Speedcubing World Championships 2009

The 5th Speedcubing World Championships were held from October 9th to 11th, 2009 in the Burg-Wächter Castello in Düsseldorf . World champions were chosen in 19 disciplines. There were also three other unofficial competitions.

The total prize money was 21,500 euros. The most valuable win was in the supreme discipline Rubik's Cube with 5000 euros.

New world records

In the course of the tournament, the following new world records were set:

• Yumu Tabuchi (Japan) in the Rubik's Cube One-handed discipline ; Average time: 16.90 s.
• Bálint Bodor (Hungary) in the Megaminx discipline ; best individual time: 57.94 s.
• Piotr Michal Padlewski (Poland) in the Square-1 discipline ; best individual time: 10.96 s.
• Michal Halczuk (Poland) in the 7 × 7 × 7-Cube discipline ; best individual time: 3: 43.15 min

Results

Rubik's Cube (3 × 3 × 3)

Each participant had 5 attempts, the average was decisive.

space	Attendees	Best time	∅
1.	Breandan Vallance	9.63 s	10.74 s
2.	Erik Akkersdijk	10.75 s	11.52 s
3.	Tomasz Zolnowski	11.02 s	11.64 s

4 × 4 × 4 cube

Each participant had 5 attempts, the average was decisive.

space	Attendees	Best time	∅
1.	Syuhei Omura	43.19 s	45.18 s
2.	Durben Joun Virtucio	44.69 s	48.36 s
3.	Erik Akkersdijk	39.43 s	49.47 s

Akkersdijk's best time of 39.43 s meant a new European record.

5 × 5 × 5 cube

Each participant had 5 attempts, the average was decisive.

space	Attendees	Best time	∅
1.	Dan Cohen	1: 10.40 min	1: 18.20 min
2.	Erik Akkersdijk	1: 19.52 min	1: 22.97 min
3.	Michael Halczuk	1: 21.50 min	1: 25.49 min

2 × 2 × 2 cube

Each participant had 5 attempts, the average was decisive.

space	Attendees	Best time	∅
1.	Rowe Hessler	2.46 s	3.28 s
2.	Edouard Chambon	2.68 s	3.44 s
3.	Lukasz Cialon	2.68 s	3.58 s

Rubik's Cube (3 × 3 × 3) Blindfolded

Each participant had 3 attempts, the best was rated.

space	Attendees	∅
1.	Guillain Potron	1: 05.43 min
2.	Rafal Guzewicz	1: 10.63 min
3.	Timothy Sun	1: 14.06 min

Rubik's Cube One-handed

Each participant had 5 attempts, the average was decisive.

space	Attendees	Best time	∅
1.	Yumu Tabuchi	15.55 s	16.90 s
2.	Syuhei Omura	18.80 s	19.97 s
3.	Rowe Hessler	15.33 s	20.02 s

Tabuchi's winning time of 16.90 s meant a new world record.

Rubik's Cube: With Feet

space	Attendees	∅
1.	Yumu Tabuchi	55.34 s
2.	Erik Akkersdijk	1: 06.31 min
3.	Timothy Sun	1: 12.71 min

Rubik's Cube: Fewest Moves

space	Attendees	∅
1.	Olivér Perge	26th
2.	Yumu Tabuchi	29
3.	Bence Barat	30th
3.	Maarten Smit	30th

Tabuchi's 29 moves set a new Asian record.

Megaminx

Each participant had 3 attempts, the average was decisive.

space	Attendees	Best time	∅
1.	Bálint Bodor	57.94 s	1: 05.32 min
2.	Simon Westlund	1: 08.00 min	1: 09.98 min
3.	Takumi Yoshida	1: 10.46 min	1: 11.93 min

Bodor's best time of 57.94 s meant a new world record.

Pyraminx

Each participant had 5 attempts, the average was decisive.

space	Attendees	Best time	∅
1.	Yohei Oka	3.88 s	4.87 s
2.	Tomasz Kiedrowicz	5.34 s	5.79 s
3.	Oscar Roth Andersen	5.00 s	6.26 s

Square-1

Each participant had 5 attempts, the average was decisive.

space	Attendees	Best time	∅
1.	Piotr Michal Padlewski	10.96 s	15.21 s
2.	Dan Cohen	13.28 s	17.64 s
3.	Grzegorz Prusak	16.90 s	20.77 s

Padlewski's best time of 10.96 s meant a new world record. Padlewski's average time of 15.21 s meant a new European record.

Rubik's Clock

Each participant had 5 attempts, the average was decisive.

space	Attendees	Best time	∅
1.	Koen Wermer	8.18 s	9.43 s
2.	Ernesto Fernández Regueira	8.61 s	9.54 s
3.	Dennis Strehlau	9.27 s	10.47 s

6 × 6 × 6 cube

Each participant had 3 attempts, the average was decisive.

space	Attendees	Best time	∅
1.	Dan Cohen	2: 22.58 min	2: 36.65 min
2.	Michael Halczuk	2: 47.22 min	2: 52.02 min
3.	Erik Akkersdijk	2: 37.94 min	2: 54.59 min

7 × 7 × 7 cube

Each participant had 3 attempts, the average was decisive.

space	Attendees	Best time	∅
1.	Michal Halczuk	3: 43.15 min	4: 01.23 min
2.	Bence Barat	3: 57.13 min	4: 07.73 min
3.	Dan Cohen	3: 50.00 min	4: 25.87 min

Halczuk's best time of 3: 43.15 minutes meant a new world record.

Rubik's Magic

Each participant had 5 attempts, the average was decisive.

space	Attendees	Best time	∅
1.	Olivér Perge	0.94 s	1.01 s
2.	Bálint Bodor	0.88 s	1.05 s
3.	Máté Horváth	0.97 s	1.06 s

Master Magic

Each participant had 5 attempts, the average was decisive.

space	Attendees	Best time	∅
1.	Máté Horváth	1.93 s	2.22 s
2.	Milán Baticz	2.02 s	2.47 s
3.	Piotr Michal Padlewski	2.69 s	2.96 s

4 × 4 × 4 cube blindfolded

Each participant had 2 attempts, the better one was counted.

space	Attendees	∅
1.	Kai Jiptner	7: 02.66 min
2.	Yumu Tabuchi	8: 41.85 min
3.	Chris Hardwick	9: 41.87 min

Tabuchi's best time of 8: 41.85 minutes meant a new Asian record.

5 × 5 × 5 cube blindfolded

Each participant had 2 attempts, the better one was counted.

space	Attendees	∅
1.	Rafal Guzewicz	15:43 min
2.	Chris Hardwick	24:46 min
3.	Ryosuke Mondo	26:30 min

Guzewicz's best time of 15:43 minutes meant a new European record. Mondon's best time of 26:30 minutes meant a new Asian record.

Rubik's Cube: Multiple Blindfolded

38 people took part in this competition.

space	Attendees	∅
1.	Tim Habermaas	12/14 52:50 min
2.	Dennis Strehlau	11/12 57:00 min
3.	Timothy Sun	06/60 36:59 min

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.speedcubing.com

Web links

• www.speedcubing.com ; Site of the 2009 World Cup
• www.worldcubeassociation.org ; Winner list of the 2009 World Cup