In a remarkable display of speedcubing prowess, 10-year-old Yiheng Wang has once again surpassed his own world record on Zhengzhou Open 2024 for the fastest average time to solve a 3×3×3 Rubik's Cube. At the Zhengzhou Open 2024, held on December 8, 2024, Wang achieved an astonishing average time of 4.05 seconds, edging past his previous record of 4.09 seconds.
Yiheng, completing his last solve
This achievement marks Wang's sixth consecutive world record in this category, underscoring his dominance in speedcubing. His progression over the past year has been extraordinary, consistently breaking his own records and setting new benchmarks for competitors worldwide.
The individual solve times contributing to this new average were:
- 3.84 [Best] - R2 B2 D2 F2 D L2 F2 R2 U2 L2 R D' R D' U' B' R2 D R'
- 4.25 [Worst] - D' L2 F2 D' R2 B2 R2 B2 D' R2 F D2 R' D' B' U' R B L2 B' L U'
- 4.14 - R2 B2 U' F2 U R2 D' B2 F2 R D L' B' U' L2 F' D' B D R U'
- 4.13 - B2 L2 U' R2 D2 L2 U2 R2 D' L' F' D U' L' F D L' B U R2
- 3.87 - L2 R2 U B2 R2 U2 F2 L2 U2 L' U B' F' U L' F2 R2 U F2 U2
Notably, two of these solves were under 4 seconds.
Yiheng Wang's WCA profile in December 2024
Speedcubers Reactions
The speedcubing community has responded to Yiheng Wang's latest 3x3 average world record of 4.05 seconds with a mix of astonishment and admiration. On the SpeedSolving.com forums, members expressed their reactions, with one user commenting:
"It's gotten to the point where I'm not even surprised anymore. Massive congrats to Yiheng—sub 4 soon?"
Others highlighted the exceptional dominance of Wang noting:
"The fact that no one cares about this since it isn’t sub 4 is crazy"
"The game is now called who can come second to Yiheng Wang"
Speedcubers eagerly anticipate Wang's future performances, speculating whether he will soon achieve a sub-4-second average in no time or break the current single solve record of 3.13 seconds, set by Max Park in June 2023.
Reconstructions
Cube used: Moyu Super Weilong UV Coated (Unreleased)
1. 3.84 [Best]
53STM /3.84=13.80TPS
Scramble: R2 B2 D2 F2 D L2 F2 R2 U2 L2 R D' R D' U' B' R2 D R'
x2 y // inspection
F U' D U' L' D' L D // cross
L U L' // 1st pair
U2 R' U' R // 2nd pair
U' L' U' L U L' U' L // 3rd pair
y L' U L U' L' U L // 4th pair
U' R U R' U' R' F R F' // OLL(CP)
R U R' U R' U' R2 U' R' U R' U R U // EPLL
2. 4.25 [Worst]
59STM /4.25=13.88TPS
D' L2 F2 D' R2 B2 R2 B2 D' R2 F D2 R' D' B' U' R B L2 B' L U'
z2 // inspection
R' F' U' D U' R' F U' D2 // xcross
R U R' y' L' U L // 2nd pair
f R f' // 3rd pair
R U2' R' y' U R' U' R // 4th pair
U' L' U' L U' L' U L U L F' L' F // OLL
R U R' U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U2 R U' R' // PLL
3. 4.14
50STM /4.14=12.08TPS
R2 B2 U' F2 U R2 D' B2 F2 R D L' B' U' L2 F' D' B D R U'
y2 // inspection
D' L R2 F' D R' D' // cross
R U' R' // 1st pair
L' U L R' U2' R // 2nd pair
U y' R U R' // 3rd pair
y' U R' F R F' // 4th pair
U' R2' D' R U2 R' D R U2 R // OLL
U U L' U' L F L' U' L U L F' L2' U L // PLL
4. 4.13
43STM /4.13=10.41TPS
B2 L2 U' R2 D2 L2 U2 R2 D' L' F' D U' L' F D L' B U R2
x z2 // inspection
r B' U2' R2' F R' D' // xcross
R' U R U' R' U' R // 2nd pair
y' L' U L U2' L' U L // 3rd pair
U R' U R // 4th pair
U L' U' L U' L' U2 L // OLL
U' x' R2 D2 R' U' R D2 R' U R' // PLL
5. 3.87
52STM /3.87=13.44TPS
L2 R2 U B2 R2 U2 F2 L2 U2 L' U B' F' U L' F2 R2 U F2 U2
x2 y // inspection
r2' F2 R D2 // pseudo cross
L U' L' R U R' // 1st pair
U2' L U L' U2' R' F R // 2nd pair/finish cross
U' R' U2' R U R' U' R // 3rd pair
U' L' U L U2' y L U L' // 4th pair
U' r U R' U' r' F R F' // OLL
x' R2 D2 R' U' R D2 R' U R' // PLL
Current Single Record
In WCA Rubik's Cube competitions, the average of 5 result is calculated dropping the worst and best times and measuring the average of the middle 3 solves, while the single record refers to the fastest time achieved in a single solve, showcasing the best individual performance. The current single record of 3.13 seconds, set by Max Park in June 2023, still stands.
