Taiwan Championship 2025

A blistering 6.60-second final average from Seung Hyuk Nahm in the 3x3x3 Cube sealed top honors at the Shin Kong Life Xinban Finance Building, concluding three intense days of action. The marquee win capped an ambitious program that brought 271 competitors together across 17 official events and 34 rounds. Across the entire weekend, standard-bearers and ambitious newcomers alike found their rhythm on the competition floor, delivering world-class marks and fierce head-to-head battles from Friday through Sunday.

The major gathering in New Taipei City, Taiwan, spanning December 19 to December 21, served as a premier cubing competition for the region in 2025. Action opened on Friday with long-format puzzles and specialized tests of memory. In the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves contest, Japan's Tomohiro Kobayashi claimed victory with an efficient mark of 22 moves, edging a three-way tie for second place at 24 moves among Hsiang-Cheng Kan, Cian-Jyun Yang, and Tsang Hon Pong. Jia-Hong Lu set the tone early in the blindfolded disciplines, claiming gold in 4x4x4 Blindfolded with a 2:34.45 average and taking the 5x5x5 Blindfolded win with a 5:06.64 single.

Saturday broadened the scope of the program as the field expanded across multiple rounds of the classic Rubik's Cube alongside mid-sized cubes and side events. Kai-Wen Wang stepped into the spotlight with an extraordinary run across multiple categories, taking top spot in the 4x4x4 Cube with a 21.64 average over Seung Hyuk Nahm's 22.68. Wang also captured the 5x5x5 Cube title with a 37.71 average, and dominated the 3x3x3 One-Handed final by recording a winning average of 10.76 to solidify his commanding triple-gold weekend performance.

Precision events rounded out Saturday's busy schedule, providing thrilling finishes in compact formats. Pei-Ni Chiang delivered a standout showing in Clock, taking first place with a 3.64 average to lead an all-Taiwan podium ahead of Yu-Lun Huang and Ching-Yuan Cheng. In Skewb, Cian-Jyun Yang emerged triumphant with a rapid 2.29 average, holding off Yu-Fang Liu and Hong Kong's Shek Ho Hin. Meanwhile, Brandon Lin conquered the grueling 3x3x3 Multi-Blind event, successfully solving 29 out of 35 cubes within the allotted hour mark.

Beyond the championship podiums, personal milestones highlighted the real depth of the Taiwan Championship 2025. Yu-Cheng Lin delivered massive time drops across three separate disciplines, cutting his Skewb mark by 75 percent down to an 8.62 personal best, improving his 3x3x3 One-Handed best by 26.2 percent to 23.13, and slicing 17.9 percent off his 4x4x4 Cube time to finish in 1:08.87. Ding-Jyun Huang took on seven events, posting a Pyraminx personal best of 7.04 that stood 31 percent faster than before, while logging his first official attempts in Square-1 at 24.62 and 3x3x3 One-Handed at 22.54.

Other dedicated solvers embraced the massive schedule to explore unfamiliar events on the official stage. Yu-Shen Zhang tackled a twelve-event slate, recording his first official results in Megaminx with 1:23.88, 3x3x3 One-Handed with 24.16, and 6x6x6 Cube with 2:26.29. Hao-Pin Hsu took on eight events and logged initial career marks of 42.22 in 4x4x4 Cube, 1:29.65 in 5x5x5 Cube, and 1:51.17 in Megaminx. Meng-Sheng Yeng registered his first career times in Clock at 14.43, 3x3x3 One-Handed at 29.07, and 5x5x5 Cube at 2:59.38, while You-He Yang posted maiden marks in Pyraminx at 8.61, 3x3x3 One-Handed at 23.32, and 4x4x4 Cube at 1:08.69.

Sunday arrived with high stakes as finals decided the remaining major titles in New Taipei City. Yu-Chun Yeh secured the 2x2x2 Cube championship by averaging 2.28, edging Wei-Chen Hsieh's 2.29 by one hundredth of a second. Chih-Chuan Yang captured the 3x3x3 Blindfolded crown with an 18.56 single, leading Kai-Wen Wang and Ping-Yueh Huang. In Pyraminx, Lim Jia Ying took first place with a sub-two average of 1.91, while Masayuki Hirai secured Megaminx in 34.55 and Yen-An Chen paced Square-1 with a winning mark of 6.07.

The weekend concluded with big-cube finals and the ultimate rounds of speed cubing. DongSoo Park secured the 7x7x7 Cube with a winning average of 1:53.89, while Seung Hyuk Nahm captured the 6x6x6 Cube title with a 1:17.05 average before shifting focus to the main stage. In the climactic four-round 3x3x3 Cube contest, Nahm emerged at the top of the 255-competitor bracket to secure the title. With 28 total podium finishes earned by local competitors, this edition of the Taiwan Championship 2025 delivered an unforgettable showcase of regional speedcubing excellence as the 3x3 results officially closed the books.

