Best Square-1 Average Without a Sub-6 Single (Anytime)
Updated on 20 Aug 2025.
| # | Name | Single | Average | Competition | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🥇 🇺🇸 Dylan Baumbach | 6.36 | 6.65 | 🇺🇸 Oklahoma Fall AM 2021 | Final | 9 Oct 2021 |
| 2 | 🥈 🇨🇳 Matt Mao | 6.45 | 6.80 | 🇺🇸 Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | First | 3–6 Jul 2025 |
| 3 | 🥉 🇰🇷 Park Ji Won (박지원) | 6.06 | 6.84 | 🇰🇷 Korean Championship Mini 2021 | Final | 18 Dec 2021 |
| 4 | 🇳🇱 Vincent Chan | 6.15 | 6.89 | 🇳🇱 Bigger in Breda 2024 | First | 4–5 May 2024 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 Sameer Aggarwal | 6.05 | 6.92 | 🇺🇸 SnoCo Goes Back to Square-1 2021 | Final | 20 Nov 2021 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸 Sameer Aggarwal | 6.05 | 6.93 | 🇺🇸 SnoCo Goes Back to Square-1 2021 | Second | 20 Nov 2021 |
| 7 | 🇲🇽 Diego Brizuela Crespo | 6.33 | 7.03 | 🇨🇦 Appleby Fall B 2023 | Final | 24 Sep 2023 |
| 8 | 🇯🇵 Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) | 6.20 | 7.09 | 🇯🇵 Kyoto Open 2019 | Final | 20 Oct 2019 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸 Aiden Bartlett | 6.07 | 7.11 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Northwest Championship 2019 | Final | 21–23 Jun 2019 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳 Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) | 6.49 | 7.15 | 🇨🇳 Beijing Spring Special 2021 | First | 3 Apr 2021 |
| 11 | 🇮🇩 Firstian Fushada (符逢城) | 6.07 | 7.16 | 🇮🇩 Medan Speedcube Challenge 2023 | Final | 1–2 Jul 2023 |
| 12 | 🇦🇷 Felipe Maierowicz | 6.02 | 7.20 | 🇦🇷 Nacionales Argentinas 2023 | First | 1–3 Sep 2023 |
| 13 | 🇮🇹 Pietro Mazza | 6.08 | 7.22 | 🇨🇭 Swisscubing Cup I 2023 | First | 4–5 Feb 2023 |
| 14 | 🇺🇸 Joseph Ong | 6.08 | 7.25 | 🇺🇸 Minnesota Cube Melt 2024 | Final | 11 May 2024 |
| 15 | 🇺🇸 Christopher Fandrich | 6.15 | 7.26 | 🇺🇸 Bellevue Cubing for Children's 2022 | Second | 27 Aug 2022 |
| 16 | 🇦🇺 Thomas Liao | 6.29 | 7.28 | 🇦🇺 NSW Side State Championship 2025 | First | 31 May – 1 Jun 2025 |
| 16 | 🇺🇸 Sameer Aggarwal | 6.05 | 7.28 | 🇺🇸 SnoCo Goes Back to Square-1 2021 | First | 20 Nov 2021 |
| 18 | 🇨🇳 Wang Ma (马旺) | 6.13 | 7.32 | 🇨🇳 Guangdong Open 2021 | First | 1–3 May 2021 |
| 19 | 🇹🇼 Cian-Jyun Yang (楊謙君) | 6.51 | 7.33 | 🇰🇷 Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | Second | 12–15 Aug 2023 |
| 20 | 🇺🇸 Calix Tang | 6.72 | 7.34 | 🇺🇸 Bay Area Speedcubin' 22 2019 | Final | 21 Dec 2019 |
| 21 | 🇳🇿 Adrien Auvray Matyn | 6.36 | 7.38 | 🇳🇿 Puzzling Porirua 2022 | First | 11 Jun 2022 |
| 22 | 🇵🇱 Szymon Ciepiela | 6.69 | 7.40 | 🇵🇱 Silesian Minx Fest 2025 | Final | 2–5 Aug 2025 |
| 22 | 🇮🇹 Flavio Rimi | 6.29 | 7.40 | 🇮🇹 Italian Championship 2021 | Final | 30 Oct – 1 Nov 2021 |
