Best Square-1 Single Without a Sub-8 Average (Anytime)
Updated on 20 Aug 2025.
| # | Name | Single | Average | Competition | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🥇 🇮🇩 Leon Marcell Alamanda | 4.11 | 11.57 | 🇮🇩 MYHM Indonesian Championship 2023 | Final | 29 Sep – 1 Oct 2023 |
| 2 | 🥈 🇭🇰 Liu Yik Yung (劉益融) | 4.30 | 10.88 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Cube Day 2024 | Final | 31 Aug 2024 |
| 3 | 🥉 🇺🇸 Ivan Vanek | 4.50 | 8.26 | 🇺🇸 Michigan Mini 7 2023 | First | 9 Sep 2023 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 Dylan Chan | 4.63 | 9.10 | 🇨🇦 Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 | First | 7–10 Jul 2022 |
| 5 | 🇬🇧 Isaac Corker | 4.67 | 8.57 | 🇬🇧 Wakefield Summer 2024 | Final | 15–16 Jun 2024 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸 Nico Harper (李有為) | 4.73 | 8.32 | 🇺🇸 Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | First | 18–21 Jul 2024 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸 Luke Garrett | 4.89 | 8.06 | 🇺🇸 Ohio State Weekend of Madness 2025 | Final | 15–16 Mar 2025 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸 Jackey Zheng | 4.95 | 8.56 | 🇺🇸 Brooklyn 2019 | Final | 25 May 2019 |
| 9 | 🇳🇱 Tijmen van der Ree | 4.98 | 8.52 | 🇳🇱 Mental Breakdown Capelle 2019 | Final | 3–4 May 2019 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸 Stanley Chapel | 5.12 | 8.15 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022 | Final | 29 Apr – 1 May 2022 |
| 11 | 🇫🇷 Thibaud Ou | 5.17 | 9.06 | 🇫🇷 Chelles Open 2019 | First | 9–10 Mar 2019 |
| 12 | 🇦🇺 Zayd Chaudhry | 5.20 | 9.09 | 🇦🇺 Koalafication Melbourne 2022 | First | 15–16 Oct 2022 |
| 12 | 🇺🇸 Anshu Chennuru | 5.20 | 8.21 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 | Final | 27–30 May 2022 |
| 14 | 🇫🇷 Nikita Frétay--Bayart | 5.25 | 8.56 | 🇫🇷 Longjum'Open 2025 | First | 3–4 May 2025 |
| 15 | 🇮🇱 Guy Zarian | 5.26 | 8.21 | 🇮🇱 Episode I - The Parity Menace Israel 2024 | First | 22 Nov 2024 |
| 16 | 🇩🇪 Moritz Lotz | 5.28 | 8.65 | 🇩🇪 Anti-NxN in Stuttgart 2024 | Second | 30 Nov 2024 |
| 17 | 🇦🇺 Phoenix Patterson | 5.29 | 8.59 | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2023 | First | 28 Sep – 1 Oct 2023 |
| 18 | 🇲🇽 Gamaliel Jimenez Oropeza | 5.30 | 8.40 | 🇲🇽 Speedcube Manía Coacalco 2025 | First | 12–13 Jul 2025 |
| 19 | 🇺🇸 Noah Swor | 5.31 | 8.07 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2023 | Final | 2–4 Jun 2023 |
| 20 | 🇺🇸 Aedan Bryant | 5.33 | 8.61 | 🇺🇸 Orono Open 2025 | Final | 22 Mar 2025 |
| 21 | 🇺🇸 Carter Kucala | 5.34 | 8.96 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Western Championship 2021 | Final | 26–28 Nov 2021 |
