Best Square-1 Average Without a Sub-15 Single (Anytime)
Updated on 20 Aug 2025.
| # | Name | Single | Average | Competition | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🥇 🇨🇳 Shunbo Li (李顺博) | 15.16 | 15.76 | 🇨🇳 Zhengzhou Open 2024 | Final | 8 Dec 2024 |
| 2 | 🥈 🇬🇧 Karam Al-Robaie | 15.32 | 16.07 | 🇬🇧 Welsh Open 2018 | Final | 27–28 Jan 2018 |
| 3 | 🥉 🇬🇧 Alexander Edelman | 15.13 | 16.27 | 🇬🇧 Chippenham Autumn 2022 | Final | 8–9 Oct 2022 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺 Ilya Shalashny (Илья Шалашный) | 15.48 | 16.31 | 🇷🇺 YJ Chelyabinsk Special 2019 | First | 6–7 Jul 2019 |
| 5 | 🇫🇮 Kim Jokinen | 15.22 | 16.33 | 🇫🇮 Cube N' Meme 2016 | Final | 17–18 Sep 2016 |
| 6 | 🇪🇸 Carlos Méndez García-Barroso | 15.25 | 16.39 | 🇨🇿 European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016 | First | 15–17 Jul 2016 |
| 7 | 🇸🇰 Jakub Drobný | 15.72 | 16.41 | 🇸🇰 Slovakian Spring 2018 | First | 17–18 Mar 2018 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸 Melanie Barber | 15.34 | 16.42 | 🇺🇸 Louisiana Mega Two Day 2023 | Final | 17–18 Jun 2023 |
| 9 | 🇯🇵 Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 15.13 | 16.43 | 🇯🇵 Kansai Open 2013 | Final | 23–24 Mar 2013 |
| 10 | 🇨🇦 Mazar Hrdlicka | 15.21 | 16.44 | 🇨🇦 Calgary Side Events 2024 | Final | 9 Mar 2024 |
| 11 | 🇪🇸 Marcos Plaza Nocito | 15.13 | 16.45 | 🇪🇸 ZGZ Open 2023 | First | 2–3 Dec 2023 |
| 12 | 🇺🇸 Nolan Yiu | 15.70 | 16.48 | 🇺🇸 Bay Area Speedcubin' 12 2018 | Final | 21 Oct 2018 |
| 13 | 🇲🇾 Yee Wen Foo | 15.49 | 16.53 | 🇲🇾 Unikl MFI Open 2018 | First | 3–4 Nov 2018 |
| 13 | 🇮🇳 Vandan Gohil | 15.00 | 16.53 | 🇮🇳 DSK Cube Open 2023 | Final | 14–15 Jan 2023 |
| 15 | 🇺🇦 Artem Alieksieiev (Артем Алєксєєв) | 15.68 | 16.60 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Nationals 2016 | First | 16–18 Sep 2016 |
| 16 | 🇯🇵 Kazuhito Iimura (飯村数人) | 15.77 | 16.62 | 🇯🇵 Kanazawa Open 2008 | Final | 20 Dec 2008 |
| 17 | 🇵🇪 Bruno Alonso Villacorta Montoya | 15.10 | 16.63 | 🇵🇪 Pucallpa Open 2018 | Final | 10–11 Mar 2018 |
| 18 | 🇨🇳 Cheng Chen (陈成) | 15.25 | 16.67 | 🇨🇳 Hangzhou Open 2011 | Final | 20–21 Aug 2011 |
| 19 | 🇲🇴 Chan Sai Chong (陳世聰) | 15.01 | 16.69 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Cube Day 2023 | Final | 4 Mar 2023 |
| 20 | 🇨🇿 Petr Karčmař | 15.22 | 16.71 | 🇨🇿 Prague Open 2023 | First | 17–18 Jun 2023 |
| 20 | 🇳🇱 Fedja Veselinovic | 15.20 | 16.71 | 🇳🇱 Dutch Nationals 2024 | Final | 15–17 Nov 2024 |
| 20 | 🇬🇪 Giorgi Gegeshidze (გიორგი გეგეშიძე) | 15.17 | 16.71 | 🇬🇪 Georgia New Year 2023 | Final | 24 Dec 2023 |
| 23 | 🇺🇸 Brandon Lin (林博浩) | 15.15 | 16.72 | 🇺🇸 Levittown Open 2012 | Final | 1 Dec 2012 |
