Shin Kong Cube Open - Taitung 2025

A total of 103 competitors gathered on December 28, 2025, bringing a vibrant influx of fresh talent to the Shin Kong Life Taitung Finance Building. The one-day tournament in Taitung, Taiwan served as an expansive stage where countless newcomers took their first turns under official conditions. The single-event format placed total focus squarely on the classic 3x3x3 puzzle, creating an intense atmosphere where newcomers and seasoned competitors shared the staging area across three busy rounds.

The Shin Kong Cube Open - Taitung 2025 gave dozens of rising solvers a welcome gateway into official speedcubing. With the entire day dedicated exclusively to the classic puzzle, the schedule offered newcomers ample opportunities to experience competitive pacing. Families and fellow competitors watched the staging stations fill rapidly as first-round groups advanced through their official attempts, establishing marks that will define their early speed cubing journeys.

At the sharp end of the competition, Kai-Wen Wang delivered an exceptional series of solves to secure the top step on the podium. Wang navigated all three rounds with remarkable precision, recording a best single solve of 6.43 seconds and cementing first place with a 6.66-second winning average in the final round. His consistent execution under tournament conditions held off a competitive lineup that pushed the pace across every round.

Yi-Fan Wu pushed Wang throughout the event, finishing as runner-up with an average of 7.43 seconds in the final round. Wu also produced the fastest single solve recorded during the entire cubing competition, stopping the timer at 5.86 seconds during an earlier stage, while posting an average of 7.34 seconds. Moy Jay Min of Malaysia secured the third podium position with a solid 8.35-second average, ensuring an international presence in the final top three standings.

Beyond the championship podium, the Shin Kong Cube Open - Taitung 2025 served as a breakthrough proving ground for numerous competitors chasing significant personal milestones. Tzu-Chen Chiu delivered one of the weekend highlights by trimming substantial time from previous marks, logging a personal best of 30.31 seconds on the Rubik's Cube to finish 34.8 percent faster than their prior best of 46.49. Si-Xiao Zhou achieved a dramatic 25.2 percent improvement, lowering their best time from 15.58 down to 11.65 seconds. Hung-Yu Yeh stepped forward for a first official attempt at the 3x3x3 Cube, establishing an opening benchmark of 25.91 seconds, while Guo-Yu Chen cut their personal record down to 15.94 seconds, an improvement of 24.1 percent compared to 21.01.

The rapid progression continued across the field as competitors capitalized on the focused single-discipline format. Donny Lunardi posted a sharp personal record of 10.52 seconds, dropping 19.5 percent from an earlier 13.07 standard. Wei-En Yu followed closely with an impressive 10.16-second solve, taking 19.4 percent off a previous best of 12.60 seconds. Yu-Lin Chen improved by 17 percent to reach 14.56 seconds after previously standing at 17.54, while Cheng-Wei Tseng rounded out the surge by recording a 16.81-second single, a 13 percent jump past an old standard of 19.32 seconds.

The official 3x3 results also captured a broad collection of new benchmarks set throughout the tournament. Daniel Cheng-En Chung registered a single of 34.41 seconds and an average of 46.76 seconds. Chung-Han Hsu delivered a sub-ten single of 9.93 seconds alongside a 10.74 average, Yueh Li turned in an 11.63 single with a 13.72 average, and Jie-Ju Chen completed the round with an 11.69 single and a 15.14 average. Further down the roster, Jia-Ruei Fan marked a 21.92 single and 27.99 average, Jhih-Cheng Guo logged a 27.92 single and 29.73 average, and Sheng-Yun Huang closed with a 37.31 single and 48.40 average.

As the final timers were cleared at the Shin Kong Life Taitung Finance Building, the tournament concluded having introduced dozens of eager solvers to the broader circuit. The Shin Kong Cube Open - Taitung 2025 demonstrated the enduring appeal of the foundational puzzle, sending a large group of newly minted competitors home from Taitung with official marks in the books as the 2025 calendar came to a memorable close.

