World Rubik's Games Championships, 2003 in Toronto, Canada
Rubik's 3x3x3 Cube: First round
Format: best of 3 attempts, 32 proceed to second round.
| Place | Name | Country | 1st attempt | 2nd attempt | 3rd attempt | Best attempt |
| 1 | Dan Knights | USA | 00:20.84 | 00:21.25 | 00:16.71 | 00:16.71 WR |
| 2 | Masayuki Akimoto | Japan | 00:19.66 | 00:19.76 | 00:17.79 | 00:17.79 AsR |
| 3 | David Allen | USA | 00:19.15 | 00:22.37 | 00:17.96 | 00:17.96 |
| 4 | Lars Vandenbergh | Belgium | 00:18.30 | 00:19.69 | 00:20.94 | 00:18.30 ER |
| 5 | Jessica Fridrich | USA | 00:23.36 | 00:23.25 | 00:19.77 | 00:19.77 |
| 6 | Jess Bonde | Denmark | 00:51.15 | 00:20.25 | 00:21.89 | 00:20.25 NR |
| 7 | Shotaro Makisumi | Japan | 00:25.67 | 00:25.40 | 00:20.30 | 00:20.30 |
| 8 | Douglas Li | USA | 00:23.27 | 00:30.50 | 00:20.36 | 00:20.36 |
| 9 | Andy Camann | USA | 00:20.93 | 00:20.54 | 00:22.75 | 00:20.54 |
| 10 | Katsuyuki Konishi | Japan | 00:24.91 | 00:31.77 | 00:20.93 | 00:20.93 |
| 11 | Ron van Bruchem | Netherlands | 00:21.04 | 00:23.45 | 00:20.98 | 00:20.98 NR |
| 12 | David Wesley | Sweden | 00:22.79 | 00:21.86 | 00:21.47 | 00:21.47 NR |
| 13 | Chris Hardwick | USA | 00:23.84 | 00:22.15 | 00:21.95 | 00:21.95 |
| 14 | Gene Means | USA | 00:24.73 | 00:30.73 | 00:23.18 | 00:23.18 |
| 15 | Zbigniew Zborowski | Poland | 00:24.62 | 00:23.39 | 00:29.77 | 00:23.39 NR |
| 16 | Jon Morris | USA | 00:29.29 | 00:27.18 | 00:23.81 | 00:23.81 |
| 17 | Thomas Templier | France | 00:23.95 | 00:23.90 | 00:25.27 | 00:23.90 NR |
| 18 | Brent Morgan | USA | 00:24.19 | 00:30.03 | 00:26.12 | 00:24.19 |
| 19 | Grant Tregay | USA | 00:26.33 | 00:24.53 | 00:27.33 | 00:24.53 |
| 20 | David Barr | USA | 00:24.64 | 00:28.48 | 00:32.69 | 00:24.64 |
| 21 | Michiel van der Blonk | Netherlands | 00:26.89 | 00:24.87 | 00:25.85 | 00:24.87 |
| 22 | Mirek Goljan | Czech Republic | 00:25.01 | 00:26.10 | 00:25.27 | 00:25.01 |
| 23 | Michael Atkinson | USA | 00:25.95 | 00:32.70 | 00:34.90 | 00:25.95 |
| 24 | Frank Morris | USA | 00:31.22 | 00:30.38 | 00:26.01 | 00:26.01 |
| 25 | Lars Petrus | Sweden | 00:36.65 | 00:26.57 | 00:26.49 | 00:26.49 |
| 26 | Bob Peters | Canada | 00:30.93 | 00:26.75 | 00:28.36 | 00:26.75 |
| 27 | Frederick Badie | France | 00:27.14 | 00:26.98 | 00:30.98 | 00:26.98 |
| 28 | Dan Harris | UK | 00:27.16 | 00:28.03 | 00:28.95 | 00:27.16 NR |
| 29 | Ryan Knapton | USA | 00:29.88 | 00:27.26 | 00:30.47 | 00:27.26 |
| 30 | Mark Longridge | Canada | 00:32.06 | 00:34.68 | 00:27.42 | 00:27.42 |
| 31 | Kenneth Brandon | USA | 00:29.12 | 00:29.25 | 00:27.88 | 00:27.88 |
| 32 | Cameron Webley | USA | 00:29.04 | 00:32.81 | 00:28.78 | 00:28.78 |
| 33 | Jake Rueth | USA | 00:33.28 | 00:33.50 | 00:29.88 | 00:29.88 |
| 34 | Peter Babcock | USA | 00:30.25 | 00:32.01 | 00:39.28 | 00:30.25 |
| 35 | Heath Litton | USA | 00:32.44 | 00:32.08 | 00:30.72 | 00:30.72 |
| 36 | Adam Slate | USA | 00:41.08 | 00:31.72 | 00:40.82 | 00:31.72 |
| 37 | Peter Jansen | Netherlands | 00:32.28 | 00:48.20 | 00:33.78 | 00:32.28 |
| 38 | Iliya Bluskov | Canada | 00:38.31 | 00:32.79 | 00:57.67 | 00:32.79 |
| 39 | Ton Dennenbroek | Netherlands | 00:47.02 | 00:33.93 | 01:14.23 | 00:33.93 |
| 40 | Justin Eastman | Canada | 00:33.98 | 00:47.92 | 00:35.91 | 00:33.98 |
