2023 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship

The 2023 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship is the third edition of the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships organized by the World Jigsaw Puzzle Federation (WJPF).[1] It is due to be held between 20 and 24 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 participants from each country, 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

Classification Round (3 groups): Each pair makes a jigsaw puzzles of 500 pieces in the maximum period of 90 minutes. The fastest pairs from each country (up to 15 countries), with the remainder (up to 30) in order of classification move onto the finals.

Final (90 pairs): Each pair makes a jigsaw puzzles of 1000 pieces in the maximum period of 2 hours and the fastest pair to finish it win the competition.

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 (up to 25 countries) and the rest of the teams (up to 50), in order of classification are qualificated to the final.

Final (100 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 [2]
Wednesday, 20 September 2023
18hOpening Ceremony
Thursday, 21 September 2023
10hIndividualGroup A
12hIndividualGroup B
14hIndividualGroup C
17hIndividualGroup D
19hIndividualGroup E
21hIndividualGroup F
Friday, 22 September 2023
10hPairsGroup A
12hPairsGroup B
14hPairsGroup C
17hIndividualSemifinal 1
19hIndividualSemifinal 2
Saturday, 23 September 2023
9hTeamGroup A
12:30hTeamGroup AB
16:30hIndividualFinal
19hPairsFinal
Sunday, 24 September 2023
10hTeamFinal
14hAward CeremonyClosing Ceremony

Results
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual [3] Spain Alejandro Clemente León00:37:59 Norway Kristin Thuv00:38:32 Czech Republic Markéta Freislerová00:42:34
Pairs [4] Spain Alejandro Clemente
Spain Gisela Arranz		01:32:18 United States Sarah Schuler
United States Michaela Keener		01:46:37 Czech Republic Tereza Koptíková
Czech Republic Markéta Freislerová		01:47:24
Team [5] Czech Republic Las Chicas Checas
Tereza Koptíková
Markéta Freislerová
Eva Žemličková
Helen Karmínová Kellner		01:30:25 United States The Misfits
Sarah Schuler
Michaela Keener
Elizabeth Caron
Karen Kavett		01:33:25 Spain Non Stop
Ana Gil
Ana Isabel Jimeno
Alejandro Clemente
David Caballero		01:37:16

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Spain2013
2 Czech Republic1023
3 United States0202
4 Norway0101
Totals (4 entries)3339

Participants

54 countries were represented in the third World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship.

References
  1. "Home". www.worldjigsawpuzzle.org. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  2. "2023 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships Schedule". worldjigsawpuzzle.org. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  3. "Individual Classification".
  4. "Pairs Classification".
  5. "Teams Classification".
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