With the tournament over, it was time for the afterparty. It was at a bar where people of all ages were welcome. Food was available at a food truck in front of the bar. I ordered the Brisket sandwich and fries. Once I got my food, I sat with Jeff and Kim Moore, just like […]

The final day was less hectic than yesterday, with only 16 players left in the tournament. Sergio performed the Tetris Anthem to commence the Top 16 matches. The Pressure of #1 Seed To Perform At Their Peak Sharky (#1 seed) was going up against Triskai (#16 seed). Sharky barely won his last match, so I […]

There were a lot of matches happening in Round 0 and Round 1, but a few matches stood out to me in Round 1. The Mari vs Blue Scuti match stood out because of what the commentator did. Fractal was commenting on it, noting how things were not going well for Mari. Shortly afterwards, Mari […]

With the Qualifying rounds over, the Top 48 players would compete head-to-head to become the first Jonas Cup winner. Diane and I were tasked with updating the bracket results. The Google sheet that we used had the matches listed, and we just had to input losing scores on the row that corresponded with the correct […]

With the first Qualifying session done, I was assigned to volunteer for the next sessions. I was the score runner, where I was in charge of collecting scorecards from the Qualifying judges and giving them to the Stats team. Specifically, I was collecting scorecards from the Qualifying judges on the Main stage (CT1 and CT2), […]

It was the first day of the main event. There were going to be 3 different Qualifying sessions (90 minutes each). Afterwards, Round 0-1 was going to be completed. There were 48 spots in the bracket. I had signed up for the first session, so I arrived early to pick my seat. Blue Scuti’s Game […]

The first day of the Jonas Cup consisted of 2 side events. But they did not start until 4 PM. So some of the players were playing practice games. I sat at the Side Stage area, where we were having a casual livestream. I learned how to control Bidwell’s crowd cam. Live Game Crash Blue […]

In June 2024, I had the opportunity to attend the 2024 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC). It was a bittersweet ride back home as I had just left a CTWC Afterparty where players from around the world were hanging out. I was already missing them. Fast forward to September 2024, the first annual Jonas Neubauer […]