube 1:42.51 (single).
North American records: Andrew Kang 3x3x3 Cube 13.44 (average) and 3x3x3 Cube 13.05 (average); Bob Burton Clock 18.04 (average).
South American records: Pedro Santos Guimarães 3x3x3 Cube 15.77 (single), 3x3x3 Cube 16.67 (average), 3x3x3 Cube 13.00 (single), 4x4x4 Cube 1:32.78 (single), 4x4x4 Cube 1:22.02 (single), 3x3x3 Blindfolded 2:08.97 (single), 3x3x3 One-Handed 26.52 (single), 3x3x3 One-Handed 26.47 (single), and 3x3x3 One-Handed 27.30 (average).
3x3x3 Cube
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 11.50 | 12.46 | NR | Japan | 11.50 | 13.43 | 14.38 | 12.16 | 11.78 | ||
2 | Andrew Kang | 10.88 | 13.05 | NAR | United States | 15.33 | 15.18 | 11.90 | 10.88 | 12.06 | ||
3 | Mitsuki Gunji (郡司光貴) | 12.41 | 13.05 | Japan | 12.66 | 16.50 | 12.41 | 12.61 | 13.88 |
2x2x2 Cube
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Łukasz Ciałoń | 3.27 | 3.91 | WR | Poland | 4.28 | 3.65 | 4.96 | 3.27 | 3.80 | ||
2 | Milán Baticz | 3.40 | 4.63 | Hungary | 3.84 | 3.40 | 5.00 | 5.04 | 5.87 | |||
3 | Mátyás Kuti | 3.78 | 4.73 | Hungary | 3.78 | 4.81 | 5.46 | 5.44 | 3.93 |
4x4x4 Cube
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Mátyás Kuti | 57.43 | 1:02.37 | Hungary | 1:02.78 | 57.43 | 1:10.36 | 1:06.61 | 57.71 | |||
2 | Milán Baticz | 57.08 | 1:02.92 | Hungary | 1:14.90 | 59.00 | 1:04.40 | 1:05.36 | 57.08 | |||
3 | Erik Akkersdijk | 58.63 | 1:03.69 | Netherlands | 1:10.00 | 1:12.63 | 58.63 | 1:01.13 | 59.94 |
5x5x5 Cube
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Mátyás Kuti | 1:43.68 | NR | 1:45.07 | WR | Hungary | 1:46.65 | 1:46.78 | 1:43.69 | 1:44.88 | 1:43.68 | |
2 | Frédérick Badie | 1:46.28 | 1:49.90 | NR | France | 1:48.50 | 1:46.28 | 1:47.84 | 3:43.68 | 1:53.36 | ||
3 | Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 1:47.65 | 1:50.46 | Japan | 1:50.65 | 1:52.58 | 1:59.77 | 1:48.15 | 1:47.65 |
3x3x3 Blindfolded
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Rafał Guzewicz | 1:32.53 | DNF | Poland | 2:04.00 | DNF | 1:32.53 | |||||
2 | Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) | 1:39.56 | AsR | DNF | Japan | DNF | 1:39.56 | DNF | ||||
3 | Tyson Mao (毛台勝) | 1:43.32 | DNF | United States | DNF | 1:43.32 | DNF |
3x3x3 Fewest Moves
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Zbigniew Zborowski | 35 | Poland | 35 | ||||||||
2 | Piotr Kózka | 37 | Poland | 37 | ||||||||
2 | Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) | 37 | AsR | Japan | 37 |
3x3x3 One-Handed
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Ryan Patricio | 19.18 | 21.13 | WR | United States | 22.46 | 21.53 | 19.18 | 19.41 | 27.40 | ||
2 | Milán Baticz | 19.52 | NR | 23.31 | Hungary | 19.52 | 20.94 | 26.06 | 25.09 | 23.90 | ||
3 | Dan Dzoan | 21.06 | 23.32 | United States | 25.05 | 21.06 | 22.78 | 23.58 | 23.59 |
Clock
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Ernesto Fernández Regueira | 10.37 | 11.20 | NR | Spain | 10.37 | 11.53 | 11.71 | ||||
