2019 CTWC Classic Tetris Semifinal 1 - JOSEPH vs. DAN QZ

[@DanQZ]

I kinda faceplanted two games in this match, but it's not every day you play the world champ! It was great playing you, Joseph, you deserved this win!

[@thuggeegaming659]

Well done dude! I envy your skills.

[@tree4104]

At least you did better than the seven time champ, not getting sweeped! you have proven that you have great potential, i think i heard you only picked the game up for a year and look where you are! I cant wait to see you next year, and thanks for the show!

[@DanielSong39]

See you in a future CTM! Hope to see you against Final Boss!

[@yp7004]

@DanQZ what did you say at 19:38?

[@sebastianruiz6366]

You got a brilliant future ahead of you, Dan! I'm pretty sure we are all waiting to see so much more from you.

[@JdMfX_]

Man I wish I could watch this live! :(

[@johanschultz-pedersen5716]

You cant both watch and play, choose one.

[@tree4104]

What do you mean? looked like you were watching Danz screen half the time, and playing the other, seems to me like you got front row seats!

[@googlepask7551]

Well, i for one wish i could have watched the audience live from your point of view. :D

[@kovacuator]

Isn't that why you looked up and behind you at one point in this match? To catch yourself on the big screen?

[@bestyivietnam]

keep going to the champ 2019 my idol .... !!! Just go to beat seven times champ of Jonas ! You can make it !

[@neopixelosu]

I think at this point Joseph is my favourite player to watch, he does crazy things and still manages to respond to commentators, making it incredibly fun

[@TernaryM01]

80% of Joseph's losses happen because he peeks at the opponent.

[@mr.mondoman5057]

Mauri Sombowadile what no

[@crudojoshuaricofort8795]

That or him overestimating his hypertapping ability. He have a lot of losses where he scored less than 300k because he built too high

[@Dierry]

Now that Joseph plays with confidence, it's almost unbeatable. With Green Tea was the advanced finals I think

[@jordanaguirre5813]

Diego Saint Esteban the confidence is key. Next year when Dan has calmed the nerves he’s going to break out with something special. Just watch

[@mikedenby6771]

Diego - I was about to make almost the exact same comment!

[@lcberchtold1208]

Last year: (In tears) I came here to qualify and now I got to beat all those legends This year: *taunts in semifinal

[@netcrns]

yeah, he's becoming a bit too overconfident

[@Looooren]

@@netcrns and he has the right to! if he has the skills to play tetris to a professional level, pay attention to the commentators AND do some risky plays just for the viewers' sake, that's pretty damn impressive

[@Unknown-ke4he]

You're to insecure.

[@lcberchtold1208]

@@Looooren And Tetris has never been so much fun to watch!

[@LetsChat]

@@netcrns Ah... here come the haters. (Familiarity breeds contempt).

[@CLINTONCLINTONCLINTON]

Joseph has been able to look at his opponents screen so frequently, and able to interact with the commentators, he may as well be part of the audience, just with a super front seat row.

[@thugson1166]

Loving Joseph's confidence and good sportsmanship, he was so nervous last year so its good to see him be confident and enjoying the camera

[@sveinmagnus2950]

14:30 Joseph big brain

[@Sana-le2js]

Was wondering if anyone else noticed since the commentators didnt :D

[@NHDGamer]

I feel like the real final already happened with greentea vs joseph

[@wickijay7986]

MegaBetch soooo true

[@souleymanediawara7714]

nah koryan still top greentea,but still joseph is the beast

[@hmrhuang]

I'm sure MANY players share that sentiment!

[@zadarok359]

@@souleymanediawara7714 meh the match with greentea was way better than the one with koryan

[@gabegramps7669]

The finals were great tho too. I watched live. You won't be disappointed

[@sensibruh55]

I feel like DanQZ has some serious potential, give him another year to practice and he might just take it next year.

