Historical 5x5 World Records Beaten
Updated on 14 Dec 2025.
| Date | Single | Average | Name | Competition | Achieved By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single | |||||
| 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 | 18 (0.05%) |
| 21–22 Apr 2018 | 37.93 | 45.40 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Canberra Autumn 2018 | 21 (0.06%) |
| 13–16 Jul 2017 | 38.52 | 46.24 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇫🇷 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 | 25 (0.07%) |
| 28–29 Jun 2017 | 41.24 | 47.88 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇨🇴 Latin America Cubing Tour - Chía 2017 | 74 (0.19%) |
| 5–6 Nov 2016 | 41.27 | 49.33 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Cube Days 2016 | 76 (0.20%) |
| 19–20 Mar 2016 | 44.83 | 52.03 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Cubing Classic 2016 | 201 (0.53%) |
| 7–8 Nov 2015 | 46.97 | 50.15 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Cube Days 2015 | 310 (0.81%) |
| 2–4 Oct 2015 | 47.25 | 50.23 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇨🇳 China Championship 2015 | 326 (0.85%) |
| 1–3 Aug 2014 | 48.42 | 55.50 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇺🇸 US Nationals 2014 | 428 (1.12%) |
| 7–8 Sep 2013 | 50.50 | 58.85 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2013 | 608 (1.59%) |
| 1–2 Sep 2012 | 51.09 | 59.98 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2012 | 676 (1.77%) |
| 1–2 Sep 2012 | 51.31 | 57.64 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2012 | 698 (1.83%) |
| 11 Aug 2012 | 52.65 | 1:11.59 | 🇨🇦 Kristopher De Asis | 🇨🇦 Vancouver Open Summer 2012 | 848 (2.22%) |
| 8 Apr 2012 | 54.86 | 1:09.15 | 🇯🇵 Yu Nakajima (中島悠) | 🇯🇵 Matsudo Spring 2012 | 1120 (2.94%) |
| 14–16 Oct 2011 | 56.22 | 59.94 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇹🇭 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011 | 1291 (3.38%) |
| 14–16 Oct 2011 | 59.27 | 1:04.68 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇹🇭 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011 | 1773 (4.65%) |
| 27–28 Aug 2011 | 1:00.27 | 1:16.67 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2011 | 1950 (5.11%) |
| 29–30 Jan 2011 | 1:01.59 | 1:09.31 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Summer Open 2011 | 2206 (5.78%) |
| 4–5 Sep 2010 | 1:02.93 | 1:07.59 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2010 | 2463 (6.46%) |
| 6–8 Aug 2010 | 1:04.33 | 1:14.76 | 🇺🇸 Dan Cohen | 🇺🇸 United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 | 2774 (7.27%) |
| 24–25 Jul 2010 | 1:06.93 | 1:16.96 | 🇯🇵 Shuhei Omura (大村周平) | 🇯🇵 30th Anniversary MegaHouse Cup 2010 | 3385 (8.87%) |
| 26 Jul 2009 | 1:07.25 | 1:20.87 | 🇺🇸 Dan Cohen | 🇺🇸 Big Cubes Summer competition 2009 | 3447 (9.04%) |
| 17–19 Jul 2009 | 1:11.02 | 1:16.87 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇨🇿 Czech Open 2009 | 4355 (11.42%) |
| 4–5 Apr 2009 | 1:13.22 | 1:19.56 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇩🇰 Danish Open 2009 | 4971 (13.03%) |
| 8 Feb 2009 | 1:13.28 | 1:20.91 | 🇹🇼 Hsuan Chang (張璿) | 🇹🇼 Taiwan Winter Open 2009 | 4996 (13.10%) |
| 11 Oct 2008 | 1:16.21 | 1:35.72 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇩🇰 Danish Cube Day 2008 | 5824 (15.27%) |
| 19–21 Sep 2008 | 1:18.59 | 1:27.83 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇪🇸 European Championship 2008 | 6506 (17.06%) |
