Best Square-1 Single Without a Sub-45 Average (Anytime)
Updated on 20 Aug 2025.
| # | Name | Single | Average | Competition | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🥇 🇳🇱 Arnaud van Galen | 12.56 | 49.40 | 🇫🇷 Cachan Open 2011 | Final | 5–6 Nov 2011 |
| 2 | 🥈 🇧🇪 Zoé de Moffarts | 14.13 | 1:03.49 | 🇫🇷 Cachan Open 2011 | Final | 5–6 Nov 2011 |
| 3 | 🥉 🇲🇾 Ahmad Hazim | 14.17 | 46.96 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia Cube Open 2017 | First | 14–15 Oct 2017 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷 Clément Gallet | 15.13 | 52.87 | 🇫🇷 Cachan Open 2011 | Final | 5–6 Nov 2011 |
| 5 | 🇸🇪 Viktor Nyman Müller | 16.02 | 48.72 | 🇸🇪 All Events in Stockholm 2024 | Final | 28 Jan 2024 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸 Andrew Wahi | 16.60 | 45.12 | 🇺🇸 Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020 | Final | 22–23 Feb 2020 |
| 7 | 🇵🇭 Jason R. Custodio | 17.84 | 1:01.04 | 🇵🇭 Metro Speedcubing Open II 2017 | First | 19–21 May 2017 |
| 8 | 🇯🇵 Mitsuki Gunji (郡司光貴) | 17.96 | 1:01.67 | 🇯🇵 Yokohama 2017 | Final | 17 Sep 2017 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸 Krish Banker | 18.45 | 49.87 | 🇺🇸 Mountains Open Up 2023 | First | 15 Apr 2023 |
| 10 | 🇪🇸 Asier Adell Díaz | 18.47 | 1:00.39 | 🇪🇸 X-Madrid Open 2023 | First | 27–28 May 2023 |
| 11 | 🇺🇸 Joshua Beatty | 18.54 | 48.17 | 🇺🇸 Utah Summer Side Events A 2023 | First | 30 Jun 2023 |
| 12 | 🇨🇳 Anson Lin | 18.63 | 47.83 | 🇳🇿 Hamilton Spring 2014 | Final | 5 Oct 2014 |
| 13 | 🇨🇴 Shemuel Cuellar Ramirez | 18.70 | 47.29 | 🇨🇴 Avenida Chile XV 2024 | Final | 15 Sep 2024 |
| 14 | 🇮🇱 Itai Hershberg | 18.87 | 45.18 | 🇮🇱 Weekend Cubing A Israel 2024 | First | 16 Feb 2024 |
| 15 | 🇺🇸 Vincent Li | 19.22 | 45.20 | 🇺🇸 South Jersey Speedsolving 2023 | First | 22 Apr 2023 |
| 16 | 🇦🇷 Luka Arce González | 19.58 | 46.91 | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires Cubea 2022 | First | 19–20 Nov 2022 |
| 17 | 🇩🇰 Magnus Galsgård Petersen | 19.75 | 1:03.40 | 🇩🇰 Danish Special 2013 | Final | 30–31 Mar 2013 |
| 18 | 🇮🇪 Odhran D’Arcy | 19.78 | 45.17 | 🇮🇪 Cubing with the Kilkenny Cats 2025 | Final | 12–13 Jul 2025 |
| 19 | 🇺🇸 Jake Oppedisano | 19.89 | 52.10 | 🇺🇸 Gouverneur 2024 | First | 13 Jul 2024 |
| 20 | 🇦🇺 Jason Kilbourn | 20.22 | 46.17 | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2011 | First | 27–28 Aug 2011 |
| 21 | 🇪🇸 Alejandro Vaca Diaz | 20.29 | 50.12 | 🇪🇸 X-Madrid Open 2024 | Final | 25–26 May 2024 |
| 22 | 🇵🇭 Bien Dranreb Gablines | 20.44 | 46.18 | 🇵🇭 Philippine Championship 2024 | First | 5–7 Jul 2024 |
