World Sudoku Championship

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2015 World Sudoku Championship Sofia, Bulgaria

The World Sudoku Championship is an annual international puzzle competition organised by a member of the World Puzzle Federation. The first event was held in Lucca in 2006.

Participants

Thirty 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]

Results summary

Year Host city Host nation Individual Team
Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze
2021 Shanghai   China
2020 Shanghai   China cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Kirchheim   Germany   Ken Endo   Kota Morinishi   Dai Tantan   China   Japan   Czech Republic
2018 Prague   Czech Republic   Kota Morinishi   Bastien Vial-Jaime   Tiit Vunk   Japan   China   Germany
2017 Bangalore   India   Kota Morinishi   Tiit Vunk   Qiu Yanzhe   China   Japan   France
2016 Senec   Slovakia   Tiit Vunk  Jakub Ondroušek   Kota Morinishi   Czech Republic   China   Japan
2015 Sofia   Bulgaria   Kota Morinishi   Tiit Vunk  Jakub Ondroušek   Japan   China   Czech Republic
2014 London   United Kingdom   Kota Morinishi   Tiit Vunk   Bastien Vial-Jaime
 Jakub Ondroušek
  Japan   Germany   China
2013 Beijing   China   Jin Ce   Kota Morinishi   Jakub Ondroušek   China   Czech Republic   Japan
2012 Kraljevica   Croatia   Jan Mrozowski   Kota Morinishi   Hideaki Jo   Japan   Czech Republic   China
2011 Eger   Hungary   Thomas Snyder   Kota Morinishi   Tiit Vunk   Germany   Czech Republic   United States
2010 Philadelphia   United States   Jan Mrozowski   Jakub Ondroušek   Hideaki Jo   Germany   Czech Republic   Japan
2009 Žilina   Slovakia   Jan Mrozowski   Branko Ceranic   Robert Babilon   Slovakia   Czech Republic   Serbia
2008 Goa   India   Thomas Snyder   Yuhei Kusui   Jakub Ondroušek   Czech Republic   Japan   Germany
2007 Prague   Czech Republic   Thomas Snyder   Yuhei Kusui   Peter Hudak   Japan   United States   Czech Republic
2006 Lucca   Italy   Jana Tylova   Thomas Snyder   Wei-Hwa Huang - - -

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
Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze
2021 Shanghai   China
2020 Shanghai   China cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Kirchheim   Germany   Ming Letian   Hu Yuxuan   Huang Mingrui   David McNeill   Zoran Tanasic   Joshua Zucker
2018 Prague   Czech Republic   Ming Letian   Dai Tantan   Chen Shiyu   Michael Smit   Mark Goodliffe   Taro Arimatsu
2017 Bangalore   India   Dai Tantan   Hu Yuxuan   Ming Letian   David McNeill   Mark Goodliffe   Michael Smit
2016 Senec   Slovakia   Qiu Yanzhe   Chen Shiyu   Sun Cheran   Zoran Tanasic   Mark Goodliffe   Taro Arimatsu
2015 Sofia   Bulgaria   Sun Cheran   Dai Tantan   Chen Nuo   David McNeill   Mark Goodliffe   Zoran Tanasic
2014 London   United Kingdom   Dai Tantan   Jin Ce   Sun Cheran   David McNeill   Jiri Hrdina   Stefano Forcolin
2013 Beijing   China   Jin Ce   Sun Cheran   Qiu Yanzhe   Henning Kalsgaard Poulsen   Liang Yue   Stefano Forcolin

References

  1. "WPF Members". World Puzzle Federation. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.