2005 Rubik's Cube World Championship
The 2005 Rubik's Cube World Championship, also known as WC2005, 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. It was held in Lake Buena Vista, Florida and was attended by 149 participants, representing 16 countries, although 104 competitors were from the USA. It was the first World Championship held after the creation of the World Cube Association, the organization responsible for overseeing competitive Rubik's Cube events. It was organized by the WC2005 Organization Team, headed by Ron van Bruchem, Tyson Mao, and Gilles Roux.
Jean Pons from France was the winner with an average time of 15.10 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. The average was calculated by calculating the mean of the middle three of five solve times. The prize for first place was 5,000 US dollars.