Historical 5x5 World Records Beaten
Updated on 14 Oct 2025.
Date | Single | Average | Name | Competition | Achieved By |
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1–4 Nov 2024 | 30.45 | 37.81 | 🇵🇱 Tymon Kolasiński | 🇲🇾 Rubik's WCA Asian Championship 2024 | 1 (0.00%) |
28–29 Sep 2024 | 31.60 | 37.02 | 🇵🇱 Tymon Kolasiński | 🇺🇸 DuPage Fall 2024 | 2 (0.01%) |
16–17 Mar 2024 | 32.52 | 35.96 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 DFW Megacomp 2024 | 2 (0.01%) |
16 Dec 2023 | 32.60 | 35.94 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 UCSD Winter 2023 | 2 (0.01%) |
27–30 Jul 2023 | 32.88 | 40.48 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Nationals 2023 | 2 (0.01%) |
13 Mar 2022 | 33.02 | 38.45 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 Florida Big & Blind & Time 2022 | 3 (0.01%) |
25 Jan 2020 | 34.92 | 40.07 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 Houston Winter 2020 | 7 (0.02%) |
22–23 Jun 2019 | 36.06 | 39.65 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Western Championship 2019 | 9 (0.02%) |
27 May 2018 | 37.28 | 47.52 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 SacCubing IV 2018 | 17 (0.05%) |
21–22 Apr 2018 | 37.93 | 45.40 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Canberra Autumn 2018 | 20 (0.05%) |
13–16 Jul 2017 | 38.52 | 46.24 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇫🇷 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 | 23 (0.06%) |
28–29 Jun 2017 | 41.24 | 47.88 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇨🇴 Latin America Cubing Tour - Chía 2017 | 69 (0.18%) |
5–6 Nov 2016 | 41.27 | 49.33 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Cube Days 2016 | 71 (0.19%) |
19–20 Mar 2016 | 44.83 | 52.03 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Cubing Classic 2016 | 186 (0.50%) |
7–8 Nov 2015 | 46.97 | 50.15 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Cube Days 2015 | 298 (0.80%) |
2–4 Oct 2015 | 47.25 | 50.23 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇨🇳 China Championship 2015 | 317 (0.85%) |
1–3 Aug 2014 | 48.42 | 55.50 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇺🇸 US Nationals 2014 | 408 (1.09%) |
7–8 Sep 2013 | 50.50 | 58.85 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2013 | 584 (1.56%) |
1–2 Sep 2012 | 51.09 | 59.98 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2012 | 646 (1.72%) |
1–2 Sep 2012 | 51.31 | 57.64 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2012 | 664 (1.77%) |
11 Aug 2012 | 52.65 | 1:11.59 | 🇨🇦 Kristopher De Asis | 🇨🇦 Vancouver Open Summer 2012 | 812 (2.17%) |
8 Apr 2012 | 54.86 | 1:09.15 | 🇯🇵 Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 🇯🇵 Matsudo Spring 2012 | 1076 (2.87%) |
14–16 Oct 2011 | 56.22 | 59.94 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇹🇭 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011 | 1237 (3.30%) |
14–16 Oct 2011 | 59.27 | 1:04.68 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇹🇭 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011 | 1712 (4.57%) |
27–28 Aug 2011 | 1:00.27 | 1:16.67 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2011 | 1876 (5.01%) |
29–30 Jan 2011 | 1:01.59 | 1:09.31 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Summer Open 2011 | 2114 (5.64%) |
4–5 Sep 2010 | 1:02.93 | 1:07.59 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2010 | 2367 (6.32%) |
6–8 Aug 2010 | 1:04.33 | 1:14.76 | 🇺🇸 Dan Cohen | 🇺🇸 United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 | 2664 (7.11%) |
24–25 Jul 2010 | 1:06.93 | 1:16.96 | 🇯🇵 Shuhei Omura (大村周平) | 🇯🇵 30th Anniversary MegaHouse Cup 2010 | 3261 (8.70%) |
26 Jul 2009 | 1:07.25 | 1:20.87 | 🇺🇸 Dan Cohen | 🇺🇸 Big Cubes Summer competition 2009 | 3322 (8.87%) |
17–19 Jul 2009 | 1:11.02 | 1:16.87 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇨🇿 Czech Open 2009 | 4214 (11.25%) |
4–5 Apr 2009 | 1:13.22 | 1:19.56 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇩🇰 Danish Open 2009 | 4820 (12.87%) |
8 Feb 2009 | 1:13.28 | 1:20.91 | 🇹🇼 Hsuan Chang (張璿) | 🇹🇼 Taiwan Winter Open 2009 | 4840 (12.92%) |
