IIAC 2017 received 803 entries from 38 countries and areas.
IIAC 2017 PARTY
TOP 50 IIAC 2017 WORLD RANKING
01st place – Malaysia – Josh Sim – Congo – 320L02nd place – China – Su-Ni Wei – Journey – 320L03rd place – China – Wen-Lin Ruan – The Ghouls – 320L04th place – China – Yi He – Rustling Leaves in the Wind – 200L 320L05th place – Indonesia – Heri Amir – Rasio Wild – 200L 320L06th place – China – Jun-Feng Pan – Fairys Palace – 320L07th place – Viet Nam – The Le van – Let it be – 320L08th place – Indonesia – Jeffry – Little Paradise – 320L09th place – Taiwan – Kevin Liu – Autumn Immersion – 320L10th place – China – Zhe-Min Fan – Spring Breeze – 200L 320L11th place – Thailand – Jirawong Laopiyasakul – Layers – 28L 60L12th place – Taiwan – Tsai-Li Hsu – Colorful – 120L 200L13th place – Taiwan – Kevin Liu – Colorful Wilnderness – 320L14th place – Brazil – Fernando Roberto de Moraes – Valley off Dedication – 28L 60L15th place – Taiwan – Harry Chen – Season Change – 120L 200L16th place – Taiwan – Sung-Bin Chen – Colorful Forest – 120L 200L17th place – China – Hong Xu – Embrace – 320L18th place – Malaysia – Yeo Siak Wee – Home – 200L 320L19th place – Taiwan – Ray Lee – The Twin Peaks – 60L 120L20th place – United States – Zoltan Csanyi – Forbidden Woods – 120L 200L21st place – Taiwan – Tsai-Li Hsu – Spring – 120L 200L22nd place – Brazil – Marcio Santana Sobrinho – Gunga's cliff – 28L 60L23rd place – Hungary – Szili-Kis József – Green path – 120L 200L24th place – Brazil – Leonardo Alves de Oliveira – Freedom Call – 120L 200L25th place – Hungary – Gabor Vereb – Dutch World – 200L 320L26th place – China – Xue Wang – Coziness – 60L 120L27th place – Viet Nam – The Le van – Rock Valley – 320L28th place – Brazil – Juliano Pinto Cunha – Way Back Home – 320L29th place – Brazil – Carlos Souza – FRIENDS – 28L 60L30th place – Thailand – Eakthanut Isarathikul – River flow in Your – 28L 60L31st place – Taiwan – Bo-Chun Change – A diamond in the Rough – 120L 200L32nd place – Brazil – Fabricio Rufino de Souza – Origens – 200L 320L33rd place – Taiwan – He-Cheng Lin – Forest – 320L34th place – United States – Michael G.W. Wong – Standing Tall – 320L35th place – Indonesia – Dody Percasso – JIMBARO – 120L 200L36th place – Turkey – Emin KARAAHMETOGLU – The Deep In The Forest – 60L 120L37th place – China – Shu-Gang Jin – Mountain – 200L 320L38th place – Brazil – Andy Andrade – Treading horizons – 28L 60L39th place – Taiwan – Yen-Bin Chan – Autumn Red Valley – 200L 320L40th place – Turkey – Fatih Gönül – Mysterious Forest Roads – 320L41st place – Taiwan – Sung-Bin Chen – Jurassic Forest – 200L 320L42nd place – China – Jia-Hui Sun – Spring is in the Air – 60L 120L43rd place – Brazil – Flavio Henard Jorge de Freitas – Inspiration in vitro – 200L 320L44th place – China – Jin Liang – Ancient Trail – 320L45th place – Thailand – Nobphacha Yimyou – COLOURFUL JUNGLE – 200L 320L46th place – Indonesia – Luky Ardiansyah – Sempel jungle – 200L 320L47th place – Thailand – Eakthanut Isarathikul – i Scream – 28L 60L48th place – Brazil – Andy Andrade – The River Between Mountains – 28L 60L49th place – Brazil – Sheila Araujo – Vale do Rio Doce – 28L 60L
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The moment I saw this aquascape my eyes were completely capti-vated, because it is packed full of highlights. I was fascinated by its unforgettable view.
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