2025 Waku Waku NES Tetris Festival: Timestamps

The 2025 Waku Waku NES Tetris Festival took place in Ota City, Tokyo, Japan. The event happened on June 18-19, 2025.

The tournament was double-elimination. Early rounds were best of 3. Starting in the Top 4 (Losers Round 6 and Winners Finals), matches were best of 5.

Chris Bidwell provided English commentary for Day 2 of the tournament.

In Day 2, 8 players were remaining in the competition, the next rounds were “Losers Round 4” and “Winners Round 4”.

2025 Waku Waku NES Tetris Festival Timestamps

• Round 1
• Round 2
• Losers Round 1
• Losers Round 2
• Round 3
• Losers Round 3
• Losers Round 4
• Round 4
• Losers Round 5
• Losers Round 6
• Winners Finals
• Losers Finals
• Grand Finals
• Results

Round 1

Player Intro
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Match #1: radio613 vs Lycia
Match #2: tubuname vs H.R
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Match #3: hebo-MAI vs Sourdough
Sourdough forfeits

Match #4: vugzi vs aKaFuKu
vugzi forfeits

Round 2

Player Intro
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Match #1: londonb415 vs Karin
Match #2: Sight vs Kiwi
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Player Intro
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Match #3: SMD vs Yowalwasi
Match #4: Chris Bidwell (BSG4000) vs Dzag
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Player Intro
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Match #5: Tsuki vs radio613
Match #6: hebo-MAI vs Greentea
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Player Intro
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Match #7: Nowi vs aKaFuKu
Match #8: Koryan vs H.R
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Losers Round 1

Match #2 started before Match #1 due to a technical problem

Match #1: Lycia vs Chris Bidwell (BSG4000)
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Match #2: londonb415 vs tubuname
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Match #3: SMD vs Sourdough
Sourdough forfeits

Match #4: Sight vs vugzi
vugzi forfeits

Losers Round 2

Match #1: hebo-MAI vs Sight
Match #2: radio613 vs londonb415
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Match #3: aKaFuKu vs SMD
Match #4: H.R vs Chris Bidwell (BSG4000)
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Round 3

Match #1: Tsuki vs Karin
Match #2: Greentea vs Kiwi
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Match #3: Nowi vs Yowalwasi
Match #4: Koryan vs Dzag
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Losers Round 3

Match #1: Chris Bidwell vs Kiwi
Match #2: SMD vs Tsuku
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Match #3: Dzag vs Sight
Match #4: radio613 vs Yowalwasi
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Losers Round 4

8 players remain. Chris Bidwell provides English commentary live from Japan.

Match #1: Kiwi vs Tsuki
Match #2: Dzag vs Yowalwasi
English Commentary
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Japanese (日本語) Commentary
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Round 4

Match #1: Greentea vs Karin
Match #2: Koryan vs Nowi
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Japanese (日本語) Commentary
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Losers Round 5

Match #1: Koryan vs Tsuki
Match #2: Dzag vs Karin
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Japanese (日本語) Commentary
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Losers Round 6

Losers Round 6 Match
English Commentary
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Japanese (日本語) Commentary
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Winners Finals

Winners Finals Match
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Japanese (日本語) Commentary
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Losers Finals

Losers Finals Match
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Japanese (日本語) Commentary
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Grand Finals

Interview with Grand Finalist
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Grand Finals Match
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Japanese (日本語) Commentary
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Interview with Third Place Finisher
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Interview with Runner-up
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Interview with Winner
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Results

• Qualifying Rank
• Bracket
• Final Standings