Competitions · United States
Amherst Spring Challenge 2024
Amherst, Massachusetts · 16 March 2024 · 5 events · 18 competitors · 13 personal bests
Rowe Hessler won four of the five events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded) and the closest final was the 3×3 blindfolded, won by Rowe Hessler by 81.26 seconds. 18 competitors produced 13 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Benton Tolley took a 3×3 blindfolded single of 2:50.41 down to 1:14.53, 56 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | Rowe Hessler | 19.23 | 21.97 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Aedan Bryant | 22 moves | 23.00 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Rowe Hessler | 2:23.18 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Rowe Hessler | 5:00.61 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Rowe Hessler | 49 of 64 cubes · 59:51 | — |
The PB harvest
13 set · 2 still standing- Jacob Schwartz — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 27 moves: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
- Ethan Zorger — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 31 moves: into the top 17.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
18 competitors · 83 results · 5 events.
Everyone who competed
18 competitorsReading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.