| 23 | 🇹🇷 Tuna Erdem | 20.60 | 45.24 | 🇹🇷 İstanbul Fall 2022 | Final | 10–11 Sep 2022 |
| 24 | 🇲🇾 Gabriel Chong Chow Chuen | 20.70 | 48.49 | 🇲🇾 XMUM Cube Open 2025 | First | 15–16 Feb 2025 |
| 25 | 🇮🇳 Aniketh Arya | 20.73 | 49.67 | 🇮🇳 Indian Cube Challenge 2017 | First | 20–22 Oct 2017 |
| 26 | 🇮🇹 Raffaele Pascazio | 20.76 | 46.56 | 🇮🇹 Salento Cubing Open 2020 | Final | 4–5 Jan 2020 |
| 27 | 🇨🇦 Joshua Alan Fung | 20.78 | 47.30 | 🇨🇦 Edmonton Summer Twist 2022 | First | 21 Aug 2022 |
| 28 | 🇦🇹 Daniel Grabski | 20.81 | 45.14 | 🇫🇷 Vesoul Open 2011 | Final | 14–15 May 2011 |
| 29 | 🇪🇸 Carlos Méndez García-Barroso | 20.91 | 46.13 | 🇪🇸 Spanish Championship 2010 | Final | 17–19 Dec 2010 |
| 30 | 🇨🇦 Adrian Panszczyk | 20.95 | 51.79 | 🇨🇦 Battle of Waterloo 2017 | Final | 23 Sep 2017 |
| 31 | 🇮🇳 Atharva R. Bhat | 21.00 | 49.28 | 🇮🇳 Anaadyanta Cube Open 2018 | Final | 9–10 Mar 2018 |
| 32 | 🇦🇹 Stefan Huber | 21.08 | 45.12 | 🇫🇷 Vesoul Open Rubik 2012 | Final | 19–20 May 2012 |
| 33 | 🇰🇷 Geunyeong Lee (이근영) | 21.14 | 53.65 | 🇰🇷 Hamchang Open 2023 | First | 18–19 Nov 2023 |
| 34 | 🇺🇸 Zhai Phifer | 21.17 | 46.50 | 🇺🇸 Cubes Canes & Joy Vegas 2024 | Final | 8 Dec 2024 |
| 35 | 🇨🇳 Yizhuo Yan (严一卓) | 21.18 | 53.72 | 🇨🇳 Xi'an New Year 2017 | Final | 2 Jan 2017 |
| 36 | 🇲🇽 Franco Enrique Garcia Garrido | 21.19 | 1:13.67 | 🇲🇽 Cronos Querétaro 2023 | First | 15–16 Jul 2023 |
| 37 | 🇷🇺 Ksenia Esipova (Ксения Есипова) | 21.27 | 1:15.26 | 🇷🇺 Novosibirsk Tech Library 2019 | First | 11–12 Oct 2019 |
| 38 | 🇨🇴 Eduard Esteban García Domínguez | 21.39 | 52.63 | 🇨🇴 Bogotá Cúbico 2015 | First | 20 Jun 2015 |
| 39 | 🇺🇸 Scott Kevin Starr | 21.57 | 45.94 | 🇺🇸 Fountain City 2023 | First | 1 Jul 2023 |
| 40 | 🇺🇸 Vinson Nguyen | 21.58 | 50.13 | 🇺🇸 TF3I San Diego 2017 | Final | 5 Nov 2017 |
| 41 | 🇷🇺 Stepan Tsarev | 21.65 | 1:02.12 | 🇷🇺 Tatarstan Spring Open 2017 | Final | 18–19 Mar 2017 |
| 41 | 🇺🇸 Bryce Lund | 21.65 | 50.83 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2024 | First | 20–22 Jun 2024 |
| 43 | 🇮🇳 Swaraj Patil | 21.72 | 50.38 | 🇮🇳 Rubik's Cube Mumbai Open 2016 | First | 23–24 Dec 2016 |
| 44 | 🇭🇺 Mátyás Kuti | 21.78 | 53.97 | 🇧🇪 Belgian Open 2007 | Final | 24–25 Feb 2007 |
| 45 | 🇿🇦 Samuel Collett | 21.80 | 1:00.04 | 🇿🇦 Rubik's WCA African Championship 2022 | First | 7–9 Oct 2022 |
| 46 | 🇸🇮 Jakob Kitak | 21.81 | 48.71 | 🇸🇮 Slovenian Nationals 2022 | Final | 17–18 Sep 2022 |
| 47 | 🇬🇧 Ollie Turner | 21.87 | 52.43 | 🇬🇧 Stevenage July 2023 | Final | 22–23 Jul 2023 |
| 47 | 🇨🇷 Dagne Poveda | 21.87 | 47.76 | 🇬🇹 GuateMaya Open 2017 | First | 2–3 Dec 2017 |
