2024 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship

The 2024 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship is the fourth edition of the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships organized by the World Jigsaw Puzzle Federation (WJPF).^[1] It is being held between 17 and 22 September in Valladolid, Spain.^[2]

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 participant from each country (if they complete the puzzle), 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

First Round (4 groups): Each pair makes a jigsaw puzzles of 500 pieces in the maximum period of 75 minutes. The fastest pairs from each country (up to 45 countries), with the remainder (up to 90) in order of classification move onto the semifinals.

Semifinal (2 groups): Each pair makes a jigsaw puzzles of 500 pieces in the maximum period of 75 minutes. The fastest pairs from each country (if they complete the puzzle - until 25 countries), with the remainder (up to 50) 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 (3 groups) Teams of 4 members make 2 jigsaw puzzles of 1000 pieces in a maximum period of 3 hours. Best team by country (up to 20 countries) and the rest of the teams (up to 35), in order of classification are qualificated to the final.

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]
Tuesday, 17 September 2024
18h	Opening Ceremony
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
16:30h	Individual	Group A
18h	Individual	Group B
20h	Individual	Group C
Thursday, 19 September 2024
9h	Individual	Group D
11h	Individual	Group E
13h	Individual	Group F
16h	Pairs	Group A
17:45h	Pairs	Group B
19:30h	Pairs	Group C
21:15h	Pairs	Group D
Friday, 20 September 2024
9h	Individual	Semifinal 1
11h	Individual	Semifinal 2
14h	Pairs	Semifinal 1
15:45h	Pairs	Semifinal 2
18h	Teams	Group A
Saturday, 21 September 2024
9h	Team	Group B
12:30h	Team	Group C
17h	Individual	Final
19h	Pairs	Final
Sunday, 22 September 2024
10h	Team	Final
14h	Award Ceremony	Closing Ceremony

Results

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual ^[4]	Kristin Thuv	00:37:38	Weronika Huptas	00:39:12	Krystjan Niedziela	00:41:09
Pairs ^[5]	Tereza Koptíková Markéta Freislerová	00:47:41	Katharina Reiner Chiara Dellantonio	00:48:06	Kelly Walter Andrea Peng	00:49:09
Team ^[6]	Busy Birdies Andrea Peng Jeanne Roiter Cathy Roiter Becca Taylor	01:16:07	Czech Puzzlequeens Tereza Koptíková Markéta Freislerová Kateřina Klinková Jana Ondroušková	01:16:50	Some Assembly Required Karen Kavett Tiffany Medeiros Kelly Walter Katherine Dilks	01:21:52