Blue Scuti takes on Rhubarb! Kansas City Tetris Regional Championship FINALS

CTWC 2024 TOUR continues with the Finals of the Kansas City regional. This match features the Game Crash Legend Blue Scuti and roller extraordinaire Rhubarb!
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[@ManofLowMoralFiber]

Rhubarb is an incredible sportsman, showing nothing but respect and genuine congratulatory excitement for his competitor.

[@zes7215]

wr

[@andre51605]

what NES Tetris has above most other competitive titles is that you mostly care about your own decisions, only comparing your pace to the opponent's, while most other competitive games involve some interaction with the opponent, which would generally make the loser salty cuz they generally would feel like they didn't play to the most of their abilities, cuz the opponent didn't let them, so in NES Tetris's case, in any given game, both players did get to play properly, so I think that justifies the good sportsmanship

[@thescatterpiratesquarepant7935]

Spoiler alert 😤😤😤😤 why is this top comment

[@drizzify7850]

based

[@Shive1337]

@@thescatterpiratesquarepant7935 who reads comments before watching the video? XD

[@qawi272]

RIP for the people living in Kansas who thought: „Maybe I can at least become the best Tetris-player in my city“, only to find out they have to beat Blue Scuti for the title.

[@zes7215]

wr

[@samgeurdi6351]

Who died?

[@cringeSpeedrunner]

@@samgeurdi6351Don’t know how to explain it to you, that’s not how RIP works in this situation

[@SiljCBcnr]

The Tetris community should be a blue print for what good sportsmanship should look like. Nothing but respect for all players and everyone else involved in the scene at this point.

[@HitTheStixBRODIE]

nah i want some beef and drama👿

[@SourceOfTheRightArm]

​@@HitTheStixBRODIEpus

[@ProxCQ]

It is a special time. That kid holds the world record for tetris, and it is a 1 of 1 record. It is like playing golf 1v1 against Tiger Woods in his prime while being a top 200 player.

[@skorpsaiyan2361]

Who knew for 2024 I'd ever be hooked on watching Tetris players now! This is just awesome.

[@lordcommandernox9197]

Better than darts

[@motoboy6666]

Agree, this is awesome! 😁

[@c64cosmin]

it is just amazing, we can tune to the internet and watch COMPETITIVE tetris and other videos games, played by the best of the best of the best. An homage to humanity's ingenuity and intelligence. These folks are legends.

[@tichaonanhlangano1426]

KZbin knows us gamers are bored lol

[@chrlpolk]

I just now discovered this was a thing! Tetris was like, 30 years ago for me.

[@MrEvanNoyes]

Scuti talking to the commentators is amazing. The future of Tetris!

[@SubmachineOP]

He would definitely win a U18 world championship

[@johky]

@@SubmachineOPI’m pretty sure like half of the top 10 players are under 18

[@tedlaver]

He’s the now of Tetris.

[@berdyofficiel]

real

[@msbmri24]

Future?? WTF, what's this sh!tty game?? Why wasting time??

[@arjc5714]

Good sportsmanship at 6:55 Rhubarb telling Blue Scuti that he had to chase down game one when the commentators made it seem like he had already won.

[@PorshiaVonne]

Yes excellent sportsmanship

[@foretcl]

I love good sportsmanship moments

[@HeyHeyChey]

So he had to get a certain number of levels ahead?

[@KaplaBen]

"Cut my pay in half" lol

[@rowankim7146]

​@HeyHeyChey his actual score was lower than Rhubarb's, so he just had to catch up points-wise before stopping

[@Soooooooooooonicable]

Scuti seems to thrive beyond level 29 while his opponents almost immediately begin falling apart.

[@anonymousstacker2044]

Exactly! He doesn't stack as perfectly but his fingers are just too fast! Born roller.

[@xeggom7243]

Why he makes less points than his opposent (sorry I dont know really the rules)

[@goodial]

@@xeggom7243 I don't play Tetris, but I guess that breaking more lines at once gets you more points. so the goal for more points is to always break 4 lines at once.