| 22 | 🇯🇵 Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) | 6.20 | 7.40 | 🇯🇵 Cube Camp in Kanazawa 2019 | Final | 10–12 Aug 2019 |
| 25 | 🇹🇼 Yi-Ho Hsueh (薛以和) | 6.32 | 7.41 | 🇹🇼 Yunlin Winter Open 2022 | Final | 20 Nov 2022 |
| 26 | 🇺🇸 Evan Wright | 6.64 | 7.42 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | Second | 27–30 Jul 2023 |
| 26 | 🇵🇱 Maksymilian Misiak | 6.21 | 7.42 | 🇵🇱 Cube4fun Cubers Eve Tarnowskie Góry 2023 | First | 16–17 Dec 2023 |
| 28 | 🇭🇰 Dorian Chan | 6.82 | 7.43 | 🇬🇧 Coventry Spring 2025 | First | 24–25 May 2025 |
| 28 | 🇨🇿 Anonymous | 6.15 | 7.43 | 🇨🇿 Prague Pyraminxing 2023 | First | 7–8 Oct 2023 |
| 30 | 🇵🇱 Maciej Spirydowicz | 6.15 | 7.44 | 🇵🇱 Warsaw Cube Masters 2023 | First | 4–5 Nov 2023 |
| 31 | 🇺🇸 Zayn Khanani | 6.16 | 7.45 | 🇺🇸 Virginia Beach Fall 2023 | Final | 30 Sep 2023 |
| 31 | 🇨🇿 Anonymous | 6.15 | 7.45 | 🇵🇱 Wrocław Cubing Holiday 2023 | Second | 24–25 Jun 2023 |
| 33 | 🇩🇪 Hannes Müller | 6.39 | 7.46 | 🇩🇰 Gladsaxe Midsommer 2025 | Final | 21 Jun 2025 |
| 33 | 🇨🇿 Anonymous | 6.21 | 7.46 | 🇨🇿 Prague Open 2023 | First | 17–18 Jun 2023 |
| 35 | 🇵🇱 Łukasz Dubicki | 6.33 | 7.47 | 🇪🇸 Warm Up Portugalete 2024 | First | 19–21 Jul 2024 |
| 36 | 🇲🇽 Diego Brizuela Crespo | 6.58 | 7.48 | 🇨🇦 Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 | Second | 7–10 Jul 2022 |
| 37 | 🇹🇼 Yi-Ho Hsueh (薛以和) | 6.32 | 7.50 | 🇹🇼 Kaohsiung Winter Open 2022 | Final | 12–13 Feb 2022 |
| 37 | 🇯🇵 Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) | 6.20 | 7.50 | 🇦🇺 WCA World Championship 2019 | Second | 11–14 Jul 2019 |
| 39 | 🇮🇹 Pietro Mazza | 6.08 | 7.51 | 🇮🇹 Italian Championship 2022 | Final | 9–11 Dec 2022 |
| 40 | 🇺🇸 Joseph Ong | 6.68 | 7.52 | 🇺🇸 Minnesota Leap Day 2024 | First | 29 Feb 2024 |
| 41 | 🇺🇸 Christopher Fandrich | 7.11 | 7.54 | 🇺🇸 Bothell Spring 2022 | First | 23 Apr 2022 |
| 41 | 🇲🇽 Diego Brizuela Crespo | 6.58 | 7.54 | 🇨🇦 Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 | First | 7–10 Jul 2022 |
| 41 | 🇳🇿 Adrien Auvray Matyn | 6.36 | 7.54 | 🇳🇿 Popping Off Pukekohe A 2022 | Final | 21 Jan 2022 |
| 44 | 🇦🇺 Benjamin Warry | 6.83 | 7.55 | 🇦🇺 Runaway Bay Saturday Challenge 2022 | Final | 3 Sep 2022 |
| 44 | 🇨🇭 Levin Houghton | 6.55 | 7.55 | 🇫🇮 VERK VII 2025 | Final | 26–27 Jun 2025 |
| 46 | 🇨🇿 Anonymous | 6.21 | 7.56 | 🇨🇿 Lužice No-Cutoff Special 2023 | Final | 10–11 Jun 2023 |
| 47 | 🇨🇳 Matt Mao | 6.45 | 7.57 | 🇺🇸 SacCubing XX 2025 | Final | 18 May 2025 |
| 47 | 🇪🇸 Samuel María Liñares | 6.34 | 7.57 | 🇪🇸 Móstoles Open 2025 | Final | 10–11 May 2025 |
| 47 | 🇺🇸 Silas Emerian | 6.19 | 7.57 | 🇺🇸 Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | Final | 18–21 Jul 2024 |
