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AquaRank Nations

Explore IAPLC 2018 through the five highest-ranked aquascapers from each country or region.
How the ranking works ↗
IAPLC 2018Top 5 average rank
Lower average. Higher position.
Published results · Same edition
1,657Recorded results
68Countries & regions
37With confirmed Top 5
31Awaiting data / Top 5

IAPLC 2018 · Complete Complete imported published ranking.

The leading five, together

Leading nations in 2018

Ranked by the average of five official overall ranks.

#1

Japan

15.2Average
overall rank
#1#3#11#27#34
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#2

China

25.2Average
overall rank
#7#13#18#41#47
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#3

Chinese Taipei

30.2Average
overall rank
#9#21#23#29#69
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Country & region standings

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#1 Japan 15.2Average overall rank #1#3#11#27#34 541Ranked results
IAPLC 2018 · Japan

The five contributing aquascapers

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(1 + 3 + 11 + 27 + 34) ÷ 5 = 15.2

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2 Top 74 Top 2715 Top 100541 published results
#2 China 25.2Average overall rank #7#13#18#41#47 230Ranked results
IAPLC 2018 · China

The five contributing aquascapers

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(7 + 13 + 18 + 41 + 47) ÷ 5 = 25.2

IAPLC 2018 · #18 — Yucheng Pan
OVERALL RANK #18

Yucheng Pan

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2018 · #41 — Chenxi Sun
OVERALL RANK #41

Chenxi Sun

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2018 · #47 — Chuanyi Dong
OVERALL RANK #47

Chuanyi Dong

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

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1 Top 73 Top 278 Top 100230 published results
#3 Chinese Taipei 30.2Average overall rank #9#21#23#29#69 60Ranked results
IAPLC 2018 · Chinese Taipei

The five contributing aquascapers

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(9 + 21 + 23 + 29 + 69) ÷ 5 = 30.2

IAPLC 2018 · #23 — TSaiYu Hsieh
OVERALL RANK #23

TSaiYu Hsieh

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2018 · #69 — Aini Chen
OVERALL RANK #69

Aini Chen

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

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0 Top 73 Top 275 Top 10060 published results
#4 Vietnam 34.2Average overall rank #2#24#43#46#56 44Ranked results
IAPLC 2018 · Vietnam

The five contributing aquascapers

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(2 + 24 + 43 + 46 + 56) ÷ 5 = 34.2

IAPLC 2018 · #56 — Nhan Huynh
OVERALL RANK #56

Nhan Huynh

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

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1 Top 72 Top 277 Top 10044 published results
#5 Spain 34.6Average overall rank #16#17#30#50#60 70Ranked results
IAPLC 2018 · Spain

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(16 + 17 + 30 + 50 + 60) ÷ 5 = 34.6

IAPLC 2018 · #17 — Ratil Gargallo Mari
OVERALL RANK #17

Ratil Gargallo Mari

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2018 · #50 — Jeison Baier Cifuentes
OVERALL RANK #50

Jeison Baier Cifuentes

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2018 · #60 — David Escriba Carneros
OVERALL RANK #60

David Escriba Carneros

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0 Top 72 Top 278 Top 10070 published results
#6 Malaysia 49.0Average overall rank #20#22#52#66#85 43Ranked results
IAPLC 2018 · Malaysia

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(20 + 22 + 52 + 66 + 85) ÷ 5 = 49.0

IAPLC 2018 · #20 — 沈健峰
OVERALL RANK #20

沈健峰

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2018 · #52 — Hong Lin Ong
OVERALL RANK #52

Hong Lin Ong

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2018 · #66 — Chin Huat Low
OVERALL RANK #66

Chin Huat Low

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2018 · #85 — Dzulfitri Ali
OVERALL RANK #85

Dzulfitri Ali

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

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0 Top 72 Top 276 Top 10043 published results
#7 Brazil 51.8Average overall rank #14#26#31#90#98 23Ranked results
IAPLC 2018 · Brazil

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(14 + 26 + 31 + 90 + 98) ÷ 5 = 51.8

IAPLC 2018 · #14 — Fabio Ferreira Da Silva
OVERALL RANK #14

Fabio Ferreira Da Silva

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2018 · #90 — Fernando Ferreira Cruz
OVERALL RANK #90

Fernando Ferreira Cruz

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2018 · #98 — André Luiz Rodrigues
OVERALL RANK #98

André Luiz Rodrigues

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0 Top 72 Top 275 Top 10023 published results
#8 Indonesia 64.6Average overall rank #39#42#51#53#138 65Ranked results
IAPLC 2018 · Indonesia

The five contributing aquascapers

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(39 + 42 + 51 + 53 + 138) ÷ 5 = 64.6

IAPLC 2018 · #39 — Mamet Rahmad
OVERALL RANK #39

Mamet Rahmad

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2018 · #51 — YoyoPrayogi
OVERALL RANK #51

YoyoPrayogi

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IAPLC 2018 · #53 — Indra Wijaya
OVERALL RANK #53

Indra Wijaya

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2018 · #138 — Jamal Udin
OVERALL RANK #138

Jamal Udin

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0 Top 70 Top 274 Top 10065 published results
#9 Thailand 65.2Average overall rank #25#38#49#71#143 17Ranked results
IAPLC 2018 · Thailand

The five contributing aquascapers

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(25 + 38 + 49 + 71 + 143) ÷ 5 = 65.2

View all 17 country results in 2018 → · Country overview →

0 Top 71 Top 274 Top 10017 published results
#10 Singapore 73.4Average overall rank #8#44#55#107#153 29Ranked results
IAPLC 2018 · Singapore

The five contributing aquascapers

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(8 + 44 + 55 + 107 + 153) ÷ 5 = 73.4

IAPLC 2018 · #55 — Haiqal Rosli
OVERALL RANK #55

Haiqal Rosli

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2018 · #107 — William Ng
OVERALL RANK #107

William Ng

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2018 · #153 — Darren Phang
OVERALL RANK #153

Darren Phang

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 29 country results in 2018 → · Country overview →

0 Top 71 Top 273 Top 10029 published results
Data coverage across available editions
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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 2018 has 1657 imported / reference result records. The recorded entry total is 1,977. 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.