[@xeggom7243]

thanks so these 2 players have different strategies I guess?@@goodial

[@CasualKnight]

​@xeggom7243 scuti is more aggressive and stacks higher than rhubarb, rhubarb is keeping his stack low. It means that scuti is more likely of getting a double tetris because of a higher stack which means he gets ahead much faster. Scuti is weaker to droughts but he is a really fast roller

[@Kris_Toffer]

Man, watching Scuti play is so stressful. It feels like he's about to top out all the time, but he somehow keeps going. The kid is something else.

[@zes7215]

no such thing as stresx oretc, doesnt amtter

[@redmoskito1213]

It's impressive how he can get back to the game when I was already lamenting for an irrecoverable stack. Amazing!

[@ItsJustNeto]

"He doesn't have the headphones on" "I do!" Around 2:02 that was so funny and a cute interaction from scuti!

[@PorshiaVonne]

It was so funny! I was too tickled

[@anonymousstacker2044]

Imagine still paying attention to the commentators WHILE playing the toughest game ever AND listening to an upbeat song 😂 my easily overstimulated brain could neverr

[@Posiman]

I love the differing playstiles. Rhubarb is a methidical, clean high-points earner. Scuti is just wild. But also immortal, able to dig himself out of any situation and play his best even on max speed...

[@RandStuffOfficial]

What a champ! Rhubarb was in the lead each time with his nice stacks, but Blue Scuti is so impressive in levels 29+!

Damn, the way Scuti play is scary. Lots of near game over situations and still have the nerves of steel. Takes lots of risks for sure! Both of them were incredible.

[@KizerRoll]

21:31 "alright i guess ill get aggressive" the definition of "fk it, we ball"

[@DFW817]

Blue Scuti is a good kid. You can tell he works hard and is humble. If he keeps this work-ethic up, sky is limit. Great job by all competitors!

[@xogirlwonder]

Scuti just seems like such a sweet good natured young man. "I was expecting to lose to Myles." And Rhubarb's sportmanship on display. 15/10 no notes.

[@erikc411]

Remember you were here for Blue Scuti's first tournament win! There's going to be so many to come.. Congrats Will!

[@codetaku]

Scuti probably has the best rolling skill in the world right now. If he can develop the stack-building skills of Fractal, along with Dog and Joseph before him, he will be world champion soon without question.

[@igormorais4192]

Did he make it to the semis? And killscreened the game? He's good enough to be world champ right now with s but of luck

[@meinkanta]

@@igormorais4192you forget, the championships aren’t about survival due to the level 39 super kill screen. Efficiency is needed to score high enough before lv39. Scuti broke the game by surviving, not by scoring highly, he wasn’t focusing on getting tetrises at all during that run

[@DocPicklez]

Fractal, Dog and Joseph... entirely dif level!

[@joesalgadSF415]

Blue scuti looks like every kid from the 80’s that you see about video games on KZbin

[@skorpsaiyan2361]

I also find it how amazing Scuti is better when its faster. That means he has the best chance to reach level 255 than anyone.

[@EnglishMike]

Very unlikely. There are way too many crashes to avoid to get to that level. The game is very unstable at the highest levels.

[@KatieDawson3636]

@@EnglishMikeit'll happen eventually

[@TweetyBirdDawg]

@@KatieDawson3636it’s possible but VERY VERY DIFFICULT. If they were no crashes until the end it would be much easier

[@pieman3141]

It seems to be a common problem among top level players. Level 18 seems to mess with them.

[@KatieDawson3636]

@@TweetyBirdDawg agreed, but thats what makes it a fun challenge! Playing 200 levels that barely change wouldn't be *that* much of a challenge. Having the game start breaking around you for the last 100 levels, and you need to literally memorize what things you can and cannot do on every individual level. Thats fucking fun as hell. I cannot wait to see people be absolute beasts and learn to do it!

[@Zihark_]

Thank you for not spoiling the result in the title of the video 🙌

[@weasel2173]

Bluescuti playing on level 18 is like a normal person playing on level 0.

