Best 2x2 Single Without a Sub-9 Average (Anytime)
Updated on 14 Oct 2025.
| # | Name | Single | Average | Competition | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🥇 🇺🇸 David Shi | 1.47 | 9.01 | 🇺🇸 Stanford Fall competition 2009 | Final | 21 Nov 2009 |
| 2 | 🥈 🇷🇴 Vlad Constantin Rotarescu | 1.56 | 9.77 | 🇷🇴 Romanian Breaking Records 2024 | First | 30 Aug – 1 Sep 2024 |
| 3 | 🥉 🇺🇸 David Gomes | 1.63 | 15.94 | 🇺🇸 Berkeley Winter 2011 | Final | 12 Feb 2011 |
| 4 | 🇵🇱 Michał Selwesiuk | 1.67 | 14.74 | 🇵🇱 Cube4fun Double Weekend Pilzno 2023 | First | 2 Sep 2023 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷 Louis Sarthou | 1.69 | 12.57 | 🇫🇷 Naoned Open 2012 | First | 27–28 Oct 2012 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱 Antoni Trześniewski | 1.69 | 10.70 | 🇵🇱 Cube4fun League V Zawiercie 2022 | First | 21–22 May 2022 |
| 7 | 🇫🇮 Anonymous | 1.76 | 9.12 | 🇫🇮 Finnish Championship 2018 | First | 11–13 May 2018 |
| 8 | 🇦🇺 Joshua Chuah | 1.85 | 9.62 | 🇦🇺 Surf Coast Cubing 2019 | First | 29 Dec 2019 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸 Dante Zazzera | 1.88 | 22.18 | 🇺🇸 Princeton Fall 2017 | First | 23 Sep 2017 |
| 9 | 🇵🇱 Patryk Nowak | 1.88 | 9.03 | 🇮🇪 It's a Long Way to Tipperary 2023 | Second | 13–14 May 2023 |
| 11 | 🇮🇳 Sahil Madnani | 1.90 | 14.96 | 🇮🇳 Shri Ram Cubing Challenge 2016 | First | 22–23 Oct 2016 |
| 11 | 🇰🇪 Mrish Parmar | 1.90 | 9.26 | 🇦🇺 Tassie Winter 2023 | First | 17–18 Jun 2023 |
| 13 | 🇮🇩 Davin Sariputra | 1.97 | 10.50 | 🇮🇩 Jakarta Cubing 2018 | First | 15–16 Dec 2018 |
| 13 | 🇨🇴 Emanuel Arrunategui | 1.97 | 9.07 | 🇨🇴 Torneo Cali 2014 | First | 22 Feb 2014 |
| 15 | 🇷🇸 Dimitrije Vlajić | 2.00 | 9.52 | 🇷🇸 Bački Petrovac Open 2019 | First | 12–13 Oct 2019 |
| 15 | 🇲🇽 Julián González Acevedo | 2.00 | 9.08 | 🇲🇽 Mexican Open 2008 | Final | 20 Dec 2008 |
| 17 | 🇺🇸 Henry Taylor | 2.01 | 10.82 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024 | First | 7–9 Jun 2024 |
| 17 | 🇺🇾 Mauro Gilardi Perez | 2.01 | 9.75 | 🇺🇾 Santa Lucía Open 2015 | First | 12 Dec 2015 |
| 17 | 🇭🇺 Ákos Vida | 2.01 | 9.68 | 🇳🇱 Rijswijk Open 2019 | First | 8 Dec 2019 |
| 20 | 🇺🇸 August Vincent | 2.03 | 9.17 | 🇺🇸 Warwick Cube Day 2023 | First | 10 Jun 2023 |
| 21 | 🇺🇸 Robby Lindell III | 2.04 | 13.28 | 🇺🇸 Pennsylvania Championship 2024 | First | 21–23 Jun 2024 |
| 22 | 🇵🇱 Maciej Dziwoki | 2.05 | 15.96 | 🇵🇱 Cube4fun League V Zawiercie 2022 | First | 21–22 May 2022 |
| 22 | 🇭🇺 Ozor Patrik Rugina | 2.05 | 11.13 | 🇭🇺 Hungarian Open 2023 | First | 20–22 Oct 2023 |
