March 2026
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GeeksHacking
First actual coding-hackathon championship. Team of five across a competitive field.
Hackomania 2026 was my first coding hackathon win. Not first place in a track — overall champion.
It matters because it was the first time I entered a purely technical competition and came out on top. Prior wins were ideathons and case study competitions. Hackomania is different — it's judged on what you build.
Organiser: GeeksHacking Date: 7–8 March 2026 Format: 48-hour coding hackathon Team size: 5
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Edmund Lin Zhenming | AI systems, architecture |
| Shaun Liew Xin Hong | Repeat collaborator — PAN-SEA AI Challenge |
| Fan Xinyu | Full-stack |
| Jasbir Kaur | Repeat collaborator — SingHacks 2025 |
| Natalene Khoo Xiao Zhen | Product, design |
Four of the five had competed together before. That familiarity matters in a 48-hour sprint — you skip the calibration phase and get straight to building.
Two of the team — Jasbir and Shaun — are people I keep coming back to. Jasbir was on the SingHacks 2025 team that built EZBIZ. Shaun was my partner at the PAN-SEA AI Developer Challenge where we placed 2nd out of 200+ teams.
That's not coincidence. Good hackathon teammates are rare. When you find people who can ship fast, communicate clearly, and stay calm at 3am — you hold onto them.
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Hackomania was the confirmation that the technical skills translate under pressure. Three coding hackathons entered, three placements: Champion, 2nd place (200+ teams), 3rd place. The trajectory is clear.
It also closed a personal loop. The first competition I ever entered was an ideathon — no code, just ideas. Hackomania 2026 was the opposite end of that spectrum. Full-stack, AI-powered, judged purely on what you ship.
Champion.