Nevan Chang Dominates Record-Breaking Superstar Challenge to Claim His 10th APT Title

Yu Chung “Nevan” Chang has been crowned the champion of the record-breaking Superstar Challenge at the APT Jeju 2026 festival. For his victory, he takes home the Black Lion Silhouette trophy and a prize of 451,777,500 KRW (~$337,150). This marks Chang’s 10th title on the Asian Poker Tour (APT) circuit and his largest career win to date.

The prestigious Superstar Challenge, featuring the highest buy-in in APT series history (~$27,300), attracted 51 entries. This represents the largest participation in this event since its buy-in was increased in 2024. The total prizepool reached 1,785,127,500 KRW (~$1.33 million).

On the final day of play, 26 contenders returned, with the journey to the money spots filled with dramatic moments. Two-time event champion Joseph Cheong was eliminated when his A-A was cracked by Nang Quang Nguyen, who hit quads with his K-K.

The unlucky bubble boy was Ryuta Nakai, finishing in 12th place, when his 6-6 fell short against Nevan Chang’s 8-8. Experienced Dutchman Rob Hollink entered the nine-player final table as the chipleader. Nevan Chang was in 5th place, but he displayed ruthless dominance, personally eliminating five of his eight opponents.

Heading into the heads-up match, Nevan Chang had a 2:1 chip lead over Rudy Edenata. The finale was swift, lasting just three hands. After the turn Q d 2 d 8 d Q h, Edenata went all-in and Chang called. Edenata had two pairs with 9 h 8 s, but Chang had already completed a flush on the flop with T d 7 d. The river 2 c was safe for Chang, sealing his triumphant victory.

@Natural8 Team Hot’s Nevan Chang reflects on his record-breaking USD 25K #APTJeju2026 Superstar Challenge victory.

His advice: study, study hard, and maybe you too can perform well, enough to win heads-up in three hands 🦁🏆

Chang takes home the Black Lion Trophy, KRW… pic.twitter.com/LtWrqSAMu5
— Asian Poker Tour (@AsianPokerTour) September 30, 2026

A s Superstar Challenge Results at APT Jeju 2026:

Place	Player	Country	Winnings (KRW)	Winnings (USD)
1.	Nevan Chang	Taiwan	451,777,500 KRW	$337,150
2.	Rudy Edenata	Indonesia	341,060,000 KRW	$254,520
3.	Nang Quang Nguyen	Vietnam	243,610,000 KRW	$181,800
4.	Rob Hollink	Netherlands	187,800,000 KRW	$140,150
5.	Renji Mao	China	132,880,000 KRW	$99,165
6.	Johan Pedersen	Denmark	99,220,000 KRW	$74,045
7.	Yoko Sasaki	Japan	77,960,000 KRW	$58,180
8.	Chih Wei Fan	Taiwan	67,330,000 KRW	$50,245
9.	Fabian Gumz	Germany	60,240,000 KRW	$44,955
10.	Christian Harder	USA	56,700,000 KRW	$42,310
11.	Lester Edoc	Philippines	53,150,000 KRW	$39,665

Sources: APT, X

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