With the first Qualifying session done, I was assigned to volunteer for the next sessions. I was the score runner, where I was in charge of collecting scorecards from the Qualifying judges and giving them to the Stats team. Specifically, I was collecting scorecards from the Qualifying judges on the Main stage (CT1 and CT2), […]

It was the first day of the main event. There were going to be 3 different Qualifying sessions (90 minutes each). Afterwards, Round 0-1 was going to be completed. There were 48 spots in the bracket. I had signed up for the first session, so I arrived early to pick my seat. Blue Scuti’s Game […]

The first day of the Jonas Cup consisted of 2 side events. But they did not start until 4 PM. So some of the players were playing practice games. I sat at the Side Stage area, where we were having a casual livestream. I learned how to control Bidwell’s crowd cam. Live Game Crash Blue […]

In June 2024, I had the opportunity to attend the 2024 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC). It was a bittersweet ride back home as I had just left a CTWC Afterparty where players from around the world were hanging out. I was already missing them. Fast forward to September 2024, the first annual Jonas Neubauer […]

After Blue Scuti was eliminated in the Quarterfinals, I noticed that his family had left the front rows. At that point, I sat in the front row towards the middle of the stage where players do their post-match interview. Lapis Lazuli and Bendy joined me in the front row. Blue Scuti’s elimination opened up the […]

It was down to the Top 8 players, who would be competing head to head in the Quarterfinals. This year, there was a wrestling style entrance for the players to get on stage. The host, Kingsman, was on stage to introduce the first group of 4 competitors. After introducing a player, they would walk through […]

It was Sunday, the final day of the tournament. I showed up 40 minutes early, so the Tetris area was nearly empty. Ben Mullen was there, so I decided to take the opportunity to talk to him about a Tetris documentary that he appeared in. After that, I got a photo with Ben Mullen and […]

After all of the Round 0 matches finished, we had a short break before Round 1. In the meantime, the CTWC camera operators were recording some of the audience members. I was able to make it on the big screen for a moment. Blue Scuti’s Documentary Crew Prepares Ever since Blue Scuti’s Game Crash made […]

Before the tournament began, Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers made an appearance on stage. Henk Rogers talks about how he went to the Soviet Union to get the rights to Tetris. Which led to Alexey and Henk becoming friends. The 2023 Tetris movie, starring Taron Egerton, portrays their story. Before the tournament started, Henk Rogers […]

It was Day 2 of CTWC 2024. After getting off the bus, I walked to the SoCal Retro Gaming Expo. As I approached the building, there was a line of people that wrapped around the block. Since it was the first official day of the expo, they were waiting in line to get the convention […]