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IIAC 2023 World Ranking Announcement

18 October 2023

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IIAC 2023 received 390 entries from 45 countries and areas. After careful evaluation, this year’s world rankings have been determined. And we are delighted to announce them here.

FULL LIST IIAC 2023 WORLD RANKING

TOP 50 IIAC 2023 WORLD RANKING - UPDATING

001 Resilience - Juan Puchades - Spain.
002 Curves - Tran Long - VietNam.
003 Fallen - Tran Duc Minh - VietNam.
004 Evergreen Valley - Bahtiar Gigi - Indonesia.
005 Memory of the Eye - Cho JaeSun - Korea.
006 Gerandong Cave - Acho Choky - Indonesia.
007 Towering Ancient Trees - China.
008 Sunken Woods - Luis Cardoso - Portugal.
009 Sound of Slience - Efrain Sequera - Spain.
010 Twilight - Pham Duc Manh - VietNam.
011 Rhythmical Breeze - Jeon Hyoungjoo - Korea.
012 Hug - Yoon Taegi - Korea.
013 Rules in Irregularities - Kyeong Jun Kim - Korea.
014 Timberline Dawn - Shin Dong Jin - Korea.
015 Overcoms - Dokyun Lim - Korea.
016 Mangkol - Sansan Zo - Indonesia.
017 The Fallen Giant - Riswandi - Indonesia.
018 Fragments - Mokmoo Moon - Korea.
019 If you go there - Jeon Hyoungjoo - Korea.
020 Driftwoods Spring - Taiwan.
021 A Mysterious Rock - Mokmoo Moon - Korea.
022 Taru pramana - Inyoman Marwita - Indonesia.
023 Evergreen - Jason Tan - Malaysia.
024 Verdant Gorge - Shin Dong Jin - Korea.
025 Red Corner - Jeon Hyoungjoo - Korea.
026 Wave - Duong Chi Binh - VietNam.
027 Forest of Dreams - Parkjunwoo - Korea.
028 Riverflow - Pavol Kulanda - United Kingdom.
029 Dragon Valley - Luis Cardoso - Portugal.
030 Dragon Wings - Gustavo Pimenta - Brazil.
031 Moon Haven - Fernando Moraes - Brazil.
032 Searching - China.
033 Rising Again - Taiwan.
034 River of Silver - Carlos Souza - Brazil.
035 Vertical Tree - Abdul Rahman B - Indonesia.
036 Everlasting - Harry Chen - Taiwan.
037 Tunnel Dream - Eakthanat Isarathikul - Thailand.
038 The Flow - Lich Do - VietNam.
039 Holiness - China.
040 The pathway - Tran Hoang Son - VietNam.
041 Bainese Agung Tree - Inyoman Marwita - Indonesia.
042 Last Colors Before Winter - Rodolfo Provenzano - Portugal.
043 Craving - Ismael Aguilar Soria - Spain.
044 Tropical Rainforest - I Putu Bayu Yatha Loka - Indonesia.
045 Harmony - Chanho Ahn - Korea.
046 Phenix - Takashin Hosoda - Japan.
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048 Spring - Kevin Liu - Taiwan.
049 The way of water - Rahul Mukherjee - India.
050 Mangrove Emerald Forest - Asaftei Adrian Cristian - Romanian.

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Alhamdulillah.thank you to the IIAC contest organizers & all the judges who have judged them very well. The tank theme concept that I created this year was from my own inspiration & imagination. Even though it's not optimal, I'm very satisfied with the results of this year's ranking. Thank you IIAC, the judges & all my friends and team who always provide support. Always success IIAC, I'm looking forward to the next contest in 2024 greetings.
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IIAC 2023 World Ranking Announcement

FULL LIST IIAC 2023 WORLD RANKING

TOP 50 IIAC 2023 WORLD RANKING - UPDATING

001 Resilience - Juan Puchades - Spain.

002 Curves - Tran Long - VietNam.

003 Fallen - Tran Duc Minh - VietNam.

004 Evergreen Valley - Bahtiar Gigi - Indonesia.

005 Memory of the Eye - Cho JaeSun - Korea.

006 Gerandong Cave - Acho Choky - Indonesia.

007 Towering Ancient Trees - China.

008 Sunken Woods - Luis Cardoso - Portugal.

009 Sound of Slience - Efrain Sequera - Spain.

010 Twilight - Pham Duc Manh - VietNam.

011 Rhythmical Breeze - Jeon Hyoungjoo - Korea.

012 Hug - Yoon Taegi - Korea.

013 Rules in Irregularities - Kyeong Jun Kim - Korea.

014 Timberline Dawn - Shin Dong Jin - Korea.

015 Overcoms - Dokyun Lim - Korea.

016 Mangkol - Sansan Zo - Indonesia.

017 The Fallen Giant - Riswandi - Indonesia.

018 Fragments - Mokmoo Moon - Korea.

019 If you go there - Jeon Hyoungjoo - Korea.

020 Driftwoods Spring - Taiwan.

021 A Mysterious Rock - Mokmoo Moon - Korea.

022 Taru pramana - Inyoman Marwita - Indonesia.

023 Evergreen - Jason Tan - Malaysia.

024 Verdant Gorge - Shin Dong Jin - Korea.

025 Red Corner - Jeon Hyoungjoo - Korea.

026 Wave - Duong Chi Binh - VietNam.

027 Forest of Dreams - Parkjunwoo - Korea.

028 Riverflow - Pavol Kulanda - United Kingdom.

029 Dragon Valley - Luis Cardoso - Portugal.

030 Dragon Wings - Gustavo Pimenta - Brazil.

031 Moon Haven - Fernando Moraes - Brazil.

032 Searching - China.

033 Rising Again - Taiwan.

034 River of Silver - Carlos Souza - Brazil.

035 Vertical Tree - Abdul Rahman B - Indonesia.

036 Everlasting - Harry Chen - Taiwan.

037 Tunnel Dream - Eakthanat Isarathikul - Thailand.

038 The Flow - Lich Do - VietNam.

039 Holiness - China.

040 The pathway - Tran Hoang Son - VietNam.

041 Bainese Agung Tree - Inyoman Marwita - Indonesia.

042 Last Colors Before Winter - Rodolfo Provenzano - Portugal.

043 Craving - Ismael Aguilar Soria - Spain.

044 Tropical Rainforest - I Putu Bayu Yatha Loka - Indonesia.

045 Harmony - Chanho Ahn - Korea.

046 Phenix - Takashin Hosoda - Japan.

047.

048 Spring - Kevin Liu - Taiwan.

049 The way of water - Rahul Mukherjee - India.

050 Mangrove Emerald Forest - Asaftei Adrian Cristian - Romanian.

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