# Concord Open 2026 Classics: Winner's Circle. Streamed from The Flipper Room. **Source:** DRI374 **Type:** video **Published:** 2026-05-02 **Duration:** 2m 38s **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaGTNCJ-in4 --- ## Analysis Coverage of the Concord Open 2026 Classics tournament finals at The Flipper Room, with Dustin winning the championship. The broadcast captures post-tournament interviews where the winner discusses his victory, including a memorable moment involving a large mosquito eater insect that appeared during the final match and apparently energized his performance. ### Key Claims - [HIGH] Dustin won the Concord Open 2026 Classics championship — _Tournament organizer/streamer announcing final results at end of event_ - [HIGH] Scott placed second in the Classics division — _Tournament organizer announcing placement_ - [HIGH] Tom Isaac placed third — _Tournament organizer announcing placement_ - [HIGH] Dan Dempsey placed fourth — _Tournament organizer announcing placement_ - [MEDIUM] A large mosquito eater insect appeared during the finals and was a key psychological turning point for Dustin — _Dustin describing the finals: 'that was the inflection point in the finals there' and 'the mosquito killer that got Dustin fired up'_ - [HIGH] Dustin had previously played the final game (Wizard) in an earlier round and scored well on it — _Dustin saying 'I played it in the game before and it was a pretty good pace' and 'All right, I can do this again'_ - [HIGH] Joker Poker was eliminated from the game selection pool before finals — _Streamer mentioning 'Joker poker was out'_ - [HIGH] Tournament continued the next morning at 10:00 a.m. — _Streamer saying 'we're going to be back here tomorrow morning again' and 'do this again tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.'_ ### Notable Quotes > "It's actually a mosquito eater. It's a very... It's a common misconception. A mosquito is very small. Mosquito eater. That thing was probably as big as my hand." > — **Dustin**, ~2:30 > _Dustin correcting the record about the insect and emphasizing its large size, which makes it more memorable as a tournament story_ > "I feel like that was the inflection point in the finals there." > — **Dustin**, ~3:10 > _Dustin identifying the mosquito encounter as the turning point that shifted momentum in his favor_ > "That thing was probably as big as my hand. Yeah. And he just pulled his his best face off. To be honest, that was I feel like that was the inflection point in the finals there. Really? And uh got the adrenaline up, got the reflexes up." > — **Dustin**, ~2:45 > _Describing how the insect sighting psychologically affected his performance, providing adrenaline and sharper reflexes_ > "It was the mosquito killer that got Dustin fired up. That was awesome." > — **Streamer/Host**, ~4:15 > _Host summarizing the unusual psychological boost from the insect encounter that contributed to victory_ > "Yeah, that wizard game is probably going to be a pretty highly watched wizard game. That was pretty crazy." > — **Streamer/Host**, ~4:45 > _Indicating the final game (Wizard) was particularly impressive and notable for viewers_ > "I thought Jared was going to make us play Frontier because I didn't know we were going to be able to pick a game that we'd played in that round before and Joker poker was out. So, the only thing left was Frontier." > — **Competitor/Dustin**, ~6:00 > _Explaining the tournament format and game selection mechanics for the finals_ > "Been a very long day. I'm so tired. I'm so sleepy. I need to go to bed to be able to do this again tomorrow at 10:00 a.m." > — **Streamer/Host**, ~8:30 > _Host expressing exhaustion from streaming the multi-day event_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Dustin | person | Winner of the Concord Open 2026 Classics championship | | Scott | person | Second place finisher in Concord Open 2026 Classics | | Tom Isaac | person | Third place finisher in Concord Open 2026 Classics | | Dan Dempsey | person | Fourth place finisher in Concord Open 2026 Classics | | Jared | person | Tournament organizer/operator mentioned in context of game selection and finals format | | Concord Open 2026 | event | Pinball tournament event with Classics division held at The Flipper Room | | The Flipper Room | venue | Host venue for Concord Open 2026 Classics tournament | | Wizard | game | Pinball machine used as final game in Classics championship; Dustin scored notably high | | Frontier | game | Pinball machine available in tournament selection; described as one competitor's weaker game | | Joker Poker | game | Pinball machine eliminated from finals game pool before selection | ### Signals - **[competitive_signal]** Concord Open 2026 Classics championship results and final placements (confidence: high) — Dustin first place, Scott second, Tom Isaac third, Dan Dempsey fourth in Classics division - **[community_signal]** Tournament folklore emerging around the mosquito eater incident as a memorable moment in championship finals (confidence: medium) — Multiple participants and host referencing and laughing about the mosquito encounter as significant to the tournament narrative - **[venue_signal]** The Flipper Room successfully hosting multi-day pinball tournament with streaming capability (confidence: high) — Tournament running across multiple days with organized finals; streaming production with host and coverage - **[gameplay_signal]** Dustin's strong performance on Wizard pinball machine in finals, particularly impressive scoring (confidence: high) — Host noting 'Yeah, that wizard game is probably going to be a pretty highly watched wizard game. That was pretty crazy' and Dustin referencing he scored well previously - **[content_signal]** Live streaming of Concord Open 2026 Classics finals with post-tournament interviews and viewer engagement (confidence: high) — Stream broadcast with host asking Dustin to address viewers; host thanking viewers for 'cheering on and hanging out on the stream' --- ## Transcript All right. Late night. Uh, three and four already uh took off, but we had Dan Dempsey in fourth and Tom Isaac in third place. Yeah. But right on. Right on. Photo tomorrow because I think everybody's going to be back. But uh second place we have Scott. Great. Great playing. Thank you. and our classics champion, Dustin. Congratulations, guys. Great night. Thank you. Do you have a few words for the stream? Dustin, do you want to take Do you want to come up here and talk to the folks? Share a few words. It's the grand champion of the Concord Open Classics. I think they want to hear more about the the mosquito. Yeah, it's actually a mosquito eater. It's a very It's a common misconception. A mosquito is very small. Mosquito eater. That thing was probably as big as my hand. Yeah. And he just pulled his his best face off. To be honest, that was I feel like that was the inflection point in the finals there. Really? And uh got the adrenaline up, got the reflexes up. Yeah. And uh now this is the result. Yeah. It was the mosquito killer that got Dustin fired up. That was awesome. All right. Yeah, that wizard game is probably going to be a pretty highly watched wizard game. That was pretty crazy. Have you put up that much that many points on? I haven't played it. You haven't? I played it in the game before and it was a pretty good pace. Yeah. And he's like, "All right, I can do this again." Oh, that's crazy. I thought Jared was going to make us play Frontier because I didn't know we were going to be able to pick a game that we'd played in that round before and Joker poker was out. So, the only thing left was Frontier. It's probably my weakest game in there. Yeah, we went back to Yeah. Yeah. Understood. All right. Congratulations, Dustin. Thank you. Good to see you on the top again. Thanks for streaming and Jared for TV. Yeah. All right. Yeah, we're going to be back here tomorrow morning again in the Flip Room for hosting. Yeah, thanks to Flipper Room for hosting. Been been a very long day. I'm so tired. I'm so sleepy. I need to go to bed to be able to do this again tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. So, and thanks for hanging out on the stream and and cheering on and uh I'll see you tomorrow. Cheers. _(Acquisition: youtube_auto_sub, Enrichment: v5)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-06-06 | Item ID: 985e6617-7770-4826-b4a4-22f1b95092fc*