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CTWC Organizers: Adam Cornelius, Vince Clemente, and Trey Harrison

Adam Cornelius and Trey Harrison have retired as organizers of Classic Tetris World Championship

Two of the long-time organizers, Adam Cornelius and Trey Harrison, announced on the CTWC Discord server that they have retired from their roles as CTWC organizers. While Vince Clemente remains involved as the sole organizer. In a Discord post, Adam Cornelius writes: “Hey everybody, we want to share some news: Trey and I are hanging […]

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CTWC 2023 Announcement

2023 Classic Tetris World Championship will have a Super Killscreen

The 2023 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) will be on October 13-15 at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. (Update 10/16/2023: The tournament has finished. Watch all of the matches) The format of the tournament is the same as last year. Players will be given 2 hours to play as many games as they want during […]

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2022 CTWC Silver Bracket

2022 Classic Tetris World Championship – Silver Bracket: Timestamps

The 2022 Classic Tetris World Championship: Silver Bracket featured players that ranked 49-80 in the Qualifying round. (These are the Silver Bracket Timestamps, the Gold Bracket timestamps can be found here) Silver Bracket is a completely different tournament from the main bracket. The Silver tournament was created to give more players a chance to participate […]

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2022 Classic Tetris World Championship: Timestamps

The 2022 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) returned as an in-person event at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. In the Qualifying round, they removed the part where players waited in line to play a game. Instead, players signed up for a 2-hour session where they played an unlimited amount of games within that time period. […]

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2021 Bronze CTWC Bracket

2021 Classic Tetris World Championship – Bronze Bracket: Timestamps

The 2021 Classic Tetris World Championship Bronze Bracket featured players that ranked 97-128 in the Qualifying round. In reality, it ranged from 100-134 because some people dropped out of the tournament. (This is for the Bronze Bracket, the Gold Bracket timestamps can be found here) The Bronze bracket was created to give additional players an […]

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2021 Silver CTWC Bracket

2021 Classic Tetris World Championship – Silver Bracket: Timestamps

The 2021 Classic Tetris World Championship: Silver Bracket featured players that ranked 65-96 in the Qualifying round. (This is for the Silver Bracket, the Gold Bracket timestamps are here) Silver Bracket is a completely different tournament from the main bracket. The Silver tournament was created to give more players a chance to participate in a […]

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2021 Classic Tetris World Championship: Timestamps

The 2021 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) was held online due the Covid-19 Pandemic. Tournament format remained the same as the previous year. This became the first tournament without Jonas Neubauer and Harry Hong. Jonas Neubauer suddenly passed away in January 2021. Harry Hong had retired from playing competitive Tetris. For the first time in […]

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2020 Silver CTWC Bracket

2020 Classic Tetris World Championship – Silver Bracket: Timestamps

The 2020 Classic Tetris World Championship Silver Bracket featured players that ranked 65-96 in the Qualifying round. (This is for the Silver Bracket, the Gold Bracket timestamps are here) Silver Bracket is a completely different tournament from the main bracket. The Silver tournament was created to give more players a chance to participate in a […]

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2020 CTWC Logo - Trophies

2020 Classic Tetris World Championship: Timestamps

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 to make unlimited attempts to get the highest score. The Top 64 qualified for the tournament. They were split into […]

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2019 CTWC Logo - Trophies

2019 Classic Tetris World Championship: Timestamps

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 […]

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