Rowe Hessler

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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]

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World Championship Podiums [4]

EventRankingResultCompetition
3x3x32nd9.56sWorld Rubik's Cube Championship 2011
2x2x21st3.28sWorld Rubik's Cube Championship 2009
3x3x3 One-handed3rd20.02sWorld Rubik's Cube Championship 2009

Continental Championship Podiums [5]

EventRankingResultCompetition
3x3x3 Multi-Blind2nd54/66 1:00.00Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024

World records [6]

EventResultCompetition
2x2x2 single0.96 secondsU.S. Nationals 2010
2x2x2 average2.45 secondsBrown Cubing Day 2009
3.15 secondsCumberland Valley Open 2009

North American records [7]

EventResultCompetition
3x3x3 single6.94 secondsMIT Fall 2010
8.72 secondsWashington D.C. Open 2010
8.91 secondsNewark Open 2008
9.13 secondsUS Nationals and Open 2008
3x3x3 average8.27 secondsBridgewater Open 2011
8.91 secondsLiberty Science 2010
9.39 secondsMIT Fall 2010
9.96 secondsHarvard Fall 2010
10.39 secondsWashington D.C. Open 2009
11.04 secondsBrown Cubing Day 2009
2x2x2 single1.03 secondsBrown Cubing Day 2009
2.90 secondsCornell Spring 2008
2x2x2 average3.35 secondsVirginia Open 2008
4x4x4 single29.30 secondsWorld Championship 2013
31.65 secondsRiver Hill Winter 2013
4x4x4 average34.32 secondsCSP Fall 2013
3x3x3 Blindfolded59.66 secondsNiagara Open Summer 2008
3x3x3 One-handed single11.41 secondsMIT Spring 2011
16.21 secondsToronto Open Winter 2008
3x3x3 One-handed average14.92 secondsMIT Fall 2011
15.97 secondsMIT Fall 2010
16.24 secondsHarvard Fall 2010
17.42 secondsLong Island 2010
19.11 secondsMIT Fall Competition 2009
Megaminx single58.59US Nationals 2011
3x3x3 Multiple Blindfolded4/4, 18:34Kearny Kardinal 2008
5/8, 59.20US Open 2007

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