| 22 | 🇺🇸 Dylan Chan | 5.35 | 9.35 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2022 | Second | 27–30 May 2022 |
| 22 | 🇦🇺 Jode Brewster | 5.35 | 8.05 | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2022 | Final | 30 Sep – 2 Oct 2022 |
| 24 | 🇸🇬 Malcolm Walter Ang | 5.40 | 8.40 | 🇸🇬 Singapore Championship 2025 | First | 7–9 Feb 2025 |
| 25 | 🇺🇸 Samuel Fang | 5.42 | 9.00 | 🇺🇸 Brooklyn 2019 | Final | 25 May 2019 |
| 26 | 🇲🇾 Lim Hung (林弘) | 5.43 | 9.09 | 🇲🇾 Selangor Niche 2024 | Second | 21 Apr 2024 |
| 27 | 🇺🇸 Asher Kim-Magierek | 5.45 | 8.05 | 🇺🇸 Welcome Back Portland 2022 | First | 12 Mar 2022 |
| 28 | 🇬🇧 George Scholey | 5.47 | 9.60 | 🇬🇧 Kent Autumn 2023 | Second | 30 Sep – 1 Oct 2023 |
| 29 | 🇺🇸 Daniel Karnaukh | 5.49 | 8.46 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Nationals 2018 | First | 27–29 Jul 2018 |
| 30 | 🇳🇿 Henry Eyles | 5.50 | 8.24 | 🇳🇿 Crazy Cubing in Christchurch 2025 | First | 5–6 Apr 2025 |
| 31 | 🇩🇰 Albert Alstrup Palm | 5.52 | 8.88 | 🇩🇰 Clockerup i Otterup 2025 | First | 16–17 Aug 2025 |
| 32 | 🇺🇸 Hassan Khanani | 5.54 | 8.72 | 🇫🇮 Finnish Championship 2021 | First | 30–31 Oct 2021 |
| 32 | 🇲🇽 Jorge Luis Castillo Carrasco | 5.54 | 8.55 | 🇲🇽 BUAP: Ingenieros Open 2024 | Final | 30 Nov – 1 Dec 2024 |
| 32 | 🇲🇾 Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) | 5.54 | 8.36 | 🇲🇾 Selangor Niche 2024 | Second | 21 Apr 2024 |
| 32 | 🇺🇸 Zeke Mackay | 5.54 | 8.32 | 🇺🇸 Square-1 on a Madison Square 2023 | Final | 14–15 Oct 2023 |
| 32 | 🇺🇸 Lucas Lippman-Bruno | 5.54 | 8.05 | 🇺🇸 Waukesha's Equinox 2024 | Second | 21 Sep 2024 |
| 37 | 🇨🇦 Ethan Erez | 5.55 | 9.04 | 🇨🇦 Richmond Hill Summer 2019 | Final | 29 Jun 2019 |
| 37 | 🇸🇬 Ray Ng Qi Rui (黄启瑞) | 5.55 | 8.46 | 🇸🇬 Singapore Special 2023 | First | 10 Jun 2023 |
| 39 | 🇺🇸 Micah Morrison | 5.56 | 8.12 | 🇺🇸 Going Fast in Franklin 2023 | Final | 2 Sep 2023 |
| 40 | 🇵🇪 Andrés Hisashi Suzuki Cabrera | 5.57 | 9.01 | 🇵🇪 Peru Nationals 2022 | Final | 19–21 Aug 2022 |
| 41 | 🇺🇸 Christopher Chi | 5.58 | 8.84 | 🇦🇺 WCA World Championship 2019 | First | 11–14 Jul 2019 |
| 42 | 🇳🇱 Koen Roos | 5.60 | 11.63 | 🇳🇱 Dutch Open 2023 | Final | 3–4 Jun 2023 |
| 42 | 🇺🇦 Ihor Kastranets (Ігор Кастранець) | 5.60 | 9.96 | 🇺🇦 U24 Nationals 2022 | Final | 10–11 Dec 2022 |
| 42 | 🇦🇺 Jode Brewster | 5.60 | 9.22 | 🇦🇺 Tasmanian Open 2022 | Final | 25–27 Mar 2022 |
| 45 | 🇺🇸 Xavier Ye | 5.61 | 9.35 | 🇺🇸 Carmen Cube Clash Ohio State 2025 | First | 20 Apr 2025 |
| 46 | 🇦🇺 Ethan Stevens | 5.63 | 10.97 | 🇦🇺 Solving in Sale 2025 | Final | 11–13 Apr 2025 |
| 46 | 🇺🇸 Nolan Yiu | 5.63 | 9.14 | 🇺🇸 Berkeley Fall 2022 | Final | 10 Sep 2022 |
