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CIAC 2026 Official Results Update: Rankings Extend to 119

The new document gives readers a broader view of this year's competition. It also provides a firmer reference for names, countries and ranking positions, including one discrepancy in the earlier image cards around places 30 and 31.

This article brings together the scope of the official announcement, a consolidated ranking table from 1 to 119 and the implications for our earlier coverage. Our CIAC 2026 Top 30 report remains a starting point for exploring the leading works and their photographs.

What the official announcement confirms

The organising committee's email, sent to contestants on 14 October, identifies the attachment as the results of the 2026 Great Wall Cup International Aquascaping Competition's Aquascaping Category. The attached table begins at rank 14 and ends at rank 119.

That scope matters: 119 is the last ranking position in this attachment. The document does not establish the total number of submissions, and it does not contain ranks 1–13. We therefore distinguish the newly supplied official table from the earlier contest image cards used in our initial reports.

The attachment lists rank, contestant name and country or region. It does not include work titles, scores, judging comments or aquarium photographs. Those details should not be inferred from the table.

Vietnam: confirmed places at 45 and 52

The official sheet places Pham Đức Mạnh at rank 45 and Doan Huu An at rank 52, both representing Vietnam. Their earlier image cards identify the works as DRIFT and The River Within, respectively; the work titles come from those cards rather than from the new results sheet.

These results add context beyond the podium story in our initial report. They also show why coverage of an international competition benefits from following the wider field: each ranking belongs to an aquascaper whose season extends beyond the handful of works most often shared.

Clarification: ranks 30 and 31

Our earlier review found that the image cards labelled 30 and 31 both carried Danang Cahyo Nugroho's name and the title Anchor. We flagged that duplication rather than treating the two cards as independently verified results.

The official sheet now lists 梁健聪 — China at rank 30 and Danang Cahyo Nugroho — Indonesia at rank 31. AquaLibs will use these official ranking assignments when referencing those positions. The new table does not supply the title or photograph of the rank-30 work, so the duplicated card should not be used to identify it.

CIAC 2026: ranking list 1–119

This consolidated table combines ranks 1–13 from the earlier published contest image cards, as transcribed in our Top 30 report, with ranks 14–119 from the organising committee’s 14 October results sheet. Names for places 14–119 retain the official sheet’s spelling, including shortened names; country and region labels are translated into English. Repeated names are retained at their listed positions and have not been merged into unique contestants.

Rank Contestant Country / region
1 Trần Anh Đức Vietnam
2 Acho Choky Indonesia
3 赵刚 China
4 Rahul Mukherjee India
5 Muhammad Yusuf Indonesia
6 关利伟 China
7 Efrain Sequera Spain
8 Rubens Gadelha Brazil
9 余传威 China
10 Eduardo Hidalgo Brazil
11 Adam Dziadek Poland
12 Albert Escrihuela Cáceres Spain
13 王胜龙 China
14 Luis Cardoso Portugal
15 Gustavo Pimenta do Nascimento Brazil
16 Carlos Souza Brazil
17 廖國宏 Taiwan (China)
18 Roberto Buenadicha Spain
19 Bahtiar gigi Indonesia
20 梁健聪 China
21 CLIVERTON DANTAS DA SILVA Brazil
22 Marco iskandar Indonesia
23 Marcin Biedal Poland
24 Ismael Aguilar Soria Spain
25 Adrian Asaftei Romania
26 黄 China
27 Marhasan Indonesia
28 张光阳 China
29 Jose luis Catedra Martinez Spain
30 梁健聪 China
31 Danang Cahyo Nugroho Indonesia
32 Fernando Moraes Brazil
33 mohammad yoosefi Iran
34 Ali Rezaee Canada
35 Gueguen Thomas France
36 Jeon Hyoungjoo South Korea
37 邓涛 China
38 Paryo Prayogi Indonesia
39 Hepri Prasetio Harmandi Putra Indonesia
40 Willian Coutrin Brazil
41 Choi SeungJin South Korea
42 李 China
43 Dion Lee Singapore
44 SOMEN BANERJEE India
45 Pham Đức Mạnh Vietnam
46 Amir Valadkhani Iran
47 Raúl Gargallo Spain
48 Mawan huda Indonesia
49 Saiful Hadi Indonesia
50 韦力子 China
51 李陶然 China
52 Doan Huu An Vietnam
53 Gunhee Han South Korea
54 Ivo Adams Caricio de Menezes Brazil
55 Victor Costa Barber Spain
56 张宇凡 China
57 Adnov Aquatic Indonesia
58 dokyun lim South Korea
59 chonlatee jaturonrusmee Thailand
60 Ricardo Dalla Valle Vieira Brazil
61 Tianxu Yang USA
62 Michiel van den Berg Netherlands
63 Nemekhbayar Mongolia
64 李杰锋 China
65 梁仲衡 Hong Kong (China)
66 Evandro Rinolfi Marin Brazil
67 Bartlomiej Poland
68 Hanson Leung Hong Kong (China)
69 靳志鑫 China
70 曹正 China
71 许先生 China
72 Kuan C China
73 Naadir Esmail Mozambique
74 Vishnuvarthan P India
75 George Nobre Brazil
76 Nobphacha Yimyou Thailand
77 Breogan Perez Fernandez Spain
78 刘声琛 China
79 小猫爱吃鱼 China
80 Ariyanto Indonesia
81 余帅 China
82 梁健聪 China
83 Josh Vieritz Australia
84 林金飞 China
85 余锟 China
86 史佳卓 China
87 Raúl Tules Spain
88 徐文陶 China
89 哈承旭 China
90 潘岗 China
91 黄典杰 China
92 崔赛 China
93 ong yih song Malaysia
94 胡 China
95 陈博睿 China
96 Debayan Das India
97 聂蔚棠 China
98 Arthur Carvalho Valgueiro Brazil
99 Narongrit Dantragoon Thailand
100 刘宇瀚 China
101 David Pérez Spain
102 Júnior Seimetz Brazil
103 陈东 China
104 Claud Ken Singapore
105 Fabricio Simbana Arias Ecuador
106 Caio Honorio Brazil
107 Ko Seok Joon South Korea
108 叶泽阳 China
109 Abdul Sulik Mexico
110 KIM YEON SOO South Korea
111 Odi Kurniawan Indonesia
112 陈兴荣 China
113 nawawi Indonesia
114 Muh. Syahrul falah Indonesia
115 Frank Bojacá Uribe Colombia
116 Matt Iannucci Australia
117 Andres Gonzalez Cervera Spain
118 阳帆 China
119 Marco Schwarzer Germany

Explore CIAC 2026

Continue beyond the podium to discover the other aquascapes in this release. Open each photograph to view the original contest card, including its published rank and creator credit.

A wider field to explore

The additional positions include aquascapers from Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa and Oceania. The ranking gives those names a place in the season's record even where photographs are not yet available in our gallery.

A name and a position, however, are not enough to analyse an aquarium. We will keep visual commentary tied to photographs we can actually inspect, and distinguish AquaLibs' observations from any comments released by the judges.

Certificate information for contestants

In the same email, the organising committee asks contestants ranked 14–30 to confirm arrangements for collecting or receiving their certificates. The options described include collection in person, collection by a representative, mailing and an electronic certificate where mailing is inconvenient. The requested reply deadline is 16 October 2026. Affected contestants should check their own notification for instructions.

Continue exploring on AquaLibs

Visit our Top 30 results report for the leading works, and explore AquaRank to follow aquascapers' results across competition seasons. The official update extends the record; the photographs and individual profiles help put those positions into context.

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