The Biggest Heavyweight Classic Tetris Matchup Yet - CTM July 2021 Recap!

A recap/analysis of the crazy July 2021 Classic Tetris Monthly Master's event, featuring a showdown between top roller Cheez and world champion dog.
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[@ezzygd2521]

I leave the tetris scene for a couple of years and suddenly there's a new generation averaging max outs like it's the norm

[@youtindia]

Leave for a few more and you'll see 1.5M+ in qualifiers

[@ezzygd2521]

@@youtindia I don't think I'll even have to wait much more at this rate, this is a revolution

[@whaleywonders3632]

Give it a week

[@derpdee63]

@@youtindia Hydrant/Jounce’s legendary 1.6 score was done in competition, it’s only a matter of time before one happens in quals

[@tyrenace6597]

@@derpdee63 Yeah people are switching to rolling. Give it a year. The current rollers will get more consistent, and the new rollers will bring the score averages up.

[@givemeoats]

We just need one more pro Tetris player named "Chilli" so we can have a Chilli Cheez Dog showdown.

[@mcnoelle7646]

chilli dog

[@user-pj1lo1ry2k]

😂 love it , one more for the full screen. How about Chili, Cheez , Dog , with Frys ? SooDuh ? Rings ? Shake ?

[@user-pj1lo1ry2k]

😂 love it , one more for the full screen. How about Chili, Cheez , Dog , with Frys ? SooDuh ? Rings ? Shake ?

[@Tetrasaurus_]

Scout: "Being able to get 1.2 every game makes you basically unbeatable" Scout: "..or does it?" Me: "Alright here we go again"

[@minerov_]

Scout: "or does it?" *Vsauce music proceeds to start* :D

[@ngc_man25]

This was such an unbelievable performance by dog. I totally agree with Scout that this was the best performance in CTM history (and really Tetris history simply by the consistency of the high scores). This reminded me of when TOMMY NTG won challengers and then won Masters a week later, it was THAT amazing. This community never disappoints, glad to be a part of it!

[@mclemoon9924]

Remember when going after level 29 was considered impossible...

[@DarthPlaguais1]

Remember when 800k was considered a great competition game? Now it's apparently an early top out :D

[@georgesteffey8375]

It was only like 2 years ago! Crazy how far these players have come

[@youtindia]

KiLlScReEn

[@NeyurchlesComplerb]

Even the devs never thought about 1M points or beyond level 29

[@iamkeebz]

I was in sports broadcast for decades and the most impressive thing in this video is a commentary. This is some of the best, complex sports commentary I've heard in a very long time.

[@MinhNguyen-np2gk]

"He has to settle for a 1.1, his lowest score of the day so far"

[@mdunkman]

9:22 for the curious.

[@ryanamburgy2791]

Bruh imagine playing cheez, Tristop, Eric, and Sidnev and losing two games out of 14

[@danielhicks4826]

The kids a freak man for reals. Amazing champion/competitor the Dog is!. Il be rooting for Joseph and Nenu to win CTWC this year in the end, but my gut says its likely gonna come down to Dog again and almost certainly his bro Andy who is also just ridiculous and one of the most consistent players in the world as well in his own right....or Huff who was already like top 7-10 in the world this time last year and then now has or is on the verge of already mastering this frickin rolling technique which just makes him that much better and more dangerous, but despite that for now Dog is the man to beat and the man period!. I dont know if ya saw the one after this I believe it was for August I believe it was? but Sidnev was just on fire and had a similar run of elite opposition faced...until the end anyways but yeah. I really miss Richard aka Bereny I hope he's just taking an extended vacation and not retired, and Batfoy and them, but thankful to have players like Nenu,Sidnev,Hydrant Dog, Huff,Cheeze, and them around and very active in competitions at least ya know.