[@joe_1722]

He's only played for a year anyways to make top 4 is incredible

[@lcberchtold1208]

@WARRIOR FIGHTER PAHLAWAN "Mark my word" some popular opinion you got there

[@naejin]

If Joseph ever loses in this, it's because he listens to the commentary in the background & responds to it too much. Granted he does make watching this more interesting for spectators, it's apparent he's not 100% zoned in on his game. That said, it's also a testament how good he really is that he is performing at such a high level with something like 90% focus.

[@kama2106]

Everybody does what helps him the most. Maybe he plays better when he isnt fully zoned in

[@thebagelchief1140]

If you thought that was bad, watch him stream. He reads the chat while he plays. This was nothing

[@nicolelocin5507]

Joseph seems much more chill when playing now haha

[@bergerman487]

Ikr! Last year he was so focused and too intense but now he's more relax and unstoppable.

[@themilkspots2652]

He's streaming more I guess?

[@kinkajoulegend9989]

It looks like his decisions are much better now that he's relaxing and enjoying himself a little more, rather than trying to be laser focused

[@Duke_Togo_G13]

I think Green Tea and Joseph are top notch players. Exciting matches and game play..

[@yuanfeng7266]

Including Koryan these 3 same level

[@RevengeFNF]

@@yuanfeng7266 Only one of them can still play past the kill screen. Joseph.

[@Jack_80]

@@RevengeFNF not consistantly, otherwise greentea wouldn't have taken that first round.

[@RevengeFNF]

@@Jack_80 No one can play 100% perfect every game. But on the big picture, he is by far the best. But like i said, he is the only one that can play the Kill Screen and he have the World Record of reaching Level 33. All the other players, once they reach Level 29, they simple stop playing, and that includes Green Tea.

[@zanthrasw]

Their match in the Round of 8 was at the same level as any finals in the past. Perhaps they should go to dual elimination and add a losers bracket as well to let us see more games from the amazing players that get knocked out in their first match. Importantly the seeding does not seem to reflect the player skill as well as it had in the past with the bracket filling out with all the new top level players.

[@Salwyngaming]

Absolutely amazing how Joseph is practically spectating DanQZ while playing in the 3rd game, he's enjoying all the drama on the other screen while still winning pulling 75% tetris rate. what a beast...

[@renevos5822]

I first wondered why the videos are so long, but it is just to prevent spoilers.(in a 2-0 when there is only 1 minute left, it isn't hard to guess who will win)

[@tuurepaananen7729]

I was wondering the same, thanks for the answer to that. Actually a very good thing cause i often accidently look at how much time there is left and then getting spoiled.

[@spacecomplex7180]

It's a good start for getting rid of spoilers. Obviously commenting on what's happening on the other stage and this way spoiling upcoming matches is even worse. So cutting those commentaries or just don't make them in the first place would be an even better method of spoiler avoidance.

[@kkmac7247]

@@spacecomplex7180 they are made to be live though so they shouldn’t have to optimise for KZbin so much

[@forthebirds4]

17:22 - 17:51 Joseph turns a 12k point lead into a 100k point lead in 29 seconds

[@RenegadeNightmare]

legit this year joseph has been as fun and joyful to watch as green tea and that's saying something. now that he has the confidence he really lets his personality peak through

[@liwowoli]

Dan QZ: "What I do is, I, I just try to take my hat. And I turn it around. And it's like a switch that goes on."

[@DanQZ]

Preemie Maboroshi didn’t work lol

[@liwowoli]

@@DanQZ lol. Still, you did awesome!

[@trabajaba]

Ash ketchum mode

[@charles-antoinemartel-roy]

@@DanQZ *makes top 4 first year* "It didn't work"

[@jobro3381]

Over the top. Great movie!

[@cassiusineuros]

its so interesting to see the weirdly twisted controller grips of these guys

[@wohlhabendermanager]

That moment when the commentator makes an "Over the Top" reference and then you realize both contestants wheren't even born when that movie came out.

