| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Speedcubing |
| Location | Toronto, Canada |
| Dates | 23 August 2003–24 August 2003 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Dan Knights |
| 1st runners-up | Jessica Fridrich |
| 2nd runners-up |  David Wesley |
The World Rubik's Games Championship 2003 was a competition for speedsolving the 3×3×3 Rubik's Cube.
It was held from August 23 to August 24, 2003 in Toronto. Dan Knights from the United States was the winner with a single of 18.76 and average of 20.00.[1][2]
History
editAs speedcubing gained traction again in the late 1990s, many began sharing their times and eventually wanted to compete in an actual competition. Initially the competition was meant to take place at Columbia University in New York City in the beginning of 2002 but this was cancelled due to the September 11 attacks. They then planned to hold it in June of 2002 in London alongside the Mind Sports Olympiad but then also fell through. At Dutch Cube Day 2002, a discussion was held about the next world championship, and Dan Gosby eventually secured a venue in Toronto and had the competition sponsored by SevenTowns. [3]
First day
editThe competition began with a shaky start. It quickly became apparent that the vast majority of the staff were unqualified and the regulations were not good enough. At the start, there was only one scrambler to scramble for all 88 competitors. Due to being so far behind schedule, the scramblers began giving out many misscrambled cubes. [3]
Second day
editThe second day of the competition went significantly better than the first, and many world records were set. At the end of the day, Dan Knights was announced as the world champion.
Results
editThe results were: [2]
| Place | Name | Average | Status | Country | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Attempt 4 | Attempt 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Knights | 20.00 | WR | USA |
21.13 | 19.93 | 18.95 | 22.07 | 18.76 |
| 2 | Jessica Fridrich | 20.48 | USA |
27.53 | 22.22 | 17.33 | 17.12 | 21.88 | |
| 3 | David Wesley | 20.96 | ER | Sweden |
24.87 | 21.82 | 19.81 | 19.84 | 21.22 |
| 4 | Lars Vandenbergh | 21.54 | NR |  Belgium |
21.42 | 19.27 | 21.49 | 22.19 | 21.70 |
| 5 | Jess Bonde | 21.68 | NR |  Denmark |
20.34 | 21.29 | 23.42 | 25.06 | 19.21 |
| 6 | David Allen | 21.92 | USA |
22.13 | 17.96 | 27.67 | 24.06 | 19.56 | |
| 7 | Gene Means | 22.10 | USA |
29.28 | 20.92 | 21.48 | 23.88 | 20.93 | |
| 8 | Ron van Bruchem | 22.92 | NR |  Netherlands |
25.97 | 24.46 | 24.71 | 19.58 | 19.46 |
WR = World Record
ER = European Record
NR = National Record
References
edit- ^ speedcubing.com Retrieved October 10, 2020
- ^ a b worldcubeassociation.org Retrieved October 10, 2020
- ^ a b speedsolving.comRetrieved October 14, 2020