Competitions · United States
Amherst Winter Challenge 2025
Amherst, Massachusetts · 25 January 2025 · 5 events · 12 competitors · 9 personal bests
Rowe Hessler won four of the five events (3×3 blindfolded, 4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded). 12 competitors produced 9 personal bests, 2 of which still stand today.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Brandon Villadolid took a 3×3 Fewest Moves single of 30 moves down to 18 moves, 40 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | Rowe Hessler | 19.62 | 22.32 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Elliot Wiecek | 20 moves | 21.67 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Rowe Hessler | 3:04.76 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Rowe Hessler | 5:00.40 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Rowe Hessler | 50 of 70 cubes · 1:00:00 | — |
The PB harvest
9 set · 2 still standing- Brandon Villadolid — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 18 moves: into the top 0.17% of the event's history.
- Thiago Han — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 23 moves: into the top 3.0% 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
12 competitors · 57 results · 5 events.
Everyone who competed
12 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.