On September 9, 2023, at the WCA Rubik's Cube International Open held in Singapore, Hai'an girl Cao Qixian broke the third-level average women's world record for the first time with an average time of 5.97 seconds. At that time, she also set the goal of breaking the women's single world record. After a year of hard training, with Cao Qixian's efforts, good news came from the 2024 World Rubik's Cube Association Xi'an Rubik's Cube Open on August 4. Cao Qixian broke the women's single world record for the third-level Rubik's Cube for the first time with a single time of 4.11 seconds. Cao Qixian, who is only 7 years old, once again proved herself with her strength.
Qian Jingjing, Cao Qixian's mother, told reporters in March. At the 2024 World Rubik's Cube Association Rubik's Cube Open (Luoyang Station) and the World Rubik's Cube Association Xuzhou Huaihai Rubik's Cube Open, Cao Qixian set the third-level Rubik's Cube women's world record with an average of 5.75 seconds, 5.65 seconds and 5.42 seconds respectively, and broke the third-level Rubik's Cube many times. This time, my daughter finally achieved her goal of breaking the women's single world record. "We usually have slightly higher training requirements for her. When it comes to the competition, she can complete a competition with a relatively relaxed attitude." Qian Jingjing said with a smile, "In fact, Qixian does the average sum of the third-order Rubik's Cube on a daily basis. World records are often broken in a single practice. She was able to break the record this time because she performed better on the spot. "
Every day, Cao Qixian's parents accompany their daughter to conduct special exercises in Rubik's Cube prediction and formulas. In addition to practicing the Rubik's Cube for one to two hours a day during school, Xiao Qixian increased the intensity of her training during the summer vacation, spending five hours a day practicing 500 Rubik's Cubes. Although the training was very hard, Xiao Qixian persisted for the goal in her heart. "I just practice in five times, one hundred Rubik's cubes at a time. I have to practice carefully when practicing, otherwise the 472 formulas are easy to mix up." When talking about the future, Xiao Qixian is full of confidence, "Now I have completed it Women's average and single world record, my next goal is to be ranked in the top ten in the world, and the ultimate goal is to be ranked in the top five in the world." Correspondent Fan Xinyu
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