2020 Classic Tetris World Championship GRAND FINAL!

2020 CTWC is here! Here's a quick explanation of the online format: Players from all over the world had 2-hours to qualify and post their highest scores. Then the top 64 were distributed into 8 separate double elimination brackets labeled as Groups A-H. The winner of each Group went on to compete in the Top 8 on December 6th. Players making it to the Top 8 were reseeded based on their performance in their group, and the final Top 8 bracket reverted to a best-of-five single elimination bracket with players receiving the same piece sequences.
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In the 1990 Nintendo World Championship competition, Tetris was the game to beat. The winner, Thor Aackerlund, is still seen by many as the best to have ever played. Today’s Classic Tetris tournaments are played on that same version of Nintendo Tetris, using original NES game systems, controllers, and Tetris cartridges. In 2009, a player named Harry Hong became the first to achieve the highest possible score of 999,999 points. Inspired by this achievement, filmmaker Adam Cornelius produced a short film about Harry called “Max-Out”, and launched a Kickstarter campaign to document the world of competitive Tetris. As word of Adam’s Kickstarter campaign spread, rumors of max-out scores from other Tetris Masters began to surface, threatening the supremacy of Harry’s achievement. With the help of Nintendo World Championship veteran Robin Mihara, Adam searched for all of the Tetris Masters he could find. Jonas Neubauer emerged as an early max-out artist, along with the elusive original champ Thor Aackerlund. The idea of bringing these and other NES Tetris Masters together to compete in a live tournament became an obvious and irresistible proposition which was artfully captured in the 2010 feature length documentary Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters. Under the leadership of producer Vince Clemente, The Classic Tetris World Championship is currently held at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, an annual event which has hosted the tournament since 2012. Chuck Van Pelt and his organizing committee have built the PRGE into the largest classic gaming expo in the country, drawing around 10,000 attendees. Every year the scores get higher. Rivalries are revisited once again, and new players emerge to challenge the old guard. Over 100 players have maxed out the score now. Will you be the next? ecstasyoforder.com thectwc.com
#CTWC2020

[@3RR0R415]

imagine being the second best tetris player in the world, and not even being the best in your household

[@trap3rb287]

Who is that

[@motasch241]

Hahaha hahaha I'm dead!!!!! He can't even brag at the kitchen table or with his gf cos his brother will always give him That look. That's funny lmao

[@loly8844]

@@motasch241 “yeah, I’m kind of the second best classic Tetris player in the world” His brother: *cough* “I’m the first” *cough*

[@maddyf8863]

This is one of the best comments I've read in my life. I can't stop laughing

[@3RR0R415]

@@maddyf8863 thank you, I'm glad i could make you laugh

[@Cheater3k]

The final round of a WORLD championship is a match between two teenage brothers living room to room. THESE KIDS ARE AMAZING!!

[@inthefade]

It is astounding. I wonder where this game is going to go as a spectator sport in the next year? These kids playing this game are going to push it to it's absolute limit.

[@chaddypioneers]

And there are people who want to raise the COPPA age limit to 16... >:( Imagine Dog getting kicked out of CTWC 2021 because he's not old enough

[@itsbmeGaming]

Jonas is looking down smiling. This is what he wanted.

[@jasonjellie9342]

@@itsbmeGaming amen. Wat way to pass the torch

[@josephmcc234dy3]

absolutely insane!

[@harm991]

The Tetris Anime doesn't dissapoint! Arc 1. Rise of the Alltime Champion (Jonas) Arc 2. Young protoganist (Joseph) versus the Grand Champion (Jonas) Arc 3. Brother Rivalry saga

[@madeofcastiron]

i don't watch anime much, but i would definitely watch this one if someone makes it

[@TernaryM01]

If this were an anime, it would be super cringe (because there is no way there would be a newbie defeating the champion every other year). But anime are known for that common format, so...

[@holyhandgrenade5]

Koryan as comic relief/foil to each champion

[@aeronaut7346]

Next villain will be someone dominating the game with rolling technique, the same way Joseph raised the skill ceiling with hypertapping

[@4scoreand]

@@holyhandgrenade5 And greentea is that old man, usually wearing a hat, that makes the exaggerated facial expressions.

[@javierlorenzo5805]

Brothers in the finals?? You gotta wonder if their parents know how unlikely that is, or if they just think that only 10 people in the world play this game anymore

[@JaggerG]

Yeah, huh. The dad has a 400k so he might have some idea, especially after the prize money comes in.

[@javierlorenzo5805]

@@JaggerG Oh truuuue I forgot about the prize money. XD How much was first and second place this year?

