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Youth Rubik’s Cube world record achievement

Overview

Six-year-old Xuanyi Geng established a new world record for the fastest 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube solve at the Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 in China. Geng completed the puzzle in 2.51 seconds, breaking the previous record of 2.76 seconds held by Teodor Zajder.

While Geng secured the individual single solve record, recognized by Guinness World Records and the World Cube Association, his average time across five rounds was 3.87 seconds, placing him sixth in the final. The tournament was won by Yiheng Wang, who achieved an average time of 4.20 seconds.

Entities

World Cube Association · Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 · Yiheng Wang · Guangzhou · Guinness World Records

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Xuanyi Geng sets new Rubik's Cube world record

    Six-year-old Xuanyi Geng set a new Rubik's Cube 3x3x3 world record with a 2.51-second solve at the Guangzhou Grand Open 2026 in China.

  2. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Lian Yunzhi sets new Rubik's Cube world record at age six

    Six-year-old Lian Yunzhi has set a new Rubik's Cube world record with an average time of 4.27 seconds, breaking her own previous record set only three days earlier.

Sources

caraotadigital.net · chip.cz · gry.interia.pl · metroecuador.com.ec