| 24 | 🇺🇾 Mauricio Friss de Kereki | 2.08 | 13.46 | 🇺🇾 Santa Lucía Open 2015 | First | 12 Dec 2015 |
| 24 | 🇹🇷 Mustafa Kaplan | 2.08 | 9.32 | 🇹🇷 Turkish Nationals 2024 | First | 14–17 Nov 2024 |
| 24 | 🇦🇺 Joshua Pun | 2.08 | 9.29 | 🇦🇺 Simple Sydney Saturday 2023 | First | 9 Sep 2023 |
| 27 | 🇩🇪 Lukas Glomb | 2.11 | 12.20 | 🇩🇪 Velbert Open 2015 | First | 6–7 Jun 2015 |
| 27 | 🇮🇳 Nalin Manoj | 2.11 | 9.95 | 🇮🇳 Pantheon Cube Open 2014 | First | 12 Apr 2014 |
| 29 | 🇸🇪 Love Liliequist | 2.12 | 15.46 | 🇸🇪 Stockholmsligan Sita - Kiboko 2025 | Final | 1 May 2025 |
| 30 | 🇷🇺 Evgeniy Kushnir | 2.14 | 10.45 | 🇷🇺 Ramenskoe Open 2019 | First | 14–15 Sep 2019 |
| 31 | 🇪🇸 Ángel Lin Ye | 2.16 | 13.81 | 🇪🇸 Spanish Championship 2011 | First | 16–18 Dec 2011 |
| 31 | 🇨🇴 Juan Diego Ojeda Acero | 2.16 | 13.07 | 🇨🇴 Avenida Chile XXII 2025 | First | 18 May 2025 |
| 33 | 🇮🇹 Andrea Magrin | 2.18 | 9.13 | 🇮🇹 Monticello Conte Otto Open 2015 | Second | 11 Apr 2015 |
| 34 | 🇲🇽 Atzin Carolina Flores Martínez | 2.20 | 13.28 | 🇲🇽 Mexican Championship 2018 | First | 10–12 Aug 2018 |
| 34 | 🇺🇸 Sean Skinner | 2.20 | 11.77 | 🇺🇸 Spontaneous Summer 2016 | First | 17 Jul 2016 |
| 34 | 🇺🇸 Sam Rockford | 2.20 | 9.20 | 🇺🇸 Corny Cubers Iowa Classic 2025 | First | 13 Sep 2025 |
| 37 | 🇮🇩 Muhammad Alaric El Kareem | 2.21 | 11.89 | 🇮🇩 Jogja Fun Speedcubing 2023 | First | 3 Jun 2023 |
| 37 | 🇷🇴 Theodor Cristian Ciuca | 2.21 | 10.60 | 🇷🇴 Bucharest Cubing September 2024 | First | 21 Sep 2024 |
| 37 | 🇬🇧 Kyle Weber | 2.21 | 9.61 | 🇬🇧 Wiltshire March 2024 | First | 23–24 Mar 2024 |
| 40 | 🇮🇳 Surya Hariprasad | 2.23 | 12.57 | 🇲🇾 Penang Cube Open 2022 | First | 31 Dec 2022 |
| 41 | 🇮🇳 Yohan Mikhail Dsouza | 2.24 | 13.69 | 🇮🇳 Mumbai Cube Open 2025 | First | 8 Jun 2025 |
| 42 | 🇺🇸 Charles Kovach | 2.25 | 10.40 | 🇺🇸 High Plains Solving 2023 | First | 12 Feb 2023 |
| 42 | 🇬🇧 Eddie Barnes-Webb | 2.25 | 9.16 | 🇬🇧 Stevenage April 2025 | First | 19–20 Apr 2025 |
| 44 | 🇫🇮 Ilkka Hämäläinen | 2.26 | 10.13 | 🇫🇮 Gulf of Finland 2024 | First | 18–19 May 2024 |
| 45 | 🇺🇸 Iraj Nelson | 2.27 | 9.88 | 🇺🇸 Dayton Winter 2017 | First | 7 Jan 2017 |
| 46 | 🇺🇸 Wyatt Spendlove | 2.28 | 9.66 | 🇺🇸 Las Vegas Spring 2019 | First | 23 Mar 2019 |
| 46 | 🇷🇺 Ilyas Iskaliev (Ильяс Искалиев) | 2.28 | 9.11 | 🇷🇺 Astrakhan Spring Open 2019 | First | 23–24 Mar 2019 |
| 48 | 🇺🇸 Tyler McLaughlin | 2.29 | 9.37 | 🇺🇸 NovaCube 2018 | First | 10 Mar 2018 |
| 49 | 🇬🇷 Antonie Paterakis | 2.31 | 11.30 | 🇳🇱 Eindhoven Open 2012 | First | 15–16 Sep 2012 |
