WHO IS THE NEW FASTEST PUZZLER IN THE WORLD?

[@KarenPuzzles]

I can’t believe it’s finished 😪 This was the biggest project I’ve ever taken on, and I hope you all liked the videos. If you missed the first two in this series, you can watch them here: Quarterfinals: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2fPo3ptjZx5qZI Semifinals: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXKqmo2EhbStis0 And stay tuned for my tour of the Ravensburger factory coming this January!

[@msinvincible2000]

Thank you Karen for these videos, it's so much better when you explain and condensate everything, because watching the live stream wasn't as interesting.

[@KatrinaColemanPuzzler]

Thanks for a wonderful recap Karen. And for discussing reviewing results with the organisers. ❤

[@lauraquin00]

You did such a great job

[@jennabrace9150]

I am looking forward to the factory tour!

[@michauleslie7742]

Thank you so much for this amazing work!!

[@fidget918]

I love how in every video you thank Valentina. So often, people who work behind the scenes get overlooked and forgotten. Thank you for always pointing out how important she is to this series' success!

[@ambermarie7204]

Karen, it doesn’t matter how fast you are at individual puzzles, you are by far and away the best producer of puzzle videos on the Internet! Someone else said these are documentary quality and yes, yes, they most definitely are. I hope to someday go to these competitions and I wouldn’t have even dreamt of it if it wasn’t for your videos. Thank you! I rarely wait for channels to post a new video but I was waiting for this one!!

[@davidsix4553]

Karen should enter a documentary competition with the high quality videos.

[@Wriwnas1]

Yes that was me!! They are indeed THAT GOOD!! :)

[@tara.amalia]

so... my boyfriend, who doesn't like puzzles at all because he's way too impatient, just kept watching the 3 parts with me because he loved the positive vibes of the puzzling community. thank you and your cameraperson so much for capturing that positive energy.

[@dfw-k6z]

I'm in the same boat. I'm too impatient to do a puzzle myself, but I'm here for the positive vibes :)

[@icturner23]

And the event cameramen and the commentators.

[@uglibugg]

I HATE puzzling but for some reason I can't stop watching this channel!

[@jernfuglen]

I rarely do puzzles, but I really like this channel.

[@diniaceleste5892]

It's not because he's impatient, he just doesn't like it. I hate puzzles.i just like watching Karen doing her thing. But I'm not a fan of puzzles. Puzzles are for people with nothing else better to do. Like old lady's and cooking shows. Same thing

[@KayleenLavan]

Man Alejandro must be the nicest person ever. This guy went from 1st in the world to 8th and did it with a huge smile on his face, you could tell he was proud to be in such fierce puzzling company regardless of his place

[@MJ-yd4jk]

Agreed. I wish every reigning world champion was as gracious as him when they lost their title - unfortunately many are not!

[@animelover1023]

The highlight you did for Kristin winning first was so incredibly sweet and I know that she will love and cherish how you captured the events leading up to that moment ❤

[@KarenPuzzles]

Valentina was crying while filming, and then I was crying while editing 😭

[@moony4814]

I also just cried because of that. I’m so happy for her

[@Kumagoro42]

@@KarenPuzzles We need a get-together video with Kristin now! :)

[@neledivergent]

@@KarenPuzzlesand then we all are crying while watching

[@sms5807]

I had the same thought! What a lovely keepsake for her!

[@trullatube]

I still tear up at Kristins win! And the most amazing thing is, I don't think there was one person in the dome - including everyone in the run for the title - who wasn't happy for her. 🥰

[@lunabelletheinsane]

I hope Tiffany and Karen stay puzzle pair partners, I feel like the more they practice with each other, the faster they will get. Their energies really mesh supremely well.

[@rookjameson]

On the other hand, I miss E.B.. Why can't pairs consist of more than two puzzlers? 🙈

[@michaellee4276]

It seems tough to be partnered with someone who lives so far away. Not a lot of practice outside big competitions. Though for a KZbinr it makes those practices and competitions feel more special and surprising.

