From 24th till 29th of October 2010 in Paprotnia near Warsaw, Poland took place
19th World Puzzle Championship. The event welcomed 105 competitors
from 29 countries.

The winner was Taro Arimatsu from Japan, followed by Ulrich Voigt (Germany) and Hideaki Jo (Japan). In the team competition - after a very exciting final round - team USA beat their opponents and won the title. Japan team came second and team Germany was third.

Take a look at the photo gallery from the event.

Nearly two months after the championship - 17th of December - our dear friend Jacek Szczap died after a massive cerebral hemorrhage.

As he devoted his life to puzzles and puzzle-related activities, his dream and idea was to organize a World Puzzle Championship in Poland. Mostly thanks to his vision and commitment, ability to convince and motivate others, his dream came true.

He will be greatly missed...