| 41 | Keith Sauer | USA | 00:34.14 | 00:37.30 | 00:37.44 | 00:34.14 |
| 42 | Jason Hildebrand | USA | 00:46.30 | 00:36.83 | 00:43.88 | 00:36.83 |
| 43 | Michael Swart | Canada | 00:43.57 | 00:50.07 | 00:36.96 | 00:36.96 |
| 44 | William Allen | USA | 00:38.38 | 00:47.93 | 00:37.34 | 00:37.34 |
| 45 | Richard Patterson | USA | 00:37.45 | 00:40.15 | 00:42.49 | 00:37.45 |
| 46 | Cory Harnish | Canada | 01:02.66 | 00:39.97 | 00:48.76 | 00:39.97 |
| 47 | Corey Duford | Canada | 00:44.16 | 00:40.48 | 00:40.10 | 00:40.10 |
| 48 | Iman Rastegari | USA | 00:54.01 | 00:40.67 | 01:11.85 | 00:40.67 |
| 49 | Eric Johanson | USA | 01:15.30 | 00:41.95 | 00:40.77 | 00:40.77 |
| 50 | Jeff Goetz | USA | 01:05.25 | 00:46.86 | 00:40.94 | 00:40.94 |
| 51 | Jonathan Bouthilet | USA | 00:54.24 | 00:42.61 | 00:45.39 | 00:42.61 |
| 52 | Joe Barratt | UK | 01:37.62 | 00:43.61 | 00:44.99 | 00:43.61 |
| 53 | Rune Wesstrom | Sweden | 00:55.84 | 00:52.49 | 00:46.76 | 00:46.76 |
| 54 | Ian Winokur | USA | 00:48.69 | 00:57.02 | 01:41.22 | 00:48.69 |
| 55 | Shiraz Hazrat | USA | 01:27.17 | 00:55.36 | 00:50.55 | 00:50.55 |
| 56 | Andy Savoy | USA | 01:27.10 | 00:52.40 | 00:56.22 | 00:52.40 |
| 57 | Suzanne Papin | USA | 01:26.24 | 01:09.05 | 00:52.80 | 00:52.80 |
| 58 | Marty Licht | USA | 01:23.91 | 00:52.93 | 01:28.09 | 00:52.93 |
| 59 | Jasmine Lee | Australia | 00:54.29 | 00:57.25 | 01:02.38 | 00:54.29 AuR |
| 60 | Benjamin LeBlond | Canada | 01:04.16 | 01:15.72 | 00:57.82 | 00:57.82 |
| 61 | Andy Bellenir | USA | 00:57.85 | 01:35.79 | 01:11.35 | 00:57.85 |
| 62 | Anders Larsson | Sweden | 02:02.28 | 01:19.42 | 00:58.55 | 00:58.55 |
| 63 | Frédéric Martineau | Canada | 01:09.08 | 01:15.37 | 00:58.71 | 00:58.71 |
| 64 | Bob Burton | USA | 01:07.02 | 00:58.76 | 01:13.45 | 00:58.76 |
| 65 | Michal Fulmyk | Canada | 01:29.23 | 01:36.30 | 01:04.22 | 01:04.22 |
| 66 | Nick Cegelka | USA | 01:09.57 | 01:04.26 | 01:26.81 | 01:04.26 |
| 67 | Kevin Swan | Canada | 02:12.83 | 01:18.67 | 01:05.50 | 01:05.50 |
| 68 | Lucas Winter | Canada | 01:05.51 | 01:50.08 | 01:38.63 | 01:05.51 |
| 69 | Betty Tregay | USA | 01:31.57 | 01:19.87 | 01:05.83 | 01:05.83 |
| 70 | Michael Powers | USA | 01:12.94 | 01:17.11 | 01:08.49 | 01:08.49 |
| 71 | Kevin Brandon | USA | 01:20.54 | 01:08.62 | 01:35.46 | 01:08.62 |
| 72 | Paul Attar | Canada | 01:21.21 | 01:20.86 | 01:10.90 | 01:10.90 |
| 73 | Jay Goodell | USA | 01:19.55 | 01:13.79 | 01:34.85 | 01:13.79 |
| 74 | Wes Brandon | Canada | 01:25.69 | 01:22.44 | 01:13.88 | 01:13.88 |
| 75 | Elizabeth Knights | USA | 01:18.96 | 01:16.00 | 01:58.39 | 01:16.00 |
| 76 | Rafael Algarin | USA | 01:44.22 | 03:10.05 | 01:20.03 | 01:20.03 |
| 77 | Sandy Thompson | Canada | 01:29.56 | 01:27.23 | 01:20.27 | 01:20.27 |
| 78 | Kirt Jozwiak | USA | 01:21.09 | 02:00.00 | 01:23.21 | 01:21.09 |
| 79 | Guido Staub | Switzerland | 01:41.51 | 01:24.71 | 01:37.04 | 01:24.71 NR |
| 80 | Matthew Tingle | Canada | 01:49.58 | 02:31.04 | 01:35.72 | 01:35.72 |
| 81 | Wiktoria Zborowska | Poland | 01:40.85 | 02:15.87 | 01:46.81 | 01:40.85 |
| 82 | Carvo Grant | USA | 02:28.49 | 02:31.24 | 02:26.52 | 02:26.52 |
| 83 | Yasmara Pourrier | Aruba | 03:56.92 | 04:03.13 | 04:14.62 | 03:56.92 NR |