The 15th World Puzzle Championship took place from October 7 – 12, 2006 in Borovets, Bulgaria, in Hotel Samokov.

Official web page (web archive)http://wpc2006.puzzle-bg.com/

Instruction booklet: Download
Puzzle booklets: Available for purchase in our archive

Official results

WPCWPC
IndividualTeam
#1Ulrich Voigt (GER)USA
#2Wei-Hwa Huang (USA)Germany
#3Maho Yokota (JPN)Japan

Media & other information

Full results

Official rank after finalsRankNameCountryTierTotal12345789101113
11Ulrich VoigtGERA2271454106519041012021526614036050
23Wei-Hwa HuangUSAA1926170295702102801201902418024525
37Maho YokotaJPNA173020345551503101501652003525050
45Thomas SnyderUSAA1815105450801302301202502055017025
56Roger BarkanUSAA1775503504521019013515520060215165
62Niels RoestNEDA1955135315401503551053109510532025
74Pál MadarassyHUNA183080255551403701202402007527025
88Mehmet Murat SevimTURA15855027565210150907525514522050
99Bram de LaatNEDA15807029545140345105901409523025
1010Michael LeyGERA1575503306580115502302351302900
1111Tatsuya YamamotoJPNA1567100245551201258025595105215172
1212Peter HudákSVKA15607032535100175801752256029025
1313Denis AurouxFRAA15507028050802551051702158521525
1414Jana VodičkováCZEA15405025560160230801552309517550
1515Hartmut SeeberGERA152060370607023590140145852650
1616Byron CalverCANA15058033560120245120851455021550
1717Hideaki JoJPNA15009534055901301059514514028025
1818Goran VodopijaCROA1485502206060255105958512041025
1919Sébastien LeroyBELA1475853305013090120135859530550
2020Robert BabilonCZEA146080300501001801201901457517050
2121Derek KismanCANA140535300659031580180150551350
2222Bart LeemansBELA13752527035130175802059010521050
2222Zoltán GyimesiHUNA13751353703511011090953511525525
2424Nikola ŽivanovićSRBA135095300509026580100145501750
2525Yuhei KusuiJPNA1340752854590160120160140701950
2626David McNeillGBRA133825225401501608085140115170148
2727Andrey BogdanovRUSA13205025535901751202009510514550
2828Zoltán HorváthHUNA130545265456017090155951552250
2929Jean-Christophe NovelliFRAA13004532535160145801109511516525
2929Tomasz KrajewskiPOLA13005028055701401051158511024050
3131Philippe NiederkornBELA127550295209015090145857025525
3232Alexandru SzökeROUA120545280601202359085353519525
3333Murat KozTURA1190301604521020580252206013025
3434Zack ButlerUSAA1160503255030358013014513013550
3535Aline KochFRAA11458031565013080200852514025
3636Maarten LöfflerNEDA113540295607025901659014011050
3636Riad KhanmagomedovRUSA113535325301008580701102023050
3838Łukasz BożykowskiPOLA1115503004513014510510095457525
3939Bernhard SeckingerGERA1090352055570180105120110018525
3939Ronald StewartGBRA10907020555301959015585851200
3939Štefan GašpárSVKA109045185459080120952105514025
3939Wouter SimonsBELA1090352454513085105801457512025
4343Aivar PardlaESTA1050351304080195120115859011050
4444Marie PlatelFRAA10152016040502057013585352150
4545Alexey OleshovRUSA100550205501301309014535358550
4646Tamás CsizmaziaHUNA9854023555010590110359017550
4747Michał BornyPOLA97550210503011570105356022525
4848Petr NepovímCZEA945702403590358010085501600
4949Jakub CabanPOLA9252520040801806010535809525
5050Zrinka KokotCROA915251854008060140110752000
5151Steven BargeGBRA9057016040120135906035806550
5252Jouni SärkijärviFINA8952518035705010513085016550
5353Nick DellerGBRA88025110506015580115145251150
5454Ümit AbacıoğluTURA860302453060150407060609025
