Blue Scuti

Willis Gibson (born: ),https://www.localprofile.com/news/teen-who-beat-tetris-to-launch-immersive-tetris-experience-in-the-colony-texas-8149511 better known online as Blue Scuti (or BlueScuti1771) is an American competitive Tetris player who plays Classic Tetris. He is recognized for becoming the first known person to reach the kill screen in Classic Tetris, achieving the feat on December 21, 2023.https://www.popsci.com/technology/tetris-beat-kill-screen/
==Career==
===Tetris career===
Willis became interested in playing Classic Tetris in 2021 after watching YouTube videos. He played the game as a hobby, but would shortly start playing the game competitively.https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/boy-wonder-stillwater-teen-places-third-in-classic-tetris-world-championship/article_0a390482-83ef-11ee-9d4d-b777b200f759.html Willis plays Tetris for 3 hours everyday.https://religionofsports.substack.com/p/the-13-year-old-who-became-the-first
Willis signed up for his first competition in 2022, age 12, competing in the CTM April 2022 Community T1. He would reach the finals in the brackets, and would lose 3-1 against TyDominoGuy.https://go.ctm.gg/event/ctm-april-2022/community-t1/match/15/https://go.ctm.gg/event/ctm-april-2022/community-t1/match/15/
Willis signed up for the annual Classic Tetris World Championship after turning 13 years old (minimum age of participation). Willis would lose against second place's Sidnev (3-1) in the semi-finals tournament bracket. Willis would place third for performing better than Dog, who also lost in the semi-finals.
Following the championships, fractal161, the winner of the championship, decided to attempt to become the first person to reach the kill screen. Willis took part in the challenge. He would practice playing Classic Tetris using distorted colors due to a glitch to improve his gameplay. Eventually, on December 21, 2023, Willis became the first person to reach the Classic Tetris kill screen. His gameplay would be recognized internationally across various news broadcasts. His competitors have also watched his gameplay live, praising and congratulating Willis on the historic gameplay.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h2H6qq-azchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFWp7adIQXA
Willis would gain the opportunity to speak to the creator of Tetris, Alexey Pajitnov, and the founder of The Tetris Company, Henk Rogers, both congratulating Willis on the achievement.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tetris-creator-surprises-willis-gibson-teen-beat-game-rcna132387
=== YouTube career ===
Willis made his first appearance on YouTube back in 2014, age 4, playing Minecraft. A video of him playing Minecraft Creative was uploaded to his mothers' YouTube channel.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyafS9B3Bb0 Five years later, Willis started uploading videos on his own, at age 9, playing Geometry Dashhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA8hk2aN1Fw and among a variety of games. On October 8, 2021, Willis uploaded his first Classic Tetris gameplay.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7mgWk_DyDk Shortly thereafter, his content would primarily consist of Tetris gameplay, including his scores gradually increasing. Willis uploaded his historic Classic Tetris kill screen gameplay on January 2, 2024, garnering over a million views in under a week alongside garnering over 30,000 subscribers in a week.https://web.archive.org/web/20240113191139/https://socialblade.com/youtube/channel/UC_BFxKkGiDkj4SvKDLc4r-w/monthly
==Personal life==
Willis was born on January 27, 2010 in Stillwater, Oklahoma to his mother Karin Cox and his father Adam Gibson. Adam passed away on December 14, 2023 at age 39, one week before Willis's historic Classic Tetris kill screen. Willis dedicated the kill screen to his father.https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/01/teen-who-beat-tetris-dedicates-feat-to-late-father-who-passed-away-just-weeks-ago Outside of playing Tetris, Willis plays the clarinet as part of the Junior High band in his middle school, riding his bike, going bowling and going to an arcade.https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/01/04/13-year-old-beats-tetris/
==References==
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