| 50 | 🇮🇹 Pietro Mazza | 6.79 | 7.58 | 🇮🇹 Italian Championship 2022 | First | 9–11 Dec 2022 |
| 50 | 🇰🇷 Junseop Kim (김준섭) | 6.75 | 7.58 | 🇰🇷 Korean Championship 2019 | Final | 16–18 Aug 2019 |
| 50 | 🇰🇷 Junseop Kim (김준섭) | 6.69 | 7.58 | 🇰🇷 Seoul Summer 2022 | Final | 23–24 Jul 2022 |
| 50 | 🇺🇸 James Chea | 6.55 | 7.58 | 🇺🇸 SacCubing XIV 2023 | Final | 20 May 2023 |
| 50 | 🇦🇺 David Epstein | 6.53 | 7.58 | 🇦🇺 Altona Algorithms 2019 | First | 5–6 Oct 2019 |
| 50 | 🇷🇺 Lev Bruskov (Лев Брусков) | 6.25 | 7.58 | 🇦🇲 Brusov Side Events 2023 | Final | 23 Apr 2023 |
| 56 | 🇨🇿 Václav Maxa | 6.41 | 7.59 | 🇨🇿 Czech Open 2024 | First | 19–21 Jul 2024 |
| 57 | 🇺🇸 Jack Pfeifer | 6.66 | 7.61 | 🇨🇦 Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 | First | 7–10 Jul 2022 |
| 58 | 🇺🇸 Timothy Castle | 6.68 | 7.62 | 🇺🇸 Utah Fall 2021 | First | 23 Oct 2021 |
| 58 | 🇨🇦 Bailing Hou | 6.55 | 7.62 | 🇺🇸 Olympia Classic 2024 | First | 5 May 2024 |
| 58 | 🇨🇳 Yening Liu (刘烨宁) | 6.30 | 7.62 | 🇲🇾 Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 | First | 1–4 Nov 2024 |
| 61 | 🇯🇵 Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) | 6.20 | 7.67 | 🇯🇵 Kansai Open 2019 | Final | 20–21 Apr 2019 |
| 62 | 🇵🇱 Maksym Wingert | 6.99 | 7.68 | 🇵🇱 Cool Down Szczecin 2025 | Second | 11–13 Jul 2025 |
| 62 | 🇨🇳 Xuechao Zhang (张学超) | 6.69 | 7.68 | 🇨🇳 Xuzhou Open PM 2021 | Final | 16 May 2021 |
| 62 | 🇮🇱 Libi Wohlfeiler Kahaty | 6.36 | 7.68 | 🇬🇧 Rubik's UK Championship 2024 | Final | 1–3 Nov 2024 |
| 62 | 🇰🇷 SeungO Han (한승오) | 6.27 | 7.68 | 🇰🇷 Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 | First | 12–15 Aug 2023 |
| 62 | 🇪🇸 Carlos Méndez García-Barroso | 6.22 | 7.68 | 🇪🇸 Baztan Open 2024 | Final | 28–30 Mar 2024 |
| 62 | 🇰🇷 Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) | 6.13 | 7.68 | 🇺🇸 Winter WestSide Events 2022 | First | 10–11 Dec 2022 |
| 62 | 🇺🇸 Dominic Cater | 6.07 | 7.68 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | Second | 27–30 Jul 2023 |
| 69 | 🇺🇸 Cameron Miller (梅克龍) | 6.35 | 7.69 | 🇺🇸 Bay Area Speedcubin' 43 2023 | First | 1 Apr 2023 |
| 69 | 🇪🇸 Samuel María Liñares | 6.34 | 7.69 | 🇪🇸 Spanish Championship 2024 | Second | 29 Nov – 1 Dec 2024 |
| 71 | 🇨🇭 Timo Günthardt | 6.73 | 7.71 | 🇨🇭 Swisscubing Cup IV 2025 | Final | 21–22 Jun 2025 |
| 71 | 🇰🇷 Lee Jae-Hyuk (이재혁) | 6.42 | 7.71 | 🇰🇷 Korea Open 2025 | Final | 15–17 Aug 2025 |
| 73 | 🇸🇪 Helmer Ewert | 6.52 | 7.73 | 🇩🇰 Dåstrup Sleepover 2018 | Final | 10–12 Aug 2018 |
| 73 | 🇺🇸 Nathan Rahn | 6.26 | 7.73 | 🇺🇸 North Woods 2023 | Final | 30 Sep 2023 |
| 75 | 🇯🇵 Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) | 6.20 | 7.74 | 🇯🇵 Saitama 2018 | Final | 11 Nov 2018 |
