Best Square-1 Average Without a Sub-25 Single (Anytime)
Updated on 20 Aug 2025.
| # | Name | Single | Average | Competition | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🥇 🇵🇾 Giovanni Mendez | 25.19 | 26.00 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay Nationals 2017 | Final | 30 Sep – 2 Oct 2017 |
| 2 | 🥈 🇺🇸 Tripp Peters | 25.26 | 26.11 | 🇺🇸 Gaston Spring 2018 | First | 26 May 2018 |
| 3 | 🥉 🇨🇳 Chenxi Lu (卢晨曦) | 25.22 | 26.15 | 🇨🇳 Xuzhou Winter 2018 | First | 24–25 Nov 2018 |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 Daniel Billingham | 25.20 | 26.20 | 🇬🇧 Bristol Summer 2023 | First | 8–9 Jul 2023 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 Sean Cutshaw | 25.22 | 26.29 | 🇺🇸 Howland High Spring 2017 | Final | 11 Mar 2017 |
| 6 | 🇹🇼 Chun-He Chen (陳淳和) | 25.77 | 26.34 | 🇹🇼 CK Cubing Party 2018 | First | 27 May 2018 |
| 6 | 🇦🇺 Denton Kev | 25.06 | 26.34 | 🇦🇺 Fortitude Sydney 2019 | First | 28–29 Sep 2019 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸 Cole Van Leer | 25.50 | 26.39 | 🇺🇸 EVO Sports Expo Cubing - Santa Clara 2025 | Final | 12 Apr 2025 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳 Yunzhou Zhu (朱云舟) | 25.91 | 26.55 | 🇨🇳 Xi'an Cherry Blossom 2019 | First | 13–14 Apr 2019 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪 Ari Paul Doltze | 25.33 | 26.55 | 🇩🇪 German Nationals 2023 | First | 4–6 Aug 2023 |
| 11 | 🇺🇸 Ely Charqueno | 25.20 | 26.61 | 🇺🇸 Sleepless in Seattle 2023 | First | 18–19 Feb 2023 |
| 12 | 🇺🇸 Justin Baek | 25.31 | 26.62 | 🇺🇸 SnoCo Cubing Summer 2017 | Final | 17 Jun 2017 |
| 13 | 🇧🇩 Mushfiq Bin Mahmud Khan | 26.13 | 26.64 | 🇲🇾 One Shamelin Cube Open 2025 | Final | 7–8 Jun 2025 |
| 14 | 🇧🇷 Marcela Luna de Albuquerque | 25.74 | 26.66 | 🇧🇷 VI Recife Open 2025 | Final | 25–26 Jan 2025 |
| 15 | 🇺🇿 Davron Takhirov | 25.42 | 26.67 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan Open 2018 | Final | 18–19 Aug 2018 |
| 16 | 🇬🇧 Olivier Sibille Peralías | 25.44 | 26.70 | 🇫🇷 Cube Plan Baie 2025 | Final | 15–17 Aug 2025 |
| 17 | 🇺🇸 Sidney Kocen | 25.45 | 26.79 | 🇺🇸 Solving in Shreveport 2023 | Final | 5 Feb 2023 |
| 17 | 🇸🇻 José Enrique Jiménez | 25.06 | 26.79 | 🇬🇹 Big Bang Open 2019 | Final | 8–9 Jun 2019 |
| 19 | 🇧🇷 Nicolas Medeiros Duarte | 26.01 | 26.81 | 🇧🇷 Criciúma Open 2024 | Final | 14–15 Sep 2024 |
| 20 | 🇺🇸 Jack Krieg | 25.92 | 26.85 | 🇩🇰 Hvidovre Sommer & Efterår 2024 | Final | 31 Aug – 1 Sep 2024 |
| 21 | 🇬🇧 Sarah Fluck | 25.35 | 26.88 | 🇬🇧 Fontwell Open 2019 | First | 9–10 Feb 2019 |
| 21 | 🇧🇷 Davi Bassols dos Santos | 25.27 | 26.88 | 🇧🇷 Floripa ao Cubo 2022 | Final | 29–30 Oct 2022 |
