This Week in Tetris

We're proud to feature Sonic's Open and DAS Premiere Poll rankings for the month of December. Sonic has been a prolific contributor to This Week in Tetris, often writing the bulk of the match writeups in a given post, has also been a part of the statkeeping project for CTWC regionals. She was added to the Premiere Poll panel in November in recognition of her efforts, and was kind enough to give us insight into her rankings for this month's ballot. Numbers in parentheses refer to the ( Premiere Poll ranking | Sonic's ranking) for November. NR stands for "Not Ranked". These rankings do not include any matches that have been played since December 1. If you're a Premiere Pollster and want to share your reasoning for your rankings on this blog, or if you're a reader who just wants to pitch in your two cents, feel free to join our Discord . Open Ranking 1 BLUE SCUTI (1 | 1) It's impossible to put anybody else up in first place. Scuti's dom...

This post includes, to the best of my knowledge, all DAS-only Classic Tetris matches in November that may be relevant to Premiere Poll panelists, with links to the Twitch VODs if they exist. Remember that the final scoreline may not tell the full story. Numbers next to names refer to October's Premiere Poll rankings. For daily updates, and to be informed when new TWiT posts are released, be sure to join our Discord server . There are bound to be a few errors on this list, so if you notice any, please let me know. Classic Tetris Monthly DAS Masters GREEN BRACKET PRELIMS (Nov 3) 6 LIOLIO def. ALEX THACH (3-2) | Twitch 6 LIOLIO def. OEUFMEANSEGG (3-0) | Twitch ORANGE BRACKET PRELIMS (Nov 5 & 8) TIMMYKIM def. HIDERI (3-2) | Twitch WALLBANT def. TIMMYKIM (3-1) | Twitch 9 BLUE SCUTI def. HANA (3-1) | Twitch MYLES def. 9 BLUE SCUTI (3-1) | Twitch GREEN BRACKET (Nov 8 & 9) 16 AVGEEK def. STORM (3-0) | Twitch 6 LIOLIO def. 3 DOG (3-2) | Twitch...

This post includes, to the best of my knowledge, all open-playstyle Classic Tetris matches in November that may be relevant to Premiere Poll panelists, with links to the Twitch VODs if they exist. Remember that the final scoreline may not tell the full story. Numbers next to names refer to November's Premiere Poll rankings. Since the Premiere Poll reflects matches from the previous three months, you may wish to review the October and November cheat sheets. For daily updates, and to be informed when new TWiT posts are released, be sure to join our Discord server . There are bound to be a few errors on this list, so if you notice any, please let me know. Classic Tetris Monthly October events have a 39 double killscreen; November events (both Masters and Challengers) have no cap. Masters Event October Bracket | November Bracket | Statistics OCTOBER MASTERS FINALE (Oct 31) 6 MYLES def. 7 THEDENGLER (3-0) | Twitch 2 BLUE SCUTI def. 16 MEME (3-2) | Twitch 2 BLUE...

This post includes, to the best of my knowledge, all open-playstyle Classic Tetris matches in October that may be relevant to Premiere Poll panelists, with links to the Twitch VODs and This Week in Tetris writeups, if they exist. Remember that the final scoreline may not tell the full story. Numbers next to names refer to October's Premiere Poll rankings. Since the Premiere Poll reflects matches from the previous three months, you may wish to review the September cheat sheet. For daily updates, and to be informed when new TWiT posts are released, be sure to join our Discord server . There are bound to be a few errors on this list, so if you notice any, please let me know. Classic Tetris Monthly Masters Event September Bracket | October Bracket | Statistics SEP MASTERS FINALS (Oct 6) | Bracket 2 BLUE SCUTI def. 5 TRISTOP (3-1) | Twitch | TWiT 4 DOG def. 7 THEDENGLER (3-0) | Twitch | TWiT 2 BLUE SCUTI def. 4 DOG (3-0) | Twitch | TWiT OCT MASTERS RED...

