Category: Event Report
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SPM Swiss Nationals 2025 – Event Report
On 27-28 September speed puzzlers from across Switzerland have gathered in Widnau for the national championship. The competition consisted of solo, pair and team competitions with preliminary and final rounds. The top finishers have claimed medals and prizes from Ravensburger. The Swiss National Championship took place over a whole weekend with qualifying rounds on the…
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WJPC day 7 – Celebrating winners and saying goodbye
World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship 2025 is over and we have our new winners in all three categories! But before we return to regular life, lets have the last look into the final day of Worlds.
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WJPC day 6 – Polish powerhouses take the win in individual and pairs
It was most definitely calm after the storm in Valladolid and Worlds on Sunday. Which was great because it meant everyone could put their full attention to the final first round group in teams and especially the thrilling finals in individual and pairs categories.
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WJPC day 5 – the day of teams, leaks, puzzle defects and thunder
If you followed World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship on Friday, you already know that it was quite possibly the most dramatic day in Worlds history. We saw leaked puzzle images, major manufacturing defects, a wild thunderstorm and a screen falling down. But we also saw some fantastic puzzling with a record breaking speed so lets start…
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WJPC day 4 – speedy pairs, mixed pairs and bad scheduling
Thursday was all about pairs! In the morning we started with the qualifying round and in the evening we saw two thrilling pairs semifinals. In this daily report we will also talk a littlebit about mixed pairs, the competition scheduling and the play-off rule, and heat – yet again.
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WJPC day 3 – exciting semifinals and possible image leaks
On Wednesday we saw the last three groups of the individual qualifying round as well as the individual semifinals and save some fantastic results! In the evening we also heard about possible image leaks of unpublished puzzles and are sharing a way anyone can see possible new releace images. We also shortly revisit the recurring…
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WJPC day 2 – familiar puzzles and extreme heat in the dome
Welcome to our report from day 2 of Worlds! In todays report we take a look on the rounds that took place, talk about the heat in the dome, stickers and cutters, and some irregularities in the results.
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WJPC day 1 – new cutters, air travel troubles & technical difficulties
The World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship 2025 has finally begun! The main categories won’t start until day two, but day one already had some fun events as well as some last minute surprices and technical difficulties.
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Letz Puzzle & Play – A new Speed-Puzzle Event in Luxembourg
On 23 August puzzle enthusiasts from all around Europe have gathered in Luxembourg for a day of puzzling. Three categories offered the chance to people to compete against the clock, while side events provided for a day of activites. The Club des Jeunes Betzder with contributions from Jessie Martins as well as Lenka and Catherine…
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Puzzathon Trier 17.08.2025
On 17 August, puzzlers from several countries assembled at the Römerstadt-Jugendherberge in Trier. Their sole purpose was to puzzle for 10 hours straight and to complete as many puzzles as possible. The organizer of the event was Michelle Kasper of speedpuzzle.eu and it attracted 26 teams consisting of 4-6 people. The puzzles were from the…