| 23 | 🇨🇳 Lijiaqi Zhang (张李佳琦) | 25.06 | 26.89 | 🇨🇳 Baoji Open 2018 | Final | 21 Jul 2018 |
| 24 | 🇮🇩 Aufan Ahmad Mumtaza | 25.81 | 26.91 | 🇮🇩 Hublife Speedcubing 2024 | Final | 28–29 Sep 2024 |
| 25 | 🇺🇸 Destin Shulfer | 25.58 | 26.93 | 🇺🇸 Michigan 2018 | First | 10–12 Aug 2018 |
| 25 | 🇨🇳 Zhouyao Zhu (朱洲瑶) | 25.10 | 26.93 | 🇦🇺 Brilliant Ballarat 2023 | Final | 25–26 Feb 2023 |
| 27 | 🇳🇱 Machiel van Loon | 25.55 | 26.97 | 🇳🇱 Dutch Masters 2019 | First | 6–7 Apr 2019 |
| 28 | 🇨🇴 Dennis Rosero | 25.03 | 27.07 | 🇵🇱 European Rubik's Cube Championship 2012 | First | 12–14 Oct 2012 |
| 29 | 🇺🇸 Jonathan Culbertson | 26.40 | 27.15 | 🇺🇸 Severna Park Showdown 2017 | Final | 16 Dec 2017 |
| 30 | 🇦🇺 Aaron Edwards | 25.58 | 27.18 | 🇦🇺 Keep Up Karrinyup 2025 | Final | 4 May 2025 |
| 31 | 🇦🇺 Thomas Bland | 25.48 | 27.26 | 🇦🇺 Perth Winter 2025 | First | 21–22 Jun 2025 |
| 32 | 🇵🇱 Cyprian Kalbarczyk | 26.13 | 27.32 | 🇵🇱 III Project Warszawa 2019 | First | 23 Nov 2019 |
| 33 | 🇺🇸 Noah Villagomez | 25.17 | 27.33 | 🇺🇸 Phoenix Cubing Open 2023 | First | 10 Dec 2023 |
| 34 | 🇮🇳 Alaik Bhatia | 26.13 | 27.34 | 🇮🇳 Rubik's Cube Mumbai Open 2015 | First | 26–27 Dec 2015 |
| 35 | 🇨🇳 Xiaoyi Lin (林小懿) | 25.60 | 27.39 | 🇨🇳 Zhuhai Open 2025 | First | 15 Jun 2025 |
| 36 | 🇺🇸 Ezra Lauritzson | 25.73 | 27.41 | 🇺🇸 North Liberty 2019 | Final | 19 Oct 2019 |
| 37 | 🇸🇪 Björn Arvidsson | 25.05 | 27.43 | 🇸🇪 Stockholmsligan 4: Ice Hockey - 2023 | Final | 8 Nov 2023 |
| 38 | 🇰🇷 Dongyoon Kwak (곽동윤) | 26.16 | 27.48 | 🇰🇷 Hamchang Open 2023 | First | 18–19 Nov 2023 |
| 39 | 🇺🇸 James Marzluf | 25.76 | 27.49 | 🇺🇸 Cube Even More in Wichita 2022 | First | 2 Oct 2022 |
| 39 | 🇺🇸 Trevor Petersen | 25.71 | 27.49 | 🇺🇸 Indiana 2012 | Final | 3 Nov 2012 |
| 41 | 🇮🇷 Parham Saeed Nia (پرهام سعیدنیا) | 25.71 | 27.50 | 🇮🇷 Iran Open 2017 | Final | 16–17 Feb 2017 |
| 41 | 🇨🇦 Benji Richler | 25.62 | 27.50 | 🇨🇦 Pickering Spring 2018 | Final | 24 Mar 2018 |
| 43 | 🇬🇷 Thodoris Tsoleridis | 25.07 | 27.53 | 🇬🇷 Salonica Autumn Open 2023 | Final | 14–15 Oct 2023 |
| 44 | 🇭🇰 Chan Chun Hang (陳浚鏗) | 25.69 | 27.54 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Open 2009 | Final | 18–19 Jul 2009 |
| 45 | 🇺🇸 Varun Gudibanda | 25.71 | 27.57 | 🇺🇸 Skewb on the Madison Snow 2025 | First | 15–16 Feb 2025 |
| 46 | 🇨🇿 David Edwards | 25.82 | 27.59 | 🇨🇿 Chateau Cubing 2021 | Final | 23–24 Oct 2021 |
| 47 | 🇷🇺 Sergey Shitov | 25.72 | 27.61 | 🇷🇺 MPEI Open 2019 | Final | 22–24 Nov 2019 |
| 48 | 🇬🇧 Rohan Fernandes | 25.87 | 27.62 | 🇬🇧 Wakefield Spring 2023 | First | 1–2 Apr 2023 |