[@SirTechnomau5]

@@JaggerG whats a 400k?

[@TCYlol]

@@SirTechnomau5 score

[@PiratDunkelbart]

@@SirTechnomau5 I dont know the exact date, but 10 years ago 400k score would have been enough to qualify for this event. Now the "worst" score for top 64 was 950k or something. Thats even a tough score for old 30+ years old top 16 veterans to get on a good day. The quality has risen so much.

[@imasimp4243]

Joseph first year at ctwc: "i came just to qualify" Dog : write that down, write that down!

[@brutalbjoern]

I didn't expect him to say that, amazing quote tbh

[@imasimp4243]

@Вероника Заглотова kyou mo kawaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[@zes3813]

wrg, say any nmw

[@stompingpeak2043]

Well Joseph is still a monster at this game. He just doesn't practice very much anymore unfortunately

[@hashtag_thisguy]

In memory of Jonas Neubauer- "Boom tetris for Jonas!" 👊 the OG Tetris GOAT

[@thrashislaw666]

@ELY4 CP EVERYBODY within the tetris world knows who Jonas was. RIP

[@zes3813]

wrrg

[@tardisgradeuniverse383]

@@thrashislaw666 what happened to him?

[@thrashislaw666]

@@tardisgradeuniverse383 I think it was a sudden cardiact thing :(

[@_xangal]

KZbin recommended me this at 2:47am and i clicked for the lols. Its 6:30am and ive seen the last 5 years of tetris finals lmao ty youtube algorithms

[@chummyweevil3948]

which finals were your favorite?

[@AL-qt8bb]

glad to see i am not the only one 3:45 am and i am not done this finals

[@thedayturns]

25:28 "IT IS NOT HUMAN AT ALL" Well yeah, he's a dog

[@arielgracianodidimustanto65]

That makes sense

[@syx3s]

semordnilap

[@tarilya]

Almost lost the final at that moment

[@maxi9480]

3 of his taps were at the last possible frame. One frame later and he would have lost the entire tournament

[@aenstreams1998]

Look at Andy's reaction watching his brother get out of it!

[@nesqik7703]

Just imagine, in 20 years they will be rewatching the match with their families and laughing off how absurdly it actually was. Such a good memory

[@jonas-iq2do]

in 20 years they gonna be duking it out for the 21st year in a row to decide the winner once and for all

[@yuanfeng7266]

Don’t count Joseph out, he is still the one out there

[@ytguy2010]

This keeps the streak alive of both finalists playing in the same room since the first final. 😛

[@giannistek1]

Same building*

[@Ehrgeiz33]

I feel for Andy, coz every argument ever he is going to get into with his brother in the future will end with "but I am world champ".

[@kalvincarld]

Lmaooo

[@metaknight4782]

Let's hope Andy wins next year

[@insanemaniac9317]

The anime antagonist's past

[@PanchoKnivesForever]

​@Johnny Cash You'd honestly think so, but they seem to have a great relationship with one another. Plus, Andy seems pretty mature with the way he talks about his younger brother. There's a healthy level of respect between the two on camera, so I'm willing to bet it's like that at home to a healthy enough extent and will continue to be that way for years. For a 13 year old and a 15 year old being this fine now, they will probably be fine later, ya know

[@SilverVSPlatinum]

He might have let him win after the way he choked in game 2 he's seems quite mature so it wouldn't surprise me we'll never know. I let my bro win when we play games without him knowing all the time

[@matiasvahervuori876]

This is the most perfect finale I can imagine! - brother vs brother - comes down to the final match-up - goes all the way to lvl 29

[@EwwwwwGross]

I started watching CTWC events back when Jonas was on top. I didn't stay because of him or any other contestant, I loved the commentary. Chris and James are the best thing to come to the sport. Thank you both!

[@trentbateman]

Commentary is great but it was more interesting watching a bunch of guys in their 30s try hard at a game that everyone played as kids. It had its moment but it’s over for a lot of people who found that the intriguing aspect and has been replaced with 13 year olds with super fast hands.

[@bigmistqke]

@@trentbateman idk. I think it's pretty cool that there s a whole new gen playing this old ass game. They r pushing it hard

[@bigmistqke]

And absolutely agree w Chen and Tang. They really elevate the game.

[@trentbateman]

@@bigmistqke yea but the appeal to older millennial and gen x was look at these losers waste all this time on an outdated setup playing the same game for 30 years. It was like a bad will Ferrell movie

[@bigmistqke]

@@trentbateman well, go laugh at someone else then

[@GoelWCS]

Usually, finals are deceiving (too much pressure). This one is fantastic. The scenario is the best ever. A film could be made out of this. No words to describe it!

