Malaysia Newcomer 2025

A total of 182 competitors gathered at Sunway Velocity Mall for Malaysia Newcomer 2025, setting the stage for two days of rapid progression and energetic solving. Held across March 15 to March 16 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the tournament showcased 10 rounds of competition across three core events. The sizable entry list proved that speedcubing continues to attract a wave of dedicated talent eager to measure their progress against the clock. Throughout the weekend, emerging competitors pushed their limits, turning each round into an opportunity for major developmental leaps on the official stage.

The premier 3x3x3 Cube event drew a massive field of 180 competitors across four full rounds of action. Ng Jun Heng took top honours in the main Rubik's Cube category, delivering a winning average of 7.58 seconds alongside a best single solve of 6.86. Lim Hung pushed the pace in the final round to claim second place with a 7.79 average, while Nordarwish Akmal Bin Noor Ibrahim secured third place averaging 7.87. These decisive 3x3 results highlighted the tight margins at the top of the standings in a fiercely contested final.

Alongside the 3x3x3 Cube, the competition schedule gave competitors ample opportunity to demonstrate their versatility in smaller puzzles. The 2x2x2 Cube event gathered 124 entrants through three intense rounds of fast-paced turning. Leong Lap Tat emerged victorious with an impressive winning average of 2.13 seconds and a best single solve of 1.72. Nordarwish Akmal Bin Noor Ibrahim earned the runner-up spot with an average of 2.37, while Nik Rayyan Iskandar Bin Nik Muhammad Izzat completed the podium in third place with a 2.55 mark.

Leong Lap Tat carried that strong momentum directly into the Pyraminx event, conquering a field of 101 competitors across three rounds. Finishing with a 3.24 winning average and a sharp 2.32 single, Leong clinched a memorable double victory at Malaysia Newcomer 2025. Gregory Soo Jo-Huang captured second place with a 3.47 average, followed closely by Sean Tieh in third with an average of 4.02. With every podium place across all three events claimed by local solvers, Malaysian competitors swept all nine available podium positions across the tournament.

Beyond the podium battles, several competitors demonstrated remarkable personal growth across all three events they entered. Owen Lee Lik Shen dropped his 2x2x2 Cube personal best to 3.86 seconds from an earlier 11.11, an improvement of 65.3 percent, while also advancing his Pyraminx best to 10.87 seconds, which was 44.1 percent faster than his prior 19.45 mark, and shaving 24.5 percent off his 3x3x3 Cube time to reach 26.07. Matthew Yeo Jit Wei took on his first ever attempt at Pyraminx with a 10.85 and registered his first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube in 5.08, while slicing 54 percent off his 3x3x3 Cube mark to achieve a personal best of 18.77 compared to his earlier 40.83. Lao Jia Rong logged a best finish of 20th in the 2x2x2 Cube, alongside dropping his Pyraminx personal best by 53.7 percent down to 3.95 seconds and trimming his 3x3x3 Cube best by 27.1 percent to 11.39.

The rapid rate of improvement continued across the board for other active competitors tackling full slates. Ngoi Yi Fond entered three events, recording a first ever attempt at Pyraminx in 8.86 seconds and a first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube in 4.05, while lowering his 3x3x3 Cube personal best by 39 percent to 14.27 seconds. See Wei Tse delivered a first ever attempt at Pyraminx of 8.71 and a first ever attempt at 2x2x2 Cube of 3.62, while also reducing his 3x3x3 Cube standard to 15.96 seconds, an improvement of 20.5 percent over his previous 20.07. Traveling competitor Mushfiq Bin Mahmud Khan took on three events, achieving a best finish of 39th in the 2x2x2 Cube, making a first ever attempt at Pyraminx with an 8.09, and lowering his 2x2x2 Cube personal best to 2.46 seconds, which was 26.6 percent faster than his previous mark.

The atmosphere of the cubing competition fostered significant breakthroughs across every session. In the 2x2x2 Cube, a wide collection of solvers achieved benchmark personal numbers during the opening rounds. Monte Woon Kian Onn logged a single of 7.25 and an average of 8.77, Tee Jean Wen recorded a 3.95 single and 5.89 average, while Tan Kyle Xuan delivered a 1.99 single and 2.85 average. Yong Jia Yuan, Eiffel Tham, Cheng Jay En, Ameesha AP K Kavi Chelven, Chong Zi Feng, Sai Ming Hom, and Loo Hong Rui also established personal single and average marks during the event.

By the time the final rounds concluded at Malaysia Newcomer 2025, the tournament had demonstrated the immense vitality of the speed cubing scene in 2025. Sunway Velocity Mall provided an ideal stage for both seasoned finalists and rapidly improving participants. Over two packed days, the official WCA competition highlighted how quickly dedicated solvers can master new events and chop significant time off their personal records.

As the equipment was packed away in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the weekend stood as a testament to the growth of competitive solving in the region. With 10 rounds completed across three distinct puzzles, Malaysia Newcomer 2025 gave dozens of participants the exact testing ground needed to elevate their solving to the next level for the upcoming season.

Ng Jun Heng mempamerkan ketenangan luar biasa di pentas akhir apabila mencatatkan purata kemenangan 7.58 saat untuk dinobatkan sebagai juara acara utama Kiub Rubik 3x3x3 di Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Persaingan sengit yang berlangsung sepanjang hujung minggu di Sunway Velocity Mall ini menuntut ketepatan mutlak dalam format kejohanan berperingkat tinggi. Dengan catatan masa tunggal terbaik 6.86 saat, persembahan mantap beliau memastikan gelaran berprestij menjadi miliknya selepas menempuh cabaran getir daripada 180 peserta dalam acara klasik tersebut.

