Historical 3x3 One-Handed World Records Beaten
Updated on 14 Oct 2025.
| Date | Single | Average | Name | Competition | Achieved By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single | |||||
| 4–6 Oct 2024 | 5.66 | 9.57 | 🇨🇭 Dhruva Sai Meruva | 🇨🇭 Swiss Nationals 2024 | 1 (0.00%) |
| 30 Jun 2024 | 6.05 | 9.52 | 🇵🇭 Sean Patrick Villanueva | 🇵🇭 Clocked in Quezon City 2024 | 3 (0.00%) |
| 27 Aug 2022 | 6.20 | 8.76 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 Marshall Middle Slice 2022 | 5 (0.01%) |
| 12 Oct 2019 | 6.82 | 10.68 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 Bay Area Speedcubin' 20 2019 | 28 (0.04%) |
| 9–10 May 2015 | 6.88 | 13.92 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Canberra Autumn 2015 | 31 (0.05%) |
| 2–3 May 2015 | 8.27 | 16.59 | 🇨🇳 Haixin Yang (杨海鑫) | 🇨🇳 Chengdu Open 2015 | 160 (0.24%) |
| 22 Nov 2014 | 8.75 | 13.24 | 🇨🇦 Antoine Cantin | 🇨🇦 Toronto Open Fall 2014 | 250 (0.37%) |
| 11 Jan 2014 | 9.03 | 13.14 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2014 | 311 (0.46%) |
| 16 Nov 2013 | 9.05 | 15.11 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Cube Day 2013 | 317 (0.47%) |
| 8–9 Dec 2012 | 9.43 | 19.08 | 🇮🇹 Giovanni Contardi | 🇮🇹 Italian Championship 2012 | 427 (0.63%) |
| 17 Dec 2011 | 9.53 | 14.18 | 🇵🇱 Michał Pleskowicz | 🇵🇱 Kociewie Open 2011 | 456 (0.67%) |
| 23 Jul 2011 | 10.68 | 17.33 | 🇵🇱 Piotr Tomczyk | 🇵🇱 Swierklany Open 2011 | 948 (1.39%) |
| 7 May 2011 | 11.16 | 16.61 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Kubaroo Open 2011 | 1247 (1.83%) |
| 28–29 Aug 2010 | 11.19 | 20.72 | 🇵🇱 Piotr Alexandrowicz | 🇵🇱 Polish Nationals 2010 | 1271 (1.87%) |
| 14–15 Aug 2010 | 11.69 | 19.05 | 🇹🇭 Piti Pichedpan (ปิติ พิเชษฐพันธ์) | 🇻🇳 Hanoi Open 2010 | 1651 (2.43%) |
| 16 Jan 2010 | 11.97 | 17.87 | 🇺🇸 Chris Dzoan | 🇺🇸 Bayview Hills Open 2010 | 1876 (2.76%) |
| 5–6 Sep 2009 | 13.80 | 26.15 | 🇸🇪 Gunnar Krig | 🇸🇪 Swedish Open 2009 | 3758 (5.53%) |
| 20–21 Sep 2008 | 14.34 | 21.96 | 🇰🇷 SeungWoon Lee (이승운) | 🇰🇷 Seoul Cube Championship 2008 | 4412 (6.49%) |
| 2 Aug 2008 | 14.56 | 20.79 | 🇯🇵 Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 🇯🇵 Tokyo Open 2008 | 4693 (6.90%) |
| 24 May 2008 | 14.80 | 21.81 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Patricio | 🇺🇸 San Diego Open 2008 | 5009 (7.36%) |
| 9 Aug 2007 | 15.81 | 25.40 | 🇫🇷 Thibaut Jacquinot | 🇪🇸 Murcia Open 2007 | 6425 (9.45%) |
| 16–17 Jun 2007 | 16.36 | — | 🇺🇸 Chris Dzoan | 🇺🇸 US Open 2007 | 7261 (10.68%) |
| 13 Jan 2007 | 17.90 | 21.46 | 🇺🇸 Dan Dzoan | 🇺🇸 Caltech Winter competition 2007 | 9809 (14.42%) |
| 7 Jan 2007 | 19.34 | 24.29 | 🇰🇷 JeongMin Yu (유정민) | 🇰🇷 KCRC Championship 2007 | 12441 (18.29%) |
| 15 Apr 2006 | 20.09 | 26.52 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Patricio | 🇺🇸 Caltech Spring competition 2006 | 13773 (20.25%) |
| 22 Oct 2005 | 22.05 | 26.73 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Patricio | 🇺🇸 Caltech Fall competition 2005 | 17561 (25.82%) |
| 28 May 2005 | 23.76 | 27.56 | 🇯🇵 Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) | 🇺🇸 Horace Mann Spring competition 2005 | 20687 (30.42%) |
| 10 Jul 2004 | 25.95 | — | 🇺🇸 Chris Hardwick | 🇺🇸 US Nationals 2004 | 24709 (36.33%) |
