The U.S. Puzzle Championship is an annual online
competition sanctioned by the World Puzzle Federation.
The U.S. participates in the World Puzzle Championship,
earning 16 team and 10 individual titles in 30 years.

Competition Calendar and History

Recent and Future Events

  • 2023 WPC - USA 2nd place
    4th - Thomas Luo
    11th - Thomas Snyder
    22nd - Maxim Li
    26th - Wei-Hwa Huang

  • 2023 WSC - USA 3rd place
    9th - Thomas Snyder
    25th - Tyler Chen
    32nd - Thomas Luo
    50th - Wei-Hwa Huang
  • Spring, 2025 — U.S. Sudoku Team Qualifying
  • Spring, 2025 — U.S. Puzzle Championship
  • September 21-28, 2025 — World Sudoku and Puzzle Championships, Eger, Hungary

World Puzzle Championship History

Year, Location
Team Winner
Individual Winner
2024, Beijing, China Japan Ken Endo, Japan
2023, Toronto, Canada USA Ken Endo, Japan
2022, Krakow, Poland Japan Ken Endo, Japan
2019, Kirchheim, Germany USA Philipp Weiß, Germany
2018, Prague, Czech Republic Germany Thomas Snyder, USA
2017, Bengaluru, India Japan Ken Endo, Japan
2016, Senec, Slovakia Germany Ulrich Voigt, Germany
2015, Sofia, Bulgaria Germany Ken Endo, Japan
2014, London, England Germany Ulrich Voigt, Germany
2013, Beijing, China USA Ulrich Voigt, Germany
2012, Kraljevica, Croatia Germany Ulrich Voigt, Germany
2011, Eger, Hungary USA Palmer Mebane, USA
2010, Paprotnia, Poland USA Taro Arimatsu, Japan
2009, Antalya, Turkey Germany Ulrich Voigt, Germany
2008, Minsk, Belarus USA Ulrich Voigt, Germany
2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil USA Pal Madarassy , Hungary
2006, Borovets, Bulgaria USA Ulrich Voigt, Germany
2005, Eger, Hungary Germany Ulrich Voigt, Germany
2004, Opatija, Croatia USA Niels Roest, Netherlands
2003, Arnhem, Netherlands Germany Ulrich Voigt, Germany
2002, Oulu, Finland Japan Niels Roest, Netherlands
2001, Brno, Czech Republic USA Ulrich Voigt, Germany
2000, Stamford, USA USA Ulrich Voigt, Germany
1999, Budapest, Hungary USA Wei-Hwa Huang, USA
1998, Istanbul, Turkey USA Wei-Hwa Huang, USA
1997, Koprivnica, Croatia Czech Republic Wei-Hwa Huang, USA
1996, Utrecht, Netherlands USA Robert Babilon, Czech Republic
1995, Brasov, Romania USA Wei-Hwa Huang, USA
1994, Köln, Germany Czech Republic Ron Osher, USA
1993, Brno, Czech Republic Czech Republic Robert Babilon, Czech Republic
1992, New York, USA USA David Samuel, Canada

World Sudoku Championships History

Year, Location
Team Winner
Individual Winner
2024, Beijing, China Japan Ming Letian, China
2023, Toronto, Canada Japan Tantan Dai, China
2022, Krakow, Poland Czech Republic TiiT Vunk, Estonia
2019, Kirchheim, Germany China Ken Endo, Japan
2018, Prague, Czech Republic Japan Kota Morinishi, Japan
2017, Bengaluru, India China Kota Morinishi, Japan
2016, Senec, Slovakia Czech Republic Tiit Vunk, Estonia
2015, Sofia, Bulgaria Japan Kota Morinishi, Japan
2014, London, England Japan Kota Morinishi, Japan
2013, Beijing, China China Jin Ce, China
2012, Kraljevica, Croatia Japan Jan Mrozowski, Poland
2011, Eger, Hungary Germany Thomas Snyder, USA
2010, Philadelphia, USA Germany Jan Mrozowski, Poland
2009, Žilina, Slovakia Slovakia Jan Mrozowski, Poland
2008, Goa, India Czech Republic Thomas Snyder , USA
2007, Prague, Czech Republic Japan Thomas Snyder, USA
2006, Lucca, Italy   Jana Tylova, Czech Republic

U.S. Puzzle Championships and Qualifying Tests

Year
Champion
Runner-Up
2024 U.S. Puzzle Championship Thomas Snyder Thomas Luo
2023 U.S. Puzzle Championship Jeffrey Bardon Anderson Wang
2022 U.S. Puzzle Championship Zack Polansky Thomas Luo
2019 U.S. Puzzle Championship Thomas Snyder Will Blatt
2018 U.S. Puzzle Championship Wei-Hwa Huang Thomas Snyder
2017 U.S. Puzzle Championship Thomas Snyder Walker Anderson
2016 U.S. Puzzle Championship Will Blatt Walker Anderson
2015 U.S. Puzzle Championship Palmer Mebane Roger Barkan
2014 U.S. Puzzle Championship Palmer Mebane Wei-Hwa Huang
2013 U.S. Puzzle Championship Palmer Mebane Jonathan Rivet
2012 Google U.S. Puzzle Championship Thomas Snyder Palmer Mebane
2011 U.S. Puzzle Championship Palmer Mebane Thomas Snyder
2010 U.S. Puzzle Championship Thomas Snyder Roger Barkan
2009 Google U.S. Puzzle Championship Thomas Snyder Roger Barkan
2008 Google U.S. Puzzle Championship Thomas Snyder Zack Butler
2007 Google U.S. Puzzle Championship Thomas Snyder Wei-Hwa Huang
2006 Google U.S. Puzzle Championship Thomas Snyder Wei-Hwa Huang
2005 Google U.S. Puzzle Championship Zack Butler Wei-Hwa Huang
2004 Google U.S. Puzzle Championship Roger Barkan Jonathan Rivet
2003 Google U.S. Puzzle Championship Wei-Hwa Huang Roger Barkan
2002 - US/Canadian Team Qualifying Test    
2001 - US/Canadian Team Qualifying Test    
2000 - US/Canadian Team Qualifying Test    
1999 - US/Canadian Team Qualifying Test    

U.S. Sudoku Team Qualifying Tests

Year
Top Qualifier
Runner-Up
2024 U.S. Team Qualifying Test Jason Zuffranieri Jordyn Hyde
2023 U.S. Team Qualifying Test Jason Zuffranieri Jordyn Hyde
2019 U.S. Team Qualifying Test Jason Zuffranieri Chris Narrikkattu
2018 U.S. Team Qualifying Test Jason Zuffranieri Will Blatt
2017 U.S. Team Qualifying Test Thomas Snyder Will Blatt
2016 U.S. Team Qualifying Test Jason Zuffranieri Will Blatt
2015 U.S. Team Qualifying Test Jason Zuffranieri Chris Narrikkattu
2014 U.S. Team Qualifying Test Jason Zuffranieri Jonathan Rivet
2013 U.S. Team Qualifying Test Jason Zuffranieri William Blatt
2012 U.S. Team Qualifying Test Jonathan Rivet Jason Zuffranieri
2011 U.S. Team Qualifying Test Jonathan Rivet Jason Zuffranieri
2010 U.S. Team Qualifying Test Jason Zuffranieri Allen Kong



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