Best Square-1 Average Without a Sub-20 Single (Anytime)
Updated on 20 Aug 2025.
| # | Name | Single | Average | Competition | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🥇 🇨🇳 Jiajie Ou (区嘉杰) | 20.05 | 20.81 | 🇨🇳 Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 | First | 24–25 Aug 2019 |
| 2 | 🥈 🇲🇾 Yap Jia Yang | 20.39 | 21.14 | 🇲🇾 Putra Speedcubing Challenge 2019 | Final | 13–14 Apr 2019 |
| 3 | 🥉 🇫🇷 Ilian Chambreuil | 20.17 | 21.36 | 🇫🇷 Pllouvara Open 2024 | Final | 3–4 Feb 2024 |
| 4 | 🇨🇦 Joaquin Abarca | 20.52 | 21.37 | 🇨🇦 Pickering 2017 | First | 14 Oct 2017 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱 Grzegorz Fijałkowski | 20.34 | 21.45 | 🇵🇱 Polish Championship 2016 | Final | 9–11 Dec 2016 |
| 6 | 🇬🇧 Robert Yau | 20.18 | 21.51 | 🇫🇷 French Open 2011 | Final | 26–27 Mar 2011 |
| 7 | 🇨🇦 Jose Miguel Rillera | 20.38 | 21.54 | 🇨🇦 St. John's Spring Open 2018 | Final | 23 Jun 2018 |
| 8 | 🇩🇪 Henri Gerber | 20.15 | 21.56 | 🇩🇪 Sébra Open 2015 | First | 5–6 Dec 2015 |
| 9 | 🇫🇮 Okko Vuotikka | 20.15 | 21.58 | 🇫🇮 Deutsche Cube Days Helsinki 2024 | Final | 6–7 Apr 2024 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸 Chris Braiedy | 20.02 | 21.59 | 🇺🇸 MIT Spring 2012 | Final | 18–19 Feb 2012 |
| 11 | 🇪🇪 Maksim Zemtšihhin | 20.91 | 21.61 | 🇪🇪 Estonian Open 2019 | Final | 21–22 Sep 2019 |
| 12 | 🇫🇷 Maxence Ferris | 20.06 | 21.64 | 🇫🇷 French Championship 2024 | Final | 30 Mar – 1 Apr 2024 |
| 13 | 🇷🇺 Sergey Chirin | 20.01 | 21.80 | 🇷🇺 Moscow Christmas Open 2016 | Final | 8–9 Jan 2016 |
| 14 | 🇩🇪 Konstantin Jaehne | 20.19 | 21.81 | 🇩🇪 German Nationals 2018 | First | 7–9 Sep 2018 |
| 15 | 🇰🇳 Lucas Jacobs | 20.51 | 21.84 | 🇨🇦 Richmond Hill Summer 2019 | First | 29 Jun 2019 |
| 16 | 🇺🇸 Destin Shulfer | 20.91 | 21.88 | 🇺🇸 Madison Blind N Stuff 2018 | First | 7 Oct 2018 |
| 16 | 🇰🇷 Jo Han-Seong | 20.90 | 21.88 | 🇰🇷 Korean Championship 2011 | Final | 31 Jul 2011 |
| 16 | 🇪🇸 Miguel Martín Ilarregui | 20.22 | 21.88 | 🇪🇸 Jesuitinas Txantrea Open 2024 | First | 20–21 Jan 2024 |
| 19 | 🇵🇱 Grzegorz Szumigaj | 21.67 | 21.89 | 🇵🇱 Big Cube Krasnik 2014 | Final | 6–7 Sep 2014 |
| 20 | 🇷🇺 Nikita Bespalov | 20.09 | 21.93 | 🇷🇺 Ural Open 2017 | Final | 25–27 Aug 2017 |
| 21 | 🇨🇳 Jialu Zhang (张佳禄) | 20.36 | 21.94 | 🇨🇳 Xuzhou Open PM 2021 | Final | 16 May 2021 |
| 22 | 🇪🇸 Alejandro Soriano Compta | 20.68 | 21.98 | 🇪🇸 Fuenlabrada Open 2018 | Final | 24–25 Nov 2018 |
| 22 | 🇺🇸 Angelo Terpening | 20.14 | 21.98 | 🇺🇸 Empire State Side Events 2024 | Second | 24 Mar 2024 |
| 24 | 🇺🇸 Max McGill | 20.14 | 22.00 | 🇺🇸 Wichita Family ArtVenture 2024 | First | 2 Mar 2024 |
