The Puzzle Place

The Puzzle Place

If it sounds like fun to sit quietly for an hour or two and solve puzzles as fast as you can, this is the place for you! Welcome to The Puzzle Place!

How can I get involved?

First, you need to decide whether to focus on Sudoku (and variants) or more varied Puzzles.

Both types have similar competitions available. Click here to see our guide to competing.

Puzzle Competitions

The biggest title in competitive puzzling is the World Sudoku Championship and World Puzzle Championship. These are held annually, in person, with solvers who have qualified through their national puzzle federation.

There are also online competitions held throughout the year on various websites. Click here to learn about these.

Invitational Side Tournaments

There are big winners, but every competition there are plenty of other wins to be had.

See the different side tournaments running this year and try to qualify for them next year!

Latest Blog Posts

  • World Cup reaches knockouts
    by Adam
    We have reached the knockout stages of the World Cup. Latvia completed their clean sweep of group F, averaging over 1000 points per round, compared to their 2025 average of 850 points. Group G ended up with three teams each winning two games, so UK’s low average score saw them lose the tie break and… Read more: World Cup reaches knockouts
  • Bertrand’s Bears roar
    by Adam
    Vincent Bertrand topped 800 points for the third month in a row in a tight contest where points were very achievable and only 55 points separated the totals of the top five teams. Nora Borst has also contributed over 200 more than her 2025 average each month for the Hoops, but she didn’t get the… Read more: Bertrand’s Bears roar
  • Quarter Finals ready
    by Adam
    The levelled cups have reached the quarter final stage, so eight groups of eight are getting to within touching distance of some silverware. There are some big names including some authors in the toughest 540 cup, with Salih Alan vs Tomasz Strózak particularly catching the eye. In the 80 cup, where solvers’ top score from… Read more: Quarter Finals ready

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