This Week in Tetris

Though CTM went on a break for December, bleedover from November provided a historic set of matches, as No Cap November lived up to its promise. CTL also provided its share of drama, as top-tier players started to go into panic mode to claim their spots in the playoffs. We're always looking for new contributors, so if you're interested, join our Discord server and say hello. Huge thank you to sonic , who provided writeups for the huge Masters matches, and stolenshortsword , who put the bulk of this post together in addition to contributing prose. The numbers next to the players are their December Premiere Poll rankings, not their tournament seeds. Scores in the tables are given in thousands; an (i) or (a) next to a score indicates that the topout was intentional or aggressive, respectively. As always, let me know if you found this entertaining or useful, or if there's anything else you'd like to see. Classic Tetris Monthly No Cap November Masters Finals ...

The back half of November featured some key CTM and CTL matchups, as both mainstay online events continued their last iterations of the year. With a lot of veteran players becoming inactive and a new crop of players determined to make a name of themselves, these matches set the scene for one of the most volatile Premiere Polls of the year. We're always looking for new contributors, so if you're interested, join our Discord server and say hello. Huge props this time around to stolenshortsword and sonic ; shortsword, in addition to writing contributions, also helped put together the line scores and match info. The server also features the Almost-Daily Update , which provides the scores of yesterday's big matches and lets you know what's going on in the future. The numbers next to the players are their November Premiere Poll rankings, not their tournament seeds (or the more recent December poll ). Scores in the tables are given in thousands; an (i) or (a) next t...

While early November was dominated by DAS events (which, for now, remain outside the scope of This Week in Tetris), there were still some juicy open-playstyle matchups for rolling fans. Blue Scuti continued his dominant streak by notching his second consecutive Masters title, Meme continued her meteoric rise, and big sets by SV and TetrisTime added to the conversation. We're always looking for new contributors, so if you're interested, join our Discord server and say hello. Huge thank you to sonic , who wrote two of the features and provided the Challengers scores for the month. The server also features the Almost-Daily Update , which provides the scores of yesterday's big matches and lets you know what's going on in the future. The numbers next to the players are their November Premiere Poll rankings, not their tournament seeds. Scores in the tables are given in thousands; an (i) or (a) next to a score indicates that the topout was intentional or aggressive,...

While this post has been a long time coming, it's important to feature the hard work that our staff writers, sonic and stolenshortsword , have been doing, so we hope you enjoy revisiting some of October's matchups. TWiT will be experimenting with different formats as we attempt to return to a weekly cadence, so please feel free to give us any feedback you have about what you like or don't like. We're always looking for new contributors, so if you're interested, join our Discord server and say hello. The server also features the Almost-Daily Update , which provides the scores of yesterday's big matches and lets you know what's going on in the future. The numbers next to the players are their October Premiere Poll rankings, not their tournament seeds. (A November edition has since been released.) Scores in the tables are given in thousands; an (i) or (a) next to a score indicates that the topout was intentional or aggressive, respectively. As alwa...