World Rubik's Cube Championship 1982
World Rubik's Cube Championship 1982 (usually calleld World Championship 1982, abbreviated to WC1982) was a speedcubing World Championship held in Budapest, Hungary on Jun 5, 1982. It was the first World Championship and the only one until WC2003. Since it took place before the creation of the WCA, it was retroactively declared an official competition.
Competitors
The 19 competitors were winners of their respective national championships.
Results
WC1982 had only one event, one round of 3x3 speedsolve in a best-of-3 format. Minh Thai (USA) won with a best single time of 22.95 seconds, setting the world record, followed by Guus Razoux Schultz (Netherlands) and Zoltán Lábas (Hungary). Other Notable competitors intclude Lars Petrus (Sweden), who finished 4th, and Jessica Fridrich (Czech Republic), who finished 7th.
Trivia
- Competitors had to use brand-new cubes, and for some on a color scheme they were not used to.
- In Finland the national championship (won by Jari Sandkvist) was in tournament style where they raced head to head.
