Tommy Cherry
{{short description|American Rubik's Cube speedcuber}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Tommy Cherry
| nationality = American
| known_for = Rubik's Cube speedcubing
| module = {{Infobox medal templates
| medals = {{{medaltemplates|}}}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalSport | Speedcubing}}
{{MedalCompetition | WCA World Championship}}
{{MedalGold | 2023 Incheon|3×3×3 Blindfolded}}
{{MedalGold | 2023 Incheon|Clock}}
{{MedalSilver | 2023 Incheon|4x4x4 Blindfolded}}
{{MedalCompetition | WCA North American Championship}}
{{MedalGold | 2022 Toronto|3×3×3 Blindfolded}}
{{MedalBronze | 2022 Toronto|5×5×5 Blindfolded}}
{{MedalBronze | 2022 Toronto|3×3×3 Multi-blind}}
{{MedalGold | 2024 Minneapolis|3×3×3 Blindfolded}}
{{MedalBronze | 2024 Minneapolis|5×5×5 Blindfolded}}
{{MedalCompetition | CubingUSA Nationals}}
{{MedalBronze | 2019 Baltimore|3×3×3 With Feet}}
{{MedalGold | 2023 Pittsburgh|3×3×3 Blindfolded}}
{{MedalGold | 2023 Pittsburgh|Clock}}
{{MedalSilver | 2023 Pittsburgh|4x4x4 Blindfolded}}
{{MedalBronze | 2023 Pittsburgh|3×3×3 Multi-blind}}
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Tommy Cherry is an American Rubik's Cube speedcuber. He holds the world records for the fastest 3×3×3 blindfolded single solve with a time of 12.00 seconds{{Cite web |title=Rankings {{!}} World Cube Association |url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/rankings/333bf/single? |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}} and fastest 3×3×3 blindfolded mean solve with an average time of 14.05 seconds.{{Cite web |title=Rankings {{!}} World Cube Association |url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/rankings/333bf/average? |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}}
Early life
Cherry formerly competed in the Scripp's National Spelling Bee in 2019, after winning the 2018 and 2019 Regional Southeastern Florida Scripps Spelling Bees.{{Cite web |date=2019-05-28 |title=8th grade student at Christa McAuliffe Middle School competing in Scripps National Spelling Bee |url=https://www.wptv.com/news/region-s-palm-beach-county/8th-grade-student-at-christa-mcauliffe-middle-school-competing-in-scripps-national-spelling-bee |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Isger |first=Emily Sullivan,Sonja |title=County sends three to Scripps National Spelling Bee |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2019/05/23/county-sends-three-to-scripps-national-spelling-bee/5057102007/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=The Palm Beach Post |language=en-US}}
Rubik's Cube career
Cherry set the world record for the fastest Rubik's Cube solve blindfolded with a time of 12.00 seconds (the time includes memorization and solving) on February 11, 2024 at Triton Tricubealon 2024 in San Diego, California, United States.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-06 |title=Fastest time to solve a 3x3x3 rotating puzzle cube blindfolded {{!}} Guinness World Records |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-time-to-solve-a-rubiks-cube-blindfolded |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250206171009/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-time-to-solve-a-rubiks-cube-blindfolded |archive-date=2025-02-06 |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=web.archive.org}}
He also set the world record for the mean of three blindfolded solves with at time of 14.05 seconds on July 28, 2024 at the Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 in Pamplona, Spain.{{Cite web |title=Rankings {{!}} World Cube Association |url=https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/rankings/333bf/single |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=www.worldcubeassociation.org}}
References
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