Classic Tetris World Championship Registration is Open!!!

CTWC 2024 is less than a month away and the have been a few changes from last year! So ‪@ITZsharky1‬ is here to break down everything you need to know about CTWC 2024 from Qualifying structure, registration details, match play, and more!
Register for CTWC Now! - thectwc.com/2024-event-regist...
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We are also looking for volunteers in all positions. If you’d like to help out please let us know. You’re welcome to fill this out even if you are not planning on competing and just want to help. Thank you!
tiny.cc/CTWC24Volunteer

[@Penguino_E_Table]

I just watched the new summoning salt video and I have tons of newfound respect for this community

[@aryachopde8734]

Is the ctwc livestreamed? Where is it?

[@Osoros666]

who is this magnificent man and why isnt he wearing his signature glasses?

[@ITZsharky1]

Lol sometimes I wear them when I record videos but not always

[@j4yfly]

Well done sharky

[@LuProch]

I was expecting you to say "CTWC 2023" at the end 😀 I'm so used to that rhyming sentence from last year 😀

[@Babyshark-co8ks]

I don't think it still makes much sense to use the most maxouts as qualification. Maybe in 2019 it worked, because very few people were getting multiple maxouts, but now play matters a lot after getting 999,999 so it seems more like a race now.

[@ITZsharky1]

There’s actually a lot of reasons from logistical constraints to actually seeding. If you look at the seeding for the past two years, the qualifying system was mostly accurate with few players upsetting the top 8. At the moment the qual system does what it needs to do

[@philershadi6037]

Agreed, it is more of a race, in that people who do lv 19 starts have the advantage. If you're good enough to play on 19 like it's 18, then you have a shot at the most maxouts. The pool of players who can max from a 19 start for a dozen games in a row is probably roughly the gold bracket's size. Everyone else who can max out from 18 is headed to Silver or the upper part of Bronze.

[@ITZsharky1]

@@philershadi6037 if cutoff for the past 3 years hasn’t cracked 3 Maxout minimum I don’t think people that opt for exclusively 19 start maxes are as abundant as you might think. Maybe in the near future, but not this year

[@philershadi6037]

@@ITZsharky1 It looks like there are at least a few dozen people who can play 19 safely and have enough post-29 play to complete a missed maxout, but maybe I've just been watching too many crash/rebirth runs and it's skewing my view. I'll be tuning in to find out in any case.

[@LetsChat]

Sharky has become the voice of CTWC in my book. Like if you agree!

[@sonicclang]

100%! The torch has been passed.

[@mattembury215]

And…. It’s a NEW Tetris Recordddddff!!!!!

[@BlueZoneGD]

NICE

[@Rejinx]

just wondering, why have 3 brackets instead of just doing a 64 player silver and 48 player gold or a 64 player gold and 48 player silver?

[@ITZsharky1]

Time. We looked at how feasible a 64 player bracket would be and under the time constraints it just would be possible or rather really difficult for us to pull of with a shorter time horizon to prepare for

[@Rejinx]

@@ITZsharky1 Thanks for answering. Still awesome over 100 players will get to participate. It maybe the largest in person Tetris tournament ever held.

[@CoxDannyJ]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@Phantom-ws2hj]

holy tetris

[@IronCobraTD]

I'm not good enough at the game, but good luck to all the people participating

[@michaelap.5784]

It's the same weekend as fan expo Dallas 😢

[@janadigliene5126]

bro got me to bsod

[@MatthewBluefox]

Even brunz league will be all rollers by then. :)

[@hamishbarrett4668]

I have a question, are you allowed to fly from australia to la and still participate?

[@ClassicTetris]

Yes! as long you are able to qualify on one of them time slots! -Sharky

[@hamishbarrett4668]

@@ClassicTetris I hope to be there someday, got all the hobbies of cheez, so feeling like I could make it!

[@aryachopde8734]

Is the ctwc livestreamed? Where is it?

[@alicepbg2042]

is there any particular reason why classical tetris is still played on a nes instead of a more modern platform that offers classical tetris? (which I assume exists beyond the one mode in tetris effect)

[@wingfryer]

Classic Score Attack on Tetris Effect Connected has additional input delays that are significant at higher speeds.

[@thomasdalton1508]

What about Bronze bracket? Is that the same rules as Silver?

[@ClassicTetris]

Bronze bracket rules are still being flushed out. When we get close to the date we will have that information flushed out - Sharky

[@nobodyknowsmeanymore]

ctwc 2026: introducing diamond bracket with 72 players!!!

[@steelce]

will there be a match between the losers of the semis to officially determine 3rd place?

[@aGameScout]

3rd places is determined by number of wins, then average losing score in the semis round

[@NarutoSSj6]

50 is a lot when you know andy, dog, fractal or another top player will take it.

[@ITZsharky1]

You get professional headshot taken which that in of itself it worth a bit and if you make the gold bracket you’ll break even on the entry fee. But everyone wants a chance to prove themselves on the biggest irl stage the scene has!