| 25 | 🇵🇱 Michal J. Sekulski | 20.48 | 22.02 | 🇬🇧 Glasgow Side Events Autumn 2024 | First | 14–15 Sep 2024 |
| 26 | 🇫🇮 Aarni Salakari | 20.17 | 22.03 | 🇫🇮 Finnish Championship 2023 | First | 20–22 Oct 2023 |
| 27 | 🇮🇹 Enrico Saggiorato | 21.39 | 22.04 | 🇮🇹 Italian Championship 2019 | First | 1–3 Nov 2019 |
| 28 | 🇳🇱 Luca Rengers | 20.54 | 22.05 | 🇳🇱 Dutch Open 2017 | Final | 21–22 Oct 2017 |
| 28 | 🇫🇷 Wilfrid Py | 20.30 | 22.05 | 🇪🇸 Basauri Open 2023 | Second | 3–5 Nov 2023 |
| 30 | 🇨🇳 Jingbin Li (李晶斌) | 20.81 | 22.07 | 🇨🇳 Jinhua New Year's Day 2018 | Final | 1 Jan 2018 |
| 31 | 🇺🇸 Elijah Daniel Anderson | 20.26 | 22.09 | 🇺🇸 Westminster Squanners Spring 2023 | First | 20 May 2023 |
| 31 | 🇺🇸 Eva Kato | 20.16 | 22.09 | 🇺🇸 Manhasset Spring 2016 | First | 16 Apr 2016 |
| 33 | 🇺🇸 William Su | 20.28 | 22.11 | 🇺🇸 The Battle of Lexington 2025 | First | 11 Jan 2025 |
| 34 | 🇬🇧 Jake Craig Watson | 21.03 | 22.12 | 🇬🇧 Stevenage January 2025 | First | 25–26 Jan 2025 |
| 34 | 🇩🇪 Mats Walker | 20.25 | 22.12 | 🇨🇭 Swisscubing Cup V 2022 | First | 8–9 Oct 2022 |
| 34 | 🇺🇸 Zayn Khanani | 20.15 | 22.12 | 🇺🇸 Northern Neck Winter 2020 | First | 4 Jan 2020 |
| 37 | 🇮🇳 Saptarshi Talukdar | 20.82 | 22.14 | 🇮🇳 Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2017 | Final | 4–5 Nov 2017 |
| 37 | 🇷🇺 Dmitriy Kukuev | 20.58 | 22.14 | 🇷🇺 NSK Cubing Fest 2019 | Final | 19–20 Jul 2019 |
| 39 | 🇬🇧 Taylor Smyth | 20.90 | 22.16 | 🇮🇪 Don't DNF Dublin 2020 | Final | 7 Mar 2020 |
| 40 | 🇵🇱 Gabriela Gierasimiuk | 21.27 | 22.17 | 🇵🇱 Bialystok Open 2011 | First | 16–17 Apr 2011 |
| 41 | 🇺🇸 Isaac Rajagopal | 20.88 | 22.19 | 🇺🇸 Boston University Winter 2019 | First | 12–13 Jan 2019 |
| 41 | 🇷🇺 Pavel Mesyatsev | 20.31 | 22.19 | 🇷🇺 YJ Kazan 2019 | First | 22–23 Jun 2019 |
| 43 | 🇪🇸 Ramón Pacheco Rico | 21.13 | 22.20 | 🇪🇸 Cartagena UPCT Open 2025 | Final | 7–8 Jun 2025 |
| 44 | 🇷🇺 Timofey Dementev | 20.05 | 22.22 | 🇷🇺 YJ Fest 2018 | Final | 18–20 May 2018 |
| 45 | 🇷🇺 Danila Ryabinin | 20.60 | 22.23 | 🇷🇺 YJ Moscow Special 2019 | First | 10–11 Aug 2019 |
| 46 | 🇲🇽 Brisa Itzel Altamirano Aguilar | 21.01 | 22.25 | 🇲🇽 Don't NxN Tlaxcala 2023 | First | 18–19 Nov 2023 |
| 47 | 🇺🇦 Mykhailo Mykhailov (Михайло Михайлов) | 20.00 | 22.26 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Nationals 2018 | Final | 12–14 Oct 2018 |
| 48 | 🇺🇸 Oliver Banks | 20.94 | 22.27 | 🇺🇸 Bothell Spring Open 2023 | First | 17–18 Mar 2023 |
| 49 | 🇧🇪 Tias Claeys | 20.48 | 22.29 | 🇧🇪 Belgian Nationals 2024 | Final | 16–17 Nov 2024 |
| 49 | 🇸🇬 Lee Yong Jun Javen | 20.30 | 22.29 | 🇸🇬 A New Year in Singapore 2025 | First | 1 Jan 2025 |