5555Barna-László BernátROUA8557020530305580100356016525
5656Amit SowaniINDA845402455060707011060457025
5757Ivan GrishchenkoRUSA825551305070140905535807050
5757Pavel KalhousCZEA8251518540706510550854514025
5959Jaco BreukelsNEDA82080160359075905595209525
6060Liisa SarakontuFINA79525804560958090357516050
6161Jelena ĐurićSRBA79040155400807013085608050
6262Artur KirkoryanBULA7854521555603040105506010025
6262Carlos Eduardo Rodrigues AlvesBRAA785401503570165708535357525
6464Sanda Reić TomašCROA77525210307017560403535950
6565Georgi BenevBULA770151753530175703590351100
6666Andreas BolotăROUA7605603560215709035707050
6767Dragan TolomanoskiSRBA7402519045309070100351012025
6867Deren ÇağlayanTURA74015190459010560803501200
6969Rajesh KumarINDA7300165407080501550751850
7070Silvano MonasteroITAA7055230303085704550501100
7171Daniele FilipponeITAA700151503530100804585357550
7272Dalibor GrđanCROA695201555530957011035106550
7373Urmas RaudeESTA67540100450704075852514550
7474Yavor StoevBULA65551304030120707535359025
7575Simone SoltoggioITAA65010105503085804550014550
7676John WetmillerCANA6355017545305060858510450
7676Martin PeiCANA635512565706080805010900
7878Amit AgarwalINDA630516035708580900602025
7979Blanka LehotskáSVKA61045150353010606085107550
8080Saku HuttunenFINA5703580503085805050101000
8181Dragan StojanovićSRBA5651590403070501400101200
8282Daniel MartinBRAA54025130304050309535354525
8383Michal HudákSVKA53001754030508025001300
8484Daday HunorROUA505256540604040658510750
8585Guilherme Marques dos Santos SilvaBRAA4952013530700402535401000
8686Markku LahtiFINA4905110403003010085105525
8787Ricardo Daniel KossatzBRAA4851011030303050500359050
8888Eve JaansonESTA47559530702530208550650
8989Raghavendra GaneshINDA4451012040302530403506550
9090Teodosi GeninskiBULA4351010045305550903510100
9191Gerli MikkESTA390530353025304550506525
9292Marco GaionITAA2755402530204055003525
RankCountryTierTotalTeam Total61214Individual Total12345789101113
1USAA8728205249590765066763751420245580735455725791320765265
2GERA8081162556561045064561901315245410940365705756355110075
3JPNA7262112546054012561372901215210450725455675580350940247
4HUNA7155166060061045054953001125190310755390600365435925100
5NEDA6775128546045037554903251065180450800390620420360755125
6BELA6465125049543032552151951140150480500395565405345890150
7FRAA636513555655402505010215108019029073533561548026073575
8CZEA56809104253601254770215980185420510385495545265645125
9TURA541010353554302504375125870185570610270250570265560100
10RUSA529510102955401754285190915165390530380470275240530200
11POLA52409253904101254315175990190310580340425250295635125
12CROA52151345425300620387012077018516060529538526524077075
13CANA5080900320330250418017093523531067034043043012548550
14SVKA495011605303802503790160835155250315340355520125635100
15GBRA48736602952401254213190700185360645340415405305470198
16SRBA44751030460320250344517573517515050527047026513049575
17ROUA396063529534003325145610165270545280340190175505100
18INDA3385735295240200265055690165230260230255145180340100
19BULA3110465145320026457562017515038023030521014031050
20FINA3095345145200027509045017019023029537025595480125
21ESTA294535517060125259085355150180315220255305215385125
22BRAA2735430105200125230595525125210245190255105145310100
23ITAA2610280120160023303552514012029027019018585365125