原文链接：WSPC News Updates (wspc2023.com)
2023年10月21日
Five genre puzzle champions crowned at WPC
New to this year’s World Puzzle Championship competition were five genre-focused playoffs featuring the top players across distinct parts within the overall championship. These playoffs crowned five different champions across the different puzzle specialties:
In Number Placement puzzles, Kota Morinishi (JPN) won the title with Ken Endo (JPN) second and Suzhe Qiu (CHN) third.
In Object Placement puzzles, Ken Endo (JPN) finished in first place followed by Walker Anderson (USA) in second and Kota Morinishi (JPN) in third.
In Shading puzzles, Jeffrey Bardon (USA) won with Ken Endo (JPN) second and Walker Anderson (USA) third.
In Loop/Path puzzles, Naoki Sekiya (JPN) won the trophy in first place while Ken Endo (JPN) in second and Thomas Luo (USA) in third completed the podium.
In Region Division puzzles, the title was won by Walker Anderson of the USA. Ken Endo (JPN) finished in second and Thomas Luo (USA) finished in third.
Video with commentary of these playoffs will be posted soon on our media page.