11 Oct 2008 | 1:16.21 | 1:35.72 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇩🇰 Danish Cube Day 2008 | 5637 (15.05%) |
19–21 Sep 2008 | 1:18.59 | 1:27.83 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇪🇸 European Championship 2008 | 6299 (16.81%) |
19–20 Jul 2008 | 1:20.98 | 1:29.40 | 🇺🇸 Dan Cohen | 🇺🇸 US Nationals and Open 2008 | 7001 (18.69%) |
5–6 Apr 2008 | 1:23.83 | 1:43.08 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇪🇸 Madrid Open 2008 | 7899 (21.08%) |
29 Mar 2008 | 1:27.43 | 1:35.04 | 🇯🇵 Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 🇯🇵 Osaka Open 2008 | 9017 (24.07%) |
2–3 Feb 2008 | 1:28.66 | 1:36.02 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇧🇪 Belgian Open 2008 | 9398 (25.09%) |
15 Dec 2007 | 1:30.03 | 1:36.71 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇸🇪 Swedish Cube Day competition 2007 | 9849 (26.29%) |
10 Nov 2007 | 1:30.58 | — | 🇭🇺 Mátyás Kuti | 🇬🇧 UK Open 2007 | 9997 (26.68%) |
28 Jul 2007 | 1:38.78 | 1:50.01 | 🇯🇵 Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 🇯🇵 Japan Open 2007 | 12540 (33.47%) |
24–25 Feb 2007 | 1:44.47 | 1:56.66 | 🇫🇷 Frédérick Badie | 🇧🇪 Belgian Open 2007 | 14157 (37.79%) |
21 Oct 2006 | 1:46.28 | 1:55.24 | 🇺🇸 Frank Morris | 🇺🇸 G-Wiz Fall competition 2006 | 14674 (39.17%) |
6 May 2006 | 1:47.22 | 2:21.46 | 🇳🇱 Ron van Bruchem | 🇧🇪 Belgian Open 2006 | 14892 (39.75%) |
13 Aug 2005 | 1:51.41 | 2:20.99 | 🇺🇸 Frank Morris | 🇺🇸 Caltech Dallas Summer competition 2005 | 16026 (42.78%) |
7–8 Aug 2004 | 2:08.45 | — | 🇧🇪 Lars Vandenbergh | 🇳🇱 European Rubik's Games Championship 2004 | 20125 (53.72%) |
23–24 Aug 2003 | 2:19.69 | 2:50.68 | 🇸🇪 David Wesley | 🇨🇦 World Rubik's Games Championship 2003 | 22585 (60.29%) |
Average | |||||
3–6 Jul 2025 | 31.67 | 34.31 | 🇵🇱 Tymon Kolasiński | 🇺🇸 Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 1 (0.00%) |
18–21 Jul 2024 | 33.55 | 34.76 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 2 (0.01%) |
16 Dec 2023 | 32.60 | 35.94 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 UCSD Winter 2023 | 2 (0.01%) |
30 Jun – 2 Jul 2023 | 33.38 | 36.46 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Western Championship 2023 | 3 (0.01%) |
11 Mar 2023 | 35.90 | 37.00 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 Circle City Turbocharged 2023 | 3 (0.01%) |
3 Jul 2022 | 36.86 | 38.42 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 Bay Area Speedcubin' 34 - San Ramon 2022 | 6 (0.02%) |
13 Mar 2022 | 33.02 | 38.45 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 Florida Big & Blind & Time 2022 | 6 (0.02%) |
26–28 Nov 2021 | 38.26 | 39.49 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Western Championship 2021 | 6 (0.02%) |
22–23 Jun 2019 | 36.06 | 39.65 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Western Championship 2019 | 6 (0.02%) |
17–19 Aug 2018 | 38.91 | 42.36 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇹🇼 WCA Asian Championship 2018 | 18 (0.07%) |
15 Jul 2018 | 41.24 | 42.56 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 West Coast Cubing Tour - Cupertino 2018 | 20 (0.08%) |
15–17 Jun 2018 | 38.80 | 42.99 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 CubingUSA Western Championship 2018 | 23 (0.09%) |
18–19 Nov 2017 | 42.02 | 43.21 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Cube Days 2017 | 24 (0.10%) |
14–15 Oct 2017 | 44.42 | 45.64 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇲🇾 Malaysia Cube Open 2017 | 54 (0.22%) |
1–2 Oct 2017 | 41.27 | 46.13 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇨🇳 China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 | 65 (0.27%) |
13–16 Jul 2017 | 38.52 | 46.24 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇫🇷 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 | 70 (0.29%) |
28–29 Jun 2017 | 41.24 | 47.88 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇨🇴 Latin America Cubing Tour - Chía 2017 | 97 (0.40%) |
15–17 Jul 2016 | 45.52 | 49.32 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇨🇿 European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016 | 144 (0.59%) |