[@dy12255]

Thanks for the view of their hands! It's interesting to see different techniques of hypertapping. Hope you guys keep that in future tetris videos!

[@kylewagoner]

It's unfortunate how early Jonas went out because new viewers won't get to witness how good he really is. I believe the top four in the world are Joseph, Koryan, Jonas, and Green Tea. Aside from Jonas going out early this year, I haven't seen anyone defeat any of those four players apart from each other since 2017 when a jetlagged Koryan lost to Alex Kerr.

[@moetthepoet]

I definitely agree here. Nothing against DanQZ but there were definitely a few players better than him that didn't make it as far in the tournament this year. Green Tea is my favorite of all to watch, but I was also really impressed with Josh this year and Terry. Looking forward to seeing Koryon and Batfoy

[@gabybabyf]

Getting to be in the room, live, was PRICELESS! The energy of watching these matches, with people is so different than watching on KZbin! 👌🏽 11/10 would recommend haha

[@bataeagler237]

I can't get over how both of them hold their controller.

[@robertofontiglia4148]

Almost feels like once Joseph topped out he was genuinely rooting for DanQZ. That right there is some grade A sportsmanship.

[@vx3225]

Dan: *gets a favorable tetris-ready field* I's: ima finna head out Z's and O's: Let us intoduce ourselves

[@mikethegamedev]

Lol\

[@BGDMusic]

happens to me a lot

[@melody720]

14:30 crazy back to back adjustments for joseph 16:50 that adjustment tho 😂

[@dclikemtndew]

Every time i watch these it gets me fired up to play some tetris and then i remember it takes hundreds of hours of practice to get this good haha

[@RenegadeNightmare]

23:20 that well shift by joseph blew my mind cause i didn't even realise it was happening til i rewatched it twice

[@josephkim4589]

4 hypertappers in the finals, and people still question if its the future. It's the now

[@dannymadness1382]

3,Batfoy isnt but non hyper tappers will still be able to hang anyways, even if knowone can probly beat Joseph and Koryan from here on out.

[@Jkirek_]

Considering the match between greentea and joseph compared to this match here, greentea performed much better without hyper tapping. Seeding and single elimination brackets decide who is the best, but not who is the second best.

[@BucketCapacity]

But will hypertapping lead to Repetitive Strain Injuries in the long run? Something to keep in mind.

[@DanielSong39]

@@BucketCapacity Not necessarily, BubbleRhapsody invented a new technique that mitigates that. If you use a modern controller and adjust the sensitivity you can register button presses by vibrating

[@pollsmor]

@@DanielSong39 Are those controllers allowed at the championship?

[@macklee6837]

I love the way Dan holds the pad. Taking that hyper tapping to the next level

[@fatgods2921]

YOOO this is the most BM I’ve ever seen in Tetris. I love cocky Joseph.

[@JasonFree]

Cocky Joseph is oddly nice to see compared to his shy and tense attitude last year-

[@fsf471]

13:50 they started with different piece placements butsomehow ended with the same setup

[@robertej09]

It's unreal how Joseph can play Tetris while literally spectating his opponent's game as well: 17:45 Gives the "alright good set-up" head nod, followed by the immediate "oof" face once Dan couldn't quite profit from it. What a nutty player.

[@karma5235]

right shows how much hes in control of his game he wasnt even worried

[@welshman100]

Would love to get eye tracking on these sometimes, just to see what they players are looking at during the games.

[@ollierowan9767]

I feel like one of Joseph’s most charming attributes is that he’s able to interact with the commentators and audience in a way while he’s in the middle of a game. Really adds to his character, and I think it’s one of the reasons (along with him being an extraordinary player at such a young age) that so many people root for him

[@beyondthe363]

I like Joseph's smiling, he is so cute.

[@abemulligantralz8806]

gay?

