Results posted...
Welcome to the home of the 2026 U.S. Puzzle Championship, held over the weekend of July 18-20, 2026, but is still available for download. Thanks to everyone for participating—we hope you enjoyed the experience.
Congratulations go to Maxim Li for winning the U.S. Puzzle Championship, completing 19 of 22 puzzles and a score of 260. Close behind are Anderson Wang (259) and Victor Larsen (220), who also earn spots on the U.S. Team, to complete at the World Puzzle Championship in Kolkata, India in October. First alternate is Ian Osborn (193).
Ken Endo of Japan (290) had the top International score, completing 21 of 22 puzzles, followed closely by Valentin Miakinen of France (286), Christian König of Germany (284), and Freddie Hand of the UK (280).
Thanks to the desginers for an awesome selection of puzzles:
- Thomas Snyder/LinkedIn ( Tango, Zip (Mystery))
- David Altizio (Minesweeper (Pentominoes), Nurikabe (Palindrome), Constellations)
- Serkan Yürekli (Tango (Clones), Tapa, Tapa Way, Kakuro (Odd or Even))
- Nikoli (Bag, Masyu, Shakashaka, Sudoku)
- JinHoo Ahn (Yajilin (Regional), Pentominous)
- Adam R. Wood (Henry's Palisade, Trivalent Valley)
- Andrew Parr (Spiral Galaxies)
- Michael Rios (Kakuro (Cage Coded)
- Moshe Rubin (Battleships)
- Thomas Snyder (Math Path)
Thanks to Walker Anderson, Thomas Luo, and Thomas Snyder for test solving. And thanks to ThinkFun/Ravensburger for their financial and web hosting support.
Everything is linked directly from the right sidebar; you'll have to login to download files or submit answers. Links to the US Team site are above.
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