| 24 | 🇸🇪 William Gerdin | 15.88 | 16.78 | 🇸🇪 West Coast 3: Trollhättan 2024 | First | 8–9 Jun 2024 |
| 24 | 🇧🇷 Luis Marcelo Correia da Silva | 15.28 | 16.78 | 🇧🇷 Iguatemi Fortaleza III 2024 | Final | 25–26 May 2024 |
| 26 | 🇵🇱 Łukasz Owczarek | 15.15 | 16.82 | 🇵🇱 Dragon Cubing I 2024 | First | 22–23 Jun 2024 |
| 27 | 🇺🇸 Kenji Gipson-Nahman | 15.56 | 16.83 | 🇺🇸 Bay Area Speedcubin' 64 LIVE - SSF 2024 | Final | 8 Sep 2024 |
| 27 | 🇬🇧 Danny Kwan Wai Chan | 15.36 | 16.83 | 🇬🇧 Stevenage April 2024 | First | 20–21 Apr 2024 |
| 29 | 🇮🇱 Amitai Ziv | 15.66 | 16.84 | 🇮🇱 Mike's Cubes 2023 | First | 9 May 2023 |
| 29 | 🇲🇽 Jesús Julián De Niz Hernandez | 15.21 | 16.84 | 🇲🇽 Cool Toons Guadalajara 2017 | First | 21–23 Jul 2017 |
| 29 | 🇦🇿 Əli Qəhrəmanlı | 15.20 | 16.84 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan Nationals 2022 | Final | 17–18 Jul 2022 |
| 32 | 🇺🇸 Viet Nguyen | 16.22 | 16.88 | 🇺🇸 Worlds Warmup Hillsboro 2025 | First | 26–27 Apr 2025 |
| 33 | 🇺🇸 Shaun Mack | 16.16 | 16.90 | 🇺🇸 No Place For DNF Fall 2019 | Final | 9 Nov 2019 |
| 34 | 🇺🇸 Andre Navarro | 16.04 | 16.91 | 🇺🇸 Long Beach Spring 2022 | First | 14 May 2022 |
| 34 | 🇹🇼 Zhi-Bo Lien (連致博) | 15.59 | 16.91 | 🇹🇼 Chien Kuo Cubing Party 2019 | Final | 26 May 2019 |
| 36 | 🇳🇴 John Vabo Booth | 15.42 | 16.92 | 🇳🇴 Trondheim Parity Open 2019 | First | 7–9 Jun 2019 |
| 37 | 🇨🇳 Mingliang Shi (施明亮) | 16.07 | 16.93 | 🇨🇳 Beijing Winter 2018 | First | 31 Dec 2018 |
| 38 | 🇸🇬 Ng Jun Jie | 16.01 | 16.95 | 🇲🇾 Foon Yew Open 2017 | Final | 11 Jun 2017 |
| 38 | 🇬🇧 Rufus Cripps | 15.42 | 16.95 | 🇬🇧 Bristol Summer 2024 | First | 13–14 Jul 2024 |
| 40 | 🇦🇺 Peter Vu | 15.73 | 16.96 | 🇦🇺 On the Side South Australia 2024 | First | 10 Feb 2024 |
| 40 | 🇨🇦 Mazar Hrdlicka | 15.21 | 16.96 | 🇨🇦 Calgary Side Events 2024 | First | 9 Mar 2024 |
| 42 | 🇲🇩 Ilie Nagrineac | 15.10 | 16.97 | 🇷🇴 Oradea Cubing Open 2018 | First | 3–4 Feb 2018 |
| 43 | 🇬🇷 Nikolas Baxevanis | 15.36 | 16.98 | 🇬🇷 Salonica Autumn Open 2023 | Final | 14–15 Oct 2023 |
| 43 | 🇺🇸 Josh Bloch | 15.25 | 16.98 | 🇺🇸 Severna Park Fall 2016 | Final | 29 Oct 2016 |
| 45 | 🇮🇹 Diego Catà | 15.79 | 16.99 | 🇮🇹 Eretum Open 2023 | First | 25–26 Feb 2023 |
| 45 | 🇦🇺 Ethan Stevens | 15.75 | 16.99 | 🇦🇺 ASFA Speedcubing 2018 | First | 17–18 Mar 2018 |
| 45 | 🇺🇦 Nazar Ilevych | 15.69 | 16.99 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Nationals 2024 | First | 1–3 Nov 2024 |
| 45 | 🇺🇸 Santino Maiorino | 15.24 | 16.99 | 🇺🇸 Princeton Winter 2020 | Final | 8 Feb 2020 |
| 49 | 🇺🇸 Ansel de Jong | 15.32 | 17.00 | 🇺🇸 Michigan Mini 9 2023 | First | 20 Nov 2023 |
