Puzzle Innovation Contest Winners

The winners of the Puzzle Innovation Contest were announced at the World Sudoku & Puzzle Championship, 2026 held at Kolkata, India. We would again like to congratulate the winners.

Sudoku

Winner: Qin Jiaqi (China) for Trishula Sudoku

1st Runner Up: Akash Doulani (India) for Neighbouring Disparity Sudoku

2nd Runner Up: Kota Morinishi (Japan) for Magic Sword Sudoku & Yannick Meyapin (France) for Fractal Sudoku

Puzzles

Winner: Zhang Boyang (China) for Square Chain

1st Runner Up: Anuraag Sahay (India) for Box and Blob

2nd Runner Up: James McGowan (United Kingdom) for Urumi Spirals