[@danielhicks4826]

And it is still always a treat when Koryan is able to make or chooses to play and or qualify for a Monthly tournament which he's only done few times this year actually but I'm sure thats because of having other things going on and etc more so then him not being able to consistently qualify ya know, I still truly believe he can on e day pick up his what would it be 12th or 13th CTM title one day! I really believe he can, it'd take like a perfect combination of him being at his absolute best on that particular day, as well as some luck admittedly but I really do believe he can do it again one day!.

[@ryanamburgy2791]

@@danielhicks4826 koryan is still good but winning a ctm is too much to ask for him at this point

[@CobaltTetris]

Consistent 1.2 is something that would've been unbelievable even a year ago. What's even crazier is players not named Andy keeping up with Dog in terms of score :p

[@ryanamburgy2791]

I mean he won 12 out of 14 games, not really

[@ebelsa]

Crazy to think that just two years ago the Green Tea/Joseph double max out was a huge deal.

[@darkness74185]

just like what they always say: exception of today, standard of tomorrow

[@themistervalor9197]

15:08 hey thats me!! LOL thanks for that, I'm glad my shameless shilling for Dog and CTB is STILL paying dividends lmao. GGs to Dog on this tourney performance of course, and Scout bringing the amazing content as always!

[@AndrewLaw87]

That. Was. Freaking. Insane. Jaw dropped. Great reporting by aGameScout yet again. I hate to say it but I am now set up for disappointment watching World Championship because I understand that level of consistency is hard to repeat. But I hope the best for these players to have some great games. THIS SUNDAY! WOOOOOOOOO!

[@metropolis10]

These videos is how I watch tetris. I absolutely love your style, just the right amount of excitement vs explaining what is going on. With you pausing them is there another channel anyone recommends for bite sized digestible recaps with play by plays like you? I'm can't really commit to watching the full vods.

[@metropolis10]

edited my comment as I heard the bad news you are putting these on pause at the end of video :(

[@aGameScout]

Thanks for the kind words. OkCobalt would be another channel to check out, he just started making NES Tetris content and has some great recaps of the best moments of the CTWC 2021 bracket stage!

[@chippermcneil5022]

I just got a NES system and Tetris cartridge coming in on Tuesday. I’m excited to start playing after watching for 5 years

[@CouragetheWizard]

The content here is beyond A grade. I don't play Tetris and I love these videos. Thank you!

[@saltedsofa122]

ahh my first masters event, good times. great to be in one of these recaps

[@bennyballs22]

Congrats man! Really incredible what you guys are doing with the game these days

[@mcmann7149]

1:57 We're past killscreen, it's now the thrillscreen

[@jakel7213]

It makes me really happy to see you becoming an 'official' part of this scene (editing for ctwc etc). You of all people absolutely deserve it, and the community is that much better with you involved homie!

[@cynabunart]

I just wanna say I love your videos of the competitive Tetris scene. Tetris on the Gameboy (1989 I believe) was the first video game I ever played and I have fond memories of enjoying it with my family. It's great to see it's still an incredibly popular title, and your delivery with these videos shows high enthusiasm for the content, making them infectious to watch! Great job and keep it up!

[@RallzGuitar]

Whenever a aGameScout video drops, it feels like it’s Christmas and I just got my gift.

[@tuckerm138]

Clean haircut lookin good! Thanks again for Classic Tetris content!!

[@rookoutrogue2603]

Amazing stuff David! Thanks for the great recap and the interviews! Excited to see more of your projects as they unfold.

[@FrankSiler]

For what it's worth, I'm really taken with the professionalism of your presentation and game calls. Well done :-).

[@elpailtem7668]

This is not Kingsman vs Vandy. Biggest heavyweight match my ass

[@Thunderstorm281]

WHAT!? What do you mean it's not Marts vs. Rory???

