Best 2x2 Single Without a Sub-8 Average (Anytime)
Updated on 20 Aug 2025.
| # | Name | Single | Average | Competition | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🥇 🇵🇪 Walter Lelio Lizarbe Gómez | 1.13 | 8.20 | 🇵🇪 Speedsolving Sakura 2017 | First | 17 Dec 2017 |
| 2 | 🥈 🇮🇳 Ayush Vasudev Karpe | 1.27 | 8.18 | 🇮🇳 IISER Pune Cube Open 2019 | First | 17 Mar 2019 |
| 3 | 🥉 🇵🇱 Maciej Majka | 1.39 | 8.29 | 🇵🇱 Cube4fun League V Zawiercie 2022 | First | 21–22 May 2022 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 David Shi | 1.47 | 9.01 | 🇺🇸 Stanford Fall competition 2009 | Final | 21 Nov 2009 |
| 5 | 🇷🇴 Vlad Constantin Rotarescu | 1.56 | 9.77 | 🇷🇴 Romanian Breaking Records 2024 | First | 30 Aug – 1 Sep 2024 |
| 6 | 🇧🇷 João Borba Alvares da Silva | 1.59 | 8.17 | 🇧🇷 Pampulha Open 2025 | First | 16 Mar 2025 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸 David Gomes | 1.63 | 15.94 | 🇺🇸 Berkeley Winter 2011 | Final | 12 Feb 2011 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸 Kingston Lee | 1.63 | 8.25 | 🇺🇸 Arizona Speedcubing Summer 2023 | First | 15 Jul 2023 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺 Matvey Kristesashvili | 1.65 | 8.46 | 🇷🇺 SPB Spring Open 2016 | First | 7–8 May 2016 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷 Poyraz Aden Ataacar | 1.66 | 8.31 | 🇹🇷 Turkish Nationals 2024 | First | 14–17 Nov 2024 |
| 11 | 🇵🇱 Michał Selwesiuk | 1.67 | 14.74 | 🇵🇱 Cube4fun Double Weekend Pilzno 2023 | First | 2 Sep 2023 |
| 11 | 🇷🇺 Oleg Burdakin (Олег Бурдакин) | 1.67 | 8.51 | 🇷🇺 Siberian Athens 2018 | First | 6–7 Oct 2018 |
| 13 | 🇫🇷 Louis Sarthou | 1.69 | 12.57 | 🇫🇷 Naoned Open 2012 | First | 27–28 Oct 2012 |
| 13 | 🇵🇱 Antoni Trześniewski | 1.69 | 10.70 | 🇵🇱 Cube4fun League V Zawiercie 2022 | First | 21–22 May 2022 |
| 15 | 🇫🇮 Anonymous | 1.76 | 9.12 | 🇫🇮 Finnish Championship 2018 | First | 11–13 May 2018 |
| 16 | 🇷🇺 Alexander Nekrasov | 1.79 | 8.43 | 🇷🇺 MPEI Open 2014 | First | 28–30 Nov 2014 |
| 17 | 🇬🇧 Nick Ross | 1.82 | 8.73 | 🇬🇧 Welwyn Garden City 2015 | First | 23–24 May 2015 |
| 17 | 🇮🇪 Olivia Ormond | 1.82 | 8.02 | 🇮🇪 It's a Long Way to Tipperary 2023 | Second | 13–14 May 2023 |
| 19 | 🇦🇺 Joshua Chuah | 1.85 | 9.62 | 🇦🇺 Surf Coast Cubing 2019 | First | 29 Dec 2019 |
| 20 | 🇮🇳 Faheem Arif | 1.87 | 8.02 | 🇦🇪 Sunmarke Dubai Open II 2017 | First | 21 Oct 2017 |
| 21 | 🇺🇸 Dante Zazzera | 1.88 | 22.18 | 🇺🇸 Princeton Fall 2017 | First | 23 Sep 2017 |
| 21 | 🇵🇱 Patryk Nowak | 1.88 | 9.03 | 🇮🇪 It's a Long Way to Tipperary 2023 | Second | 13–14 May 2023 |
