A California student set a world record for solving the Rubik's Cube puzzle, turning the tiles from scrambled to solved in just 11.13 seconds. Leyan Lo, 20, is a member of the Californian Institute of Technology's Rubik's Cube club, which hosted the contest in San Francisco. Mr Lo's time of 11.13 seconds broke the record of 11.75 seconds set by Frenchman Jean Pons last year.But Mr Lo was beaten to the overall champion's title, which is determined by averaging three of five solution times in the final round. Shotaro Makisumi, a 15-year-old from Pasadena, won with an average time of 14.91 seconds.