| 10 Jul 2004 | 42.09 | — | 🇺🇸 Chris Hardwick | 🇺🇸 US Nationals 2004 | 46256 (68.01%) |
| 3 Apr 2004 | 43.31 | 47.78 | 🇯🇵 Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) | 🇺🇸 Caltech Spring competition 2004 | 47284 (69.52%) |
| 23–24 Aug 2003 | 44.98 | — | 🇺🇸 Chris Hardwick | 🇨🇦 World Rubik's Games Championship 2003 | 48575 (71.42%) |
| Average | |||||
| 9 Mar 2025 | 6.82 | 7.72 | 🇺🇸 Luke Garrett | 🇺🇸 Chicagoland Newcomers 2025 | 1 (0.00%) |
| 22 Feb 2025 | 6.49 | 7.95 | 🇬🇧 Nicholas Archer | 🇬🇧 Manchester February 2025 | 3 (0.01%) |
| 25–26 Jan 2025 | 7.02 | 8.03 | 🇬🇧 Nicholas Archer | 🇬🇧 Stevenage January 2025 | 3 (0.01%) |
| 25–26 May 2024 | 6.60 | 8.09 | 🇵🇭 Sean Patrick Villanueva | 🇵🇭 Quezon City Open II 2024 | 5 (0.01%) |
| 3 Dec 2023 | 7.19 | 8.62 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 Nub Open Mission Viejo 2023 | 12 (0.02%) |
| 27–30 Jul 2023 | 7.81 | 8.65 | 🇺🇸 Patrick Ponce | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 13 (0.02%) |
| 30 Apr – 1 May 2022 | 7.77 | 8.65 | 🇺🇸 Patrick Ponce | 🇬🇧 Stevenage Spring 2022 | 13 (0.02%) |
| 19–20 Mar 2022 | 7.75 | 8.70 | 🇺🇸 Patrick Ponce | 🇬🇧 Weston-super-Mare Open 2022 | 16 (0.03%) |
| 12 Mar 2022 | 7.94 | 9.02 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 Florida Spring B 2022 | 21 (0.04%) |
| 6–7 Nov 2021 | 7.91 | 9.34 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 Missoula 2021 | 33 (0.06%) |
| 15–16 Sep 2018 | 8.69 | 9.42 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 Berkeley Summer 2018 | 35 (0.07%) |
| 18 Jul 2018 | 8.21 | 9.47 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 West Coast Cubing Tour - Reno 2018 | 38 (0.07%) |
| 19–20 May 2018 | 8.87 | 9.54 | 🇨🇦 Kian Mansour | 🇨🇦 National Capital Region 2018 | 41 (0.08%) |
| 13 Jan 2018 | 8.27 | 9.99 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 Thanks Four The Invite 2018 | 63 (0.12%) |
| 14–15 Oct 2017 | 9.01 | 10.21 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇲🇾 Malaysia Cube Open 2017 | 83 (0.16%) |
| 13–16 Jul 2017 | 9.76 | 10.31 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇫🇷 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 | 89 (0.17%) |
| 10 Dec 2016 | 9.42 | 10.59 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 2FTI San Diego 2016 | 115 (0.22%) |
| 15–17 Jul 2016 | 9.54 | 10.70 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇨🇿 European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016 | 123 (0.23%) |
| 25 Apr 2015 | 10.07 | 10.87 | 🇨🇦 Antoine Cantin | 🇨🇦 Toronto Open Spring 2015 | 143 (0.27%) |
| 14 Dec 2014 | 11.16 | 11.72 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Niddrie 2014 | 298 (0.56%) |
| 28–29 Jun 2014 | 10.57 | 11.85 | 🇵🇱 Przemysław Kaleta | 🇵🇱 Masterpress Summer 2014 | 315 (0.59%) |
| 21–22 Jun 2014 | 10.46 | 12.48 | 🇵🇱 Michał Pleskowicz | 🇵🇱 PLS Sopot 2014 | 494 (0.93%) |
| 26 Apr 2014 | 10.63 | 12.56 | 🇨🇦 Antoine Cantin | 🇨🇦 Toronto Open Spring 2014 | 515 (0.97%) |
| 21 Apr 2012 | 10.77 | 12.67 | 🇵🇱 Michał Pleskowicz | 🇵🇱 Cubing Spring Grudziadz 2012 | 544 (1.03%) |
| 21 Apr 2012 | 10.90 | 12.77 | 🇵🇱 Michał Pleskowicz | 🇵🇱 Cubing Spring Grudziadz 2012 | 577 (1.09%) |
| 14–16 Oct 2011 | 12.34 | 13.57 | 🇵🇱 Michał Pleskowicz | 🇹🇭 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011 | 905 (1.71%) |
