Thomas Snyder Repeats as World Sudoku Champion
Czech Republic wins team title; US Team stumbles in fourth

Goa, India (April 16, 2008)  American Thomas Snyder repeated as the individual champion at the World Sudoku Championship in Goa, India. Thomas also won a special title as the best solver of "classic" sudokus. More details to follow as additional results are announced.

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US Sudoku Team Members Announced
4-person team to compete in World Sudoku Championship

 (February 10, 2008)  The members of the 2008 US Sudoku Team have been announced: Wei-Hwa Huang, Jonathan Rivet, Thomas Snyder, and Jason Zuffranieri.

The 3rd World Sudoku Championship will be held in Goa, India, April 14-17.

Thomas Snyder wins 1st U.S. Sudoku Championship



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Philadelphia, USA (October 20, 2007)
Thomas Snyder is on a roll, winning his third major puzzle championship of the year. This time it was the Philadelphia Inquirer Sudoku National Championship, a live event attended by nearly 900 contestants and  over 150 spectators.

Participants competed one of three skill categories: beginner, intermediate, or expert. For each division, the first person finished in each of three qualifying rounds qualified for the on-stage finals.

By winning the expert playoff, Thomas won $10,000 and a trip to the 3rd World Sudoku Championship in India. Ron Osher won the intermediate division, and Lori DesRuisseaux won the beginner division.

The event was sponsored by the Philadelphia Inquirer, and hosted by Will Shortz. All the puzzles used were designed by U.S. Team member Wei-Hwa Huang. For for more details, read the Philly.com article.

Team USA Wins 2007 World Puzzle Championship

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (October 10, 2007) The US Puzzle Team won its 10th team title at the World Puzzle Championship. Individually, the Americas were also very impressive—after the individual rounds, Thomas Snyder was 1st, Roger Barkan was 4th, Wei-Hwa Huang was 6th, and Zack Butler was 12th. Only Thomas made it to the final round of the playoffs, and finished second place overall.

Complete scoring details are available at the WPF web site.

Zack Butler, Roger Barkan, Wei-Hwa Huang, and Thomas Snyder solving the Multi-Sudoku puzzle by assembling 81 pieces that solve four Sudoku puzzles simultaneously.

Thomas Snyder Wins
2007 Google U.S. Puzzle Championship

Mountain View, USA (June 20, 2007) Thomas Snyder solved 19 of 20 puzzles, scoring 350 points, and successfully defended his title of U.S. Puzzle Championship. Wei-Hwa Huang also solved 19 puzzles for 345 points, repeating as runner-up. Third place was Zack Butler with 340 points, and will join Roger Barkan on the US Team at the WPC in Rio de Janeiro.

Participants from 43 countries took the test, which was also used to help select team members for Canada, Italy and the UK. The test problems, solutions, statistics, and individual scores are available on the 2007 Summary Page.

Thomas Snyder wins World Sudoku Championship
Japan beats USA for team title

Prague, Czech Republic (March 31, 2007)  Competitors from 32 countries gathered in Prague for the 2nd World Sudoku Championship. For more details about the event, read the full story.

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