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AquaRank Nations

Explore IAPLC 2016 through the five highest-ranked aquascapers from each country or region.
How the ranking works ↗
IAPLC 2016Top 5 average rank
Lower average. Higher position.
Published results · Same edition
The leading five, together

Leading nations in 2016

Ranked by the average of five official overall ranks.

#1

China

8.2Average
overall rank
#2#8#9#10#12
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#2

Japan

10.0Average
overall rank
#1#3#4#20#22
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#3

Vietnam

22.4Average
overall rank
#7#15#16#21#53
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Country & region standings

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Open a country to see its contributing aquascapers and available local artwork. Showing 10 of 66 countries & regions

#1= vs 2015 China 8.2Average overall rank #2#8#9#10#12 =vs 2015
IAPLC 2016 · China

The five contributing aquascapers

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(2 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 12) ÷ 5 = 8.2

View all 365 country results in 2016 → · Country overview →

1 Top 78 Top 2717 Top 100365 published results
#2= vs 2015 Japan 10.0Average overall rank #1#3#4#20#22 =vs 2015
IAPLC 2016 · Japan

The five contributing aquascapers

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(1 + 3 + 4 + 20 + 22) ÷ 5 = 10.0

IAPLC 2016 · #22 — 小暮 浩司
OVERALL RANK #22

小暮 浩司

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 618 country results in 2016 → · Country overview →

3 Top 75 Top 2714 Top 100618 published results
#3↑ 3 vs 2015 Vietnam 22.4Average overall rank #7#15#16#21#53 ↑ 3vs 2015
IAPLC 2016 · Vietnam

The five contributing aquascapers

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(7 + 15 + 16 + 21 + 53) ÷ 5 = 22.4

IAPLC 2016 · #21 — Hoai Nam Vu
OVERALL RANK #21

Hoai Nam Vu

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 37 country results in 2016 → · Country overview →

1 Top 74 Top 277 Top 10037 published results
#4= vs 2015 Brazil 28.0Average overall rank #5#31#32#34#38 =vs 2015
IAPLC 2016 · Brazil

The five contributing aquascapers

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(5 + 31 + 32 + 34 + 38) ÷ 5 = 28.0

IAPLC 2016 · #34 — Débora Albuquerque
OVERALL RANK #34

Débora Albuquerque

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

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1 Top 71 Top 2714 Top 10046 published results
#5↑ 4 vs 2015 Indonesia 30.0Average overall rank #6#24#26#33#61 ↑ 4vs 2015
IAPLC 2016 · Indonesia

The five contributing aquascapers

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(6 + 24 + 26 + 33 + 61) ÷ 5 = 30.0

IAPLC 2016 · #26 — Suhendri Suhendri
OVERALL RANK #26

Suhendri Suhendri

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2016 · #61 — Tinton Soetrisno
OVERALL RANK #61

Tinton Soetrisno

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 107 country results in 2016 → · Country overview →

1 Top 73 Top 276 Top 100107 published results
#6↓ 3 vs 2015 France 37.6Average overall rank #13#17#37#52#69 ↓ 3vs 2015
IAPLC 2016 · France

The five contributing aquascapers

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(13 + 17 + 37 + 52 + 69) ÷ 5 = 37.6

IAPLC 2016 · #69 — Michaël Reinke
OVERALL RANK #69

Michaël Reinke

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

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0 Top 72 Top 277 Top 10026 published results
#7↓ 2 vs 2015 Spain 48.0Average overall rank #23#27#54#56#80 ↓ 2vs 2015
IAPLC 2016 · Spain

The five contributing aquascapers

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(23 + 27 + 54 + 56 + 80) ÷ 5 = 48.0

IAPLC 2016 · #54 — Cáceres Catalá
OVERALL RANK #54

Cáceres Catalá

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0 Top 72 Top 275 Top 10080 published results
#8= vs 2015 Hong Kong, China 55.8Average overall rank #30#44#60#71#74 =vs 2015
IAPLC 2016 · Hong Kong, China

The five contributing aquascapers

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(30 + 44 + 60 + 71 + 74) ÷ 5 = 55.8

IAPLC 2016 · #30 — 許錦汶
OVERALL RANK #30

許錦汶

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2016 · #60 — 蕭峰
OVERALL RANK #60