[@jdaisy2000]

I am so excited. Thank you for all the hard work you put into making this video. My husband says this is my superbowl, and I have not let any spoilers ruin it for myself.

[@KarenPuzzles]

Wow, that's dedication! I hope you like it!

[@Natg6]

Same!! I made sure not to spoil it

[@jasmint3207]

It is our superbowl!

[@KarenPuzzles]

Everyone in Poland: I want Kristin and Alejandro Everyone in Poland’s mom: We have Kristin and Alejandro at home

[@StaciGabriel]

the phrasing had me do a 2x take... lol

[@mariannatatarska1140]

I'm so proud of my countrymen!!! Poland mountain🇵🇱

[@arlothe_ariel]

lol that is exactly what happened!

[@juliakonieczny4850]

Hahaha! 😂 Thank you for this videos!

[@CarlaAlvarez-j1j]

@@StaciGabriel prayers for Poland's mom 😅🤣💀

[@arioctober]

Dude being pregnant is physically taxing AF, even during the first trimester, so winning worlds while pregnant is CRAZY!!! So happy for her 😭💖🎉

[@juliajuliax]

Yeah!! For many women thr first one is the worst so I'm very impressdd by her.

[@CraftyMagicDollz]

It's all i could think.. I'm so fucking tired and hungry and have to pee so bad during the first trimester, there's absolutely no way. I would have died even trying.

[@ITM95]

The fact this worlds coverage takes 25% of your YEAR, is incredible. Thank you for your dedication to this and making it so thorough and thoughtful.

[@catherine2563]

IF we’re still watching??? Of course we are! Those 3 months you spent editing are the same 3 months we’ve spent eagerly anticipating your videos! Even after watching almost every minute of the livestream, I wouldn’t miss your recap. Thank you for your hard work Karen! You are a gem!!!

[@PatrickWard-be7jd]

It is kind of amazing, in basically just 3 years how competitive puzzling has become/grown worldwide. I do think you will see some more jumps in the next decade. Karen, you and Ravensburger are obviously greatly responsible for this. Very professional, well done video/documentary.

[@radicalrick9587]

Oh for sure

[@alveolate]

it does seem like ravensburger are a pretty good sponsor!

[@valentinavee]

Congrats on finishing the edit, Karen! 🎉 And thanks for the shout-out!

[@judygibson5386]

Are you ready to star in a video about what it takes to film an event like this? I'd love to see it!

[@katie18976]

​@@judygibson5386 I second that

[@salavora]

Thank you for the great footage!

[@Cyanbirdie]

Thank you for mentioning Katrina, she's a friend of mine and I know just how hard she worked for that 7th place. She did an incredible job and made us Tassie's so proud.

[@xungnham1388]

Even though she doesn't do it anymore, I still call doing it one-handed, starting from the middle as "Kristin Thuv style". I think there should be a whole competition category of Kristin Thuv style.

[@seriliaykilel]

KRISTIN!!! She finally cracked #1!! Epic!! Congrats to everyone!! Sending all the hugs to Alejandro -- his wins raised the bar for everyone and is ushering in a new group of super talented puzzlers!

[@abib7294]

I cried watching this. The support in this community is amazing. It just made me so misty eyed to see how kind and uplifting the speed puzzlers all are! This video is so amazing. Thank you for all the hard work poured into these videos!

[@Romial34]

So update on the couple puzzles I bought because of your videos (One was used in last years world championship and one this year). My girlfriend and I tried to speedrun them both and 2 hours later, we're not even half done. Speed puzzling is no joke guys. Gives me a greater appreciation for everyone doing this. Thanks, Karen!

[@neonfarbenrausch]

The camera work is incredible! Great cinematography with the music and editing!

[@KarenPuzzles]

Valentina was working harder than any of us filming the entire thing!

