Puzzle Expectations / Sudoku Expectations

As of 2025, 13 people have won the title of World Puzzle Champion.

2414 people have competed in a WPF Puzzle Grand Prix since 2014.

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

Show determination! 1 in 4 who try a round of Puzzle Grand Prix haven’t come back for a second go yet.
Recognise that you’re not alone – there were 191 new Puzzle Grand Prix players in 2025.
Set achievable goals – the average debut performance in Puzzle Grand Prix is 140 points. (It’s 251 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!

1823 solvers have scored at least 100 points in a Puzzle GP round (76%)
1184 solvers have scored at least 200 points in a Puzzle GP round (49%)
734 solvers have scored at least 300 points in a Puzzle GP round (30%)
431 solvers have scored at least 400 points in a Puzzle GP round (18%)
256 solvers have scored at least 500 points in a Puzzle GP round (11%)
153 solvers have scored at least 600 points in a Puzzle GP round (6%)
98 solvers have scored at least 700 points in a Puzzle GP round (4%)

2171 solvers have placed in the top 400 for a Puzzle GP round (90%)
1739 solvers have placed in the top 300 for a Puzzle GP round (72%)
1211 solvers have placed in the top 200 for a Puzzle GP round (50%)
637 solvers have placed in the top 100 for a Puzzle GP round (26%)
322 solvers have placed in the top 50 for a Puzzle GP round (13%)
142 solvers have placed in the top 20 for a Puzzle GP round (6%)
90 solvers have placed in the top 10 for a Puzzle GP round (4%)

21 people have broken the 1000 point barrier in a Puzzle Grand Prix

1000 point heroes

Ken Endo (28)
Cai Ji (8)
Walker Anderson (6)
Freddie Hand (4)
Jeffrey Bardon (4)
Thomas Luo (4)
Ulrich Voigt (4)
Kota Morinishi (2)
Naoki Sekiya (2)
Ryusuke Nishiyama (2)
Suzhe QIU (2)
Zimi Li (2)
Christian König (1)
Hideaki Jo (1)
Josh Bao (1)
Prasanna Seshadri (1)
Rintaro Matsumoto (1)
Robert Vollmert (1)
Takeru Sugai (1)
Takuma Muto (1)
yx c (1)

15 people have won a Puzzle Grand Prix round

Puzzle GP winners

Ken Endo (53)
Ulrich Voigt (6)
Cai Ji (5)
Kota Morinishi (4)
Thomas Snyder (4)
Walker Anderson (4)
Hideaki Jo (3)
Nikola Zivanovic (3)
Yanzhe Qiu (3)
Palmer Mebane (2)
Freddie Hand (2)
Florian Kirch (1)
Kenshin Ochi (1)
Zimi Li (1)
Suzhe QIU (1)

Statistics accurate as of 01/01/26