Nordic Open Championship 2025

DATE: 14 & 15 June 2025
LOCATION: Partillebohallen, Partille
It's time for the first-ever Nordic Open Championship! A international competition for puzzle enthusiasts from the Nordic countries.
Competitions will be held in three categories, individual, pairs, and teams, where puzzles will be completed against the clock. The rules are simple: the fastest puzzler wins!

INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION
- 150 participants will compete in the final.
- Each participant will assemble a 500-piece puzzle within a time limit of 90 minutes.
- The winner will be the participant who completes the final puzzle in the shortest time.
- If no participant manages to finish the puzzle within the time limit, the winner will be the one with the most correctly assembled pieces.
The individual registration fee is 300 SEK and includes one copy of the 500-piece final puzzle.

PAIRS COMPETITION
No changes to pair members will be allowed during the competition.
- 150 pairs will compete in the final.
- Each pair will assemble a 500-piece puzzle within a time limit of 90 minutes.
- The winner will be the pair who completes the final puzzle in the shortest time.
- If no pair manages to finish the puzzle within the time limit, the winner will be the pair with the most correctly assembled pieces.
The pairs registration fee is 400 SEK and includes one copy of the 500-piece final puzzle.

TEAMS COMPETITION
Teams must consist of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 members.
No changes to team members will be allowed during the competition.
- 150 teams will compete in the final.
- Each team will assemble a 1000-piece puzzle within a time limit of 120 minutes.
- The winner will be the team who completes the final puzzle in the shortest time.
- If no team manages to finish the puzzle within the time limit, the winner will be the team with the most correctly assembled pieces.
The teams registration fee is 500 SEK and includes one copy of the 1000-piece final puzzle.
Competition Schedule
Saturday, June 14
16:30 - Teams Competition
18:30 - Award ceremony, Teams
Sunday, June 15
10:30 - Individual competition
12:30 - Pairs competition
14:00 - Award ceremony, Individual & Pairs
REGISTRATIONS
- Registration for the Nordic Open Championship will open on February 8.
- Each of the Nordic countries will have a quota of 1/5 of the tables in the competition (minus tables reserved for international guests).
- When registration initially opens , 10 individual spots, 5 pairs spots, and 3 team spots will be reserved for international guests on a first-come, first-served basis.
- When registration initially opens, priority will be given according to each country's quota. When the quota is full, participants from that country have to wait intill the rest of the spots open for free registrations.
- After the 13 April (one week after the final national Nordic competition) the registration will be open for all, no matter the nationality.
- Mixed Nordic teams/pairs can register as soon as registration opens and will not count against any country's quota.
GETTING THERE
Address
Gamla Kronvägen 68
433 33 Partille
Travel by public transport
Visit www.vasttrafik.se for the best travel route.
Travel by car
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