The 2019 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) was the 10th annual tournament.
Last year, Joseph Saelee defeated 7-time champion, Jonas Neubauer, in the Finals to win the tournament. This inspired a new generation of players to play NES Tetris and master the game.
The qualifying round was the same as before where players lined up to play 1 game and returned to the line when they were done. The lines increased dramatically this year which limited the number of game attempts the players had. aGameScout explains the situation in his video.
Tournament format changed drastically. The bracket expanded from Top 40 to Top 48. The Top 16 seeds had a bye to Round 1, while Seeds 17-48 started in Round 0.
The Top 8 rounds and beyond were Best of 5, while the early rounds were a Best of 3.
Side Matches were streamed on the Twitch Channel, ClassicTetris2
2019 CTWC Timestamps
Playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA3elidp12UuPyoSk7AZcVWeCpTEkNgUa
Here are the timestamps for the 2019 CTWC Matches
Round 0 – Top 48
Match #1: MegaRetroMan vs Michael de Guzman
Match #2: Eris vs Jake Stein
https://youtu.be/MTSuQXgtuik?t=68
Match #3: Chris Brady vs Stacy Schierholz
https://youtu.be/MTSuQXgtuik?t=868
Match #4: Quaid vs Lars
https://youtu.be/MTSuQXgtuik?t=1065
Commentator shouts out the audience member shouting “Boom!”
https://youtu.be/MTSuQXgtuik?t=1156
Match #5: SQR vs Ethan Daniels
https://youtu.be/uweqiQKdVGc?t=10
Match #6: Svavar vs Mattia Fornasiero
https://youtu.be/uweqiQKdVGc?t=776
Match #7: Marc Maier (Marq) vs David Legendre (DivCaste)
https://youtu.be/uweqiQKdVGc?t=1641
Match #8: Alex Kerr vs Reed Hanson
https://youtu.be/it-0AakelCg?t=13
Match #9: NESCardinality vs adudeabides
https://youtu.be/it-0AakelCg?t=305
Match #10: Matt Schoolmaster vs Louis Skouie
https://youtu.be/it-0AakelCg?t=1019
Match #11: Peter LaRoe (Muunas) vs Matt Martin
https://youtu.be/it-0AakelCg?t=1475
Match #12: Joey Parker vs Trey Harrison
https://youtu.be/it-0AakelCg?t=1608
Match #13: Paul Yeo vs Packie
https://youtu.be/it-0AakelCg?t=2423
Match #14: Robin Mihara vs Frank Westphal
https://youtu.be/1OgHAtA_110?t=12
Match #15: Austin Bennet (BeastinShen) vs Keith Wong
https://youtu.be/1OgHAtA_110?t=1076
Match #16: Sharky vs Philip Ng (MicroBlizz)
https://youtu.be/hdpX0UG9Ets?t=7
Round 1 – Top 32
Match #1: Ben Mullen vs Matt Schoolmaster
Match #2: Allen Qiu (brodindamp) vs Paul Yeo
https://youtu.be/ZYItfzv94rg?t=38
Match #3: Chris Brady vs Joseph Saelee
https://youtu.be/ZYItfzv94rg?t=1241
Match #4: Robin Mihara vs Koryan
https://youtu.be/6j1XiJzqxsQ?t=31
Match #5: Marc Maier (Marq) vs Scottobozo
https://youtu.be/6j1XiJzqxsQ?t=956
Match #6: Keith Wong vs Terry Purcell
https://youtu.be/Jn3os5Lt3UE?t=46
Match #7: Svavar vs Batfoy
https://youtu.be/Jn3os5Lt3UE?t=97
Match #8: DanQZ vs Reed Hanson
https://youtu.be/Jn3os5Lt3UE?t=1043
Match #9: Chad Muse vs Trey Harrison
https://youtu.be/ZbjMK_N5U4M?t=46
Match #10: Philip Ng (MicroBlizz) vs Jeff Moore
https://youtu.be/ZbjMK_N5U4M?t=468
Match #11: Matt Buco vs adudeabides
Match #12: Jonas Neubauer vs MegaRetroMan
https://youtu.be/Q5c-zPaKh8Y?t=94
Match #13: Harry Hong vs Matt Martin
https://youtu.be/QgbwpmRgS0E?t=46
Match #14: Josh Tolles vs Jake Stein
https://youtu.be/QgbwpmRgS0E?t=1638
Match #15: Greentea vs SQR
https://youtu.be/QQrUY4vZGUs?t=27
Match #16: Quaid vs Jani Herlevi
https://youtu.be/QQrUY4vZGUs?t=42
Round 2 – Top 16
Match #1: Ben Mullen vs Joseph Saelee
https://youtu.be/s8ZGKtYEJfs?t=31
Match #2: Batfoy vs MegaRetroMan
https://youtu.be/s8ZGKtYEJfs?t=455
Match #3: Chad Muse vs DanQZ
https://youtu.be/DcREWsRzeCU?t=19
Match #4: Terry Purcell vs Allen Qiu (Brodindamp)
https://youtu.be/DcREWsRzeCU?t=140
Match #5: Philip Ng (MicroBlizz) vs Greentea
https://youtu.be/U-mhtE7AMAw?t=28
Match #6: Matt Buco vs Matt Martin
https://youtu.be/U-mhtE7AMAw?t=1030
Match #7: Josh Tolles vs Marc Maier (Marq)
Match #8: Koryan vs Jani Herlevi
https://youtu.be/uHO-okVnIeU?t=124
Quarterfinals
Match #1: Josh Tolles vs DanQZ
Match #2: Greentea vs Joseph Saelee
https://youtu.be/-SrzndQdjqs?t=73
Interview with Winner of Match #1
https://youtu.be/-SrzndQdjqs?t=2243
Interview with Winner of Match #2
https://youtu.be/-SrzndQdjqs?t=2382
Match #3: Matt Martin vs Batfoy
Match #4: Koryan vs Terry Purcell
https://youtu.be/IA0AyV_UXZY?t=157
Interview with Winner of Match #3
https://youtu.be/IA0AyV_UXZY?t=2544
Interview with Winner of Match #4
https://youtu.be/IA0AyV_UXZY?t=2741
Semifinals
Match #1: DanQZ vs Joseph Saelee
https://youtu.be/diytQOZbSec?t=91
Interview with Winner of Match #1
https://youtu.be/diytQOZbSec?t=1543
Match #2: Batfoy vs Koryan
https://youtu.be/UneIsOIIEwk?t=85
Interview with Winner of Match #2
https://youtu.be/UneIsOIIEwk?t=2295
Finals
https://youtu.be/nfo8hmIcoDQ?t=122
