It’s here! I can’t believe after all of this work I’m finally starting to release these videos. The reason it took so long is because I was working on the entire project simultaneously - so the plan is to release the Semifinals and Finals videos over the next two Sundays (instead of making you wait weeks between them like last year). I’m still finishing those up, so stay tuned 🧩 In the meantime, if you missed it, I posted a video last weekend where I raced Alejandro at the Postcard from Paris puzzle: ua-cam.com/video/UEVHQ3nWx8w/v-deo.html
While I am enjoying the series so far, please take your time. It's done when it's done. The Work you do in the puzzling field for reporting this competition and showing the world about this is outstanding and really shows the passion one can have for this extraordinary hobby
I am the girl in blue who removed the stickers😂 although I collaborate with the federation, as you say, I was wearing the press vest, so I didn't have any tools since that wasn't my job. I don't think something like this had ever happened before and it was a shock, so since I was nearby I thought I had to help in some way. As a puzzler, it's a situation that would cause me a lot of stress, so I did what I could.😅
Put a finger down if you've ever competed in the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships and then got the wrong puzzle and then had the correct puzzle literally thrown at you and then posted the video online and then millions of people saw it and called you a cheater because they don't understand how puzzle competitions work but you were too busy spending three months editing a four hour documentary series about the whole event to deal with it
Why, would people accused you of cheating? Even by my reckoning it was clear that you had the incorrect puzzle, you drew people's attention to it, so ( and loudly enough for me to hear in the UK 😂 ) you were thrown a replacement. There ' nowt so funny as folk !
I remember seeing the video reaching on Instagram and I was like look a random Karen appearing! I don't think people were saying you were cheating but more like being a "entitled child" to be complaining about your puzzle. People on social media judge others without knowing the full context all the time, it's saddening
@@pkawaiikawaii6899 I know right? Oh no how dare she complain about being unable to compete at a competition because she's been given the wrong puzzle! How entitled of her. Lol even from the context provided by the video it's super-obvious that she didn't just want an easier puzzle, she was given the wrong one. People really do be wild sometimes 😂😂😂
The filming was fab 👌 it must be so hard for you not to intervene. Just goes to show your great at your job and capturing those intense moments 😬 poor Karen, that was definitely rude to throw the puzzle! Love from 🇬🇧❤️
1:05:49 I'm gonna cry. in normal speed it kind of looks like they're just helping themselves to their pieces but she GAVE THEM to them to help them finish before her and her teammate. rather than letting them get penalties for missing pieces and her realizing at the END she had their pieces, she let them look first. That is a true example of how welcoming of a community puzzling is.
That was my pairs partner Katrina! We are so glad this finally got cleared up to the community as it really did seem like they stole them 😂 we had such a fun time puzzling next to them, we were cheering each other on through the tough puzzle 😊
@@KarenPuzzlesThe odds were insane, but at least it was you! Now we have a live play by play of what would happen if someone gets the wrong puzzle at worlds😅😂😂
Thank you Karen for editing this giant video, I know that editing takes a lot of time even when it's financially covered by sponsoring. You are probably the single most relevant content creator that generates a large amount of interest for this admittedly very niche and curious hobby :) And now I'm going to enjoy the hour or so of puzzle content lmao.
The way you just got YEETED another puzzle from across the room and your face as you caught it had me almost chocking on my drink! Of all the ways to deliver it to you 😆😆 Also I love Sarah miced up, her puzzle commentary is just so funny and entertaining
That was AMAZING! I'm so grateful that our heroine didn't get her glasses broken. Thank goodness she was wearing them or she might have gotten a sharp corner in the eye!!
Sarah was on the live stream in Pairs round B, and it was hilarious, she was so salty about their puzzle in round A, and then the round B one was the unicorn one 😂🤣
No exaggeration, this quality is better than many documentaries with a million+ dollar budget. Whatever Ravensburger is paying Karen, she deserves more.
@ObsessiveGeek yes, but she has said something akin to "sponsoring my trip to worlds AND sponsoring this video" (emphasis mine), so I'm assuming she is paid for the video as well.
The video was totally worth the long wait. Seriously, you did an amazing job with cutting, music and everything. Thanks for spoiling us with over an hour puzzle competition content ❤
Really appreciate the time and care you put into editing. Many of us appreciate it, and genuinely will happily wait until it is a product you're happy with releasing. Time to order some food and sit down to watch!
Oh my gosh, I'm totally getting verklempt watching the compilation of people finishing. 46:36 Other people's joy is a lovely source of joy. Beautiful work, Karen!
I had never imagined being IN A Karen video! I'm the one in the puzzle dress and I was just speechless when I saw myself! Thank you for another amazing video 🥰
As a Polish Person.... RAHHHHH 1ST PLACE QUARTERFINALSSS! LETS GOOO! Im so proud they suddenly became such a threat! Also so many of them in this Video!