| 23 | 🇮🇳 Sahil Madnani | 1.90 | 14.96 | 🇮🇳 Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2016 | First | 22–23 Oct 2016 |
| 23 | 🇰🇪 Mrish Parmar | 1.90 | 9.26 | 🇦🇺 Tassie Winter 2023 | First | 17–18 Jun 2023 |
| 25 | 🇺🇸 Joey Rozman | 1.91 | 8.07 | 🇺🇸 MIT Fall 2015 | First | 12 Dec 2015 |
| 26 | 🇺🇸 Ethan Domingo | 1.95 | 8.30 | 🇺🇸 Caltech Fall Open 2014 | Final | 8 Nov 2014 |
| 27 | 🇺🇸 Benjamin Cole Hammer | 1.96 | 8.16 | 🇺🇸 2x2 in a Madison Lodge 2022 | First | 3 Dec 2022 |
| 28 | 🇮🇩 Davin Sariputra | 1.97 | 10.50 | 🇮🇩 Jakarta Cubing 2018 | First | 15–16 Dec 2018 |
| 28 | 🇨🇴 Emanuel Arrunategui | 1.97 | 9.07 | 🇨🇴 Torneo Cali 2014 | First | 22 Feb 2014 |
| 30 | 🇷🇸 Dimitrije Vlajić | 2.00 | 9.52 | 🇷🇸 Bački Petrovac Open 2019 | First | 12–13 Oct 2019 |
| 30 | 🇲🇽 Julián González Acevedo | 2.00 | 9.08 | 🇲🇽 Mexican Open 2008 | Final | 20 Dec 2008 |
| 32 | 🇺🇸 Henry Taylor | 2.01 | 10.82 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024 | First | 7–9 Jun 2024 |
| 32 | 🇺🇾 Mauro Gilardi Perez | 2.01 | 9.75 | 🇺🇾 Santa Lucía Open 2015 | First | 12 Dec 2015 |
| 32 | 🇭🇺 Ákos Vida | 2.01 | 9.68 | 🇳🇱 Rijswijk Open 2019 | First | 8 Dec 2019 |
| 32 | 🇷🇺 Ivan Kravchenko (Иван Кравченко) | 2.01 | 8.34 | 🇷🇺 Krasnodar Winter 2019 | First | 7–8 Dec 2019 |
| 36 | 🇹🇷 Kerem Deniz Tıraş | 2.02 | 8.73 | 🇹🇷 Turkish Nationals 2024 | First | 14–17 Nov 2024 |
| 36 | 🇺🇸 Alexander Honsvick | 2.02 | 8.41 | 🇺🇸 Las Vegas Spring 2018 | First | 7 Apr 2018 |
| 38 | 🇺🇸 August Vincent | 2.03 | 9.17 | 🇺🇸 Warwick Cube Day 2023 | First | 10 Jun 2023 |
| 39 | 🇺🇸 Robby Lindell III | 2.04 | 13.28 | 🇺🇸 Pennsylvania Championship 2024 | First | 21–23 Jun 2024 |
| 40 | 🇵🇱 Maciej Dziwoki | 2.05 | 15.96 | 🇵🇱 Cube4fun League V Zawiercie 2022 | First | 21–22 May 2022 |
| 40 | 🇭🇺 Ozor Patrik Rugina | 2.05 | 11.13 | 🇭🇺 Hungarian Open 2023 | First | 20–22 Oct 2023 |
| 40 | 🇺🇸 Jonah Hepner | 2.05 | 8.39 | 🇺🇸 Indiana 2016 | First | 25–26 Jun 2016 |
| 40 | 🇨🇳 Zhijiang Yan (闫治江) | 2.05 | 8.09 | 🇨🇳 Lanzhou Spring 2017 | First | 22 Apr 2017 |
| 44 | 🇵🇭 Brenton Angelo Lo Wong | 2.07 | 8.86 | 🇵🇭 Metro Speedcubing Open II 2017 | First | 19–21 May 2017 |
| 45 | 🇺🇾 Mauricio Friss de Kereki | 2.08 | 13.46 | 🇺🇾 Santa Lucía Open 2015 | First | 12 Dec 2015 |
| 45 | 🇹🇷 Mustafa Kaplan | 2.08 | 9.32 | 🇹🇷 Turkish Nationals 2024 | First | 14–17 Nov 2024 |
| 45 | 🇦🇺 Joshua Pun | 2.08 | 9.29 | 🇦🇺 Simple Sydney Saturday 2023 | First | 9 Sep 2023 |
| 45 | 🇦🇺 Liam West | 2.08 | 8.45 | 🇦🇺 Harold Park Classic 2019 | First | 25 Aug 2019 |
