Six Year Old Rubik's Record

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1. 22 Sep

   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.

   7 outlets · BBC
2. 23 Sep

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

   2 outlets · ABC News (Australia)

Coverage 7 articles

• 23 Sep 6-year-old girl from China breaks women’s Rubik’s Cube speed recordLian Yunzhi, a six-year-old girl from China, set a new women's world record by solving a Rubik’s Cube at an average time of 4.52 seconds per cube and later improved it to 4.27 seconds in separate competitions certified by the World Cube Association. The Associated Press reported that Lian has memorized over 1,300 formulas and practices for two to three hours daily, leading her mother to note that she is now very…Global News
• 23 Sep Watch: Six-year-old girl breaks women’s Rubik’s Cube world recordLian Yunzhi, a six-year-old girl from China, has broken the women’s world record for solving a 3x3 Rubik’s Cube twice in three days, first with an average time of 4.52 seconds and then improving to 4.27 seconds. The article includes footage showing her solving one cube in approximately 3.54 seconds. Lian started learning to solve the Rubik’s Cube at age four and has mastered over 1,300 formulas.Euronews
• 23 Sep 6-year-old Chinese girl sets women’s Rubik’s Cube speed recordA 6-year-old girl from China named Lian Yunzhi set a new women’s world record for solving Rubik’s cubes with an average time of 4.27 seconds at a competition in Guangzhou, previously achieving 4.52 seconds in Wuhan earlier this month. The World Cube Association certified both competitions where she broke the existing records.Toronto Star
• 23 Sep Six-year-old sets Rubik’s Cube world record twice in three daysLian 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.Al Jazeera
• 23 Sep Six-year-old solves Rubik's Cube in record 4.27 secondsSix-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…ABC News (AU)
• 22 Sep Six-year-old sets new Rubik’s Cube world recordSix-year-old Lian Yunzhi from China has broken the women's Rubik’s Cube world record twice within three days, achieving average solve times of 4.52 seconds and then 4.27 seconds in competitions in Wuhan and Guangzhou. With over 1300 cube algorithms under her belt, Yunzhi trains daily for two to three hours and has participated in 33 competitions across China, setting a single-record time of 3.54 seconds on the 3x3x3…Sydney Morning Herald
• 22 Sep Watch: Six-year-old girl from China sets new Rubik's Cube world recordA 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…BBC

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