Skip to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.Join todayAlready a member? Log inShabnoor IrshadWednesday 23 September 2026 12:36 BSTSix-year-old girl breaks Rubik's Cube world recordSix-year-old Lian Yunzhi from Sichuan province in China has set a new women's 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube world record, breaking it twice within a three-day period.She initially established the world record with an average solve time of 4.52 seconds before rapidly improving her record to 4.27 seconds.Lian is now recognised as the only female speedcuber in the world to maintain an average solving time of under 4.5 seconds.Her achievement follows intensive training over the past year, during which she spent two to three hours daily mastering more than 1,300 solving algorithms.To help develop her extraordinary talent, her parents took her to Shanghai so she could train under professional coaches.In fullSix-year-old girl breaks Rubik’s Cube world recordMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in