[@laprassoul]

I just wanna thank you for giving Kristin her well-deserved moment to celebrate her in the video, instead of going immediately to second place. I've been rooting for Kristin for the last two years, and it means a lot to see you give her that lingering moment to celebrate all her hard work paying off. ❤ Shoutouts to Valentina for her fantastic filming throughout the whole event, and to Karen for giving us these phenomenal videos! Your editing is second to none, and it's clear you worked your butt off these last three months. Take a well-deserved rest for the holidays!!

[@alysemarie8313]

Oh huge congratulations to Marketa! In the nine months I was pregnant I did 32 jigsaw puzzles. I laid them all out and took photos right before giving birth. That's about all I did while he was growing 😅 And my mother similarly did a massive amount of jigsaw puzzles when she was pregnant with me in the 80's. After giving birth I have only done your puzzle, Karen. In three years that's the only one I looked forward to enough to do. Parenting infants and toddlers is not for the weak. You really do have to sacrifice hobbies and a lot of personal freedoms. I got a puzzle advent calendar this year. It's 1000 piece split out over 24 days. I figured it was about the only way to work my hobby into my life. My little almost 3 year-old amazing bean is now doing jigsaw puzzles so carefully next to me and it is the best feeling ever. He talks himself through it. He says oh no maybe this piece goes over here. Maybe I have to turn it. And he's actually doing it. I can take up to 6 pieces out of a puzzle section that we've already done. and he is able to reason it out and put them in the right place so gently and carefully. And if you knew my son, you would know that he hardly ever does anything gently. 😂 so to new parents who have no time for your hobby anymore: Oh just wait until they start doing it with you. It is magical! Merry Christmas to everyone! 🎉 Seeing these videos makes me want badly to team up with him by my side in a pairs event. When he is a little older we really could if he still loves puzzles. What a positive and uplifting thing to be a part of!

[@jlilley73]

What a lovely story ❤

[@Fleetato]

You sound like an amazing mother ❤

[@ambierona]

My twins are 5 now and I've taken one of them to a competition to do pairs with me for the past couple years! He was very good at jigsaw puzzles when he was little but he's been more interested in other things recently. Now the other twin likes doing puzzles with me 😆 I hope you're able to go to competitions with your son in the future!

[@Glitterdoglady94]

Thank you for this comment. I haven't been able to do as many puzzles since he was born and I look forward to doing them with him some day. Right now he is obsessed with my puzzle pieces and likes to rip them off the puzzle board. At least he has an interest in jigsaw puzzles lol!

[@2u2a]

I loved Kristian's reaction. He was like this meme when the 3rd placement celebrates the most. I'm Polish and I had no idea that we (as a nation) were so good in fast puzzling. Yay!

[@ArielBissett]

Karen, you’re the best! My favourite puzzler, queen of puzzle content, and creator of my favourite KZbin series of the year! Thank you!! I really hope you get a huge rest this holiday season!

[@KarenPuzzles]

My favorite home renovator! I watched so many of your videos while editing this series ❤️❤️❤️

[@itsamazing101]

50:46 I love this illustration in explaining the different scenarios regarding the rule change!! This made it very clear and I love your graphics a lot a lot! I also love the cuts between each scene, from interview to live stream footage to live stream commentary, to Karen’s commentary, to clear HD photos of winners, to the charts, stats, and montage! I really appreciate your effort, thank you so much ☺️

[@silentspeaker0156]

I actually did my first 1,000 piece Ravensburger yesterday! I got just over seven hours doing it by myself (not in one sitting), but it was a difficult illustration with lots of blobby flowers sections. I really enjoyed the quality of it and the vibrancy of the colors.

[@KarenPuzzles]

That's a great solo time for a difficult puzzle!

[@katie18976]

Congratulations 👏👏👏

[@MiniKitty27]

Kristin started as an icon and now she's here!!! huge congrats to her on her win!! also huge congrats on the 3rd place teams placement Karen!! all the hiccups that did happen this year just makes for interesting stories to tell people :D

[@klaineforevs8397]

Seeing Kristin, who's typically fairly stoic, so excited to win was so so good to see 🥰

[@dans8066]

I was glad you included Valerie in your acknowledgements. Having watched all the live streams, it was really amazing how she was able to keep it entertaining and bring those good vibes over all those days. A real display of epic endurance and talent.