[@vitoryugojsm]

For pure insane skills you have to see the playoff Dog vs Koryan. Best Tetris match of all time IMO.

[@ThinkAboutVic]

@@vitoryugojsm The top 8 was an anime moment. Joseph being beaten by a newcomer (huff), dog and andy having a chance to be in the finals together, Cheez going for the guitar grip instead of fixing the camera angle, DOG AND ANDY BEING IN THE FINALS TOGETHER

[@vksasdgaming9472]

@@ThinkAboutVic and as extremely disappointing and flawed attempt at Aesop there is no Finale as they refuse facing each other, get disqualified and banned-for-life with dishonors and Nenu wins by default.

[@ArsonRides]

25:10 One of THE MOST cheek clenching moments in CTWC yet!

[@StrongCoolAnd]

„He burned himself all the way back to the ground...!“ „What a dig!“ lol

[@aenstreams1998]

Look at Andy's reaction watching his brother get out of it!

[@xWendzy]

CHYEAAAHHHHH !!!!!

[@oxey_]

That was such a pivotal moment too, had that not happened it would have been a 3-0 sweep, dog definitely made the most of the chances he got after that!

[@jezusghoti]

A legend-making moment

[@MrGreenfingers09]

After the news, rest in peace Jonas

[@madeofcastiron]

i thought your comment was said in a joking manner where you meant like jonas would have a hard time keeping up with these young players now, but i googled him, and i can't believe he's passed away, at such a young age of 39 even. his 2017 final classic tetris tournament video got me hooked to watching these tournaments and playing tetris. he may have passed, but his legacy will live on. may he rest in peace.

[@skins4thewin]

What happened to him?? I can't believe it either!

[@mnkanims3214]

@@skins4thewin sudden medical emergency. It was reported as sudden death

[@skins4thewin]

@@mnkanims3214 Wow.... unbelievable. That really sucks! Although to try and put a happy twist on it, he indeed passed the torch to the younger generation of Tetris players, just as he said during those Tournament interviews. So damn sad... The torch truly has been passed. I hope he was at peace.

[@queensblade5013]

I just got into the game amonth ago due to jonas. To find out he passed was heartbreaking when he was the one that open up the world to me.

[@SpringZero123]

In the next years of CTWC we're gonna have 7 year olds and toddlers be the next champions

[@NavidErde]

Would be a lot better than playing Call of Duty Warzone... but no parent would let their 6-year old play such a brutal adult game or?

[@vksasdgaming9472]

@@NavidErde Even years ago at later phases of PS3 there were so many squeaky-voiced kids playing GTAonline so I don't think it has become any better...

[@PeterJavi]

If it means kids get involved in the world of geometric problemsolving and creative thinking faster, by all means let the kids try and compete

[@demonyckscreations9990]

@@PeterJavi this. Appreciate your optimism

[@JohnnyOrgan]

The whole competition has been on a WHOLE NEW LEVEL this year. Both these kids played AMAZING. That dig from Dog in round 3 changed the WHOLE game. What a final. Fascinating to watch. THESE TWO COULD DOMINATE CTWC FOR YEARS! Commentators are awesome, as always. Despite tech and a worldwide pandemic trying to defeat you guys, the whole production team did fantastic too. Great entertainment. Looking forward to tuning in next year again.

[@DeathGoesCrazy]

na if we learned something this year, it is nobody dominates anything anymore. the whole top 8 is on an even level skill wise.

[@JohnnyOrgan]

@@Primus1motor It's been incredible again, eh? I'm trying so hard to get my friends into it BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT ALL SO MUCH. Lol.

[@nefreston8503]

Update: both of them finished their run in the CTWC 2022 semifinals.

[@bigbassjonz]

Brothers: "hey mom and dad we're playing each other in the Tetris world championship!! Mom and Dad: "thats nice" /eyeroll

[@darkfox_]

this was a legendary matchup to watch live on twitch. i honestly have no words to describe how perfect it was for these finals to end in a match between these two brothers. can't wait to see what they bring to portland next year (hopefully).

