The history of the fastest WCA 2x2 singles

WARNING: Some of the times (approx. 2%) are shown as 0.01 seconds lower than they should be. I'll fix this bug if I ever make an update video in the future!
Hello again! I slowed down the speed a bit so you could absorb the scrumptiously elegant transitions a little more. What do you think?
I programmed the bar chart with Processing 1.5.1.
Music: "Nuclearoids" by Arseniy Shkljaev
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Data source: The World Cube Association website
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[@AtheniCuber]

That time when you have three guys tied for first place with 0.96.

[@firaswaffle]

Thanks for the spoilers

[@mhum02]

2:17 - Whoa there italy

[@kyrawr83]

I love how you had to fast forward after Christian Kaserer's 0.69 xD

[@cubykh]

Noah Joiner I know.... no new entries into the top 10 for over a year!! :O Also it allowed me to position both Christian's 0.69 and Rami's 0.58 on big re-entries in the music. So that was nice!

[@theapplecuber7711]

2:17 Trentin Open scramble destroys the leaderboards

[@tobycollins9374]

I got that exact scramble at home practicising- but then locked up and got a 1.23

[@robertcurtis-hardy387]

what is the scramble?

[@dylanmadden6506]

Nice

[@gesus.christ99]

@@robertcurtis-hardy387 idk but is an easy 5 move insertion

[@robertcurtis-hardy387]

@@gesus.christ99 bro that was 3 years ago

[@Bluefireflareonspam]

2:17 was timed so perfectly

[@benjaminwasfound2]

so is 1:21

[@JaydenMcNeill]

I'd love to see one of these for 3x3 OH

[@thephysicistcuber175]

I'd love to see one for pyra

[@lmcubes920]

Jayden McNeill I

[@Elims.]

That was done

[@StackGuy]

Wow, Erik'0.96 was on the leader board for 6 years

[@nelsonjoppi]

less than 3 years

[@StackGuy]

Nelson Joppi Not the #1 spot, but all of the top 10.

[@cubert8880]

erik is good at holding wrs for a REALLY long time.

[@forkknife.4360]

Its not even 3 years 😑

[@sand747]

Rowe and Vincent tied with him lol

[@mhum02]

Why was Sweden the only country who made 2x2 an event for a while?

[@Julio974]

Because they had the first 2x2 competition

[@woowybaby3064]

1:08 is when the record gets crazy.

[@trangium]

It's amazing that the current 3x3 WR single is now faster than the Jul 14, 2007 2x2 WR single.

[@channeljcdc]

2:16 all the italians invaded the record

[@grixern5092]

Random city in Sweden: Oh, lets do a 2x2 rubiks cube tournament
The rest of the world: I can’t do the 3x3, maybe I can join in on the 2x2?

[@thecoolkidsontheblock6712]

Wait, but where is Christopher Olson?

[@zenbmonk1016]

Can't wait for 1x1 world record progression.

[@antigrats]

2:06
1st 0.96
2nd 0.96
3rd 0.96

[@anawesomepet]

5th 1.05
6th 1.05

[@sand747]

@@anawesomepet bahaha

[@OctoBirb8Claws]

I beat Dennis Nilsson on my first day of successful 2x2 "no manual" solving!

[@deadchannel7073]

the new world record on 2x2 (i forgot the name) by 0.48

[@cuberofusa4626]

DAMN I BEAT THE 3.18 SECOND WORLD RECORD JUST RIGHT NOW XD i got 3.16. I wish i was a cuber earlier xd

[@thecubeisalie413]

2:45 yiheng wang was born, I think EXACTLY at this timestamp and look at #6

[@SirTylerGolf]

I like how there's only 1 unique time at 2:15

[@gitrektgaming881]

at 2:14 how the heck did 3 people share a world record?

[@prodarisu333]

They compet 2x2 in the same competition .. and they got the same scramble xd

[@erikhjortsater5461]

Agar Melody nope. They competed in different years tho.. ( Geneva open 2008, Us nationals 2010 and Berkeley Winter 2011)

[@AJ420BLAZIN]

I like how everyone was Swedish in the start

[@kaifqais1999]

Lol dennis nilson got into the top 10 from a 24 second solve

[@tianaaponte1901]

He is pOopIes funny pOOpIes haha

[@cubercravings9291]

Chris Olson has a .71 now but whatever..

[@jaxon-t9983]

1:51 The 0.96 Madness begins

[@MJCuber]

Amazing job!

[@antoineccantin]

Ollie Frost has a 0.74!? O.o

[@NoNameAtAll2]

Was he given a cube 1 turn away from being solved or smth?

[@grixern5092]

NoName yeah I can’t solve a cube with 2 turns away from being solved and getting it down after solving within a second.

[@ree6768]

fek u dude you spoiled it

[@DoctieMoctieYT]

Fuzzy GD you clearly sweared to one of the fastest 3x3 OH solvers in the world..

[@ree6768]

I was saying it to the guy in description who told everyone outcome

[@bonk2399]

My pb was a wr back when it’s 2005?!
That’s sick

[@Skelyboss]

2:07 all of them tied at 0.96

[@kseku172]

Now Polish have world record

[@jorian_meeuse]

1.52 favorite moment

[@zcubing5792]

Ok 2:52-India's first sub 1 and my former pb single

[@Tumford]

1 dutchman and 2 americans are tied for first...
WOW!!! And the italians take over

[@Luxicar]

I love how the client can't recognize Polish characters so Adam Wojty?a had 3.78.

