TETRIS BEATER BLUE SCUTI VS EUROPEAN PRODIGY SIDNEV | Tetris World Championship 2023 Semis

The journey to crown this years WORLD CHAMPION Continues! The semi finals are here as 13-year-old wonder kid Blue Scuti, takes on the last remaining European, Sidnev
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At the 2023 CTWC, over 100 Classic Tetris pros gathered at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo to vie for 48 seeds. Qualifying consisted of 2 hour attempts where players would try to rack up as many great scores as possible. In a 48-seed bracket, the Top 16 seeds earn a bye out of Round 0, while the bottom 32-seeds compete for a spot in Round 1.
Directed by - Vince Clemente
Produced by - Vince Clemente, Kingsman36, Pumpyheart, Chris Bidwell, Sharky
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Edited by Sharky
#CTWC2023

[@ClassicTetris]

Audio balance will be fixed in the couple videos. Sorry for any disruption to your viewing experience. -Sharky

[@matts3178]

Man I just don't need to hear the tetris music over and over again, especially fast, especially so loud

[@neutralrobot]

Man, Scuti just made a lot of fans. That 1.6 game was unbelievable.

[@Alex-cc8yf]

Lol he made a lot more fans alright, but not primarily with this one 😂

[@edenli6421]

People seem to have forgotten that Dog was only 13 when he won in 2020.

[@SinistralEpoch]

How good is Scuti going to be in 2-3 years? Jesus.

[@SiljCBcnr]

Don't worry about it. He will play minecraft or fortnite by then. Or maybe have a girlfriend.

[@aahl_work]

@@SiljCBcnr

[@GalileoSunshine]

i think he just posted some days ago that he got bugged colors

[@ryanamburgy2791]

@@GalileoSunshine that’s correct

[@ryanamburgy2791]

@@michajanicki6860 SHE

[@pokemario99]

scuti and sidnev had some of the most incredible big brain burns i’ve ever seen in these matches. insane plays for such bad piece sets

[@klavier285]

I'm blown away at how insane the competition has gotten for classic Tetris. I've been watching since the Jonas years. I'm sure he'd love to see how much it's grown.

[@JesseRay89]

Boom, Tetris for Jonas

[@krz8888888]

I've followed the rise of hypertappers with Joseph and his 1.3 and thought "this can't get much better than that", boy was I wrong. Congrats to all the new player and to CTWC!

[@orangenostril]

​@@kacperzimowski4626 They mean that they thought that at the time (also hypertapping beat rolling in the 2021 finals, just sayin)

[@T.S.Smelliot]

Rolling is great and all, but the best addition to ctwc is Sharky commentating

[@ITZsharky1]

Being able to cast Top 8 was a long time dream of mine. Now I need to just get better casting with 3 people

[@dolordemuela523]

ill say it again: Sharky, tang and chen are the three musketeers of tetris casting. Let's hope they come back next year

[@mikesmith6129]

What the hell is going on? I turn my back on Tetris for like one year and they’re playing this deep into kill screen? Jesus…

[@gene-vv2hs]

sidnev and scuti are both super talented players and this was a great set of matches!

[@Dyas777]

Scuti, don’t be disappointed too much. It is not the last time that you fight in your life. In all senses. You did great!

[@DASHFULplays]

Oh don't worry, he's over it.

[@Dyas777]

@@DASHFULplays now we know)

[@jacobschmidt2709]

​@@DASHFULplaysHe still needs to win a CTWC to be taken seriously.

[@meinkanta]

This comment aged well :)

[@nettojms5083]

​@@jacobschmidt2709Are you sure about that? He's not even the champion this time but got worldwide media attention for making history being the first human being to crash the game. He's the one that brought me into following Classic Tetris and I'm a huge fan of him!

[@stevecarey4740]

Just crazy in a few short years the amount of evolution of play is bonkers

[@toddsmith1969]

Cheese's method changed the game

[@zerofriends6]

It blows my mind how every year the players get better and better. Always the very best Tetris being played each year at ctwc. Incredible.