The comprehensive showcase highlighted both international masterclasses and foundational growth across every round of the WCA competition. With memorable solves across all 17 disciplines, solvers proved their readiness for the next steps in their competitive journeys.

在新北市新光人壽新板金融大樓的賽場內，各類魔術方塊轉動的清脆節奏不絕於耳。從正階立方體到異形項目與各類盲解挑戰，現場長桌上擺滿了形態各異的益智道具。這場在New Taipei City, Taiwan舉行的Taiwan Championship 2025於2025年12月19日至21日熱鬧展開，吸引了271名選手前來參賽，在為期三天的賽程中涵蓋了17個項目共34輪角逐，將速解魔術方塊的多元魅力展現得淋漓盡致。

在各項賽事中，三階魔術方塊項目共有255名選手歷經4輪廝殺。韓國選手Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)在決賽中發揮出色，以6.60秒的平均成績勇奪冠軍，並在該項目留下5.10秒的最快單次成績。此外，Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)還在六階項目以1:17.05的平均成績摘下另一座冠軍，單次最快成績達到1:14.41，展現全方位的解題實力。

台灣名將Kai-Wen Wang (王楷文)在本次賽事中展現了驚人的統治力，橫跨多個不同難度的項目連奪三冠。他在四階魔術方塊決賽以21.64秒的平均成績力壓Seung Hyuk Nahm (남승혁)的22.68秒奪冠；在五階魔術方塊項目，他以37.71秒的平均成績封王；隨後在三階單手項目中，他又繳出10.76秒的平均成績登上最高頒獎台，成為本屆賽事的多冠得主之一。

各類異形與特殊項目同樣精彩紛呈。金字塔魔術方塊由新加坡選手Lim Jia Ying (林佳颖)以1.91秒的平均成績奪冠；斜轉項目冠軍由台灣選手Cian-Jyun Yang (楊謙君)以2.29秒奪得；魔錶項目則由台灣選手Pei-Ni Chiang (江霈妮)以3.64秒奪金。十二面體項目中，日本選手Masayuki Hirai (平井雅之)以34.55秒平均封王；七階項目則由韓國選手DongSoo Park (박동수)以1:53.89的平均成績奪冠。二階項目競爭激烈，台灣選手Yu-Chun Yeh (葉昱均)以2.28秒平均險勝Wei-Chen Hsieh (謝維宸)的2.29秒摘金，Square-1項目則由Yen-An Chen (陳彥安)以6.07秒奪冠。

在考驗極限記憶與專注力的盲解賽場上，盲解好手們也交出了傲人成績。台灣選手Jia-Hong Lu (陸嘉宏)包辦了高階盲解的兩座冠軍，分別以2:34.45的平均成績贏得四階盲解，並以5:06.64的單次成績奪得五階盲解第一名。三階盲解項目由台灣選手Chih-Chuan Yang (楊智全)以18.56秒奪冠；多顆盲解則由美國選手Brandon Lin (林博浩)在1小時內成功復原29/35顆奪冠；最少步數項目由日本選手Tomohiro Kobayashi (小林知広)以單次22步技壓群雄。

賽事成績表之外，許多默默耕耘的選手在不同項目中勇敢突破自我。參加了8個項目的Hsing-Kai Hsiung (熊星凱)在三階單手項目迎來大爆發，將個人最佳成績推進至20.03秒，比原本的45.14秒大幅提升55.6%，他還首次在比賽中挑戰十二面體並交出2:03.54，同時在魔錶項目以7.12秒刷新個人最佳。出戰7個項目的Wei-En Yu (余惟恩)首次挑戰魔錶並獲得10.87秒成績，他的三階單手成績也推進至24.95秒，進步幅度達43%，二階成績亦提升至3.72秒。

參加11個項目的Ming-Long Kao (高銘隆)在六階魔術方塊中將個人紀錄提升至2:34.60，進步幅度達38%，並在金字塔項目以3.17秒刷新最佳，同時首次挑戰七階魔術方塊錄得3:51.49。出戰13項的Yi-En Tsai (蔡以恩)在Square-1繳出11.46秒，大幅進步36.1%，魔錶推進至5.27秒，並在三階盲解名列第22且首次挑戰十二面體得到1:03.63。出戰6項的Yi-Hsuan Chen (陳翌玄)首次嘗試魔錶交出18.50秒，斜轉進步36.5%來到6.69秒，金字塔提升至7.71秒。報名10項的Shih-Si Yao (姚詩璽)在Square-1獲得第12名並將個人紀錄推至9.99秒，進步25.2%，並首次嘗試魔錶與十二面體，分別獲得14.09秒與48.19秒。

從極速短時間的二階到極致專注的盲解與多顆盲解，Taiwan Championship 2025向所有人展示了WCA competition的豐富維度與多元風貌。這場在年末舉行的魔術方塊盛會，不僅記錄了頂尖高手的榮耀時刻，也見證了所有選手在各類項目中的不斷突破與探索，為本年度的賽季寫下了充實而亮眼的篇章。