Historical 2x2 World Records Beaten
Updated on 14 Dec 2025.
| Date | Single | Average | Name | Competition | Achieved By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single | |||||
| 25 Oct 2025 | 0.39 | 1.38 | 🇨🇳 Ziyu Ye (叶梓渝) | 🇨🇳 Hefei Open 2025 | 1 (0.00%) |
| 4–5 Nov 2023 | 0.43 | 1.10 | 🇵🇱 Teodor Zajder | 🇵🇱 Warsaw Cube Masters 2023 | 3 (0.00%) |
| 26 Nov 2022 | 0.47 | DNF | 🇨🇳 Guanbo Wang (王冠博) | 🇦🇺 Northside Spring Saturday 2022 | 8 (0.00%) |
| 19–20 Mar 2016 | 0.49 | 2.08 | 🇵🇱 Maciej Czapiewski | 🇵🇱 Grudziądz Open 2016 | 11 (0.01%) |
| 6–7 Jun 2015 | 0.58 | 1.55 | 🇺🇸 Rami Sbahi | 🇨🇦 Canadian Open 2015 | 48 (0.03%) |
| 12–13 Nov 2011 | 0.69 | 5.16 | 🇮🇹 Christian Kaserer | 🇮🇹 Trentin Open 2011 | 192 (0.11%) |
| 12 Feb 2011 | 0.96 | 7.77 | 🇺🇸 Vincent Sheu | 🇺🇸 Berkeley Winter 2011 | 790 (0.45%) |
| 6–8 Aug 2010 | 0.96 | 2.77 | 🇺🇸 Rowe Hessler | 🇺🇸 United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 | 790 (0.45%) |
| 8 Nov 2008 | 0.96 | 4.82 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇨🇭 Geneva Open 2008 | 790 (0.45%) |
| 23 Feb 2008 | 1.63 | 7.12 | 🇪🇸 Javier París | 🇪🇸 Murcia Open 2008 | 4645 (2.66%) |
| 10 Nov 2007 | 2.65 | 8.50 | 🇳🇱 Ron van Bruchem | 🇬🇧 UK Open 2007 | 17982 (10.28%) |
| 14–15 Jul 2007 | 2.73 | 4.13 | 🇭🇺 Mátyás Kuti | 🇨🇿 Czech Open 2007 | 19398 (11.09%) |
| 28–29 Apr 2007 | 3.55 | 5.27 | 🇭🇺 Mátyás Kuti | 🇩🇪 German Open 2007 | 36181 (20.68%) |
| 27 May 2006 | 3.55 | 6.59 | 🇺🇸 Anthony Hsu | 🇺🇸 Trumbull Spring competition 2006 | 36181 (20.68%) |
| 11 Dec 2005 | 3.94 | 6.81 | 🇸🇪 Gunnar Krig | 🇸🇪 Swedish Cube Day competition 2005 | 44854 (25.64%) |
| 28 May 2005 | 4.13 | 6.29 | 🇯🇵 Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) | 🇺🇸 Horace Mann Spring competition 2005 | 49118 (28.08%) |
| 16 Apr 2005 | 4.92 | 6.62 | 🇯🇵 Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) | 🇺🇸 Caltech Spring competition 2005 | 66755 (38.16%) |
| 27 Mar 2005 | 6.35 | 8.45 | 🇸🇪 Gunnar Krig | 🇸🇪 SveKub Annual Meeting competition 2005 | 95155 (54.40%) |
| 27 Nov 2004 | 8.44 | 13.30 | 🇸🇪 Micael Hellberg | 🇸🇪 Swedish Cube Day competition 2004 | 123152 (70.40%) |
| Average | |||||
| 15 Dec 2024 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 🇨🇳 Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) | 🇨🇳 Hangzhou Open 2024 | 1 (0.00%) |
| 22 Jun 2024 | 0.81 | 0.92 | 🇨🇳 Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) | 🇲🇾 Johor Cube Open 2024 | 3 (0.00%) |
| 9 Mar 2024 | 0.71 | 0.92 | 🇺🇸 Zayn Khanani | 🇺🇸 New-Cumberland County 2024 | 3 (0.00%) |
| 24 Feb 2024 | 0.79 | 0.93 | 🇨🇳 Yiheng Wang (王艺衡) | 🇲🇾 Twist & Fries Johor Bahru 2024 | 4 (0.00%) |
| 22 Jan 2023 | 0.71 | 1.01 | 🇺🇸 Zayn Khanani | 🇺🇸 Pioneer Valley Cubing B 2023 | 7 (0.00%) |
| 12 Feb 2022 | 0.71 | 1.02 | 🇺🇸 Zayn Khanani | 🇺🇸 Cape Fear 2022 | 8 (0.00%) |
| 5–6 Feb 2022 | 0.98 | 1.04 | 🇺🇸 Zayn Khanani | 🇺🇸 North Star Cubing Challenge 2022 | 8 (0.00%) |
| 30–31 Oct 2021 | 0.88 | 1.05 | 🇺🇸 Zayn Khanani | 🇫🇮 Finnish Championship 2021 | 8 (0.00%) |
| 23 Oct 2021 | 0.80 | 1.06 | 🇺🇸 Zayn Khanani | 🇺🇸 Utah Fall 2021 | 9 (0.01%) |