| 46 | 🇺🇸 Patrick Ponce | 5.63 | 8.84 | 🇬🇧 Weston-super-Mare Open 2022 | Final | 19–20 Mar 2022 |
| 49 | 🇲🇾 Camerone Chin | 5.64 | 8.18 | 🇳🇿 Clauckland 2024 | Final | 13 Jul 2024 |
| 50 | 🇹🇭 Anukun Supcharoenkun (อนุกูล ทรัพย์เจริญกุล) | 5.65 | 8.49 | 🇲🇾 gateway KLIA2 Cube Open 2025 | Final | 31 May – 1 Jun 2025 |
| 50 | 🇨🇭 Damiano Albini | 5.65 | 8.00 | 🇨🇭 Ticino Open 2023 | First | 28–29 Oct 2023 |
| 52 | 🇩🇰 Rasmus Stub Detlefsen | 5.66 | 8.23 | 🇸🇪 Royal Corner Twist 2018 | First | 31 Mar – 1 Apr 2018 |
| 53 | 🇦🇺 Phoenix Patterson | 5.68 | 8.59 | 🇦🇺 Victorian Open 2023 | Final | 1–2 Jul 2023 |
| 53 | 🇨🇦 Matthew Lee | 5.68 | 8.49 | 🇨🇦 Pickering Favourites Fall 2023 | Final | 1 Oct 2023 |
| 55 | 🇺🇸 Titus Sutterfield | 5.69 | 9.05 | 🇺🇸 Arkansolve 2023 | First | 18 Mar 2023 |
| 56 | 🇹🇼 Shih-Hao Wang (王士豪) | 5.70 | 8.32 | 🇹🇼 Zhongshan Open 2024 | First | 4 May 2024 |
| 56 | 🇵🇱 Adam Kędziorski | 5.70 | 8.09 | 🇵🇱 Ostróda Open 2024 | First | 8 Jun 2024 |
| 58 | 🇮🇳 Thamaneeswar Sathesh Kumar | 5.71 | 10.70 | 🇺🇸 Preble Spring 2025 | First | 12 Apr 2025 |
| 58 | 🇵🇱 Dominika Warchoł | 5.71 | 9.55 | 🇵🇱 Cube Factory League Koluszki 2025 | First | 24–25 May 2025 |
| 58 | 🇺🇸 Bo Ahn-Lewandowski | 5.71 | 8.57 | 🇺🇸 Salem Spooktacular 2023 | Final | 28 Oct 2023 |
| 61 | 🇱🇹 Naglis Peciulis | 5.72 | 9.60 | 🇱🇹 Kaunas Open 2022 | Final | 12–13 Nov 2022 |
| 62 | 🇬🇧 Charlie Stark | 5.73 | 9.07 | 🇬🇧 Guildford Open 2017 | First | 23–24 Sep 2017 |
| 63 | 🇸🇬 Koh Zi Qian | 5.74 | 9.41 | 🇸🇬 Cecil Singapore Playoffs 2024 | Second | 30 Jun 2024 |
| 63 | 🇲🇽 Joaquin Ruenes Hernández | 5.74 | 8.80 | 🇺🇸 Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | Second | 18–21 Jul 2024 |
| 63 | 🇮🇹 Alessandro Ricci | 5.74 | 8.24 | 🇮🇹 Bologna Summer Open 2021 | Final | 31 Jul – 1 Aug 2021 |
| 66 | 🇸🇬 Koh Zi Qian | 5.75 | 10.23 | 🇸🇬 Singapore Special 2024 | First | 5 May 2024 |
| 66 | 🇺🇸 Calvin Nielson | 5.75 | 8.05 | 🇺🇸 Back to School Idaho 2019 | Final | 24 Aug 2019 |
| 66 | 🇺🇸 Zach Ridall | 5.75 | 8.05 | 🇺🇸 New York New Year 2024 | First | 31 Dec – 1 Jan 2023 |
| 69 | 🇨🇳 Zhenyu Wang (王振宇) | 5.78 | 8.41 | 🇨🇳 Chengdu Spring Open 2025 | Final | 8–9 Feb 2025 |
| 70 | 🇭🇰 Burno Li Chak Kwan (李澤堃) | 5.79 | 9.73 | 🇨🇦 Open de Gatineau B 2023 | First | 26 Mar 2023 |
| 71 | 🇵🇱 Zygmunt Małkiewicz | 5.81 | 11.32 | 🇵🇱 Cube Factory League Koluszki 2025 | First | 24–25 May 2025 |
| 71 | 🇩🇪 Alexander Botz | 5.81 | 8.52 | 🇩🇪 Rhein-Neckar Fysical Phebruary 2025 | First | 22–23 Feb 2025 |
| 73 | 🇺🇸 Aaron Jake Wong | 5.82 | 10.56 | 🇺🇸 Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | First | 18–21 Jul 2024 |