| 49 | 🇺🇸 Matthew Fain | 2.31 | 10.27 | 🇺🇸 NovaCube 2018 | First | 10 Mar 2018 |
| 49 | 🇦🇺 Lewis Tibballs | 2.31 | 10.23 | 🇦🇺 Tassie Winter 2023 | First | 17–18 Jun 2023 |
| 52 | 🇮🇳 Jameel Nawaz | 2.32 | 16.84 | 🇮🇳 Brain Studio Winter Open 2015 | First | 25–27 Dec 2015 |
| 52 | 🇵🇱 Piotr Brokos | 2.32 | 14.55 | 🇵🇱 GLS II 2023 | First | 11–12 Mar 2023 |
| 52 | 🇮🇳 Naitik Koshti | 2.32 | 9.05 | 🇺🇸 Beat the Clock Westminster 2024 | First | 2 Mar 2024 |
| 55 | 🇪🇬 Mohamed Diaa | 2.34 | 9.27 | 🇪🇬 Cubing Egypt 2022 | Final | 17 Sep 2022 |
| 56 | 🇮🇳 Aditya Majgaonkar | 2.35 | 10.12 | 🇮🇳 Avenues Rubik's Cube Open 2017 | First | 28–29 Oct 2017 |
| 56 | 🇮🇱 Amit Herbet | 2.35 | 9.70 | 🇮🇱 Israel Championship 2019 | First | 14–15 Apr 2019 |
| 56 | 🇷🇺 Lev Gaul | 2.35 | 9.33 | 🇷🇺 SPB Spring Open 2016 | First | 7–8 May 2016 |
| 59 | 🇲🇾 Luqman Al Hakim Bin Zuhairi | 2.36 | 10.27 | 🇲🇾 Kedah Cube Open 2024 | First | 21 Sep 2024 |
| 59 | 🇭🇰 Chan Chun Hang (陳浚鏗) | 2.36 | 9.53 | 🇨🇳 Guangdong Open 2008 | Final | 1 Oct 2008 |
| 61 | 🇮🇩 Anthony Bhamornsiri | 2.37 | 11.51 | 🇮🇩 Jakarta Cubing 2018 | First | 15–16 Dec 2018 |
| 62 | 🇸🇪 Noah Forsling | 2.39 | 13.92 | 🇸🇪 Warm Up Stockholm 2022 | First | 9–10 Jul 2022 |
| 62 | 🇺🇸 Bryton Nemrow | 2.39 | 10.42 | 🇺🇸 Wolverine Weekdays 1 Orem 2025 | Final | 25 Feb 2025 |
| 62 | 🇦🇺 Kapish Chandra | 2.39 | 9.51 | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2023 | First | 28 Sep – 1 Oct 2023 |
| 65 | 🇧🇴 Sander Manuel Pereira Castro | 2.40 | 13.95 | 🇧🇴 Potosí Spring 2023 | First | 18 Nov 2023 |
| 65 | 🇮🇸 Kári Sigurbjörn Tómasson | 2.40 | 12.34 | 🇮🇸 Icelandic Nationals 2022 | First | 2–4 Dec 2022 |
| 67 | 🇪🇬 Yahia Jarhy | 2.41 | 16.89 | 🇪🇬 Cubing Egypt 2022 | Final | 17 Sep 2022 |
| 67 | 🇵🇱 Wiktoria Kulesz | 2.41 | 10.40 | 🇵🇱 Cube4fun in Lublin 2022 | First | 27 Nov 2022 |
| 69 | 🇺🇸 Robbie Safran | 2.42 | 10.12 | 🇺🇸 Connect Community 2018 | First | 8 Sep 2018 |
| 70 | 🇵🇱 Damian Matraszek | 2.43 | 12.65 | 🇵🇱 Polish Speedcubing Tour LLS Lublin 2019 | First | 12–13 Jan 2019 |
| 71 | 🇧🇷 Davi Vinicius Martins Borba | 2.45 | 11.15 | 🇧🇷 I Teresina Bright Cube 2024 | First | 9–10 Mar 2024 |
| 71 | 🇫🇮 Davin Ulfstedt | 2.45 | 10.47 | 🇫🇮 Finnish Championship 2018 | First | 11–13 May 2018 |
| 71 | 🇺🇸 Carter Liam Gore | 2.45 | 9.92 | 🇺🇸 Pretzel Mania 2022 | First | 3–4 Sep 2022 |
| 71 | 🇩🇰 Katrine Foged Lauritzen | 2.45 | 9.74 | 🇩🇰 Danish Championship 2023 | First | 8–10 Sep 2023 |
| 75 | 🇵🇱 Franciszek Świtek | 2.46 | 17.27 | 🇵🇱 Cube4fun League V Zawiercie 2022 | First | 21–22 May 2022 |
