Wingfryer’s CTWC Experience
Competing at the Classic Tetris World Championship For The First Time – 2026 CTWC Experience – Day 2 – Part 7
In my third appearance at the Classic Tetris World Championship, I finally made it into one of the brackets. Once aGameScout dropped out of the competition, I barely made it into the Bronze Bracket as the #112 seed. I looked at the Bronze Bracket to find out who my opponent will be. Ninja was my […]
The Last Qualifying Session – 2026 CTWC Experience – Day 2 – Part 6
There was one more qualifying session before the bracket matches began. When I looked at the qualifying standings, I saw that I had a chance to make it in the Bronze Bracket. But I could easily get bumped off the Bronze Bracket if most of the players in this session beat my score of 459K […]
Ice Cream Social and More Tetris Action – 2026 CTWC Experience – Day 1 – Part 5
Tetris player and commentator, cchristm, organized a meetup at Wanderlust Creamery, which was in walking distance from the venue. He called the event, Ice Cream with Blue Scuti’s Grandpa. I walked over to Wanderlust Creamery along with a few other people. I ended up chatting with Karin Cox (Blue Scuti’s mom) on our way to […]
Updating the Qualifying Ranks – 2026 CTWC Experience – Day 1 – Part 4
I was assigned to the stats team for the next qualifying session. Lucy and I were sitting at the stats team table with our laptops open. We watched the first games on the large LED screens before the score runner delivered the scorecards to us. A wave of scorecards would show up once in a […]
Judging the Qualifying Round – 2026 CTWC Experience – Day 1 – Part 3
After a brief intermission, the second qualifying session commenced. There was little time in between the first 2 sessions because the first session started late. I was assigned to judge the 4 players on the CT3 stream. It was stressful in the first game because all 4 players finished their game around the same time. […]
Qualifying – 2026 CTWC Experience – Day 1 – Part 2
Since Tuesday, I had forced myself to wake up at 6 AM, preparing myself to show up to the venue on time. I arrived around 9 AM, giving myself some time to practice for the qualifying session scheduled for 10:30 AM. I pick the first session so that I can get it over with and […]
Set Up – 2026 CTWC Experience – Part 1
It was a Thursday, the day before the tournament began. This was the day where volunteers set up the stage. I decided to show up before 12 PM to help out. This was my third time at CTWC, I was already feeling comfortable around some of the players that I’ve met before at previous tournaments. […]
Final Day – 2025 CTWC Experience – Day 3 – Part 6
I showed up early to the expo and sat in the front row. Chris Tang was sitting next to me, which was surreal. I mentioned it last year, but I got into CTWC after watching the 2016 Finals. I was fascinated by his commentary, especially his catchphrase. Anyways, I talked to him about how he […]
Brackets Begin – 2025 CTWC Experience – Day 2 – Part 5
With the Qualifying rounds over, there were photo shoots for the players that made the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Bracket. I was sitting at the stats team with Marfram, giving myself a nice view of the stage and giant LED screen. The commentators on the CT3 and CT4 stations (where Silver and Bronze Bracket matches […]
Last Qualifying Session – 2025 CTWC Experience – Day 2 – Part 4
It was Saturday, I had a chance to make the Bronze Bracket. At the moment, I was the #105 seeds, with the #112 seed being the Bronze Bracket cutoff. As long as 8 players in this final session don’t beat my Qualifying score of 521K. This last session was reserved for players that could not […]