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Six-year-old solves Rubik's Cube in record 4.27 seconds

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Six-year-old Lian Yunzhi from Sichuan province set a women's world record for solving a Rubik's Cube in 4.27 seconds at two recent competitions certified by the World Cube Association (WCA). She had previously averaged 4.52 seconds and has mastered over 1,300 algorithms, training two to three hours daily for about a year. Her parents took her to Shanghai to train with professional coaches, where she improved significantly. The article highlights Lian's achievement in the context of competitive speedcubing, noting that the fastest single solve record is held by Teodor Zajder at 2.76 seconds.

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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.

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CNS ORG · 3× Lian PERSON · 2× WCA ORG · 2× China GPE · 1× Chinese NORP · 1× Lian Yunzhi PERSON · 1× Polish NORP · 1× Shanghai GPE · 1× Sichuan province GPE · 1× World Cube Association ORG · 1×

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The world of competitive Rubik's Cube solving, known as speedcubing, involves a range of different competitions including blindfolded and one-handed races, with cube faces of up to 7x7x7 squares.

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2026-09-23 · ABC News (AU)

Six-year-old solves Rubik's Cube in record 4.27 seconds · assertive framing

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A six-year-old Chinese girl has set a women's world record after solving the Rubik's Cube in just seconds. asserted

girl → set → seconds

Lian Yunzhi from south-west China's Sichuan province broke the world record twice in three days at two recent World Cube Association (WCA) certified competitions, according to state news agency CNS. uncertain

Yunzhi → break → CNS

Lian's average speed was 4.52 seconds before she got it down to 4.27 seconds, making her the world's only female "cuber" to have an average time under 4.5 seconds, CNS said. asserted

CNS → get → seconds

The state news agency reported Lian had mastered more than 1,300 Rubik's Cube solving algorithms, spending about two to three hours a day training over the past year. asserted

Lian → report → year

Her parents took her to Shanghai to train with top professional coaches where her results improved dramatically, CNS said. asserted

CNS → take → coaches

The world record for the fastest single solving of the 3x3x3 puzzle is just 2.76 seconds, set by nine-year-old Polish boy Teodor Zajder earlier this year. asserted

record → set → Zajder

His performance in Gdańsk, Poland, saw him break the previous record of 3.05 seconds. asserted

him → see → seconds

The world of competitive Rubik's Cube solving, known as speedcubing, involves a range of different competitions including blindfolded and one-handed races, with cube faces of up to 7x7x7 squares. asserted

world → know → squares

World records in speedcubing are ratified by the WCA. asserted

records → ratify → WCA