2003 Rubik's Cube World Championship

The 2003 Rubik's Cube World Championship, also known as WC2003, was a competition for speedsolving 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.^[1] It was held in Toronto and was attended by 83 participants.^[2] The competition led to the formation of the World Cube Association in 2004.^[2] Most notably, it was the first speedcubing competition since 1982, and the first in the 21st century. The next world championship was held in 2005 in Florida, United States, with some differences, the most notable being the addition of the 3x3x3 'With Feet' event.

SportSpeedcubing

LocationToronto, Canada

Date23–24 August 2003

Host Canada

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2003 Rubik's Cube World Championship

Tournament information
Sport	Speedcubing
Location	Toronto, Canada
Date	23–24 August 2003
Host	Canada
Venue	Ontario Science Center
Final positions
1st runner-up	Jessica Fridrich
2nd runner-up	David Wesley
Final champion
Dan Knights
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Dan Knights from the United States was the winner with an average time of 20.00 seconds. The average was calculated over the middle three of five solve times (which excludes the fastest and slowest). The prize for first place was 5,000 Canadian dollars.^[3]