| 51 | 🇬🇧 William Poole | 20.59 | 22.30 | 🇬🇧 Edinburgh Winter 2024 | First | 27–28 Jan 2024 |
| 52 | 🇵🇭 Moses Elijah San Pascual | 21.71 | 22.31 | 🇵🇭 NLC 5th Anniversary 2017 | Final | 27 Aug 2017 |
| 52 | 🇸🇪 Ruben Lundquist | 20.03 | 22.31 | 🇸🇪 Landvetter Open 2023 | Final | 5–6 Aug 2023 |
| 54 | 🇬🇧 Nicky Sim | 20.49 | 22.32 | 🇬🇧 Edinburgh Spring 2023 | Final | 4–5 Mar 2023 |
| 55 | 🇺🇸 Kyus Kimler | 20.84 | 22.33 | 🇺🇸 Slow N Steady Fall 2022 | First | 29 Oct 2022 |
| 56 | 🇹🇼 Kai-Wen Wang (王楷文) | 20.51 | 22.34 | 🇹🇼 Big Cubes Challenge 2016 | First | 27–28 Feb 2016 |
| 57 | 🇨🇳 Yikuan Kan (阚亦宽) | 21.43 | 22.35 | 🇨🇳 Ningbo Open 2018 | Final | 13 Oct 2018 |
| 58 | 🇬🇹 Josue Leiva | 21.31 | 22.37 | 🇬🇹 Rubik Xela Open 2017 | Final | 2–3 Sep 2017 |
| 59 | 🇹🇼 Po-Hao Huang (黃博晧) | 20.56 | 22.39 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan Championship 2022 | First | 16–18 Dec 2022 |
| 60 | 🇷🇺 Dmitrii Saukov (Дмитрий Сауков) | 20.82 | 22.40 | 🇷🇺 MPEI Open 2019 | Final | 22–24 Nov 2019 |
| 61 | 🇵🇱 Fryderyk Janiak | 20.81 | 22.41 | 🇵🇱 Mazowiecka Liga Speedcubingu Warszawa 2020 | First | 29 Feb 2020 |
| 62 | 🇰🇷 Kim Junsu (김준수) | 21.63 | 22.42 | 🇰🇷 Cutory Blossom 2019 | Final | 6 Apr 2019 |
| 63 | 🇺🇸 Benjamin Tong | 20.91 | 22.43 | 🇺🇸 Bothell Spring Open 2023 | First | 17–18 Mar 2023 |
| 64 | 🇳🇿 Jack Brooks | 21.38 | 22.45 | 🇳🇿 NZ North Island Championship 2021 | First | 13–15 Aug 2021 |
| 65 | 🇭🇰 Ryan Tang Chi Hang (鄧智恒) | 20.69 | 22.46 | 🇨🇳 Shenzhen Cubing 10th Anniversary 2019 | First | 24–25 Aug 2019 |
| 65 | 🇧🇪 Florian Hostens | 20.06 | 22.46 | 🇧🇪 Hurlubiks Cube Mouscron 2025 | Final | 22–23 Feb 2025 |
| 67 | 🇺🇸 Adih Datta | 21.43 | 22.48 | 🇺🇸 Bay Area Speedcubin' 45 - Berkeley Time 2023 | First | 23 Apr 2023 |
| 68 | 🇲🇽 Ian Yazid Zavala | 20.30 | 22.50 | 🇲🇽 Pitic Open 2023 | Final | 21–22 Jan 2023 |
| 68 | 🇵🇭 Kazmeer Shad Morandante | 20.15 | 22.50 | 🇵🇭 Mindanao Championships 2017 | Final | 19–20 Aug 2017 |
| 68 | 🇨🇦 Cordelia Hu | 20.11 | 22.50 | 🇺🇸 Lexington Weeknights V 2024 | Final | 5 Aug 2024 |
| 71 | 🇨🇿 Daniel Hranický | 20.92 | 22.52 | 🇨🇿 Porcelain Cubing 2023 | Final | 18–19 Mar 2023 |
| 72 | 🇨🇦 Forte Shinko | 20.34 | 22.53 | 🇨🇦 Canadian Open 2009 | Final | 19–20 Sep 2009 |
| 73 | 🇫🇷 Grégoire Gsell | 21.08 | 22.56 | 🇫🇷 Barby Cube 73 Open Automne 2017 | Final | 23–24 Sep 2017 |
| 74 | 🇺🇸 Mina Chau | 20.64 | 22.57 | 🇺🇸 Bay Area Speedcubin' 64 LIVE - SSF 2024 | Final | 8 Sep 2024 |
| 74 | 🇮🇱 Erel Frishman | 20.42 | 22.57 | 🇮🇱 Israel Championship 2024 | First | 18–21 Aug 2024 |
| 76 | 🇺🇸 Marcus S. Bilik | 20.48 | 22.58 | 🇺🇸 New York Championship 2022 | First | 2–4 Jul 2022 |