[@bigmistqke]

Love sidnev's playing. So clever. It's like she thinks in an extra dimension, the way she does these overhangs and tucks

[@dennisamelunxen8283]

And excellent kill screen play. Super consistent.

[@RampageYI]

Y’all wild.

[@hoobna4569]

Is Sidnev trans?

[@wazkaowad4869]

Yes, Sidnev's play reminds me a lot of Jonas'. Lots of tucking and overhangs.

[@Algorox]

​@@hoobna4569Yes

[@FrotLopOfficial]

Its insane that players have gotten SO good that its difficult to keep up with BOTH screens let alone 4. I was constantly shifting focus. Normally I'd be one sided but wow this game was insane. Maxes every game, double super kill screen. This will be seen as a HUGE milestone for Tetris, probably the biggest

[@The8BitPianist]

This last sentence didn't age too well, haha

[@mattmccloskey8102]

I've been watching CTWC and CTM for a couple years now and I've gotta say that seeing a new young player like Scuti had made this more exciting recently

[@82ndhaydini]

Even though I was rooting for Sidnev the whole time you cant help but be hyped for Scuti. What an amazing match with insane skill shown by both players

[@Rayou__]

4 weeks later, Scuti write enter in the legend

[@BoshikaYepthomi-pe7od]

We all love this match

[@krz8888888]

This kid is awesome, great job!

[@newstarcadefan]

Now this is why CTWC is hype.

[@darthhades80]

I love how Sharky edits the music in, specially how it starts playing faster as the level 29 begins, so immersive, great job Sharky!

[@wind1309]

Scuti the mighty Tetris slayer, good stuff, I can see him becoming the champion

[@fran6b]

Such a cool tournament, so fun to watch!

[@uhavemooface]

This was amazing. I didn't even do this at 13 and I have not played tetris in years since the site went down and now I have to figure out another way to play it again because I really want to get good at it just for my own benefit. I use to play it a lot on my gameboy when I was a kid back in the 90's.

[@osmeridium]

Scuti had such a rough last sequence, he fought so hard

[@ThatLazyyGuy]

Honestly a lot of rough piece sequences and droughts throughout this entire semi

[@ThatLazyyGuy]

@@scienceevolves4417 in modern/guideline rules tetris, no. But in classic NES tetris pieces are 100% random. You could theoretically get 4 line pieces in a row or as long as 60 pieces with no line pieces

[@mintagenart]

These semis feel like finals

[@GijsvanDam]

Double super kill screen?! Are you kidding me?

[@FrotLopOfficial]

Right? And Sidnevs massinve recovery near the end. These peoples brains must be firing at the speed of light

[@lpine_9089]

This match up was insane and super happy to hear Sharky’s commentary in the big leagues!!!

[@Agent-mb1xx]

The mad man did beat Tetris!

[@plooprz]

both incredible players

[@jjmah7]

Sidnev is my new favorite 🤩 That kid has a bright future though wow. Hard to believe how far competitive Tetris has come

[@mikeike2177]

you like a dood wearing a dress? LMAO

[@jesusitabetances2435]

​@@mikeike2177atleast he got to the finals unlike you

[@mikeike2177]

dood wearing a dress LMFAO

[@dunderdotten]

respect to both players! love sidnevs chill :D Good sportsmen so much joy!

[@TetrisLover1974]

Scuti will be world champion this year

[@cold_00420]

The lil scuti is the beast

[@ChanceBloodstoner]

Congratulations Sidnev you’re inspirational honestly this is awesome

[@PartyThrasher118]

Where can I find more games commentated by Sharky? He's so good.

[@ITZsharky1]

Soon I’ll be uploading more of my casts to my personal channel. There are two channels that will have more of my casts too. The name of them are ClassicTetrisGauntlet and Gauntlet Ascension

[@PartyThrasher118]

@@ITZsharky1 Awesome, can't wait to check them out! Your passion for classic Tetris is palpable, whether you're playing or commentating. Love to see it!

[@somethingthatexists4797]

Whenever I watch a match that has sidnev my eyes are just magnet to her screen. Even when commentators praise other competitor I can’t look away; she so incredibly skilled and creative with her placements, it’s mesmerizing!

