16 Year Old, Joseph Salee dethrones the 7 time Tetris champ, a breakdown

Nov 8, 2019 587.1K views 2:20

What Happened

16-year-old Joseph Salee, the underdog challenger, takes on 7-time Tetris champion Jonas in a thrilling showdown. Salee holds his controller in an unorthodox manner, with his thumb darting around the buttons, while Jonas grips his controller in a more traditional style. The match is intense, with Jonas maintaining a substantial 100,000-point lead over Salee. However, Salee remains unfazed, showcasing his impressive Tetris skills. His movements are fluid and precise, as he expertly navigates the rapidly falling blocks, lining them up with surgical accuracy. As the game reaches its climactic moments, Salee manages to secure a crucial Tetris, a four-line clear that significantly boosts his score. The crowd erupts in excitement, sensing the potential for an upset. Salee's determination is palpable as he continues to make flawless moves, leaving Jonas struggling to keep up. In the final stretch, Salee pulls off another Tetris, sealing the victory and dethroning the reigning 7-time champion. Jonas, with braces on his teeth and a look of disappointment on his face, acknowledges the younger player's triumph, saying, "Good job, young kid. I remember when I was you, all gung-ho and Tetris proud." The crowd erupts in cheers, celebrating Salee's historic victory. The young Tetris prodigy, overcome with emotion, breaks down in tears, realizing the magnitude of his accomplishment. The announcers, standing right next to him, capture the raw emotion of the moment. In the background, a stone-faced judge ensures the integrity of the competition, while Salee's mother, proud of her son's achievement, reassures him that all the hard work was worth it, regardless of what his father may have said. Salee triumphantly holds the trophy high, savoring his status as the new 2018 Tetris champion. This unexpected triumph of a 16-year-old underdog over the established champion has captured the hearts and imaginations of Tetris enthusiasts everywhere.

Why This Matters

A 16-year-old kid just dethroned a seven-time Tetris champion in an absolute classic David vs Goliath moment, and the craziest part is he's holding his controller like he's having a stroke while the defending champ is playing it straight. Jomboy breaks down the insane skill, the unorthodox grip, and how a teenager managed to stay cool while down 100K points against a seven-year dynasty.

Nearly 600K people tuned in to watch this Tetris upset, making it Jomboy's 535th most-watched video all time.

Key Moments

Who / What Is Involved

Players: Joseph Salee, Jonas.

Joseph Salee Jonas

Tetris let's do it Joseph versus Jonas

Joseph is on the left and he holds his

controller a bit odd look at that thumb

action right hand going all over just

odd Jonas on the left he's the reigning

champions won seven years in a row holds

his controller like I do normal but hey

Joseph whatever works for you guy in the

back he takes notes all right Jonas just

maxed out but he's got him by a hundred

thousand points all Joseph needs to do

is get a [ __ ] Tetris let's do it

let's look at this stretch I love it I

slowed it down this is this at this

speed I could probably play Tetris you

guys know what the tetris effect is it's

when you play Tetris so much or you do

is singular your task so much then it

starts implementing its way into your

dreams and all you can think about is

that look at this stretch by him every

[ __ ] block is just perfect get it

Joseph he's only a 16 year old kid

and he's coming after the champ look at

this next drop this is impressive a lot

of people would flip that and go here

not him I don't know why because he's

smarter than me and I don't know if a

lot of people would do the other thing I

don't know dick about Tetris but look at

this gets the big old Tetris there that

basically solidifies the win he's just

got to get one more BAM and let's go and

you can see Jonas on the right just look

whoo that was a good move that was

pretty you can see him panicking he's in

the homestretch he's trying oh you're

got braces on licking his lips only 16

years old the tetris god can he do it

guy in the back stone face judging

making sure I don't know what the [ __ ]

you're doing dude what are you judging

in the back BAM gets

Tetris gets the victory defeats Jonas

Jonas says good job young kid I remember

when I was you all gung-ho and Tetris

proud and look at the fans so excited I

left my cursor there he's excited he's

gonna get it let out a little like ooh

and then it hits him oh my god it all

worked out and you got the announcers

talking about him right in front of his

face he's crying now he's standing right

behind us and he is crying that's

honestly kind of what they were saying

and you got the awkward loser he's like

okay well I had a good run I had a good

run mom comes by it was all worth that

we don't care what dad said it was all

[ __ ] worth it

Tetris champ defeated him the 16 year

old

kid is the 2018 Tetris champ hold it up

with pride let's go