Best Square-1 Average Without a Sub-8 Single (Anytime)
Updated on 14 Oct 2025.
| # | Name | Single | Average | Competition | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🥇 🇰🇿 Yerkin Assylbek | 8.25 | 8.42 | 🇰🇿 Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2022 | First | 11–14 Aug 2022 |
| 2 | 🥈 🇭🇰 Jeffers Chan | 8.05 | 8.87 | 🇦🇺 Adelaide Autumn 2022 | Final | 22 May 2022 |
| 3 | 🥉 🇰🇷 Seojun Park | 8.17 | 8.94 | 🇰🇷 Hamchang Winter 2024 | First | 23–24 Nov 2024 |
| 4 | 🇨🇦 Matthew Lee | 8.29 | 8.96 | 🇨🇦 Hamilton Side Events 2022 | Final | 28 May 2022 |
| 5 | 🇹🇼 Ho Hsieh (謝合) | 8.24 | 8.97 | 🇹🇼 Kaohsiung Winter Open 2022 | First | 12–13 Feb 2022 |
| 6 | 🇪🇸 Joel Santamaría Arriola | 8.04 | 8.98 | 🇪🇸 Plaza Río 2 Open 2025 | Final | 26–28 Sep 2025 |
| 7 | 🇧🇷 Anuar Miguel Abib Onofre | 8.37 | 8.99 | 🇧🇷 Capivara 2017 | First | 9–10 Dec 2017 |
| 8 | 🇪🇸 Carlos Méndez García-Barroso | 8.05 | 9.01 | 🇪🇸 Nhood Sevilla Open 2023 | First | 10–12 Mar 2023 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸 James Chea | 8.05 | 9.01 | 🇺🇸 Bay Area Speedcubin' 43 2023 | First | 1 Apr 2023 |
| 10 | 🇮🇱 Netanel Pour | 8.55 | 9.10 | 🇮🇱 Mike's Cubes 2023 | Final | 9 May 2023 |
| 10 | 🇧🇷 Vinicius Shaw | 8.08 | 9.10 | 🇺🇸 Santa Barbara Winter 2025 | Final | 4 Jan 2025 |
| 12 | 🇹🇼 Wei-Chen Hsieh (謝維宸) | 8.45 | 9.12 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan Championship 2020 | First | 18–20 Dec 2020 |
| 13 | 🇺🇸 Aedan Bryant | 8.52 | 9.18 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 | First | 27–30 May 2022 |
| 14 | 🇬🇧 Ryan Eckersley | 8.34 | 9.19 | 🇬🇧 West London Open 2022 | First | 19 Feb 2022 |
| 15 | 🇨🇳 Boqin Zhao (赵博钦) | 8.24 | 9.21 | 🇨🇳 Beijing Winter 2018 | Final | 31 Dec 2018 |
| 16 | 🇵🇭 Jose Polorhenzo Aquino | 8.50 | 9.23 | 🇵🇭 Imus Sides Matter 2024 | Final | 10 Aug 2024 |
| 16 | 🇺🇸 Jack Pfeifer | 8.15 | 9.23 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Nationals 2019 | Second | 1–4 Aug 2019 |
| 18 | 🇪🇸 Artur Miralles Hernàndez | 8.43 | 9.25 | 🇪🇸 Potablava Open 2022 | First | 12–13 Nov 2022 |
| 19 | 🇨🇳 Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) | 8.02 | 9.28 | 🇨🇳 Hefei Spring 2019 | Final | 23–24 Mar 2019 |
| 20 | 🇨🇦 Eeshir Pannun | 8.52 | 9.33 | 🇨🇦 Canadian Championship 2023 | Final | 13–16 Jul 2023 |
| 21 | 🇯🇵 Makoto Takaoka (高岡誠) | 8.06 | 9.34 | 🇯🇵 Kansai Open 2018 | Final | 31 Mar – 1 Apr 2018 |
| 22 | 🇭🇰 Jeffers Chan | 8.05 | 9.38 | 🇦🇺 Altona Algorithms 2019 | Final | 5–6 Oct 2019 |
| 23 | 🇯🇵 Yasunari Kumekawa (粂川泰成) | 8.59 | 9.40 | 🇯🇵 Katano Milky Way 2024 | Final | 7 Jul 2024 |