| 6 Aug 2011 | 11.68 | 14.10 | 🇹🇭 Piti Pichedpan (ปิติ พิเชษฐพันธ์) | 🇹🇭 Krung Thep Open 2011 | 1145 (2.16%) |
| 7 May 2011 | 13.77 | 14.41 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Kubaroo Open 2011 | 1304 (2.46%) |
| 4–5 Sep 2010 | 14.31 | 14.76 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2010 | 1526 (2.88%) |
| 24–25 Jul 2010 | 15.00 | 16.11 | 🇯🇵 Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) | 🇯🇵 30th Anniversary MegaHouse Cup 2010 | 2565 (4.84%) |
| 9 May 2010 | 14.19 | 16.19 | 🇯🇵 Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) | 🇨🇳 Alpha Cube BUAA Open 2010 | 2625 (4.96%) |
| 21 Feb 2010 | 14.59 | 16.89 | 🇯🇵 Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) | 🇯🇵 JRCA Kanto Winter 2010 | 3250 (6.14%) |
| 9–11 Oct 2009 | 15.55 | 16.90 | 🇯🇵 Yumu Tabuchi (田渕雄夢) | 🇩🇪 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 | 3263 (6.16%) |
| 15 Nov 2008 | 16.19 | 18.29 | 🇳🇱 Rama Temmink | 🇳🇱 Dutch Nationals 2008 | 4771 (9.01%) |
| 4 Oct 2008 | 17.15 | 19.07 | 🇯🇵 Keisuke Hiraya (平谷啓輔) | 🇯🇵 Japan Open 2008 | 5689 (10.74%) |
| 23–24 Aug 2008 | 17.38 | 19.84 | 🇳🇱 Rama Temmink | 🇳🇱 Dutch Masters 2008 | 6626 (12.51%) |
| 24 May 2008 | 16.34 | 19.88 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Patricio | 🇺🇸 San Diego Open 2008 | 6681 (12.62%) |
| 16–17 Feb 2008 | 16.94 | 20.58 | 🇳🇱 Rama Temmink | 🇳🇱 Benelux Open 2008 | 7586 (14.33%) |
| 27 Jan 2008 | 18.78 | 20.66 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Patricio | 🇺🇸 UCSD competition 2008 | 7679 (14.50%) |
| 14 Jan 2008 | 19.16 | 20.69 | 🇯🇵 Keisuke Hiraya (平谷啓輔) | 🇯🇵 Kawasaki Open 2008 | 7709 (14.56%) |
| 10 Nov 2007 | 19.59 | 20.91 | 🇺🇸 Chris Dzoan | 🇺🇸 Caltech Fall competition 2007 | 7997 (15.10%) |
| 5–7 Oct 2007 | 19.18 | 21.13 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Patricio | 🇭🇺 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007 | 8283 (15.64%) |
| 14 Apr 2007 | 19.35 | 21.15 | 🇺🇸 Chris Dzoan | 🇺🇸 Berkeley Spring competition 2007 | 8306 (15.69%) |
| 13 Jan 2007 | 17.90 | 21.46 | 🇺🇸 Dan Dzoan | 🇺🇸 Caltech Winter competition 2007 | 8687 (16.40%) |
| 4–6 Aug 2006 | 21.19 | 24.03 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Patricio | 🇺🇸 US Nationals 2006 | 12527 (23.66%) |
| 15 Apr 2006 | 20.09 | 26.52 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Patricio | 🇺🇸 Caltech Spring competition 2006 | 16373 (30.92%) |
| 22 Oct 2005 | 22.05 | 26.73 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Patricio | 🇺🇸 Caltech Fall competition 2005 | 16711 (31.56%) |
| 28 May 2005 | 23.76 | 27.56 | 🇯🇵 Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) | 🇺🇸 Horace Mann Spring competition 2005 | 18036 (34.06%) |
| 16 Apr 2005 | 27.62 | 31.59 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Patricio | 🇺🇸 Caltech Spring competition 2005 | 23960 (45.25%) |
| 15 Jan 2005 | 33.19 | 35.76 | 🇯🇵 Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) | 🇺🇸 Caltech Winter competition 2005 | 29521 (55.75%) |
| 16 Oct 2004 | 31.61 | 39.25 | 🇯🇵 Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) | 🇺🇸 Caltech Fall competition 2004 | 33826 (63.88%) |
| 3 Apr 2004 | 43.31 | 47.78 | 🇯🇵 Shotaro Makisumi (牧角章太郎) | 🇺🇸 Caltech Spring competition 2004 | 41503 (78.38%) |