This is something that has been in the works by Paul676 (he's from HD for those of you who don't know him) for a while, but is finally in a finalised state to be worth announcing here without having to repost the info nearer the time (though I accept this is a bit short notice for a lot of people). The Info The UK Tetris Open will be taking place from 2pm-9pm on 21st July 2012 at Gamerbase in the Trocadero in Piccadilly, London. Here's the website, updated with the ruleset: http://www.uktetrisopen.co.cc/ It will be on Tetris Friends Arena. Seeding will be for the top 16 by Tetris Friends Sprint time. It is planned to be a 64-player bracket, with 16 groups of 4 whereupon the top 2 in each group go forward (UEFA Champions League style) to a single elimination tournament with playoffs for the top 8 positions. There will be a sign-up fee of 10 pounds (roughly $15). All profit will go to Childreach International Please direct any enquiries to uktetrisopen@gmail.com The Prizes You didn't think you'd be forced to pay £10 to play Tetris Friends without some sort of reward, right? There are actually some fucking good prizes on offer here, courtesy of sponsorship from Corsair: 1st prize: Corsair Vengeance K90 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard 2nd prize: Corsair Vengeance K60 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard 3rd Prize: Corsair Vengeance 1300 Gaming Headset Giveaway to be chosen out of a hat: Ticket for 1 day of play at Gamerbase The headset is pretty good, and both keyboards are mechanical and use red Cherry MX switches. I already own a Filco and I definitely wouldn't mind either of the top two prizes. And really, the best thing of all? I'll be there. Me. So come, and stuff.
To copypasta from HD for anyone who is going, I'll be getting into Kings X station not long after 11am tomorrow, and then spending a couple of hours in the Casino Leisure arcade on Tottenham Court Rd (it's near Goodge St tube station) and finding lunch somewhere before I head down to the Trocadero. Will meet up with peeps if they're interested.
If either of my grandparents were still alive and this was a normal summer like last year or the year before, I would guarantee you that I'd be in England right now and that I'd be at the tournament. Wish I could make it, sounds like a ton of fun. Hope it goes well! Post the results ASAP!
