The 17th World Puzzle Championship (and Congress) took place October 17 – November 1, 2008 in Minsk, Hotel Belarus.
Individual Results
| Rank | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulrich Voigt | GER |
| 2 | Mehmet Murat Sevim | TUR |
| 3 | Roger Barkan | USA |
| 4 | Peter Hudák | SVK |
| 5 | Hideaki Jo | JPN |
| 6 | Michael Ley | GER |
| 7 | Thomas Snyder | USA |
| 8 | Stefan Gaspar | SVK |
| 9 | Pál Madarassy | HUN |
| 10 | Wei-Hwa Huang | USA |
Team results
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | USA |
| 2 | Japan |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
| 4 | Germany |
| 5 | Hungary |
| 6 | France |
| 7 | Slovakia |
| 8 | Serbia |
| 9 | Turkey |
| 10 | Croatia |