| 75 | 🇺🇸 Ben Becker | 2.46 | 9.89 | 🇺🇸 2x2 in a Madison Lodge 2022 | First | 3 Dec 2022 |
| 75 | 🇵🇰 Abdullah Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui | 2.46 | 9.86 | 🇦🇪 Raha Open 2023 | First | 21 May 2023 |
| 78 | 🇨🇦 Joe Linehan | 2.47 | 15.75 | 🇨🇦 Toronto Open Summer 2009 | First | 27 Jun 2009 |
| 78 | 🇲🇽 Roberto Herrera Ramirez | 2.47 | 10.81 | 🇲🇽 Mexican Championship 2018 | First | 10–12 Aug 2018 |
| 80 | 🇨🇦 Breton MacDonald | 2.48 | 13.01 | 🇨🇦 National Capital Region 2019 | First | 18–19 May 2019 |
| 80 | 🇪🇸 Bárbara Arocha Mahtani | 2.48 | 12.55 | 🇪🇸 Las Palmas Open 2025 | First | 13–14 Sep 2025 |
| 82 | 🇺🇸 Noah Dwyer | 2.49 | 12.37 | 🇺🇸 Indiana 2016 | First | 25–26 Jun 2016 |
| 82 | 🇺🇸 Truman Gregg | 2.49 | 11.89 | 🇺🇸 Kansas Cubing Open Winter 2022 | First | 5 Feb 2022 |
| 82 | 🇲🇾 Amir Hidayat Bin Amirul | 2.49 | 9.69 | 🇲🇾 Sunway Velocity Mall Open 2024 | First | 25–27 May 2024 |
| 85 | 🇺🇸 Abigale Stickler | 2.50 | 16.26 | 🇺🇸 Unorthodox Blocks CO 2 2024 | Final | 23 Nov 2024 |
| 86 | 🇺🇸 Peter Hibl | 2.51 | 9.27 | 🇺🇸 NovaCube 2018 | First | 10 Mar 2018 |
| 87 | 🇺🇸 Brandon Giles | 2.52 | 10.23 | 🇺🇸 Harvard Spring 2013 | First | 2 Feb 2013 |
| 87 | 🇦🇺 Levi Utley | 2.52 | 9.96 | 🇦🇺 Wonderful Williamstown 2022 | First | 23–24 Apr 2022 |
| 87 | 🇧🇬 Alexander Scott | 2.52 | 9.11 | 🇧🇬 Tarnovo Cubing Autumn 2023 | First | 21 Oct 2023 |
| 90 | 🇦🇺 Oliver Dance | 2.54 | 12.89 | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2023 | First | 28 Sep – 1 Oct 2023 |
| 90 | 🇺🇸 Austin Zou | 2.54 | 12.72 | 🇺🇸 ODU Big Blue Open 2015 | First | 24 Oct 2015 |
| 90 | 🇮🇩 Andi Izaz Zhafran | 2.54 | 10.67 | 🇮🇩 Rapid Academy Surabaya Showdown 2025 | First | 1–2 Mar 2025 |
| 90 | 🇳🇿 Gabriel Martinez | 2.54 | 10.51 | 🇳🇿 Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023 | First | 1–2 Jul 2023 |
| 94 | 🇺🇸 Keshav Hajarnavis | 2.55 | 10.76 | 🇮🇳 Oculus Cube Open 2019 | First | 19–20 Jan 2019 |
| 94 | 🇬🇷 Christos Asimakopoulos | 2.55 | 9.81 | 🇬🇷 Greece New Year 2019 | First | 19–20 Jan 2019 |
| 96 | 🇸🇪 Lucas Risling | 2.56 | 11.58 | 🇸🇪 Kublördag Landvetter II: 2025 | First | 9 Aug 2025 |
| 97 | 🇺🇸 Roman Blankinship | 2.57 | 11.22 | 🇺🇸 Scenic City Scramble TN 2024 | First | 31 Aug 2024 |
| 97 | 🇪🇸 Ema Camila Baez Colina | 2.57 | 10.93 | 🇪🇸 Madrid Norte Open 2024 | First | 9–10 Nov 2024 |
| 97 | 🇦🇺 Aaryan Longo | 2.57 | 10.39 | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2024 | First | 12–14 Jul 2024 |
| 97 | 🇦🇺 Adam Richardson | 2.57 | 9.24 | 🇦🇺 Perth Summer 2023 | First | 21–22 Jan 2023 |