Ziyu Ye has set a world record after solving a 2×2×2 cube in just 0.39 seconds at a competition in China. The Chinese speedcuber achieved the record at the China Hefei Open 2025 in Hefei, Anhui, on October 25, 2025. Guinness World Records lists Ye’s time as the fastest recorded solve of a 2×2×2 rotating puzzle cube.