| 24 | 🇺🇸 Nikolas Palassis | 8.39 | 9.43 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | First | 27–30 Jul 2023 |
| 25 | 🇺🇸 Luigi Soriano | 8.17 | 9.44 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Nationals 2018 | First | 27–29 Jul 2018 |
| 26 | 🇿🇦 Osman Badroodin | 8.21 | 9.45 | 🇿🇦 Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 | Final | 20–21 Apr 2024 |
| 27 | 🇫🇮 Luukas Lempinen | 8.43 | 9.51 | 🇫🇮 Autotalo Anime Adventure I 2024 | Second | 6–7 Jan 2024 |
| 28 | 🇺🇸 Silas Emerian | 8.45 | 9.53 | 🇺🇸 Bay Area Speedcubin' 31B - Mill Valley 2022 | First | 24 Apr 2022 |
| 29 | 🇺🇸 Ryland O'Hanlon | 8.74 | 9.54 | 🇺🇸 UIUC Side Events Spring 2025 | Final | 19 Apr 2025 |
| 29 | 🇸🇬 Malcolm Walter Ang | 8.41 | 9.54 | 🇸🇬 Singapore Special 2023 | First | 10 Jun 2023 |
| 31 | 🇷🇴 Paul Becsi | 8.37 | 9.55 | 🇷🇴 Baia Mare North Open 2018 | First | 1–2 Sep 2018 |
| 31 | 🇮🇱 Yoav Atsmon | 8.03 | 9.55 | 🇮🇱 Israel Championship 2025 | Final | 25–28 Aug 2025 |
| 33 | 🇩🇪 Emanuel Rheinert | 8.34 | 9.57 | 🇩🇪 German Nationals 2016 | First | 7–9 Oct 2016 |
| 33 | 🇺🇸 Ben Yu | 8.24 | 9.57 | 🇺🇸 Skyline Open 2018 | Final | 27 Jan 2018 |
| 33 | 🇳🇿 Dwyane Ramos | 8.21 | 9.57 | 🇳🇿 NZ North Island Championship 2022 | First | 2–4 Sep 2022 |
| 33 | 🇺🇸 Luigi Soriano | 8.17 | 9.57 | 🇺🇸 New Hope Open Spring 2018 | Final | 16 Jun 2018 |
| 37 | 🇬🇧 Danny Morgan | 8.27 | 9.58 | 🇬🇧 Lincolnshire Summer 2023 | Final | 12–13 Aug 2023 |
| 37 | 🇦🇺 Sora Sato | 8.11 | 9.58 | 🇦🇺 Cubing at The Cube 2024 | Final | 6–7 Jan 2024 |
| 39 | 🇪🇸 Alejandro Soriano Compta | 8.36 | 9.59 | 🇪🇸 Lazarillo Open 2022 | First | 30–31 Jul 2022 |
| 40 | 🇱🇹 Naglis Peciulis | 8.71 | 9.60 | 🇬🇧 Fontwell Open 2020 | Final | 8–9 Feb 2020 |
| 41 | 🇹🇷 Muhammed Volkan Güngör | 8.50 | 9.62 | 🇹🇷 Back To School İstanbul A 2024 | Final | 28 Sep 2024 |
| 41 | 🇬🇧 Dan Turner | 8.33 | 9.62 | 🇬🇧 Birmingham Spring 2025 | First | 12–13 Apr 2025 |
| 41 | 🇮🇱 Eyal Freifeld | 8.12 | 9.62 | 🇮🇱 Israel Championship 2025 | First | 25–28 Aug 2025 |
| 44 | 🇵🇱 Michał Krasowski | 8.11 | 9.63 | 🇵🇱 Byczy Cube Race 2018 | Final | 23–24 Jun 2018 |
| 45 | 🇪🇸 Alejandro Nicolay | 8.47 | 9.64 | 🇪🇸 Bilbao Open 2018 | First | 1–2 Sep 2018 |
| 45 | 🇺🇸 Rowe Hessler | 8.04 | 9.64 | 🇺🇸 Lexington Summer 2017 | First | 1–2 Jul 2017 |
| 47 | 🇺🇸 Noah Swor | 8.62 | 9.65 | 🇺🇸 Jacksonville 2019 | Second | 29 Jun 2019 |
| 47 | 🇳🇿 Dwyane Ramos | 8.38 | 9.65 | 🇳🇿 Popping Off Pukekohe A 2022 | First | 21 Jan 2022 |
| 47 | 🇨🇳 Putian Ye (叶溥天) | 8.17 | 9.65 | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2024 | Final | 12–14 Jul 2024 |