| 49 | 🇨🇴 Nicolas Cardenas | 21.95 | 45.23 | 🇨🇴 Bucaramanga Cultural 2017 | First | 23–24 Sep 2017 |
| 50 | 🇵🇭 Savion Romeo Matula | 22.08 | 45.32 | 🇵🇭 Side Fest in Smile City 2023 | Final | 12 Aug 2023 |
| 51 | 🇷🇺 Slava Ashurkin | 22.16 | 45.56 | 🇷🇺 YJ Fest Moscow 2019 | Final | 28–30 Jun 2019 |
| 52 | 🇺🇸 Daniel Barbosa | 22.19 | 45.47 | 🇺🇸 KCubing Fall 2017 | Final | 4 Nov 2017 |
| 53 | 🇨🇷 Sebastián Herrera Pomares | 22.20 | 48.56 | 🇨🇷 Bekubes Open 2018 | Final | 24–25 Mar 2018 |
| 53 | 🇵🇱 Sebastian Pałka | 22.20 | 47.05 | 🇵🇱 Korzenna Spring Open 2023 | First | 18–19 Mar 2023 |
| 55 | 🇺🇸 Ernie Pulchny | 22.22 | 45.33 | 🇺🇸 Yale Spring 2012 | Final | 29 Apr 2012 |
| 56 | 🇺🇸 Katrina Carpenter | 22.27 | 47.72 | 🇺🇸 Princeton Fall 2011 | Final | 24 Sep 2011 |
| 56 | 🇦🇺 William Stanley | 22.27 | 47.16 | 🇦🇺 Brisbane Summer 2025 | First | 1–2 Feb 2025 |
| 56 | 🇺🇸 Ignacio Montilla | 22.27 | 46.62 | 🇺🇸 DFW Cubing Summer 2025 | First | 21–22 Jun 2025 |
| 56 | 🇳🇱 Guus van der Goes | 22.27 | 45.85 | 🇳🇱 Dutch Masters 2019 | First | 6–7 Apr 2019 |
| 60 | 🇩🇪 Felix Schmidt | 22.29 | 45.28 | 🇩🇪 Hessen Open 2019 | First | 11–12 May 2019 |
| 61 | 🇨🇦 Matthew Ji | 22.32 | 45.68 | 🇨🇦 Nanaimo Swing into Spring 2023 | Final | 25–26 Mar 2023 |
| 62 | 🇫🇷 Hippolyte Moreau | 22.33 | 45.95 | 🇫🇷 Naoned Open 2011 | First | 29–30 Oct 2011 |
| 63 | 🇸🇬 Akash Sreedharan (ஆகாஷ் ஸ்ரீதரன்) | 22.38 | 57.44 | 🇸🇬 Cecil Singapore Playoffs 2024 | First | 30 Jun 2024 |
| 63 | 🇪🇸 Marc Serra Torres | 22.38 | 46.35 | 🇪🇸 Nhood Xperience Sant Boi 2023 | First | 10–11 Jun 2023 |
| 65 | 🇨🇦 Charles-Olivier Rivard | 22.43 | 48.85 | 🇨🇦 Saint-Augustin B 2025 | Final | 25 May 2025 |
| 66 | 🇯🇵 Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之) | 22.46 | 46.90 | 🇯🇵 Japan Open 2015 | Final | 21–22 Sep 2015 |
| 67 | 🇷🇴 Tudor Petru Stoica | 22.47 | 59.87 | 🇷🇴 Romanian National Championship 2023 | First | 2–5 Nov 2023 |
| 68 | 🇰🇿 Ruslan Kazin (Руслан Казин) | 22.50 | 45.29 | 🇷🇺 Saratov Open 2018 | Final | 8–9 Sep 2018 |
| 69 | 🇪🇸 Jose Angel Montesa Solaz | 22.59 | 1:18.02 | 🇪🇸 Castellon Open 2014 | Final | 2–3 May 2014 |
| 70 | 🇩🇪 Skye Perryn | 22.71 | 46.67 | 🇩🇪 Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2022 | Final | 27–28 Aug 2022 |
| 71 | 🇺🇸 Matthew Dickman | 22.75 | 45.27 | 🇺🇸 Oregon 2016 | First | 27–28 Aug 2016 |
| 72 | 🇰🇷 Theodora Lynn Cha (차린) | 22.78 | 45.27 | 🇬🇧 Stevenage June 2025 | Final | 7–8 Jun 2025 |
| 73 | 🇨🇳 Hanwen Liu (刘翰文) | 22.84 | 45.64 | 🇨🇳 Baoji Open 2018 | Final | 21 Jul 2018 |
| 74 | 🇪🇸 Mario Juan Lobato | 22.99 | 53.71 | 🇪🇸 Madrid Norte Open 2022 | First | 3–4 Dec 2022 |