I'm also so proud, that people from our country showed up. And since I watched live streams I won't spoil you the rest. Karen's video is a masterpiece 🤩 and it was a pleasure to rewatch Worlds again - this time with AMAZING edit, statistics, footage and her commentary❤. Btw. I was shock when I saw how they 'gave' you correct puzzle😮
I think there were some tripods blocking the direct path to me. But like, they could have taken an extra 10 seconds to walk around the other direction.
@@KarenPuzzleseither they didn’t care or they felt seriously rushed and panicked. Either way it was not good leadership or critical thinking on their part
@@Cocoanutty0It really wasn't a great move, no excuses there, but tbh.... I really do feel like it was the panic and rush because I would totally do the same thing in a panic💀😅 Luckily Karen is a good catch!😂
Only Karen can make a puzzle competition intriguing enough for me to watch HOURS of it! She does such a great job balancing the competition with background and facts about the competitors plus analytics and overviews!
Totally worth the wait, Karen! I had no idea the "wrong puzzle" mishap had caused such a scandal, like how would you not have immediately realised - you had just seen other people do it on the last round. People on the internet are wild! As always, top quality video, glad to be your supporter, hopefully you get to take a long good break during the holidays. ❤😊
At us nationals each bag had a different color sticker on it that way someone really couldn’t get the wrong puzzle I’m surprised worlds didn’t do the same thing.
We talked about that afterwards and hopefully they'll implement it in the future? They definitely double checked all the bags for the rest of the competition.
I know they don't happen often, but I think these competition videos are your best videos on your channel. I think they're the most entertaining and informative videos you make!
I had so much fun following the Championships this year too, and this video is such a good summary? analysis? celebration? of the quarterfinals! One of my favorite moments is the puzzler at 47:51 being fanned with a huge print of their own face 😂
OMG, throwing the puzzle like that is horrifying! It would have been a disaster if you didn’t catch it, it could have landed on your neighbors table and knocked all her pieces over… and even worst, it is also a big safety hazard, those corners can leave some scars! Grateful it all went well, but if something similar happens in the future, they should really improve the logistics of delivering the puzzles to people!
@@KarenPuzzles The whole way this situation was handled was unprofessional and chaotic. They’ve been running a large competitive event for several years and should have contingencies for potential issues that could arise - it’s not like this situation was inconceivable. And it goes without saying, but no one needs to catch a box corner in the eye. Really unlucky for them that the chaos involved the person who brings the most attention (eyes) to their event. Huge kudos to you for being able to re-group and persevere as I can only imagine the level of anxiety you experienced. I would have been so rattled.
how rude and disrespecyful of the organisation for throwing this at u. could have hit yr face, damaged yr glasses etc. A real Work Health and Safety issue here.
I watched the entire livestream when it all happened and I fell asleep on my couch during the Spy x Family puzzle and when I woke up I remember thinking I had dreamed it because it was such a wild puzzle choice to me 😂😂😂
Thank you so much for taking the time to make these incredible videos. Your coverage of worlds last year inspired me to compete in my first speed puzzle competition this year!! ❤❤❤
Oh my heart! That montage of finishers from the quarter finals. Thanks for introducing me to this amazing community. I can't wait for the Australian national competition next month. 😊
Karen!!! Thank you, such good quality video and editing as always. Your hard work is showing through. So precise and neet, it's really amazing. Waited patiently and am not disappointed indeed❤
Such a treat to watch this! Just the right time to release it, enough time has passed since the competition and watching the livestreams, and now one can watch it again, looking back at it without the feeling of repeat!
Amazing Job Karen, I did not expect to get my heart rate up again just as I watched it live on the stream. You made a superb commentator team with our beloved Valerie as well. Keep up the amazing work, love from Germany ❤🎉
I've yet to finish the video, but the editing so far has been great. Like, the flow of all the quarterfinals is really keeping me engaged. You really picked out fun drama to focus on and go through the puzzle strategy well.
Thank you foryour hard work! I really liked your editing! Even though I watched it live and saw other recaps, I watched the whole video because you really succeed to keep it interesting. I like how you use your own commentary and other audios, combined with videos from the livestream to create an overall narrative!
The video and editing is amazing! Thank you so much for your hard work! I love the addition of the compilations of many people finishing - so many real happy emotions. Wonderful work as always! I look forward to the next parts!
"So then the finishes just kept coming in" while showing the finnish puzzlers finishing and Emilia yelling "No, the other way around" in finnish and beatifully swearing 👌 at 1:00:02
I don't know what you're talking about 👀 (I didn't know they were swearing so I used the UA-cam Editor to cut that small clip because I want to keep my content family friendly. Including families in Finland.)
