Watch: Six-year-old girl breaks women’s Rubik’s Cube world record

Loading the video No Comment Video. Watch: Six-year-old girl breaks women’s Rubik’s Cube world record Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 23/09/2026 - 13:03 GMT+2 Six-year-old Chinese speedcuber Lian Yunzhi broke the women’s 3x3 Rubik’s Cube world record twice in just three days, setting an average time of 4.27 seconds. Six-year-old Chinese girl Lian Yunzhi has twice broken the women’s world record for solving a 3x3 Rubik’s Cube in just three days. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT She first set a record with an average time of 4.52 seconds at a competition in Wuhan, before improving it to 4.27 seconds in Guangzhou. Footage from Wuhan shows Lian moving her fingers rapidly through the cube, completing one solve in around 3.54 seconds. She began solving cubes at the age of four and has since mastered more than 1,300 formulas. Rubik's cube Children Game World record Video Top stories Now playing Next Watch: Six-year-old girl breaks women’s Rubik’s Cube world record Now playing Next Humanoid robots join dancers at WorldSkills opening in Shanghai Now playing Next Pope Leo XIV gets the latte art treatment ahead of Latin America visit Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | September 23rd, 2026 – Midday Now playing Next Alpaca migration: Woolly travellers make their way down from the Swiss Alps Now playing Next Lucas Museum opens in Los Angeles with Star Wars treasures on display Now playing Next El Niño transforms Atacama desert as thousands of hectares burst into bloom Now playing Next Fuel taxes in Europe: Which country taxes petrol the most? Now playing Next Russians abroad voted overwhelmingly against Putin's party, polls show Now playing Next EU renews Russia sanctions but removes Usmanov at France's request Now playing Next Trump threatens to 'annihilate' Iran at UN, then confirms direct talks Now playing Next 'Made in Europe' battery rules could add €2,100 to electric car prices Now playing Next AI and ski to cruises and Gen Z: dnata’s CEO on the trends driving travel in the UAE and beyond Now playing Next Capturing the extremes: Meet the photographer that calls the top of Mount Fuji home Now playing Next For the first time in a decade, more Europeans travel by train than by bus Now playing Next Fake videos spread fraud claims during German elections ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment Artists protest culture cuts with music, dance and puppets in Bogotá No Comment Robots dance their way to America’s Got Talent final with human partner No Comment Ancient Roman Pula transformed by contemporary light art No Comment Indian villagers stage ‘water funerals’ to protest river-linking project Europe Today EU-Morocco migration issue needs a ‘creative solution’, expert says Europe Today Europe Today: Trump sees Ukraine war ending soon as EU drops sanctions on two Russian oligarchs Europe News The Trump-Xi summit: Why Europe has so much at stake Europe News EU Commission rejects calls to delay phase-out of Chinese power inverters Ukraine Kyiv and Washington want war in Ukraine to end 'before winter,' Zelenskyy says Japan At least four dead and six missing in Japan day after Typhoon Dujuan made landfall USA Burnham touts 'good connection' with Trump as pair meet for first time in New York Iran Trump threatens to 'annihilate' Iran at UN, then confirms direct talks ADVERTISEMENT Europe Today 'Cherry-picking sanctions' risks 'normalising' Russia, Latvian PM says amid Usmanov row No Comment New Princess Diana memoir hits shelves amid royal tensions Europe News Trump signs Greenland security deal allowing US to expand military presence No Comment Flooded streets and rescues as Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan Europe News EU renews Russia sanctions but removes Usmanov at France's request The Cube Fake passport images claim Zelenskyy and family chose Israel as homeland Earth News Climate change has created a meta-crisis in food security, energy and the economy, says Greek expert Earth Series Rethinking Waste: The journey towards a circular economy ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT