Timofei Tarasenko Smashes 6x6 World Record Mean with 1:01.76

Timofei Tarasenko has broken the 6x6 World Record mean, recording an incredible 1:01.76 at Beijing Autumn Rivalry 2026 in China.

Tarasenko produced three remarkably consistent solves:

• 1:02.64

• 1:01.63

• 1:01.00

Together, these give a mean of 1:01.76, taking almost two seconds off his own previous World Record.

Another 6x6 World Record for Tarasenko

Tarasenko's previous World Record stood at 1:03.63, set at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026 on 22 August. His times on that occasion were 1:00.43, 1:04.49 and 1:05.98.

That result had itself broken Lim Hung's previous 1:04.94 World Record from May 2026.

Less than six weeks later, Tarasenko has now made another enormous improvement, lowering the record by 1.87 seconds to 1:01.76.

What makes the new result particularly impressive is its consistency. All three solves were within 1.64 seconds of each other, and every solve was faster than the 1:03.63 mean that previously held the World Record.

How Close Are We to a Sub-1 Minute Mean?

The new record also brings 6x6 considerably closer to one of the event's biggest remaining barriers: a sub-1 minute mean.

At 1:01.76, only 1.77 seconds need to be removed from the mean to reach 59.99.

A sub-minute 6x6 solve has already been achieved in official competition. Max Park currently holds the 6x6 World Record single with 57.69, set at Burbank Big Cubes 2025.

Tarasenko's new mean is therefore getting remarkably close to the level required to average below one minute across an entire official mean of three, without parities in this average he may well of achieved it.

Tarasenko's Remarkable 2026

The result continues an extraordinary year for Timofei Tarasenko, particularly in the larger WCA puzzles.

Alongside his success in 6x6, Tarasenko has also been breaking records in 7x7 and Megaminx. Just days before this latest result, he recorded a 1:36.80 7x7 World Record mean at Hanoi Big Cubes 2026.

He also holds the Megaminx World Record average of 23.40, set at Kuala Lumpur Cubing Challenge 2026 — the same competition at which he set his previous 6x6 World Record.

His latest 6x6 result, however, represents another significant jump. A 1:01.76 mean puts the event tantalisingly close to averaging under one minute, something that would have seemed extraordinarily distant only a few years ago.

With Tarasenko already improving the World Record twice in a matter of weeks, the race towards the first official sub-1 6x6 mean is very much on.