MYHM Indonesian Championship 2023

A sub-two-second showdown on the 2x2x2 Cube set the benchmark for outright speed in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, where Farrel Enzo Tanaputra captured first place with a blistering 1.98-second final average. That rapid display edged out Firstian Fushada (2.19) and Muhammad Faeyza Koda (2.44) in a race decided by razor-thin margins. Across three days from September 29 to October 1 at the Favehotel Medan, the MYHM Indonesian Championship 2023 offered a full exhibition of speedcubing across seventeen distinct disciplines, but the frantic pace of the shortest events instantly grabbed the spotlight.

The premier 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube category delivered a thrilling battle through three full rounds among thirty-three competitors. Malaysia's Lim Hung secured the championship title by posting a 7.45-second final average, maintaining complete composure with a best single solve of 6.92 seconds. The podium contest went down to the final turns, as Muhammad Faeyza Koda locked up second place with a 7.50 average, followed immediately by Firstian Fushada in third at 7.51 seconds. These tight 3x3 results demonstrated world-class consistency across the weekend.

Beyond the core sprint puzzles, the multi-discipline depth of the cubing competition was highlighted by Firstian Fushada, who collected five separate victories. Fushada claimed first place in the 4x4x4 Cube with a 28.32 average, the 5x5x5 Cube with a 48.42 mark, and Megaminx in 37.81 seconds. He added wins in Square-1 with an 8.65 average and 3x3x3 Fewest Moves with a 20.67 average, which featured a single solve of nineteen moves. His heavy medal haul paced the host nation on the overall podium table.

Meanwhile, Ng Jia Quan orchestrated a dominant sweep across memory and dexterity challenges. Ng won the Pyraminx with a 3.27 average and Clock with a 5.29 average, before executing flawless memory routines in the blindfolded disciplines. He captured the 3x3x3 Blindfolded title with a 31.34 single solve, took the 4x4x4 Blindfolded event in 3:54.11, topped 5x5x5 Blindfolded in 9:09.69, and secured 3x3x3 Multi-Blind by solving fourteen out of sixteen cubes in 37:56. Blindfolded solving requires immense concentration and spatial recall, making his run across multiple formats exceptionally demanding.

The larger puzzle events featured commanding displays by Lim Hung, who added two more gold medals to his main event triumph. Lim conquered the 6x6x6 Cube with a winning average of 1:26.54, besting Fushada's 1:28.06 and Anyu Zhang's 1:32.64. He then took the 7x7x7 Cube final with an average of 2:01.32, holding off Zhang (2:02.34) and Fushada (2:08.46). In the specialty short formats, Muhammad Faeyza Koda won 3x3x3 One-Handed with a 12.30 average, while Leon Marcell Alamanda led the Skewb event with a 4.34 average.

Beyond the championship podiums, several competitors logged remarkable milestones across the schedule at the MYHM Indonesian Championship 2023. Zahra Khairina tackled seven events and dropped her 3x3x3 One-Handed personal best to 27.48 seconds, a substantial 59.7 percent reduction from her previous mark of 1:08.21, alongside personal bests of 6.17 in Skewb and 18.12 in Clock. Ernest Loui Mok took on five disciplines, achieving a fifteenth-place finish in 3x3x3 Fewest Moves, a 3x3x3 Cube personal best of 12.33 seconds that was 56.4 percent faster than his prior best, and improvements in Pyraminx to 8.68 and Skewb to 9.47. Caedmon Nelson entered six events, logging his first official 3x3x3 One-Handed solve in 28.94 seconds while setting personal bests of 10.56 in 3x3x3 Cube and 3.20 in 2x2x2 Cube.

The drive for progress was equally visible among competitors expanding into new formats for the first time. Fernando Carlos Wijaya took on eleven events, posting maiden competition marks of 31.64 in Clock, 8.35 in Skewb, and 5.81 in Pyraminx. Nelson Deva Lim registered first-time attempts of 6.22 in Skewb and 26.85 in 3x3x3 One-Handed, while lowering his 3x3x3 Cube best to 13.55 seconds. Muhammad Ammar Naufal finished fifteenth in 3x3x3 Fewest Moves, logged first attempts in the 4x4x4 Cube at 2:00.54 and Square-1 at 1:18.10, and improved his 3x3x3 Cube mark to 17.88. Lintang Mohenjodaro Chevalier took on ten events, secured tenth place in 2x2x2 Cube, and recorded first attempts in Pyraminx at 15.87, Skewb at 21.70, and 5x5x5 Cube at 3:04.68.

The 2023 edition brought together thirty-five competitors battling across thirty-one rounds of action. Indonesian competitors led the medal count with thirty-four podium placements, followed by Malaysia with eighteen, Singapore with two, and China with two. From lightning-fast sprints to grueling big cubes and intricate blindfold runs, the MYHM Indonesian Championship 2023 delivered a thorough test of speed cubing excellence at this premier WCA competition.

With seventeen events decided over an intense weekend of competition in Medan, the tournament highlighted both seasoned champions and rising talent pushing their personal limits on the official stage.

Pertarungan final kategori 3x3x3 Cube menghadirkan persaingan paling sengit sepanjang akhir pekan ketika Lim Hung (林弘) memastikan kemenangan lewat raihan rata-rata 7.45 detik, unggul tipis atas Muhammad Faeyza Koda yang mencatat 7.50 detik dan Firstian Fushada (符逢城) dengan 7.51 detik. Selisih pecahan detik di barisan terdepan tersebut langsung menyulut antusiasme seluruh peserta yang berkumpul. Dari pembuka yang dramatis ini, atmosfer kebersamaan terus mengalir ke berbagai nomor pertandingan lain selama gelaran berlangsung di Kota Medan.