September was DAS season, crowned by the new Jonas Cup this past weekend. Masters and two big CTW events still provided some rolling action, as well as a compelling Challengers tournament that showcased a returning champion and a newer player making a huge step forward. Numbers in parentheses refer to the ( Premiere Poll ranking | my ranking ) for September. NR stands for "Not Ranked". If you're a Premiere Pollster and want to share your reasoning for your rankings on this blog, or if you're a reader who just wants to pitch in your two cents, feel free to join our Discord . 1 BLUE SCUTI (2 | 2) When Scuti won his first Masters title back in December, he had to survive deciders against Andrey and Andy to get a shot against Alex T. This time around, he's going into the semifinals from a position of dominance, netting a 1.9 in both bracket games. Back-to-back CTL championships and an incredible decider win against Alex T in the August CTM Semifina...

This post includes, to the best of my knowledge, all open-playstyle Classic Tetris matches in September that may be relevant to Premiere Poll panelists, with links to the Twitch VODs and This Week in Tetris writeups, if they exist. Remember that the final scoreline may not tell the full story. Numbers next to names refer to September's Premiere Poll rankings. For daily updates, and to be informed when new TWiT posts are released, be sure to join our Discord server . There are bound to be a few errors on this list, so if you notice any, please let me know. Classic Tetris Monthly Masters Event AUG MASTERS FINALS (Sep 3) | Bracket 5 SIDNEV def. 7 THEDENGLER (3-2) | Twitch | TWiT 2 BLUE SCUTI def. 1 ALEX THACH (3-2) | Twitch | TWiT 5 SIDNEV def. 2 BLUE SCUTI (3-1) | Twitch | TWiT SEP MASTERS GREEN (Sep 9) | Bracket 7 THEDENGLER def. 5 SIDNEV (3-1) | Twitch | TWiT 6 MYLES def. 20 MEME (3-0) | Twitch | TWiT 7 THEDENGLER def. 6 MYLES (3-2) | Twitc...

August saw a lot of new faces and rising stars qualing into the Masters Event and beginning to build a resume to break into the top 25. While the rankings have stabilized a bit in the past few months, there are plenty of players eager to shake things up and make a name for themselves. Numbers in parentheses refer to the ( Premiere Poll ranking | my ranking) for August. NR stands for "Not Ranked". If you're a Premiere Pollster and want to share your reasoning for your rankings on this blog, or if you're a reader who just wants to pitch in your two cents, feel free to join our Discord . 1 ALEX THACH (1 | 1) A high-level player might be able to get one game off of Alex, but if you're waiting on him to slip up three times, you'll be waiting for a while. The world champ has the chance to make history once the August finals bracket for Masters is played -- no one has ever won four in a row before. 2 BLUE SCUTI (2 | 2) Scuti's CTL title defense is going smooth...

There are twenty-some-odd pollsters who contribute to the Premiere Poll, and many of them have very different ways of looking at the game. One of these rankers is Catsugiri, who was kind enough to share her thoughts and write a blurb for each player presented below. Cat watches a lot of Tetris and her rankings are saucier than average, so her explanations are a great read. Numbers in parentheses refer to the ( Premiere Poll ranking | Cat's rankings) for June. NR stands for "Not Ranked". If you're a pollster and want to share your reasoning on the blog (or even if you aren't and just want to get your opinion out there!), reach out on our Discord within the next day or two. 1 ALEX THACH (1 | 1) I honestly don’t think there really should be any debate about putting Alex at number one. He’s won CTWC, he’s won CTM many months in a row, he’s gotten literally every single world record, and even just watching him play, it seems indubitable that he out of everyone dese...

It feels like everything and nothing happened this month. Many of these players only played one or two matches in June, but they were the most important matches they'll play all year. It also serves as a natural endpoint for players who want to take a short- or long-term break, and a natural jumping off point for players who want to get back in the scene. Numbers in parentheses refer to the ( Premiere Poll ranking | my ranking ) for June. NR stands for "Not Ranked". Want to argue about this? Join our Discord ! 1 ALEX THACH (1 | 1) The fact that Alex T became the seventh person to lift the CTWC trophy is one thing, but he's been so dominant lately that the CTWC organizers had a kiddie pool and can of parmesan hidden away for when the moment came. He should buy his mom something nice with the prize money for cleaning up after him. 2 DOG (3 | 4) This year's runner-up Dog has been to the semifinals in five consecutive Classic Tetris World Championships. Only one ot...