CTWC RETURNS TO THE LARGEST GAMING EXPO IN THE USA!
Classic Tetris World Championship returns to the fabled Midwest Gaming Expo, with players from the region gathering together as the road to the World Championship heats up!
EVENT INFO
Tickets to the Midwest Gaming Expo can be purchased here. All tickets are subject to a $5 service fee https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/attend/
EVENT SCHEDULE
April 24 | PREVIEW NIGHT from 6pm – 12am (Limited events open, vendors closed)
HATRIS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
– 7:00-9:00pm CT | Hatris Tournament (Sign up between 6-7pm CT)
April 25 | FULL SHOW! from 10am – 8pm
CLASSIC TETRIS QUALIFYING & TOURNAMENT
– Register for the tournament here CTWC Midwest Regional
– $20 entry fee. Winner receives a portion of a community funded prize pool! https://matcherino.com/t/ctwcmidwest2026
– 10:30am-11:30am | Qualifying Session 1 (Walk-ups welcomed before 10:25am)
– 11:45am-12:45pm | Qualifying Session 2 (Walk-ups welcomed before 11:40am)
– 1:00pm-2:00pm | Qualifying Session 3 (Walk-ups welcomed before 12:55pm)
– 2:30pm-8:00pm | Tournament
April 26 | FAMILY DAY from 10am – 5pm
DR. MARIO TOURNAMENT
– Registration sign up at the booth from 10am-11am
– $10 entry fee paid at time of sign up
– 11am-5pm | Tournament
CLASSIC TETRIS QUALIFYING DETAILS
Register for the tournament here: CTWC Midwest
We will be using the “point system”. In this format, points scored in excess of a million points WILL count. Players will play on a modified version of classic Tetris that allows the player to exceed the “maxout” score of 999,999 and “uncap” the score so that it is calculated in a 7-digit format. Players earn “points” for reaching the 1 million score threshold and continue to receive “points” for every 100k earned in score. The point system works as follows:
0-999,998 – 0 points (your high score will be considered your “high score” and recorded the same as in previous years)
999,999-1,099,999 – 2 points
1,100,000-1,199,999 – 1 additional point
1,200,000-1,299,999 – 1 additional point
1,300,000-1,399,999 – 1 additional point
1,400,000-1,499,999 – 1 additional point
1,500,000-1,599,999 – 1 additional point
1,600,000-1,699,999 – 1 additional point
1,700,000-1,799,999 – 1 additional point
1,800,000-1,899,999 – 1 additional point
1,900,000-1,999,999 – 1 additional point
2,000,000+ – 2 additional points
Potential max “points” in a single game: 13
Seeding will be determined by the points accrued during the qualifier, with ties broken by comparing the highest score. For instance, if Joe and Bob have 3 “points” each, and Joe’s highest score is 956k, and Bob’s is 922k, Joe will earn the higher seed.
After qualifying, a tournament will take place, with the 12 highest scores making a “Gold Bracket”. Should there be enough competitors signed up, a “Silver Bracket” will take place for those finishing 13-24th place
Winner receives a portion of a community funded prize pool found here https://matcherino.com/t/ctwcmidwest2026
Join the CTWC Discord to stay up to date on more information as it develops
DR MARIO TOURNAMENT
Sign up is open to the public on Sunday April 26 from 10am-11am.
From there, a tournament will commence with pool play to determine seeding.
After pool play has ended, brackets will be finalized and be played throughout the day.
The cost to play in the tournament is $10 and is to be paid at the time of sign up.
Join the Dr Mario Discord server for more details on this event and many others by clicking here DRMC