Solving Rubik's Cube Blindfolded In 11 Seconds
Tommy Cherry picked up a Rubik's Cube for the first time on July 30, 2015, when he was around 11 years old. Eleven years later, on June 28, 2026, the 21-year-old from the United States reclaimed the Guinness World Record for fastest time to solve a 3x3x3 rotating puzzle cube while blindfolded, completing the solve in 11.56 seconds at a World Cube Association competition. The record category began in 2001 when German solver Ralf Laue completed the challenge in 5 minutes and 42 seconds on the set of Guinness World Records: Primetime in Los Angeles. Tommy's time of 11.56 seconds represents an improvement of more than 25 years of the sport's history compressed into less than half a minute. His process involves studying the cube for a set period before the blindfold goes on, memorizing the positions of every piece using a letter-based memory technique, then solving it entirely from that mental map with zero visual feedback. He also holds a share of the record for fastest average blindfolded solve, which he and Australian cuber Charlie Eggins both set at 14.05 seconds.
Tommy solves a standard cube without a blindfold in an average competitive time of about 7 seconds, with a personal best of 4.53 seconds. He has also solved the cube with one foot, blindfolded with one hand, and blindfolded with his feet. He and cubing friends have devised a team blindfolded format where one person solves without ever seeing the cube while a partner communicates instructions only through physical touch, using a system they invented themselves. He runs the Tommy Cherry Coaching Company alongside his undergraduate studies, teaching cubing to beginners and advanced players alike, and travels internationally for competitions with sponsorship from TheCubicle and MoYu. He said breaking the record after two years since his last one felt like all the hard work coming to fruition at once, describing the feeling as both exhilarating and relieving in equal measure. He plans to keep chasing records and told Guinness he would love to go after team-based cubing records next, so if you are reading this with a friend and some competitive instincts, the invitation is apparently open.