[@larryl43]

I love the inclusion of graphs, analytics, commentary, enthusiasm, and all the effort plus time in order to do it all justice. I play the video at 2x. it is so cool to watch . GREAT JOB!!! AGAIN

[@rahcek]

This video was amazing! I'm glad Ravensburger realise how valuable you are, I hope they paid well for this incredible advertising of not just their puzzles but also puzzling as a whole! I'm really looking forward to the factory video 😍

[@angelzashez]

So happy for the Roiters to take the W... They have been in your competition vids since the beginning!!! It seems like Cathy especially was locked in, 15th place overall 🏆

[@5PctJuice]

I was waiting for this to come out. Amazing job in the teams final, that's an incredible finish! I can't wait to see what next year's competition looks like! I can only imagine the kind of work that goes into preparing for this each year, let alone compiling and editing all of the footage (I totally believe that it took 3 months). Huge round of applause for Valentina as well, I can also only imagine how hectic it must have been to film all over the place during this event.

[@KarenPuzzles]

She was running around like crazy trying to get all the top finishes, and the footage turned out amazing 🙌🏻

[@sandroswiss235]

@@KarenPuzzlesI wish Karen had an editing assistant, I don’t want to miss her other puzzling videos she does for fun and leisure (what is going on with her springbok puzzles?). I guess preparing and actually going to worlds and all the aftermath takes a lot from her resources…

[@catouniverse]

I was looking forward to this so much! one of the things I love about Karen Puzzle videos is how transparent she is about everything. from what exactly ravensburger paid for her, to the extra time the judges missed. and yeah, ravensburger made a great investment because when karen uploads a video, 80% of the time I go buy a puzzle XD also, I almost SCREAMED with that teaser about the factory!!! looking forward to that super hard!

[@so.fie0948]

this is my favourite rabbit hole to fall through each holiday! I have done like 2 puzzles in my life but the quality of the production and the wholesomeness within the tension of competition is always keeping me hooked on this series. Thank you so much, I'll be around (at the latest next year for worlds)

[@Mariapink100]

One year ago I was watching these to fall asleep while wedding planning- now I’m watching them on vacation to celebrate my one year anniversary! These videos are incredible- truly documentary quality. Thank you so much for all your hard work

[@HuffleZPuffle]

Tiffany's visceral reaction to buildings in puzzles just kills me! Excellent job on this series Karen! This is the only way I keep up eith the competitions, appreciate you for it. Huge congrats to all the new champions!

[@magicjack4076]

The last puzzle I think I did was when I was like 10 at school. How fast everyone is able to put theses super hard puzzles together is just insane

[@KarenPuzzles]

We all do A LOT of puzzling 😅

[@jimmylovesbikes]

Kristen was so focussed and gave it everything she had to take the title, that cooling down period after completion was intense, you can FEEL that energy level.

[@judygibson5386]

Oh, Karen! This video is brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! Your editing perfectly built the drama; music choice amazing; great balance between covering all the participants and yet showing your own and your teams' performance. Even though I had watched the livestream and knew the outcome I was on the edge of my seat. (Now give yourself some good time off and enjoy your family and friends.)

[@teagank32]

Thank you for all of your work on these videos Karen, you truly make puzzling such an accessible and fun activity to learn about and engage with! And congratulations on your teams placement, that’s amazing!!

[@KarenPuzzles]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@patmurkland4161]

Superb storytelling and editing! Love your attention to detail. In a way, editing is like puzzling - every view, every bit of music, in the correct place to move the story forward. Thank you for this gift!

[@philmazzie3674]

Karen, you are the puzzle piece that fills in so many empty spaces in so many lives. Lost, broken, or somewhere on the floor, you teach us to focus, keep trying, and strive for more.