@KarenPuzzles She was just summoning the power of the ol' Beelzebub to get the last piece in 😄 I didn't even notice while watching, you had to really concentrate to hear it. I'm sure no one had time to take any offense 😊
@@KarenPuzzlesI get it, and it could've been worse. In my perception finnish people aren't as sensitive as americans are when it comes to swear words. But I know from one of Emilias videos that she did feel kinda bad about the swearing afterwards. I'm sure she prefers it this way as well. 👍
I love your coverage of this event so much! I'm not even a puzzler though I did buy a few puzzles and finished like 2.5 of them since watching your channel lol. I also love how the competition is heating up! I wonder if soon you can only sign up if you qualify from national competitions or if they will expand to a bigger venue to accommodate more people for the qualifiers. I love how supportive this whole community is. And I cannot wait to watch the semi finals and the finals!!!
special shout out to the ppl at the competition, as judges, volunteers, and competitors, who are still masking! esp in a crowded building like that with not great air flow, it's REALLY important. masking culture is even worse in europe than it is in the US, so i'm v impressed that they took their own health/safety & that of others v seriously! they're also almost all very high quality masks, too, so good choices & good work!
Right? I thought that was so thoughtful and responsible❤ Tbh, the whole world could take some notes from east asian countries! I know mask culture was already a thing in the east way before covid, but it was just out of common courtesy for your fellow human to cover your face if you felt a cold or something coming on, or say if you are on a crowded train. I know I started keeping them around the house after covid, they come in handy for a lot of things!
Congratulations on finishing this video, Karen! Your hard work has definitely been paying off as everything went together so smoothly! I'm looking forward to the next videos in the next couple of weeks! 😊
You did an amazing job putting this together!!!! I really enjoyed it and cant wait for the next installment. I canNOT believe they threw you a puzzle!!!! Good catch!!!!
Oh, Karen, another stupendous video!! I didn't expect you to do both the individual AND the pairs quarterfinals!! It was a looong video, but worth the wait. I love that you insert little clips about lesser known puzzlers throughout - it makes it so special. Love your work!!! I think my favorite was the Spy x Family puzzle, just because it was so unusual for these competitions.
It was so interesting watching live! Can't believe I know notable speed puzzlers from around the world better than I know any professional athletes on my own city's sports teams lol
Amazing work once again, Karen! We all know how much time and effort you put into the World videos and it is so appreciated. So worth the wait. Thank you!!! Looking forward to your finals recap.
This is the first jigsaw competition I ever did and of course I was in Individuals Round B 🤣 Thanks for the great coverage, it was really great to see all the stuff I missed when I was focussed on puzzling! I was sitting directly in front of Weronika and I was not prepared for how distracting that would be 😅
Great job editing Karen! Thanks to you I'm so inspired to try speed puzzling. You have shone the spotlight on the puzzling community and I'm so amazed at how nice everyone is. Great sportsmanship! Greetings from Malaysia
waiting weeks and avoiding spoilers from the actual competition was so worth it!! thanks for these amazingly edited recaps Karen, and Im looking forward to the next vids!!
I’ve been waiting and waiting for this! Thank you so much for all your effort and time spent putting this together! Puzzling at home is such a joy and relaxing. Glad I found your channel!
You did so well to keep your composure, I would have been absolutely crying if I had gotten the wrong puzzle, had a box thrown at my head, not had it opened for me and watched everyone else puzzling around me feeling like I was so behind everyone else. Im crying just watching the happy faces of the finishers
You made a wonderful video Karin. It's very entertaining, and wonderful for someone who wants to see what happened at the competition and didn't see the livestream.
Not me watching a video on speed puzzling and only completing the edge (and sorting) of a 1000pc puzzle in that whole time! Needless to say speed puzzle competing is definitely not in my future lol
Great job, Karen!! Your slow motion face catching the puzzle was amazing. And I love how you highlighted some of the stream commentary and interviews, it really enhanced the storytelling. Congrats to you and Tiffany! Also here's blind item for you 😘 One of the puzzlers in this video recently published a novel about a unicorn!!!! 🦄🎆💖
AH the youtube event of the year is here!!! I joke, but also I'm completely serious. This was so much fun to watch. I love love love the edit, you can totally see all the hours that went into it.
absolutely wonderful editing! understandable & appreciated that you spend so long on the videos. well worth it! thank you :) and well done on your puzzles, so far!
Thanks for putting this together, Karen! I've been looking forward to this - I watched the livestreams this year after seeing your video last time and it didn't quell my anticipation for your recap at all.
Wow, yes, the correct puzzle could have sent other competitors' puzzles flying if you'd not caught it, but it could also have hit you in the face and broken your nose or something! It made me flinch just watching it, I'm so glad you caught it!!! And fantastic job on the video - thank you
I already watched some of the live streams whenever I had the time, but this is so much better and more fun to watch! Great job on the editing, thanks for that 👍 Can't wait for the next episode, but I'm afraid I have to...
