Overview
- Lian Yunzhi first posted a WCA‑certified average of 4.52 seconds at a competition in Wuhan and three days later lowered her own mark to 4.27 seconds at a WCA event in Guangzhou.
- The World Cube Association lists Lian as the women's record holder and records her competition history as 33 events and 569 official solves with a fastest single 3x3x3 time of 3.54 seconds.
- Local and state media reporting, backed by family comments, say Lian has learned about 1,300 solving algorithms and has recently trained two to three hours a day with coaching that included trips to Shanghai.
- The 4.27-second average makes Lian the only female speedcuber with an official average below 4.5 seconds, surpassing prior female benchmarks such as Qixian Cao’s earlier results.
- Beyond the record itself, the performances underline how certified events, systematic coaching and intensive practice can accelerate young competitors’ progress and may raise standards across youth speedcubing.