[@berchiezs]

YES IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS we love you Karen!! Take a well-deserved break! ❤

[@KarenPuzzles]

I have one more video (unrelated to Worlds) going up this Friday, and THEN I'll take a break 😅

[@km378]

31:50 I’m sobbing Also I’m getting Netflix documentary vibes from the edit this year! I would love to see that happen!

[@icturner23]

When the pairs final started all of us in the Dome gasped with joy at the design. I was sitting by the exit from the arena and when Alfonso came out shortly afterwards I said to him how nice it was, to which he beamed with pride.

[@balrog7252]

Greetings from Poland I had no idea until I watched your videos that my compatriots sent such a large team to the championship and I am even more proud that they performed so well. 👋👋👋😀

[@crystald5421]

Amazing Karen, loved this series, really appreciate your and Valentina’s hard work! I was so happy for all the puzzlers and of course, you and your team had such a wonderful result, I was also so ecstatic for Kelly: she placed so well in every round, how phenomenal!

[@KarenPuzzles]

I know, Kelly did amazing this year!

[@sarahhenning5484]

I love how supportive everyone is in the speed puzzling community. It's truly heartwarming and my favorite part about it

[@traceyshenanigans]

Kudos to all the puzzlers in this event and a very special kudos to Valentina for all of her hard work. And lastly, but certainly not least, a huge thank you to Karen for all that you do. Your genuine love of puzzles and the puzzle community shines thoough every thing you do. A special shout out to your sister who makes the complexity of statistics look so streamlined and understandable.

[@MsVickster12]

Congratulations to all the fastest puzzlers !!! Busy Birdies, Teresa and Marketa, and Kristin. Thank you Karen for your dedication to sharing all the puzzle fun!! Thank you also to Ravensburger. 😀

[@MeriaDuck]

Giving Kristin a virtual hug, what a match! 🤗 Thanks for all hard editing work Karen!

[@MeriaDuck]

Yes of course I watched to the very end, one of the most wholesome events ever. Thank you Valentina and Ravensburger!

[@LizSchmidt-w7g]

My husband and I so enjoy watching your videos together. You are a masterful storyteller! Although we will never be fast puzzlers, through your videos, we feel part of the community. We cheered for Kristin, routed for Alejando, clapped for the all the awesome teams from different countries and are looking forward to the Ravensburger factory tour. Thank you Karen for all your hard creative work on the videos.

[@Natg6]

It's so nice to see Alice come out of nowhere earlier this year and now fully integrated into the community :) I wish I was fast so I could compete

[@alissa6380]

Okay, so it's probably not feasible to actually incoporate this into the official competition, but all throughout watching this video I just kept thinking that I would love to see Individual events for different puzzle categories. Like, one competition for fastest puzzler all-around, but also an option to compete in a category-specific event, such as landscapes, photographs, flat illustrations, etc. -- kind of like how gymnasts have separate beam, floor, and vault events, or how the pommel horse guy only competes in pommel horse but is extremely good at that one specific event. I feel like the Pairs and Teams results can stay more consistent across events because each of the members has different strengths and preferences that can balance each other out, but the Individual results seem much more susceptible to flip-flopping around based on how good you are at the specific type of puzzle you happen to get that year, very luck of the draw. Of course, the top puzzlers tend to be excellent at every kind of puzzle, but it would also be nice to see people going head-to-head in their specific areas of strength, even if it's just one event with all the same puzzlers as the Individual Final, but separated into sections based on which category they've elected to participate in. Anyway, thank you, Karen, for the amazingly in-depth and informative series! You are truly the gold standard of competition coverage, and I've been enjoying this series immensely, for the third year in a row! I've been wondering, is there a specific reason this year's videos were more labor-intensive than previously? I hope it hasn't made you want to never do this again -- although I wouldn't blame you if it did; three months is a *huge* chunk of the year to devote to an event that happens annually. Thank you again, and I hope you're taking a very well-deserved rest now!

[@xxangelstarsxx]

What an incredible series! Without your coverage I don't think I would've ended up this invested in the competition. Congratulations to all of the winners!

