Following last year’s success, Speedpuzzling The Netherlands is once again organizing the Dutch Jigsaw Nationals this year – a national puzzle competition in collaboration with Ravensburger, with categories for solo, pairs, and teams. New this year is the friendly round, giving both novice and more relaxed puzzlers their first taste of competition. The competition will take place on June 6th and 7th, 2026, at the Sportcentrum Galgenwaard in Utrecht.
Registration starts March 8th, 2026 (note: new date) at 12:00 CET on the Puzzled app or on my.speedpuzzling.nl. Download the Puzzled app now! If you have any questions regarding the app, check out our manual.
Competitions
Note for the solo competition and Friendly Race:
You can participate in either one, not both!
Solo
Date:
June 6th
Number of spots:
200 participants
(100 each preliminary round)
Length:
Preliminary round: 1,5 hours
Final: 1,5 hours
Puzzle:
Preliminary round: 500 pieces
Final: min. 500 pieces
Registration fee:
€30,-
Friendly Race
Date:
June 6th
Number of spots:
100 participants
Length:
1,25 hours
After 1 hour, another person is allowed to help
Puzzle:
300 pieces
Registration fee:
€20,-
Pairs
Date:
June 7th
Number of spots:
200 pairs
(100 each preliminary round)
Length:
Preliminary round: 1,5 hours
Final: 1,5 hours
Puzzle:
Preliminary round: 500 pieces
Final: min. 500 pieces
Registration fee:
€40,-
Teams
Date:
June 7th
Number of spots:
50 teams
(3 or 4 participants per team)
Length:
2,5 hours
Puzzle:
1x 300 pieces
1x 1000 pieces
Registration fee:
€60,-
Schedule
Saturday June 6th
11:15
11:45
12:00 – 13:30
14:00 – 15:30
16:00 – 17:15
18:00 – 19:30
19:40
Venue open
Opening
Solo round 1
Solo round 2
Friendly Race
Solo final
Prize ceremony solo
Sunday June 7th
09:00
09:20
09:30 – 12:00
12:10
13:00 – 14:30
15:00 – 16:30
17:30 – 19:00
19:10
Venue open
Opening
Teams
Prize ceremony teams
Pairs round 1
Pairs round 2
Pairs final
Prize ceremony pairs
Location
Sportcentrum Galgenwaard
Herculesplein 341
3584 AA Utrecht
