Please Be Quiet Johor 2025

Theodore Chan set a blazing standard in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, turning in a winning 3x3x3 Blindfolded average of 19.86 seconds alongside a standout 18.84 single. Solving without sight demands complete mental discipline, pairing rapid piece-tracing memorisation with absolute fingertip control under heavy time pressure. Held at the University of Southampton Malaysia on November 30, Please Be Quiet Johor 2025 gathered a focused group of competitors to tackle pure blindfolded precision across an intense, four-event schedule.

The 2025 gathering brought together 9 competitors for a specialised speedcubing program where silence and total focus took precedence. As an official WCA competition dedicated strictly to sightless disciplines, every solve placed massive demands on the participants. Unlike standard puzzle contests where sight guides instantaneous corrections, this cubing competition hinged entirely on mental mapping before blindfolds came down, making success in each round a pure showcase of disciplined concentration.

In the 3x3x3 Blindfolded contest, Theodore Chan swept the top spot on the podium representing Singapore, finishing ahead of Jacob Keh who claimed second place with a single solve of 29.57. Andrew Tan Jing Bang secured third place on the podium with an average of 38.78 seconds and a best single of 33.28. The 3x3 results across the 9-competitor bracket demonstrated clean execution, with Glen Goh Wee Zhuan logging a 1:28.34 single and a 1:43.37 average, while Vincent Hartanto Utomo turned in a 1:04.35 single.

Long-form memory challenges continued in the 3x3x3 Multi-Blind event, where solvers inspect and memorise an entire array of Rubik's Cube puzzles before attempting them consecutively without sight. Theodore Chan seized his second victory of Please Be Quiet Johor 2025 by successfully delivering 25 out of 30 cubes in 53:15. Ping-Yueh Huang took the second spot with 23 out of 31 cubes in 1:00:00, while Jacob Keh claimed third place after solving 20 out of 27 cubes in a time of 56:26.

Away from the top steps of the podium, several solvers achieved milestone breakthroughs that showed the depth of preparation across the hall. Jayden Choo entered two events and achieved his first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Blindfolded with a recorded single of 7:39.62, while also completing his first ever attempt at 3x3x3 Multi-Blind with a 2/3 result in 26:23 to earn 7th place. Veteran competitor Glen Goh Wee Zhuan tackled all four events, establishing a new 3x3x3 Multi-Blind personal best of 5/5 in 36:33 alongside a 4x4x4 Blindfolded personal best of 10:09.00 to finish fourth.

Big cube blindfolded events introduced complex outer-layer turns and internal slice tracking to the arena floor. In the 4x4x4 Blindfolded bracket, Ping-Yueh Huang took top honours with a winning single time of 2:31.05. Andrew Tan Jing Bang collected second place on the podium with a time of 5:41.51, and Wong Chong Wen rounded out the medal positions in third place with a 6:34.54 single, outpacing the eight-solver field in a demanding test of spatial recall.

The marathon 5x5x5 Blindfolded competition provided the ultimate trial of memory endurance, where massive piece counts make any single execution slip fatal to a solve. Ping-Yueh Huang topped the podium once again, securing victory with a winning single of 6:11.80. Andrew Tan Jing Bang claimed second place with a 10:15.00 effort to capture his third podium finish of the meet, while Vincent Hartanto Utomo earned third place for Indonesia with a mark of 14:18.00.

The final medal count at Please Be Quiet Johor 2025 highlighted regional depth, with Singapore earning 8 podium spots, Taiwan taking 3, and Indonesia securing 1. Across 4 rounds and 4 distinct events, the speed cubing competitors handled immense mental strain with steady accuracy. The one-day event concluded with standard-setting displays of memorisation that closed out a focused chapter of competition in Johor Bahru.

Theodore Chan mencuri tumpuan utama dengan persembahan luar biasa dalam acara 3x3x3 Blindfolded apabila mencatatkan purata kemenangan 19.86 saat berserta catatan masa perseorangan terbaik 18.84 saat. Kejayaan pantas itu meletakkan penanda aras tinggi dalam kejohanan yang menuntut tahap ingatan dan fokus mental yang luar biasa. Dari situ, suasana di University of Southampton Malaysia terus menyaksikan kepelbagaian disiplin kiub yang amat menarik perhatian sepanjang hari pertandingan.