[@YourHomieNextDoor]

scuti didnt win the semi finals, but hes the winner of the hearts

[@leonaustin123]

And especially right now after reaching the literal end of Tetris.

[@johneygd]

Infuckingcredible,holy fucking shit,just amezing🤣

[@RandomTeq]

Very happy for Sidnev, she's being very critical of herself in some games I've seen, but she deserves the success. Well done. Scuti is the future star! Absolutely incredible!

[@ryanamburgy2791]

based correct pronoun user

[@RandomTeq]

I'm confused here! I've heard Sidnev been referred to as "she" by the commentators.

[@ryanamburgy2791]

@@RandomTeq sidnev is a she yes

[@assrammington7961]

@@ryanamburgy2791unbased brainwashed soy biology denier.

[@mikeike2177]

LMAO dood wearing a dress

[@eggmancorp]

Imagine being so popular that when you lose, they interview you and not the actual winner of the match.

[@barakobama8194]

Because the t "girl" is a complete weirdo

[@jesusitabetances2435]

​@@barakobama8194are you talking about sidnev?

[@78Soko]

This kid got me into watching tetris

[@jus1taj]

The way I would have had a stroke trying to play that fast. Both of them are incredible. WOW!

[@Jay_Super_Awesome]

Gotta take hat off to sidnev

[@mikeike2177]

nah doods wearing a dress

[@parnoico1]

18:35 sometimes I love to see when players play on music tempo. Sidnev is following the beat perfectly.

[@steaktastebetterpill]

Scuti is adorable :> And so skilled!

[@CoxDannyJ]

SCUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTI

[@voidvacio3359]

Sidnev espectacular!!! Vamos holanda! Vamos Europa!!

[@toaster7254]

gosh this makes me wonder what the level record for the super kill screen could be, imagine there's another secret technique, even though it's not even really possible, since rolling already gets close to 30hz (max speed before inputs are just dropped), that allows players to play in super kill screen

[@mauricioubillusmarchena6660]

16:35 what a wave by Scuti lmao

[@ricardocornejo6832]

Like how a rolled in with plush yoshis! What a boss!

[@sophief6330]

Omg I love her ! Sidnev is so satisfaying to watch ! Those setups are so though out

[@telford32]

"thought"

[@sophief6330]

@@telford32 thx English is my 3rd language so mistakes happen yk

[@mikeike2177]

HAHAAHH called a dood wearing a dress "she".. keep chugging the soy kooIaid good drone

[@mikeike2177]

LMAO dood wearing a dress

[@rico6311]

GG Scuti, next year you got this.

[@autdelux]

Im a bit sad now

[@FrotLopOfficial]

Same, was really hoping the prodigy kid would take it, similar to Joseph vs Jonas. He has much to learn. He is too risky too often, he needs to learn to control his board over maxing his rate

[@s1n27]

I can't even look away from sidnevs screen I just want ro see her do work and win

[@jameson3500]

Her? wtf?

[@lindsaybelderson7735]

​@@jameson3500 yes. Your point??

[@jameson3500]

@@lindsaybelderson7735 My point is that's a guy.

[@thesuperjag]

@@jameson3500 Not to mention there will never be a biological female with a reaction time like the biological males in competition.

[@coalbucket9383]

It's my Yoshi no way

[@KnuxMaster368]

The music speed up on L29 is solid gold

[@ITZsharky1]

I thought it was clever but there was some vocal feedback against it after this upload I no longer used it

[@curbacz16]

Absolutely unreal

[@boe5999]

I understand that people have different preferences, but the lvl29 music made it unwatchable for me. Had to skip those parts and just see the results.........

[@michaelhansen8959]

Same

[@ITZsharky1]

@boe5999 I apologize for that and subsequent uploads after this was fixed

[@boe5999]

@@ITZsharky1 Thanks for listening to the feedback and make changes in the future videos. Also, no need to apologize Sharky. Constantly experimenting with new ideas is the way to improve your content!!! The important thing is to listen to feedback and reflect if it works. That being said, please don't listen to just one or a few complains. As mentioned before it's a preference for me. I don't like it but if 90% of the people like it maybe it's a good idea. Just take back reasonable feedbacks and talk to more people to see what general audience actually think. Good luck!

