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 16 championships held between 1992 and 2007, 10 have been won by the U.S. team (1992, 1995, 1996, 1998-2001, 2004, 2006, 2007), 3 by the Czech Republic (1993, 1994, 1997), 1 by Japan (2002), and 2 by Germany (2003, 2005). The 2008 championship will be held in Vilnius - Lithuania.

Past Locations:

2007	Rio de Janeiro
2006	Borovets
2005	Eger
2004	Opatija
2003	Arnhem
2002	Oulu
2001	Brno
2000	Stamford^{[citation needed]}
1999	Budapest
1998	Istanbul
1997	Koprivnica
1996	Utrecht
1995	Poiana Brasov
1994	Cologne
1993	Brno
1992	New York