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
- Final Winners crowned
It may have been the last round of the year, but all guns were blazing and there were some great matchups. In the Grand Combined Tournament, Martin Merker and Kota Morinishi were well matched, and there were only three places and 35 points between the two warriors, but Kota prevailed in the end. The Puzzle… Read more: Final Winners crowned - Stream win PFF 2026
The Stream concluded their dominant season of the Puzzle Franchise Faceoff with a clear victory over the top-heavy Stars. As usual, Desirée Wilson, Edouard Lebeau and Chen-Xiu Lin put in strong performances, meaning that the Stream only had to find one more win in their middle order, following the expected victories for the Stars’ stars,… Read more: Stream win PFF 2026 - Redwoods hold strong to defeat Bears
Nearly every matchup went the way of the season average, but this didn’t tell the full story of the Sudoku Franchise Faceoff final. The two standout players of the season faced off, but Lucy Epstein nearly doubled Vincent Bertrand’s showing in an ominous display. The only matchup which was overturned was Sed Holaysan defeating Hikaru… Read more: Redwoods hold strong to defeat Bears