The 2025 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship is the fifth edition of the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships organized by the World Jigsaw Puzzle Federation (WJPF). It was held between 15 and 21 September in Valladolid, Spain.
Events and rules The Championship included the 3 classical events: individual, pairs, and team. Each event had classifications rounds and a grand final. And this time also an Organizations WJPF Team Competition and a Guinness World Record attempt will be held.
Individual event
First round (6 groups): Each individual participant makes a jigsaw puzzles of 500 pieces in the maximum period of 90 minutes. The fastest 85 participants in order of classification of each group move onto the semifinals. Of all the countries that have not achieved any representatives in the second round, the participant from each of those countries (up to 15) that has achieved the best position in the first round will advance to the next round.
Semifinals (3 groups): Each participant makes a jigsaw puzzles of 500 pieces in the maximum period of 75 minutes. The fastest 60 participant of each grupo in order of classification move into the final.
Final (180 participants): Each participant makes a jigsaw puzzles of 500 pieces in the maximum period of 75 minutes and the fastest one to finish it is the world champion.
Pairs event
First Round (4 groups): Each pair makes a jigsaw puzzles of 500 pieces in the maximum period of 75 minutes. The fastest 85 pairs from each group in order of classification move onto the semifinals. Of all the countries that have not achieved any representatives in the second round, the participant from each of those countries (up to 20) that has achieved the best position in the first round will advance to the next round.
Semifinal (2 groups): Each pair makes a jigsaw puzzles of 500 pieces in the maximum period of 60 minutes. The fastest 50 pairs from each group in order of classification move onto the finals.
Final (100 pairs): Each pair makes a jigsaw puzzles of 1000 pieces in the maximum period of 120 minutes and the fastest pair to finish it win the competition.
Team event
Classification round (4 groups) Teams of 4 members make 2 jigsaw puzzles of 1000 pieces in a maximum period of 3 hours. Best 25 team of each group in order of classification are qualificated to the final. Of all the participating teams from non-qualified countries, the best position team from each country will advance to the final, up to a maximum of 5 countries
Final (105 teams) Teams of 4 members make 2 jigsaw puzzles of 1000 pieces in a maximum period of 3 hours. The fastest team to finish them is the champion. The team must complete one puzzle before starting the other.
Schedule
+ Event schedule Monday, 15 September 202512h Opening Ceremony13h World Record attempt18h Organizations WJPF Competition Tuesday, 16 September 202516h Individual Group A18h Individual Group B20h Individual Group C Wednesday, 17 September 202509h Individual Group A11h Individual Group B13h Individual Group C16h Individual Semifinal 117:45h Individual Semifinal 219:30h Individual Semifinal 3 Thursday, 18 September 20259h Pairs Group A10:45h Pairs Group B12:30h Pairs Group C16:30h Pairs Group D18:30h Pairs Semifinal 120h Pairs Semifinal 2 Friday, 19 September 20259h Teams Group A12:30h Teams Group B16h Teams Group C Saturday, 20 September 202511h Team Group D12:30h Team Group C16h Pairs Final18:45h Individual Final Sunday, 21 September 202510h Team Final14h Award Ceremony Closing Ceremony
Results Individual Weronika Huptas 00:39:44 Wiktor Kacprzak 00:40:20 Katharina Reiner 00:40:25Pairs Weronika Huptas Anna Kazana 00:54:45 Katharina Reiner Chiara Dellantonio 00:55:22 Ellen Sinot Inge Sinot 00:57:42Team Euro Jigsaw Jacks Squad Chiara Dellantonio Katharina Reiner Hanna Lehikoinen Wiktor Kacprzak 01:16:04 Czech Puzzlequeens Tereza Koptíková Markéta Freislerová Kateřina Klinková Jana Ondroušková 01:17:40 O'S and A's Ellen Sinot Inge Sinot Sien Braat Teun Braat 01:20:30
Medal table
Note: Some medals was taken by pairs/teams competing as mixed without national flag.
Participants 65 countries were scheduled to be represented at the fourth World Puzzle Championships.
Argentina Australia Austria Belarus Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Czech Republic Denmark Dominica Egypt Estonia Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Guatemala Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Iceland International Puzzlers (Russian nationals competing personally) Israel Italy Japan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Mexico Morocco (debut) Netherlands New Zealand Norway Panama Peru Poland Portugal Romania Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovenia Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Chinese Taipei (debut) Thailand Turkey Ukraine Uruguay United States Venezuela
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