IUKL Final Solve 2025

Inside Block 11 at IUKL, the rhythmic clack of plastic mechanisms echoed through the hall as competitors worked through their inspection timers. Solvers adjusted their mats and tensioned their hardware beneath the bright venue lights, preparing for a demanding day of timing and technique. When the stopwatches started running, the one-day gathering proved that steady execution across an entire five-solve average invariably defeats the gamble of a single quick turn. Across seven events and fourteen rounds, composure under pressure dictated who climbed to the top of the standings.

The 2025 gathering in Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia brought together 47 competitors on May 4, 2025. This sanctioned WCA competition offered a comprehensive test across various puzzle styles, spanning classical NxN cubes alongside shaped twisty puzzles. For every participant standing at the tables, the single-day format demanded immediate focus. With no room to recover from errant rotations or counting mistakes in later sessions, the cubing competition rewarded competitors who kept their solve times strictly controlled from the opening round to the finals.

In the marquee Rubik's Cube category, Ng Jia Quan delivered a masterclass in stability to capture first place. Moving through a field of 46 competitors across two full rounds, Ng compiled a winning average of 7.00 seconds alongside a best single of 6.06. The final 3x3 results saw Ng finish ahead of Hill Pong Yong Feng, who secured second place with an 8.06 average, while Mohamad Adrian Syahirin Bin Mohd Faizal took third on an 8.11 average. Ng also showed his quickness in the Pyraminx final, taking gold with a 2.83 average ahead of Gregory Soo Jo-Huang at 3.44 and Ephraim Lim Shao Liang at 3.88.

Ang Chin Xiang established total control over the larger cubes and quick-turning hardware, claiming three distinct titles through relentless consistency. In the 4x4x4 Cube, Ang claimed the title with an average of 26.59 seconds, besting Ng Jia Quan who took second at 27.51 and Muhammad Fitri Hakim Bin Dzulkarnain in third at 31.11. Ang repeated the feat in the 5x5x5 Cube, winning with a 47.80 average over Ng at 50.77 and Muhammad Razin Bin Roslan at 57.06. In Skewb, Ang secured his third gold with a 3.01 average, holding off Eng Dickson at 3.68 and Sri Ganesh Krishna at 4.23.

The specialised disciplines demanded both analytical precision and sharp mental recall. Hill Pong Yong Feng produced an exceptional display on the twelve-sided Megaminx, taking victory across three rounds with a 33.03 average, leaving Toh Yong Cheng in second place with 44.10 and Ng Jia Quan in third with 44.39. Blindfolded solving presents a unique mental barrier requiring complete memorisation before executing turns without sight. In the 3x3x3 Blindfolded event, Hill struck again by posting a winning single of 19.96 seconds, narrowly edging out Lee Roo Zen who registered 19.98, while Ng claimed third with 29.81.

Beyond the championship podiums, the event produced remarkable personal milestones across the wider competitor roster. Lao Jia Rong tackled seven events and showed dramatic progress, setting a Megaminx personal best of 1:27.39 that cut his previous record by 66.3 percent, alongside a Skewb best of 5.97 that improved by 42 percent and a 5x5x5 personal best of 2:00.66. Muhammad Shahir Bin Shuhaidi also entered seven events and finished eighth in Pyraminx, cutting his Skewb personal best by 62.4 percent down to 5.88 while setting improvements of 4.49 in Pyraminx and 1:17.11 in Megaminx. Jacky Tan Jie Qi took on seven disciplines, placing 11th in 3x3x3 Blindfolded with a personal best of 5:14.32, which was 44.6 percent faster than his prior mark, while logging his first career attempts at Megaminx in 1:28.33 and 5x5x5 Cube in 3:14.73.

