Going to my first competition. Any tips?

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I'm a pretty decent player, and I'm heading out to Retro 64 in Schaumburg, Illinois to compete. I highly doubt I'm even gonna make it out of pools, but I'm still excited to see how I do. I've never in a room with a competitive Smash player, much less a tournament, so I'm in the dark as to what I should bring, what should I expect, what's proper etiquette during a match? Do I go up to randoms and ask to play friendlies? Should I bring my own controller?

So many questions!

 

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People are usually very nice at tournaments. You absolutely need to bring your own controller. If someone looks like they arent pre occupied just go up to them and ask if they want to play some friendlies. It can be kind of intimidating but people are usually glad to play a few games.