Competitions · United States

Rubik's World Championship 2005

Lake Buena Vista, Florida · 5 November 2005 · 15 events · 149 competitors · 148 personal bests

Stefan Pochmann won four of the 15 events (Clock, Megaminx, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the Magic, won by Alexander Ooms by 0.31 seconds. 149 competitors produced 148 personal bests, 37 of which still stand today, and 47 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A world record

Yuki Hayashi (林祐樹) set the 4×4 single world record: 54.13.

Four wins

Stefan Pochmann — Clock, Megaminx, 5×5 blindfolded, Master Magic

0.31s

closest final — Magic, Alexander Ooms over Stefan Pochmann

148

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Jean Pons	13.00	15.10
2×2	Masayuki Akimoto (秋元正行)	7.26	8.32
4×4	Yuki Hayashi (林祐樹)	1:01.21	1:04.63
5×5	Frank Morris	2:04.03	2:15.64
3×3 blindfolded	Leyan Lo	1:46.47	—
3×3 Fewest Moves	Lars Petrus	38 moves	—
3×3 one-handed	Ryan Patricio	26.82	28.05
Clock	Stefan Pochmann	9.27	10.03
Megaminx	Stefan Pochmann	1:44.69	—
Square-1	Lars Vandenbergh	27.20	34.84
4×4 blindfolded	Dror Vomberg	—	—
5×5 blindfolded	Stefan Pochmann	—	—
3×3 with feet	Oliver Wolff	1:54.97	—
Magic	Alexander Ooms	1.40	1.46
Master Magic	Stefan Pochmann	2.79	—

The PB harvest

148 set · 37 still standing

Quinn Lewis — Magic single 1.14: into the top 8.6% of the event's history.
Stefan Pochmann — Master Magic single 2.79: into the top 13.4% of the event's history.
Stefan Pochmann — Clock single 8.39: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.
Doug Reed — 3×3 single 15.52: into the top 26.2% of the event's history.
Yuki Hayashi (林祐樹) — 4×4 single 54.13: into the top 29.7% of the event's history.
Jaap Scherphuis — Master Magic single 3.68: into the top 36.2% of the event's history.
Michel Bechtatou — Clock single 14.06: into the top 44.1% of the event's history.
Jack Foster — 3×3 single 23.15: into the top 48.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

47 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 417 people who made their debut in 2005. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

93 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

149 competitors · 626 results · 15 events.

Everyone who competed

149 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.