| 50 | 🇦🇷 Fernando Lomazzi | 8.08 | 9.66 | 🇦🇷 Classic San Lorenzo v4 2017 | First | 25–26 Mar 2017 |
| 51 | 🇨🇳 Ruoxin Zhou (周若昕) | 8.12 | 9.67 | 🇨🇳 China Championship 2019 | First | 26–28 Jul 2019 |
| 52 | 🇩🇪 Rafael Fellmann | 8.55 | 9.68 | 🇩🇪 Rubik's German Nationals 2025 | Final | 26–28 Sep 2025 |
| 52 | 🇹🇭 Natthaphat Mahtani (ณัฐภัทร จี มาทานี) | 8.25 | 9.68 | 🇸🇬 Singapore Championship 2025 | Final | 7–9 Feb 2025 |
| 54 | 🇺🇸 Matthew Remington | 9.12 | 9.70 | 🇺🇸 Rocky Top 2023 | First | 2–3 Dec 2023 |
| 54 | 🇺🇸 Cale Schoon | 8.39 | 9.70 | 🇺🇸 North Star Cubing Challenge 2020 | First | 18–19 Jan 2020 |
| 56 | 🇨🇳 Zheming Li (李哲铭) | 8.48 | 9.71 | 🇨🇳 Jieyang Winter 2019 | Final | 27 Jan 2019 |
| 57 | 🇺🇸 Alessandro Diomampo | 8.21 | 9.73 | 🇺🇸 Nevada Championship 2025 | Final | 12–13 Apr 2025 |
| 58 | 🇮🇳 Sukant Koul | 8.19 | 9.74 | 🇮🇳 Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2025 | Final | 22–23 Mar 2025 |
| 59 | 🇺🇸 Ty Marshall | 8.79 | 9.75 | 🇺🇸 Berkeley Summer 2016 | Final | 17 Sep 2016 |
| 59 | 🇻🇳 Nguyễn Anh Hào | 8.08 | 9.75 | 🇻🇳 Hanoi Summer 2025 | First | 20–21 Sep 2025 |
| 61 | 🇺🇸 Brady Sherwood | 8.77 | 9.78 | 🇺🇸 UCLA Summer 2025 | First | 20 Jul 2025 |
| 61 | 🇮🇳 Sukant Koul | 8.63 | 9.78 | 🇮🇳 Cubing ATMOSphere 2022 | Final | 26–27 Nov 2022 |
| 63 | 🇺🇸 Cale Schoon | 8.73 | 9.79 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2019 | First | 9–10 Mar 2019 |
| 63 | 🇨🇳 Putian Ye (叶溥天) | 8.20 | 9.79 | 🇦🇺 Apollo Bay Cubing 2024 | Final | 15–16 Jun 2024 |
| 63 | 🇲🇽 Ian Vaugier Aguilar | 8.08 | 9.79 | 🇲🇽 Macro Monterrey 2022 | Second | 10–11 Dec 2022 |
| 63 | 🇦🇺 Zayd Chaudhry | 8.06 | 9.79 | 🇦🇺 Solving in Sale 2022 | Final | 9–10 Apr 2022 |
| 63 | 🇨🇳 Owen Yepeng Sun (孙叶芃) | 8.01 | 9.79 | 🇺🇸 Bernardo Heights Sides Open 2022 | First | 25 Sep 2022 |
| 68 | 🇬🇧 Ryan Eckersley | 9.07 | 9.81 | 🇬🇧 Wakefield Open 2022 | Final | 29–30 Jan 2022 |
| 68 | 🇺🇸 Wilson Hettinger | 9.06 | 9.81 | 🇺🇸 Idaho Championship 2024 | First | 2–3 Nov 2024 |
| 68 | 🇫🇷 Nikita Frétay--Bayart | 8.58 | 9.81 | 🇫🇷 French Championship 2025 | First | 19–21 Apr 2025 |
| 68 | 🇩🇰 Martin Vædele Egdal | 8.11 | 9.81 | 🇸🇪 Swedish Decathlon Challenge 2017 | Final | 29–30 Apr 2017 |
| 72 | 🇮🇩 Firstian Fushada (符逢城) | 9.46 | 9.82 | 🇸🇬 Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition 2017 | Final | 18–19 Feb 2017 |
| 73 | 🇸🇬 Deng Zhengping | 8.39 | 9.83 | 🇸🇬 Singapore Sides Standoff 2024 | First | 7 Apr 2024 |
| 74 | 🇺🇸 Ivan Vanek | 8.96 | 9.84 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Nationals 2018 | First | 27–29 Jul 2018 |
