The 2020 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) took place online due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Having the tournament online meant a change in the format.
In the qualifying round, players were given a 2-hour session. They were seeded based on number of maxouts achieved, followed by their highest non-maxout score (kicker).
The Top 64 qualified for the tournament. They were split into 8 groups of 8 players. Each Group was a Double-Elimination bracket, with all matches being Best of 5. The winner of each group advanced to the Top 8.
Early rounds were double-elimination because the organizers could not do same piece sets.
The Top 8 players competed in a Single-Elimination tournament to determine the winner of the 2020 CTWC.
Notes on Timestamps: In each Group Stage, I labelled the matches in 3 parts.
- Part 1: First set of 4 players compete in their first 2 rounds (1st match and 2nd match)
- Part 2: Second set of 4 players compete in their first 2 rounds (3rd match and 4th match)
- Part 3: The remaining 6 players compete for a spot in the Top 8 (5th match until the end)
The Group Stage schedule can be viewed here. It shows which group the players were in, as well as their seeding rank and qualifying score.
2020 Classic Tetris World Championship Timestamps
Playlist
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- Group F
- Group B
- Group G
- Group E
- Group H
- Group C
- Group D
- Group A
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- Finals
- Results
Group F
Part 1
Round 1
Match #1: SaltedSofa vs TetrisTime
Match #2: Sam Finch vs Jordan
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Losers Round 1 – Match #1
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Round 2 – Match #1
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Part 2
Round 1
Match #3: Breandan vs Phamtom
Match #4: Myles vs Anthony
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Round 2 – Match #2
Losers Round 1 – Match #2
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Part 3
Losers Round 2 – Match #1 and #2
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Final Four – Winners Finals and Losers Semifinals
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Losers Finals
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Grand Finals
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Interview with Group Winner
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Group B
To the people keeping track of seeding matchups:
Paul Yeo (#28 seed) and Quaid (#25 seed) switched Groups to accommodate Paul Yeo’s schedule. The Group that Paul was originally in required him to be available throughout the early morning on a Monday in his time zone.
Part 1
Round 1
Match #1: Nenu vs Josh Tolles
Match #2: Ben (Opaux) vs Sharky
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Round 2 – Match #1
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Losers Round 1 – Match #1
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Part 2
Round 1
Match #3: Paul Yeo vs Sidnev
Match #4: Jake B. (Ella) vs Tugi
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Round 2 – Match #2
Losers Round 1 – Match #2
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Part 3
Losers Round 2 – Match #1 and #2
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Final Four – Winners Finals and Losers Semifinals
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Losers Finals
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Grand Finals
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Interview with Group Winner
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Interview with Group Runner-up
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Group G
Part 1
Round 1
Match #1: Tristop vs Hydrant
Match #2: Alex Kerr vs IanKanetsu
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Losers Round 1 – Match #1
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Round 2 – Match #1
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Part 2
Round 1
Match #3: Matt Martin vs Asta
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Match #4: GregBoomCannon vs Allen Qiu (Brodindamp)
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Round 2 – Match #2
Losers Round 1 – Match #2
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Part 3
Losers Round 2
Match #1
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Match #2
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Final Four – Winners Finals and Losers Semifinals
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Losers Finals
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Grand Finals
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Interview with Group Winner
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Group E
Part 1
Round 1
Match #1: Jonas Neubauer (Bunbun) vs Redshurt
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Match #2: EricICX vs Jani Herlevi
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Round 2 – Match #1
Losers Round 1 – Match #1
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Part 2
Round 1
Match #3: Jesper (TegaMech) vs B14NK
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Match #4: Huffulufugus (Huff) vs Feoden
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Round 2 – Match #2
Losers Round 1 – Match #2
(Livestream VOD contains the first games, therefore the entire match)
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Part 3
Losers Round 2 – Match #1 and #2
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Final Four – Winners Finals and Losers Semifinals
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Losers Finals
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Grand Finals
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Interview with Group Winner
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Interview with Group Runner-up
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Group H
Part 1
Round 1
Match #1: Svavar vs Sodium
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Match #2: Harry Hong (Supa) vs Lukeand26
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Round 2 – Match #1
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Losers Round 1 – Match #1
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Part 2
Round 1
Match #3: LaZer0MonKey vs Radmir
Match #4: PixelAndy vs Johann
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Round 2 – Match #2
Losers Round 1 – Match #2
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Part 3
Losers Round 2 – Match #1 and #2
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Final Four – Winners Finals and Losers Semifinals
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Losers Finals
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Grand Finals
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Interview with Group Winner
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Group C
Part 1
Round 1
Match #1: Dog vs Marq
Match #2: Pepe vs Nolan
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Round 2 – Match #1
Losers Round 1 – Match #1
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Part 2
Round 1
Match #3: Nerdzzzzz vs Terry Purcell
Match #4: Koryan vs Reed Hanson
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Round 2 – Match #2
Losers Round 1 – Match #2
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Part 3
Losers Round 2
Match #1
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Match #2
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Final Four – Winners Finals and Losers Semifinals
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Losers Finals
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Grand Finals
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Interview with Group Winner
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Interview with Group Runner-up
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Group D
To the people keeping track of seeding matchups:
Paul Yeo (#28 seed) and Quaid (#25 seed) switched Groups to accommodate Paul Yeo’s schedule. The Group that Paul was originally in required him to be available throughout the early morning on a Monday in his time zone.
Part 1
Round 1
Match #1: Scottobozo vs Fractal
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Match #2: Eren vs Doge
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Losers Round 1 – Match #1
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Round 2 – Match #1
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Part 2
Round 1
Match #3: Quaid vs Cheez
Match #4: DaAsiann vs Anomalous
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Losers Round 1 – Match #2
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Round 2 – Match #2
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Part 3
Losers Round 2 – Match #1 and #2
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Final Four – Winners Finals and Losers Semifinals
YouTube | Livestream VOD
Losers Finals
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Grand Finals
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Interview with Group Winner
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Interview with Group Runner-up
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Group A
Part 1
Round 1
Match #1: Joseph Saelee vs Moodeuce
Match #2: Jeff Moore vs Pokenerd
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Round 2 – Match #1
Losers Round 1 – Match #1
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Part 2
Round 1
Match #3: Jerpidude (Jerpi) vs Benjy
Match #4: Richard vs Alex_H
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Round 2 – Match #2
Losers Round 1 – Match #2
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Part 3
Losers Round 2 – Match #1 and #2
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Final Four – Winners Finals and Losers Semifinals
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Losers Finals
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Grand Finals
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Interview with Group Winner
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Interview with Group Runner-up
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Top 8 – Single Elimination
Quarterfinals
Interview with Top 8 Players
YouTube
Match #1: Dog vs Cheez
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Interview with Loser of Match #1
Livestream VOD
Interview with Winner of Match #1
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Match #2: Joseph Saelee vs Huff
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Interview with Loser of Match #2
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Match #3: Sam Finch vs Nenu
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Match #4: PixelAndy vs Allen Qiu (Brodindamp)
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Semifinals
Match #1
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Interview with Loser of Match #1
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Interview with Winner of Match #1
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Arda Ocal informs viewers that a player lost power
Livestream VOD
Match #2
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Interview with Loser of Match #2
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Interview with Winner of Match #2
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Finals
Video Message by Terry Lee Torok
Livestream VOD
Finals Match
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Interview with Runner-up
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Interview with Winner
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