Tetris legend Jonas Neubauer passes away aged 39 Jonas NeubauerSeven-time Tetris World Champion Jonas Neubauer died at the age of 39 on January 4 after a sudden medical emergency. [jwplayer RVavRJpH] The American, an icon of the game, won seven of the first eight Classic Tetris World Championships (CTWC) between 2010 and 2017, finishing as runner-up in 2014 and 2018. His influence extended far beyond his achievements in the game, as he inspired the competitors around him. In a 2018 interview with VICE, now two-time World Champion Joseph Saelee said: \u201cI would say most of my gameplay is based off Jonas\u2019s gameplay. I try to play exactly like him for the most part.\u201d Jonas was also a popular Twitch streamer, with 25k followers. Such was his greatness, he went viral in 2018 after accidentally breaking the then world record for quickest time to reach 300,000 points, achieving the feat in 1 minute and 57 seconds. Tributes pour in for Jonas Neubauer News of his passing was announced on his Twitter account on January 9. The message said: \u201cHe was the absolute best. We are devastated, overwhelmed with grief, and we already miss him dearly.\u201d https:\/\/twitter.com\/neubsauce\/status\/1347769622947274754 The news sent shockwaves around the world of esports and gaming, with tributes pouring in to commemorate Jonas and his achievements. Tetris paid tribute, writing \u201cJonas Neubauer was one of the greatest classic Tetris players of all time in skill, spirit, and kindness.\u201d This is a tremendous loss in so many ways. Jonas Neubauer was one of the greatest classic Tetris players of all time in skill, spirit, and kindness. Our hearts go out to his family and friends, and to the entire classic Tetris community, as we all mourn his passing. https:\/\/t.co\/iOJWFdBuv0 \u2014 Tetris (@Tetris_Official) January 9, 2021 Joseph Saelee, who stunned Jonas to win the 2018 CTWC, left a simple message that said: \u201cRest In Peace, Jonas.\u201d TSM chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura said: \u201cI only had the opportunity to meet him once, but he was a very kind person who had a great enthusiasm for all games from tetris to chess and beyond.\u201d Deeply saddened to hear about the sudden passing of @neubsauce. I only had the opportunity to meet him once, but he was a very kind person who had a great enthusiasm for all games from tetris to chess and beyond. RIP Jonas pic.twitter.com\/GGdgZUanwV \u2014 Hikaru Nakamura (@GMHikaru) January 9, 2021 Chris Higgins, director of the documentary \u2018Best of Five: The Tetris Champions\u2019, described him as a \u201cloyal son, great husband, staunch friend.\u201d Read More: Esports fans don\u2019t exist – One fan has created a digital card, free for all to sign, which will be sent to Jonas\u2019 family, with the opportunity for people to leave a message to one of the greats of esports..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tetris legend Jonas Neubauer passes away aged 39 Jonas NeubauerSeven-time Tetris World Champion Jonas Neubauer died at the age of 39 on January 4 after a sudden medical emergency. [jwplayer RVavRJpH] The American, an icon of the game, won seven of the first eight Classic Tetris World Championships (CTWC) between 2010 and 2017, finishing as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67023\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}