[@Lorijenken]

i've been playing Tetris casualy since 1989 ( i was 9) casually. when I saw Scuti brake the record I was cheering so loud, glad see him in comps! absolute beast!

[@publicanimal]

As someone who remembers Tetris coming out when I was a kid (I played on the Game Boy), this level of play is just insane. Blue Scuti is a legend!

[@anonymousstacker2044]

Scooty just absolutely slays the "killscreen" levels with his speed! If his lvl 18-29 gameplay matures even more, his scores would become even more insane!

[@gizard4117]

So crazy to see how far Tetris players have come. Amazing skills and sportsmanship on both sides.

[@Lt.Mingus69]

Rhubarb is so good, beautiful play to watch.

[@anonymousstacker2044]

Yeah his stacks are way better all he needs is speed. Once he's mastered level 29, that'd be rlly good cuz it's the same speed from then on. It's just that great barrier to overcome.

[@guyinc0gnito]

amazing moment at 27:21 when he leisurely scratches his ear

[@coalbucket9383]

Adjusted earbud haha

[@misoanty]

Blue answering to the commentators hahaha

[@zes7215]

wrrr

[@PeTr01]

Man I remember when double max out was a crazy thing, I wonder when double crash will be the norm 😂

[@DuckDoolittle]

In competition play that won’t happen, as the game is played on a modded version with an additional speed increase on level 39. Players call it the double kill screen

[@rastaboy_gamesnstuff7778]

He'll beat it

[@Cousinouf]

@@DuckDoolittle and I think even if they didn't have it, just the mod to get the score above 1 million changes how the game crash works

[@Kekaler]

I’m glad this came across my feed. Watched the whole thing and so glad I did. The sportsmanship was amazing. And seeing skuti not struggle in 29+ is amazing

[@fujiapple9675]

Loved Blue Scuti's reaction to the commentary at 9:17 😂

[@Uncybugs]

I was waiting for Scuti to congratulate Rhubarb but it never came. I guess he was in the moment. Looking forward he will be winning lots more comps so he’s just gotta remember to do that.

[@WaltRBuck]

What's under Rhubarb's stripey shirt? Another stripey shirt. Well played Kakashi.

[@globglogabgalabyeast6611]

Legend says he had a striped tank top underneath that he would only reveal at a game five

[@anonymousstacker2044]

Looks a bit like the game over screen lmao

[@PorshiaVonne]

I laughed so hard 😂😂😂

[@PorshiaVonne]

1:57 100% did NOT have to call him out like that 😂😂😂😂 nothing wrong with jamming to brain tunes.

[@PorshiaVonne]

He showed the piece like 🎧😅

[@christophe2496]

Blue Scuti has less experience in piece placement but has better skills in fingers coordination. (he is only 14 !) With time he will become a Tetris Monster ! 👍👋😜

[@anischab]

He is, already as being first to break the game... cheers to him and to his mom as they fight to get him streaming again.

[@Soooooooooooonicable]

@@anischab Why was his streaming rights revoked?

[@ShilohRipka]

​@@Soooooooooooonicable They banned him because they thought he was under thirteen

[@anischab]

@@Soooooooooooonicable look for this video entitled "REACTION 13-year-old BEATS TETRIS, gets BANNED ON TWITCH" ... they thought his was junger

[@daytimestudios3678]

13*

[@ABCEasyas--]

Go Willis! He became a legend at the young age of 13!

[@rico6311]

Scuti is like Dog 2.0, making weird plays until 29 and then switching to beast mode until he wins. If he stays more focussed during early game he can win it all.

[@merxy2]

Scuti has put so much of his tetris journey into getting the level done no matter how, as he continues to improve and is also able to get those consistently clean tetrises like rhubarb while maintaining that post 29 prowess, he will be an unstoppable monster, more than he already is :P

[@tropicalpalmtree]

What a great kid. The future is bright for Willis.

[@pieman3141]

Damn, Scuti's getting tetrises even at 29+. Madness. Most players won't risk that sort of tactic.

