Young Lian breaks Rubik record

Six-year-old Chinese Lian Yunzhi set a new women’s 3x3 Rubik’s Cube average world record this month at World Cube Association competitions in Wuhan and Guangzhou, breaking the mark twice.

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Trevor A. Branch

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Incredible world record by 6 yr old solving Rubik's cube. Amazing. Question: do young kids have better manual dexterity and reflexes than older kids and adults? Better memory agility? Shades of Ender's Game!
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Six-year-old Chinese girl breaks Rubik's Cube world record – twice

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September 22, 2026 at 6:42 PM

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