" I just got back from a tournament " thread

[Amazing-Ness287]

Glorious wins, devastating losses. Everybody has them. In this thread we open our eyes and ears for each other so that we may share our wisdom.

Tell us your story.  

[Amazing-Ness287]

So yeah. I just got back from one, it wasnt that big, maybe 14 people or so, almost everybody a good player. As you might have guessed I got my a** handed to me, but I had a lot of fun because I beat the star rookie once in the losers bracket mrgreen
after the tourney there was free play, I played doubles (I teamed up with a guy from school) and we made a pretty good team. I used to think that I sucked at doubles, but I think today I did better than usual.


afterwards I played friendlies against the guy I lost to in my first round in the tourney, and I beat him. I knew I could cool and I did.  

[Einherjar O D I N]

Two weeks ago I went to a tourney in chicago. Surprisingly enough, I got pretty far (double elimination. Lost second round, went another 4 rounds further in the losers bracket). I did several friendlies with some of the local pros, and did rather well. I think playing these other players forced my fingers to move at a faster rate, and got more of the advanced techniques to work (i.e. more consistent with L-canceling, wavelanding, etc.)

Good matches, beat some of the pros, and can't wait for my next tourney this coming sunday.  

[Lamenting Shadows]

i have never found a tournament emo  

[A Pharmaceutical Bandit]

There haven't been any tournaments recently, but about 7 weeks ago I competed in a high school tournament. It was actually pretty big, over 100 people competed (maybe 20 of them were actually good). I got lucky and was matched up against a lot of noobies at first, so I breezed my way through for a little while. I ended up taking 6th, mainly because I was stupid enough to use Ice Climbers against a Peach player. Curse single elimination tournaments evil  

[Amazing-Ness287]

single elimination? ouch. added pressure and all that. still, sounds like you had fun overall what with destroying the noobs.

also, nice! you placed top ten!  

[A Pharmaceutical Bandit]

Amazing-Ness287

single elimination? ouch. added pressure and all that. still, sounds like you had fun overall what with destroying the noobs.

also, nice! you placed top ten!

Yeah, it was a lot of fun. There wasn't much time for friendlies, though, too many people were competing.  

[king Hippo]

There hasn't been any tournaments that I've heard of in my area for a long time, but I've never been to one.  

[Amazing-Ness287]

then try to start a smash scene xd

heh, i say it like its easy, but its a lot of work... probably too much for most people.  

[Einherjar O D I N]

Can't wait for sunday. ^ ^ I'll try to record some matches may-haps, if I can get a camera and someone nice enough to record for me.  

[moose_tail]

I was in a tournament once, well actually twice
but it was only at my schools Wake a Thon....
and our school is small so ... small tournament...

anyway, we all had to team up with a partner (wich we didnt get to pick) and then your alone for the 4 finalists..

anyway, the guy i was with was good, but not good at being in teams
so we lost.....

if i was with my brother we would have done so good!!
he is the only one im good with in teams
then we had a free for all and my brother (donkey kong) me (pikachu)
battled againts the winners..
and guess who one...
we were a good team
then people tried to beat us, but they couldnt
now of my causins were there different storie...
anyway im gonna stop babbling now....  

[MONKIE LAD]

I've been planing one with some friends for awhile, I'm not sure when its going to happen though...  

[Einherjar O D I N]

That tourney on that sunday I was talking about... didn't go (my car has a hole in the exhaust, so I called "car johns").

Johns = Excuses

Anyway, I went to a smashfest last week. Played against Eddie (one of the top Ganondorf's in the country). I had some close matches, and a lot more 4 stocks (He four stocked me). He's damn good.


Played against another Samus player there too. Oddly enough, I beat his Samus, but lost to his IC's and Marth. The funny thing, is that when I played him at the last tourney I went to, he mopped the floor with me with his Samus. I got the match were I beat him on tape, so expect some matches soon (gotta wait for my buddy to upload them).

I also got some Warlock Punches off on people too (or spooked them enough to where they wouldn't go for the ledge). ^ ^ Also on tape.  

[NkGuy]

I went to a video game store tournament, and I got in second place because I matched up with most of my friends and I beat them with my ness but then I played a samus player who was okay and I lost but I got a "who are you" shirt from nintendo for getting second

then I got first place In a high school tournament with my ness... I didn't know how to wave dash back then but now I know and I'm much better  

[Amazing-Ness287]

SBT: so, you beat his samus, then he beat you with IC, then Marth? It was double elimination I assume? Isn't there a rule where the winner can't change their character? meaning, he had to pick IC again in the third round?

Kakashi-the best ninga

I went to a video game store tournament, and I got in second place because I matched up with most of my friends and I beat them with my ness but then I played a samus player who was okay and I lost but I got a "who are you" shirt from nintendo for getting second

then I got first place In a high school tournament with my ness... I didn't know how to wave dash back then but now I know and I'm much better

Wow, someone who mains ness besides me! I want to play you! gonk