Ajang bergengsi MYHM Indonesian Championship 2023 yang diselenggarakan di Favehotel Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia dari 29 September hingga 1 Oktober 2023 menghadirkan festival speedcubing berskala nasional. Sebanyak 35 peserta hadir meramaikan lantai pertandingan untuk bersaing dalam 17 cabang perlombaan yang mencakup total 31 babak kompetisi. Di luar papan skor, interaksi hangat antarpemain yang saling berbagi tips teknik dan menyemangati satu sama lain menjadi pemandangan utama di setiap sudut ruangan selama tiga hari penuh.

Dominasi Firstian Fushada (符逢城) menjadi sorotan besar berikutnya dalam kompetisi ini setelah sukses memborong lima gelar juara dari berbagai kategori kubus Rubik. Firstian Fushada (符逢城) mengamankan posisi puncak pada 4x4x4 Cube dengan rata-rata 28.32, 5x5x5 Cube lewat catatan 48.42, Megaminx dengan waktu 37.81, Square-1 dengan hasil 8.65, serta 3x3x3 Fewest Moves dengan rata-rata 20.67 langkah. Kemenangan pada nomor 4x4x4 Cube diraih di depan Vincent Hartanto Utomo yang mencatat 29.21 dan Leon Marcell Alamanda dengan torehan 29.70.

Panggung kategori blindfolded sepenuhnya dikuasai oleh Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) yang menunjukkan kepiawaian memorisasi tingkat tinggi di meja perlombaan. Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) memenangkan 3x3x3 Blindfolded dengan single terbaik 31.34 detik, 4x4x4 Blindfolded lewat waktu 3:54.11, 5x5x5 Blindfolded dengan catatan 9:09.69, serta 3x3x3 Multi-Blind berkat raihan impresif 14/16 dalam waktu 37:56. Selain nomor mata tertutup, Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) juga memuncaki Pyraminx dengan rata-rata 3.27 detik dan Clock lewat torehan 5.29 detik.

Performa luar biasa juga diperlihatkan Lim Hung (林弘) yang mendominasi kategori kubus besar selain kemenangan utamanya di nomor 3x3x3. Lim Hung (林弘) membukukan kemenangan pada 6x6x6 Cube lewat rata-rata 1:26.54 dan 7x7x7 Cube dengan waktu 2:01.32, finis di depan Anyu Zhang (张安宇) yang mencatat 2:02.34. Sementara itu pada nomor side events lainnya, Muhammad Faeyza Koda menjuarai 3x3x3 One-Handed dengan rata-rata 12.30, Leon Marcell Alamanda menguasai Skewb lewat rata-rata 4.34, dan Farrel Enzo Tanaputra memenangi 2x2x2 Cube dengan rata-rata 1.98 detik.

Di balik deretan nama peraih piala, MYHM Indonesian Championship 2023 menyimpan banyak pencapaian berharga dari para peserta yang terus mengasah kemampuan individu mereka. Vanderrich Orlando Cendana yang tampil pada 5 nomor membukukan rekor pribadi Clock 13.45 yang tercatat 37.1 persen lebih cepat dari catatan terbaik sebelumnya, serta rekor 3x3x3 One-Handed 26.94 yang meningkat 6.8 persen. Wilfredo Wesly yang bertanding di 11 kategori mencetak rekor pribadi Clock 18.39 atau 15.2 persen lebih cepat, Megaminx 2:04.32 yang 13.3 persen lebih cepat, dan 4x4x4 Cube 58.63 yang 12.4 persen lebih cepat. Sementara Sandra Devi menjalani 14 nomor lomba, mencapai posisi ke-9 di Square-1, menorehkan rekor pribadi Skewb 6.45 yang melonjak 22 persen lebih cepat, dan 3x3x3 Fewest Moves 45 langkah yang 16.7 persen lebih efisien.

Cerita perkembangan serupa juga ditunjukkan oleh Owen Lee yang turun pada 11 cabang, membukukan rekor pribadi Skewb 5.89 yang 20.8 persen lebih cepat serta finis di posisi ke-15 pada 3x3x3 Fewest Moves. Dari kontingen luar negeri, Daniel Ng menyelesaikan 9 nomor lomba dengan hasil finis terbaik posisi ke-7 di 5x5x5 Cube serta mencatat rekor pribadi 6x6x6 Cube 1:36.06 yang 7.2 persen lebih tajam. Di samping torehan waktu terbaik, panggung kejuaraan ini menjadi debut WCA competition perdana bagi Sarah Chou yang langsung mencatatkan waktu 7.26 pada 2x2x2 Cube dan 29.67 pada 3x3x3 Cube, serta Tan Kuo Ping (陈果彬) yang menandai penampilan perdananya dengan catatan 22.83 pada Clock.

Secara keseluruhan perolehan podium kompetisi terbagi ke beberapa negara, di mana peserta asal Indonesia mengumpulkan 34 podium, Malaysia meraih 18 podium, serta Singapura dan China masing-masing membawa pulang 2 podium. Ragam nomor dari kubus mini hingga kubus besar berjalan tertib berkat kerja sama seluruh panitia dan partisipan. Kemeriahan cubing competition di ibu kota Sumatera Utara ini menjadi penutup sempurna bagi rangkaian turnamen tahun 2023.

Gelaran MYHM Indonesian Championship 2023 berhasil membuktikan bahwa esensi olahraga asah otak ini melampaui sekadar perburuan medali dan rekor resmi. Pertukaran strategi pemecahan teka-teki, tawa di area pemanasan, serta dukungan tanpa henti antarpeserta lintas daerah menegaskan solidnya ikatan komunitas speedcubing. Seluruh partisipan kini menatap langkah persiapan menuju musim kompetisi berikutnya dengan modal pengalaman berharga dari Medan.