Six-Year-Old Sets Rubik’s Cube Average Record

France 24 reports that six-year-old Lian Yunzhi, in China, broke the women’s world record for solving a Rubik’s Cube. The short video feature presents the achievement as remarkable because of Yunzhi’s age, emphasizing that she set the record at just six years old. Its accompanying caption celebrates her accomplishment and invites viewers to watch how she did it. The item is dated September 23, 2026, and was modified later that day. The supplied page does not provide a solve time, details of the record-setting attempt, the previous record holder, or information about how the record was verified. Nor does the text include an account from Yunzhi or further background on her training. Those details may be in the video, but they cannot be established from the supplied text. The article’s central point is therefore limited but clear: a six-year-old girl named Lian Yunzhi has broken the women’s Rubik’s Cube-solving world record. The presentation is brief and celebratory, using a medal emoji and hashtags related to Rubik’s Cubes and world records to draw attention to the achievement. Other page content, including recommendations and website notices, does not add information about the record.

Six-year-old Lian Yunzhi, a speedcuber from Chengdu in China’s Sichuan province, broke the women’s 3x3 Rubik’s Cube average world record twice in three days. At a World Cube Association-certified competition in Wuhan, she first recorded an average of 4.52 seconds. Three days later, at a competition in Guangzhou, she lowered her own record to 4.27 seconds, becoming the first female speedcuber to average below 4.5 seconds. The average was based on five attempts, including an individual solve of 4.02 seconds. Known by the nickname “Zhizhi,” Lian began cubing through a class when she was younger. Her mother, Lin Yangxi, said she initially signed her up for cubing along with other activities such as dance and music, but the family gave cubing more attention after noticing Lian’s aptitude. She has reportedly learned more than 1,300 solving algorithms and practices for two to three hours daily. Her parents also took her to Shanghai to work with professional coaches, after which her performance improved significantly. Footage from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV shows Lian quickly turning the cube before celebrating a completed solve with a clap and a fist pump. Her mother said cubing can help children develop concentration, memory, logical thinking and spatial awareness. She added that speedcubing requires reasoning to find efficient solutions, not just memorizing formulas. The article distinguishes Lian’s average-record achievement from the overall 3x3 single-solve world record, which it reports is held by nine-year-old Polish speedcuber Teodor Zajder, who solved the puzzle in 2.76 seconds earlier that year.

Six-year-old Lian Yunzhi, from China, set a women’s world record in solving the 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube, recording an average time of 4.27 seconds. According to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, she first achieved an average of 4.52 seconds at a World Cube Association-certified competition in Wuhan on September 13. Three days later, at a similar competition in Guangzhou, she improved her average to 4.27 seconds across five solves. The article reports the record and the two competition results, but provides no further details about how the record was verified, Lian’s training, or her reaction.