1982 World Rubik's Cube Championship facts for kids
Minh Thai standing next to the timer after setting his 22.95 world record single.
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| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | Speedcubing |
| Location | Budapest, Hungary |
| Dates | 5 June 1982–5 June 1982 |
| Teams | 19 |
| Final champion | |
 Minh Thai |
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The 1982 World Rubik's Cube Championship was a special event where people competed to solve the 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube as fast as possible. This is called speedcubing.
The competition happened in Budapest, Hungary, on June 5, 1982. People from 19 different countries came to show off their skills. Minh Thai from the United States won the championship. His best time was an amazing 22.95 seconds! Each person had three tries, and their fastest time counted. The winner received a cool gold-plated Rubik's Cube.
One of the judges, David Singmaster, said the event was well-organized. But there was a small problem when the power for the TV and timer went out during one try. The cubes used in the competition were chosen by Ernő Rubik, who invented the cube. Singmaster said the competitors thought the cubes were "pretty good." However, Jessica Fridrich, who competed, later said the cubes were "really hard to turn." She felt they were not ready for serious speedcubing.
This championship was the very first official speedcubing competition ever. The next big competition didn't happen until 2003 in Canada. That one had many new rules and included other types of puzzles, not just the classic Rubik's Cube.
Competition Results
Here are the results from the 1982 World Rubik's Cube Championship:
| Place | Name | Time | Status | Country | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 |
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| 1 | Minh Thai | 22.95 | WR |  USA |
27.16 | 22.95 | 27.97 |
| 2 | Guus Razoux Schultz | 24.32 | ER |  Netherlands |
24.32 | 31.51 | 26.51 |
| 3 | Zoltán Lábas | 24.49 | NR |  Hungary |
24.49 | 27.58 | 28.21 |
| 4 | Lars Petrus | 24.57 | NR |  Sweden |
35.42 | 33.11 | 24.57 |
| 5 | Ken'ichi Ueno (上野健一) | 24.91 | AsR |  Japan |
27.56 | 27.90 | 24.91 |
| 6 | Jérôme Jean-Charles | 25.06 | NR |  France |
27.87 | 31.18 | 25.06 |
| 7 | Julian Chilvers | 25.95 | NR |  United Kingdom |
30.59 | 25.95 | 27.46 |
| 8 | Duc Trinh | 26.63 | NR |  Canada |
37.44 | 26.63 | 36.09 |
| 9 | Giuseppe Romeo | 28.11 | NR |  Italy |
34.23 | 41.75 | 28.11 |
| 10 | Jessica Fridrich | 29.11 | NR |  Czech Republic |
31.49 | 29.11 | 33.20 |
| 11 | Eduardo Valdivia Chacón | 29.62 | SAR |  Peru |
34.91 | 29.62 | 30.01 |
| 12 | Luc Van Laethem | 29.73 | NR |  Belgium |
32.92 | 34.98 | 29.73 |
| 13 | József Borsos | 30.02 | NR |  Yugoslavia |
36.75 | 35.33 | 30.02 |
| 14 | Ronald Brinkmann | 30.59 | NR |  Germany |
34.80 | 30.59 | 32.52 |
| 15 | Jari Sandqvist | 31.17 | NR |  Finland |
31.17 | DNF* | 31.56 |
| 16 | Manuel Galrinho | 37.11 | NR |  Portugal |
40.74 | 48.67 | 37.11 |
| 17 | Piotr Serbeński | 37.50 | NR |  Poland |
44.40 | 37.50 | 40.86 |
| 18 | Svilen Tenev | 47.29 | NR |  Bulgaria |
51.88 | 47.29 | 47.35 |
| 19 | Josef Trajber | 50.16 | NR |  Austria |
50.16 | 54.93 | 58.99 |
- WR means World Record. This was the fastest time in the world.
- ER means European Record. This was the fastest time in Europe.
- AsR means Asian Record. This was the fastest time in Asia.
- SAR means South American Record. This was the fastest time in South America.
- NR means National Record. This was the fastest time for that country.
- Jari Sandqvist's second attempt was stopped because his cube broke twice during that try. This was against the rules of the competition.*
See also
In Spanish: Campeonato mundial de Cubo de Rubik de 1982 para niños
