2022 CTWC - SEMIS - Dog vs. EricICX - Tetris World Championship!
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In the 1990 Nintendo World Championship competition, Tetris was the game to beat. The winner, Thor Aackerlund, is still seen by many as the best to have ever played. Today’s Classic Tetris tournaments are played on that same version of Nintendo Tetris, using original NES game systems, controllers, and Tetris cartridges. In 2009, a player named Harry Hong became the first to achieve the highest possible score of 999,999 points. Inspired by this achievement, filmmaker Adam Cornelius produced a short film about Harry called “Max-Out”, and launched a Kickstarter campaign to document the world of competitive Tetris. As word of Adam’s Kickstarter campaign spread, rumors of max-out scores from other Tetris Masters began to surface, threatening the supremacy of Harry’s achievement. With the help of Nintendo World Championship veteran Robin Mihara, Adam searched for all of the Tetris Masters he could find. Jonas Neubauer emerged as an early max-out artist, along with the elusive original champ Thor Aackerlund. The idea of bringing these and other NES Tetris Masters together to compete in a live tournament became an obvious and irresistible proposition which was artfully captured in the 2010 feature length documentary Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters. Under the leadership of producer Vince Clemente, The Classic Tetris World Championship is currently held at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, an annual event which has hosted the tournament since 2012. Chuck Van Pelt and his organizing committee have built the PRGE into the largest classic gaming expo in the country, drawing around 10,000 attendees. Every year the scores get higher. Rivalries are revisited once again, and new players emerge to challenge the old guard. Over 100 players have maxed out the score now. Will you be the next? ecstasyoforder.com thectwc.com
The "J" trophy in honor of Jonas is such a beautiful thing.
Yes it really is
I agree 👍 💯
J for Jonas absolutely.
Who the heck is jonas
@@rachelkarengreen99 7-time classic Tetris world champion respectively.
2019: "BOOM! TETRIS FOR GREENTEA!! DOUBLE MAXOUT!!"
2022: (in calm voice) and now both players are on level 29
they should make 3 categories... DAS, tapping, rolling
@@simoz78 It would be stupid, when rolling players going 2 mils on killscreens while DAS players stuck with early topout. Maybe they could add a speed run format, e.g., who could maxout first.
@@zjz19900621 that difference between das and rollers is a reason for why they should be separate categories, would it not?
Yea i miss the boom 😓
@@simoz78 Great idea. I think it'd be fair for the players, and would expand the CTWC world quite a bit, both in terms of players and fans.
I don't play tetris and don't know much about it, but from watching a couple of videos...what an amazing community those people have! Everyone such good sport and respect
You should watch some older videos just to see how much this community has grown (both skill wise and socially)
I cannot wait to watch this final, this will be a clash of titans for sure, both have made major improvements over the past year, dog put up a good fight but the level of competition is just so much fiercer than what he’s had to go up against before, I hope that doesn’t discourage him though but makes him even hungrier to get his title back next year
If you haven't seen it, all I can tell you is...
It's very, very close.
@@Alvin_Vivian I'm looking everywhere and Ican't find it even in twitch I couldn't, Do you know where can I find it? a link here or whathever hehehe thx bro!!!
@@goatseinthedarkness u can find the result on wikipedia
@@goatseinthedarkness It was livestreamed when it happened last month on Twitch, results have been known for a few weeks. Can't watch it though, vods weren't saved so they could be released as videos like this.
@@hGUImain I agree maybe levels 18/19 but once 29 hits it wasn’t t even close. Eric is a machine !
LMAO @ Eric hitting a perfect clear at the same time Dog hit a kill screen Tetris
Stealing his thunder and all.
I didn't even notice Dog Tetrised when I watched this live.
I was glued to Eric's screen the whole time.
32:50 for anyone that wants to check! this was awesome indeed!!
@@xapeuuu Try maybe 32:56 😉
I didn't even notice lol
No way I would have been so well spoken at that age. What a great champ! Dog will be back as champ again, I'm sure!