| 75 | 🇨🇳 Jingpeng Ou (区劲鹏) | 23.01 | 54.00 | 🇨🇳 Guangzhou Wushan Open 2014 | First | 18 May 2014 |
| 75 | 🇫🇷 Younes Benbouta | 23.01 | 52.27 | 🇧🇪 Hurlubiks Cube Mouscron 2025 | Final | 22–23 Feb 2025 |
| 77 | 🇪🇸 Daniel Prieto Paz | 23.02 | 45.56 | 🇪🇸 Zaragoza Open 2010 | Final | 9–10 Apr 2010 |
| 78 | 🇺🇸 Ethan Hong | 23.04 | 54.18 | 🇺🇸 Bay Area Speedcubin' 35 - Pacifica 2022 | Final | 30 Jul 2022 |
| 79 | 🇺🇸 Aaron Soley | 23.08 | 54.70 | 🇺🇸 Minnesota Cube Melt 2022 | Final | 9 Apr 2022 |
| 80 | 🇰🇷 SeongYong Yoo (유성용) | 23.11 | 46.64 | 🇰🇷 Korean Championship 2023 | Final | 15–17 Dec 2023 |
| 81 | 🇮🇳 Sahib Singh Suri | 23.20 | 1:03.27 | 🇮🇳 LNMIIT Jaipur Cube Open 2023 | Final | 28–29 Jan 2023 |
| 82 | 🇺🇸 LV Snell | 23.21 | 54.14 | 🇺🇸 Warm Up Seattle 2025 | First | 28–29 Jun 2025 |
| 82 | 🇬🇧 Kai McLean | 23.21 | 46.37 | 🇬🇧 Glasgow Favourites Evening I 2024 | Final | 1 Oct 2024 |
| 84 | 🇲🇾 Tan Yan Shun | 23.23 | 46.65 | 🇲🇾 Johor Open 2016 | Final | 31 Jul 2016 |
| 85 | 🇫🇷 Baptiste Hennuy | 23.25 | 54.10 | 🇫🇷 Sorgues Open 2022 | Final | 18–19 Jun 2022 |
| 86 | 🇺🇸 Elijah Armstrong | 23.29 | 46.91 | 🇺🇸 Cube Against Cancer Edmond 2025 | First | 16 Feb 2025 |
| 87 | 🇵🇱 Kacper Wilamowski | 23.31 | 49.79 | 🇵🇱 Polish Nationals 2017 | First | 17–19 Nov 2017 |
| 88 | 🇪🇸 Yeray Varela Mouzo | 23.35 | 48.37 | 🇪🇸 El Tormes Open 2024 | First | 28–29 Sep 2024 |
| 89 | 🇳🇱 Jaimy van der Heijden | 23.36 | 46.10 | 🇳🇱 Leersum Algs 24 Hours in 2024 | Final | 31 Aug – 1 Sep 2024 |
| 90 | 🇩🇪 Mika Luke Völkel | 23.39 | 45.47 | 🇩🇪 German Open 2023 | First | 29–30 Apr 2023 |
| 91 | 🇺🇸 Madisyn Cunningham | 23.43 | 51.70 | 🇺🇸 Meadowlands 2017 | First | 3 Jun 2017 |
| 92 | 🇵🇱 Anonymous | 23.45 | 47.43 | 🇵🇱 BrizZon Sylwester Open 2022 | Final | 31 Dec 2022 |
| 93 | 🇯🇵 Fumiya Matsui (松井郁也) | 23.46 | 1:07.90 | 🇯🇵 Kawasaki Summer 2015 | Final | 12 Jul 2015 |
| 94 | 🇯🇵 Hiroshi Sawakuri (澤栗宏司) | 23.47 | 47.49 | 🇯🇵 Reiwa Anniversary 2019 | Final | 1 Jun 2019 |
| 95 | 🇬🇷 Nikolas Belalidis | 23.48 | 48.38 | 🇬🇷 Rare Events Athens 2024 | First | 13–14 Apr 2024 |
| 96 | 🇺🇦 Tymur Ostapets (Тимур Остапець) | 23.50 | 47.86 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Open 2025 | Final | 14–15 Jun 2025 |
| 97 | 🇨🇳 Xinyun Chen (陈新运) | 23.52 | 49.94 | 🇨🇳 Inner Mongolia Summer 2017 | Final | 5–6 Aug 2017 |
| 98 | 🇿🇦 Marike Faught | 23.54 | 52.72 | 🇿🇦 Crazy Cubing Centurion 2023 | Final | 11–12 Feb 2023 |
| 99 | 🇺🇸 Nash Wiser | 23.61 | 58.49 | 🇺🇸 Wichita Family ArtVenture 2024 | First | 2 Mar 2024 |
| 100 | 🇺🇸 Samuel Muchnick | 23.63 | 51.63 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2023 | First | 2–4 Jun 2023 |