Chinese girl, 6, smashes Rubik's Cube world record by solving it in FOUR SECONDS
From the Newshound archive · first published 22 September 2026 · last updated 23 September 2026.
Lian Yunzhi, six, who has memorised more than 1,300 solving algorithms to compete at elite level, becoming the first woman ever to average under 4.5 seconds on the 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube.
Lian Yunzhi, nicknamed "Zhizhi," broke the women's 3×3 Rubik's Cube average world record twice in the same month, at competitions in Wuhan and Guangzhou. The Chengdu-born six-year-old recorded an average of 4.27 seconds across five solves — roughly the time it takes to read these opening words. She clapped and raised a fist in celebration after placing the completed cube on the table.
Lian knows more than 1,300 Rubik's Cube algorithms and practises two to three hours every day.
