The 2022 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship is the second edition of the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships competition organized by the World Jigsaw Puzzle Federation (WJPF). [1] It was held between 23 and 26 June in Valladolid, Spain. [2]
This event returns after two years of cancelation due the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The venue for this second World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship was the Cúpula del Milenio .
The Championship included three events: team, pairs, and individual. Each event had a classification round and a grand final.
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 and the rest of the teams (up to 40), in order of classification are qualificated to the final.
Final (80 teams) Teams of 4 members make 2 jigsaw puzzles (1 puzzle of 1000 pieces and 1 puzzle of 1500 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.
Pairs event
Classification Round (2 groups) 2 members make a jigsaw puzzles of 500 pieces in the maximum period of 90 minutes. The fastest two pairs from each country, with the remainder (up to 50) in order of classification move onto the finals.
Final (100 pairs) 2 members make a jigsaw puzzles of 1000 pieces in the maximum period of 2 hours and the fastest pair to finish it win the competition.
Individual event
Classification round (3 groups) Each individual participant makes a jigsaw puzzles of 500 pieces in the maximum period of 90 minutes. The fastest two participants from each country, with the remainder (up to 60) in order of classification move onto the finals.
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 champion.
| Thursday, 23 June 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 18h | Opening Ceremony | |
| Friday, 24 June 2022 | ||
| 10h | Individual | Group A |
| 12h | Individual | Group B |
| 14h | Individual | Group C |
| 17h | Pairs | Group A |
| 19h | Pairs | Group B |
| Saturday, 25 June 2022 | ||
| 9h | Team | Group A + B (Combined) |
| 17h | Individual | Final |
| 19h | Pairs | Final |
| Sunday, 26 June 2022 | ||
| 10h | Team | Final |
| 14h | Award Ceremony | Closing Ceremony |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual [4] |  Alejandro Clemente | 34' 25" |  Kristin Thuv | 41' 27" |  Tereza Koptíková | 42' 18" |
| Pairs [5] | Katerina Novotna Tereza Koptíková | 1h 02' 20" | Demelza Becerra Ángel Heras | 1h 05' 54" | Susana Pérez Van Deenen Alejandro Clemente | 1h 06' 05" |
| Team [6] | Non Stop Ana Gil Ana Isabel Jimeno Alejandro Clemente David Caballero | 2h 54' 13" |  Eckteile Chiara Dellantonio Nicola Giordani Isabelle Gall Michael Smit | 2230 pieces |  Jigsaw Junkies Grey Rogers Katherine Dilks Geoffrey Scott Amber Haglund-Pagel | 2216 pieces |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
42 countries are represented in the second World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship.
Andorra 
Australia 
Belarus 
Belgium 
Brazil 
Chile 
China 
Colombia 
Croatia (debut)
Cyprus (debut) Czech Republic 
Denmark (debut)
Ecuador 
France Germany 
Great Britain 
Greece 
Hungary (debut)
Ireland 
Israel (debut)
Italy 
Japan 
Latvia (debut)
Malta (debut)
Mexico 
Netherlands Norway 
Peru 
Poland 
Portugal 
Roumania (debut)
Singapore 
Slovenia (debut)
Slovakia (debut)
South Africa (debut)
South Korea Spain 
Sweden (debut)
Turkey 
Uganda 
Ukraine (debut) United States 
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