Kejohanan Malaysia Newcomer 2025 yang diadakan pada 15 hingga 16 Mac 2025 menghimpunkan seramai 182 peserta berbakat merentasi 3 acara utama dan 10 pusingan yang penuh dengan debaran. Diadakan sebagai sebuah pertandingan WCA yang berwibawa pada tahun 2025, dewan pertandingan menyaksikan para pencabar berentap dengan penuh disiplin bagi merebut tempat di podium. Pertarungan format kalah mati dan saringan berturutan ini menguji daya tahan mental setiap peserta dalam suasana komuniti speedcubing yang bertenaga.

Acara kemuncak Kiub 3x3x3 menyaksikan persaingan sengit empat pusingan dengan perbezaan masa yang amat tipis di kedudukan teratas. Di belakang Ng Jun Heng, Lim Hung berjaya menduduki tempat kedua dengan purata catatan 7.79 saat, manakala Nordarwish Akmal Bin Noor Ibrahim melengkapkan kedudukan podium di tangga ketiga dengan purata 7.87 saat. Konsistensi di bawah paras lapan saat dalam pusingan penentuan membuktikan standard tinggi yang ditampilkan oleh barisan pemenang di ibu kota.

Bintang utama dalam kategori lain ialah Leong Lap Tat yang berjaya meraih dua kejuaraan individu sepanjang kejohanan ini. Dalam acara Kiub 2x2x2 yang melibatkan 124 peserta merentasi 3 pusingan, Leong Lap Tat mengungguli saingan dengan purata kemenangan 2.13 saat serta catatan tunggal terbaik 1.72 saat. Beliau mengatasi Nordarwish Akmal Bin Noor Ibrahim yang meraih tempat kedua dengan purata 2.37 saat dan Nik Rayyan Iskandar Bin Nik Muhammad Izzat di tempat ketiga dengan 2.55 saat.

Penguasaan Leong Lap Tat diteruskan dalam disiplin Pyraminx yang menyaksikan 101 peserta bersaing dalam 3 pusingan. Beliau mencatatkan purata kemenangan 3.24 saat dan rekod tunggal terbaik 2.32 saat untuk menduduki tempat pertama di podium. Gregory Soo Jo-Huang memberi tentangan sengit untuk menduduki tempat kedua dengan purata 3.47 saat, manakala Sean Tieh memastikan tempat ketiga menjadi miliknya menerusi purata catatan 4.02 saat, sekaligus melengkapkan dominasi sembilan tempat podium oleh wakil tuan rumah.

Di sebalik perebutan trofi utama, pertandingan kiub ini turut menyaksikan lonjakan prestasi individu yang sangat mengagumkan daripada barisan peserta yang terus berkembang. Bryan Goh Zheng Yi yang menyertai 3 acara berjaya menamatkan saingan di tempat ke-33 dalam Kiub 2x2x2 sambil mencatat rekod peribadi terbaik 2.60 saat, peningkatan sebanyak 48.9 peratus berbanding catatan terdahulu, di samping memperbaharui rekod peribadi 3x3x3 kepada 10.93 saat iaitu 13.5 peratus lebih pantas. Haoguang Lyu pula melakar rekod peribadi 2.22 saat dalam Kiub 2x2x2 (40.5 peratus lebih pantas), 4.60 saat dalam Pyraminx (36.3 peratus lebih pantas), dan 10.03 saat dalam Kiub 3x3x3 (21.8 peratus lebih pantas).

Semangat juang turut dipamerkan oleh pendatang baharu yang mencuba acara baharu buat kali pertama di pentas rasmi. Yap Tong Lin menyertai 2 acara dan membuat percubaan sulung dalam Kiub 2x2x2 dengan catatan 2.89 saat, selain memperbaharui rekod peribadi 3x3x3 kepada 12.35 saat iaitu 26.1 peratus lebih pantas. Kaw Ming Man menyertai 3 acara dengan percubaan pertama Pyraminx pada 16.69 saat, rekod peribadi 3x3x3 11.94 saat (24.9 peratus lebih pantas), dan rekod 2x2x2 4.80 saat (24.4 peratus lebih pantas). Kuhanraj AL Saravanan mencatat 6.89 saat pada penampilan sulung Pyraminx serta rekod 3x3x3 12.20 saat dan 2x2x2 4.13 saat, manakala Muhammad Hazim Bin Mohd Shahrudin menyempurnakan Pyraminx pertamanya dengan 8.50 saat di samping rekod 2x2x2 4.86 saat dan 3x3x3 16.52 saat.

Kejohanan Malaysia Newcomer 2025 melabuhkan tirainya dengan kejayaan penganjuran yang memperlihatkan kedalaman bakat komuniti dari peringkat akar umbi hingga ke barisan elit. Kesemua sembilan tempat di atas podium berjaya disapu bersih oleh wakil Malaysia, menandakan kestabilan prestasi sukan ini di peringkat tempatan. Pengalaman berharga yang ditimba sepanjang hujung minggu di Sunway Velocity Mall bakal menjadi batu loncatan penting buat para peserta melangkah ke pusingan cabaran musim hadapan.