[@michaelhansen8959]

Goed gedaan Sidnev! Holland's trots. Succes in de finale, wij zullen duimen voor je👍 (dutch/Netherlands)

[@PichettoFratame]

One question: I assume the players don't see the points/tetris difference stats on their screens? That's why they always look over to the other screen? If so, is there a reason, technical or not, for it not being implemented?

[@neutralrobot]

Both should be seeing the normal NES Tetris output on their CRT screens. The stats we see are a layer on top of that after taking the video outputs of both and doing some processing.

[@biggiemac42]

Yeah the players only see a CRT with the ordinary Tetris game on it, with a little extra stuff to the left listing off the scores of the previous games for use by the referee. The commentary can provide info for the players, but screen looking is more useful on demand. Certain online platforms make it way easier than looking at another physical screen, but I don't think CTWC wants to use anything beyond CRT + NES + tournament cart, for the players themselves.

[@MrWongle]

Unlucky Scuti! Got to bebpleased with that performance, if he keeps with it will definitely be winning in years to come.

[@leonaustin123]

And here we are today, he's breaking records.

[@jacobschmidt2709]

​@@leonaustin123He still needs to win a CTWC to be among the best.

[@michaelhansen8959]

Best commentator group!! Great match! But, the music is kinda annoying, add nothing and disturb the overal game and comments and audience. Please put it off

[@FrotLopOfficial]

Yep its the dream team. I think Ben and Sharky would be a great combo as well. Sharky for the hype, Ben for the butter haha

[@Cooe.]

Horseshit take. The music is a core part of the game. The game sound should be turned down in the audio mix though.

[@TwilightLink77]

Blue Scuti needs a new title for beating Tetris

[@jacobschmidt2709]

He still needs to win a CTWC to be among the best, tho.

[@TwilightLink77]

@@jacobschmidt2709 He reach the kill screen ending of Tetris that is among the best

[@skylar5257]

@@jacobschmidt2709he’s the first person to reach the kill screen… he’s already one of if not the best lol.

[@jacobschmidt2709]

@skylar5257 Fractal did it too, as well as win a CTWC and make an additional final. No way can you put Scutti in his league.

[@jralien3170]

Scuti 😱😱😱 gg

[@greasebob]

Also, just want to add that the 3rd plushie Scuti put in next to the Yoshis is probably a tanooki, not just a raccoon! :)

[@Swamparoo]

Some of the most creative stacking in the history of this tournament. GG Sidnev.

[@brunnoabreu2711]

The burns from Sidnev around 27:45 were insane. I haven't seen anyone with a stacking repertoire as good as hers.

[@mikeike2177]

you mean the dood wearing a dress?.. dang they have your potato brain programmed too huh

[@mikeike2177]

dood wearing a dress

[@TheBorkka]

Neck and neck.

[@neeleonhelemaalniet]

Amazing match! Sidnev in the final wow!

[@Niemand_124]

blue scuti with his yoshi 🔛🔝

[@greasebob]

Do they play on modified NES pads as OEMs are no longer produced? How do they guarantee each pad is equivalent in terms of speed and accuracy? What are the rules on that?

[@NarutoSSj6]

Good match!

[@WiseQuotes2024]

Go Blue Scuti goooo...🎉❤

[@alfredthegreatkingofwessex6838]

Both great men

[@mistec34]

Fast music is giving me ptsd.

[@EternalDensity]

Tetris is always better with plushies.

[@myers986]

Weirdos

[@jameson3500]

You guys shouldn't be around children.

[@EternalDensity]

@@jameson3500 I'm not a Catholic priest

[@mikeike2177]

massive L pfp Iost kiddo lmao!

[@mikeike2177]

@@EternalDensity doods def a kreepr stay far away from this Iost one

[@AxidoDE]

What a game to watch. An eternal Tetris legend on one side and Sidnev on the other.