[@maciejczapiewski2190]

Update plz! :D

[@deadchannel7073]

Maciej Czapiewski XD

[@danrt4452]

.494? what a time im your biggest fan

[@victorarturoibanezaliaga8783]

Maciej Czapiewski l

[@taannarnblahblah5353]

omg world record holder

[@the_afterburner6232]

Maciej you deserve an update and also what's your 2x2 pb

[@Noisy724]

Can u update this and the other Tunis cube world records videos plz

[@LtUnreal]

1:12 there's me in 6th place! 2.59 :)

[@James_Moton]

In case of a tie in terms of timing, the person who got the time first gets the better rank. But what if two competitors score the same solve time at the same time?

[@GeometryDashProgam3r]

James Moton late response but - it'd go for whoever gets the solve first in the comp. There would have to be timing differences if the scramble is midway through the average and even if it was the first scramble, there would be differences in inspection times

[@jostllightybuzz7508]

Daniel kurnkoff (derpy cuber) got a 0.77 single so he's 6th in the world now

[@ashevoy]

kurnkoff xD
karnaukh

[@jyothipadakanti484]

so many eriks in this list even i know one eric

[@jonnivuorinen8374]

my 5:3 average is always under the 2005 single world record.

[@finlaymartins272]

I think the trentin open 2011 scrambles were a little off...

[@alakdrifting1913]

Some of the times are showed as 0.01 seconds lower than they should be
How is that a warning lol

[@baldmc_]

shotaro was in the 3x3 aswell

[@tianaaponte1901]

2:01 What the heck Asia Konvittayayotin

[@cubercravings9291]

former now 0.494 and 0.52 happened recently

[@nickjimenez9983]

When feliks zemdegs comes in

[@magicmessi173]

what about the man with 0.49

[@f8hypnotical304]

My pb right now is 13:06 with a beginner method

[@romie8003]

Maciej has had WR for 6 yrs now lol

[@bigguy4002]

is his name atcually Adam Wojty?a

[@annajankowska9329]

Now best single is 0.49

[@GerdTerd]

Erik is a BEAST!! XD

[@jakerussell135]

What is processing 1.5.1 tho

[@jesusfonseca4495]

Its like 0.49 now

[@parchmentpaper-t7c]

I like Anthony Hsu's puc

[@raydiomix7526]

Rami was 13 and he was on agt

[@frederiktanipere4788]

2:07 first three

[@ilydespair]

ShadowBird Da Gamer no way

[@zoelpelailee]

in 0.58 seconds??

[@zai-tm]

Is this cary

[@codeforest9027]

Marciej Czapiewski has 0.49 wr now

[@alexicalie]

24 seconds for a 2x2 back then lol

[@RECuberOfficial]

PYRAMINX PLEASE!!!

[@LHCuber]

How do you make these videos?

[@2staircases567]

Everyone is talking about 2:17 perfect timing but how about 1:20

[@alakdrifting1913]

and then Oregon State Alpha happened lol

[@Julio974]

Please release the source code!

[@Jellylamps]

Now it’s 0.49

[@jake-cm7gl]

Raise your hand if you met Rami Sbahi! 🙋

[@usacuber5640]

8.43 REALLY? lol

[@UkStormer79]

somehow I got a 1.02 2x2 solve and I just use 3x3 algorithms.

[@matts9856]

UkStormer79 that’s a questionable claim...

[@NotDisko]

I have solved 2x2 in 5 seconds somehow

[@jusp99892]

krig in swedish means war

[@cobbercube]

my pb for 2x2 3.69

[@MAY-st6hw]

I investigated the Trentin Open 2011. Round 1, Solve 3. Something went down: www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/TrentinOpen2011/results/all#e222

[@ethanbates7734]

Why are Italians so good at 2x2

[@zcubing5792]

Nope.Why they're so lucky?

[@TheUKNutter]

Then at the end everyone loses to a little kid.

[@vecolityplayz5447]

TheUKNutter lmao ye

[@mrisendlyrics]

20sec to solves 2x2

[@DobreGIGI]

triple 0.96 at 2:10
Thank me later

[@vortexosumania5404]

At the start-
SWEDEN

[@uxcubing261]

Wow people used to suck at 2x2

[@oxylix]

my record was 1.98

[@rollinontheboard]

My best time is 33 seconds

[@XY2Moroccoball]

Rami shabi is winner!

[@thephysicistcuber175]

no, not Rami Shabi, Rami Sbahi

[@tianaaponte1901]

April 1 all top 10 Is 0 seconds.

[@SheldonCooperTrooper]

It took someone 24 seconds to solve a 2x2 Rubix cube... and they made it onto the leaderboard!?

[@HeyWhatAShiteUsername]

it was the first event

[@c9x493]

*rubik's

[@attackhelicopter3860]

the fastest 2x2 is 0.49 look on Wikipedia

[@erikhjortsater5461]

Surprised Sweden is so good x) (No offense (I am Swedish, I why would I talk shit about us))

[@grahameeaves354]

My best is 10.47

[@aoe9015]

EVERYONE'S SWEDISH

[@aerzet_]

Wojty?a Wojtyła or wojtyla

[@blacktrickboi4798]

I GOT A 0.52 ON MY 2X2 RECORD HAHA 😂😂😂

[@saopy]

record is now 0.49