World Sudoku Championship
The World Sudoku Championship (WSC) is an annual international puzzle competition organised by a member of the World Puzzle Federation. The first event was held in Lucca in 2006. National teams are determined by local affiliates of the World Puzzle Federation. The competition typically consists of 100 or more puzzles solved by all competitors over multiple timed rounds, including classic sudoku, variations and other puzzle types, normally followed by a playoff for the top qualifiers to determine a champion. Examples of rounds include the Relay round, where an answer from one puzzle contributes digits to the start of the next sudoku, and the "World Record" round, in which solvers competed to set a Guinness World Record for fastest sudoku solution.
Of the 13 championships held so far, Kota Morinishi of Japan (2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018) has been the most successful winner with four individual titles, over Thomas Snyder of United States (2007, 2008 and 2011), Jan Mrozowski of Poland (2009, 2010 and 2012) who have each won three.
From 2007 there has also been a team competition. Japan is the most successful team, having won the title in 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018; Czech Republic (2008, 2016), Germany (2010 and 2011) and China (2013, 2017) have won this title twice; Slovakia (2009) also won a title.
Starting from 2011, the event has been held alongside the World Puzzle Championship.
Participants
Currently, 30 countries are official members of the World Puzzle Federation. Individuals may also take part if their country is not already represented by a national team.[1] In the latest WSC in 2018 Prague Czech Republic the number of participants exceeded the magic limit (248 contestants from 34 countries).
Results summary
Note: The 2020 edition of WSC and WPC, which would be held in Shanghai, China, will be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The exact new dates will be released on a later date.
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| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 2021 | Shanghai |  |
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| 2019 | Kirchheim |  |
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| 2018 | Prague | |
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| 2017 | Bangalore |  |
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| 2016 | Senec |  |
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| 2015 | Sofia |  |
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| 2014 | London |  |
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| 2013 | Beijing | |
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| 2012 | Kraljevica |  |
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| 2011 | Eger |  |
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| 2010 | Philadelphia | |
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| 2009 | Žilina | |
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| 2008 | Goa | |
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| 2007 | Prague | |
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| 2006 | Lucca |  |
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Starting from 2013, titles have been awarded also for the best players in two age groups, Under 18 and Over 50 years of age.
| Year | Host city | Host nation | Under 18 | Over 50 | ||||
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| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 2019 | Kirchheim | |
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| 2018 | Prague | |
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| 2017 | Bangalore | |
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| 2016 | Senec | |
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| 2015 | Sofia | |
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| 2014 | London | |
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| 2013 | Beijing | |
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References
- "WPF Members". World Puzzle Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
External links
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- Official web site of the World Puzzle Federation
- 2015: Official web site of the 10th WSC and 24th WPC
- 2014: Official web site of the 9th WSC and 23rd WPC
- 2013: Official web site of the 8th WSC and 22nd WPC
- 2012: Official web site of the 7th WSC and 21st WPC
- 2011: Official web site of the 6th WSC and 20th WPC
- 2010: 5th WSC April 29-May 2, 2010 Philadelphia, United States
- 4th WSC April 24–27, 2009 Žilina, Slovakia
- 2008: 3rd WSC Goa, India
- 2007: 2nd WSC Prague, Czech Republic
- 2006: 1st WSC Lucca, Italy