Kejohanan Please Be Quiet Johor 2025 yang berlangsung pada 30 November 2025 di Johor Bahru, Malaysia membuktikan bahawa dunia sukan speedcubing mempunyai cabang yang sangat meluas. Menampilkan 4 acara berbeza yang diselesaikan sepenuhnya tanpa melihat, setiap disiplin membawa cabaran unik tersendiri daripada kiub tiga dimensi standard sehinggalah kepada kiub bersaiz besar dan berbilang kiub serentak.

Bagi acara 3x3x3 Multi-Blind, Theodore Chan dari Singapura sekali lagi membuktikan ketenangannya dengan mengungguli saingan selepas berjaya menyelesaikan 25 daripada 30 kiub dalam masa 53:15. Tempat kedua dirangkul oleh Ping-Yueh Huang (黃品越) dari Taiwan yang menyelesaikan 23 daripada 31 kiub dalam tempoh 1:00:00, manakala Jacob Keh (郭正兴) dari Singapura melengkapkan kedudukan podium di tempat ketiga dengan 20 daripada 27 kiub dalam catatan masa 56:26.

Kepelbagaian teka-teki terus diuji apabila saingan beralih kepada kiub yang lebih kompleks seperti 4x4x4 Blindfolded. Ping-Yueh Huang (黃品越) mempamerkan kehebatan penguasaan struktur kiub yang rumit dengan meraih tempat pertama menerusi catatan masa terbaik 2:31.05. Di belakangnya, Andrew Tan Jing Bang dari Singapura menduduki tempat kedua dengan 5:41.51, diikuti oleh Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文) yang turut mewakili Singapura di tempat ketiga dengan masa 6:34.54.

Cabaran terbesar dari segi dimensi penyelesaian hadir melalui acara 5x5x5 Blindfolded yang memerlukan ketelitian ingatan terhadap puluhan kepingan teka-teki Rubik. Ping-Yueh Huang (黃品越) sekali lagi mendominasi pentas dengan memenangi acara tersebut menerusi masa terbaik 6:11.80. Andrew Tan Jing Bang berada di tempat kedua dengan catatan 10:15.00 manakala wakil Indonesia Vincent Hartanto Utomo mengamankan tempat ketiga dengan masa 14:18.00.

Kembali kepada acara 3x3x3 Blindfolded, saingan sengit di belakang Theodore Chan menyaksikan Jacob Keh (郭正兴) meraih tempat kedua menerusi catatan 29.57 saat. Tempat ketiga podium menjadi milik Andrew Tan Jing Bang dengan purata 38.78 saat dan catatan perseorangan terbaik 33.28 saat. Selain itu, Jayden Choo dari Malaysia menamatkan percubaan perseorangannya dengan masa 7:39.62, manakala Vincent Hartanto Utomo mencatatkan 1:04.35 dan Glen Goh Wee Zhuan (吴洧全) menghasilkan masa perseorangan 1:28.34 berserta purata 1:43.37.

Di sebalik perebutan kedudukan teratas, sudut menarik pertandingan kiub ini terletak pada pencapaian bermakna para peserta yang terus mencabar had keupayaan diri masing-masing. Dylan Seah Tze Siang (谢智翔) dari Singapura telah menyertai 3 acara pada hujung minggu ini dan melakar kemajuan penting dengan membuat penampilan sulungnya dalam acara 3x3x3 Multi-Blind, di mana beliau berjaya menyelesaikan 2 daripada 3 kiub dalam masa 16:57, selain mencatatkan penamat terbaik di tempat kelima dalam acara 4x4x4 Blindfolded.

Seramai 9 peserta berentap dalam 4 pusingan yang menguji ketahanan mental serta kepelbagaian teknik penyelesaian kiub sepanjang pertandingan WCA ini. Dominasi podium menyaksikan Singapura membawa pulang 8 kedudukan podium, Taiwan mengumpul 3 kedudukan dan Indonesia meraih 1 penamat podium. Pelbagai variasi teka-teki yang dipertandingkan telah memberikan kepuasan serta pengalaman berharga buat semua peserta yang hadir bersaing di pentas Please Be Quiet Johor 2025 pada tahun 2025 ini.