| 76 | 🇹🇼 Yi-Ho Hsueh (薛以和) | 6.32 | 7.76 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan Open 2022 | Final | 14–16 Jan 2022 |
| 76 | 🇦🇺 Hayden Ng (吳宇晞) | 6.28 | 7.76 | 🇦🇺 Runaway Bay May Sunday 2023 | Final | 28 May 2023 |
| 78 | 🇨🇴 Hector David Martinez Argaez | 6.73 | 7.77 | 🇨🇴 Tres en Línea Bogotá 2022 | Final | 24–25 Sep 2022 |
| 78 | 🇺🇸 James Chea | 6.55 | 7.77 | 🇺🇸 Bay Area Speedcubin' 45 - Berkeley Time 2023 | First | 23 Apr 2023 |
| 78 | 🇺🇸 Tommy Cherry | 6.07 | 7.77 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022 | Second | 29–31 Jul 2022 |
| 81 | 🇨🇳 Xuechao Zhang (张学超) | 6.69 | 7.78 | 🇨🇳 Xuzhou Spring 2019 | Final | 1 May 2019 |
| 81 | 🇺🇸 Cameron Miller (梅克龍) | 6.69 | 7.78 | 🇺🇸 Bay Area Speedcubin' 29 AM 2022 | First | 3 Apr 2022 |
| 81 | 🇨🇦 Eeshir Pannun | 6.29 | 7.78 | 🇨🇦 Maple Ridge Favourites 2025 | Final | 4 Jan 2025 |
| 84 | 🇺🇸 CJ York | 7.04 | 7.79 | 🇺🇸 DFW Spring Warmup 2023 | First | 6 May 2023 |
| 84 | 🇺🇸 Zayn Khanani | 6.42 | 7.79 | 🇺🇸 Pioneer Valley Cubing B 2023 | First | 22 Jan 2023 |
| 84 | 🇵🇱 Majk Tomas | 6.05 | 7.79 | 🇵🇱 BrizZon Side Open 2025 | Final | 29–30 Mar 2025 |
| 87 | 🇺🇸 Elijah Rain Phelps | 7.17 | 7.80 | 🇺🇸 Fast In Mass 2022 | Final | 18 Jun 2022 |
| 87 | 🇵🇱 Michał Krasowski | 6.45 | 7.80 | 🇵🇱 LLS VII Final 2018 | Final | 15–16 Sep 2018 |
| 87 | 🇭🇰 Timothy Kong Wing Sum (江永琛) | 6.29 | 7.80 | 🇲🇾 Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 | First | 1–4 Nov 2024 |
| 90 | 🇺🇸 Benson Kim | 6.40 | 7.82 | 🇺🇸 Colonial Cube Clash VA 2024 | First | 2 Nov 2024 |
| 90 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Pilat | 6.18 | 7.82 | 🇺🇸 Kansas Cubing Open Spring 2022 | Final | 7 May 2022 |
| 92 | 🇨🇳 Zhiquan Li (李志权) | 6.11 | 7.83 | 🇨🇳 Deqing Small Cubes Summer 2024 | First | 25 Aug 2024 |
| 93 | 🇺🇸 Tucker Chamberlain | 6.35 | 7.84 | 🇺🇸 Welcome Back Texas 2021 | Second | 18 Dec 2021 |
| 93 | 🇺🇸 Max Siauw | 6.34 | 7.84 | 🇨🇦 South Surrey Side Events 2019 | Final | 2 Nov 2019 |
| 93 | 🇺🇸 Dominic Cater | 6.18 | 7.84 | 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh Spring 2023 | Final | 1 Apr 2023 |
| 93 | 🇨🇳 Zhiquan Li (李志权) | 6.11 | 7.84 | 🇨🇳 Guangzhou Special 2024 | Final | 2 Jun 2024 |
| 93 | 🇺🇸 Brendyn Dunagan | 6.05 | 7.84 | 🇺🇸 Cal Poly SLO Spring 2022 | Final | 19 Mar 2022 |
| 98 | 🇨🇳 Zijia Liu (刘子甲) | 6.39 | 7.86 | 🇨🇳 Beijing Summer 2025 | Final | 17–18 May 2025 |
| 98 | 🇨🇳 Zijia Liu (刘子甲) | 6.12 | 7.86 | 🇨🇳 Zhuhai Open 2025 | First | 15 Jun 2025 |
| 100 | 🇵🇱 Łukasz Dubicki | 6.33 | 7.87 | 🇵🇱 Żmigród Open 2024 | Final | 6–7 Jul 2024 |
| 100 | 🇩🇰 Martin Vædele Egdal | 6.06 | 7.87 | 🇸🇪 Nordic Championship 2018 | First | 2–4 Nov 2018 |
| 100 | 🇳🇴 Niklas Aasen Eliasson | 6.05 | 7.87 | 🇬🇧 Rubik's UK Championship 2024 | First | 1–3 Nov 2024 |