Overview
- The WCA lists six-year-old Lian Yunzhi as the women's 3x3x3 average world record holder with an official 4.27-second mark recorded at a certified event.
- She first lowered the women's average to 4.52 seconds at a competition in Wuhan and then improved that result three days later at a meet in Guangzhou.
- Coverage and state media say Lian began cubing at four, has learned more than 1,300 solving algorithms, trains about two to three hours a day, and has worked with coaches in Shanghai.
- WCA averages use five timed solves with the fastest and slowest removed, so Lian’s 4.27s is distinct from single-solve records such as Teodor Zajder’s 2.76s.
- Lian has competed widely in China — the WCA records 33 events and 569 official solves for her — and her rise highlights a trend of very young competitors rapidly lowering speedcubing benchmarks.