LogoWorld Rubik's Cube Championship 2009
- Date
- Oct 9 - 11, 2009
- City
- Düsseldorf, Germany
- Venue
- Address
- Karl-Hohmann-Straße 1, Düsseldorf
- Website
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 website
- Contact
- WCA Delegates
- Masayuki Akimoto (秋元正行), Ron van Bruchem, and Tyson Mao (毛台勝)
- Information
5th World Rubik's Cube Championship
- Events
- Main event
- Competitors
- 327
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Square-1 WR 10.96
"This is GenIUs" coverage
Compilation video 2
Compilation video
Pictures by François Sechet
Pictures by Owidiusz Pryk
Pictures and videos by Hyppolyte Moreau and Antoine Piau
Spongebob Mosaic
Pictures on www.speedcubers.de
Photos by Maik Wiesegart
Photos by Lars Vandenbergh
Pictures by Philippines team
Russian tv
Pictures and videos of Russian team
Spiegel TV
Bálint Bodor Megaminx 57.94 WR
Pictures by Maik Wiesegart
video of Rubik's Cube final
Pictures by Frank Tiex
Tv appearance
Fastest solve of the competition
Many videos
German national tv after day 2
German national tv
Australian tv
Pictures by Adam Joks
Pictures by Stephane Escaich
- Registration requirements
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- Highlights
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Click here to display the highlights of the competition.
Breandan Vallance won with an average of 10.74 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Erik Akkersdijk finished second (11.52) and Tomasz Żołnowski finished third (11.64).
World records: Bálint Bodor Megaminx 57.94 (single); Dan Cohen 4x4x4 Cube 36.46 (single); Michał Halczuk 7x7x7 Cube 3:43.15 (single); Piotr Michał Padlewski Square-1 10.96 (single); Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) 3x3x3 One-Handed 16.90 (average).
Asian records: Ryosuke Mondo (門戸良介) 5x5x5 Blindfolded 26:30.00 (single); Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) 3x3x3 Fewest Moves 29 (single), 3x3x3 One-Handed 18.64 (average), and 4x4x4 Blindfolded 8:41.85 (single).
European records: Erik Akkersdijk 4x4x4 Cube 39.43 (single); Michał Halczuk 7x7x7 Cube 4:01.23 (average); Piotr Michał Padlewski Square-1 15.21 (average); Rafał Guzewicz 5x5x5 Blindfolded 15:43.00 (single).
North American records: Dan Cohen 4x4x4 Cube 46.94 (average), Megaminx 1:20.34 (single), and Megaminx 1:27.30 (average); Timothy Sun 3x3x3 With Feet 58.38 (single).
South American records: Pedro Santos Guimarães 4x4x4 Cube 53.30 (single), 4x4x4 Cube 1:07.85 (average), 3x3x3 One-Handed 18.27 (single), Megaminx 1:35.77 (average), and 4x4x4 Blindfolded 13:09.00 (single); Renan Mondini Cerpe 2x2x2 Cube 3.33 (single).
3x3x3 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breandan Vallance | 9.63 | 10.74 | NR | United Kingdom | 10.19 | 11.78 | 11.80 | 10.25 | 9.63 | ||
| 2 | Erik Akkersdijk | 10.75 | 11.52 | Netherlands | 11.55 | 11.43 | 14.05 | 10.75 | 11.59 | |||
| 3 | Tomasz Żołnowski | 11.02 | 11.64 | Poland | 11.77 | 11.02 | 11.30 | 11.84 | 12.18 | |||
2x2x2 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rowe Hessler | 2.46 | 3.28 | United States | 5.25 | 3.68 | 3.40 | 2.46 | 2.77 | |||
| 2 | Edouard Chambon | 2.68 | 3.44 | France | 3.56 | 3.75 | 2.68 | 3.02 | DNF | |||
| 3 | Łukasz Ciałoń | 2.68 | 3.58 | Poland | 2.68 | 3.66 | DNF | 3.31 | 3.78 | |||
4x4x4 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shuhei Omura (大村周平) | 43.19 | 45.18 | NR | Japan | 49.05 | 44.31 | 43.19 | 46.08 | 45.16 | ||
| 2 | Durben Joun Virtucio | 44.69 | 48.36 | Philippines | 51.93 | 47.21 | 50.94 | 46.94 | 44.69 | |||
| 3 | Erik Akkersdijk | 39.43 | ER | 49.47 | Netherlands | 39.43 | 55.52 | 48.94 | 43.94 | DNF | ||
5x5x5 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Cohen | 1:10.40 | 1:18.20 | United States | 1:10.40 | 1:19.02 | 1:23.11 | 1:20.59 | 1:15.00 | |||
| 2 | Erik Akkersdijk | 1:19.52 | 1:22.97 | Netherlands | 1:38.05 | 1:21.81 | 1:21.38 | 1:25.72 | 1:19.52 | |||
| 3 | Michał Halczuk | 1:21.50 | 1:25.49 | Poland | 1:26.46 | 1:26.06 | 1:21.50 | 1:26.55 | 1:23.96 | |||
6x6x6 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Cohen | 2:22.58 | 2:36.65 | United States | 2:57.27 | 2:30.09 | 2:22.58 | |||||
| 2 | Michał Halczuk | 2:47.22 | 2:52.02 | Poland | 2:48.97 | 2:59.86 | 2:47.22 | |||||
| 3 | Erik Akkersdijk | 2:37.94 | NR | 2:54.59 | NR | Netherlands | 3:17.03 | 2:37.94 | 2:48.80 | |||
7x7x7 Cube
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michał Halczuk | 3:43.15 | WR | 4:01.23 | ER | Poland | 4:11.28 | 3:43.15 | 4:09.27 | |||
