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Six-year-old sets Rubik’s Cube world record twice in three days

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Six-year-old sets Rubik’s Cube world record twice in three days. (2026, September 23). Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/23/six-year-old-sets-rubiks-cube-world-record-twice-in-three-days?traffic_source=rss

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-09-23

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Lian Yunzhi, a six-year-old from China, set two women's world records for solving a Rubik’s Cube in just three days. Initially, she broke the women’s 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube record and then surpassed her own achievement shortly after. Notably, Lian is now the only female solver worldwide with an average time under 4.5 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.

Written for “Six Year Old Rubik's Record” on 2026-11-01, grounded in this article and the 6 other(s) covering the same event.

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Narrative

Six-year-old Lian Yunzhi from China broke the women’s 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube world record, and then broke her own record days later.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-23
2026-09-23 · Al Jazeera
Six-year-old sets Rubik’s Cube world record twice in three days · assertive framing

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Six-year-old sets Rubik’s Cube world record twice in three days asserted
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Six-year-old Lian Yunzhi from China broke the women’s 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube world record, and then broke her own record days later. asserted
Yunzhi → break → record
She also became the only female cuber in the world to have an average time under 4.5 seconds. asserted
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