American Dan Knights Crowned 2003 World Rubik's Cube Champion.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors TORONTO, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 2003 After two days of play at mind-boggling speeds, 24-year old Dan Knights of San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] won the title of Rubik's Cube Rubik's Cube (commonly misspelled rubix, rubick's or rubicscube) is a mechanical puzzle invented in 1974[1] by the Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. World Champion at the 2003 World Rubik's Game Championship. Knights defeated 83 players in the traditional 3x3x3 cube competition with an astounding a·stound tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, average cube solving time of 20 seconds. Knights' solving time was 2.95 seconds faster that the official Guinness world record holder who solved the cube in 22.95 seconds during the 1982 World Rubik's Game Championship. "I'm ecstatic," said Knights, who's been cubing since 1999. "I feel so lucky - any of the finalists could have won." Knights goes home with $3,500, a trophy and best of all - the knowledge that he is the fastest cuber in the world. Second place was awarded to Jessica Fridrich
Jessica Fridrich (born Jiri Fridrich) is the inventor of the most commonly-used method for speed-solving the Rubik's Cube, better of the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. with an impressive average solving time of 20.48 seconds. Third went to David Wesley of Sweden with an average time of 20.96 seconds. The championship was held on Saturday, August 23 and Sunday, August 24 at the Ontario Science Centre Ontario Science Centre (OSC) is a science museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, near the Don Valley Parkway about 11 km northeast of downtown on Don Mills Road just south of Eglinton Avenue East. It is built down the side of a wooded ravine formed by one branch of the Don River. in Toronto. In total, over 100 competitors from 15 countries participated in the event which featured the classic speed cubing competition, as well as such unusual and astounding events as blindfolded blind·fold tr.v. blind·fold·ed, blind·fold·ing, blind·folds 1. To cover the eyes of with or as if with a bandage. 2. To prevent from seeing and especially from comprehending. n. 1. cubing, one-handed cubing and foot cubing. "This World Championship brought out the best cubists from around the world. Forty-three players from the United States alone competed in the 3x3x3 event," said Mark Stark, vice president of Marketing, Hasbro Games. "Though it has been around for more than 20 years, Rubik's Cube continues to grow in popularity An event like the World Championship celebrates Rubik's Cube as a great and intriguing puzzler. " Forty-three Quintillion One thousand times one quadrillion, which is 1, followed by 18 zeros, or 10 to the 18th power. See space/time. quintillion - 10^30 in Europe (this is called a nonillion in the United States and Canada). Configurations The RUBIK'S CUBE was invented in 1974 by Erno Rubik, a professor at the Hungarian Academy of Crafts and Design in Budapest. His original intent was to create a cube with parts that could move around a center axis. He painted each side a different color for demonstration purposes, and accidentally stumbled upon the puzzle we now know and love as the RUBIK'S CUBE. RUBIK'S CUBE appears fairly simple to solve, but it hides an astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. forty-three quintillion (43,252,003,274,489,856,000) different configurations! The fewest number of moves it takes to solve a completely scrambled cube is 22, by some calculations. The RUBIK'S CUBE: Classic Fun and Games "Fun and Games" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 30 March, 1964, during the first season. Opening narration RUBIK'S CUBE launched in the United States in 1980. Since that time it has reached pop icon status and continues today to puzzle and delight children of all ages. Each of its six faces is a different color, and each face is divided into nine squares. With a few random twists, the faces become varied mixes of red, yellow, orange, white, green and blue squares. The object is to restore the cube to its original state, with each face again a single color. The RUBIK'S CUBE is for ages 8 and up and is available at all major toy and game retailers in the U.S. for an approximate retail price of $9.99. For more information please visit www.rubiks.com. About Hasbro Hasbro Games manufactures and markets games and puzzles under the brand names Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers. Included in its product line are some of the world's best-known games and puzzles including: CANDY LAND, the MONOPOLY game, SCRABBLE Brand Crossword Game, YAHTZEE, TWISTER, THE GAME OF LIFE, TRIVIAL PURSUIT and BIG BEN Puzzles. The company also markets its games in three focused initiatives: MY FIRST GAMES (pre-school games), FAMILY GAME NIGHT (family games) and GET TOGETHER GAMES (adult games). Hasbro (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HAS) is a worldwide leader in children's and family leisure time entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture and marketing of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech. Both internationally and in the U.S., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER and WIZARDS OF THE COAST Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, they popularized the collectible card game genre with in brands and products provide the highest quality and most recognizable play experiences in the world.
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Championships will be available via satellite Monday, August 25, 2003
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