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
- Puzzle Cup Competitions Underway
The 2026 Puzzle Big Cup, Levelled Cups and Casual Cup competitions all got underway too this weekend. Takuma Muto edged out Aubin Danzo by 1 point, though it wasn’t all bad news for France as Valentin Miakinen beat Jeffrey Bardon 688-657. Prasanna Seshadri suffered his second cup defeat this year, losing 663-784 to Rintaro Matsumoto.… Read more: Puzzle Cup Competitions Underway - Steady Stream take the plaudits
The Puzzle Franchise Faceoff had a tough opening round, with Serbia’s round proving trickier for many than last year. Tiit Vunk’s stellar performance, 229 above his 2025 average, led his Titans to second place, but Édouard Lebeau’s Stream took the full 10 points as 6 of their 7 players performed above their 2025 average. Weifan… Read more: Steady Stream take the plaudits - Puzzle World Cup begins
The 2026 Puzzle World Cup has begun with some surprise results as Estonia and Canada posted some totals that threaten the favourites. Tiit Vunk’s first top 10 puzzle finish since 2018 helped Estonia upset a France team that posted the 7th highest total of the round, and both of Canada’s Kevin Sun and Byron Calver… Read more: Puzzle World Cup begins