# 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). It is being held between 17 and 22 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 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 :
| 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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Individual | Kristin Thuv | 00:37:38 | Weronika Huptas | 00:39:12 | Krystjan Niedziela | 00:41:09 |
| Pairs | Tereza Koptíková Markéta Freislerová | 00:47:41 | Katharina Reiner Chiara Dellantonio | 00:48:06 | Kelly Walter Andrea Peng | 00:49:09 |
| Team | 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 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |

## Participants

74 countries are scheduled to be represented at the fourth World Puzzle Championships.
* Andorra
* Albania (debut)
* Argentina
* Australia
* Austria
* Barbados (debut)
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bolivia (debut)
* Brazil
* Bulgaria
* Cameroon (debut)
* Canada
* Chile
* China
* Colombia
* Croatia
* Cuba (debut)
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Dominica (debut)
* Ecuador
* Egypt
* El Salvador (debut)
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Guatemala (debut)
* Honduras (debut)
* Hungary
* India
* Indonesia (debut)
* Iran (debut)
* Ireland
* Iceland (debut)
* International Puzzlers (Russian nationals competing personally)
* Israel
* Italy
* Japan
* Kuwait (debut)
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malaysia
* Mexico
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* Nigeria (debut)
* Norway
* Pakistan (debut)
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Poland
* Portugal
* Roumania
* Saudi Arabia (debut)
* Serbia (debut)
* Slovenia
* Slovakia
* South Africa
* South Korea
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Thailand
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United States
* Venezuela (debut)
* Vietnam