Classic Tetris World Championship

2021 CTWC Schedule

2021 Classic Tetris World Championship Will Be Online

The 2021 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) will be an online tournament with the same format as 2020. The only difference is that the tournament will start about a month sooner compared to the previous year. Despite not having an in-person audience, the CTWC continues to be an exciting event that thousands will look forward […]

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Dog Just Won The 2020 CTWC

Dog Wins The 2020 Classic Tetris World Championship

Dog discovered the CTWC after watching the 2018 Finals. In the summer of 2019, he started playing NES Tetris himself. He later founded Classic Tetris Brawl (CTB) in November 2019. The CTB is an online server that hosts monthly divisional tournaments and events. To learn more about it, join their Discord. On December 2019, he got […]

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Classic Tetris World Championship 2020 Top 8 Bracket

2020 Classic Tetris World Championship: Top 8 Players

Over 100 people had registered for the 2020 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC). Players had 2 hours to qualify and post their highest scores. The Top 64 were distributed into 8 separate double elimination brackets. The winners of each bracket advanced to the Top 8. They were placed in a single-elimination bracket and were reseeded […]

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2010 Classic Tetris World Championship match

The Original Classic Tetris World Championship Players: Where Are They Now?

The Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) made it’s debut on August 8, 2010 at the Downtown Independent Theater in Los Angeles. The tournament had 8 players qualify for the tournament. These players would become the Original CTWC Players. The events of the 1st CTWC are in the free documentary, Ecstasy of Order. (Last Updated: 2/23/21) […]

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First Annual Classic Tetris World Championship at Downtown Independent Theater

The History Of The Classic Tetris World Championship

In August 8, 2010, the first ever Classic Tetris World Championship would take place. And several of these Tetris Masters would compete to become the Tetris World Champion. It amazes me to see a very small tournament end up growing exponentially over the last 10 year. Before I say more about what it has become […]

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CTWC 2020 Double Elimination Bracket

2020 Classic Tetris World Championship will be held Online

The 2020 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) will happen online. Since this tournament is online, the format will be different from their in-person tournament. Obviously, there will not be an in-person tournament this year because of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Here’s a Brief Breakdown of the Schedule October 12-18: Qualifying Saturday, October 31: Top 64 Double […]

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Boom Tetris For Jeff: Where Did The Phrase Come From?

At the 2016 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) Finals, Jeff Moore faced off against Jonas Neubauer. The announcer, Chris Tang, would shout out “Boom Tetris For [Name]” every time a player would score a Tetris. The popular catchphrase caught on, when Chris Tang repeatedly said “Boom Tetris For Jeff”. He even used this phrase to […]

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