| 75 | 🇺🇸 Michael Young | 9.21 | 9.85 | 🇺🇸 Utah Winter Open 2018 | First | 27 Jan 2018 |
| 75 | 🇲🇾 Ang Chin Zhen (洪靖程) | 8.51 | 9.85 | 🇲🇾 Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023 | First | 10–12 Mar 2023 |
| 75 | 🇺🇸 Calvin Nielson | 8.27 | 9.85 | 🇺🇸 Idaho Summer Open 2018 | First | 28 Apr 2018 |
| 75 | 🇵🇱 Adam Kędziorski | 8.23 | 9.85 | 🇵🇱 Polish Championship 2021 | Final | 1–3 Oct 2021 |
| 75 | 🇭🇰 Jeffers Chan | 8.05 | 9.85 | 🇦🇺 Koalafication Melbourne 2019 | Final | 18–19 May 2019 |
| 80 | 🇫🇷 Clément Cherblanc | 8.25 | 9.86 | 🇫🇷 Chelles Open 2019 | Final | 9–10 Mar 2019 |
| 80 | 🇨🇳 Boqin Zhao (赵博钦) | 8.24 | 9.86 | 🇨🇳 Beijing Winter 2018 | First | 31 Dec 2018 |
| 80 | 🇺🇸 Zeke Mackay | 8.14 | 9.86 | 🇨🇦 Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 | First | 7–10 Jul 2022 |
| 80 | 🇳🇱 Tijmen van der Ree | 8.13 | 9.86 | 🇳🇱 Assen Open 2018 | Final | 3 Mar 2018 |
| 84 | 🇺🇸 Jeffrey Li | 8.93 | 9.87 | 🇺🇸 Ashfield Summer NxN 2025 | First | 8–9 Aug 2025 |
| 84 | 🇺🇸 Hudson Moore | 8.72 | 9.87 | 🇺🇸 Couve Cubing Fall 2024 | First | 23 Nov 2024 |
| 86 | 🇧🇷 Eduardo Simici | 8.78 | 9.88 | 🇧🇷 Floripa Open 2023 | Final | 16–17 Dec 2023 |
| 86 | 🇸🇬 Dalton Yeo | 8.78 | 9.88 | 🇸🇬 Singapore Special 2024 | First | 5 May 2024 |
| 86 | 🇨🇳 Owen Yepeng Sun (孙叶芃) | 8.57 | 9.88 | 🇨🇳 Jieyang Winter 2020 | Final | 19 Jan 2020 |
| 86 | 🇵🇱 Maksymilian Misiak | 8.47 | 9.88 | 🇵🇱 BrizZon Side Open 2021 | First | 17–18 Jul 2021 |
| 86 | 🇦🇺 Sora Sato | 8.23 | 9.88 | 🇦🇺 Sydney Re-Open Sunday 2021 | Final | 28 Mar 2021 |
| 86 | 🇮🇱 Yair Ron | 8.05 | 9.88 | 🇬🇧 Suffolk Summer 2023 | Final | 1–2 Jul 2023 |
| 92 | 🇺🇸 Roy Yue | 8.12 | 9.89 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Southern Championship 2022 | First | 29–31 Jul 2022 |
| 93 | 🇯🇵 Ryota Aoki (青木涼太) | 8.55 | 9.90 | 🇯🇵 Saitama 2018 | Final | 11 Nov 2018 |
| 93 | 🇺🇸 Eric Wang | 8.34 | 9.90 | 🇺🇸 Slow N Steady UMD Fall 2025 | First | 27–28 Sep 2025 |
| 93 | 🇺🇸 CJ York | 8.07 | 9.90 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Texas Championship 2022 | Final | 19–20 Nov 2022 |
| 96 | 🇺🇸 Kymberlyn Calderon | 8.50 | 9.91 | 🇨🇦 Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 | Second | 7–10 Jul 2022 |
| 96 | 🇺🇸 Ray Bai | 8.21 | 9.91 | 🇺🇸 Penn Cube Day Spring 2023 | Final | 4 Mar 2023 |
| 96 | 🇺🇸 Luigi Soriano | 8.17 | 9.91 | 🇺🇸 Meadowlands 2018 | Final | 9 Jun 2018 |
| 99 | 🇺🇸 Casey Ngo | 8.21 | 9.93 | 🇺🇸 Texas Championship 2024 | Final | 22–24 Nov 2024 |
| 100 | 🇨🇴 Jose Carlos García Vélez | 8.17 | 9.94 | 🇨🇴 Colombian Nationals Avenida Chile 2024 | Final | 9–11 Nov 2024 |