brinstar is a VERY GOOD level for capn against spacies ive found. take a wolf here and it forces them to move more, which puts a lot of wolf players in a position that they are not familiar with. the platforms give capn plenty of positioning for sh aerials, utilts, and usmashes. As ive said before, this is an AWESOME counterpick stage for capn, simply because people ARE NOT used to being at brinstar, and when you have your opponent in an unfamiliar setting, you have already got a mental head start against them. Play this level like a combination of Rainbow cruise and battlefield, capitalizing on moments of confusion (lava, stage splitting, etc.), use platforms to your advantage, all while playing a smart and survival type match.
Noob Question: In a tourney setting, when both people sit down for the first match of their series, who picks character first or what are the rules? I was recently at a tourney where for our first match, my opponent selected peach. in my mind i said "ok. cap falcon it is." My friend asked me a question and i turned my head to respond, and when i looked back we were already in map selection. When the game started, HE WAS OLIMAR. I lost this match (barely but i still lost). I ended up losing in our third match and theres no johns, he beat me, but i am still kind of salty about how our first match was played out before we began.
edit: My summer resolution is to be more active on these boards.