| 50 | 🇺🇸 Bode Lee | 15.40 | 17.05 | 🇺🇸 Flushing Glow Open PM 2025 | First | 23 Feb 2025 |
| 51 | 🇨🇳 Liang He (何梁) | 15.54 | 17.06 | 🇨🇳 WIT Open 2018 | Final | 21 Oct 2018 |
| 51 | 🇪🇸 Jose Sánchez García | 15.18 | 17.06 | 🇪🇸 Granada Open 2025 | First | 10–11 May 2025 |
| 51 | 🇺🇸 Anishk Arora | 15.14 | 17.06 | 🇺🇸 SnoCo Veterans Day Weekend 2023 | Second | 10–11 Nov 2023 |
| 54 | 🇨🇴 Brayan Hernandez | 15.46 | 17.07 | 🇨🇴 Navidad Aves María 2022 | First | 3–4 Dec 2022 |
| 55 | 🇺🇦 Ihor Voloshyn (Ігор Волошин) | 16.00 | 17.08 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Nationals 2019 | First | 23–25 Aug 2019 |
| 55 | 🇵🇭 Evangel Flomentira | 15.40 | 17.08 | 🇨🇦 Canadian Championship 2023 | First | 13–16 Jul 2023 |
| 55 | 🇫🇷 Myriam Oger | 15.22 | 17.08 | 🇫🇷 Palais'Open 2024 | Second | 21–22 Sep 2024 |
| 58 | 🇪🇨 Samuel Israel León Rocha | 15.78 | 17.09 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador Nationals 2023 | Final | 1–3 Sep 2023 |
| 59 | 🇳🇴 Lukas Evanger | 15.79 | 17.12 | 🇳🇴 Bergen Fall 2023 | Final | 4–5 Nov 2023 |
| 60 | 🇵🇱 Mikołaj Świątek | 15.96 | 17.14 | 🇵🇱 Ostróda Open 2024 | Second | 8 Jun 2024 |
| 60 | 🇪🇸 Daniel Marzo Bobadilla | 15.63 | 17.14 | 🇪🇸 URJC Open 2025 | Final | 15–16 Feb 2025 |
| 62 | 🇧🇪 Elias Hostens | 16.33 | 17.15 | 🇧🇪 Hurlubiks Cube Mouscron 2025 | Final | 22–23 Feb 2025 |
| 62 | 🇷🇴 János Bereczki | 16.30 | 17.15 | 🇭🇺 Hungarian Open 2019 | First | 20–22 Sep 2019 |
| 64 | 🇮🇳 Israr Rizvi | 16.25 | 17.16 | 🇮🇳 Raipur Cube Carnival 2019 | Final | 14–15 Dec 2019 |
| 64 | 🇧🇷 Pedro Paulo Lima Sasaki | 15.94 | 17.16 | 🇧🇷 SESI Santos 2022 | Final | 10 Jul 2022 |
| 64 | 🇦🇺 Jonathan Charlesworth | 15.60 | 17.16 | 🇦🇺 Adelaide Summer 2018 | Final | 13–14 Jan 2018 |
| 64 | 🇧🇷 Daniel Schreiber Guimarães | 15.40 | 17.16 | 🇧🇷 Bora Bora Barra Open 2023 | Final | 17–18 Jun 2023 |
| 64 | 🇨🇴 Juan Esteban Posada Ochoa | 15.40 | 17.16 | 🇨🇴 Medellin Explora 2024 | Final | 14–15 Dec 2024 |
| 69 | 🇪🇸 Rubén López de Juan | 15.55 | 17.17 | 🇪🇸 Basauri Open 2018 | Final | 17–18 Nov 2018 |
| 70 | 🇺🇸 Daniel Mullen | 15.21 | 17.18 | 🇺🇸 Texas BarbeCubing 2022 | First | 10–11 Sep 2022 |
| 70 | 🇨🇳 Matt Mao | 15.11 | 17.18 | 🇺🇸 Berkeley Fall 2023 | First | 18 Nov 2023 |
| 72 | 🇺🇸 George Fan | 16.01 | 17.19 | 🇺🇸 DFW Cubing Winter 2023 | Second | 15 Jan 2023 |
| 72 | 🇳🇿 Jack McDougall | 15.20 | 17.19 | 🇳🇿 Palmerston North 2021 | Final | 15 May 2021 |
| 74 | 🇨🇳 Chilin Fang (方炽霖) | 15.27 | 17.20 | 🇨🇳 Shantou Open 2017 | Final | 20 Aug 2017 |
| 75 | 🇺🇸 Marcus Zook | 15.68 | 17.21 | 🇺🇸 Nebraska Heartland Warmup 2023 | Final | 31 Mar – 2 Apr 2023 |
| 75 | 🇵🇱 Adam Golus | 15.59 | 17.21 | 🇵🇱 Mazowiecka Liga Speedcubingu Warszawa 2020 | First | 29 Feb 2020 |
