2024 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship

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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 was held between 17 and 22 September in Valladolid, Spain.[2]

Individual event

The Championship included three events: individual, pairs, and team. Each event had classifications rounds and a grand final.

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
18hOpening Ceremony
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
16:30hIndividualGroup A
18hIndividualGroup B
20hIndividualGroup C
Thursday, 19 September 2024
9hIndividualGroup D
11hIndividualGroup E
13hIndividualGroup F
16hPairsGroup A
17:45hPairsGroup B
19:30hPairsGroup C
21:15hPairsGroup D
Friday, 20 September 2024
9hIndividualSemifinal 1
11hIndividualSemifinal 2
14hPairsSemifinal 1
15:45hPairsSemifinal 2
18hTeamsGroup A
Saturday, 21 September 2024
9hTeamGroup B
12:30hTeamGroup C
17hIndividualFinal
19hPairsFinal
Sunday, 22 September 2024
10hTeamFinal
14hAward CeremonyClosing Ceremony

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual [4] Norway Kristin Thuv00:37:38 Poland Weronika Huptas00:39:12 Poland Krystjan Niedziela00:41:09
Pairs [5] Czech Republic Tereza Koptíková
Czech Republic Markéta Freislerová
00:47:41 Germany Katharina Reiner
Italy Chiara Dellantonio
00:48:06 United States Kelly Walter
United States Andrea Peng
00:49:09
Team [6] United States Busy Birdies
Andrea Peng
Jeanne Roiter
Cathy Roiter
Becca Taylor
01:16:07 Czech Republic Czech Puzzlequeens
Tereza Koptíková
Markéta Freislerová
Kateřina Klinková
Jana Ondroušková
01:16:50 United States Some Assembly Required
Karen Kavett
Tiffany Medeiros
Kelly Walter
Katherine Dilks
01:21:52


Medal table

Participants

References

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