Because players are reaching higher levels than ever before the tournament was concerned about time and specifically asked for people to not continue playing after winning a match, known as Mullening in classic tetris, the tournament ended up going over time by several hours.
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Because players are reaching higher levels than ever before the tournament was concerned about time and specifically asked for people to not continue playing after winning a match, known as Mullening in classic tetris, the tournament ended up going over time by several hours.