| 1 Aug 2021 | 0.90 | 1.13 | 🇺🇸 Zayn Khanani | 🇺🇸 Empire State Summer B 2021 | 18 (0.01%) |
| 20–21 Oct 2018 | 1.06 | 1.21 | 🇩🇰 Martin Vædele Egdal | 🇳🇴 Kjeller Open 2018 | 40 (0.02%) |
| 24–25 Feb 2018 | 1.14 | 1.35 | 🇵🇱 Maciej Czapiewski | 🇵🇱 Warsaw Cube Masters 2018 | 85 (0.05%) |
| 4–5 Nov 2017 | 1.20 | 1.42 | 🇩🇪 Kevin Gerhardt | 🇩🇪 Munich Open 2017 | 135 (0.08%) |
| 19–20 Aug 2017 | 1.41 | 1.45 | 🇺🇸 Rami Sbahi | 🇺🇸 Michigan 2017 | 159 (0.09%) |
| 12 Sep 2015 | 1.24 | 1.51 | 🇺🇸 Lucas Etter | 🇺🇸 Music City Speedsolving 2015 | 226 (0.13%) |
| 6–7 Jun 2015 | 0.58 | 1.55 | 🇺🇸 Rami Sbahi | 🇨🇦 Canadian Open 2015 | 261 (0.15%) |
| 23 Aug 2014 | 1.21 | 1.60 | 🇺🇸 Lucas Etter | 🇺🇸 Indiana 2014 | 323 (0.19%) |
| 12–13 Jul 2014 | 1.27 | 1.69 | 🇺🇸 Lucas Etter | 🇺🇸 Michigan 2014 | 422 (0.25%) |
| 10 May 2014 | 1.27 | 1.69 | 🇺🇸 Rami Sbahi | 🇺🇸 Michigan May Madness 2014 | 422 (0.25%) |
| 8 Mar 2014 | 1.50 | 1.69 | 🇺🇸 Rami Sbahi | 🇺🇸 Holy Toledo Winter 2014 | 422 (0.25%) |
| 5 Oct 2013 | 1.47 | 1.71 | 🇺🇸 Christopher Olson | 🇺🇸 Cubetcha 2013 | 445 (0.26%) |
| 24–25 Aug 2013 | 1.64 | 1.96 | 🇬🇧 Sameer Mahmood | 🇬🇧 Guildford Open 2013 | 790 (0.46%) |
| 15 Jun 2013 | 1.84 | 2.02 | 🇺🇸 Christopher Olson | 🇺🇸 New Albany 2013 | 905 (0.53%) |
| 19 Jan 2013 | 1.53 | 2.08 | 🇺🇸 Christopher Olson | 🇺🇸 Dixon Winter 2013 | 1010 (0.59%) |
| 13 Nov 2010 | 1.75 | 2.12 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Cube Day 2010 | 1063 (0.62%) |
| 9–10 Oct 2010 | 1.13 | 2.35 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇹🇭 Asian Championship 2010 | 1539 (0.90%) |
| 12 Dec 2009 | 1.03 | 2.45 | 🇺🇸 Rowe Hessler | 🇺🇸 Brown Cubing Day 2009 | 1842 (1.08%) |
| 30 May 2009 | 2.47 | 3.15 | 🇺🇸 Rowe Hessler | 🇺🇸 Cumberland Valley Open 2009 | 5123 (3.01%) |
| 8 Nov 2008 | 1.39 | 3.28 | 🇫🇷 Edouard Chambon | 🇨🇭 Geneva Open 2008 | 6033 (3.55%) |
| 19–21 Sep 2008 | 3.19 | 3.43 | 🇫🇷 Edouard Chambon | 🇪🇸 European Championship 2008 | 7182 (4.22%) |
| 7 Jun 2008 | 3.13 | 3.63 | 🇵🇱 Łukasz Ciałoń | 🇵🇱 Polish Open 2008 | 8930 (5.25%) |
| 2–3 May 2008 | 2.86 | 3.74 | 🇫🇷 Edouard Chambon | 🇪🇸 Barcelona Open 2008 | 10077 (5.92%) |
| 5–7 Oct 2007 | 3.27 | 3.91 | 🇵🇱 Łukasz Ciałoń | 🇭🇺 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007 | 11996 (7.05%) |
| 15–16 Sep 2007 | 3.28 | 3.92 | 🇵🇱 Łukasz Ciałoń | 🇵🇱 Polish Open 2007 | 12099 (7.11%) |
| 14–15 Jul 2007 | 2.73 | 4.13 | 🇭🇺 Mátyás Kuti | 🇨🇿 Czech Open 2007 | 14795 (8.70%) |
| 16–17 Sep 2006 | 4.09 | 4.69 | 🇵🇱 Łukasz Ciałoń | 🇵🇱 Polish Open 2006 | 23109 (13.58%) |
| 10 Jun 2006 | 4.60 | 5.38 | 🇸🇪 Gunnar Krig | 🇸🇪 Chalmers Open 2006 | 35241 (20.71%) |
| 28 May 2005 | 4.13 | 6.29 | 🇯🇵 Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) | 🇺🇸 Horace Mann Spring competition 2005 | 52643 (30.94%) |
| 16 Apr 2005 | 4.92 | 6.62 | 🇯🇵 Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) | 🇺🇸 Caltech Spring competition 2005 | 58887 (34.61%) |
| 27 Mar 2005 | 6.35 | 8.45 | 🇸🇪 Gunnar Krig | 🇸🇪 SveKub Annual Meeting competition 2005 | 88272 (51.89%) |
| 27 Nov 2004 | 9.59 | 10.87 | 🇸🇪 Gunnar Krig | 🇸🇪 Swedish Cube Day competition 2004 | 113767 (66.87%) |