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A six-year-old girl named Lian Yunzhi from Sichuan Province, China, set new world records in women’s Rubik’s Cube solving twice within three days at World Cube Association competitions. She achieved an average time of 4.52 seconds and then improved to 4.27 seconds in consecutive events held in Wuhan and Guangzhou. Lian has mastered over 1,300 algorithms through daily practice lasting two to three hours each day for the past year.
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Lian Yunzhi, a six-year-old girl from Sichuan Province, China, broke the women's world record for solving a 3x3 Rubik’s Cube twice in three days. Her first attempt at a competition in Wuhan yielded an average time of 4.52 seconds, which she then improved to 4.27 seconds in Guangzhou, making her the only female cuber with an average time under 4.5 seconds. Lian has mastered over 1,300 Rubik's Cube solving algorithms and practices for about two to three hours daily. She began learning at age four and improved dramatically after training with top professional coaches in Shanghai.

Written for “Six Year Old Rubik's Record” on 2026-11-02, grounded in this article and the 6 other(s) covering the same event.

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Topics

China Guangzhou Sichuan Province Wuhan the World Cube Association

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China GPE · 2× Guangzhou GPE · 1× Lian Yunzhi PERSON · 1× Sichuan Province GPE · 1× Wuhan GPE · 1× the World Cube Association ORG · 1×

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The young competitor from Sichuan Province has mastered more than 1,300 Rubik's Cube solving algorithms after vigorous training that involved spending two to three hours a day on the cube over the past year.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-22
2026-09-22 · BBC News
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Watch: Six-year-old girl from China sets new Rubik's Cube world record asserted
girl → watch → record
A young girl has broken the women's world record for the 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube twice in three days at the World Cube Association. asserted
girl → break → Association
At age six, Lian Yunzhi has become the only female cuber in the world to have an average time under 4.5 seconds. asserted
Yunzhi → become → seconds
She first broke the record with an average of 4.52 seconds and then 4.27 seconds at competitions in Wuhan and Guangzhou, China. asserted
She → break → Wuhan
The young competitor from Sichuan Province has mastered more than 1,300 Rubik's Cube solving algorithms after vigorous training that involved spending two to three hours a day on the cube over the past year. asserted
that → master → year
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