2 | Mitsuki Gunji (郡司光貴) | 10.21 | 11.54 | Japan | 10.69 | 10.21 | 13.73 | |||||
3 | Mátyás Kuti | 10.06 | 12.92 | Hungary | 10.06 | 11.12 | 17.58 |
Megaminx
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Erik Akkersdijk | 1:17.46 | WR | 1:19.16 | WR | Netherlands | 1:19.60 | 1:17.46 | 1:20.43 | |||
2 | Stefan Pochmann | 1:21.96 | NR | 1:23.79 | NR | Germany | 1:23.53 | 1:21.96 | 1:25.89 | |||
3 | Stefan Łapicki | 1:41.41 | NR | 1:43.47 | NR | Poland | 1:41.41 | 1:43.52 | 1:45.48 |
Pyraminx
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Grzegorz Łuczyna | 5.73 | 6.74 | Poland | 6.37 | 7.29 | 9.89 | 5.73 | 6.55 | |||
2 | Piotr Kózka | 6.02 | 7.64 | Poland | 10.15 | 8.23 | 8.26 | 6.42 | 6.02 | |||
3 | Mátyás Kuti | 6.62 | NR | 7.97 | NR | Hungary | 10.96 | 8.56 | 8.39 | 6.62 | 6.96 |
Square-1
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Grzegorz Prusak | 20.40 | 21.34 | Poland | 21.45 | 22.18 | 20.40 | |||||
2 | Lars Vandenbergh | 26.15 | 26.88 | Belgium | 26.15 | 26.18 | 28.32 | |||||
3 | Michał Robaczyk | 27.39 | 28.46 | Poland | 30.59 | 27.40 | 27.39 |
4x4x4 Blindfolded
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Chris Hardwick | 12:01.00 | United States | DNF | 12:01.00 | |||||||
2 | Dror Vomberg | 12:22.00 | ER | Israel | DNF | 12:22.00 | ||||||
3 | Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) | 12:58.00 | AsR | Japan | DNF | 12:58.00 |
5x5x5 Blindfolded
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Bernett Orlando | 55:39.00 | AsR | India | 55:39.00 |
3x3x3 Multi-Blind
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Rafał Guzewicz | 6/6 47:58 | WR | Poland | 6/6 47:58 | |||||||
2 | Bernett Orlando | 3/3 27:04 | AsR | India | 3/3 27:04 | |||||||
3 | Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) | 2/2 12:12 | NR | Japan | 2/2 12:12 |
3x3x3 With Feet
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Anssi Vanhala | 49.33 | Finland | 49.33 | ||||||||
2 | Erik Akkersdijk | 1:11.56 | NR | Netherlands | 1:11.56 | |||||||
3 | Oliver Wolff | 1:48.31 | Germany | 1:48.31 |
Magic
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Róbert Örkényi | 1.01 | 1.19 | Hungary | 1.06 | 1.01 | 1.40 | DNF | 1.12 | |||
2 | Mátyás Kuti | 0.93 | 1.20 | Hungary | 0.98 | 1.67 | 2.03 | 0.93 | 0.96 | |||
3 | Tim Reynolds | 1.15 | 1.23 | United States | 1.15 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.21 | 1.18 |
Master Magic
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Máté Horváth | 2.03 | 2.24 | Hungary | 2.14 | 2.71 | 2.45 | 2.14 | 2.03 | |||
2 | Mátyás Kuti | 2.21 | 2.80 | Hungary | 3.34 | 3.09 | 2.21 | 2.47 | 2.85 | |||
3 | Bálint Horváth | 2.62 | 2.98 | Hungary | 3.13 | 2.97 | 2.62 | DNF | 2.83 |
3x3x3 Multi-Blind Old Style
# | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
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1 | Rafał Guzewicz | 6/6 47:58 | WR | Poland | 6/6 47:58 | |||||||
2 | Bernett Orlando | 3/3 27:04 | AsR | India | 3/3 27:04 | |||||||
3 | Sinpei Araki (荒木慎平) | 2/2 12:12 | NR | Japan | 2/2 12:12 |