The 2003 Rubik's Cube World Championship, also known as WC2003, was a competition for

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the 3×3×3 Rubik's Cube, and various other mechanical puzzles that are operated by twisting groups of pieces, commonly known as ''twisty puzzles''. It was held in

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and was attended by 83 participants. The competition led to the formation of the

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in 2004. Most notably, it was the first

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competition since

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, and the first in the 21st century. The next world championship was held in 2005 in

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, with some differences, the most notable being the addition of the 3x3x3 'With Feet' event. Dan Knights from the United States was the winner with an average time of 20.00 seconds. The average was calculated by calculating the mean of the middle three of five solve times (which excludes the fastest and slowest). The prize for first place was 5,000 Canadian dollars.

Results

3x3x3

4x4x4

5x5x5

3x3x3 Blindfolded

3x3x3 Fewest Moves

3x3x3 One Handed

Clock

Megaminx

Pyraminx

Square-1

4x4x4 Blindfolded

5x5x5 Blindfolded

Magic

Master Magic

WR = World Record ER = European Record AsR = Asian Record NAR = North American Record NR = National Record DNF = Did Not Finish

References

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