I've not watched this video yet but will do soon. Just so excited to let you know I've ordered your 3000 piece puzzle & can't wait for it to arrive. I've had my eye on it for months, always seeing it in your background ❤
As one of the dozens of people who were in Group E and didn't finish the Spy X Family puzzle, this was validating, thank you 😅💞 Looking forward to the coming episodes!
It’s here! I can’t believe after all of this work I’m finally starting to release these videos. The reason it took so long is because I was working on the entire project simultaneously - so the plan is to release the Semifinals and Finals videos over the next two Sundays (instead of making you wait weeks between them like last year). I’m still finishing those up, so stay tuned 🧩 In the meantime, if you missed it, I posted a video last weekend where I raced Alejandro at the Postcard from Paris puzzle: ua-cam.com/video/UEVHQ3nWx8w/v-deo.html
Don't worry, take your time 👍. I think I speak for most of us, we prefer quality over a rushed video. Don't burn yourself out.
Thank you ❤❤ I've been eagerly waiting, but take your time if need be 😊
While I am enjoying the series so far, please take your time. It's done when it's done. The Work you do in the puzzling field for reporting this competition and showing the world about this is outstanding and really shows the passion one can have for this extraordinary hobby
I knew about your getting the wrong one, but I had no idea that you were so nervous. That must have been a really horrible few minutes for you.
Girl your quality editing makes it so much intriguing!
I am the girl in blue who removed the stickers😂
although I collaborate with the federation,
as you say, I was wearing the press vest, so I didn't have any tools since that wasn't my job. I don't think something like this had ever happened before and it was a shock, so since I was nearby I thought I had to help in some way. As a puzzler, it's a situation that would cause me a lot of stress, so I did what I could.😅
You were amazing! It's not at all on you and I'm so thankful that you were close and were able to help. It was a stressful situation all around ❤️
You were not responsible for that "hiccup", but you DID jump in to help... and that shows what a nice person you are!
Such a good video of world and graphs thanks
you acted quickly even though it was a unorthodox situation. A puzzle hero in my eyes.
Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear blue Press vests! 🤭
Put a finger down if you've ever competed in the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championships and then got the wrong puzzle and then had the correct puzzle literally thrown at you and then posted the video online and then millions of people saw it and called you a cheater because they don't understand how puzzle competitions work but you were too busy spending three months editing a four hour documentary series about the whole event to deal with it
Why, would people accused you of cheating? Even by my reckoning it was clear that you had the incorrect puzzle, you drew people's attention to it, so ( and loudly enough for me to hear in the UK 😂 ) you were thrown a replacement.
There ' nowt so funny as folk !
I remember seeing the video reaching on Instagram and I was like look a random Karen appearing! I don't think people were saying you were cheating but more like being a "entitled child" to be complaining about your puzzle. People on social media judge others without knowing the full context all the time, it's saddening
Such a good catch
@@pkawaiikawaii6899 I know right? Oh no how dare she complain about being unable to compete at a competition because she's been given the wrong puzzle! How entitled of her. Lol even from the context provided by the video it's super-obvious that she didn't just want an easier puzzle, she was given the wrong one. People really do be wild sometimes 😂😂😂
I'm such a big baby. If that had happened to me and they THREW the puzzle at me, I would have started crying (BAWLING) and walked out.😢😅
This was so nerve-wracking to watch (a second time) even though I filmed it! Thanks for having me, Karen! Great job on the edit.
Without your footage we wouldn't have a video ❤️
The filming was fab 👌 it must be so hard for you not to intervene. Just goes to show your great at your job and capturing those intense moments 😬 poor Karen, that was definitely rude to throw the puzzle! Love from 🇬🇧❤️
@@valentinavee You're are just fabulous Valentina!! We love your filming, keep up the good work🥰
You did amazing filming
I like how you integrated the audio clips of their post-game interviews.
That's part of why the editing took so long 😬
@@KarenPuzzles Really well done! super impressive video, I enjoyed every minute of it. Great pacing and analysis as well.
I’m dying at Sarah’s “but what if it’s a picture of europe?” lmaooooo
I only looked through the meetup footage after I had already edited most of the video, and I was just like, this is too perfect 😂
1:05:49 I'm gonna cry. in normal speed it kind of looks like they're just helping themselves to their pieces but she GAVE THEM to them to help them finish before her and her teammate. rather than letting them get penalties for missing pieces and her realizing at the END she had their pieces, she let them look first. That is a true example of how welcoming of a community puzzling is.
I got super emotional about this part too!