[@omrxblah4572]

ironically dog is a really handsome man

[@muddybeat78]

Scout, you havent even uploaded on hydrant's 1.6 and the record is already 700k higher... damn Fr tho cheez is wicked

[@jamesdedonato5819]

Remember when Jonas was dominant with his DAS technique? If he was still around today, he would get absolutely smoked by these rolling and tapping players

[@johnco6106]

Jonas would probably learn rolling.

[@ryanamburgy2791]

jonas beat eric last year

[@thesparxeffect9734]

Watching these videos is always such an amazing treat in the history of Tetris. History continuing to be made, we've come such a long way from 1984 ladies and gentlemen.

[@ThaBeaminator]

I mean I wish I could “settle” for a 1.1 million score 😂😂😂

[@aenstreams1998]

Mind blowing does not adequately describe how far Tetris game play has come. Hell of a job to all around!

[@thesantahater]

1:57 "the level 29 thrill screen"

[@dimenfer]

Started to watch a lot of Tetris videos since last week, from 2018 to 2021 in the begin I was like "maybe I can start and play like that" on weekend I was "well, time to find another game, this one is already broken" Great video as always.

[@aGameScout]

If you want to win the world championship then yeah, you have to be a prodigy, but there is a huge vibrant community and competitive scene for people of average skill level, so there's definitely room to still have fun if you want to play :)

[@lukeskyguy2238]

WHEN'S THE VIDEO ON CHEEZ'S 2.3 M SCORE?!?!?! THIS IS INSANE!!!!! *unless he's just playing a joke on everyone, but it looked legit...

[@robintetris]

How tf does sidnev get an s spin on 29 wtf.

[@maxdragonsoul5553]

frame perfect gaming

[@ewennsauret1482]

Really good gaming chair

[@danielhicks4826]

He got like 870+ k on a fricking level 29 start on Pal like last week I think it was! I have heard that sort of surprisingly but I guess not really these days someone actually has officially maxed out on Pal Tetris sometime in 2021? I haven't seen it but thats what I hear anyways. And as recently as a year and a half ago or less Almost everyone believed that was simply impossible , the big difference with Pal well one of them is of course how level 29 speeds are still blazingly fast and absurd but still what say 10-15 percent or so slower then NTCS level 29+ speeds, point is just 2 years ago even getting to 700k+ on PAL Tetris was like one of the rarest known feats probably in all of video gaming the world over! something like what 6-7 players had gotten 700k or more on Pal up to then....but now not only is a maxout possible and doable on PAL but now they are on the verge of scoring a fricking Max out on PAL....with a fricking level 29 start! lol and thats bloody ridiculous.....I'm sure like Huff and someone else prob already got PAL maxouts but I mean now and this is Sidnev who as of now does not use rolling I'm pretty sure and he got fricking 850+ k on PAL level 29 start! so imagine what like Hydrant or Huff or couple others can do on PAL with rolling ya know.....a maxout period is impressive enough...but now these guys are literally capable of level 29 start max outs on PAL! and capable of 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 + on NTSC Tetris level 18-19 starts, and are also capable of scoring well above 500k now on level 29 start as well!.

[@danielhicks4826]

