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Rowe Hessler competing in the Rubik's Cube World Championships 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand

Rowe Hessler (born on February 27, 1991, on Long Island, New York) is a two-time former speedcubing U.S. Champion, runner-up World Champion in 2011, and runner-up North American Champion in 2024. He held the North American record for the average of 5 Rubik's Cube solves almost continuously from 2009 to 2014, during which time the record dropped from 11.11 seconds to 8.27 seconds.[1] As of August 2024, his 3x3x3 Multi-Blind personal record of 61/66 cubes in 58:29 ranks him 2nd in the world.[2] Hessler is also known for his past expertise in the 2x2x2 event, having set the former world record in 2009 with an average time of 2.45 seconds. In October 2009, he was crowned World Champion in the 2x2x2 event. Rowe is also an expert in other blindfolded events, being ranked 31st for 3x3x3 Blindfolded, 26th for 4x4x4 Blindfolded, and 22nd for 5x5x5 Blindfolded, all as of August 2024.[3]

World Championship Podiums[4]

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Event Ranking Result Competition
3x3x3 2nd 9.56s World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011
2x2x2 1st 3.28s World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009
3x3x3 One-handed 3rd 20.02s World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009

Continental Championship Podiums[5]

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Event Ranking Result Competition
3x3x3 Multi-Blind 2nd 54/66 1:00.00 Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024

World records[6]

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Event Result Competition
2x2x2 single 0.96 seconds U.S. Nationals 2010
2x2x2 average 2.45 seconds Brown Cubing Day 2009
3.15 seconds Cumberland Valley Open 2009

North American records[7]

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Event Result Competition
3x3x3 single 6.94 seconds MIT Fall 2010
8.72 seconds Washington D.C. Open 2010
8.91 seconds Newark Open 2008
9.13 seconds US Nationals and Open 2008
3x3x3 average 8.27 seconds Bridgewater Open 2011
8.91 seconds Liberty Science 2010
9.39 seconds MIT Fall 2010
9.96 seconds Harvard Fall 2010
10.39 seconds Washington D.C. Open 2009
11.04 seconds Brown Cubing Day 2009
2x2x2 single 1.03 seconds Brown Cubing Day 2009
2.90 seconds Cornell Spring 2008
2x2x2 average 3.35 seconds Virginia Open 2008
4x4x4 single 29.30 seconds World Championship 2013
31.65 seconds River Hill Winter 2013
4x4x4 average 34.32 seconds CSP Fall 2013
3x3x3 Blindfolded 59.66 seconds Niagara Open Summer 2008
3x3x3 One-handed single 11.41 seconds MIT Spring 2011
16.21 seconds Toronto Open Winter 2008
3x3x3 One-handed average 14.92 seconds MIT Fall 2011
15.97 seconds MIT Fall 2010
16.24 seconds Harvard Fall 2010
17.42 seconds Long Island 2010
19.11 seconds MIT Fall Competition 2009
Megaminx single 58.59 US Nationals 2011
3x3x3 Multiple Blindfolded 4/4, 18:34 Kearny Kardinal 2008
5/8, 59.20 US Open 2007

References

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  1. ^ "Records | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Rowe Hessler | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Rowe Hessler | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  4. ^ "Rowe Hessler | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  5. ^ "Rowe Hessler | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  6. ^ "Rowe Hessler | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  7. ^ "Rowe Hessler | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
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