| 19–20 Jul 2008 | 1:20.98 | 1:29.40 | 🇺🇸 Dan Cohen | 🇺🇸 US Nationals and Open 2008 | 7214 (18.91%) |
| 5–6 Apr 2008 | 1:23.83 | 1:43.08 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇪🇸 Madrid Open 2008 | 8129 (21.31%) |
| 29 Mar 2008 | 1:27.43 | 1:35.04 | 🇯🇵 Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 🇯🇵 Osaka Open 2008 | 9275 (24.31%) |
| 2–3 Feb 2008 | 1:28.66 | 1:36.02 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇧🇪 Belgian Open 2008 | 9657 (25.32%) |
| 15 Dec 2007 | 1:30.03 | 1:36.71 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇸🇪 Swedish Cube Day competition 2007 | 10111 (26.51%) |
| 10 Nov 2007 | 1:30.58 | — | 🇭🇺 Mátyás Kuti | 🇬🇧 UK Open 2007 | 10263 (26.90%) |
| 28 Jul 2007 | 1:38.78 | 1:50.01 | 🇯🇵 Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 🇯🇵 Japan Open 2007 | 12838 (33.65%) |
| 24–25 Feb 2007 | 1:44.47 | 1:56.66 | 🇫🇷 Frédérick Badie | 🇧🇪 Belgian Open 2007 | 14475 (37.95%) |
| 21 Oct 2006 | 1:46.28 | 1:55.24 | 🇺🇸 Frank Morris | 🇺🇸 G-Wiz Fall competition 2006 | 14994 (39.31%) |
| 6 May 2006 | 1:47.22 | 2:21.46 | 🇳🇱 Ron van Bruchem | 🇧🇪 Belgian Open 2006 | 15209 (39.87%) |
| 13 Aug 2005 | 1:51.41 | 2:20.99 | 🇺🇸 Frank Morris | 🇺🇸 Caltech Dallas Summer competition 2005 | 16362 (42.89%) |
| 7–8 Aug 2004 | 2:08.45 | — | 🇧🇪 Lars Vandenbergh | 🇳🇱 European Rubik's Games Championship 2004 | 20545 (53.86%) |
| 23–24 Aug 2003 | 2:19.69 | 2:50.68 | 🇸🇪 David Wesley | 🇨🇦 World Rubik's Games Championship 2003 | 23028 (60.37%) |
| 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 | 4 (0.02%) |
| 11 Mar 2023 | 35.90 | 37.00 | 🇺🇸 Max Park | 🇺🇸 Circle City Turbocharged 2023 | 4 (0.02%) |
| 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 | 19 (0.08%) |
| 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 | 24 (0.10%) |
| 18–19 Nov 2017 | 42.02 | 43.21 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Cube Days 2017 | 25 (0.10%) |
| 14–15 Oct 2017 | 44.42 | 45.64 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇲🇾 Malaysia Cube Open 2017 | 56 (0.23%) |
| 1–2 Oct 2017 | 41.27 | 46.13 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇨🇳 China's 10th Anniversary Championship 2017 | 69 (0.28%) |
| 13–16 Jul 2017 | 38.52 | 46.24 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇫🇷 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 | 74 (0.30%) |
| 28–29 Jun 2017 | 41.24 | 47.88 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇨🇴 Latin America Cubing Tour - Chía 2017 | 107 (0.43%) |
| 15–17 Jul 2016 | 45.52 | 49.32 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇨🇿 European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016 | 153 (0.62%) |
| 7–8 Nov 2015 | 46.97 | 50.15 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Cube Days 2015 | 183 (0.74%) |
| 2–4 Oct 2015 | 47.25 | 50.23 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇨🇳 China Championship 2015 | 187 (0.76%) |
| 11–12 Jul 2015 | 48.54 | 51.93 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇵🇪 TCG & Friends 2015 | 266 (1.08%) |
| 14 Dec 2014 | 52.88 | 54.20 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Niddrie 2014 | 432 (1.75%) |
| 16–17 Aug 2014 | 51.90 | 55.10 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2014 | 498 (2.01%) |
| 16 Nov 2013 | 51.69 | 55.33 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Cube Day 2013 | 510 (2.06%) |
| 7–8 Sep 2013 | 53.66 | 56.87 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2013 | 625 (2.53%) |
