Yiheng Wang facts for kids

Yiheng Wang (Chinese: 王艺衡; pinyin: Wáng Yìhéng; born December 16, 2013) is a Chinese competitive speedcuber. He currently holds the Rubik's Cube world record average of 4.05 seconds and third fastest 3×3×3 single of 3.27 seconds.

Cubing career

Wang entered his first World Cube Association (WCA) competition in September 2019, at age five. He won his first competition title in January 2021, at age seven. In August 2023, at age nine, he came within 0.01 seconds of winning the 2023 World Cube Association World Championship, finishing in second place behind Max Park and just ahead of Tymon Kolasiński.

On March 10, 2023, at nine years old, Wang set his first 3×3×3 world record average at a competition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with a time of 4.69 seconds. The previous record of 4.86 seconds had been held jointly by American Max Park and Poland's Tymon Kolasiński [fi]. Since then, Wang has set six more consecutive records in the event, lowering his time to 4.48, 4.36, 4.25, 4.09 seconds, tying his very own 4.09, then lowering it further to a 4.05.

Wang's global 3x3x3 dominance peaked in December 2024 when he held the 29 all-time fastest average performances, ranging from 4.73 down to 4.05 seconds. He currently holds 68 of the 100 fastest 3x3x3 averages, along with third fastest 3×3×3 single time, at 3.27 seconds.

Wang is also very skilled at the 2x2x2 cube event, and currently has the world record average, with a time of 0.88 seconds.