But in the end it seems those were actually the missing pieces? At least that’s how it seems in this video
@@ObsessiveGeek yeah, they mean she let them take probably their pieces instead of waiting till she finished and had 3 extras
That was my pairs partner Katrina! We are so glad this finally got cleared up to the community as it really did seem like they stole them 😂 we had such a fun time puzzling next to them, we were cheering each other on through the tough puzzle 😊
The compilations of people finishing their puzzles actually made me cry! Another amazing video, Karen!
It made me tear up while editing it 😭
Sorry but the fact that you of all people got the wrong puzzle is so hilarious.
I KNOW RIGHT
@@KarenPuzzlesThe odds were insane, but at least it was you! Now we have a live play by play of what would happen if someone gets the wrong puzzle at worlds😅😂😂
Thank you Karen for editing this giant video, I know that editing takes a lot of time even when it's financially covered by sponsoring. You are probably the single most relevant content creator that generates a large amount of interest for this admittedly very niche and curious hobby :) And now I'm going to enjoy the hour or so of puzzle content lmao.
Honestly feel like I'm watching Olympic coverage watching these
The way you just got YEETED another puzzle from across the room and your face as you caught it had me almost chocking on my drink! Of all the ways to deliver it to you 😆😆
Also I love Sarah miced up, her puzzle commentary is just so funny and entertaining
I would watch an entire puzzle of Sarah mic'd up, of course with the appropriate "beeps" in place. 😂
That was AMAZING! I'm so grateful that our heroine didn't get her glasses broken. Thank goodness she was wearing them or she might have gotten a sharp corner in the eye!!
I was shocked it wasn't just a clip of Sarah cussing non-stop 🤣
Sarah was on the live stream in Pairs round B, and it was hilarious, she was so salty about their puzzle in round A, and then the round B one was the unicorn one 😂🤣
@@jojocourticesomeday I'll do it 😂
No exaggeration, this quality is better than many documentaries with a million+ dollar budget. Whatever Ravensburger is paying Karen, she deserves more.
They don’t pay her directly, they cover the tickets, the travel and the hotel stay
@ObsessiveGeek yes, but she has said something akin to "sponsoring my trip to worlds AND sponsoring this video" (emphasis mine), so I'm assuming she is paid for the video as well.
The video was totally worth the long wait. Seriously, you did an amazing job with cutting, music and everything. Thanks for spoiling us with over an hour puzzle competition content ❤
Really appreciate the time and care you put into editing. Many of us appreciate it, and genuinely will happily wait until it is a product you're happy with releasing. Time to order some food and sit down to watch!
Oh my gosh, I'm totally getting verklempt watching the compilation of people finishing. 46:36 Other people's joy is a lovely source of joy. Beautiful work, Karen!
I know, I was tearing up while editing it 😭
I had never imagined being IN A Karen video! I'm the one in the puzzle dress and I was just speechless when I saw myself! Thank you for another amazing video 🥰
Those dresses were so cute!@@liessabai
@@LindseyO thank you
As a Polish Person.... RAHHHHH 1ST PLACE QUARTERFINALSSS! LETS GOOO! Im so proud they suddenly became such a threat! Also so many of them in this Video!
Oh just wait, there's way more Poland coming up 🇵🇱
@KarenPuzzles I hope so! Also you did an amazing job! I kept cheering and clapping to you and all Polish people
I'm also so proud, that people from our country showed up. And since I watched live streams I won't spoil you the rest.
Karen's video is a masterpiece 🤩 and it was a pleasure to rewatch Worlds again - this time with AMAZING edit, statistics, footage and her commentary❤.
Btw. I was shock when I saw how they 'gave' you correct puzzle😮
I cant believe they threw it at you 😯 good catch btw!
I think there were some tripods blocking the direct path to me. But like, they could have taken an extra 10 seconds to walk around the other direction.
@@KarenPuzzleseither they didn’t care or they felt seriously rushed and panicked. Either way it was not good leadership or critical thinking on their part
@@Cocoanutty0It really wasn't a great move, no excuses there, but tbh.... I really do feel like it was the panic and rush because I would totally do the same thing in a panic💀😅
Luckily Karen is a good catch!😂
19:12 How lovely of the man next to Weronika Huptas stopping his puzzle to clap and congratulate her on coming first! What a great guy!
Thanks alot Karen, you've done an amazing job to our puzzling community, thanks you!❤️
You're first! 🥇
Only Karen can make a puzzle competition intriguing enough for me to watch HOURS of it! She does such a great job balancing the competition with background and facts about the competitors plus analytics and overviews!
I want to be like Weronika: no one knows her, she wrecks the competition, dissapears, appears again on the world stage, demolishes the competition.
Totally worth the wait, Karen! I had no idea the "wrong puzzle" mishap had caused such a scandal, like how would you not have immediately realised - you had just seen other people do it on the last round. People on the internet are wild!