| 73 | 🇺🇸 Ethan Yeh | 5.82 | 9.95 | 🇺🇸 Mountains Open Up 2023 | Final | 15 Apr 2023 |
| 73 | 🇵🇱 Maksymilian Kulas | 5.82 | 8.51 | 🇵🇱 Siedlce Open 2024 | First | 31 May – 2 Jun 2024 |
| 76 | 🇵🇱 Oliver Sherlock | 5.83 | 10.34 | 🇵🇱 Lubelska Liga Speedcubingu II Biała Podlaska 2021 | First | 10–11 Jul 2021 |
| 76 | 🇳🇿 Henry Eyles | 5.83 | 8.24 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand Nationals 2024 | Final | 13–15 Dec 2024 |
| 78 | 🇺🇸 Curtis Chai | 5.85 | 10.89 | 🇺🇸 New Jersey Championship 2024 | Second | 25–27 May 2024 |
| 78 | 🇪🇸 Oscar Sánchez Najarro | 5.85 | 9.00 | 🇪🇸 Speedcube Battle Vallekas 2023 | Final | 30 Sep – 1 Oct 2023 |
| 80 | 🇺🇸 Ian Southa | 5.86 | 9.57 | 🇺🇸 Cubetcha 2019 | Final | 2–3 Nov 2019 |
| 80 | 🇨🇳 Zhibo Xuan (禤志博) | 5.86 | 9.31 | 🇨🇳 Kunshan Side Events 2021 | First | 1 May 2021 |
| 82 | 🇦🇺 Jode Brewster | 5.87 | 9.42 | 🇦🇺 Koalafication Melbourne 2019 | Final | 18–19 May 2019 |
| 82 | 🇺🇸 Rowe Hessler | 5.87 | 8.56 | 🇺🇸 Massachusetts Championship 2019 | First | 26–28 Jul 2019 |
| 82 | 🇨🇳 Zijia Feng (冯子甲) | 5.87 | 8.38 | 🇨🇳 Jiaozuo Open 2017 | First | 25–26 Nov 2017 |
| 82 | 🇺🇸 Asher Kim-Magierek | 5.87 | 8.05 | 🇺🇸 Going Fast in Idaho 2022 | Final | 19 Feb 2022 |
| 86 | 🇺🇸 Nathan Dwyer | 5.88 | 11.03 | 🇺🇸 Buzzer Beater 2017 | Final | 6–7 May 2017 |
| 86 | 🇲🇾 Lim Hung (林弘) | 5.88 | 9.16 | 🇸🇬 Singapore Championship 2023 | First | 17–19 Feb 2023 |
| 86 | 🇺🇸 Wesley Chase | 5.88 | 8.58 | 🇺🇸 Front Royal Spring 2025 | Second | 13 Apr 2025 |
| 86 | 🇵🇱 Adam Kędziorski | 5.88 | 8.42 | 🇵🇱 Cube4fun League III Lubartów 2022 | First | 26–27 Mar 2022 |
| 90 | 🇨🇭 Alwin Rölz | 5.89 | 10.76 | 🇩🇪 Bremium Cubing 2024 | Final | 2–3 Nov 2024 |
| 90 | 🇺🇸 Ayden Dincher | 5.89 | 8.51 | 🇺🇸 Side Events in Nyack 2024 | Final | 28–29 Sep 2024 |
| 90 | 🇺🇸 Noah Swor | 5.89 | 8.43 | 🇺🇸 Florida Returns 2021 | Final | 24 Jul 2021 |
| 93 | 🇺🇸 Parker Trager | 5.90 | 9.34 | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2025 | Second | 13–15 Jun 2025 |
| 93 | 🇦🇺 Phoenix Patterson | 5.90 | 8.68 | 🇦🇺 Apollo Bay Cubing 2023 | Final | 13–14 May 2023 |
| 95 | 🇨🇭 Damiano Albini | 5.91 | 8.49 | 🇮🇹 Cles Side Events 2023 | Second | 18–19 Mar 2023 |
| 95 | 🇺🇸 Shaun Mack | 5.91 | 8.43 | 🇺🇸 Slow N Steady Fall 2022 | First | 29 Oct 2022 |
| 97 | 🇺🇸 Parker Trager | 5.92 | 9.34 | 🇺🇸 Hudson Valley Summer 2024 | First | 8 Sep 2024 |
| 97 | 🇺🇸 Zeke Mackay | 5.92 | 9.01 | 🇺🇸 Please Be Quiet Evanston 2023 | Second | 24–25 Jun 2023 |
| 97 | 🇺🇸 Brayden Adams | 5.92 | 8.38 | 🇺🇸 East Berlin Favorites PA 2024 | Final | 29 Sep 2024 |
| 100 | 🇺🇸 Ishaan Lal | 5.93 | 9.72 | 🇺🇸 Manhattan Mini PM 2024 | Final | 15 Dec 2024 |