Puzzle World Cup

For the first three rounds, each team in each group will play against each other. The highest total score wins the match. The top two teams from each group make the knockout stage of the tournament.

Group A – Italy, Israel, USA, Finland
Group B – Japan, India, South Korea, Taiwan
Group C – Belarus, China, Greece, Philippines
Group D – Russia, Indonesia, Hungary, Germany
Group E – Thailand, Switzerland, UK, Denmark
Group F – Estonia, France, Romania, Croatia
Group G – Canada, Poland, New Zealand, Mongolia
Group H – Netherlands, Türkiye, Slovakia, Czechia

Round 1 – First named country vs second named country and third named country vs fourth named country
Round 2 – First named country vs third named country and second named country vs fourth named country
Round 3 – First named country vs fourth named country and second named country vs third named country
If a player authors a round, the highest scoring player not already in the team for that round will be substituted in. There are no substitutes for players who do not compete for other reasons.

PWC2026 Round 1

Puzzle World Cup Players 2026