[@TheJFerg24]

And that it came to killscreen in the dcider

[@ITZsharky1]

Hey everyone Sharky here. First off huge thanks to everyone that was able to make this year's CTWC work. We were presented with challenges and uncertainty but at the end of the day, It was the Organizers, the Staff, the Players, and last but not least the viewers, that made this an Absolutely fantastic CTWC. Without spoiling congrats to the new world champ! Seeing you and your brother play and grow over the year is truly inspiring not only to me that has almost been playing for 2 years but also to those that may potentially enter the scene. Thanks to everyone one of the staff for the hard work and thank you to the organizers to allow me to participate and partake in getting this content out there. Lastly (outside finals to avoid spoilers) Here are the placements for each player (will edit there twitch names shortly) Top 2 P1xelAndy on Twitch Dogplayingtetris on Twitch Top 8 3rd Huff - Huffulufugus_ on Twitch 4th nenu - ZefanyaNenu on Twitch 5th Joseph - JdMfX_ on Twitch 6th Allen - brodindamp on Twitch 7th Cheez - Cheez_Fish on Twitch 8th Sam - samfinch413 on Twitch Top 16 9th Fractal - Fractal161 on Twitch 10th Sharky - ITZsharky1 on Twitch 11th Jonas - NubbinsGoody on Twitch 12th Hydrant - Hydrantdude8 on Twitch 13th Sodium - Sodiumoverdose on Twitch 14th Richard - Berenyi_kft on Twitch 15th Breandan - bv_09 on Twitch 16th Koryan - vst_koryan on Twitch Top 32 17th Myles - Mylesthegreat on Twitch 18th Quaid - Totalradnes on Twitch 19th Pepe - pepe2381 on Twitch 20th Jerpidude - Jerpidude on Twitch 21st Eric - EricICX on Twitch 22nd Paul Yeo - paul_soup_ on Twitch 23rd Tristop - Tristop on Twitch 24th Phillip - Lazer0Monkey on Twitch 25th Ben - Opaux on Twitch 26th Benjy - B3njy_B0y on Twitch 27th Johann - EngJohann on Twitch 28th Nerdzzzzz - Nerdzzzzz on Twitch 29th Scotto - Scootobozo on Twitch 30th Ian - iannibba on Twitch 31st Redshurt - RedShurt on Twitch 32nd Saltedsofa - SaltedSofa12 on Twitch Top 64 33rd Asta - pots12344 on Twitch 34th Phamtom - Phamtom_opera on Twitch 35th Doge - doge_nestris on Twitch 36th Terry - **No Twitch** 37th Luke - Lukeand26 on Twitch 38th svavar - sneikarmokko on Twitch 39th Matt M. - RookoutRogue on Twitch 40th Daasiann - DaAsiann_ on Twitch 41st Jesper - TegaMech on Twitch 42nd Pokenerd - Pokenerd_ on Twitch 43rd Tugi - tuginhooo on Twitch 44th TetrisTime - TetrisTime_ on Twitch 45th Jake B - jakegames2 on Twitch 46th Marq - marq_2 on Twitch 47th B14nk - b14nk17 on Twitch 48th Jeff - digginout on Twitch 49th Sidnev - sidnevv on Twitch 50th Feoden - your_Emperor on Twitch 51st Anthony - azn_anthony on Twitch 52nd Radmir - Radmirrrr on Twitch 53rd Jordan - smoljordan on Twitch 54th Moodeuce - Moodeuce on Twitch 55th Eren - cooliceage on Twitch 56th Harry Hong - SupaSaYaJiN on Twitch 57th Jani - Janutzska on Twitchon Twitch 58th Gregboom - GregBoomCannon on Twitch 59th Alex Kurr - Kitaru on Twitch 60th Reed - rfh316 on Twitch 61st Anomalous anomalous1375 on Twitch 62nd Alex_H - ALEX_H on Twitch 63rd Joshua Tolles - JoshuaLTolles on Twitch 64th Nolan - 0eggmaster0 on Twitch Thank you once again. -------------------------------------- Spoilers ------------------------------------- Join Classic Tetris Brawl - discord.gg/bAj6hNSqUs

[@CJmonkee]

Congrats as well, Sharky! Great showing. Was a pressure watching the tourney this year... looking forward to next year and possibly a blend of online and live action finals!

[@poopyoldhag9020]

You made a typo with Pepe’s twitch. It is actually pepe2381. Also Joshua Tolles’ twitch is JoshuaLTolles

[@DibIrken]

Joseph not even in the top 4 astounds me. Man, this 2020 is wild!

[@user-of5nb1wi7x]

Dog doing the cheez grip in the decider, what a legend at 13 years old.

[@whydiditypedis8510]

@@MidwestFarmToys Probably cause Dog is a god.