7–8 Nov 2015 | 46.97 | 50.15 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Cube Days 2015 | 173 (0.71%) |
2–4 Oct 2015 | 47.25 | 50.23 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇨🇳 China Championship 2015 | 177 (0.73%) |
11–12 Jul 2015 | 48.54 | 51.93 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇵🇪 TCG & Friends 2015 | 254 (1.05%) |
14 Dec 2014 | 52.88 | 54.20 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Niddrie 2014 | 414 (1.71%) |
16–17 Aug 2014 | 51.90 | 55.10 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2014 | 476 (1.96%) |
16 Nov 2013 | 51.69 | 55.33 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Cube Day 2013 | 487 (2.01%) |
7–8 Sep 2013 | 53.66 | 56.87 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2013 | 598 (2.46%) |
24 Nov 2012 | 55.86 | 57.63 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Cube Day 2012 | 678 (2.79%) |
1–2 Sep 2012 | 51.31 | 57.64 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2012 | 680 (2.80%) |
25 Feb 2012 | 56.65 | 57.94 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Summer 2012 | 716 (2.95%) |
14–16 Oct 2011 | 56.22 | 59.94 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇹🇭 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011 | 917 (3.78%) |
14–16 Oct 2011 | 59.53 | 1:04.08 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇹🇭 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011 | 1396 (5.75%) |
27–28 Aug 2011 | 1:02.34 | 1:04.20 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2011 | 1419 (5.85%) |
29–30 Jan 2011 | 1:02.40 | 1:07.01 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Summer Open 2011 | 1854 (7.64%) |
4–5 Sep 2010 | 1:02.93 | 1:07.59 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2010 | 1945 (8.01%) |
6 Feb 2010 | 1:10.68 | 1:13.36 | 🇺🇸 Dan Cohen | 🇺🇸 Chicago Open 2010 | 2989 (12.32%) |
21 Mar 2009 | 1:13.96 | 1:16.75 | 🇺🇸 Dan Cohen | 🇺🇸 UPenn Spring competition 2009 | 3711 (15.29%) |
8 Feb 2009 | 1:13.28 | 1:20.91 | 🇹🇼 Hsuan Chang (張璿) | 🇹🇼 Taiwan Winter Open 2009 | 4688 (19.32%) |
31 Jan – 1 Feb 2009 | 1:16.36 | 1:21.05 | 🇵🇱 Michał Halczuk | 🇸🇰 Galanta Open 2009 | 4730 (19.49%) |
6–7 Sep 2008 | 1:24.58 | 1:26.86 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇧🇪 Brussels Summer Open 2008 | 6208 (25.58%) |
19–20 Jul 2008 | 1:20.98 | 1:29.40 | 🇺🇸 Dan Cohen | 🇺🇸 US Nationals and Open 2008 | 6907 (28.46%) |
29 Mar 2008 | 1:27.43 | 1:35.04 | 🇯🇵 Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 🇯🇵 Osaka Open 2008 | 8450 (34.82%) |
2–3 Feb 2008 | 1:28.66 | 1:36.02 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇧🇪 Belgian Open 2008 | 8722 (35.94%) |
15 Dec 2007 | 1:30.03 | 1:36.71 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇸🇪 Swedish Cube Day competition 2007 | 8917 (36.74%) |
17 Nov 2007 | 1:35.90 | 1:42.16 | 🇯🇵 Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 🇯🇵 Ibaraki competition 2007 | 10506 (43.29%) |
5–7 Oct 2007 | 1:43.68 | 1:45.07 | 🇭🇺 Mátyás Kuti | 🇭🇺 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007 | 11260 (46.39%) |
28 Jul 2007 | 1:38.78 | 1:50.01 | 🇯🇵 Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 🇯🇵 Japan Open 2007 | 12541 (51.67%) |
31 Mar 2007 | 1:45.71 | 1:51.37 | 🇯🇵 Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 🇯🇵 Osaka Rubik's Cube contest 2007 | 12893 (53.12%) |
21 Oct 2006 | 1:46.28 | 1:55.24 | 🇺🇸 Frank Morris | 🇺🇸 G-Wiz Fall competition 2006 | 13854 (57.08%) |
4–6 Aug 2006 | 1:47.40 | 1:58.66 | 🇺🇸 Frank Morris | 🇺🇸 US Nationals 2006 | 14658 (60.40%) |
16 Oct 2005 | 1:53.40 | 2:06.15 | 🇫🇷 Olivier Gaucher | 🇳🇱 Dutch Open 2005 | 16170 (66.63%) |
13 Aug 2005 | 1:51.41 | 2:20.99 | 🇺🇸 Frank Morris | 🇺🇸 Caltech Dallas Summer competition 2005 | 18635 (76.78%) |
10 Oct 2004 | 2:19.93 | 2:24.99 | 🇧🇪 Lars Vandenbergh | 🇳🇱 Dutch Open 2004 | 19195 (79.09%) |
7–8 Aug 2004 | 2:17.09 | 2:30.35 | 🇧🇪 Lars Vandenbergh | 🇳🇱 European Rubik's Games Championship 2004 | 19881 (81.92%) |
23–24 Aug 2003 | 2:46.96 | 2:50.45 | 🇯🇵 Masayuki Akimoto (秋元正行) | 🇨🇦 World Rubik's Games Championship 2003 | 21604 (89.02%) |
23–24 Aug 2003 | 2:19.69 | 2:50.68 | 🇸🇪 David Wesley | 🇨🇦 World Rubik's Games Championship 2003 | 21622 (89.09%) |