[@beyondthe363]

@@abemulligantralz8806 No, I'm straight.

[@chloeeumiepark]

righttttt

[@kuromihaohao]

Yeah, it's entertaining to watch him because of that

[@thomassilia7306]

Omg, i watched it live but i totally forgot it even happened because of how intense the Greentea one was

[@ClemensGoesBanana]

Joseph is singlehandedly the best Tetris player I have ever seen before!

[@magnussen5796]

Alright, its 3 times KZbin recommend this ever in my life. Let's go !

[@kaicool56]

Levels of Tetris: Beginner Good Expert Legend Asian

[@mullimeister904]

There just isn't anyone at Joseph's level. GG Dan and GG Joseph

[@HarbingerOfDuh]

Joseph is such a fascinating player to watch. The way he's able to glance at the upcoming piece and make last-minute adjustments with the current piece to create an optimal field is truly next-level. I was a little sad when Joseph ended Jonas's domination of the world championship a few years ago because Jonas was my favorite player, but Joseph has really won me over. An incredible competitor. Also, imagine being so far above everyone else in skill level that you can afford to style on your opponents like Joseph does with that dirty Tetris at 23:56, or when he deliberately burns a line suboptimally at 9:50-9:56 just on the off-chance that he'll get a long bar two pieces later for a field-clearing Tetris. Wild stuff.

[@lib-center96]

When you simultetris but you somehow end up 100k behind. Rough day to be facing Joseph.

[@kevinyohe502]

Joseph’s famous last words: “batfoy please win”

[@monkeseeaction21987]

Tetris is the perfect metaphor of life You make mistakes, hate yourself but have to deal with it and fix it And no matter how good you are, it can always manage to screw you up.

[@Phistra]

I said it already shortly after 2018 tournament: Joseph will mark a new era - with his young age (quicker reaction times) and his hypertapping-technique and of course his talent, he will dominate the next years. I don't see anyone better than him. The only one who can defeat him is he, himself - when he goes too casual and over-confidenced into a match (like game 3 vs Dan).

[@Luper1billion]

James Chen is offically a legend in my book, the omni-commentator

[@skins4thewin]

See tho, seems ppl think it's all about Joseph's Hypertapping ability that makes him so good, but it's not. It's his ability to know just where to place pieces when the play field gets super dangerous. Even at high levels when he's close to losing it, he always keeps his composure and is able to get himself out of seemingly insurmountable situations. He's simply fantastic at that and that's what makes him so good, not necessarily great Hypertapping ability. Not to mention just his just masterful piece placement ability in general. He's not only the fastest player but also the smartest that I've seen thus far. Of course being a beast ass Hypertapper helps, but it's not why he's world class.

[@craftminerCZ]

Joseph seems to have caught Green Teas wholesome reactions, love it

[@benjaminknode6268]

Tetris community is so wholesome......love it

[@royal_ish]

They do right-sided wells because the pieces drop with a right side advantage. There are 10 columns on the play field, the piece cannot drop right in the middle, so the pieces generally favor dropping to the right. When an 'S' piece drops, for example, there are four columns to the left, where there are only three to the right.

[@kickenassataur]

Joseph is the reason most pvp games have a surrender/forfeit option. Sometimes you really do have a 0% chance of winning.

[@skins4thewin]

I really wish the players were mic'd up. I'd like to know what DANQZ said that made everyone laugh when the Commentator mentioned the 130k lead for JOSEPH.

[@andres1998ism]

I just come here every year to hear the casters say "Boom tetris for *Insert player name*"

[@joakinfrati7867]

Joseph casually with over 4 tetrises ahead LOL that 2nd game pace... Sick

[@TheDantheman12121]

9:54 look at Joseph here he knew if an I piece was next he would have totally cleared the field. But no :(

[@VstKoryan]

27:02 LMAO

[@JdMfX_]

👀 oops

[@ruthgraves8451]

don't make fun of badfoy :-D

[@heinerschmitz1259]

„In the Future everybody will be famous for 15 Minutes.“

[@pianoman9792]

I don't mean to be rude, but Dan isn't the level for Joseph. I level the players, Joseph >= Batfoy > Jonas(was unlucky this year) > Koryan >= Greentea > Svavar > Matt > Alex > and the others.

