<page_title> World Sudoku Championship </page_title> <section_title> Results summary </section_title> <table> <cell> 2018 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> Gold </col_header> </cell> <cell> Japan <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2017 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> Gold </col_header> </cell> <cell> China <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2016 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> Gold </col_header> </cell> <cell> Czech Republic <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2015 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> Gold </col_header> </cell> <cell> Japan <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2014 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> Gold </col_header> </cell> <cell> Japan <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2013 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> Gold </col_header> </cell> <cell> China <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2012 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> Gold </col_header> </cell> <cell> Japan <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2011 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> Gold </col_header> </cell> <cell> Germany <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> Gold </col_header> </cell> <cell> Germany <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2009 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> Gold </col_header> </cell> <cell> Slovakia <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2008 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> Gold </col_header> </cell> <cell> Czech Republic <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2007 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> Gold </col_header> </cell> <cell> Japan <col_header> Team </col_header> </cell> </table>
Japan is the most successful team, having won the World Sudoku Championship title in 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018; Czech Republic (2008, 2016), Germany (2010 and 2011) and China (2013, 2017) have won twice; Slovakia (2009) also won a title.