About me

 Hello!

Welcome to my blog - bakpao here. I'm in my late twenties, residing in the south of the Netherlands. I solve and set puzzles daily - more than I care to admit at times.

I have been setting puzzles since around May 2020. I'm a frequent contributor to WCPN, as well as some championships and magazines, like IPC and Pulze. I like to think I have created some interesting puzzles and am hoping that by publishing them here more people can and will enjoy them.

I like solving both sudoku and other pencil puzzles equally. Sudoku has traditionally been my forte, but I participate in all GP rounds and most contests, sudoku and other puzzles alike. I've finished 2nd (2023) and 3rd (2021) in the Dutch Sudoku championships and have participated in WSC, WPC (2022, 2023, 2024) and 24HPC (2023, 2024).

I generally use this blog for puzzle collections (like contest puzzles I authored, practice puzzles for contests I participate in, speedsetting and GAPP puzzles), milestone puzzles and hybrid/variant puzzles. Most of my other puzzles can be solved on puzz.link (2020 - early 2023) and LMI's Puzzle Expo (mid 2023 and onwards).

I hope you enjoy my puzzles!

- bakpao