Going to a local tournament tommorow...

[NitroSSBM]

Anything I should do specifically to prepare? I'm going there to learn and not necessarily to win but are there any good practices I should get used to doing before going to a tournament? What do you guys do to prepare for tournaments? What should I be looking out for when studying my opponents? What are things I can do in order to maximize the amount of information I gain from playing people who are better than me?

Anything and everything is helpful, so feel free to comment stuff you believe would help me out

Thanks!

 

[20YY SS | Saiblade]

Anything I should do specifically to prepare? I'm going there to learn and not necessarily to win but are there any good practices I should get used to doing before going to a tournament? What do you guys do to prepare for tournaments? What should I be looking out for when studying my opponents? What are things I can do in order to maximize the amount of information I gain from playing people who are better than me?

Anything and everything is helpful, so feel free to comment stuff you believe would help me out

Thanks!

Always ask for advice 99% of smashers would be glad to help. Look at the mistakes you're making, and how you can improve them. See what people that play the same character do that you don't, and ask them about it. Good luck.

 

[NitroSSBM]

Always ask for advice 99% of smashers would be glad to help. Look at the mistakes you're making, and how you can improve them. See what people that play the same character do that you don't, and ask them about it. Good luck.

Thanks, just out of curiosity what does the EH in your name stand for?

 

[20YY SS | Saiblade]

Thanks, just out of curiosity what does the EH in your name stand for?

Event Horizon, my crew/sponsor/team.

 

[NitroSSBM]

Event Horizon, my crew/sponsor/team.

Oh cool, are you the creator of Event Horizon?

 

[20YY SS | Saiblade]

Oh cool, are you the creator of Event Horizon?

Yep, Creator and proud Leader.

 

[CrackaaJack]

Anything I should do specifically to prepare? I'm going there to learn and not necessarily to win but are there any good practices I should get used to doing before going to a tournament? What do you guys do to prepare for tournaments? What should I be looking out for when studying my opponents? What are things I can do in order to maximize the amount of information I gain from playing people who are better than me?

Anything and everything is helpful, so feel free to comment stuff you believe would help me out

Thanks!

Practice your tech, DI, L-Cancels, and wavedashing so that you don't mess up. Also if you are losing in a match try to think about why you are losing and what you can do to turn it around. The problem I first had when I started playing in tournaments was that I would go full "headless chicken" mode. I would still play good but had trouble adapting to bad matchups and weird playstyles. Always do your best! ^^

 

[NitroSSBM]

Yep, Creator and proud Leader.

Wow that's awesome, how many members you guys have?

 

[NitroSSBM]

Practice your tech, DI, L-Cancels, and wavedashing so that you don't mess up. Also if you are losing in a match try to think about why you are losing and what you can do to turn it around. The problem I first had when I started playing in tournaments was that I would go full "headless chicken" mode. I would still play good but had trouble adapting to bad matchups and weird playstyles. Always do your best! ^^

Alright actually that's awesome! I have been practicing wavedashing, wavelanding and L-Canceling all today. Usually I play 'headless chicken' full hyper aggressive so that's something I can work on... Nevertheless thanks for the advice, hopefully I can do well or at least do semi-well.

 

[20YY SS | Saiblade]

Wow that's awesome, how many members you guys have?

6, including me. If you want we can continue this conversation on Skype, add me @beywars

 

[NitroSSBM]

6, including me. If you want we can continue this conversation on Skype, add me @beywars

Alright man, wasn't exactly sure if a thread was the right place either lol