[@DanielSong39]

Batfoy is not in the same area code as Koryan.

[@Eclipse40]

Your placing of Batfoy is horribly misinformed. He played amazing this tournament, but his run was heavily aided by the upsets from Jonas and Harry. His runs are also usually ended by Koryan at the Classic Tetris Monthly tournaments with Batfoy being lucky if he takes even a single heart.

[@melody720]

I think Batfoy falls somewhere near Svavar and Matt

[@DanielSong39]

@@melody720 Batfoy, Svavar, Matt, and DanQZ are all at a similar level. Competitive players but not among the elite. Even in CTM we have players like Richard, Bubble, and Nenu who consistently play at a higher level.

[@melody720]

DanielSong39 It’s a shame they couldn’t make it to the ctwc! Would’ve been so hype

[@jezusghoti]

Joseph is just on another level

[@moetthepoet]

Yes, level 31

[@7venxce]

@@moetthepoet 32

[@FanBoyStudio369]

2018: Underdog -> Champion 2019: Still got it!

[@royal_ish]

SPOILER IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED THE ENTIRE VIDEO YET! I'm sorry Dan QZ, I was rooting for you, but I'm pretty sure Joseph is a robot.

[@SunshineRainbowWhitePony]

Bet you guys next year joseph will win as well, as well as the year after and the other year after and you get the point

[@prototypejack671]

Night Raid Okay Jonas Neubauer

[@navidhasan7556]

Green tea has a really good chance if he puts more effort in preparing for the tournament

[@ParadoxDelta]

@@navidhasan7556 *if he doesn't spend as much time peeking at the other screen and does something about his misdrops^^

[@CryNhn]

@@ParadoxDelta Didnt Joseph Saellee do something like that during the 2018 ctwc tho? He peeked and misplaced two line blocks

[@tree4104]

With how fast new players are emerging as top tier players, and as this event brings in more competitors then we may get many more new champions instead of a repeat Jonas

[@Antifag1977]

I wonder if the sponsors paid for 15 minutes of screen time on their videos but didn't specify when so they just decided to add 15 mins of the sponsors logos at the end. The odd part is I actually stared at them for almost a minute before I decided to fast forward LOL.

[@teeks8713]

The black screen at the end is to avoid spoilers. For example, if you saw that someone was up 2-0 and there were only 5 minutes left, you would know that they won the next game. The extra time prevents this from happening.

[@thitherword]

Joseph is such a good sportsman and Tetris seems like a great community.

[@VintageExplorer666]

They should have continued showing the commentary at the end. Those guys are funny as hell!

[@janskopec1004]

19:38 What did DANQZ say?

[@DanVWeller]

1 year to reply but he says 'stop being so good'

[@janskopec1004]

@@DanVWeller 1 year to reply but thanks :D

[@DanVWeller]

@@janskopec1004 1 year to reply but no problem :)

[@j.masonbrown6216]

Love the Schnittke music in the background ;)

[@JongleurJ10]

Boom Tetris for Joseph! I never tire of hearing that.

[@johnathanpatrick6118]

A Joseph Saelee vs. Koryan rematch...?? Saucy!! 😁😁✌️✌️

[@andreastsorni723]

why is this so fun to watch

[@darkwingdave79]

That's what competitive game ought to be about: cheer each other on. Joesph shows that like no other 👍

[@stevenlau79]

They should give more $$$ on prizes. Current prize: 1st $3000 2nd $1500 3-4th $750 5-8 $500 9-16 $250

[@fractera]

At this point in time, Tetris is still being promoted as a sport. Not yet celebrated.