| 45 | 🇬🇹 Julio Alberto Avila Divas | 2.08 | 8.20 | 🇬🇹 Los Próceres 2019 | Final | 24 Feb 2019 |
| 50 | 🇷🇺 Vladimir Timofeev (Владимир Тимофеев) | 2.09 | 8.24 | 🇷🇺 CCC Qualification Yakutsk 2019 | First | 2–3 Nov 2019 |
| 50 | 🇺🇸 Nicole Prindle | 2.09 | 8.09 | 🇺🇸 Carnegie Mellon Fall 2013 | Final | 23 Nov 2013 |
| 50 | 🇮🇳 Akshit Satyam | 2.09 | 8.08 | 🇮🇳 Pune Unscrambled 2023 | First | 21–22 Oct 2023 |
| 53 | 🇺🇸 Cameron McCallum | 2.10 | 8.42 | 🇺🇸 Denver Dash 2024 | Final | 9 Dec 2024 |
| 54 | 🇩🇪 Lukas Glomb | 2.11 | 12.20 | 🇩🇪 Velbert Open 2015 | First | 6–7 Jun 2015 |
| 54 | 🇮🇳 Nalin Manoj | 2.11 | 9.95 | 🇮🇳 Pantheon Cube Open 2014 | First | 12 Apr 2014 |
| 54 | 🇸🇬 Leung Ching Hin Aidan | 2.11 | 8.03 | 🇸🇬 Singapore Mini 2024 | First | 25 May 2024 |
| 57 | 🇸🇪 Love Liliequist | 2.12 | 15.46 | 🇸🇪 Stockholmsligan Sita - Kiboko 2025 | Final | 1 May 2025 |
| 57 | 🇬🇧 Ben Ferguson | 2.12 | 8.03 | 🇬🇧 Glasgow Spring 2023 | First | 26–28 May 2023 |
| 59 | 🇷🇺 Evgeniy Kushnir | 2.14 | 10.45 | 🇷🇺 Ramenskoe Open 2019 | First | 14–15 Sep 2019 |
| 59 | 🇺🇸 Nicolai Leff | 2.14 | 8.51 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024 | First | 7–9 Jun 2024 |
| 59 | 🇺🇸 Zachary McDonald | 2.14 | 8.23 | 🇺🇸 US Nationals 2014 | First | 1–3 Aug 2014 |
| 62 | 🇨🇳 Rongfu Fan (范荣孚) | 2.15 | 8.08 | 🇨🇳 Nanning Open 2013 | First | 14 Jul 2013 |
| 62 | 🇺🇸 Caleb Shin | 2.15 | 8.04 | 🇺🇸 Berkeley Fall 2022 | First | 10 Sep 2022 |
| 64 | 🇪🇸 Ángel Lin Ye | 2.16 | 13.81 | 🇪🇸 Spanish Championship 2011 | First | 16–18 Dec 2011 |
| 64 | 🇨🇴 Juan Diego Ojeda Acero | 2.16 | 13.07 | 🇨🇴 Avenida Chile XXII 2025 | First | 18 May 2025 |
| 64 | 🇪🇸 Mario Rodríguez Fernández | 2.16 | 8.56 | 🇪🇸 Spanish Championship 2012 | First | 14–16 Dec 2012 |
| 64 | 🇺🇸 Maddox Breitweiser | 2.16 | 8.26 | 🇺🇸 Pretzel Mania Denver 2024 | Second | 25–26 May 2024 |
| 68 | 🇺🇸 Vivaan Varma Datla | 2.17 | 8.38 | 🇮🇳 DC Open Hyderabad 2024 | First | 20 Oct 2024 |
| 68 | 🇮🇪 Jamie Knox | 2.17 | 8.08 | 🇮🇪 It's a Long Way to Tipperary 2023 | Second | 13–14 May 2023 |
| 70 | 🇮🇹 Andrea Magrin | 2.18 | 9.13 | 🇮🇹 Monticello Conte Otto Open 2015 | Second | 11 Apr 2015 |
| 70 | 🇳🇿 Jake Hailstone | 2.18 | 8.67 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand Nationals 2022 | First | 9–11 Dec 2022 |
| 70 | 🇨🇳 Yao Zeng (曾耀) | 2.18 | 8.15 | 🇨🇳 Xi'an Open 2016 | First | 13–14 Aug 2016 |
| 73 | 🇲🇽 Atzin Carolina Flores Martínez | 2.20 | 13.28 | 🇲🇽 Mexican Championship 2018 | First | 10–12 Aug 2018 |
| 73 | 🇺🇸 Sean Skinner | 2.20 | 11.77 | 🇺🇸 Spontaneous Summer 2016 | First | 17 Jul 2016 |
