Puzzle Expectations / Sudoku Expectations

As of 2025, 9 people have won the title of World Sudoku Champion.

3481 people have competed in a WPF Sudoku Grand Prix since 2014.

You don’t need to be a champion to win!

Show determination! 1 in 6 who try a round of Sudoku Grand Prix haven’t come back for a second go yet.
Recognise that you’re not alone – there were 271 new Sudoku Grand Prix players in 2025.
Set achievable goals – the average debut performance in Sudoku Grand Prix is 155 points. (It’s 245 for all players, so there’s a second target for you).

Once you’re familiar with the variants and the style of competition, work your way up!

2668 solvers have scored at least 100 points in a Sudoku GP round (77%)
1699 solvers have scored at least 200 points in a Sudoku GP round (49%)
982 solvers have scored at least 300 points in a Sudoku GP round (28%)
551 solvers have scored at least 400 points in a Sudoku GP round (16%)
291 solvers have scored at least 500 points in a Sudoku GP round (8%)
170 solvers have scored at least 600 points in a Sudoku GP round (5%)
112 solvers have scored at least 700 points in a Sudoku GP round (3%)

2898 solvers have placed in the top 500 for a Sudoku GP round (83%)
2386 solvers have placed in the top 400 for a Sudoku GP round (69%)
1817 solvers have placed in the top 300 for a Sudoku GP round (52%)
1258 solvers have placed in the top 200 for a Sudoku GP round (36%)
632 solvers have placed in the top 100 for a Sudoku GP round (18%)
317 solvers have placed in the top 50 for a Sudoku GP round (9%)
152 solvers have placed in the top 20 for a Sudoku GP round (4%)

6 people have broken the 1000 point barrier in a Sudoku Grand Prix

1000 point heroes

Tantan Dai (6)
Jakub Ondroušek (2)
Kota Morinishi (1)
Le Duo Yang (1)
Letian Ming (1)
Tiit Vunk (1)

16 people have won a Sudoku Grand Prix round

Sudoku GP winners

Tiit Vunk (29)
Tantan Dai (26)
Kota Morinishi (12)
Jakub Ondroušek (9)
Seungjae Kwak (4)
Jan Mrozowski (2)
Bastien Vial-Jaime (2)
Bernhard Thomeczek (2)
Le Duo Yang (2)
Timothy Doyle (1)
Taro Arimatsu (1)
Shiyu Chen (1)
Hikaru Muraoka (1)
Prasanna Seshadri (1)
Letian Ming (1)
Hu Yuxuan Hu (1)

Statistics accurate as of 01/01/26