Tommy Cherry Reclaims 3x3 Blindfolded World Record Single
Cherry retakes the top spot in the rankings of 3x3 blindfolded after recording an 11.56 single at Mid-Atlantic Quiet Champs 2026. This time marks his first world record in over two years.
Tommy Cherry has reclaimed the top spot in 3x3 Blindfolded, setting a new world record single of 11.56 seconds in the final round of 3x3 Blindfolded at Mid-Atlantic Quiet Champs 2026, surpassing Charlie Eggins’ previous mark of 11.67 seconds that had stood since January.
Cherry’s final round of 3x3 Blindfolded had solves of 15.98, 14.26, (11.56), 14.95, and (DNF). The solve marks Cherry’s first world record in more than two years. His previous record came at Triton Tricubealon 2024, where he achieved a historic 12.00-second 3x3 Blindfolded single.
This world record also marks a new personal best for Cherry, lowering his previous PR of 12.00 by 0.44 seconds.
Watch the 11.56-second world record single below.
Cherry entered this competition off of his second-place finish in 3x3 Blindfolded at Rubik’s WCA World Championship 2025, and has long been regarded as one of the world’s elite blindfolded specialists, holding multiple world records and championship titles throughout his career. His latest achievement returns him to the top of the event after Charlie Eggins briefly held the record with an 11.67-second solve earlier this year.
The now 15-time world record holder improves the previous benchmark by 0.11 seconds, once again pushing the limits of what many believed possible in one of speedcubing’s most demanding events.