[@radicalrick9587]

I can't believe you put this whole video together Karen! Such a beautiful and professional job.

[@sandroswiss235]

Thank you for editing the worlds 2024 in your very beloved karenpuzzles style. I follow you for 3 years and it’s just amazing how your worlds videos are getting better and better each year! You definitely make a difference for Ravensburger (I even started puzzling 😂). I can’t wait for the worlds 2025.

[@AllThatJas_]

Had to stop watching while i was getting ready cause i was tearing up for Kristin while trying to do my makeup 😂😂 This was so good and so exciting!

[@pjfreeman4789]

It’s with awe and appreciation of their skill that I say congratulations to the fastest puzzlers in the world. Also, thanks to you Karen for your excellent videos of the competitions! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1:28:27

[@CraftyMagicDollz]

I started to show my three year old son this video after binging a TON of your content over the last four days (my husband and i have both been so sick, so I've been doing nothing but sleeping and watching you puzzle!). Anyway- i started to show my toddler this video because he couldn't believe people "puzzle race" (he loves building puzzles, his biggest solve has been some of my 100 piece puzzles of Strawberry Shortcake, the Peanuts characters, and Care Bears from the 80's!) He's so happy building the same puzzles over and over again & he's insanely fast already at just 3! Anyway, i started to show him the video, and just as he minutes in, he jumped up and said "I have to puzzle, I'll be back!" And he ran out of the room to go re-build the Care Bears puzzle again. I did show him at the beginning, the puzzle behind you that you designed and he said "I wish we could have that one at our house"- so it looks like I'll be trying to see if i can still order it in time for Christmas. After all .. three isn't too early for 500/ 1000-piece puzzles... Right?! Mark my words... This kid is pretty dedicated. I think he'll be coming for y'all as soon as he's old enough to qualify. He's pretty smart and i could totally see our family traveling to support our little puzzler. :-D

[@asuwannabe2015]

I was JUST talking to my mom about this and how you've made puzzling competitions so exciting and opened the doors for more people like kathi to shine!

[@yukinoyume76]

Congratulations to all the participants, all the winners (well done Kristin!). Congratulations to all the volunteers, to Valery for the livestreams. Thank you Ravensburger for supporting this big event and thank you to all the organizers :) Thank you Karen to share your thougts about this event:) I watched the livestreams every day during the competition, and it was so fun to see how many people, in individual, pairs and team could finish their puzzles in time :)

[@emmafrazier-roxburgh4964]

I love Tiffany's laughter and her "how fun". I really hope the pairs puzzle is eventually made widely available. Puzzle People was so enjoyable, I'd love to do this one too. Thanks again, Karen, for bringing us these awesome recaps. 😊

[@BigfloXOXO]

Karen! Your videos are some of the only content I actually come back to and finish. Thank you and Valentina for capturing these moments for us to see! Congrats to Some Assembly Required!

[@DavidPendock]

Love the slow-mo intros at 22:51. Mercedesz looks so badass putting her headphones in.

[@Meraidd]

i am SO proud of Kristin!! What an exciting finale that was. My mom and I were watching it as we worked on our own puzzle, which was so special

[@MKarvat]

Congrats to Busy Birdies, Teresa and Marketa, and most of all, to Kristin after such a long time! But a huuuuuge shoutout to Karen for putting all of this up in such a neat way. It was AMAZING to watch. And I'm already looking forward to next year's competition!

[@aliiannucci3135]

I don't normally watch documentaries (or do puzzles), but something about Karen and the puzzle community makes me love watching these. The support and enthusiasm from everyone (pizzlers, commentators, volunteers, spectators) is contagious. Kudos to Karen for doing double duty as a competitor AND journalist. Huge shoutouts to Valentina and Katie as well for their work!!

[@kayelle8005]

Incredible that Melissa and Hannah went to all the state championships. Air Travel is expensive in Australia and the distances are huge if you are driving. Australia is almost as large in area as the contiguous USA. Huge effort!