| 2 | Bence Barát | 3:57.13 | 4:07.73 | NR | Hungary | 4:09.03 | 4:17.03 | 3:57.13 | ||||
| 3 | Dan Cohen | 3:50.00 | 4:25.87 | United States | 3:50.00 | 4:42.96 | 4:44.64 | |||||
3x3x3 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillain Potron | 1:05.43 | NR | DNF | France | 1:05.43 | 1:39.56 | DNF | ||||
| 2 | Rafał Guzewicz | 1:10.63 | DNF | Poland | 1:16.18 | DNF | 1:10.63 | |||||
| 3 | Timothy Sun | 1:14.06 | DNF | United States | 1:22.93 | 1:14.06 | DNF | |||||
3x3x3 Fewest Moves
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivér Perge | 26 | NR | Hungary | 26 | |||||||
| 2 | Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) | 29 | AsR | Japan | 29 | |||||||
| 3 | Bence Barát | 30 | Hungary | 30 | ||||||||
| 3 | Maarten Smit | 30 | Netherlands | 30 | ||||||||
3x3x3 One-Handed
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) | 15.55 | 16.90 | WR | Japan | 17.18 | 15.55 | 16.40 | 22.38 | 17.11 | ||
| 2 | Shuhei Omura (大村周平) | 18.80 | 19.97 | Japan | 23.22 | 20.83 | 20.03 | 19.05 | 18.80 | |||
| 3 | Rowe Hessler | 15.33 | 20.02 | United States | 15.33 | 27.46 | 21.06 | 15.59 | 23.40 | |||
Clock
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koen Wermer | 8.18 | NR | 9.43 | NR | Netherlands | 9.11 | 8.53 | 10.65 | 12.77 | 8.18 | |
| 2 | Ernesto Fernández Regueira | 8.61 | 9.54 | NR | Spain | 8.61 | 9.83 | DNF | 9.02 | 9.77 | ||
| 3 | Dennis Strehlau | 9.27 | 10.47 | Germany | 9.66 | 9.27 | 11.13 | 10.61 | 11.78 | |||
Megaminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bálint Bodor | 57.94 | WR | 1:05.32 | NR | Hungary | 1:08.53 | 1:09.50 | 57.94 | |||
| 2 | Simon Westlund | 1:08.00 | NR | 1:09.98 | NR | Sweden | 1:08.00 | 1:12.25 | 1:09.68 | |||
| 3 | Takumi Yoshida (吉田匠) | 1:10.46 | 1:11.93 | Japan | 1:14.53 | 1:10.81 | 1:10.46 | |||||
Pyraminx
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yohei Oka (岡要平) | 3.88 | 4.87 | Japan | 4.61 | 3.88 | 5.08 | 5.77 | 4.93 | |||
| 2 | Tomasz Kiedrowicz | 5.34 | 5.79 | Poland | 5.63 | 5.34 | 6.40 | 5.34 | 6.80 | |||
| 3 | Oscar Roth Andersen | 5.00 | 6.26 | Denmark | 7.61 | 6.33 | 5.93 | 6.52 | 5.00 | |||
Square-1
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piotr Michał Padlewski | 10.96 | WR | 15.21 | ER | Poland | 16.30 | 10.96 | 17.91 | 13.86 | 15.47 | |
| 2 | Dan Cohen | 13.28 | 17.64 | United States | 13.28 | 17.28 | 17.71 | 19.72 | 17.94 | |||
| 3 | Grzegorz Prusak | 16.90 | 20.77 | Poland | 21.56 | DNF | 22.05 | 16.90 | 18.69 | |||
4x4x4 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kai Jiptner | 7:02.66 | NR | Germany | DNF | 7:02.66 | ||||||
| 2 | Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) | 8:41.85 | AsR | Japan | DNF | 8:41.85 | ||||||
| 3 | Chris Hardwick | 9:41.87 | United States | DNF | 9:41.87 | |||||||
5x5x5 Blindfolded
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafał Guzewicz | 15:43.00 | ER | Poland | 15:43.00 | DNF | ||||||
| 2 | Chris Hardwick | 24:46.00 | United States | DNF | 24:46.00 | |||||||
| 3 | Ryosuke Mondo (門戸良介) | 26:30.00 | AsR | Japan | DNF | 26:30.00 | ||||||
3x3x3 Multi-Blind
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Habermaas | 12/14 52:50 | Germany | 12/14 52:50 | ||||||||
| 2 | Dennis Strehlau | 11/12 57:00 | Germany | 11/12 57:00 | ||||||||
| 3 | Timothy Sun | 6/6 36:59 | United States | 6/6 36:59 | ||||||||
3x3x3 With Feet
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) | 55.34 | NR | Japan | 55.34 | |||||||
| 2 | Erik Akkersdijk | 1:06.31 | Netherlands | 1:06.31 | ||||||||
| 3 | Timothy Sun | 1:12.71 | United States | 1:12.71 | ||||||||
Magic
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivér Perge | 0.94 | 1.01 | Hungary | 1.02 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 1.02 | DNF | |||
| 2 | Bálint Bodor | 0.88 | 1.05 | Hungary | 2.16 | 1.27 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.88 | |||
| 3 | Máté Horváth | 0.97 | 1.06 | Hungary | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.34 | 0.97 | 1.09 | |||
Master Magic
| # | Name | Best | Average | Representing | Solves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Máté Horváth | 1.93 | 2.22 | Hungary | 2.36 | 2.21 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 1.93 | |||
| 2 | Milán Baticz | 2.02 | 2.47 | Hungary | 2.86 | 2.96 | 2.02 | 2.11 | 2.43 | |||
| 3 | Piotr Michał Padlewski | 2.69 | 2.96 | NR | Poland | 2.96 | 3.88 | 3.21 | 2.69 | 2.72 | ||