Other solvers similarly seized the occasion to push their personal limits across multiple formats. Nadi Uzma recorded a 3x3x3 personal best of 20.40, improving by 41 percent, while making first career attempts in Pyraminx with 7.70 and 4x4x4 Cube with 1:42.90. I-Jung Liao registered a Skewb personal best of 6.00 to mark a 43.8 percent improvement, alongside a 4x4x4 personal best of 1:26.37 and a 3x3x3 mark of 19.49. Jayden Ho Yuen Zhi delivered a 3x3x3 personal best of 19.90, cutting 34.2 percent off his old mark, alongside a first Pyraminx solve of 13.30. Malcolm Wong placed eighth in Skewb, logged a first 5x5x5 mark of 2:01.19, and set a Megaminx personal best of 1:03.92. Nur Faris Danial Bin Nur Azam finished fourth in the 3x3x3 Cube, clocked a Skewb personal best of 3.90, and posted first career attempts in blindfolded solving at 2:28.11 and Pyraminx at 7.65.

The breadth of competition throughout the day demonstrated the thriving state of Malaysian speed cubing, with local athletes sweeping all 21 available podium places across the weekend. From the first turn of the morning to the final rounds of the afternoon, the competitors proved that methodical discipline and technical repeatability remain the decisive factors in tournament play. As the timers were packed away and results finalised, IUKL Final Solve 2025 concluded having demonstrated the rewards of balanced, consistent solving at every tier of the roster.

Sebanyak 47 peserta telah berhimpun bagi menyertai IUKL Final Solve 2025 yang diadakan di Block 11, IUKL di Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia pada 4 Mei 2025. Sepanjang 14 pusingan yang merangkumi tujuh acara berbeza, para peminat sukan speedcubing tempatan mempamerkan peningkatan prestasi yang luar biasa. Suasana pertandingan tiub Rubik ini menyaksikan persaingan sengit bukan sahaja untuk merebut kedudukan di podium, malah bagi memperbaharui rekod peribadi masing-masing.

Acara kemuncak kiub 3x3x3 menyaksikan dominasi Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) yang meraih tempat pertama dengan purata kemenangan 7.00 saat serta catatan masa perseorangan terpantas 6.06 saat. Kemenangan ini diraih menewaskan 46 peserta lain dalam dua pusingan sengit. Hill Pong Yong Feng menduduki tempat kedua dengan purata 8.06 saat, manakala Mohamad Adrian Syahirin Bin Mohd Faizal menamatkan saingan di tempat ketiga dengan catatan 8.11 saat dalam pusingan akhir.

Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) turut melengkapkan kejayaan berganda apabila menjuarai acara Pyraminx dengan purata 2.83 saat dan masa terbaik 2.16 saat. Gregory Soo Jo-Huang (苏祖煌) menduduki tempat kedua menerusi catatan 3.44 saat, diekori oleh Ephraim Lim Shao Liang (林绍良) di tempat ketiga dengan 3.88 saat. Persembahan mantap ini membuktikan tahap konsistensi tinggi yang ditunjukkan sepanjang kejohanan berlangsung.

Bagi kategori kiub bersaiz lebih besar dan Skewb, Ang Chin Xiang tampil cemerlang dengan merangkul tiga gelaran juara sepanjang hari pertandingan. Beliau mendominasi acara kiub 4x4x4 dengan purata 26.59 saat di hadapan Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) yang mencatat 27.51 saat dan Muhammad Fitri Hakim Bin Dzulkarnain dengan 31.11 saat. Ang Chin Xiang turut unggul dalam acara kiub 5x5x5 dengan purata 47.80 saat, mengatasi Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) yang mencatat 50.77 saat serta Muhammad Razin Bin Roslan yang melengkapkan podium dengan 57.06 saat.

Kehebatan Ang Chin Xiang diteruskan lagi dalam acara Skewb dengan mencatat purata kemenangan 3.01 saat dan catatan tunggal 2.86 saat. Beliau menewaskan Eng Dickson (黄迪胜) yang berada di tempat kedua dengan purata 3.68 saat serta Sri Ganesh Krishna di tangga ketiga dengan purata 4.23 saat. Gelaran dalam pelbagai disiplin ini menyerlahkan fleksibiliti teknikal beliau di arena pertandingan kiub.

