The 6th World Puzzle Championship (and Congress) took place September 23 – 28, 1997 in Koprivnica.
Individual results
| Rank | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wei-Hwa Huang | USA |
| 2 | Ron Osher | USA |
| 3 | Robert Babilon | CZE |
| 4 | Michael Ley | GER |
| 5 | Petr Nepovim | CZE |
| 6 | Miklos Mocsy | HUN |
| 7 | Pavel Kalhous | CZE |
| 8 | Gyorgy Istvan | HUN |
| 9 | Zack Butler | USA |
| 10 | Markus Gegenheimer | GER |
Team results
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic |
| 2 | USA |
| 3 | Hungary |
| 4 | Germany |
| 5 | Turkey |
| 6 | Slovakia |
| 7 | Japan |
| 8 | Romania |
| 9 | Netherlands |
| 10 | Poland |