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Classic Tetris Monthly: An Online Tetris Tournament
Classic Tetris Monthly (CTM) is an online NES Tetris Tournament. Each month, the event features players from around the world. Their Masters event is where the Top 16 players compete for a fan-funded cash prize. In December 2017, Fridaywitch founded the tournament, wanting to create additional Classic Tetris content. A few months later, she handed […]
2023 Classic Tetris World Championship Regional Tournament: Timestamps
The 2023 Classic Tetris World Championship Regional Tournaments are happening throughout the year. The list of confirmed events can be found here. Winners of these events got prize money to help fund their trip to the 2023 CTWC Main Event. These tournaments have also been a way for people from the Classic Tetris community to […]
2023 Classic Tetris World Championship Regional Tournament Dates
The 2023 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) Regional Tournaments will be happening throughout the World. This is an opportunity to meet a few people from the Classic Tetris Community. The winners get prizes to help fund their trip to the 2023 CTWC. 2023 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) is happening on October 13-15 at the […]
2022 Classic Tetris World Championship Regional Tournaments
In the months leading up to the 2022 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC), Regional Tournaments were held. These events were held across the United States and the Rest of the World. The winners of these tournaments did NOT get a guaranteed spot at the 2022 CTWC, but they were given prize money that could be […]
Sidnev Wins The 2022 Classic Tetris European Championship
Sidnev wins the 2022 Classic Tetris European Championship. He became a back-to-back Tetris European Champion. The 2022 Classic Tetris European Championship (CTEC) returned to an in-person event for the first time since 2019. The event was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. This event uses the PAL version of NES Tetris, instead of the NTSC version used […]
Swong Wins The 2022 Dr. Mario Championship
Swong wins the 2022 Dr. Mario Championship (DrMC), becoming the 4th person to win the tournament. In August 2022, he traveled to Phoenix to compete in the DrMC Western Regional tournament. He won the tournament after defeating players such as Packie, Dmwit, and Doc. Entering the 2022 Dr. Mario Championship (DrMC) About 3 months later, […]
EricICX Wins The 2022 Classic Tetris World Championship
EricICX wins the 2022 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC), becoming the 5th person to pull off the victory. Eric discovered the CTWC in 2018 after watching videos such as the 2017 Finals. He then started playing Tetris casually in mid-2018 before taking it seriously in late 2019. From there, he competed at CTWC in 2020 […]
Classic Tetris World Championship Returns To An In-Person Event
The 2022 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) returns to the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. It will be an in-person event on October 14-16. The format for the 2022 CTWC is similar to the 2019 tournament, which was the last in-person event. There will be a qualifying round, with the Top 48 advancing to the playoffs. […]
How To Play NES Tetris Without The Original NES
The rise in popularity of the Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) has generated interest in the game of NES Tetris. If you don’t have the Original NES Console, that’s fine because you can still play the game without one. Here is how you can play NES Tetris without an original NES. 1. Play Classic Tetris […]
Sidnev Wins The 2021 Classic Tetris European Championship
The 2021 Classic Tetris European Championship was an online event. For the first time, the entire tournament was double-elimination. The Classic Tetris European Championship (CTEC) uses the PAL version of Tetris, while the CTWC uses NTSC. For a brief rundown on the difference between PAL and NTSC Tetris, check out this video. The tournament was […]