[@GenieGin13]

55:16-55:18 i love that Dog feels guiilty about shyly peeking at the stream to see if his brother is ahead in lines and waiting to hear about line bar droughts. no, it isn't "cheating" :) . it would be the same at the live competition. you would be able to see your opponent's monitor since you sit side by side as well as hearing the commentators mentioning the droughts. this is the same strategy Jonas employed many times over and often mentionined that he didn't mind playing from behind. because he never pushed down and especially if he was against a push down player, he definitely used the news of droughts as a heads up and adjusted his board accordingly

[@ArthurSeijiNishikawa]

I agree that it's not cheating, since there's not way to control this, but the situation is a little bit different: when the players are playing next to each other, they can only see their opponent's CRT screen, which doesn't have the long bar drought count.

[@dudedudeson8787]

This is the event we been waiting for the whole year brother against brother !!! pixels against dogs !!! rocking chair against spinning chair !!! ... IT WAS WRITTEN IN THE SCRIPTURES MY FRIENDS ... ... ... almost unbelievable dig on game 3 for Dog, watching it live was amazing ... both deserved to be in the final as someone who 2020 hit a little bit harder, I wanna thank everybody in CTWC for putting a little shine in this not so bright year Koryan, Nenu, I'll keep rooting for you and to all the other players who participated this year (silver bracket included) ... THANK YOU

[@MarkWardReacts]

I screamed at my TV in game 3! That was game over for him if he’d messed that up. The turning point of the whole final.

[@LBPdude101]

24:58 the turning point of this championship match

[@Devp278]

Watching dog's digs live was so insane it was crazy

[@SVRCountach]

One of the most insane digs ever and also one of the most important ones

[@bencohen3567]

Literally one wrong spin away from winning the championship vs losing 0-3

[@hemmojito]

I was literally saying to myself: "If he wins it from here, this is why..."

[@PeterJavi]

@@hemmojito It was exactly why. You can see Andy reacted to it. Andy isn't so bad as to fold in those situations immediately, but he knew. Andy had the momentum in the match, he had him on the ropes, but that dig was Dog forcing the momentum to his side and the brothers played enough matches for Andy to know who would get the 3k and who would get the 1.5k

[@TheeBuddylee]

That feeling when your 13 yo little brother come back in 3 elimination games to take you world championship. Never living that one down bro. Seriously though, great games, great job both.

[@Hogvax]

39:38 cheez will be proud, his guitar grip legacy live on to even the grand finals! ❤❤

[@jezusghoti]

Unreal swag to goof around like this in the deciding game

[@Hogvax]

@@jezusghoti agreed! Hahaha

[@ChristopherLaHaise]

That was just an incredible event. Holy crow. Also, 'Dog is Unleashed' needs to be a meme.

[@primaroxas]

new merch coming soon i guess

[@ChristopherLaHaise]

@@primaroxas They said it enough times in the tournament, so, definitely.

[@garretttosh8669]

Don't say holy crow

[@ChristopherLaHaise]

@@garretttosh8669 Whyyy not? o.O

[@Artix902]

Imagine you see Andy leave his chair to throw hands on Dog's cam

[@PeterJavi]

Now Andy and Dog are both too serious for that, but I would have died laughing if Andy walked into his brother's room and smacked him upside the head after game 4. Not drilling him into the floor, but just a... quick tap. Laugh, peasants

[@Dierry]

This is a whole new level. I love how casual the commentators sound by saying "Ok, double maxouts, level 29... They can go on" jajajaa. This was imposible back in 2017

[@8cyth3]

That just means how good these kids are

[@UniqueConformity]

I really admire Andy. When he lost, it was just a small smile and the first thing he did was walk over to give his little brother a high five. They both play amazing Tetris (: Great way to end my night.

[@MarkWardReacts]

I can’t quite get over how good that was... Dog has been the best player for the entire time up til the final so it was really exciting to see how close this was. Had no idea who was going to win until the very end.

[@nickpadula7305]

Dog was pushed to his limit multiple times this tournament in sets with Koryan and Andy. My god has the scene EXPLODED in the last couple years, somehow it feels like some dragonball type ish lol. Can’t wait to see how it evolves in the future!

[@MarkWardReacts]

@@nickpadula7305 not saying no he didn’t have close matches - in fact that’s the reason I think he’s really stood out. Because even when playing the very best he’s stepped it up and played amazing clutch Tetris.

[@RafaelHanussek]

@@nickpadula7305 It's better than DBZ because in DBZ only Goku always wins and here everything is pretty much open from the beginning. We'll have a 9 year old beating dog next time or something like that for sure ;)

[@marlerism]

Well, the documentary on the second through sixth CTWC is still in post-production, so....

