Former Nintendo World Champion and Tetris expert Robin Mihara has brought together the greatest Classic Tetris players for an event like no other. For the first time, record holding players from around the country will meet in competition before a live audience. No more internet scoreboards, no more second chances, just a good old fashioned face-to-face live tournament for the ages.
Held at the Downtown Independent Theater in Los Angeles, California, the Classic Tetris World Championship will be an all-day event open to the public. Come test your skills against the world's greatest players and compete for a spot in the semi-finals! Click here to buy tickets.
When: August 8th, 2010. Qualifying round at noon, Semi-Finals at 3PM, Finals at 5PM. Rooftop After Party with chiptunes DJs at 6.
Where: Downtown Independent Theater 251 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Admission: $10 (includes one qualifying attempt. Additional attempts available for $3)
The Classic Tetris World Championship will utilize the classic Nintendo NES program of the game.
The QUALIFYING ROUND will consist of Type B Tetris at height 0 starting at any level. Top three highest scores win seats in the semi-finals against our panel of former record-holders and champions.
The SEMI-FINALS will consist of 3 rounds of complete Tetris games starting from level 9. Round 1 will be an attempt for the most lines, and rounds 2 and 3 will be attempts for most points. Top two combined scores will meet in the finals.
The FINALS will be a head to head, best 2 out of 3 for most points starting on any level. The winner will be crowned Classic Tetris World Champion.
Tournament will be refereed by Twin Galaxies NES veteran Mr. Kelly R. Flewin, and announced by Pat the NES punk and Terry Lee Torok, the original Tetris announcer at the 1990 Nintendo World Championships.
Music performance by DJ Sysop, Wizwars, Evil Wezil, and WMX!
The Classic Tetris World Championship will be the subject of a feature-length documentary tentatively titled Ecstasy of Order. All persons paying admission on August 8th agree to appear in the film by doing so.
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Below are some videos featuring some of our star performers!
Tournament Creator Robin Mihara:
Harry Hong, the first to post a Max-Out to TG:
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Chris Tang, tournament consultant and multi-platform gaming champ:
Thor Aackerlund, the 1990 Nintendo World Champion:
Ben Mullen, 2010 Midwest Tetris Champion:
Jonas Neubauer, rumored to be one of the world's fastest:
