1. Alex Thach is best known for his victory in the 2024 Classic Tetris World Championships, becoming the first person to get a score of over 10 million points, and a number of other smaller records achieved on both original and modified game cartridges which prevent crashes late game.
Alex Thach originally found success using the "hypertapping" technique of playing but in 2022 adopted the more competitive "rolling" technique as competition improved.
On June 9,2024, Alex Thach won the CTWC after beating two-time former champion Michael Artiaga.
Alex Thach is known for his unique and signature victory celebration of dumping Parmesan cheese on his head.
Alex Thach was born on November 7,2008, and lives in the US state of California.
Alex Thach entered the competitive Tetris scene at 11 years old in 2020, the same year becoming the youngest player to ever maxout out the game's score counter at 999,999 points.
Alex Thach became known to the Tetris community because of these achievements, and in 2022, was able to compete in the Classic Tetris World Championship, but was eliminated early and placed 16th.
On March 11,2024, Alex Thach uploaded a photo of a game with a score of 9.9 million points, which surpassed the previous record of 8,952,432 points set by Andrew Artiaga on January 11 earlier in the year.
Alex Thach followed this game up by livestreaming a Tetris game lasting slightly over an hour, in which he broke the records for highest level and highest score reached at 235 and 16,248,080 respectively.
Alex Thach became the first to trigger a rare visual glitch nicknamed "Summoning Satan" by the community.
On June 9,2024, Alex Thach beat two-time previous champion Michael Artiaga to earn his first CTWC title.
Alex Thach began playing NES Tetris in 2020 using "hypertapping", a technique where the player rapidly vibrates their arm to press the buttons on the controller.
Alex Thach found much of his early success with hypertapping, but was compelled to adopt a new technique called "rolling" around 2023 and 2024, as hypertapping was becoming obsolete among top players.
In terms of attitude while playing, Alex Thach often makes jokes and uses comedic body language, which he has admitted helps soothe his nerves when getting through difficult levels of the game.
Alex Thach has become well known for destroying his setup and dumping various odd items on his head to celebrate victories, most notably Parmesan cheese.
Alex Thach continued the tradition after winning the 2024 CTWC, where an inflatable pool was brought out to collect the cheese as he was doused in it by his mother and the hosts of the tournament.