| 49 | 🇨🇿 Veronika Becková | 25.09 | 27.63 | 🇨🇿 Lužice Open 2022 | Final | 30–31 Jul 2022 |
| 50 | 🇲🇽 Eric Zahid López Parra | 25.69 | 27.65 | 🇲🇽 Vitesse Monterrey 2018 | First | 14 Jul 2018 |
| 51 | 🇺🇸 Alexander Welch | 25.41 | 27.77 | 🇺🇸 Bernardo Heights Sides Open 2022 | Final | 25 Sep 2022 |
| 52 | 🇺🇸 Daxton Westlake | 25.17 | 27.81 | 🇺🇸 Long Beach Spring 2022 | First | 14 May 2022 |
| 52 | 🇺🇸 Joey Mait | 25.05 | 27.81 | 🇺🇸 The Battle of Lexington 2018 | First | 1 Dec 2018 |
| 52 | 🇺🇸 Anthony Lauro | 25.00 | 27.81 | 🇺🇸 Caltech Spring Open 2014 | First | 17–18 May 2014 |
| 55 | 🇺🇸 Nathan Waitt | 26.40 | 27.82 | 🇺🇸 Yakima Valley Cubing Fall 2018 | First | 13 Oct 2018 |
| 56 | 🇨🇳 Ziren Wang (王梓任) | 27.10 | 27.84 | 🇨🇳 Changchun Open 2018 | Final | 18 Jun 2018 |
| 56 | 🇲🇾 Tan Jun (陈俊) | 25.48 | 27.84 | 🇬🇧 Weston-super-Mare Open 2022 | Final | 19–20 Mar 2022 |
| 58 | 🇵🇹 Afonso Carapeto | 25.20 | 27.85 | 🇵🇹 Lisboa Open 2018 | Final | 28–29 Apr 2018 |
| 59 | 🇨🇳 Junlong Li (李俊龙) | 25.06 | 27.86 | 🇨🇳 Shenzhen Open 2017 | Final | 3 Dec 2017 |
| 60 | 🇳🇴 Henrik Speer By | 25.77 | 27.87 | 🇳🇴 That's Odd Trondheim 2022 | First | 4–6 Nov 2022 |
| 61 | 🇬🇧 Nicky Sim | 25.81 | 27.88 | 🇬🇧 Glasgow Winter 2023 | First | 27–29 Jan 2023 |
| 62 | 🇨🇳 Yixing Wang (王一行) | 27.42 | 27.89 | 🇨🇳 Xi'an Cherry Blossom Special 2021 | First | 10 Apr 2021 |
| 62 | 🇺🇸 AJ Harned | 25.98 | 27.89 | 🇺🇸 Flushing Glow Open PM 2025 | First | 23 Feb 2025 |
| 62 | 🇨🇭 Alex Moscibroda | 25.43 | 27.89 | 🇺🇸 Kent Summer 2023 | First | 9 Sep 2023 |
| 65 | 🇨🇦 Lynn Kutcher | 25.57 | 27.90 | 🇨🇦 Edmonton Summer Twist 2022 | First | 21 Aug 2022 |
| 65 | 🇨🇦 Aaron Cox | 25.25 | 27.90 | 🇨🇦 Winterpeg 2024 | Final | 17 Feb 2024 |
| 67 | 🇺🇸 Tim Kwartler | 25.19 | 27.92 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA New England Championship 2024 | First | 23–25 Aug 2024 |
| 68 | 🇺🇸 Aaron Feng | 25.11 | 27.93 | 🇺🇸 Green Summer 2024 | Final | 6 Jul 2024 |
| 69 | 🇬🇧 Alexander Sayers | 25.99 | 27.94 | 🇬🇧 East London Autumn 2022 | First | 12–13 Nov 2022 |
| 70 | 🇧🇷 Dillinger Dashiell | 26.75 | 27.96 | 🇧🇷 Campeonato Brasileiro 2023 | First | 13–15 Oct 2023 |
| 70 | 🇵🇪 Pedro Giuseppe Garcia Milla | 25.24 | 27.96 | 🇵🇪 La Tienda Cubera Christmas 2018 | Final | 22–23 Dec 2018 |
| 70 | 🇨🇦 Zachary Francis | 25.18 | 27.96 | 🇨🇦 Winnipeg Open 2019 | Final | 19–20 Oct 2019 |
| 70 | 🇳🇱 Floris Naber | 25.07 | 27.96 | 🇳🇱 Zuidplas Open 2017 | Final | 15 Apr 2017 |
| 74 | 🇦🇺 Caylan Liew | 25.40 | 28.00 | 🇦🇺 Kogarah Cube Day Sunday 2024 | Final | 14 Apr 2024 |
| 75 | 🇬🇧 Edmund Finch | 27.01 | 28.01 | 🇬🇧 Chichester Summer 2024 | First | 20–21 Jul 2024 |