As always, top quality video, glad to be your supporter, hopefully you get to take a long good break during the holidays. ❤😊
At us nationals each bag had a different color sticker on it that way someone really couldn’t get the wrong puzzle I’m surprised worlds didn’t do the same thing.
We talked about that afterwards and hopefully they'll implement it in the future? They definitely double checked all the bags for the rest of the competition.
I know they don't happen often, but I think these competition videos are your best videos on your channel. I think they're the most entertaining and informative videos you make!
I had so much fun following the Championships this year too, and this video is such a good summary? analysis? celebration? of the quarterfinals!
One of my favorite moments is the puzzler at 47:51 being fanned with a huge print of their own face 😂
I don't know if there's a story behind that but it was hilarious 😂
19:07 i love that the man next to Wronica took the few seconds to applaud
It always warms my heart when someone stops puzzling and claps for the person next to them 😭
I noticed that too!
There was a purple haired woman in the compilation that stopped and hugged her table partner when she finished.
This is one of the things I love about the puzzling community. I've always clapped for the person next to me and been clapped for. Such awesome vibes.
What a labor of love. Thank you for the hours upon hours you spent making this video, Karen.
Sarah’s “This goes somewhere else. You figure that one out” had me dying 😂😂
That puzzle staying together even with the person jumping is magic.
Ravensburger puzzles hold together pretty well actually.
OMG, throwing the puzzle like that is horrifying! It would have been a disaster if you didn’t catch it, it could have landed on your neighbors table and knocked all her pieces over… and even worst, it is also a big safety hazard, those corners can leave some scars! Grateful it all went well, but if something similar happens in the future, they should really improve the logistics of delivering the puzzles to people!
I know, it was wild 💀
@@KarenPuzzles The whole way this situation was handled was unprofessional and chaotic. They’ve been running a large competitive event for several years and should have contingencies for potential issues that could arise - it’s not like this situation was inconceivable. And it goes without saying, but no one needs to catch a box corner in the eye. Really unlucky for them that the chaos involved the person who brings the most attention (eyes) to their event. Huge kudos to you for being able to re-group and persevere as I can only imagine the level of anxiety you experienced. I would have been so rattled.
That was disgusting. I hope she got an apology.
how rude and disrespecyful of the organisation for throwing this at u. could have hit yr face, damaged yr glasses etc. A real Work Health and Safety issue here.
Not to mention what if Karen would have looked down or bent down in that second they threw it? Very unprofessional and a safety hazard.
I watched the entire livestream when it all happened and I fell asleep on my couch during the Spy x Family puzzle and when I woke up I remember thinking I had dreamed it because it was such a wild puzzle choice to me 😂😂😂
I just love how people are cheering each other up when they finish the puzzle, it makes me emotional
Thank you so much for taking the time to make these incredible videos. Your coverage of worlds last year inspired me to compete in my first speed puzzle competition this year!! ❤❤❤
I love that!
Oh my heart! That montage of finishers from the quarter finals. Thanks for introducing me to this amazing community. I can't wait for the Australian national competition next month. 😊
Karen!!! Thank you, such good quality video and editing as always. Your hard work is showing through. So precise and neet, it's really amazing. Waited patiently and am not disappointed indeed❤
Watching the reactions at the end of each round got me teary-eyed! I love seeing people so happy
I really enjoyed the "finish" montages you had to summarize each round. Well done.
Such a treat to watch this! Just the right time to release it, enough time has passed since the competition and watching the livestreams, and now one can watch it again, looking back at it without the feeling of repeat!
Such great coverage! What a spectacle! 🤩🥳 Thank you for your efforts Karen and Valentina. 🤗
Amazing Job Karen, I did not expect to get my heart rate up again just as I watched it live on the stream. You made a superb commentator team with our beloved Valerie as well. Keep up the amazing work, love from Germany ❤🎉
I've yet to finish the video, but the editing so far has been great. Like, the flow of all the quarterfinals is really keeping me engaged. You really picked out fun drama to focus on and go through the puzzle strategy well.
oh I love every minute of it! There is so much passion and love to everything that was going on at this event! So nicely filmed and amazingly edited
Thank you foryour hard work! I really liked your editing! Even though I watched it live and saw other recaps, I watched the whole video because you really succeed to keep it interesting. I like how you use your own commentary and other audios, combined with videos from the livestream to create an overall narrative!
Thank you, that’s part of what makes the editing take so long 😣
@@KarenPuzzles Well, it was totally worth it!
The montage of people finishing their puzzles was just so beautiful! Thank you, Karen, for all the time and effort you put into these videos ❤
The video and editing is amazing! Thank you so much for your hard work!
I love the addition of the compilations of many people finishing - so many real happy emotions. Wonderful work as always!
I look forward to the next parts!
