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Rowe Hessler vs Mike Hughey

Two careers, 63 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.

Rowe Hessler (United States) and Mike Hughey (United States) have met in 63 rounds across 13 competitions since 2007. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Rowe Hessler leads Mike Hughey: 49 finishes in front to 13 and 1 tie.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Rowe Hessler holds the faster single in 16, Mike Hughey in 1.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventRowe Hessler singleaverageMike Hughey singleaverage
3×36.137.4715.9719.39
2×20.962.254.186.05
4×427.5131.601:05.951:14.86
5×51:03.681:11.961:57.442:11.18
6×62:14.212:19.433:53.664:09.17
7×74:02.904:10.905:51.686:15.24
3×3 blindfolded15.1019.4756.251:23.01
3×3 Fewest Moves21 moves26.3326 moves29.00
3×3 one-handed11.4113.8129.8138.85
Clock11.7514.599.3810.09
Megaminx45.9552.731:47.762:03.33
Pyraminx4.218.945.858.35
Skewb3.945.045.799.45
Square-15.878.5620.3829.58
4×4 blindfolded1:59.252:24.426:07.476:37.86
5×5 blindfolded4:22.635:57.8611:35.0013:02.00
3×3 Multi-Blind63 of 66 cubes · 59:5015 of 16 cubes · 57:55

Year by year

every meeting, 63 rounds in all
20072026busiest year: 12 meetings2007: 52008: 122009: 52010: 82011: 72012: 92013: 102017: 22019: 22023: 12026: 2

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundRowe HesslerMike Hugheyahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round8.6421.80Rowe Hessler
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 blindfoldedFirst round22.441:21.93Rowe Hessler
2023CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 20233×3 Multi-BlindFinal50 of 58 cubes · 59:5213 of 14 cubes · 54:16Rowe Hessler
2019CubingUSA Nationals 20195×5 blindfoldedFinal15:11.00Rowe Hessler
2019CubingUSA Nationals 2019Square-1First round14.2139.99Rowe Hessler
2017CubingUSA Nationals 20173×3First round9.7324.17Rowe Hessler
2017CubingUSA Nationals 2017Square-1First round12.471:06.55Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20132×2First round5.207.57Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3First round10.4321.15Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 blindfoldedFirst round1:39.931:32.76Mike Hughey
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 Fewest MovesFinal32 moves32 movestie
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 Multi-BlindFinal11 of 12 cubes · 54:43Mike Hughey
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20133×3 one-handedFirst round18.6548.44Rowe Hessler
2013World Rubik's Cube Championship 20134×4First round39.751:20.96Rowe Hessler

Full careers: Rowe Hessler · Mike Hughey. A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.