Di sebalik perebutan takhta juara, IUKL Final Solve 2025 menjadi pentas kemajuan yang amat bermakna buat ramai peserta yang mencatatkan lonjakan masa luar biasa. Chong Zi Yang memperbaiki catatan peribadi 3x3x3 kepada 31.34 saat iaitu lonjakan sebanyak 25.2 peratus lebih pantas daripada 41.90 saat sebelumnya. Gabriel Chong Chow Chuen merekodkan masa Skewb 3.82 saat iaitu 21.4 peratus lebih pantas daripada catatan lalu 4.86 saat dan menamatkan saingan di tempat kesembilan, di samping mencatat masa Megaminx 2:26.86 yang 10.3 peratus lebih pantas serta 3x3x3 pada 11.75 saat yang 9.2 peratus lebih pantas. Ariz A. Kadda pula mencatat masa Skewb 7.03 saat yang 17.8 peratus lebih baik daripada 8.55 saat dan Megaminx 57.55 saat yang meningkat lapan peratus, selain turut mencatat masa 4x4x4 1:05.52 serta menduduki tempat keempat Pyraminx. Kejia Lei (雷可嘉) turut memperbaiki masa 3x3x3 miliknya kepada 42.19 saat, iaitu 10.5 peratus lebih pantas daripada rekod lalu 47.13 saat.

Bagi sebahagian peserta lain, penampilan sulung dalam pertandingan WCA rasmi ini membawa pencapaian yang membanggakan sejak cubaan pertama. Danish Adam bin Alemi menyertai tujuh acara dalam kejohanan sulungnya, merakamkan cubaan pertama 5x5x5 dengan masa 2:12.57, cubaan 3x3x3 pada 14.05 saat, serta cubaan 3x3x3 Blindfolded pada 6:32.49 untuk meraih tempat ke-12. Ter Chen Yang turut memulakan langkah dengan empat acara, merakamkan cubaan rasmi pertama bagi 4x4x4 pada 1:42.30, 5x5x5 pada 3:30.84 dan Skewb pada 13.72 saat. Sebastian Lee bersaing dalam empat acara dan mencatat percubaan sulung bagi Pyraminx 12.18 saat, Skewb 13.21 saat dan 3x3x3 pada 24.48 saat. Sementara itu, Ho Zhen Xiang memulakan aksi sulung dalam dua acara dengan catatan 3x3x3 pantas 9.46 saat serta 4x4x4 pada 43.21 saat.

Acara Megaminx dan penutup mata turut menyajikan persaingan berkelas tinggi menerusi Hill Pong Yong Feng yang menjuarai kedua-dua kategori tersebut. Dalam Megaminx, beliau merekodkan purata kemenangan 33.03 saat untuk mengatasi Toh Yong Cheng dengan 44.10 saat dan Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) dengan 44.39 saat. Dalam acara 3x3x3 Blindfolded, Hill Pong Yong Feng mengungguli cabaran dengan catatan tunggal 19.96 saat, menewaskan Lee Roo Zen (李汝增) yang mencatat 19.98 saat dalam perbezaan masa yang amat tipis, manakala Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) berada di kedudukan ketiga dengan 29.81 saat.

Secara keseluruhan, kesemua 21 kedudukan podium disapu bersih oleh peserta tuan rumah dari Malaysia merentasi kesemua kategori yang dipertandingkan. Kejayaan penganjuran IUKL Final Solve 2025 di Kajang pada tahun 2025 ini membuktikan perkembangan pesat bakat serta peningkatan prestasi yang memberangsangkan dalam kalangan komuniti penyelesai kiub tempatan bagi menghadapi musim-musim yang mendatang.