its awesome and amazing for sure, but at the same time I actually dont think itl be entirely great for main events like CTWC down the road...because what will inevitably happen and sooner rather then later is that like say an elite Hyper Tapper like Joseph or Richard or Nenu ,Koryan etc are playing a match against a future master tapper/roller elite player right...and lets say at the "end" of a particular match the Tapper is winning right at "kill screen" aka level 29 by say like 950k or 1 million to the other tapper/rollers 800 or even 700 ish k or so.....and essentially the tapper is able to at best get a few lines maybe a Tetris maybe 2 but extremely rarely at the "kill screen" then thats a top out.....but the tapper/roller could and eventually will be able to make that entire 200-300k+ deficit entirely on kill screen/post level 29 play to take the game in the end, so part of me is worried that if/ or when this time comes itl suck the drama out of the matches in the end, but at the same time this would be 100 percent fair and valid and if anyone does pull that off then they will have earned it and its not there fault of the other players aren't able to keep up with there increasingly dominant and absurd lvl 29+ kill screen play ya know, but its gonna be at least a minor dilemma when that time comes though...especially if it starts happening like all the time then I think itl actually become a sort of complicated potential issue in need of addressing potentially, but hopefully it does not get that bad or anything and also in major tournaments like that the nerves and drama and adrenaline of the moment also means that its less likely someone like say Huff or Cheeze or Hydrant even will literally be able to just score 500+ k on killscreen and go for 5 minutes+ post 29 every single time ya know....that is unlikely to get to that point soon, but it is on the table though and will be an interesting issue if/when that becomes not a problem because I mean its 100 percent just fair and legal itl just drastically change the dynamic of the game and it in the most extreme potential outcome could even essentially force all elite tappers to basically at least become moderately good /great/ master rolling to some extent or simply risk falling behind considerably in the end.....And I do think this is a bigger issue/concern then how it was with Das vs HyperTapping....because I mean Rolling is just a whole new ball game/door basically...I mean eventually the best rollers are going to be able to score somewhat consistent fricking max outs on level 29 start on NTSC version for bloody sakes ya know and if they can do that consistently in tournament p-lay to? then I mean damn what happens next ya know lol, guess will find out sooner then later most likely. I really never thought it'd come to something like this potentially...but in the end end maybe it really would be for the best to have essentially separate events....like one even has any and all styles welcome....one for just Das players....and one for just Das and Hyper tappers with no rolling? but thats controversial and if that were to happen it'd be wrong to make that official for like major tournaments such as CTWC of course...but eventually ther mght need to at least be like certain tournaments or major tournaments within tournaments where things like that might need to be considered down the line!.

[@danielhicks4826]

Which isn't crazy though Vandweller once compared it to like Olympic swimming ya know 100 meter 200 meter 500 meter etc. Or diving/ and etc. Maybe it'd be like that Das only events/tournaments/ Tapping/Das only tournaments, and then the main one Das/Tapping/Rolling all allowed welcome tournaments/matches....but will see how it goes this will only be a legit valid potential concern if a time comes when like great/elite Rollers are basically able to score like 500+ or more on kill screen/lvl 29 play maybe not literally every single time of course but lets say pretty damn consistently enough to take matches they would otherwise be behind in at the start of level 29 like say at least 1-2 times a match for example then this could become a issue and totally change or at least usher in new dynamics/rules/separate events down the road...but I'm probably just over thinking/worrying is all lol.

[@apigeon5328]

Idk why but watching Tetris is addicting. I’ve decided ima try to get my hands on a nes to play some Tetris

[@spacenoodles5570]

Seems like using a controller might be difficult for you

[@apigeon5328]

@@spacenoodles5570 that’s true I’ll use my telekinetic powers to move the pieces

[@josiahmanson]

Pigeons may not be the fastest tappers. However, A Woodpecker would be amazing at hypertapping.

[@ralphismyname4940]

Man it’s wild that a 14 year old has a merch store. Good for him

[@jello3141]

this guy makes stacking blocks riveting

[@LordJudgement1818]

Dog vs cheese was the match that got me into Tetris during last year's worlds. Let's go cheese! 🧀

[@aGameScout]

Yeah, Dog vs Cheez in 2020 is a really fun matchup to look back at in retrospect, given how they both rose to such prominence in the scene afterwards.

[@LordJudgement1818]

@@aGameScout for real. I was brand new an I could just kinda sense I was seeing something cool an interesting so I gave it a chance. Much fun was had.

