nationals 2025
National Jigsaw Puzzle Championships 2025 event information
The Australian National Jigsaw Puzzle Championships 2025 (aka ‘Nationals’) will take place over TWO days on 29-30 November 2025 at the State Sport Centre – MSAC in Melbourne.
This event has three divisions: solos, pairs and teams. Solos will consist of two qualifying rounds on Saturday, with the top 50% from each round progressing to the final on Sunday.
This event is sponsored by Ravensburger.
Timetable
Saturday 29 November 2025
- 9am – 10am: Doors open
- 10am – 12pm: SOLO Round A
- 12.30pm – 2.30pm: SOLO Round B
- 3.30pm – 5.30pm: TEAMS final
- 5.45pm – 6pm: Teams prize presentation
Sunday 30 November 2025
- 10am – 11am: Doors open
- 11am – 1.30pm: PAIRS final
- 2.30pm – 4.00pm: SOLO final
- 4.15pm – 4.30pm: Awards ceremony (pairs and solos)
Address
MSAC Arena, 30 Aughtie Drive Albert Park, VIC 3206
Nationals is located in the MSAC Arena, which is located to the left of the main entrance on the Aughtie Drive side of the venue (see map below).
Getting to the venue
Public transport
Two tram routes drop you directly behind MSAC just a minutes walk from the MSAC Arena:
- Route 96 (East Brunswick to St Kilda Beach) – Stop 129
- Route 12 (City to South Melbourne/St Kilda) – Stop 131
***We strongly advise travelling by public transport due to the large number of competitors coming to this event.***
Parking
Parking for MSAC Stadiums is available all day in the MSAC Stadiums Carpark, at the southern end of MSAC, accessed from Aughtie Drive. Contactless payment upon exit only.
What’s available on the day
Raffle and merch: There will be a raffle and AJPA merchandise on sale. Bring your AJPA membership card for 20% off merch.
Pop-up shop: Metro Hobbies will be running a pop-up shop for all your puzzling needs.
Spot prizes: We encourage you to dress up or have a theme for yourself, your pair and/or team as prizes are up for grabs for best dressed in each division.
Refreshments: The Sir Albert Cafe will be open at main reception. A second cafe, the Aquatics Reception Cafe may also be open and is located across from the Multi Deck Carpark. It’s a 10-minute walk to Bridport Street where there are various food and drink options. If you’re competing in all three events, you might consider bringing a pre-packed lunch.
General tips for smooth day
Read our event info to find out how to make your day a success.
Tickets
Tickets will be released on Eventbrite with a presale for members starting at 10am on Friday 18 July and public sale at 10am on Sunday 20 July. Become a member now to get priority access to tickets during the presale.
If the event is sold out and you are adding yourself to the waitlist, please specify which type of ticket you are looking for after your name (e.g. Emily Smith PAIRS; Emily Smith SOLOS).