I'm a hood rat, I don't play video games. Yall got the most pure/supportive players,community,commentators. Dope af watching all these people come together and show love. Pretty inspiring stuff the rest of the world should take notes.
whats a hood rat
The commentators are one of the main reasons I watch this. It's like you're two heads on one body you guys are great at what you do
We'll definitely see games in the Finals that go well beyond Level 29. Fractal and EricICX have shown they are capable of doing so.
Well this comment aged well lol.
The only two glitch color players going head to head is gonna be a battle for the ages!
*sad sv noises*
@@ryanamburgy2791 who’s SV
@@alexthach276 whos thachy
@@ryanamburgy2791 SV made it to colors after The CTWC i think
@@ehhhhhhhhhhk yep, he got glitched colors on pal after ctwc
"DogWatchingTetris" hit different with that timing. #ThrowingShade 😂
Such a great match! Two of my absolute favorite players to watch!
honest mistake because there is a community member who uses that handle
I have a feeling that Eric and Fractal are about to be like the Jonas and harry hong of the 2020s
Lmao, the dogwatchingtetris is such a good roast
The announcer made an honest mistake so his delivery was just icecold aswell haha
Eric has to be the most improved player over the last year to eighteen months. His tenacious focus, ability to remain stoic in all situations, and overall Tetris IQ has to brought him to the most meteoric rise. Absolutely unreal to watch, the dude is a Tetris god.
Exactly. He was great in qualifiers in his first two years but severely underperformed in the tournament. But in this year, he proved himself and was able to take the title.
this was awesome!! can't wait for the finals
2 years ago. Different Technique did't matter much in competition. Now it does matter, the gap between rolling and other technique is so wide. I entertain watching this but tbh 2018 and 2019 CTWC Finals are more exciting.
2022 CTWC Final will be a competition of endurance and concentration to survive after lvl 29. Still fun to watch 👍they all are great players.
Tetris is great, but it's also fun to see these young guys grow up in front of my eyes.
It makes me so happy that we still talk and remember Jonas and it just makes me so glad. I remember watching Jonas and Joseph just going back and forth, it was so cool!
Dog has got so much better in a year and yet lost. Unthinkable.
32:56 the perfect clean on lv 38 just insane
And they didn’t even acknowledge Dog’s Tetris at the same time
that need lucky. if not L will cant clear
We still talk about Jonas! That's so so soo good! It's really heart warming! ❤ He literally transformed the game!
Gotta respect dog's aggressiveness on level 29. Something's gonna have to be done, entertainment value drops 1000% when players try to line out past 29 rather than play more aggressive. Also way more impressive landing triples or even tetrises past 29 than just going for single cause it's the easy way.
No I disagree, lining out is the many entertaining way to play the video game. Scoring is easier to get when you get dog to eat jellybeans
The online monthly tournament is trying out a level 39 line cap to try and combat this, it's already starting to make the meta shift back to efficiency at the top levels
@@durteedan7836 It's definitely one solution, but simultaneously I don't think players who manage to play aggressively should be prohibited to continue, so long term I don't think a line cap is a good enough solution - although it definitely would be now, as you'd very rarely see anyone score tetrises consistently for that long past 29
I was already expecting Dog to make another final appearance and get a third title but this was such a dominating performance by Eric. Fractal vs Eric will be a heated match for sure 🔥
42:22 Honda Cup for Seniors lmao. Our top 16 here could very well win most of the competitions outside CTWC if they're not going to face each other. So much talent for the younger generation.
34:20 dude in the back rethinking his life choice
"You'll definitely win if you can just last long enough."
That's what she said.
The gaffe at 35:52 felt like low key a whimsy dad joke to his son.