103名選手齊聚賽場，在2025年賽季即將收官的12月28日，Shin Kong Cube Open - Taitung 2025於Taitung, Taiwan的新光人壽台東金融大樓正式展開。這場在台東舉行的魔術方塊年度盛會，為年末的競速賽季畫上了精彩句點。賽事專注於三階魔術方塊單一項目，吸引了眾多好手與新秀共同角逐年度榮耀。

作為年末的重要魔術方塊比賽，本次賽事共進行了三輪激烈角逐。選手們在計時器前全神貫注，爭奪晉級名額與最終的頒獎台席位。整個賽程緊湊而高效，從預賽、複賽到決賽，每一次轉動與觀察都考驗著選手在高壓環境下的穩定度與速度掌控力，為現場觀眾呈現了純粹的三階速解對決。

在備受矚目的決賽中，Kai-Wen Wang (王楷文)展現出頂級實力，以決賽平均6.66秒的優異成績奪得冠軍，他在比賽中更刷出了6.43秒的個人最佳單次成績。Yi-Fan Wu (吳亦凡)則以決賽平均7.43秒位列亞軍，他在當天賽事中還曾創下5.86秒的優異單次成績與7.34秒的平均成績。來自馬來西亞的Moy Jay Min以8.35秒的平均成績榮獲季軍，頒獎台由台灣選手拿下兩席，馬來西亞選手奪得一席。

除了領獎台上的巔峰對決，賽場上許多選手也交出了亮眼的進步成績。Li-Siang Liou (劉立詳)迎來生涯第3場賽事，他在三階項目中大幅縮短時間，跑出32.95秒的個人最佳成績，比以往的37.43秒提升了12%。Yu-Hsin Lin (林禹欣)在生涯第5場賽事中發揮出色，三階成績達到14.03秒，相比原先的15.87秒進步了11.6%。

同場競技的Chun-Yuan Yang (楊珺淵)在第4場賽事中創下11.31秒的新個人紀錄，較過去的12.71秒加快11%。Jia-Ruei Fan (范家睿)參加生涯第2場比賽，將三階最佳單次推進到21.92秒，比原紀錄24.48秒快了10.5%。此外，這場WCA competition也是多位選手的初登場舞台，Jun-Li Zhang (張均立)在生涯首場比賽的首個三階嘗試便繳出14.59秒的亮眼成績。

初次踏上WCA賽場的新秀們展現了十足的勇氣與潛力。Mu Chang (張穆)在個人首場比賽的三階項目初次嘗試中錄得29.58秒；Yi-Fan Chang (張亦凡)的首場首試成績為33.12秒；Jen-Hao Chang (張仁豪)同樣完成生涯首場WCA賽事，在三階項目首次計時中取得50.97秒，成功邁出了競速生涯的第一步。

整場賽事中，多位選手亦刷新了各自的官方成績紀錄。Chung-Han Hsu (許鍾瀚)創下單次9.93秒與平均10.74秒；Yueh Li (李悅)交出單次11.63秒及平均13.72秒；Jie-Ju Chen (陳玠儒)取得單次11.69秒與平均15.14秒；Hung-Yu Yeh (葉竑佑)完成單次25.91秒與平均31.21秒；Jhih-Cheng Guo (郭致呈)錄得單次27.92秒與平均29.73秒；Daniel Cheng-En Chung (鍾承恩)創下單次34.41秒與平均46.76秒；Sheng-Yun Huang (黃聖允)則留下單次37.31秒與平均48.40秒的成績。

隨著各項成績定格，Shin Kong Cube Open - Taitung 2025圓滿落幕。103位選手在年終之際於台東留下了珍貴的競賽紀錄，無論是站上領獎台的頂尖高手，還是刷新個人最佳或初登賽場的新面孔，都為這個賽季寫下了難忘篇章，也為即將到來的新賽季奠定了厚實基礎。