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Highest level reached during live competition at the Classic Tetris World Championship

Highest level reached during live competition at the Classic Tetris World Championship
Who
Joseph Saelee
Where
United States (Portland)
When
20 October 2018

On 20th October 2018 during a qualifying round of the Classic Tetris World Championship, Portland Retro Gaming Expo, Portland, Oregon, USA, the USA's Joseph Saelee became the first player to reach level 30 during a live match of Tetris in the tournament's history. This was achieved using the NES version of Tetris, first released in 1989. Joseph went on to lift the trophy, beating Jonas Neubauer in the final.