If CTWCs did 3rd place matchups, we would've seen the brothers rematch for the third year in a row. Imagine how hype that would've been
I'm rooting for the dog
And that won't change anything
I hope he gets used to the new technique and blows up this tournament next year with his performance
36:03 we love you too announcer guy. :)
what make me hook to this thing and wants to have a NES console is when I watched the final match between jonas and joseph
Great match and respect to Eric. But I think lining out till infinity makes it less entertaining. The game needs an end maybe on Line 260 or so like running a marathon it ends after 42 kilometers and its not about who runs widest.
Maybe we could see more playstyles and the players needs to keep up high the efficiency.
Also missing green tea, jd, koryan and so on - hope to see them next year although the young guns do a great job.
RIP Jonas nice to see that the community dont forget about him
There is an ELO-system with world rankings based on results in tournaments and Classic Tetris monthlies. Joseph is 10th, Koryan is like 24th, and old timers like Harry Hong and Green Tea aren't even ranked anymore. Rollers and new young guns have taken over.
next year these are gonna last for hours as more people gets familiar with rolling.. incredible to watch still
Wouldn't miss this for the world.
Dude, dog had an amazing game, this Eric is fucking nutty with it. I CANNOT wait to see fractal Vs Eric dude
I've been watching so many videos and trying to find an NES to get into this. I can't get enough of it! I've been playing modern Tetris on my phone (which is not ideal with touch screen of course), and I was wondering something: is there a reason that players seem to keep the right well clear? I only ask because in the relatively brief time I've been playing, it feels more natural to me to keep the left side clear. Is this because I'm left-handed? Is it something I should correct if I hope to compete?
Good job guys!
Man Eric is super clutch. Wow that was impressive
Oh my god. Dog is so good, but I watched this AFTER watching the Eric/Fractal final... and it almost feels like Eric was barely trying.
i watched jonas' twitch streams regularly. my eyes still leak when i think about what happened to him and heather. i still can't believe it.
hopefully this gets read but there should be a level cap or a line cap (post lvl29) just to make the players play more aggressively instead of catching up to infinity past lvl29
It's incredible😱😱😱
i got into watching ctwc in 2020. didn’t watch after a year. came back recently… so saddened hearing about jonas
that guy in the middle behind the casters 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Was there no Dr. Mario comp this year? Please don't let that be true. I was hoping against hope that we might see Heather and the other Dr. Mario greats. Dr. Mario needs more attention and I feel it's very much a part of CTWC. Thoughts?
There was a big Dr. Mario competition in Columbus in November! I think with the silver bracket added to the live competition this year there just wasn't the time or space to devote to a Dr. Mario side event in the CTWC schedule.
Is someone going to confiscate Eric's controller at the end of the tournament and check it for modifications, this kid is out of control!!!
starting to get some serious future gigachad vibes from dog
28:25 what does pondentialal mean?
These people are insanely good to be able to survive that kill level. I mean not even late Jonas and Jeff able to survive that that long.
same
It's the technique difference, nothing is as fast as rolling, and rolling isn't physically painful like hypertapping was. Jonas played DAS, which is far too slow to ever survive past level 29. There's a reason it used to be called the kill screen.
@@charles-antoinemartel-roy there's still the matter of physical stamina. rolling may not be painful like hypertapping but it is a really awkward position to hold your hand in, and over time it can get really tiring
The only man who have a strongest ability to facing Fractal is ErixICX , lest fingting Eric.... I always behind you, You deserve a Champion!!!
can anyone `please link me to the youtube video of the finals? i can't find it thx in advance
ua-cam.com/video/1L_l4dj0KRA/v-deo.html
@@ClassicTetris many many many many thanks
Fractal vs EricICX, I would say that is the even game for both. cố lên Eric
I have to admit, I was rooting for Eric, the underdog. Dog did great, but I think he's still getting used to rolling. He can definitely improve his technique for next year. My money's on Fractal taking the W for the final.
Uh
Eric has scored 6m and 120 lvl, no underdog at all
@@foretcl No, that's not what I meant by underdog. I meant he's an underdog because he was going up against dog who is the returning champion, and won at least the last 2 CTWCs, while Eric has yet to win any. I was not using the word, "underdog" to refer to his skill, which is obvious.