| 73 | 🇮🇳 Donatus Travas | 2.20 | 8.98 | 🇮🇳 Durgesha Open 1.0 2017 | First | 23 Dec 2017 |
| 73 | 🇨🇴 Ethan Hernandez | 2.20 | 8.20 | 🇨🇴 Bucaramanga 2023 | First | 1 Jul 2023 |
| 77 | 🇮🇩 Muhammad Alaric El Kareem | 2.21 | 11.89 | 🇮🇩 Jogja Fun Speedcubing 2023 | First | 3 Jun 2023 |
| 77 | 🇷🇴 Theodor Cristian Ciuca | 2.21 | 10.60 | 🇷🇴 Bucharest Cubing September 2024 | First | 21 Sep 2024 |
| 77 | 🇬🇧 Kyle Weber | 2.21 | 9.61 | 🇬🇧 Wiltshire March 2024 | First | 23–24 Mar 2024 |
| 77 | 🇳🇱 Filip Loermans | 2.21 | 8.75 | 🇳🇱 Dutch Masters 2022 | First | 21–22 May 2022 |
| 77 | 🇿🇦 Kai Faasen | 2.21 | 8.13 | 🇿🇦 Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025 | First | 18–19 Jan 2025 |
| 82 | 🇺🇸 Eric Sele | 2.22 | 8.82 | 🇺🇸 Caltech Fall Open 2014 | Final | 8 Nov 2014 |
| 82 | 🇻🇪 Arthur Faneite Heredia | 2.22 | 8.75 | 🇺🇸 Oregon Championship 2022 | First | 12–14 Aug 2022 |
| 84 | 🇮🇳 Surya Hariprasad | 2.23 | 12.57 | 🇲🇾 Penang Cube Open 2022 | First | 31 Dec 2022 |
| 85 | 🇮🇳 Yohan Mikhail Dsouza | 2.24 | 13.69 | 🇮🇳 Mumbai Cube Open 2025 | First | 8 Jun 2025 |
| 86 | 🇺🇸 Charles Kovach | 2.25 | 10.40 | 🇺🇸 High Plains Solving 2023 | First | 12 Feb 2023 |
| 86 | 🇬🇧 Eddie Barnes-Webb | 2.25 | 9.16 | 🇬🇧 Stevenage April 2025 | First | 19–20 Apr 2025 |
| 86 | 🇺🇸 Luca James Vitalone | 2.25 | 8.87 | 🇺🇸 Pikes Peak Good Morning 2022 | First | 9 Apr 2022 |
| 86 | 🇺🇸 Sanmannireth Ouk Kongsaisy | 2.25 | 8.49 | 🇺🇸 Lucky Lynnwood 2023 | First | 30 Sep 2023 |
| 86 | 🇷🇺 Ilya Lubeznov (Илья Любезнов) | 2.25 | 8.38 | 🇷🇺 Siberia Open 2020 | First | 29 Feb – 1 Mar 2020 |
| 91 | 🇫🇮 Ilkka Hämäläinen | 2.26 | 10.13 | 🇫🇮 Gulf of Finland 2024 | First | 18–19 May 2024 |
| 91 | 🇹🇼 Kuan-Yu Chen (陳冠諭) | 2.26 | 8.21 | 🇹🇼 Maru Cube Day 2019 | First | 6–7 Jul 2019 |
| 91 | 🇨🇳 Hongxu Ku (库泓旭) | 2.26 | 8.01 | 🇨🇳 Xi'an Open 2016 | First | 13–14 Aug 2016 |
| 94 | 🇺🇸 Iraj Nelson | 2.27 | 9.88 | 🇺🇸 Dayton Winter 2017 | First | 7 Jan 2017 |
| 94 | 🇮🇳 Sanjeet Veerabhaktula | 2.27 | 8.47 | 🇮🇳 Telangana Cube Championship 2024 | First | 23–25 Aug 2024 |
| 94 | 🇺🇸 Orhan Tasci | 2.27 | 8.10 | 🇺🇸 NovaCube 2018 | First | 10 Mar 2018 |
| 97 | 🇺🇸 Wyatt Spendlove | 2.28 | 9.66 | 🇺🇸 Las Vegas Spring 2019 | First | 23 Mar 2019 |
| 97 | 🇷🇺 Ilyas Iskaliev (Ильяс Искалиев) | 2.28 | 9.11 | 🇷🇺 Astrakhan Spring Open 2019 | First | 23–24 Mar 2019 |
| 99 | 🇺🇸 Tyler McLaughlin | 2.29 | 9.37 | 🇺🇸 NovaCube 2018 | First | 10 Mar 2018 |
| 99 | 🇺🇸 Leo Fan | 2.29 | 8.55 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 | First | 27–30 May 2022 |