World Puzzle Championship

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The World Puzzle Championship is an annual international puzzle competition run by the World Puzzle Federation. The first one was held in New York in 1992. All the puzzles in the competition are designed to be language- and culture-neutral.

National teams are determined by local affiliates of the World Puzzle Federation. Of the 15 championships held between 1992 and 2006, 9 have been won by the U.S. team (1992, 1995, 1996, 1998-2001, 2004, 2006), 3 by the Czech Republic (1993, 1994, 1997), 1 by Japan (2002), and 2 by Germany (2003, 2005). The 2007 championship will be held in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.

Past Locations:

2006 Borovets
2005 Eger
2004 Opatija
2003 Arnhem
2002 Oulu
2001 Brno
2000 Stamford
1999 Budapest
1998 Istanbul
1997 Koprivnica
1996 Utrecht
1995 Poiana Brasov
1994 Koeln
1993 Brno
1992 New York

As of April 2006, 31 countries are members of the World Puzzle Federation.


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