[@jsss5060]

chris and james are the best thing to happen to the tetris community. crazy to think how far and quick the meta evolved because of the attention brought from their commentary

[@martinorce3922]

38:51 look at dog's left side he just keeps building the same thing lmao

[@blaynestaleypro]

"boom, tetris for [name of competitor]" is one of the best catch phrases in competitive gaming.

[@turtwigontheweb]

it's amazing to see how the commentating has evolved throughout the years of ctwc, from "piecement places" to "dog is unleashed"

[@AmarMishra]

Late Jonas would be proud of these players taking the game to this level.

[@Bollibompa]

@Dillibag Gaming That's what "late" is implying.

[@curlytops9694]

He died????

[@Aivin]

@@curlytops9694 since january

[@Qtipz123]

Honestly, what a weird year. Only in a World's tournament will you find 2 brothers competing against each other in different rooms in the same house.

[@sainttrunks1982]

Yeah, that's the craziest championship of anything ive ever seen or heard of. by Far...

[@goldenpineapple4942]

The fact that they are brothers is insane! Well played boys!

[@callum8792]

I have to say, the production of this event was first class, big up to the organisers and staff behind the whole thing. Amazing job lads, absolutely loved it

[@suvantolas2608]

Dog is the most mind blowing champion. Unbelievable survival, just the level out of the world. He deserves it, deserves everything!

[@crayne1985]

The best part of this being online this year is this is a true world champion. All these guys that have been monsters on CTM for a long time that no one has ever heard of finally being able to be showcased is awesome. Amazing tournament.

[@LUMIGOCHA]

Amazing. One of the best matches ever. Either one deserved the win really. Props to both.

[@Jack_80]

going in i thought andy had no chance, but he came so close to bezting him 3-0. dog just barely managed to get out of that insane dig in the 3rd game.

[@robertace821]

R.I.P. Jonas 😭

[@gnochhuos645]

25:10 The most insane dig in the CTWC history

[@igonzy]

TRUE

[@topneorej]

With all respect, he got the three pieces he needed. You can't get out of that without luck.

[@bigmistqke]

Just wiiiiiild

[@aiden_420]

who else was smiling all the time because of how beautiful this is..my heart melted

[@MrBrain4]

Prediction: You will enjoy this match greatly.

[@masonmorais250]

Reaction: I loved it

[@maxhaibara8828]

Spoiler: the brother won

[@lelouchvibrittania5172]

@@maxhaibara8828 The one in the room wins

[@RafaelHanussek]

That was a great final. I was hoping for 5 matches and got that. And some INSANE fast burns by dog

[@rickygonzalez3152]

"How does it feel to be champ Dog?" Classic. This final was a classic.

[@kunal2649]

People who have comeback from 0-2 in CTWC Finals: Jonas Dog

[@EastBurningRed]

Andy played amazingly, such a close match.

[@AmericanIdiot2002]

WOW this was by far the most technically impressive CTWC finals to date, on both ends, oh my god

[@jand563]

Thank you for hosting CTWC the way you did. It really brought together players from all over the world, players that wouldn't have been able to compete otherwise. I was a bit worried that matches might not be as intense without the live audience, but this final is nothing but spectacular.

[@SiljCBcnr]

Very much enjoyed watching CTWC this year, thanks to everyone involved for making it possible! Congratulations to all the participants! And special thanks to Chris and James for commentating, wouldn't be the same without them!

[@alpha_tht]

This grand final gave me heart attack. Best match ever. amazing. double max out, double over the kill screen, "not human at all" dig, and they are brothers... man

[@tongmaa]

My wife and I used to play Tetris a lot. We would often get to level 28, and which we considered the kill-stream; although each of us getting to 29 a few times. It is nice to see relatively new, young players getting interested in one of the best non-contact sports ever invented! Bravo to you, and you all, for putting on one of the best video competitions; outside of Hold'em Poker ... and you are certainly going to be catching up with that 'sport' in the coming years; as more interest grows! You all are the collective 'Best'!

[@thecoffeeengineer]

You should join the tournament with your wife!

[@keselekbakiak]

Some people have doubt when this year tournament is online, but we manage to see many amazing players from various background.

[@anothervoyager9654]

25:19 One of the greatest saves in gaming history.

[@blaynestaleypro]

me: How are there people playing for money, a game I got bored of when I was 8.... 1 hour later BOOM TETRIS!!!!!!!!

