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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Classic Tetris |
| Established | 2010 |
Number of tournaments | 15 |
| Venue | Pasadena Convention Center (2024) Online (2020–21) Oregon Convention Center (2012–19, 2022–23) University of Southern California (2011) Downtown Independent (2010) |
| Purse | $10,000 |
| Website | thectwc.com |
| Current champion | |
| Alex Thach (2024) | |
The Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC) is a video game competition series, hosted by the Socal Gaming Expo. The competition launched in 2010, during the filming of Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters, to determine the world's greatest Tetris player.[1] In its first two years, the competition was held in Los Angeles, California,[2] but was moved to Portland, Oregon, in 2012, and was held there annually through 2023 (with the exceptions of the 2020 and 2021 tournaments, held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The 2024 edition has been held in Pasadena, California.[3]
The contestants play the 1989 Nintendo version of Tetris on Nintendo Entertainment System consoles and cathode-ray tube (CRT) video displays. All of the tournaments are streamed online with live-edited screens and heads-up display to improve viewer experience. The tournament was initially dominated by Jonas Neubauer, who reached the finals in the first nine iterations of the tournament and won seven titles.
- ^ "Classic Tetris World Championship Coming to Los Angeles". Wired. August 3, 2010. Archived from the original on October 13, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ Christopher MacManus (October 17, 2011). "Meet the new Tetris world champs". CNET News. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ Classic Tetris World Championship (January 5, 2024). Classic Tetris World Championship 2024 Announcement. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.