[@Phistra]

Thats why the official Classic Tetris channel promoted to a KZbin membership (5 $/month up to 50 $/month) a few days ago - they need more money. They want to make it bigger.

[@mjswoo]

@9:52 Joseph made the face cuz he foresees a potential perfect clear

[@Palrath1]

I love the terms "simultetris" and "simultransition" 😂

[@scheimong]

This Joseph guy seems pretty good with audience interaction. He should consider streaming.

[@norcalnik8727]

I can’t believe this is actually a thing like wow it’s really a competitive Tetris like getting all hyped and shit I’m dead lol how’d this show up in my recommended 😂🤣

[@danieleccleston7928]

Watching these videos gives me OCD and cures it at the same time

[@vedarovski4110]

Aleksey Pajitnov(1984): Guys, I made a video game called Tetris. 2020: We know.

[@rainycloud10]

It astounds me how Joseph is able to interact with the commentators, peek at his opponent's screen, and play like that at the same time. Like, hotdamn.

[@clzm90]

Where's Jonas?

[@teeks8713]

He lost in round 1

[@bilal-oi5cs]

Final was already happened with geentea... It was amazing...

[@EfftingES]

Who else always ends up rooting for the underdogs in those matches?

[@SanOcelotl]

koryan has just been able to beat joseph one time?

[@Skytho]

i think so yeah

[@Andrux0821]

Not even Jonas could get a win off Joseph

[@atthenu8525]

Koryan beat Joseph already but not in the World Championship

[@iamcool8835]

Yeah it was a monthly championship, it ended up being the highest scoring match of all time, I couldn't believe my eyes.

[@tree4104]

I think koryan is better with the silence, and in the comfort of his home as he plays much better online vs IRL, either way he is a top tier player, and has great potential to be champion one day.

[@topsmarthouse2747]

after macth with Greentea anything can happen

[@dannymadness1382]

Dan here really improved alot these past 6 months,great tournament as always but seems like alot of the vets didnt lose because these newer players are better just a bunch of random circumstances over aggression a little bad luck and some bad choices.Theyl be back and do better next year especially Jonas, but everyone whos got this far 100 percent earned it obviously regardless.

[@KevAlberta]

16:50: DAS: wait that’s illegal

[@10subscribersandilleatagra93]

the narrator sounds like he’s always about to cough

[@michaeldariopellittieri3050]

JOSEPH STOP LOOKING AT THE OTHER PERSONS SCREEN DURING TRANSITIONS

[@dusty888me7]

I sadly missed this years Tetris worldchampionships. Do you know what is with Jonas this years? Wasnt He playing?

[@HannahGabrielleALibag]

He got eliminated in the round of 32, sadly

[@dusty888me7]

@@HannahGabrielleALibag woaaah, thats the First time He got eliminated so early. Maybe He lost His passion :/

[@HannahGabrielleALibag]

@@dusty888me7 Nah, the dude went way too aggressive and just played off his game. Maybe next year, great things will come again

[@maxhaibara8828]

DanQZ has only played for a year and he did something that even Jonas can't do. Beat Joseph at least once.

[@hugopinto21]

at 17:44 u can see Joseph looking at Dan screen while still playing his game, i found it really impressive !

[@dihydrogen]

while streaming he reads the chat while playing

[@sevenmaxwell9668]

Coming back to watch this for the millionth time right after the finals from the year before, but all I can say is I only just realised that Joseph got his braces removed

[@raphaelambrosiuscosteau829]

Damn, Joseph has been REALLY feeling it it seems

[@jch123-r6v]

16:49 what was that tapping lmao

[@thomashibbard741]

Are they going to upload the finals?

[@IglooDweller]

Can someone pls explain why they hold their controllers like that?

[@durga5615]

Hypertapping.

[@chazchillings3019]

Joseph is so awesome