| 24 Nov 2012 | 55.86 | 57.63 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Cube Day 2012 | 708 (2.86%) |
| 1–2 Sep 2012 | 51.31 | 57.64 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2012 | 711 (2.87%) |
| 25 Feb 2012 | 56.65 | 57.94 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Summer 2012 | 743 (3.00%) |
| 14–16 Oct 2011 | 56.22 | 59.94 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇹🇭 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011 | 959 (3.88%) |
| 14–16 Oct 2011 | 59.53 | 1:04.08 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇹🇭 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2011 | 1457 (5.89%) |
| 27–28 Aug 2011 | 1:02.34 | 1:04.20 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2011 | 1479 (5.98%) |
| 29–30 Jan 2011 | 1:02.40 | 1:07.01 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Melbourne Summer Open 2011 | 1922 (7.77%) |
| 4–5 Sep 2010 | 1:02.93 | 1:07.59 | 🇦🇺 Feliks Zemdegs | 🇦🇺 Australian Nationals 2010 | 2016 (8.15%) |
| 6 Feb 2010 | 1:10.68 | 1:13.36 | 🇺🇸 Dan Cohen | 🇺🇸 Chicago Open 2010 | 3108 (12.56%) |
| 21 Mar 2009 | 1:13.96 | 1:16.75 | 🇺🇸 Dan Cohen | 🇺🇸 UPenn Spring competition 2009 | 3846 (15.55%) |
| 8 Feb 2009 | 1:13.28 | 1:20.91 | 🇹🇼 Hsuan Chang (張璿) | 🇹🇼 Taiwan Winter Open 2009 | 4837 (19.55%) |
| 31 Jan – 1 Feb 2009 | 1:16.36 | 1:21.05 | 🇵🇱 Michał Halczuk | 🇸🇰 Galanta Open 2009 | 4885 (19.75%) |
| 6–7 Sep 2008 | 1:24.58 | 1:26.86 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇧🇪 Brussels Summer Open 2008 | 6402 (25.88%) |
| 19–20 Jul 2008 | 1:20.98 | 1:29.40 | 🇺🇸 Dan Cohen | 🇺🇸 US Nationals and Open 2008 | 7107 (28.73%) |
| 29 Mar 2008 | 1:27.43 | 1:35.04 | 🇯🇵 Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 🇯🇵 Osaka Open 2008 | 8682 (35.09%) |
| 2–3 Feb 2008 | 1:28.66 | 1:36.02 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇧🇪 Belgian Open 2008 | 8954 (36.19%) |
| 15 Dec 2007 | 1:30.03 | 1:36.71 | 🇳🇱 Erik Akkersdijk | 🇸🇪 Swedish Cube Day competition 2007 | 9153 (37.00%) |
| 17 Nov 2007 | 1:35.90 | 1:42.16 | 🇯🇵 Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 🇯🇵 Ibaraki competition 2007 | 10757 (43.48%) |
| 5–7 Oct 2007 | 1:43.68 | 1:45.07 | 🇭🇺 Mátyás Kuti | 🇭🇺 World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007 | 11527 (46.59%) |
| 28 Jul 2007 | 1:38.78 | 1:50.01 | 🇯🇵 Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 🇯🇵 Japan Open 2007 | 12850 (51.94%) |
| 31 Mar 2007 | 1:45.71 | 1:51.37 | 🇯🇵 Takayuki Ookusa (大艸尊之) | 🇯🇵 Osaka Rubik's Cube contest 2007 | 13202 (53.37%) |
| 21 Oct 2006 | 1:46.28 | 1:55.24 | 🇺🇸 Frank Morris | 🇺🇸 G-Wiz Fall competition 2006 | 14175 (57.30%) |
| 4–6 Aug 2006 | 1:47.40 | 1:58.66 | 🇺🇸 Frank Morris | 🇺🇸 US Nationals 2006 | 14983 (60.56%) |
| 16 Oct 2005 | 1:53.40 | 2:06.15 | 🇫🇷 Olivier Gaucher | 🇳🇱 Dutch Open 2005 | 16515 (66.76%) |
| 13 Aug 2005 | 1:51.41 | 2:20.99 | 🇺🇸 Frank Morris | 🇺🇸 Caltech Dallas Summer competition 2005 | 19024 (76.90%) |
| 10 Oct 2004 | 2:19.93 | 2:24.99 | 🇧🇪 Lars Vandenbergh | 🇳🇱 Dutch Open 2004 | 19597 (79.22%) |
| 7–8 Aug 2004 | 2:17.09 | 2:30.35 | 🇧🇪 Lars Vandenbergh | 🇳🇱 European Rubik's Games Championship 2004 | 20289 (82.01%) |
| 23–24 Aug 2003 | 2:46.96 | 2:50.45 | 🇯🇵 Masayuki Akimoto (秋元正行) | 🇨🇦 World Rubik's Games Championship 2003 | 22030 (89.05%) |
| 23–24 Aug 2003 | 2:19.69 | 2:50.68 | 🇸🇪 David Wesley | 🇨🇦 World Rubik's Games Championship 2003 | 22047 (89.12%) |