I waited so long for this video and I’m excited to see your view on the event after I watched all the livestreams myself during the event.
I love how happy everybody looks when they finish the puzzle!
"So then the finishes just kept coming in" while showing the finnish puzzlers finishing and Emilia yelling "No, the other way around" in finnish and beatifully swearing 👌 at 1:00:02
and a pretty strong expeletive 😂😂😂
Speaking of finishes: 45:20 that is normally not something a man wants to hear from a pretty girl 😂 But I guess it is a good thing in this case...
I don't know what you're talking about 👀 (I didn't know they were swearing so I used the UA-cam Editor to cut that small clip because I want to keep my content family friendly. Including families in Finland.)
@KarenPuzzles She was just summoning the power of the ol' Beelzebub to get the last piece in 😄 I didn't even notice while watching, you had to really concentrate to hear it. I'm sure no one had time to take any offense 😊
@@KarenPuzzlesI get it, and it could've been worse. In my perception finnish people aren't as sensitive as americans are when it comes to swear words. But I know from one of Emilias videos that she did feel kinda bad about the swearing afterwards. I'm sure she prefers it this way as well. 👍
I love your coverage of this event so much! I'm not even a puzzler though I did buy a few puzzles and finished like 2.5 of them since watching your channel lol. I also love how the competition is heating up! I wonder if soon you can only sign up if you qualify from national competitions or if they will expand to a bigger venue to accommodate more people for the qualifiers. I love how supportive this whole community is. And I cannot wait to watch the semi finals and the finals!!!
I can’t remember what puzzle it was where everyone finished but everyone cheering on the last finisher was amazing to watch live
That's in the Individual Semifinals! I'll be including it in the next video 😊
@ cannot wait first time I watched most of the worlds live
@@KarenPuzzles since it was me I can't wait to relive it and see it from your point of view 🥰
Yes, that was one of my favorite moments as well 😀
@@gosiakrzyzanowska592that was so incredible! watching the last person to finish is just as fun as watching the first person to finish
special shout out to the ppl at the competition, as judges, volunteers, and competitors, who are still masking! esp in a crowded building like that with not great air flow, it's REALLY important. masking culture is even worse in europe than it is in the US, so i'm v impressed that they took their own health/safety & that of others v seriously! they're also almost all very high quality masks, too, so good choices & good work!
Agreed! I know a lot of people went home with Covid (I got the new booster right before I left and luckily managed to avoid it)
Right? I thought that was so thoughtful and responsible❤ Tbh, the whole world could take some notes from east asian countries! I know mask culture was already a thing in the east way before covid, but it was just out of common courtesy for your fellow human to cover your face if you felt a cold or something coming on, or say if you are on a crowded train. I know I started keeping them around the house after covid, they come in handy for a lot of things!
So happy to finally see some of your hard work visualized! Amazing editing as always Karen 🥹💜
Thanks for all of the work it took to get these videos ready. So looking forward to watching them.
Yay, it's here! The amount of work you put into these is just mindblowing
Congratulations on finishing this video, Karen! Your hard work has definitely been paying off as everything went together so smoothly! I'm looking forward to the next videos in the next couple of weeks! 😊
You did an amazing job putting this together!!!! I really enjoyed it and cant wait for the next installment. I canNOT believe they threw you a puzzle!!!! Good catch!!!!
was waiting anxiously for this video to drop!!! im ready with snacks for my sunday watch!!!
I hope you like it!
@@KarenPuzzles your worlds recaps are always a joy!! sorry that mishap happened to you but you did great regardless of that!!
Oh, Karen, another stupendous video!! I didn't expect you to do both the individual AND the pairs quarterfinals!! It was a looong video, but worth the wait. I love that you insert little clips about lesser known puzzlers throughout - it makes it so special. Love your work!!! I think my favorite was the Spy x Family puzzle, just because it was so unusual for these competitions.
Congratulations on another wonderful installment to the World Jigsaw docuseries! I look forward to it every year.
This year's level is insaaaaaane, can't wait to watch semis and the finals. thanks Karen for bringing us this vlogs with so much effort. :')
It was so interesting watching live! Can't believe I know notable speed puzzlers from around the world better than I know any professional athletes on my own city's sports teams lol
Loved rewatching the competition with your editing! I really appreciate the time and effort you've put into making these videos. Thanks Karen!
Amazing work once again, Karen! We all know how much time and effort you put into the World videos and it is so appreciated. So worth the wait. Thank you!!! Looking forward to your finals recap.
The world of speed puzzling is as competitive as any other sport, but everyone seems to have great sportsmenship! Very intense watch
This is the first jigsaw competition I ever did and of course I was in Individuals Round B 🤣 Thanks for the great coverage, it was really great to see all the stuff I missed when I was focussed on puzzling! I was sitting directly in front of Weronika and I was not prepared for how distracting that would be 😅
I watched the entire competition live this yr on UA-cam. Thank you, Karen, for the intro to the Speed Puzzling World. 😁
It seems like one big puzzle family meeting up. Seeing the little kids doing it too was amazing too.