Sooo you lost your money?
@@chromaticvisuelle Hah, no. Figure of speech. But yes, I was wrong.
can someone explain why they both wear a glove on their left hand and why they move their left fingers like they do ? Its weird
The gloves are used to reduce the friction between the hand and controller.
The players are using a technique called Rolling.
aGameScout explains it in his video
ua-cam.com/video/n-BZ5-Q48lE/v-deo.html
For the second year in a row; I need DOG 🐶s sweatshirt. Thanks 🤝
Eric just turned my boy Dog to Joseph
This standard! 👏👏
Good game Eric, you wiped the floor with Dog 👍
Whats with the controiier tickling glove?
The Glove is used to reduce the friction between the hand and controller.
They are using a technique called Rolling.
aGameScout explains it in his video
ua-cam.com/video/n-BZ5-Q48lE/v-deo.html
Breathless Lv41 and stopped because he won, not for a mistake. How far can Eric go????
What's with the gloves and that stroking motion?
Its a new technique called Rolling. Gloves reduce the friction between the hand and the controller
@@ITZsharky1 thank you for explanation.
Does anyone know why Joseph didn’t compete this year?
busy with college
He thinks he's too good for Tetris.
@@20Dan03 yeah, I also got the impression that he was having a lot of difficulty learning rolling. But idk.
@@tennisdude52278 I heard he has a maxout with rolling but I can't confirm that
@@20Dan03 yeah but one max out isn’t a big deal anymore. These guys in the semis and finals max out almost every game.
The comments from the "once a year" casual CTWC fans are very interesting.
Yeah. They are quite the breed.
What is that touching behind controller move? Also is every tetris player now under 15 years?
It is a technique called Rolling.
aGameScout explains it in his video
ua-cam.com/video/n-BZ5-Q48lE/v-deo.html
Why the glove and why the flicking of the controller?
The glove is used to reduce the friction between the hand and controller.
The players are using a technique called Rolling.
aGameScout explains it in his video
ua-cam.com/video/n-BZ5-Q48lE/v-deo.html
Let's go Eric!!!
there should be game play divisions rather than one type of game play dominating the scene as a whole. i’d 100% rather watch whos the best das players.
Same. My competitive Tetris interest will dip more the longer they keep them bundled
I've said this before and I'll say this again:
DAS division is the paralympics of Classic Tetris.
There was a CTWC DAS tournament that happened in Germany a few months ago
The guy between the commentators to the left looks so sad after Dog lost lol
They need to be more consistent in their conventions. There is no more "kill screen", it now has to be either the "thrill screen" or the "skill screen". Or maybe it should just be the "Neubauer Screen" in honor of the fact that the greatest CWTC champion couldn't break that ceiling.
Probably boring of this question but why they so those weirds move with their hands ?
It's a technique called Rolling.
Here's a video on it.
ua-cam.com/video/n-BZ5-Q48lE/v-deo.html
@@wingfryer much appreciated
Dog gives up too quick.
What exactly happened with Joseph “GreenTea” and Quaid?
Joseph is focused on college, GreenTea is likely still working on Tetris Effect: Connected, and Quaid is…I’m not sure.
@@geekerandy8773 iirc Quaid made the silver bracket
@@geekerandy8773 Just checked, Quaid did indeed play in the silver bracket.
also Batfoy made the semis there
the game rule needs to be adjusted
Dog needs to stop going for Tetris’s on 29+ every time I see one of his runs end it’s because he throws going for Tetris’s
true, right now play hasn't gotten consistent enough to score Tetris's consistently and there's really no motivation for it, however I think within the next year we will see many more players begin going for Tetris's post 29
32:57
To be honest when he said "DogWatchingTetris" I thought he said it on purpose being funny because Dog got eliminated haha. :)
ericicx is going to win there's no way he loses with that mentality
idk, fractal is crazy consistent. I still think Eric is gonna take it, but it won't be easy
@@matwith2teas no matter how consistent fractal is, as long as eric outsurvives him eric wins
For the algorithm. ✊
what is a max out?
