Rubik's World Championship 2005
| Rubik's World Championship 2005 | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Lake Buena Vista, USA |
| Date(s): | 2005 November 5–6 |
| Preceded by: | WC2003 |
| Succeeded by: | WC2007 |
World Rubik's Games Championship 2005 (usually called World Championship 2005, abbreviated to WC2005) was a speedcubing World Championship held at the Disney Pop Century Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, on November 5-6, 2005. It was the first World Championship after the creation of the WCA. It was organized by the WC2005 Organization Team, headed by Ron van Bruchem, Tyson Mao, and Gilles Roux.
This competition also took the place of US Nationals 2005 due to it being located within the US.
Winners
Jean Pons won the 3×3 final with an average time of 15.10s. Edouard Chambon was second and Shotaro Makisumi was third.
- 3x3x3 Cube: Jean Pons
- 2x2x2 Cube: Masayuki Akimoto (秋元正行)
- 4x4x4 Cube: Yuki Hayashi (林祐樹)
- 5x5x5 Cube: Frank Morris
- 3x3x3 Blindfolded: Leyan Lo
- 3x3x3 Fewest Moves: Lars Petrus
- 3x3x3 One-Handed: Ryan Patricio
- 3x3x3 With Feet: Oliver Wolff
- Megaminx: Stefan Pochmann
- Rubik's Clock: Stefan Pochmann
- Square-1: Lars Vandenbergh
- Rubik's Magic: Alexander Ooms
- Master Magic: Stefan Pochmann
The 2005 championship also featured a One-Handed Magic event with three competitors. Bob Burton won the event with "a world record of 3.89 seconds".[1]
World Records Set
- 4x4 single of 54.13 by Yuki Hayashi (First Round)
- 4x4 average of 1:01.21 by Yuki Hayashi (Final)
- 3x3 Blindfolded single of 1:46.47 by Leyan Lo (Final)
- 3x3 With Feet single of 1:54.97 by Oliver Wolff (Final)
- Megaminx single of 1:41.82 by Stefan Pochmann (First Round)
- Rubik's Clock single of 8.39 by Stefan Pochmann (First Round)
- Rubik's Magic single of 1.14 by Quinn Lewis (First Round)
- Rubik's Magic average of 1.46 by Alexander Ooms (Final)
- Master Magic single of 2.79 by Stefan Pochmann (Final)
Trivia
- To the amusement of many cubers, a large sign spelling out "POP", indicating the name of the venue, adorned one of the buildings at the resort.
- There were 4x4x4 and 5x5x5 Blindfolded events but neither of the competitors achieved a successful solve.
Media and Reports
- Report and Photos by Jon Morris (Internet Archive)
- Photos by Joël van Noort (Internet Archive)
- Report by Bob Burton (Internet Archive)
External Links
- WC2005 full results on WCA Database
- Rubik's World Championship 2005, Official website (Internet Archive)