[@mieru]

Dog : "I mean,i came here like just to qualify" Arda face : *_INTENSIEF FLASHBACK_*

[@darkmagikarp7573]

Not the best in the world, not the best in his continent, not the best in his country, not the best in his state, not the best in his city, not the best in his neighborhood, not the best in his house, not the best in his room sadge

[@luk1599]

25:18 The championship winning move

[@Razee41]

"I just care about elo". What an absolute legend.

[@TheStudioMouse]

This is so cool, I really like the Tetris community and this environment. It's nice to get away from the problems of everyday life and just get entertained, everything from the music, to the visuals, to the commentary. Tetris is the best game ever.

[@sliminho-bsd8486]

25:25 "How do you tap... that fast? It is not human at all! HE HAS BURNED ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN!"

[@SexiTRfan]

BOOM, TETRIS FOR JEFF!

[@DrMegaGaming]

I love Tetris worlds. It's my 2nd favourite Tetris game after NES Tetris

[@chrisjones840]

WHO LET THE DOG OUT? WHO? WHO? WHO? WHO? WHO?

[@lolisaiahlol]

Jeff won the 2020 Tetris World Championship in my book

[@Datboy1991]

Jeff and Buco the people’s champs

[@TUZOIVAN16]

@@Datboy1991 You forgetting the mysterious and unkown hero, Hauser.

[@pardunme8511]

imagine if their wifi just got disconnected in the middle of that

[@nickmartin3647]

This is movie material.

[@DJSoLVic]

At 42:58 Priceless reaction to a misplacement of the long bar. I replayed that so many times, I still crack up. Dog is still the best player in the world. Hope he can make the trip to the convention center when we return to normalcy..... He needs to be there. His brother as well!

[@gooman1985]

Competitors, commentators and crew; thank you for the excitement and (enjoyable) chaos during this awful year.

[@Nevanator2005]

This is honestly one of the best finals ever! It was very entertaining, and both players put on a great show! It was a great tournament this year, and I hope the tournament can be held IRL in 2021!

[@vksasdgaming9472]

I find it plausible that live event might have had different result as it is more intense for players and stress of performing in public is strong.

[@Nevanator2005]

@@vksasdgaming9472 That's not what I'm saying though. I agree if it was held IRL this year, many factors could've changed the overall outcome, but I'm just saying how I'd like for the tournament to transition back to Portland so everyone who can go will be able to meet and experience the live event.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

@@Nevanator2005 It would have been more interesting to watch. If such thing happens next year I think having separate category for online and live would be best.

[@Nevanator2005]

@@vksasdgaming9472 Or maybe they could do an online qualifier sometime before the tournament that would only be open to people who wouldn't be able to make it, and fly out the winner to the tourney

[@kay4x4]

James i love your commentary! You're like a snooker commentator! Really adding to the events. :)

[@ChristofferAndersson]

Tetris is truly one of the best games for E-sports ever. Clean, everybody understand what happens on the screen. Relatable, everybody have played Tetris at some point in time. Skillful, everybody understand what kind of skill and dedication that's needed for these games. Love the influx of a younger generation playing this.

[@r.w.randolph7209]

So, Dog was playing like Cheezyfish, and the commentators TOTALLY missed that.

[@user-of5nb1wi7x]

Yeah I loved the commentary overall but was surprised they didn't pick up on what dog was doing there.

[@primaroxas]

Andy is the one who has pixel in his name, but why Dog is the one that pixalated?

[@Ehrgeiz33]

because they are brothers, duhhh ;-)

[@maxhaibara8828]

PixelDog vs Andy

[@fractera]

Andy has extra pixels

[@jim8c]

andy is older so he got the better camera than dog

[@PeterJavi]

Older brothers have dibs on good stuff.

[@tetermc]

Chris and James are the most legendary commentary duo to exist. Edit: I love the sibling dynamic between these players. The high five at the end was great. It seems like their rivalry is pushing them to insane heights.

[@kaiwei1111]

What made Dog and Andy really stand out in this competition is how insanely *consistent* they are. Maxouts after maxouts. Joseph can hit a higher score but he can be a little too aggressive and inconsistent. It was just unfortunate for Koryan that he came up against Dog and put up one of the greatest fights in CTWC history. I would argue that Jonas remains the best builder but without hypertapping, he is constantly at a slight disadvantage. Dog and Andy are just way too consistently good. Oh and unfortunate for Eric as well who seemed like he had a bit of an off day.

