Best of Five Ep 1 - A Chance To Win
Best of Five: The Classic Tetris Champions
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48m
This episode introduces the Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC), which began in 2010. First we recount the history of the tournament leading up to 2014, its fifth year. Then we meet some of the key players we'll follow. We see qualifying for the tournament, fill in (most of) the bracket, and show our first match. At the end, we meet the five key players we'll follow for the rest of the series.
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Best of Five Ep 3 - The Buzzer Beater
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Best of Five Ep 4 - Some Kind of Zen
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