Great job editing Karen! Thanks to you I'm so inspired to try speed puzzling. You have shone the spotlight on the puzzling community and I'm so amazed at how nice everyone is. Great sportsmanship! Greetings from Malaysia
waiting weeks and avoiding spoilers from the actual competition was so worth it!! thanks for these amazingly edited recaps Karen, and Im looking forward to the next vids!!
I’ve been waiting and waiting for this! Thank you so much for all your effort and time spent putting this together! Puzzling at home is such a joy and relaxing. Glad I found your channel!
You did so well to keep your composure, I would have been absolutely crying if I had gotten the wrong puzzle, had a box thrown at my head, not had it opened for me and watched everyone else puzzling around me feeling like I was so behind everyone else. Im crying just watching the happy faces of the finishers
Finishing my master's thesis and taking breaks to watch this! Thank you Karen!!!
Good luck and fighting spirit with your master's thesis! ❤ Congrats in advance on your fast-approaching graduation!
good luck!! you can do it!!
@@innnak1 Thank you so much!!
@@alissa6380 Thank you!!!!!
You made a wonderful video Karin. It's very entertaining, and wonderful for someone who wants to see what happened at the competition and didn't see the livestream.
Who would have thought that a video about a puzzle competition would be the highlight of my month.
Not me watching a video on speed puzzling and only completing the edge (and sorting) of a 1000pc puzzle in that whole time! Needless to say speed puzzle competing is definitely not in my future lol
Honestly that's not bad for a 1000, especially if you're doing it alone!
@@KarenPuzzles Thank you so much!
Those dangly jigsaw piece earrings were the accessory of the tournament!
Wonderful video all around. Sarah is so funny! I have been accused of narrating my life, so I love her stream of consciousness bits.
14:10 This is the funniest clip I’ve ever seen, but also, poor her, I really feel bad for her 😭😭
Really warms my heart that the clip with audio from the Finnish pair is of them cursing. :D
Incredible video and I love the celebratory montages of all the finishers. Just beautiful work 💙
Great job, Karen!! Your slow motion face catching the puzzle was amazing. And I love how you highlighted some of the stream commentary and interviews, it really enhanced the storytelling. Congrats to you and Tiffany! Also here's blind item for you 😘 One of the puzzlers in this video recently published a novel about a unicorn!!!! 🦄🎆💖
AH the youtube event of the year is here!!! I joke, but also I'm completely serious. This was so much fun to watch. I love love love the edit, you can totally see all the hours that went into it.
13:18 ok such a small detail but I love that you have a picture of the notes
Your editing of videos are always top notch! Cannot wait to see everything
Yay, finally! I watched the entire championship when it was streamed and I've been waiting for your video since then! Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷❤
I am emotional seeing everyone repping their states and countries.
absolutely wonderful editing! understandable & appreciated that you spend so long on the videos. well worth it! thank you :) and well done on your puzzles, so far!
Squee!!!!!!!!!!! So excited. Thanks for all of your hard work, Karen!!!
It’s over an hour too. This is so good!!!
I'm pretty sure every single video in this series is going to end up over an hour 😂
@ I’m here for IT!!!!!!
Thanks for putting this together, Karen! I've been looking forward to this - I watched the livestreams this year after seeing your video last time and it didn't quell my anticipation for your recap at all.
Great job in the competition and great video! Thanks Karen for your wonderful puzzling content!
Wow, yes, the correct puzzle could have sent other competitors' puzzles flying if you'd not caught it, but it could also have hit you in the face and broken your nose or something! It made me flinch just watching it, I'm so glad you caught it!!! And fantastic job on the video - thank you
Loved the swedish puzzlers having Three Puzzlepieces instead of the original Three Crowns on their shirts 😂
This video was so well done! Well worth the wait! Thank you, Karen!
So hyped for this and the coming videos! Yaay! Congrats on (almost) finishing the mountain of editing and THANK YOU!
I already watched some of the live streams whenever I had the time, but this is so much better and more fun to watch! Great job on the editing, thanks for that 👍 Can't wait for the next episode, but I'm afraid I have to...
I've not watched this video yet but will do soon. Just so excited to let you know I've ordered your 3000 piece puzzle & can't wait for it to arrive. I've had my eye on it for months, always seeing it in your background ❤
Thank you for getting one! I hope you like it ❤️
congrats on the video! i really enjoyed the editing and time put on it!
As one of the dozens of people who were in Group E and didn't finish the Spy X Family puzzle, this was validating, thank you 😅💞 Looking forward to the coming episodes!
Love your editing style for this!