How do you prepare for Tournaments?

[Saltix]

First of all, this isn't like starwarrior27's post "How to train for tournaments". I'm asking something different.

I've been to about 7 Melee/Brawl Tournaments, and with the exception of one, I end up in the 2nd-8th place range. I'm tired of consistently taking those spots and never achieving a win.

What are some ways that you prepare for a Tournament, or in specific, a Tournament match? Good breakfast, lots of sleep, meditation?

For the upcoming tournament I'll be competing in, I have 5 friends coming over. We'll have 3 Wiis and alternate 1v1s all night. Is this a good method, and is there anything you do that I don't?

 

[smashplayer16]

http://www.mlgpro.com/getbetterfast...ents/mlgandundergroundtournaments/whattobring

stuff you can bring with you that will help you out.

 

[xDarkElement]

Before a tournament, i usually get some people that are coming with me to the tournament and play some matches. We play how the tournament rules are set too.
Haha wow, candy helps you concentrate? Haha ill be buying some airheads next time we i go.

 

[Saltix]

Yeah same here. But why Airheads in specific? Ill have to look that up.

Lucky. My friends like brawl but won't compete :[

 

[smashplayer16]

Im thinking the only reason they said Airheads is because MLG is sponsered by them.

 

[Saltix]

bump for ideas

 

[Saltix]

anyone else? :[

 

[g-regulate]

play brawl a bunch to prepare. every hour you play you get better.

get enough sleep
eat breakfast

 

[Big_R]

don't get ur jerk on b4 the tourny.

 

[Saltix]

good advice
anymore?

 

[Beta9001]

Don't eat chinese food or mexican food. Unless you want poopoopachew owie stomacho time.

 

[mastermycojeb]

Don't eat chinese food or mexican food. Unless you want poopoopachew owie stomacho time.

lol. good tip

 

[samdaballer]

smash alot a couple days before, and the day right before wake up early, and smash till night, but sleep quite early, and right before you leave, smash and get in that competitive mindset

 

[Tee ay eye]

Lol, I bet MLG is sponsored by Stride.

 

[Xihyon]

I have ADD and I'm going to see if taking medication will help me concentrate through the matches and duration in between. I doubt it will affect my performance.

 

[kATAlyst]

I have ADD and I'm going to see if taking medication will help me concentrate through the matches and duration in between. I doubt it will affect my performance.

it probably will, most ADD medications are stimulants
also practicing 1v1 on all the legal+counterpicks for the tourney, sleep, caffeine, sugar, energy drinks, and having an anti snake or MK strategy

 

[MDK00]

this is actually a pretty good question. i'll just mention what i do...
most of the time when you enter a tourny you have a good idea of where u stand among your scene.
so i usually focus on the people better then me and what chars they use and get any practice against their chars. having a good plan and actually testing it out is very helpful imo.
if you dont know ur opponents, really and truly the best you can do is practice with friends (NOT CPUs lol) and any personal chars that u have trouble against u shud get ur friends to play them and see if there are any weaknesses that you can find so u can exploit it.
seriously tho get enough sleep. be healthy for tournaments man.

 

[fresh_meat]

SLEEP, i cannot stress this more. i just tested the affects of sleep deprivation; the effects on your games are: accuracy slightly altered, Timing TOTALLY off, and your mind game is basically nonexistent also you mind often wanders around, often taking you away from the game...don't do a all nighter training for the tourament, if you do your an idiot

 

[SacredThunder]

clear your mind of all emotion during a match

 

[SlitThroat1010]

Adequate sleep, sufficient hydration, and proper nourishment are what you need biologically, and nothing helps you get better at Smash than playing Smash so do that at some point, too.

 

[Mr. Pants]

look at the tournament like an exam. you study more and more in the days leading up to the exam (smash a lot with tournament settings against other good players) and the night before you get to bed at a decent hour and get up early to review before the exam (smash before the tournament, go through strategies, get mentally ready). everything posted in this thread is all good advice. boo 4 skool

 

[Saltix]

Thanks for all the advice btw. I didn't do so hot last time, but I picked up a new character and I'll prolly follow this stuff this time.

I did this last time-didn't eat close to Tourney Time
-stayed up til like 5 the day of, woke up at 2, Tourney at 6 :[

We'll see how I do in 2 weeks

 

[IceDX]

look at the tournament like an exam. you study more and more in the days leading up to the exam (smash a lot with tournament settings against other good players) and the night before you get to bed at a decent hour and get up early to review before the exam (smash before the tournament, go through strategies, get mentally ready). everything posted in this thread is all good advice. boo 4 skool

lols but s probably best to rest a bit from it so u have a positive attitude wile playing...

 

[Ja]

I wonder if carb loading applies for video games?

 

[R1ngo]

i sometimes have this problem too, i will just crash and lose all ambition and playing ability during a tourney, i like the idea of have candy around and i'm thinking i'll take some excedrine to keep my brain from hurting, smash tourney can be very taxing on our eyes and your mind, the high stress that can come at competetive play does require you to keep your head clear and requires you to keep your mind clear, the mlg link is pretty good, also, if your a smoker step outside and light up, you might as well be relaxed haha

 

[Nitrix]

I haven't been in a SSBB tourny yet, but I have competed in lots of martial arts tourneys and placed well. Everytime before I fight I have a pre-fight dance that I do. I kinda jump a couple of times and wave my arms around. Apparently it looks funny but it really gets me in the mood to kick some butt. I only do it when I'm about to fight.

 

[So Fatal]

MLG is sponsored by stride, its not sponsored by airhead you dumb ****

 

[Omni]

I prepare for tournaments by playing Mario Kart 32-race GP.