Singapore Championship 2025

Sub-one-second averages in speedcubing remain among the rarest achievements across official competition, yet Nigel Phang delivered exactly that to set the tone for an extraordinary weekend. Phang stormed through the 2x2x2 Cube final with a winning average of 0.96 seconds, backed by a blistering single solve of 0.71 seconds. It was the crowning moment of a commanding multi-event campaign at the Singapore Championship 2025, which gathered 186 competitors from across the globe from February 7 to February 9 in Singapore, Singapore.

Phang doubled his gold-medal tally in Skewb, where he topped the podium courtesy of a 2.88-second average and a best solve of 2.20 seconds. His relentless consistency across short-form events anchored a massive medal count for the host nation. Singaporean competitors locked down 23 podium places throughout the three days of action, leading the geographic table over Malaysia, China, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

Matching that multi-puzzle dominance on the bigger mechanisms was Emmanuel Kao, who put together a phenomenal performance across the mid-sized and large cubes. Kao clinched the 4x4x4 Cube championship with a 26.50-second average, comfortably clear of Malaysia's Tee Kai Yang at 27.15 seconds and Thailand's Asia Konvittayayotin at 28.14 seconds. Kao returned to the tables to secure victory in the 5x5x5 Cube with a 42.13-second average, and pushed Malaysia's Lim Hung to the wire in the 6x6x6 Cube, taking second place in 1:21.15.

Lim Hung established his own territory at the very top of the big-cube ladder, orchestrating victories in both the 6x6x6 Cube and 7x7x7 Cube events. Lim secured the 6x6x6 title with an average of 1:18.84 and a 1:17.99 single, before claiming the 7x7x7 Cube gold in 1:50.96. Meanwhile, the classic 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube crown went to Yiming Zhuang, who survived four intense rounds among 163 competitors. The standout 3x3 results culminated in Zhuang capturing first place with a 6.11-second average and a weekend best of 5.40 seconds.

Beyond the championship podiums, this WCA competition revealed dramatic individual progress throughout the ranks. Kagen Chiu took on six separate events and slashed his personal best in Clock down to 4.92 seconds, an improvement of 41.6 percent, while also shaving 23.9 percent off his 3x3x3 One-Handed mark to reach 12.65 seconds. Kaydo Huang made a massive stride in Clock, lowering his personal best by 35.5 percent to 7.56 seconds. Ziv Ng demonstrated immense growth in 3x3x3 One-Handed, chopping 34.6 percent from his previous mark down to 10.57 seconds, alongside an 18.9 percent leap on the 4x4x4 Cube with a 37.38-second solve.

The breakthroughs continued across every bracket at the venue. Ong Yu Xian improved his Clock mark by 33.1 percent down to 4.37 seconds, while Ramanujan Srinivasan took on seven events and took his 2x2x2 Cube personal best down to 2.48 seconds, 32.2 percent faster than before, paired with a 29.9 percent drop on the 3x3x3 Cube to 8.44 seconds. Khant Min Nyo dropped his Skewb best by 29.7 percent to 5.18 seconds. Christopher Khoo improved his 2x2x2 Cube solve by 27.2 percent to 2.87 seconds, and Gordon Chan lowered his 5x5x5 Cube mark by 26.4 percent to 56.55 seconds while securing a 6.35-second personal best in the 3x3x3 Cube.

The blindfolded and specialty disciplines tested the competitors through memory, calculation, and raw precision. Theodore Chan produced a masterful blindfolded double, taking the 3x3x3 Blindfolded title with a single of 21.30 seconds and the 4x4x4 Blindfolded crown in 2:15.95. Ng Jia Quan proved equally versatile across formats, capturing the Square-1 title with an 8.33-second average and the 5x5x5 Blindfolded win with a 7:51.55 single, in addition to claiming podium spots in 3x3x3 Blindfolded and 4x4x4 Blindfolded.

Specialist solving delivered further highlights across the remaining tables. Firstian Fushada showcased world-class efficiency to win the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event with a 20.33 mean and an exceptional single of 17 moves. Yucheng Chen solved 46 out of 59 cubes in exactly one hour to claim the 3x3x3 Multi-Blind competition, while Karl Abarquez mastered Clock with a 3.34-second average. Reuel Franz Ramirez Magracia won 3x3x3 One-Handed in 11.21 seconds, Tristan Chua Yong took Megaminx with a 30.31-second average, and Junqi Feng edged out the Pyraminx final in 2.43 seconds.

With 38 rounds and 17 events contested across three packed days at The Legacy @ One-North, the Singapore Championship 2025 closed out as a celebration of elite speed cubing. From sub-one-second sprint averages to hour-long memory marathons, the cubing competition highlighted the remarkable depth across Southeast Asia as competitors set their marks for the 2025 season.