The 2023 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship is the third edition of the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships organized by the World Jigsaw Puzzle Federation (WJPF).[1] It was held between 20 and 24 September in Valladolid, Spain.
Events and rules
The Championship included three events: individual, pairs, and team. Each event had classifications rounds and a grand final.
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 participants from each country (up to 30 countries), with the remainder (up to 60) in order of classification move onto the semifinals.
Semifinals (2 groups): Each participant makes a jigsaw puzzles of 500 pieces in the maximum period of 90 minutes. The fastest participants from each country, with the remainder (up to 90) 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 90 minutes and the fastest one to finish it is the world champion.
Pairs event
Classification Round (3 groups): Each pair makes a jigsaw puzzles of 500 pieces in the maximum period of 90 minutes. The fastest pairs from each country (up to 15 countries), with the remainder (up to 30) in order of classification move onto the finals.
Final (90 pairs): Each pair makes a jigsaw puzzles of 1000 pieces in the maximum period of 2 hours and the fastest pair to finish it win the competition.
Team event
Classification round (2 groups) Teams of 4 members make 2 jigsaw puzzles of 1000 pieces in a maximum period of 3 hours. Best two teams by country (up to 25 countries) and the rest of the teams (up to 50), in order of classification are qualificated to the final.
Final (100 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
Wednesday, 20 September 2023 | ||
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18h | Opening Ceremony | |
Thursday, 21 September 2023 | ||
10h | Individual | Group A |
12h | Individual | Group B |
14h | Individual | Group C |
17h | Individual | Group D |
19h | Individual | Group E |
21h | Individual | Group F |
Friday, 22 September 2023 | ||
10h | Pairs | Group A |
12h | Pairs | Group B |
14h | Pairs | Group C |
17h | Individual | Semifinal 1 |
19h | Individual | Semifinal 2 |
Saturday, 23 September 2023 | ||
9h | Team | Group A |
12:30h | Team | Group AB |
16:30h | Individual | Final |
19h | Pairs | Final |
Sunday, 24 September 2023 | ||
10h | Team | Final |
14h | Award Ceremony | Closing Ceremony |
Results
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Individual [3] | ![]() | 00:37:59 | ![]() | 00:38:32 | ![]() | 00:42:34 |
Pairs [4] | ![]() ![]() | 01:32:18 | ![]() ![]() | 01:46:37 | ![]() ![]() | 01:47:24 |
Team [5] | ![]() Tereza Koptíková Markéta Freislerová Eva Žemličková Helen Karmínová Kellner | 01:30:25 | ![]() Sarah Schuler Michaela Keener Elizabeth Caron Karen Kavett | 01:33:25 | ![]() Ana Gil Ana Isabel Jimeno Alejandro Clemente David Caballero | 01:37:16 |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Participants
54 countries were represented in the third World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship.
Andorra
Argentina
Australia
Austria (debut)
Bangladesh (debut)
Belarus
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt (debut)
Estonia (debut)
Finland (debut)
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Lithuania (debut)
Luxemburg (debut)
Malaysia (debut)
Malta
Netherlands
New Zealand (debut)
Norway
Paraguay (debut)
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Roumania
Russia
Slovenia
Slovakia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand (debut)
Tunisia (debut)
Turkey
Ukraine
United States
References
- ↑ "Home". www.worldjigsawpuzzle.org. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ↑ "2023 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships Schedule". worldjigsawpuzzle.org. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ↑ "Individual Classification".
- ↑ "Pairs Classification".
- ↑ "Teams Classification".