Well I had an interesting tournament experience.
Enemy Controller Presents: No Maps!
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=244350
August 7th
Out of 69
25. Camalange [dropped out] (Sonic)
I had to drop out because the tournament ran way later than expected, and my ride home couldn't stay that late...I think everything ended at 1-2am (which is ABSURD for a one day tournament...) and I had to leave at 11.
Low Tiers felt like the main event. It lasted so long. The scheduling was poor imo and the lack of TV setups and using one TV for Melee made everything last much longer than it ever should have...too many events with too many people with lack of setups -1 for Melee = gg
They had Low Tier singles, Low Tier doubles, Singles, Doubles. They weren't even running a Melee tournament but of course there just has to be a TV dedicated for it :/ Not that I have any problems with Melee, but when we're already low on setups and have this many events, with no real Melee events...why would you have a Melee TV?
I took 9th in low tier singles, there was surprisingly a lot of legit low tier players at this thing. I beat a lot of randoms, then later on beat Atomsk's PT, Snakeee's Zelda, and took Vex's Bowser to the last match, but lost. Inui's Ike sent me to Loser's Bracket, each match was last stock but I think I lack knowledge on the character. I started to learn but I fell for too much. It seems like whenever I'm out of jumps, Ike's USmash will always be there to get me, lmao. I beat some randoms, then went on to eliminate Atomsk, Snakeee, and then I was eliminated by Vex. I was very impressed by the amount and the skill of the low tier players there.
But anyway, my Low Tier experience was good, and the start of my Singles. I had a bye and then played Steel2nd. Beat both his Marth and MK. Later played a couple matches and had to forfeit (WHILE I WAS STILL IN THE BRACKET >__>)
Meh...I know I could've placed so much higher. I was playing at the best of my ability that day...but yet there's just another thing holding me back >_<
I need to a drivers liscense T_T then off schedule tournaments wouldn't be an issue...
So yeah...I guess you can take this as johns :/