Qualifications seemed to go a tad bit smoother this time around. Players had from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm to generate a score that will place them into one of the thirty two seeds for the championship.
Arriving early, Bo begins to play a few practice rounds. When the clock strikes 10, Bo presses ‘start’ to play his first qualification game of the day. A few minutes later, the screen radiates the score of 729,411. He raises his hand to indicate to score keepers that he wants to scored recorded.
The line begins to grow and snake throughout the Tetris area. More and more competitors believe they have what it takes to be the best in the world of Tetris.
Last year, there was an overall sense of annoyance as Bo attempted to receive a high enough score. You could see his urgency in the ways he played. Even though he had already beat his qualifying score from last year, there was still significant amounts of frustration radiating from Bo as he attempted to beat his current standing.
Jonas Neubauer sits down to play his first game. Everyone knows they don’t stand a chance in beating him. He has won the past three years. Each individual longs to be the one to throw him from his throne. After playing only 3 games, Jonas reaches the score of 999,999; placing him in the first seed of the bracket.
This fuels the fire in the pants of many in that Jonas must be beat tomorrow.
When qualification is complete, Bo Steil is placed in the 9th seed for the championship; 5 places better than last year.
Arriving early, Bo begins to play a few practice rounds. When the clock strikes 10, Bo presses ‘start’ to play his first qualification game of the day. A few minutes later, the screen radiates the score of 729,411. He raises his hand to indicate to score keepers that he wants to scored recorded.
The line begins to grow and snake throughout the Tetris area. More and more competitors believe they have what it takes to be the best in the world of Tetris.
Last year, there was an overall sense of annoyance as Bo attempted to receive a high enough score. You could see his urgency in the ways he played. Even though he had already beat his qualifying score from last year, there was still significant amounts of frustration radiating from Bo as he attempted to beat his current standing.
Jonas Neubauer sits down to play his first game. Everyone knows they don’t stand a chance in beating him. He has won the past three years. Each individual longs to be the one to throw him from his throne. After playing only 3 games, Jonas reaches the score of 999,999; placing him in the first seed of the bracket.
This fuels the fire in the pants of many in that Jonas must be beat tomorrow.
When qualification is complete, Bo Steil is placed in the 9th seed for the championship; 5 places better than last year.
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