[@SmolJordan]

scout is a great commentator, game knowledge really comes through

[@josephlitman751]

I love how he’s interacting with the commentators “Nice flip there” “Thank you” 😂

[@aaronryan2995]

Blue Scuti is what every young gamer should be, and every old gamer wants to be.

[@dennisamelunxen8283]

Scout as second commenter is so good. Should be doing that at next CTWC in main bracket.

[@eightbo]

Need at least 1x fast pace commentator always for final imo for optimal entertainment, if we have that then AGS would be a nice addition on top. Or use different casting combinations at different stages of the tourney e.g. chill commentator combinations covering some of the earlier games would be fine, too

[@Sir_Leelord]

scuti plays better on the kill screen than other levels

[@ilikepiedontu]

This kid is a freaking prodigy

[@randomgamer-te8op]

scuti now and then throwing short answers to the commentary about him puts me in a good mood

[@PorshiaVonne]

7:01 you’re SO fired 😂 you kidding me. I was like NOOOOO not yet 😱

[@andrewmartino6144]

Scuti really needs to practice on his form. He has the speed but needs to place pieces like Rhubarb. Rhubarb was killing it with almost perfect placing. Good job Scuti! The king on the game crash!

[@Jaysen6740]

I think the only person who can rightfully critique Scuti on the game is someone else who is good enough to reach the game crash. So far, that is only Fractal.

[@andrewmartino6144]

@@Jaysen6740 I think a little critiquing from a "old guy" that's been playing it for more than 30 years is healthy. A lot of these young guys coming in with speed and new ways to play the game probably don't have any people in their lives that are experienced. Stacking correctly should be achieved first, but with these young kids that play these classic games completely different come in with just that but no discipline. He put himself in too many predicaments that shouldn't have been there in the first place by the lack of basic piece placement adequate. He will see in competition that simple mistakes will eventually cause a top out premature. He's proven that he can burn his mistakes down but that also wastes lines and points and time. Notice how he was on level 36 when the other guy was on 29? that was constantly because of the mistakes. He will be okay, he already defeated the game so all he has to do is go back and learn the basics. :)

[@EnglishMike]

He knows how to stack. I suspect it's lack of focus at the "easy" levels that causes the mistakes. He'll get better as he matures.

[@SarahDenna]

He has prioritized speed and it’s paying off. As he matures, he will be able to hone his playing style. But a brain can only move so fast without stalling. The way he plays allows his mind to work faster in the 29+ levels. So there is a tradeoff in being methodical.

[@gunnmetal115]

Still able to say his dad even though he passed away. Fair play to that kid.

[@Synister40]

That kid has some serious talent there.

[@adolfilyichmarx9589]

You can definitely tell bluescuti is a young teenager. Once he matures, calms down, and grows into competing hes going to massacre the competition.

[@STAR-TRAVLR]

Congrats Scutti! And well played to Rhubarb!

[@noobfl]

Rhubarbs consisent play is phenomenal

[@OrderSnacks]

Only 2 videos i’ve seen of Scuti is this one and the one where he beat tetris. Makes this kid seem unbeatable lol

[@AA-iq6ev]

Scuti really thrives past lvl 30 😂.. Like earlier level is harder for him😅

[@hinzjaii]

A new boss has arrived. OMG.

[@Николай_Николаев]

He is just a baby for now...

[@traida111]

15:29 I was watching scuti here and im blown away a the speed and precision. omg

[@Rodrigo_Cornejo]

Scuti has a bright future, let's all support him

[@charliechazworth]

This makes me nervous as hell. Kid is amazing.

[@jrgmen]

Blue Scuti is a legend

[@jgbusquets]

10:30 amazing come back, on the verge of losing there

[@papermaniac]

Blue Scuti is an absolute leyend

[@derateddesign]

i think scuti brought a new wave of tetris watchers with the game crash

[@mal3vol3nc3]

prize pool for this is crazy. def gotta love tetris

[@BpgaMusic]

i would hate to hear commentating on my game while i'm playing it would make me extra nervous

[@taczki2]

Imagine hearing "Okay, and now you're gonna play against the first and only person to beat the game ever"

[@Tocinos]

there are 3 or so people who've done it after scuti

[@taczki2]

@@Tocinos well, he still is the first

[@JoeR203]

Girls will be calling him Blue Cutie.