蕭峰

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IAPLC 2016 · #71 — Chow Chi Chun
OVERALL RANK #71

Chow Chi Chun

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2016 · #74 — Matthew Ho Yin Wong
OVERALL RANK #74

Matthew Ho Yin Wong

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View all 25 country results in 2016 → · Country overview →

0 Top 70 Top 277 Top 10025 published results
#9↑ 2 vs 2015 Chinese Taipei 81.8Average overall rank #35#79#94#97#104 ↑ 2vs 2015
IAPLC 2016 · Chinese Taipei

The five contributing aquascapers

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(35 + 79 + 94 + 97 + 104) ÷ 5 = 81.8

IAPLC 2016 · #35 — 薛海
OVERALL RANK #35

薛海

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2016 · #79 — 薛进旺
OVERALL RANK #79

薛进旺

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IAPLC 2016 · #94 — 陳盈儒
OVERALL RANK #94

陳盈儒

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IAPLC 2016 · #97 — 張瑞青
OVERALL RANK #97

張瑞青

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IAPLC 2016 · #104 — 陈艾妮
OVERALL RANK #104

陈艾妮

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View all 53 country results in 2016 → · Country overview →

0 Top 70 Top 274 Top 10053 published results
#10= vs 2015 Thailand 110.4Average overall rank #58#59#119#145#171 =vs 2015
IAPLC 2016 · Thailand

The five contributing aquascapers

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(58 + 59 + 119 + 145 + 171) ÷ 5 = 110.4

IAPLC 2016 · #119 — Napat Techawutthikorn
OVERALL RANK #119

Napat Techawutthikorn

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
Artwork unavailable locally
OVERALL RANK #145

Panuwat Kawsuwan

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
Artwork unavailable locally
OVERALL RANK #171

Eak Isara

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View all 27 country results in 2016 → · Country overview →

0 Top 70 Top 272 Top 10027 published results
Data coverage across available editions
2001Partial10 ranked records2002Missing0 ranked records2003Missing0 ranked records2004Partial10 ranked records2005Complete27 ranked records2006Partial10 ranked records2007Partial7 ranked records2008Complete100 ranked records2009Complete1342 ranked records2010Complete1819 ranked records2011Complete1603 ranked records2012Complete2021 ranked records2013Complete2155 ranked records2014Complete1999 ranked records2015Complete1992 ranked records2016Complete2000 ranked records2017Partial1798 ranked records2018Complete1657 ranked records2019Complete1576 ranked records2020Complete2018 ranked records2021Complete2532 ranked records2022Complete2044 ranked records2023Complete1824 ranked records2024Complete1406 ranked records2025Complete1489 ranked records2026Complete1419 ranked records
How Nations works Inspired by Josh Sim’s IAPLC Nations Challenge
A clear, visible method

Five ranks.
One average.

Inspired by Josh Sim’s IAPLC Nations Challenge concept.

Read the full Nations methodology →

Scope. Top 5 averages apply only to a comparable overall ranking. Category and award results keep their original labels.

Selection. Use the five lowest overall ranks for each country or region in the selected competition edition. A confirmed canonical aquascaper contributes once. Country assignments follow the edition result source, rather than current profile settings.

Calculation. Add the five ranks and divide by five. Lower averages place higher; identical sums share the same nation position. No career points, award bonuses or population adjustment are applied.

Coverage. National positions require a complete, verified imported edition, including verified source gaps and declared vacant or disqualified slots. With partial data, only Top 5 averages inside the validated ranking prefix are shown; national positions are withheld. Fewer than five confirmed contributors or unresolved identity collisions produce no average. Missing years are never treated as zero.

Year comparison. Changes use the immediately preceding calendar year, and only when both editions and both country positions are available. They never skip over missing years. Chart points are not connected across unavailable years.

Current edition. IAPLC 2016 has 2000 imported / reference result records. The recorded entry total is 2,336. These totals have different scopes.

Local preview. Editions use existing AquaRank database results. IAPLC 2026 has a verified bundled fallback. Category and award editions do not produce an overall rank average. Existing local records supply profile links and artwork. This is an independent AquaLibs analysis of published competition results.