[@MJ-yd4jk]

I hope we can all appreciate what an amazing job both you and Valentina do with these videos. It's one thing to make engaging videos on a subject which viewers were interested in anyway, but taking a subject which most people probably didn't know existed and then having them completely gripped by it requires a very special skill. I didn't even know there was a World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship before I saw your videos on the 2023 edition, yet now I've been eagerly waiting for you to finish these and watched every second of them once they were available. Of course, the great atmosphere of the event adds to the attraction. When in other sports we see competitors trash talking their opponents, abusing the officials etc., everyone at the WJPC is just so lovely to each other, regardless of the result. How many other world championship finals are there where a competitor would realise that they should have had a penalty imposed and immediately inform the judges to make sure it was applied correctly, like you and Tiffany did in the pairs final? They'd all keep quiet and hope to get away with it. Congratulations to all the winners. It must have been heart-wrenching for Kristin to finish runner-up two years in a row, but this was her year. Who doesn't love a happy ending? I really hope to enter myself one year so I can come and join in the fun, but I'll need to get up to scratch first - I know there's no qualifying standard so anyone can enter, but I kind of feel that there's no point going if I'm so far behind everyone else's level that I'm left still sorting my pieces when they've all finished. I think I'd want to at least finish my first puzzle within time to say it was worth going, so I need to get myself down to being able to do a 500 piece puzzle in under 1:30. The only time so far that I've tried timing myself on one, I took 3:30, so I've got a lot of work to do!

[@haleztrom2597]

You’re a rockstar! Your videos rekindled my love of puzzling, I watched the worlds livestream but I couldn’t catch all of them. These highlights are excellent. Like everything you do, comprehensive, great production and high quality. Many thanks for your hard work on these.

[@mikya9611]

Congrats on your finish! I love how I have been watching your videos so long that I can recognize competitors between different competitions. Everyone did so great!

[@thegrossmeyer]

Karen your videos give me the positive vibes I need in my life. So proud of you and thankful for what you do for the puzzling community. Huge congrats on your team placing 3rd at World's (the competition looked so tough this year!) and what an amazing achievement for Kristin to take first place in Individuals!

[@KayTee979]

I started watching this channel about 1.5-2 years ago. I had no idea there was a world puzzling competition until I started watching this channel. It is amazing, the community is so supportive and uplifting, I just love it. I have been waiting for these videos and your time and dedication to editing and putting these together is amazing. Thank You so much for these and for your channel. I love it. Huge thank you to Valentina for videoing the entire event, I can't even imagine how exhausted she must be after the whole thing. Thank you, thank you. Thank you to your sister for helping with the graphs for these videos, those can be daunting to put together and get to look as great as they do. Finally a HUGE congratulations to all the winners, Busy Birdies, Tereza and Markéta, and a Massive congratulations to Kristin. I was hoping she would win the entire time and she DID IT. She should be so proud of herself. Huge congratulations. Also, congratulations on your third place teams win, that is incredible. Looking forward to the factory tour next year.

[@rnptenafly]

1:21:19 you managed to get third place on a new team while one of your primary previous teammates did not place above you. I know no hard feelings, etc. but it still must feel kind of nice.

[@mindleaving]

This video made me so happy. Thank you for putting so much effort and love into this series. I love the extra insights and background information. Congratulations on your 3rd place finish in the Teams competition. You are to jigsaw puzzling what GothamChess is to chess, both fantastic ambassadors for your sports and the reason why they rise so much in popularity.

[@hopscotch6018]

This might be my favorite series to watch on all of youtube! Rarely do I watch this long of videos not on double speed and every year I watch every single one of these on normal speed. Thank you Karen (and Valentina)

[@critically.panned]

This was so well-edited, Karen! Congrats to you and your team, and thanks a million for putting together these videos every year. We appreciate you!

[@VoidVerification]

Cheers from Berlin! So proud of Kathi and all the German puzzlers! 🇩🇪 And congrats to our neighbors from Poland and Czechia for their great performances too! 🇵🇱 🇨🇿

[@lyndseypoynter6158]

Such an excellent series! The results tables may be available online, but they are not complete without all the stores behind it. Thanks for all your hard work highlighting worlds.

