World, USA & British Jigsaw Puzzle Championship 2026
The 2025 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships has taken place in Valladolid, Spain and the World Champion Jigsaw Puzzler is …
Weronika Huptas from Skarzysko Koscielne, Poland!
Find out her winning time below.
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World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships 2025
Plaza del Milenio, Valladolid, Spain
15/09/2025 to 21/09/2054
The top Three in the Individual Final:
Weronika Huptas from Weronika Huptas in Poland with a winning time of 39 mins and 44 secs.
Agonisingly, there was a piece missing but Weronika found it quickly still in the bag!
Only 36 seconds behind was a fellow Poland puzzler , Wiktor Kacprzak from Koditz with a time of 40 mins and 20 secs.
It looked like Wiktor was going to win when there were so few pieces left on the table but there were still a few pieces left on top of his puzzle!
Katharina Reiner from Köditz (Bavaria) in Germany cam ethird with a time of 40 mins and 25 secs – just 5 sec behind Wiktor.
What happened to the previous World Jigsaw
The Pairs were won by Weronika Huptas & Anna Kazana from Skarzysko Koscielne (Swietokrzyskie) / Kraków (Małopolskie) in Poland with a time of 54 mins and 45 secs. What a chanpionship for Weronika!
Katharina Reiner & Chiara Dellantonio came second and third were Ellen & Inge Sinot from The Netherlands
The Team event was won by the Euro Jigsaw Jacks (Ejj) Squad featuring Chiara Dellantonio / Katharina Reiner / Hanna Lehikoinen / Wiktor Kacprzak in 1 hour, 16 secs and 4 secs. Well done again to Katharina & Wiktor!
As competitive puzzlers, can you beat the times for my own unique jigsaw puzzles?
All designed by me and only on this website.
Reduce neckache and get your own fastest times by using a Tiltable, Rotating
World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships 2024
Valladolid, Spain
17/09/2024 to 22/09/2024
2024 individual winner (500pc)
Kristin Thuv from Norway – 37 mins and 58 secs
(one second faster than last year’s winning time set by Alejandro Clemente León from Spain,
who came joint 7th this year with a time of 43 mins and 59 secs)
You can’t actually buy the winning
Pairs (1000pc)
Tereza Koptíková & Markéta Freislerová from Czech Republic with a winning time of 47 mins and 41 secs
(Last year’s winners Gisela Arranz Toro & Alejandro Clemente León from Madrid / Barcelona
came 4th with a time of 52 mins and 38 secs -1000pc)
Teams (2000pc)
Congratulations to the Busy Birdies from USA!
Andrea Peng / Jeanne Roiter / Cathy Roiter / Becca Taylor
completed their 2000pc
Will a Rotating, Tilting Puzzle Board with Drawers help you attend next year?!
The British Jigsaw Puzzle Championship 2026
The UK’s second world federation-approved puzzling championship took place on 18-19 April 2026, organised by Anneka Thompson
Held at Woodhouse Grove School, Sports Hall – Apperley Bridge, Calverley, Bradford, UK BD10 0NR
There was an individual event and a Pairs event also for the 500 piece Ravensburger puzzle.
Meet the artist – my ‘old’ friend – Kevin Walsh!
Fastest – Mari Black in a time of 46 mins and 38 secs.
Although because Mari was an international visitor, Rachael Chambers became the official UK champion!
The Gibsons Open Jigsaw puzzle championships (formerly known as the Britsh Puzzle Championships)
was held in Newmarket at the same St. Mary’s Church venue on Sunday 22 June 2025.
The winners were:
Click here to try Puzzle Festival yourself and see if you can beat the winning time!
(or team up and try to beat Emma’s team and their time of two and a half hours,
or at least enjoy a slice of chocolate cake!)
If you fancy going in 2027, get in training and look at my latest article on the best puzzle table or board to practice on.
Remember Sir Dave Brailsford and his incremental improvements at the Olympics!
About the Event
Competitors from around the world gather at the British Jigsaw Championships to complete a 1000 piece jigsaw
The identity of the
There are three categories:
Elite
(those who would expect to complete in under 3hrs)
Pairs
Fun
(you can enter on your own or with others, up to a maximum of four people.)
Prize money is won in each category, of £100, £100 and £50
The First Ever British Jigsaw Championship 2013
The first-ever British jigsaw championship was held at the same St Mary’s Church in Newmarket, organised by Judy Paxton in 2013.
It was won by Emma Jenkinson – a primary school teacher from Chipping Norton, Gloucestershire.
Her winning time was 171 minutes—two hours and 51 minutes.
It’s still really quick, but nearly an hour slower than the 1 hour and 52 minutes set by Sarah Mills in 2023.
The first
This
Emma won the £50 prize money and she could keep the
USA Jigsaw Nationals 2026
The 2026 USA Jigsaw Nationals will take place in Atlanta, GA
March 27 – 29th 2026
Who can beat Alice Rowe from Boulder (CO) and her winning time of 39 mins and 12 seconds for the 500pc puzzle?
Speed Puzzling
Speed puzzling started in 2020 and can be done in person or by video.
Remember Zoom – well instead of those dreaded zoom company meetings, this is much more enjoyable!).
The current speed puzzling champion is Sarah Schuler with a time of 1 hour, 41 minutes and 17 seconds for a 1000 piece Cobble Hill
Find out more about Speed Puzzling events here by Jonathon Cluff
Fastest Puzzler in the World vs Karen!
This is fun to watch!
Jigsaw Festivals
- Newmarket jigsaw festival is the original home of the British Jigsaw Championships and is also where you can get some fantastic rare puzzles as well as lots of home-baked cakes!
- There are many Jigsaw Festivals around the UK. See my Jigsaw Festival article and check if there is one in your local area.
- I have an interesting article on How Long Do Jigsaw Puzzles Take?
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