Competition rules

Qualification:

• Maximum number: 200 individuals

• Competitors are divided into two qualification groups (A, B)

• Each group assembles a 500‑piece Ravensburger puzzle with a different motif

• From each group, 50 fastest competitors from the Czech Republic and 5 fastest foreign competitors advance to the final

• Qualification time limit: 90 minutes (1 hour 30 minutes)

Final:

• A total of 100 competitors from the Czech Republic + 10 foreign competitors

• Puzzle: 500‑piece Ravensburger

• Time limit: 75 minutes (1 hour 15 minutes)

Foreign competitors compete outside the official championship ranking.

Qualification:

• Maximum number: 120 pairs

• Division into two qualification groups (A, B)

• Each group assembles a 500‑piece Ravensburger puzzle with a different motif

• From each group, 30 fastest pairs from the Czech Republic and 3 fastest foreign pairs advance to the final

• Qualification time: 75 minutes (1 hour 15 minutes)

Final:

• A total of 60 pairs from the Czech Republic + 6 foreign pairs

• Puzzle: 1000‑piece Ravensburger

• Time limit: 120 minutes (2 hours)

Foreign pairs compete outside the official championship ranking.

Maximum number: 50 teams

A team consists of 3-4 individuals.

Each team receives one 1000‑piece puzzle and one 500‑piece puzzle by Ravensburger.

Time limit: 150 minutes (2 hours 30 minutes).

Foreign teams compete outside the official championship ranking.

Stacking rules:

• Teams choose the order of puzzles themselves

• Only one puzzle may be laid out on the table at a time

• After finishing a puzzle, the team calls a referee, who checks it, records the time and allows them to start the next puzzle

• If a team decides to swap an unfinished puzzle for the other, the first must be fully disassembled and placed back into the box

Only participants with a registered address in the Czech Republic at the time of the competition may compete for the title Czech Jigsaw Puzzle Champion.

Foreign participants may take part in the competition but compete outside the official championship ranking.

In the individuals category, a maximum of 5 foreign competitors from each qualification group may advance to the next round.

In the pairs category, a maximum of 3 foreign pairs from each qualification group may advance to the next round.

The participation of foreign competitors does not reduce the number of advancing competitors from the Czech Republic.

Each round starts on the organizer’s cue. Until then, participants may not touch the puzzle boxes on the table.

Before the competition, all plastic wrapping and stickers will be removed from puzzles.

Finishing the puzzle: A participant who finishes or is about to finish raises their hand to call a referee. The referee records the time and shows it to the participant for confirmation. Later objections will not be considered.

Penalty for missing pieces: If pieces are missing when finishing, 10 seconds per missing piece will be added to the recorded time.

If no one finishes within the time limit, the winner is the participant with the highest number of correctly placed pieces (only groups of at least 3 pieces count).

Final score is determined by the number of placed pieces and the finish time.

Puzzles received in the competition remain the property of participants after the event.

No age limit. Persons under 16 may participate only when accompanied by an adult.

The competition is open to participants not only from the Czech Republic.

1st-3rd place in each category receive prizes - a puzzle, a trophy, a small gift - valid only for participants from the Czech Republic.

The organizer reserves the right to change the rules - current rules will always be available on czjpa.cz

The organizer may assign a spot to another participant if a competitor doesn’t arrive within 10 minutes after the round starts. In such a case, no refund is provided.

In case of cancellation, the entry fee is refunded only if you cancel no later than 15 days before the start of the competition.

Movement in the competition area is allowed only for current round participants, referees and authorized staff

When sharing a table with another competitor, it is forbidden to interfere with the neighboring space.