| 75 | 🇺🇸 Logan Sicilia | 25.57 | 28.01 | 🇺🇸 Michigan Championship 2024 | First | 29–30 Jun 2024 |
| 75 | 🇮🇳 Hitesh Kumar Bhuwalka | 25.44 | 28.01 | 🇮🇳 Howrah Cube Open 2023 | Final | 20–21 May 2023 |
| 78 | 🇨🇳 Haojiang Zou (邹昊江) | 26.02 | 28.03 | 🇨🇳 Hefei Open 2016 | First | 15–17 Jul 2016 |
| 79 | 🇵🇱 Dawid Mazurek | 25.39 | 28.05 | 🇵🇱 Lubelska Liga Speedcubingu II 2020 | First | 22–23 Feb 2020 |
| 79 | 🇮🇪 James Hughes | 25.08 | 28.05 | 🇮🇪 Cubing in Cill Chainnigh 2023 | First | 9–10 Sep 2023 |
| 81 | 🇷🇺 Nikolay Ambrosiy (Николай Амбросий) | 26.40 | 28.06 | 🇷🇺 YJ Moscow Special 2019 | First | 10–11 Aug 2019 |
| 82 | 🇺🇸 James A. Faul | 25.85 | 28.07 | 🇺🇸 Side Events Minnesota 2023 | First | 2 Dec 2023 |
| 83 | 🇵🇱 Mateusz Kurek | 27.00 | 28.08 | 🇵🇱 Warsaw Open 2009 | Final | 4 Apr 2009 |
| 83 | 🇺🇸 Q Sperske | 26.56 | 28.08 | 🇺🇸 Claws Up Winter 2023 | Final | 3 Dec 2023 |
| 83 | 🇨🇷 Michael Zúñiga Meléndez | 25.75 | 28.08 | 🇨🇷 Bekubes Plaza Real Alajuela 2019 | Final | 7–8 Dec 2019 |
| 86 | 🇺🇸 Albert Mao | 26.05 | 28.09 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024 | First | 12–14 Oct 2024 |
| 86 | 🇮🇪 Caleb Gallo | 25.60 | 28.09 | 🇮🇪 UCD Cube Days 2024 | Final | 13–14 Apr 2024 |
| 88 | 🇷🇴 Matei Corjos | 25.18 | 28.10 | 🇷🇴 Romanian National Championship 2023 | First | 2–5 Nov 2023 |
| 89 | 🇨🇦 Hudson Tranmer | 25.01 | 28.14 | 🇨🇦 Newmarket Side Events 2022 | First | 12 Nov 2022 |
| 90 | 🇺🇸 David Scott | 26.84 | 28.16 | 🇺🇸 Going Fast in Franklin 2023 | First | 2 Sep 2023 |
| 90 | 🇨🇱 Felipe Medel | 26.37 | 28.16 | 🇨🇱 La Florida Open 2015 | First | 28 Feb 2015 |
| 90 | 🇷🇺 Alexander Provorkov | 25.76 | 28.16 | 🇷🇺 CCC Spring Open 2016 | First | 29 Apr – 1 May 2016 |
| 93 | 🇵🇱 Patryk Grosiak | 26.42 | 28.20 | 🇵🇱 Lubelska Liga Speedcubingu V Final 2019 | First | 16–17 Nov 2019 |
| 94 | 🇷🇴 Mircea Popescu | 26.58 | 28.21 | 🇷🇴 Sibiu Rubik Open 2013 | Final | 16 Mar 2013 |
| 95 | 🇪🇸 Blai Solernou Lòpez | 25.65 | 28.22 | 🇧🇪 Warm Up Wommelgem 2024 | Final | 13–14 Jul 2024 |
| 95 | 🇺🇸 Nicolás Sánchez | 25.44 | 28.22 | 🇺🇸 Music City Winter 2016 | Final | 2 Jan 2016 |
| 97 | 🇷🇺 Vitaliy Zaozernov (Виталий Заозернов) | 25.78 | 28.23 | 🇷🇺 NSK Cubing Fest 2019 | Final | 19–20 Jul 2019 |
| 98 | 🇩🇪 Nils Benedict Schönenberg | 25.72 | 28.24 | 🇩🇪 Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2025 | Final | 30 May – 1 Jun 2025 |
| 99 | 🇮🇱 Yedidya Nisim Shimoni | 26.20 | 28.25 | 🇮🇱 Israel Championship 2023 | First | 17–20 Jul 2023 |
| 99 | 🇲🇽 Miguel Alejandro Blanco Ríos | 25.07 | 28.25 | 🇲🇽 Macro Monterrey 2022 | First | 10–11 Dec 2022 |