Competitions · Singapore

Singapore Polytechnic September Showdown 2026

Singapore · 19 September 2026 · 8 events · 45 competitors · 44 personal bests

Emmanuel Kao won three of the eight events (4×4, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 5×5, won by Lim Hung (林弘) by 0.27 seconds. 45 competitors produced 44 personal bests, 43 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Khant Min Nyo set the Megaminx single national record: 1:32.43.

Three wins

Emmanuel Kao — 4×4, 6×6, 7×7

0.27s

closest final — 5×5, Lim Hung (林弘) over Emmanuel Kao

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
4×4	Emmanuel Kao	21.99	26.14
5×5	Lim Hung (林弘)	38.58	41.26
6×6	Emmanuel Kao	1:01.23	1:08.65
7×7	Emmanuel Kao	1:43.50	1:43.82
3×3 one-handed	Akash Sreedharan (ஆகாஷ் ஸ்ரீதரன்)	8.61	9.48
Clock	Matthew Advani (歐卓禮)	2.68	3.24
Megaminx	Tristan Chua Yong	28.39	30.23
Square-1	Liu Yik Yung (劉益融)	3.97	6.83

The PB harvest

44 set · 43 still standing

Emmanuel Kao — 6×6 single 1:01.23: into the top 0.034% of the event's history.
Liu Yik Yung (劉益融) — Square-1 single 3.97: into the top 0.051% of the event's history.
Daniel Ng — 6×6 single 1:20.62: into the top 0.69% of the event's history.
Carmen Teo Bin Jie (张斌婕) — 7×7 single 2:04.20: into the top 0.88% of the event's history.
Jacob Keh (郭正兴) — 4×4 single 29.35: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Matthew Advani (歐卓禮) — 4×4 single 30.23: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Advaith Tirumalai Ananthan Pillai — 4×4 single 30.53: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Liu Yik Yung (劉益融) — 5×5 single 54.72: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.

First-timers

Four people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 22,685 people who made their debut in 2026. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

6 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

45 competitors · 312 results · 8 events.

Everyone who competed

45 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.