[@robintetris]

Jesus dog is consistent 1.1

[@ryanamburgy2791]

Nowadays he’s not even the only one

[@yussefcheaitou]

thats the first time hearing Dog talk for me, put a smile on my face for some reason lol

[@smoceany9478]

new tetris meta, lag so the other player cant see how good you are doing

[@standepain]

Joseph is number 15 for highest level!!?? Wow! Mind is blown seeing that. Not as blown as seeing how many people are +40! I get to 19 and I'm happy. lol

[@standepain]

...Which getting to 19 I've only done 4 times since I suck. lol

[@aGameScout]

Yeah, once more people started rolling it really shifted around the highest level leaderboard.

[@ryanamburgy2791]

Think he’s still #5 when it comes to tapping though

[@standepain]

@@aGameScout lol Right. Insane!

[@tbabubba32682]

When Dog lost his first game against Sidnevv, the look on his face was like, I'm going to get you so bad!

[@plzrushme6083]

Dog should have an actual four legged dog as his merch

[@madpear]

logplaying tetris: it's better than bad, it's good [dog]

[@danielhicks4826]

Dogs like insane next level intensity when competing is way beyond his years, the kids just a monster competitor and bloody amazing top top tier elite among the elite player man!.

[@badger713]

Oh boy. Much exciting

[@economicapple2609]

cheez has gonna get some wifi

[@pickle_spears]

logplayingtetris

[@JohnnyLeven]

Gave me a big laugh.

[@Faruk44773]

Good to see you

[@Thepotatoz.]

3 weeks ago *one of the worlds first 1.4 mil on video* Cheese a couple days ago *gets 2.3 mil of pretty much over A DOUBLE MAXOUT

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

1:56 Did he say level 29 thrill screen? or am I mishearing SuperVinlin

[@_DinoHat_]

dude, you are creating art

[@FizzarolliJ]

Woo content!

[@aGameScout]

congrats, you are the first!

[@FizzarolliJ]

@@aGameScout Thanks to my phone notifications!

[@Cyuutie]

I have no idea how tetris works (like I know how to play but I have no flippin idea what happens in those tournament lmao)

[@bqh3795]

yeah such a crazy month

[@Oakshield2]

Cool, just got the notification. Will watch it later. Is the ctwc still going on? I only get my tetris news from here.

[@aGameScout]

Top 8 is happening this Sunday at 3pm Eastern Time on twitch.tv/classictetris!

[@Oakshield2]

@@aGameScout Thanks, watching you interviewing Richy right now

[@allenbot]

Great content!

[@randomperson1418]

I wonder which version of powerpoint cheez is using

[@captnpoopieshoe]

Yeah you finally convinced me, downloading tetris effect on my xbox right now

[@wrencharmratchet7629]

Your voice is like Hank Green, or Michael Swaim. I never confused the 2 of them for each other, but I could confuse you for EITHER of them.

[@tha3immortals]

New gen kids are insane lol. Level 29 used to be called the kill screen now it’s just known as level 29 like its normal.

[@Brent-jj6qi]

It’s known as the thrillscreen

[@LH44EVER]

Cant wait to see level 50 in competition

[@nicked_fenyx]

Thanks so much for this recap! Question: do you think you will be doing much coverage of the Tetris Effect Connected portions of the championship? I feel like TEC's classic mode is a much more accessible entry point for people who may be interested in trying classic Tetris but don't want to / can't yet invest in the whole NES setup, yet I've seen very little coverage of the event in comparison to the NES brackets. I think a lot of new players could be wooed into eventually competing in the NES version of the CTWC if they knew there was a similar championship with a more accessible version of the game for them to begin honing their skills on. I know there are some differences between NES Tetris and TEC's "Classic" Tetris mode, but from what I've seen on your own channel (and a bit of my own playing, though I'm not that great), the similarities seem strong enough for new players to get a feel for whether or not this might be for them. Just a thought... more coverage of the CTWC TEC event might just bring more NES players in the end.