[@nicmcv6925]

Superb

[@GalileoSunshine]

so proud of sidnev for coming so far ❤️

[@mikeike2177]

proud of a confused dood wearing a dress?..

[@hemmojito]

What's with the music past Lv 29? Do they think we're missing excitement?

[@ITZsharky1]

In the actual game of Tetris when you get up to a certain height, the music speeds up.

[@hemmojito]

@@ITZsharky1 Height but level, too? Just asking, I've never played actually.

[@biggiemac42]

Yeah I think the music was a bit much here. The sped up music can be like 50% the current volume and let the commentary's energy shine though

[@Scarybug]

I liked it personally. I'm glad they didn't do it for the vods with 2 games at once, but for the semifinals it adds some on-brand tension.

[@ukuguru4314]

Sidnev balances aggression so well. Those builds and burns are something else as well. Her control in general is a 10/10. My fav!

[@thesantahater]

who was here before the video name change

[@MrWongle]

Great commentators, great games. Only thing I didn't like was the music. It was ok when normal speed but increased speed was just painful to listen to. Had to lower volume and miss some of the great commentary.

[@FrotLopOfficial]

Yea I've always struggled with the ethics of keeping OG tetris music. Its too repetitive but I mean, its called Classic Tetris for a reason. Perhaps they should change the music at level 29 to keep it interesting and engaging. What would they play though?

[@MrWongle]

@FrotLopOfficial Genuinely don't know what they should change it to but at least remove the speed increase

[@ITZsharky1]

@@MrWonglethis was fixed in subsequent uploads. I thought it was clever, but a good chunk of people disliked it. I appreciate the feedback from everyone here to help make better videos from the channel

[@MrWongle]

@@ITZsharky1 Cheers for the replies. Great videos and great commentary.

[@NostraVita88]

they reached Ultra Instinkt

[@mikeike2177]

dood wearing a dress been MK uItra'd proIIy yes

[@Tonyplat98]

I was hoping Scooty would take this one but he's so young there's always next year.

[@Mster_J]

This aged

[@Tonyplat98]

@@Mster_J what aged ?

[@jacobschmidt2709]

​@@CS_ProdIt doesn't mean much unless he wins a CTWC.

[@DJBiv788]

Is the game designed to speed up the music at that level or was that done by you guys? Either way it’s cool!

[@wingfryer]

The speed up music was edited in the video.

[@lanheg]

Nice addition of the sped up themes near ks

[@allenbot]

Terrible addition of the sped up themes near killscreen.

[@shadowhenge7118]

Scuti did it first

[@MuratAkbulut-os9ph]

this is just mindblowing. i mean mindblowing. i mean wtf happened there????? is this reall????

[@balijosu]

I don't understand the seeds. Different seeds but the piece order is the same....?

[@wingfryer]

The seed number that you see under the player’s name are the seeding rank of the tournament.

[@xavierorangearms635]

ain't no way beepomonkers mentioned in CTWC

[@coalbucket9383]

Beepomonk

[@zarkokomljenovic4865]

Wow

[@loganmatthews3672]

Would CTWC ever switch hosting continent? Be interesting to see the current domestic competitors playing as the international contingent.

[@ITZsharky1]

Maybe in the future. The issue is we would have to get all of our equipment, the core staff flown out there, and of course other host of other things like the cost to have it ran in another area that isn't locally to the team. But we do host other events with people in various regions. Just really difficult at this current time to host the championship in other areas outside the US

[@loganmatthews3672]

Yeah, I guess that’s a ton of other costs beyond simple travel for competitors. It’s definitely been cool to see the other CTWC events, like Germany, Iberia, etc.

[@richardgullick1867]

Scuti had a lot of bad luck in that third round

[@TeKaFu]

In my opinion, Scuti is the best player in this tournament!! Unfortunately, it seems he lost his nerves and was too excited, but that's part of the game. Still, a great semi-final. Go Scuti go !!! :)

[@xMeGaPeTeRx]

These dudes are good at this game

[@jgbusquets]

22:45 what happens at double 39? Who wins?

[@DanVWeller]

highest score, level 39 is the end of the game in competitive