| 75 | 🇬🇧 Eleanor Sinnott | 15.40 | 17.21 | 🇬🇧 Weston-super-Mare Open 2022 | Final | 19–20 Mar 2022 |
| 78 | 🇨🇦 Jose Miguel Valdes Rodriguez | 15.87 | 17.22 | 🇨🇦 PR Time in Burnaby 2025 | Final | 8 Feb 2025 |
| 79 | 🇵🇱 Grzegorz Szumigaj | 15.94 | 17.23 | 🇵🇱 Polish Championship 2015 | First | 9–11 Oct 2015 |
| 79 | 🇨🇦 Nolan Thompson | 15.57 | 17.23 | 🇨🇦 Calgary Side Events 2024 | First | 9 Mar 2024 |
| 81 | 🇨🇳 Zhiyuan Ma (马之元) | 16.02 | 17.24 | 🇨🇳 Nanchang Open 2019 | Final | 20–21 Apr 2019 |
| 81 | 🇺🇦 Artem Alieksieiev (Артем Алєксєєв) | 15.68 | 17.24 | 🇺🇦 Kharkiv Special 2016 | Final | 13 Mar 2016 |
| 83 | 🇺🇸 Jared Balassaitis | 15.18 | 17.26 | 🇺🇸 STEM Educ8 2018 | Final | 24 Feb 2018 |
| 84 | 🇺🇸 Ivan ThanhDanh Duong | 15.33 | 17.27 | 🇺🇸 Minnesota Warm Up 2024 | First | 13–14 Jul 2024 |
| 85 | 🇺🇸 Joshua Fermo | 15.11 | 17.28 | 🇺🇸 Fort Lee Summer 2025 | Final | 2 Aug 2025 |
| 86 | 🇸🇬 Dylan Seah Tze Siang (谢智翔) | 15.27 | 17.29 | 🇸🇬 Singapore AMK CC Cubing 2022 | Final | 25 Jun 2022 |
| 86 | 🇰🇷 Seung Hyeon Sung (성승현) | 15.26 | 17.29 | 🇰🇷 Daegu Autumn 2024 | First | 26–27 Oct 2024 |
| 86 | 🇮🇪 Aidan Browne | 15.15 | 17.29 | 🇮🇪 Midlands Mix-up 2024 | First | 20–21 Jul 2024 |
| 86 | 🇺🇸 Louis Funk | 15.06 | 17.29 | 🇺🇸 Waukesha's Equinox 2024 | First | 21 Sep 2024 |
| 90 | 🇳🇴 Sveinung Søreide Øiestad | 15.38 | 17.30 | 🇳🇴 Norwegian Championship 2021 | Final | 12–14 Nov 2021 |
| 90 | 🇵🇱 Tymon Martyński | 15.15 | 17.30 | 🇵🇱 Polish Championship 2024 | First | 7–10 Nov 2024 |
| 92 | 🇧🇷 Luan Ferreira | 16.13 | 17.31 | 🇧🇷 Sides Bahia 2018 | Final | 28–29 Apr 2018 |
| 92 | 🇺🇸 Jonathan Truchot | 15.00 | 17.31 | 🇺🇸 SnoCo Veteran's Weekend A 2022 | First | 11 Nov 2022 |
| 94 | 🇵🇭 Zaniel Timothy Durin | 15.60 | 17.32 | 🇮🇹 Bagnolo al Cubo 2023 | Second | 7–8 Oct 2023 |
| 94 | 🇲🇽 Brisa Itzel Altamirano Aguilar | 15.38 | 17.32 | 🇲🇽 Mexican Championship 2023 | Second | 14–17 Dec 2023 |
| 94 | 🇨🇦 Rose Zheng | 15.26 | 17.32 | 🇨🇦 Newmarket Side Events 2022 | First | 12 Nov 2022 |
| 97 | 🇺🇸 Giovanni P. Theodore | 15.19 | 17.34 | 🇺🇸 Gem City Side Events 2022 | First | 27 Aug 2022 |
| 98 | 🇺🇸 Field Noble | 16.38 | 17.35 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2024 | First | 4–6 Oct 2024 |
| 98 | 🇫🇷 Théo Girard | 15.63 | 17.35 | 🇫🇷 Palais'Open 2024 | Final | 21–22 Sep 2024 |
| 98 | 🇪🇸 Jaime Calzado Gomez | 15.51 | 17.35 | 🇪🇸 Urnieta Open 2019 | Final | 3–4 Aug 2019 |
| 98 | 🇭🇰 Ko Ching Lam (高靖嵐) | 15.36 | 17.35 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Side Event Day 2025 | First | 21 Jun 2025 |
| 98 | 🇨🇱 Ignacio Ortiz | 15.02 | 17.35 | 🇨🇱 Rubik Soletta Santiago 2017 | First | 1 Apr 2017 |