[@Dipsxi]

You sound exactly like Vinyl Rewind

[@youtindia]

Now that they can play above 29, they can practically go indefinitely, so it's only a matter of time before we start seeing 1.5M scores and eventually someone breaking 2M score. While streaming some rollers are already putting 300k scores after Level 29 so if they manage to reach 1.2M by 29 and then pile 300k and 1.5M is possible. Now that level 29 has been breached and folks are working through it, there's no upper ceiling really. Records will be broken.

[@AvGeekW159]

There are 3 1.6 players (Huff, Hydrant, Ruins) and you need 1.4 to make top 10

[@Golinth]

> and eventually someone breaking 2M score. Shoutout to Cheez's recent 2.3M

[@chimyshark]

wow, had no idea Dog and Andy lived in Texas!

[@vittorioangius9547]

It's always the low quality vids😂 P.s. i'm talking about the game footage

[@Leeroy49]

We should call every score below 1Mio an early topout :)

[@KeqingOnOsu]

Are you going to make a video of cheez's 2.3m run?

[@ultron_gr6668]

i was gonna ask the same thing

[@culexmario1226]

what is a vits? (not sure if i spelled that right)

[@somaliancaptain513]

This was my first masters and r1 was vs eric :^(

[@Sidnev]

mad cuz bad

[@somaliancaptain513]

@@Sidnev ratio

[@channel.3.]

Too bad cheez’s internet was on the fritz! It’s like the mic not working for the national anthem at a big game!

[@ThorkilKowalski]

Nice haircut 👌👍

[@bendy1427]

Pog also dog gets 10 1.1s in a row that’s very low that’s below par for him

[@ryanamburgy2791]

Hitting B8B maxes in the quals was a world record

[@michael2244]

Hey you got a haircut :D

[@michael2244]

Tristop vs Dog is a CTWC preview

[@threestwos]

Not even benfamir v richard wolf smh

[@nickatmacomb8965]

I love your videos

[@mclemoon9924]

I like your beard:)

[@aGameScout]

🧔

[@AmiSimp]

did I actually saw Dog doing 4wide and 6:3

[@M1rtt]

watching this now just makes me want to not play tetris anymore lmao its so crazy how insane these guys are

[@KeqingOnOsu]

Why have you not uploaded for 3 months now?

[@lucianostizzoli2676]

People, where can i see the leaderboards for lines, level, score, etc?

[@aGameScout]

Link in the description!

[@lucianostizzoli2676]

@@aGameScout thanks! And damn that was fast

[@MannifyYT2023]

You might wanna edit the 1.6 vid a bit.

[@kylewagoner]

Dog is scary.

[@robloxmaster4545]

wow dog not even all maxouts? im disappointed *this is a joke*

[@jacobbolland7544]

Respect to Cheez and Dog of course but with retrospect the biggest heavyweight matchup has to be Jonas v. Joseph 2018 CTWC final, yes these guys are getting more points and higher levels and rolling etc. but Jonas vs. Joseph were heavyweights in the true definition of the phrase - we all know for years no one could touch Jonas and following this final Joseph dominated classic Tetris for nearly 2 years

[@alexandruszabo]

just wow

[@w7u]

I’m watching people make it into the millions and here’s me with a PB of 93k and can’t do well past level 8

[@shlaggage]

Tetris

[@chestnut3898]

Tetris

[@ryanamburgy2791]

Tetris

[@vandypants]

Hello David

[@aGameScout]

Hello Keith

[@Brent-jj6qi]

6:20 gets it with a what?

[@rileygshep7606]

Cheez is Rolling king

[@souleymanediawara7714]

nintendo pls nerf dog

[@mycrotype]

cheesedog

[@022muhammadfarreltriputraa9]

React To Superclass Video About Tetris Rotation Is Kinda Broken

[@alvintechnology49]

Watching po👋

[@CharlieKellyEsq]

I

[@kikemaster8044]

Sidnev is a crybaby. Always turning off camera right after he loses. And just go watch what he did after losing in CTWC 2021...

[@Sidnev]

I agree what a loser

[@allenbot]

no sidnev ur the best