2025 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship

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The 2025 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship is the fifth edition of the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships organized by the World Jigsaw Puzzle Federation (WJPF). [1] It will be held between 15 and 21 September in Valladolid, Spain. [2]

Contents

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 [3]
Monday, 15 September 2025
12hOpening Ceremony
13hWorld Record attempt
18hOrganizations WJPF Competition
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
16hIndividualGroup A
18hIndividualGroup B
20hIndividualGroup C
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
09hIndividualGroup A
11hIndividualGroup B
13hIndividualGroup C
16hIndividualSemifinal 1
17:45hIndividualSemifinal 2
19:30hIndividualSemifinal 3
Thursday, 18 September 2025
9hPairsGroup A
10:45hPairsGroup B
12:30hPairsGroup C
16:30hPairsGroup D
18:30hPairsSemifinal 1
20hPairsSemifinal 2
Friday, 19 September 2025
9hTeamsGroup A
12:30hTeamsGroup B
16hTeamsGroup C
Saturday, 20 September 2025
11hTeamGroup D
12:30hTeamGroup C
16hPairsFinal
18:45hIndividualFinal
Sunday, 21 September 2025
10hTeamFinal
14hAward CeremonyClosing Ceremony

Results

EventGoldSilverBronze
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Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
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Participants

65 countries were scheduled to be represented at the fourth World Puzzle Championships.

References

  1. ↑ "Home". www.worldjigsawpuzzle.org. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
  2. ↑ "Home". www.valladolid.es.
  3. ↑ "2025 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships Schedule". worldjigsawpuzzle.org. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
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