The 2023 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) took place at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo from October 13-15.
In tournament matches, a Level 39 Super Killscreen was added, where the pieces fall at double the speed of Level 29. This was added to prevent Rollers from playing forever.
The rest of the tournament format was the same as last year.
In the Qualifying round, players were given 2 hours to play as many games as possible. The Multiple Maxout rule was still in play, where players were ranked by the amount of Maxouts achieved.
The Top 48 qualified for the Main bracket. Seeds 1-16 had a bye to Round 1, while Seeds 17-48 started in Round 0.
All matches were a Best of Five.
2023 Classic Tetris World Championship Timestamps
Playlist
YouTube
- Qualifying Round
- Round 0 – Top 48
- Round 1 – Top 32
- Round 2 – Top 16
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- Flex Cam
- Finals
- Results
- Photos
Qualifying Round
ClassicTetris
Qualifying Session #1: Alex T, Sidnev, Dog, PixelAndy
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
Qualifying Session #2 – Fractal, DanV, Myles, EricICX
Livestream VOD
Qualifying Session #3 – Sharky, K-Poke, Blue Scuti, Dengler
Livestream VOD
Qualifying Session #4 – Jerpi, IanKanetsu, Vince Clemente, Matt Martin (RookoutRogue)
Livestream VOD
Qualifying Session #5 (Saturday) – Bendy, Armstrong, Jeff Moore
Part 1 | Part 2
aGameScout joins Session #5
Livestream VOD
ClassicTetris2
Qualifying Session #1 – HydrantDude, BirbWizard, Huff, PokeNerd
Livestream VOD
Qualifying Session #2 – SV, Rhubarb, Doge, Opaux
Livestream VOD
Qualifying Session #3 – WallBant, Coal, DMJ, Alex Kerr (Kitaru)
Livestream VOD
Qualifying Session #4 – Chris Bidwell (BSG4000), Foryst, Vandweller, Draco
Livestream VOD
Qualifying Session #5 (Saturday) – Oscar Godinez, Doodle, Josh Tolles, Matt Buco
Livestream VOD
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Qualifying Session #1 – Harrison, Hepps, Ansel, DaAsiann
Livestream VOD
Qualifying Session #2 – iBall, Anna D, Sodium, Eren
Livestream VOD
Qualifying Session #3 – Billy Mac, Brighton, sirepinkski (Sirepnski), Koster (atkoster2)
Livestream VOD
Qualifying Session #4 – Ryan, Z Wing, TotalRadNES, Kingsman
Livestream VOD
Qualifying Session #5 (Saturday) – CrafteeKim, Snowgolfgal (Eunha), Ryan Amburgy, Minh
Livestream VOD
Round 0 – Top 48
aGameScout and Marfram analyze Qualifying and Bracket
Livestream VOD
Vince Clemente makes a speech
Livestream VOD
Match #1: Doodle vs Doge
Match #2: Armstrong vs Kirjava
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #3: Jerpi vs Biggie
Match #4: Hana vs DMJ
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #5: Elle (Trapzone) vs Redshurt
Match #6: HydrantDude vs Sharky
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #7: Oscar Godinez vs Xeno
Match #8: Coal vs Cobalt
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #9: Eren vs Hepps
Match #10: EricICX vs Koster (atkoster2)
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #11: ID_Kirby vs Rens
Match #12: TetrisTime vs Kofi
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #13: Daasiann vs Ansel
Match #14: K-Poke (KunfusingPoke) vs Matt Martin (RookoutRogue)
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Announcer: “I need Franklin to please head over to the Tetris Area”
YouTube | Livestream VOD | Clip
Match #15: Wallbant vs B14NK
Match #16: PokeNerd vs Draco
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Round 1 – Top 32
Match #1: Sharky vs Fractal
Match #2: Armstrong vs PixelAndy
YouTube | Livestream VOD – Part 1 | Livestream VOD – Part 2
Match #3: DMJ vs iBall
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #4: Doge vs DanV
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #5: SV vs Cobalt
Match #6: Dog vs Xeno
YouTube | Livestream VOD – Part 1 | Livestream VOD – Part 2
Match #7: Dengler vs RedShurt
Match #8: Jerpi vs Rhubarb
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #9: TetrisTime vs Sidnev
Match #10: Alex T vs Rens
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #11: Koster (atkoster2) vs Opaux
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #12: Sodium vs Eren
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #13: Daasiann vs Blue Scuti
Match #14: Myles vs Wallbant
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #15: PokeNerd vs Hfulufgus (Huff)
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #16: Brighton vs K-Poke (KunfusingPoke)
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Round 2 – Top 16
Tetris Anthem
Livestream VOD | Clip
Match #1: Opaux vs Sidnev
Match #2: Myles vs Blue Scuti
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #3: SV vs Dog
Match #4: Doge vs PixelAndy
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #5: Eren vs Alex T
Match #6: Hfulufgus (Huff) vs K-Poke (KunfusingPoke)
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #7: Fractal vs Iball
Match #8: Dengler vs Rhubarb
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Quarterfinals
Vince Presents CTWC Lifetime Achievement Award
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Speech
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #1: Alex T vs Sidnev
Match #2: Hfulufgus (Huff) vs Blue Scuti
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Announcer: “I need Ethan Chamberlain to head back to your dad’s booth”
YouTube | Livestream VOD | Clip
Interview with Loser of Match #1
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Interview with Loser of Match #2
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #3: Dengler vs Dog
Match #4: Fractal vs PixelAndy
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Interview with Loser of Match #3
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Interview with Loser of Match #4
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Semifinals
Match #1
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Interview with Loser of Match #1
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Match #2
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Interview with Loser of Match #2
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Flex Cam
Alex T
Livestream VOD
Steve Deluca (TotalRadNES)
Livestream VOD
Armstrong
Livestream VOD
James Chen
Livestream VOD
Jerpi
Livestream VOD
Ben Mullen
Livestream VOD
Pollo
Livestream VOD
Vandweller
Livestream VOD
Jeff Moore
Livestream VOD
EricICX with the Camera
Livestream VOD
Finals
Finals Match
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Interview with Runner-up
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Interview with Winner
YouTube | Livestream VOD