[@igormorais4192]

Scuti came out of nowhere. I was watching the world champ this year and couldn't believe this young child was there in the semi finals. Then I hear he got to the kill screen. Kid is a genius.

[@reeepingk]

I think he got to the 2ND kill screen. It's nuts. He missed the first one from what I saw. (You needed like a triple or tetris on a level, and he missed it, but the next level every single had like a 73% chance to crash and he got it.

[@alexmontanus]

man, i havent watched much of the Classic tetris for a few years and things have changed a lot :D

[@blender_wiki]

Blue Scuti recover was just epic. Impressive

[@squishyslush1166]

Scuti reminds me of collin mcrea, really dangerous playing that people really like it.

[@DiscoSamurai]

Rhubarb is a true champ and an incredible sportsman. Full on respect. And BlueScuti is in it to win it! Well done, kid! Awesome work from both competitors. WHAT a MATCH!

[@Yarxxter]

love how Scuti responds to the announcer lol, so precious

[@IlkerDeth]

these guys are the Steve Vai's, Van Halen's and Joe Satriani's of Tetris at the same time

[@greasebob]

Style, melody, and speed all rolled into one. I dont think Ive ever gotten past level 9, lol.

[@speedymatt1236]

Ah yes, the one who crashed the game dominates the tourney.

[@user-oy9et1hi5v]

Blue Scuti is the World Record holder and is the first one to ever make the game crash, so beyone lvl 29 he got more than 100 lvls in him if need be.

[@user-ix6ic1bw2i]

When I saw regional in the title I knew Scuti was going to win easily , the kid plays against the top 10 players in the world and the 6 Gods of Tetris regularly ; Rhybarb never stood a chance

[@TheFonzieCommunity]

Gg!! I think since finding out he beat the kill switch in Tetris that the game ended is awesome!! I’m glad he competes, and plays really well!! I think he’s going to be a force to be reckoned with!!

[@Prado73]

Scuti Endgames like Magnus Carlsen. GOAT in the making.

[@thatguymatt7970]

Your dad is so proud of you Scuti!

[@🈴🈴🈴🈴🈴🈴🈴🈴🈴🈴]

the way scuti's just chilling lmao

[@andrewjacks2716]

Great vibes at these classic tetris tourneys

[@powerstones7722]

I am cheering for Scuti rn.

[@chessbrahh2068]

This was fun to watch

[@ELDsTimeVaultGames]

I have just witnessed greatness.

[@TheMeltedJedi]

Scuti! Scuti! Do they get a complementary bottle of Sweet Baby Ray's? lol Its on top of the display.

[@ProxCQ]

That kid is a beast!

[@shenallh]

Scuti looks like the kid in the movie Revenge of the Nerds

[@Rooftop_Korean_159]

😆🤣 Harold Wormser

[@lockelaton287]

The funny thing is all players just try to earn as many points as possible because they can't survive at the highest level but Scuti just bash it out until he wins lol

[@NintenDub]

"...fuhkin blue scoooty....." That's my new random phrase

[@sevroaubarca5209]

Amazing that people got so good they can just play until what was the end of the game for 30 years.

[@yevhen3797]

Congrats to Scuti and respect to Rhubarb for the game

[@jon-bw5vz]

Little boi is casually playing at a professional level while talking to the commentators.

[@dblo01]

The amount of brain processing these guys have to do is mind blowing, truly.

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

Scuti’s parents are so proud of their son winning Tetris!

[@user-lr6vt8ou9v]

His dad passed away. That was a shout out to heaven

[@McAi1234]

Scuti gets better n better as the speed amd level increased.

[@stephaniemartz7174]

I can’t believe this was 6 min. ago.

[@Jay1830]

Imagine packing your cases in the trunk with these guys :D

[@lordcommandernox9197]

Congratulations champ! And the Sportsmanship prize goes to Rhubarb! Two absolute gentlemen!