| 77 | 🇹🇭 Peerapat Pornkittipat (พีร์รภัทร พรกิตติภัทร) | 21.69 | 22.59 | 🇹🇭 Krungthep Farewell 2023 | Second | 31 Dec 2023 |
| 78 | 🇺🇸 Paul Taylor | 20.77 | 22.60 | 🇫🇷 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 | First | 13–16 Jul 2017 |
| 78 | 🇺🇸 Silas Breault | 20.54 | 22.60 | 🇺🇸 Milwaukee Cubing Mania 2024 | First | 6–7 Jan 2024 |
| 80 | 🇨🇳 Yubo Ji (纪宇博) | 20.66 | 22.61 | 🇨🇳 Beijing Winter 2018 | First | 31 Dec 2018 |
| 81 | 🇺🇸 Isaac Langer | 20.65 | 22.62 | 🇺🇸 Nub Open 2016 | Final | 16 Jan 2016 |
| 81 | 🇬🇧 Reuben De Silva | 20.64 | 22.62 | 🇬🇧 Glasgow Spring 2023 | First | 26–28 May 2023 |
| 81 | 🇨🇳 Xinyun Chen (陈新运) | 20.07 | 22.62 | 🇨🇳 Lanzhou Autumn 2018 | Final | 14 Oct 2018 |
| 84 | 🇵🇪 Pedro Giuseppe Garcia Milla | 21.94 | 22.63 | 🇵🇪 Aventura Cúbica VII 2019 | Final | 16–17 Feb 2019 |
| 85 | 🇭🇰 Clara Wu Mun Yu (胡滿悆) | 22.06 | 22.65 | 🇨🇦 Ontario Championship 2024 | First | 9–11 Aug 2024 |
| 85 | 🇺🇸 Kai Routhier | 20.58 | 22.65 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA New England Championship 2024 | First | 23–25 Aug 2024 |
| 87 | 🇰🇷 DongKeon Lee (이동건) | 20.73 | 22.66 | 🇰🇷 Happy Suseong 2025 | First | 18–19 Jan 2025 |
| 88 | 🇺🇸 Sameer Aggarwal | 20.54 | 22.68 | 🇺🇸 Skyline Open 2018 | Final | 27 Jan 2018 |
| 88 | 🇲🇽 Luis Armando Guerra Garcia | 20.31 | 22.68 | 🇲🇽 Todo o Nada - San Andrés Cholula 2025 | Final | 28–29 Jun 2025 |
| 88 | 🇺🇸 Max Hilliard | 20.17 | 22.68 | 🇺🇸 Puget Sound Winter 2017 | First | 25 Feb 2017 |
| 88 | 🇮🇩 Fayad Hafiz Attaqi | 20.02 | 22.68 | 🇮🇩 Jawa Timur Open 2024 | First | 17–18 Feb 2024 |
| 92 | 🇷🇺 Alexey Mikhailov | 20.08 | 22.69 | 🇷🇺 Moscow South-West Open 2015 | Final | 19–20 Sep 2015 |
| 93 | 🇬🇧 Ben Whitmore | 20.95 | 22.70 | 🇬🇧 UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2014 | Final | 1–2 Nov 2014 |
| 93 | 🇮🇳 Pranav Dandgaval | 20.41 | 22.70 | 🇮🇳 Mumbai Monsoon Open 2017 | Final | 16 Jul 2017 |
| 95 | 🇺🇸 Thomas Kohann | 20.32 | 22.72 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022 | First | 29–31 Jul 2022 |
| 96 | 🇨🇭 Calder Chapuisat | 20.78 | 22.73 | 🇨🇭 Ticino Open 2023 | First | 28–29 Oct 2023 |
| 97 | 🇺🇸 Vishwa Sankar | 20.21 | 22.74 | 🇺🇸 Rocky Top 2019 | First | 7–8 Dec 2019 |
| 98 | 🇺🇸 Vincent Saliceti | 21.22 | 22.75 | 🇺🇸 Marble City Cubing 2023 | First | 28 Oct 2023 |
| 98 | 🇫🇷 Ilian Chambreuil | 20.41 | 22.75 | 🇫🇷 Pllouvara Open 2024 | First | 3–4 Feb 2024 |
| 100 | 🇨🇦 Nicholas Rakobowchuk | 20.64 | 22.76 | 🇨🇦 Open de Gatineau B 2023 | Final | 26 Mar 2023 |
| 100 | 🇫🇷 Louis Wysocinski | 20.25 | 22.76 | 🇫🇷 Slow N Spooky Open 2022 | Final | 29–30 Oct 2022 |