About IYPT

Singapore first participated in the International Young Physicists’ Tournament (IYPT) in 2009 when it was hosted in Tianjin, China. The Singapore team has been performing very well at this annual competition, emerging as champions at the following editions: 23rd (Vienna, 2010),  26th (Taipei, 2013), 27th (Shrewbury, United Kingdom, 2014), 28th (Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, 2015), 29th (Ekaterinburg, Russia, 2016), 30th (Singapore, 2017) , 31st (Beijing, China 2018) and 32nd (Warsaw, Poland 2019).

In 2020 and 2021, the Singapore team did not participate in the IYPT due to COVID-19 restrictions. However, the Singapore team participated in equivalent online tournaments, namely the New Zealand Young Physicists' Tournament in 2020 and the Online Young Physicists' Tournament in 2021. They emerged as champions in both years.

2022 was a unique year where Singapore saw an opportunity to provide more students the chance to participate in the competition. Two teams were formed, one for the 35th (Timisoara, Romania 2022) IYPT and one for the Online Young Physicists' Tournament 2022. In both competitions, our teams emerged as the first runner up.

Congratulations to Team Singapore!

2024 IYPT Champion

Singapore is back at the 37th IYPT, held in Budapest, Hungary. The Singapore team emerged as the Champion! Congratulations Team Singapore!

The Singapore team comprised Chee Xin Yi Hilary (team captain), Ong Jiunn Xiang, Tan Teng Fong Christopher and Wang Yunze from Raffles Institution, and Xu Kangyou from Hwa Chong Institution.  The team was led by A/Prof Paul Lee Choon Keat from National Institute of Education, Ms Chan Kwee Yong from Raffles Institution, Mr Lim Wei Hao from MOE and coached by Mr Matthew Yar Kwok Jway.