[@kn9ght]

Joseph has 12 maxouts in his qualifier. I would say Joseph is the most consistent player out of all the players in the field right now. Nothing against Huff but Joseph just lost one set, it doesn’t mean Joseph is a worse player. One set doesn’t define a player.

[@kaiwei1111]

I definitely agree with you. I reckon he is still the #1 player but knock-out tournaments are just brutal. You can't afford a single off day at all. If it is conducted in a round robin format or 2-legged knock out, Joseph might have won but let's stick to celebrating Dog who actually won the tournament this year!!

[@PeterJavi]

Eric is a fast tapper, but often too aggressive in tournaments. Joseph was having an off month. Starting at the game against Richard. Dog was not having an off month. Neither in CTWC or CTM and he bloody well knew it. This is dog's month, but we'll see how long he can stay at the top. Competition is brutal and the margins are practically non existent

[@inthefade]

Woooow. Holy sh*t I'm soooo glad I discovered CTWC this year and followed the championship! So many amazing matches all the way through and then such an incredible climax! If you wrote this story noone would believe it was true. Absolutely epic and legendary! I can't wait for next year. I have a feeling it will be a legendary battle between Andy, Dog, and Joseph. But WHO KNOWS what new players will emerge in twelve months?! What a fantastic game, and I'm so happy that everyone involved has made it my new favourite sport. Much love to everyone involved; Players, commentators, and spectators. I was so thrilled by this whole thing.

[@nathanael4361]

Spoiler: The winner of CTWC Is the youngest winner on CTWC history👀

[@Blade9RR]

Spoiler: the winner has a brother who is also good at tetris

[@Raksaksa78]

Spoiler: the winner beat his own brother at tetris to become CTWC 2020 champion

[@russellkane9439]

spoiler: the winner of ctwc 2020 is a boy

[@ThinkAboutVic]

Spoiler: The winner hypertaps

[@poopyoldhag9020]

Spoiler: The winner is a Vietnamese American.

[@santeritaimi6843]

Dog came to Andy's room to psyche him out just like in the qualifiers!

[@newstarcadefan]

Don't care what anybody says. Considering the circumstances, this is the most entertaining, and hard-fought CTWC in its history. Once we make it through the pandemic, and things are safe, I can imagine the roar of the crowds for those who participated this year.

[@SodiumOverdose]

spittin 🗣💯💯💯

[@Taseradict]

I don't think they should go back to just the old guard at Portland, it needs to go online going forward so the kids can participate.

[@sdoren_9074]

25:30 - VERY impressive

[@dstog2367]

Booom, tetris for Jonas! R.I.P. hero...

[@strophish]

Bravo! 👏🏼 Best match ever. I thought I wanted to see the Joseph/Dog matchup...

[@multiverse2301]

In 2030 ..... Robert 3 months old vs Anthony 5 months old

[@livclw040589]

They're playing level 58

[@WalyB01]

Imaging just casually watchin only the finals every year than you see this first game and think what the hell.

[@Jau69]

42:58-43:26 this moment shows Dog is truly a genius of tetris.

[@StrongKickMan]

What happend? I was sure there wouldnt be a final without Joseph in the next 10 years

[@skins4thewin]

That's what I was thinking! Did Joseph not compete this year?

[@TheLordAris]

huff tool him out.

[@TrentonBlessWrestlemania489]

It's insane to think the two best NES Tetris players on earth live in the same house. Well done to them both!

[@insertphrasehere15]

Wow... being slightly behind really helped dog in the first match. Knowing when the long droughts were coming (and at what number they would end) is a big advantage.

[@sainttrunks1982]

That kid's reaction to winning the Tetris World Championship 45:35 "ok cool, when's the next match im getting bored" epic

[@rhema.ethompson3032]

I love those kids! The high five to each other gives me hope for our future!!!

[@manny4mayor]

"It is not human at all!!!" Correct, it is not human. It. Is. Dog.

[@henrykoplien1007]

And beside that, recognized how long dog managed to keep the 100% tetris rate in game four?

[@Artix902]

Dogchamp

[@feyrworks]

yeah, this definitely takes the place of best classic tetris match ever. holy crap, this was just incredible to watch! it was so tense the entire time, and some of the moves from these two... should not have been possible, it's just amazing. i do kinda wish andy had gotten a bit more love - he put up a phenomenal showing, too! - but aside from that... i'm at a loss for words, just... wow. i love it.

[@henk8105]

This new generation of Tetris players is absolutely insane!! I love it!

[@Qtipz123]

Anyone else get that nostalgia feeling of only being able to own 1 video game as a kid, so you mastered it? This is what this video reminds me of, lol