2003 World Rubik's Games Championship
The 2003 World Rubik's Games Championship was held August 23-24 in Toronto, Canada at the Ontario Science Center. There were 13 different events, involving the Rubik's Cube and variations as well as other Rubik's puzzles. Listed below are the champions of each event. For full results of each event, click the link in the reference section.
For the Rubik's Cube, the best of five attempts was taken. For the 4x4 and 5x5 cubes the average of all three attempts was the overall score. In Rubik's Magic and Master Magic, the best of three attempts were taken. Finally, for 3x3 One-Handed the best of two attempts was taken. Both average and best times could count towards National, Continental, and World Records even if that measurement did not determine the overall winner.
| Event [1] | Name | Country | Best | Status | Average | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubik's Cube | Dan Knights | USA | 18.76 | None | 20.00 | WR | 21.13/19.93/18.95/22.07/18.76 |
| 4x4 Cube | Masayuki Akimoto | Japan | 1:27.06 | None | 1:36.98 | None | 1:43.40/1:27.06/1:40.49 |
| 5x5 Cube | Masayuki Akimoto | Japan | 2:46.96 | AsR | 2:50.45 | WR | 2:56.76/2:47.62/2:46.96 |
| 3x3 Blindfolded | Dror Vomberg | Israel | 3:56.00 | WR | N/A | N/A | |
| 3x3 One-Handed | Chris Hardwick | USA | 44.98 | WR | N/A | N/A | 44.98/1:00.45 |
| 3x3 Fewest Moves | Mirek Goljan | Czech Republic | 29 | WR | N/A | N/A | |
| Megaminx | Grant Tregay | USA | 2:12.82 | WR | N/A | N/A | |
| Pyraminx | Andy Bellenir | USA | 14.09 | WR | N/A | N/A | |
| Square-1 | Lars Vandenbergh | Belgium | 41.80 | WR | N/A | N/A | |
| Rubik's Clock | Jaap Scherphuis | Netherlands | 38.97 | WR | N/A | N/A | |
| Rubik's Magic | Jaap Scherphuis | Netherlands | 3.06 | WR | N/A | N/A | 5.34/3.19/3.06 |
| Master Magic | Jaap Scherphuis | Netherlands | 8.22 | WR | N/A | N/A | 9.91/13.92/8.22 |
| 4x4 Blindfolded | Dror Vomberg | Israel | 22:35.00 | WR | N/A | N/A | |
WR = World Record
AsR = Asian Record