Big and Blind March Singapore 2025

Emmanuel Kao produced a masterclass across the larger puzzles at the Cecil Building, sweeping two titles and claiming podium spots across four separate events. His defining victory came in the 4x4x4 Cube, where a razor-thin final saw him capture first place with a winning average of 25.64 seconds, edging ahead of Malaysia's Lim Hung at 25.73 seconds and Taiwan's Wei-Ming Zeng at 25.86 seconds. Kao added a top single of 23.26 seconds in the discipline to highlight a blistering start to the one-day gathering on March 2, 2025.

Big and Blind March Singapore 2025 brought 40 competitors together in Singapore, Singapore for 14 rounds of action across six specialized events. The single-day WCA competition shifted the spotlight away from standard 3x3 results to test dexterity, stamina, and memory on extended puzzles. Kao maintained his commanding form by conquering the 6x6x6 Cube, recording a winning average of 1:17.26 and a best single of 1:14.19 to outpace Lim Hung, who took second in 1:20.40, and Anyu Zhang, who placed third in 1:24.82.

Kao also demonstrated his versatility on the twelve-sided Megaminx, taking third place with an average of 39.25 seconds. Tristan Chua Yong secured the gold medal in the Megaminx final, posting an impressive 31.12-second average alongside a single of 26.90 seconds. Beth Lee joined them on the podium, taking the silver medal with an average of 34.56 seconds as the Singaporean contingent dominated the discipline across three competitive rounds.

The 5x5x5 Cube proved to be another tightly contested battle among the region's elite speedcubing talents. Taiwan's Yi-Fan Wu captured the gold medal by logging a winning average of 44.56 seconds and a best single of 41.60 seconds across three rounds of play. Kao pushed the pace to earn second place with an average of 44.89 seconds, while Lim Hung collected his second podium of the weekend by taking third in 45.21 seconds.

Lim Hung earned his own moment at the top of the podium in the 7x7x7 Cube final, delivering a commanding victory over two rounds. The Malaysian competitor registered an unbeatable winning average of 1:50.04 and a low single of 1:44.34. Kao took the second step on the podium with a 1:56.08 average, followed by China's Anyu Zhang in third at 1:58.90, giving Kao his fourth podium finish of the meet.

Beyond the title deciders, the tournament floor highlighted numerous personal breakthroughs and ambitious debuts. Ethan Ling slashed his Megaminx personal best by 28 percent down to 1:12.39 while also improving his 5x5x5 Cube mark to 1:12.94 across three events. Ramanujan Srinivasan took on four events and knocked 17.1 percent off his 6x6x6 Cube best, recording a time of 4:55.41. Keira Leng Sok Kei advanced her 4x4x4 Cube mark by 13.8 percent with a 39.14-second effort across four events, and Eugene Teo Yu-Jie shaved 14 percent off his own 4x4x4 Cube best to finish in 53.68 seconds.

First-time event entries also enriched the lineup across the schedule. Gabriel Sia entered four events and successfully logged his first attempts at the 4x4x4 Cube in 35.65 seconds, 5x5x5 Cube in 1:05.42, and 6x6x6 Cube in 2:53.53. Tan Wee Hin tackled three events, registering debut marks of 42.37 seconds on the 4x4x4 Cube and 1:22.96 on the 5x5x5 Cube. Elvis Seah completed his first attempt on the Megaminx in 2:55.75, while Zou Chengze Edison recorded his initial 4x4x4 Cube time of 1:45.69.

The 3x3x3 Blindfolded contest tested pure recall and execution, where competitors memorise the scrambled Rubik's Cube before donning a blindfold to complete the solve. Theodore Chan emerged victorious for Singapore, logging a winning single of 20.82 seconds to take the title ahead of Ng Jia Quan, who placed second with a single of 26.05 seconds, and Ping-Yueh Huang, who secured third with a 30.42-second result.

Host nation Singapore led all delegations with eight podium finishes, while Malaysia earned five, Taiwan took three, and China claimed two. The high level of precision displayed across all six disciplines brought Big and Blind March Singapore 2025 to an emphatic close, setting high benchmarks for the next stage of the regional speed cubing circuit.