A Maxout is when a player gets a score of 1 Million points. (999,999 to be exact)
The score counter maxes out at 999,999.
The tournament uses a modified cartridge that adds a 7th digit in the score counter.
This deserves zero publicity. Multiplayer should have all the spotlight.
This ratio will get all the spotlight
got a video about "the unbeatable level 29" in my recommendations, found people who say that this level is beatable in comments and decided to watch the tournament. had no idea it's going on now. maybe i should watch the finals...
i have a question: why are they still playing this old version in 2022? please don't laugh, i'm new to this
This old version is classic tetris, hence the Classic Tetris World Championships. A good majority of players that participated in this tournament are also pretty good in modern forms of tetris. There is also a unique appeal that the NES version of Tetris has as opposed to more modern iterations.
I'm sure this comment will get usual flame. This puts things in perspective for the DAS generation, which was 100% presencial, and still getting big scores with a big crowd looking at them. I noticed the "infinite"-29 play players like Dog, Huff, Andy, Sidnev, didn't go much beyond 1.1m, 1.2m, level 30, 31, 32 and that's it for the apparently "infinite" 29 play. If my comment is not clear enough, look the impact nerves have on you. The DAS generation was entirely under such nervers. The wonder kids are not so invincible as they look. 2 very different things when playing at the comfort of your home, and in front of a roaring crowd.
Dog is distracted by the crowd.
Eric feeds off the crowd.
Huge difference.
Nah I don’t think so, it’s just the level of competition is so fierce compared to the past two years, how much eric and fractl have improved in the past year is insane, dog put up a good fight, but eric’s ability to think quicker and play smarter was what defeated dog
@@jrmaddu1 Eric also played a lot more defensively and patiently than Dog.
Eric knows "doubles and triples" would outscore "hitting the occasional Tetris but needing to constantly do cleanups due to misdrops trying to build for a Tetris."
And he was right.
@@Alvin_Vivian I believe in 2 out of those three games he had a higher pre 29 transition score than dog, which is smart as well, that way he can afford to make doubles and triples in the killscreen. Dog was in a horrible position during post transition where he was having to make tetris’ in order to catch up
@@jrmaddu1 Yup, imagine going into Level 29 at a deficit against Eric. You know you're done for. 😂 Because even a big lead isn't safe against Eric.
@@Alvin_Vivian even then a higher score pre transition doesn’t confirm the win, with how long eric and fractl can survive in killscreen i think dog would’ve been done for either way, either of them could’ve chased the score down if dog happened to be ahead by a huge margin
為什麼他們的左手會一直在網上撥？
The players are using a technique called Rolling.
They roll their fingers on the back of the controller, so that they push the controller to their other hand.
aGameScout has a video on it
ua-cam.com/video/n-BZ5-Q48lE/v-deo.html
Eric is so cool!
Where’s Joseph?, anyone knows?
apparently busy with college
My 2 favourite players (after Jonas)
Please replace Chen with someone that is more knowledgable in the classic tetris community. He's great for the SF community but he's just constantly repeating the same things over and over when commentating tetris.
Dog doing dog things! 👍👍😂
Eric didn't top out on killscreen even once so far in the tournament, how to beat a guy like this...
Not even 90 seconds in and one of the commentators is eating candy? And talking about it?
How to make Tetris competition boring 101.
16:25 Extra careful pronunciation
It's kinda sad you always hear who the commentators are cheering for...
Он закрыл проход для палки...
please get a new interviewer! sorry, tough segment to watch.
super hype match though
Why would someone name himself as dog?
I don't know bro
Eric is very good as compared to dog ...but the commentator was just praising dog but eric out smart dog .....eric u r the best..
How he put a seventh number in score??
They use a custom ROM that allows them to get the same pieces and put a 7th digit in the score counter.
киборг тетриса, таких не обыграть