[@starrwinter]

Your videos made me go out and buy my first puzzles in a very long time and the joy and sportsmanship of puzzling is just outstanding! TY Karen, Valentina, and all the Worlds volunteers / organizers / and participants! ❤ from 🇨🇦

[@kleesman]

Congrats on finishing the edit! You really managed to keep an interesting and coherent story with so much video to summarize. The flashbacks on Kristin’s journey was so well done!

[@squirlle6]

I'm not usually someone who comments, but I felt the need to say thank you for all the work you put into making these videos. I look forward to them every year! Also, huge congratulations to Kristen, The Busy Birdies, and Tereza and Marketa!

[@d3k2p0]

This series was great, but I cannot tell you how long I've been wanting to see more of Ravensburger's facility, so I stoked you are going to show us around!

[@claireknighton4043]

All I can say is thank you! Such an amazing series! It’s because of your videos that I found speed puzzling and the amazing community that surrounds it. Heading to my first nationals next year and all because of these outstanding videos!

[@Fleetato]

amazing video thanks so much for all the work you do to document the speed puzzling community! also because of you I tried to speedrun one of those ravensburger 500 piece circle puzzles for the first time did it in 1:53!

[@KarenPuzzles]

That's really good for your first attempt!

[@Lyntintin1]

You did an AMAZING job putting this together!!!!! The music, the editing, fantastic! Shoutout to Vanentina for doing an amazing job on all the video content. I cant image the stress level she was at to make sure to capture all of the exciting finishes!!! Phenomenal job.

[@TehAwesomer]

The vibes at these events seem... immaculate. Heartwarming, thank you for bringing the world of puzzling into my KZbin.

[@seattlemylove]

What an incredible video. Truly astounding how much effort you've put into the coverage of this event and it's all paced so wonderfully. Looking forward to a puzzling 2025.

[@sharon-q4g]

Thank you for your coverage of the world championships, Karen! It was such a riveting experience watching them! Thanks to Valentina for capturing so much footage and for all the competitions too!

[@Marlene7388]

Excellent editing, coverage and your commentary! Loved all of it Karen. Every time I see someone win I tear up, doesn't matter how many times. I feel so much joy for all you competing, I am happy for all of you! Thank you for all of your hard work and effort! Fabulous! Congrats to Busy Birdies, Teresa and Marketa and Kristin! Well done!

[@coolestmomever09]

Great work Valentina! Congratulations to all the champions! That is so cool that you were able to visit the Ravensburger Factory.

[@AnimeLove03]

Amazing work Karen and Valentina!! You both put a lot of great work into this series and I'm so glad to have gotten to watch the whole thing. I've never watched puzzle competitions until now, but watching this has made me want to get back into doing puzzles again. I bought a Christmas puzzle to do over my holiday break! I'm thankful that not only have I found your channel, but that you worked so hard to show so much of this world a lot of us have never seen before. Take a good break and I can't wait to see the Ravensburger tour!!

[@miles4711]

22:49 That slow blend over to the individual final ... including the choice of music ... goosebumps! 32:09 Weronika ... crying out of happiness 🥰.

[@AseGarcia]

Thanks to you Karen and to Valentina for the amazing incredible amount of work you've put on this series. I watched the entire live event and it was fantastic, but watching this series has been a ride!. All the data gathering, the emotion and the story telling was amazing.. I'm not a hardcore puzzler, but I really like the community around these events.

[@haleywestberg2156]

Your 2022 world's recap videos are the ones that sucked me into your channel and I'm pretty sure I've watched essentially every single video you've ever posted at this point. Anyway, your world's videos mean so much to me and I hope you know how much we all appreciate the hard work you put into them!!

[@icturner23]

I love you and Tiffany as a team. She is so entertaining.

[@pauljakobschilling]

That whole series was so well done! Thank you for capturing a hobby I did not know existed.