The World Standard for KenKen
Setting the rules, sanctioning championships, and crowning champions worldwide.
Roll of Champions
Recent International Champions
| Year | Champion | Home | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Moaz Mohamed Salama International Genius Competition, Dubai | Egypt | Champion of Champions |
| 2019 | Satvik Verma International Championship, New York | India | Silver medal |
| 2018 | John Gilling International Championship, Pleasantville | United States | Champion, third straight title |
| 2018 | Aritro Chaterjee International Championship, Pleasantville | UAE | Student champion |
| 2018 | Martin Eiger International Championship, Pleasantville | United States | Runner-up, three-time former champion |
Club Pathway
From your first school puzzle to the world stage, here is how competitors rise through the ranks.
School
Students solve timed KenKen rounds at their own school or club to earn a place in the next stage.
City and State
Qualifiers meet in regional rounds. In India alone, these run across 15 states.
National
Each chapter crowns its national champions, like the UAE's national round at Zayed University in Dubai.
International Grand Finale
National finalists from every chapter meet for the world title, where one solver is named Champion of Champions.
Latest News
Chapter Spotlight
KenKen China
“I wish we could organise our world championship one day in China.”
Robert Fuhrer, Chairman, 2022
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