Yiheng Wang facts for kids
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Wang Yiheng
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| Born | 16 December 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Known for | Rubik's Cube speedsolving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 王藝衡 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 王艺衡 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yiheng Wang (pronounced WAHNG YEE-heng; Chinese: 王艺衡; pinyin: Wáng Yìhéng) was born on December 16, 2013, in China. He is an amazing competitive speedcuber. A speedcuber is someone who solves Rubik's Cube puzzles as fast as possible! Yiheng is known for his incredible speed. He holds the 3rd fastest single solve for the classic 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube, finishing it in just 3.06 seconds. He also has the 2nd fastest average time for the 3x3x3 cube, at 3.90 seconds. For the smaller 2x2x2 cube, he holds the second best average time of 0.87 seconds. Yiheng became a World Cube Association (WCA) World Champion on July 6, 2025, with an average solve time of 4.23 seconds.
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The Journey of a Speedcubing Star
Starting His Cubing Adventure
Yiheng Wang began his journey in speedcubing at a very young age. He entered his first official WCA competition in September 2019. At that time, he was only five years old! By January 2021, when he was seven, Yiheng had already won his first competition title. This showed everyone his incredible talent and dedication to solving cubes quickly.
Setting New World Records
Yiheng quickly became a record-breaker. On March 10, 2023, at just nine years old, he set his first 3x3x3 world record average. This happened at a competition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His amazing average time was 4.69 seconds. This beat the previous record of 4.86 seconds, which was held by two other cubing stars, Max Park and Tymon Kolasiński.
From March 2023 to January 2026, Yiheng continued to amaze the world. He set nine new world records in a row for the 3x3x3 average! He kept making his times faster and faster. He lowered the world record from 4.86 seconds all the way down to an incredible 3.90 seconds. This showed how consistently fast he was.
Becoming a World Champion
In August 2023, Yiheng almost won the WCA World Championship. He finished in second place, just 0.01 seconds behind America's Max Park. Poland's Tymon Kolasiński was right behind him. It was a very close competition!
Two years later, on July 6, 2025, Yiheng achieved his dream. He became the WCA World Champion! He won with an average time of 4.23 seconds. He finished ahead of another talented Chinese speedcuber, Xuanyi Geng. This was a huge moment in his young career.
Incredible Achievements and Dominance
Yiheng's skill in solving the 3x3x3 cube reached its peak in September 2025. At that time, he held the 28 fastest average times ever recorded! These times ranged from 4.31 seconds down to his record-breaking 3.90 seconds. By December 31, 2025, he held an astonishing 71 of the top 100 3x3x3 average times. This shows how dominant he was in the world of speedcubing.
He also holds the 2nd fastest single solve for the 3x3x3 cube, completing it in an unbelievable 3.06 seconds. In February 2025, Yiheng even broke the world record for a single 3x3x3 solve with a time of 3.08 seconds. Later, this record was broken by Xuanyi Geng.
On May 25, 2025, Yiheng made history again. He set a new 3x3x3 world record average of 3.91 seconds. This made him the very first person ever to achieve an average solve time under 4 seconds in an official competition! His achievements continue to inspire many young speedcubers around the globe.
See also
In Spanish: Yiheng Wang para niños
