MMC News 103

MMC Weekly #103 (Feb 19) Actually dying I hate 8AM class I hate 8AM class I hate 8AM class hate 8AM class ill be fine hopping on train to esa in less than 12 hours

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┈┈┈┈Community News:┈┈┈┈

Sorry, had far too much to do this week to have time to write something longer here…


 * Make sure to participate in the Square One 2023 Last Chance Qualifier hosted by Puzzle Kingdom on the fourth of March. The top three will qualify for the final! Join their discord server here: https://discord.gg/47AhNAs25M

┈┈┈┈Records and Accomplishments:┈┈┈┈


 * VinceHD grabs triple World Records this week!


 * First, he takes the World Record in the newly released TETR.IO 100L Cheese Race with a time of 56.972s!

https://twitter.com/Vince_HardDrop/status/1625073803838783493


 * He once again lowers the Tetra Online 40L World Record, this time to 23.518s! 

https://discord.com/channels/674629901147570196/863602277662064641/1074948076403445802


 * Finally, he continues to improve the Nuketris Sprint World Record finishing at 27.657s!

https://discord.com/channels/674629901147570196/863602277662064641/1075974854983028747

┈┈┈┈Tourney News:┈┈┈┈


 * Ultima Cup: Charge [[image:LogoTE.png|frameless|18px]]
 * 🥇loal123 (Qualifies for Square One 2023)
 * 🥈本当のP
 * 🥉Dmillion


 * TETR.IO Amateur Weekly (TAWS) News [[image:LogoTetrio.png|frameless|18px]]:
 * TAWS U 41 Winner - jdkrx
 * TAWS Asia 33 Winner - SimonFrostKing
 * TAWS America 34 Winner - Hyoudai
 * TAWS 77 Winner - Hyoudai


 * Hummingbird Nest News [[image:LogoTetrio.png|frameless|18px]]:
 * Stratosphere 25 Winner - Caboozled_Pie
 * Radiant 26 Winner - Akarin


 * Upcoming:
 * Feb 25: Xeno PPT 6 (& TE:C) (Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Switch [[image:LogoPPT2SW.png|frameless|18px]]) (Tetris Effect: Connected [[image:LogoTE.png|frameless|18px]])
 * Feb 24: TAWS U 42 (TETR.IO [[image:LogoTetrio.png|frameless|18px]])
 * Feb 24: Radiant 27 (TETR.IO [[image:LogoTetrio.png|frameless|18px]])
 * Feb 25: TAWS Asia 34 (TETR.IO [[image:LogoTetrio.png|frameless|18px]])
 * Feb 25: TAWS America 41 (TETR.IO [[image:LogoTetrio.png|frameless|18px]])
 * Feb 25: Fusion 6 (Nuketris)
 * Feb 26: Stratosphere 27 (TETR.IO [[image:LogoTetrio.png|frameless|18px]])
 * Feb 26: TAWS 78 (TETR.IO [[image:LogoTetrio.png|frameless|18px]])
 * Mar 5 - April: Ultima Cup 3 (Tetris Effect: Connected [[image:LogoTE.png|frameless|18px]])

┈┈┈┈Player Interviews: fortissim2┈┈┈┈ Well-known for their incredible proficiency in singleplayer, fortissim2 has long been a top contender for many world records. Previously pushing the Jstris Ultra world record to new highs, holding the TETR.IO 40L world record and doing other silly things, they finally achieved the overall 40L sprint world record just recently.

Question: What pronouns do you go by?
 * Answer: they/them is generally fine, but my family and friends use he/him

'''Question: Where did sillyshark123 come from? Is there a story behind that account?'''
 * Answer: so i have a shark furry oc that i use in my profile picture, one day smolfeesh just called me sillyshark123 in his discord and i really liked the simplicity of the username
 * i was originally going to change my tetrio username from fortissim2 to that, but i didn't want to lose my verified role and i ended up secretly creating a jstris account under that name to track my sprint progress on ipad
 * i decided to stop playing on my other 2 jstris accounts, fortissim2 (my main one on pc) and trapinch_ (my alt for ipad), because i was getting stressed from sprint and i didn't want the community to pressure me further into getting the sprint wr

Question: Do you have any hobbies or interests outside of Tetris?
 * Answer: other than tetris, i love building keyboards and typing really fast on them! i'm also learning stenography, a cool shorthand system used to transcribe speech in real-time but it's very hard (and fun lol)
 * i also enjoy swimming and working out, and i'm pretty good at solving rubik's cubes

'''Question: How does your proficiency in Tetris influence your day-to-day life? How much do the people around you know?'''
 * Answer: tetris doesn't really affect my day-to-day life, but when video games are brought up as a topic in a conversation, i always mention others about tetris :)
 * my family definitely knows about my tetris skills but probably not as much as my classmates, but i feel like my school has started playing a lot more tetris after my sprint wr reaction in the cafeteria

'''Question: What reaction did you have when you got the World Record? How did the other people in the cafeteria react?'''
 * Answer: i jumped from my seat and shouted "what the heck" really loudly, i still remember that everyone went silent and i started shaking a lot

'''Question: How do you stay motivated when grinding? Do you have any tips for aspiring sprinters?'''
 * Answer: usually i try to think positively about my worst sprint chokes (especially my 2 7pps chokes at 94 pieces), and i don't compare myself to others

for tips: don't be tense, don't hold spam, take frequent breaks and play more

Question: Anything you want to add?
 * Answer: TET REUS S-T PWEFT TKPWAEUPL -FR TP-BG

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