B3nan
Smash Rookie
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2019
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So recently I had my first tournament with my best friend Adamonado, and what a tournament it was. We went to Come to Papa 3, starting off with a near-major here in Central Florida, and were both nervous out of our minds. We have been playing SSBU nonstop since release, and have been following smash competitively since the Brawl days for my friend and SSB4 for me.
The moment we walked in, I started sweating. It felt like the room was closing on me and the lights were way too bright. I have no idea what overcame me but I felt tired, sluggish, and overall really out of place. We arrived at 10 AM, as that's when singles began, and Adamonado began his Round Robin at 12 PM. I had to wait until 4 PM. For the next six hours, I spent my time watching, studying, and examining the pro players like MVD, Fatality, Hungrybox, Myren, Samsora, etc. who were all at Come to Papa 3 with us.
Adamonado did splendidly for his first tournament, shook his nervousness almost completely after his first match, and almost made it to top 128 from 500 people. He stepped on stage, made it into the DuoStudios Twitch stream, and sadly lost to a Snake and was not able to make it further. For his first tournament, he had a win rate of 71%. That's amazing.
4 PM came around and my sets began. I was shaking, my hands were cold and sweaty at the same time, and my controller felt stiff, almost as if the buttons were stuck in place. I played really nice guy who used Ness, and made their tag "Fortnite 2," and lost the first game. The loss made my head a little bit more level and grounded me, allowing me to comprehend what is going on a lot more. I brought the game back and won the second game and although I lost the final game and therefore the set, I was able to make the final game to the last stock with very high percents for both of us.
From that point on I felt more comfortable, and began winning the three sets I had afterwards, obtaining a win-loss ratio of 3-1. Then came a Joker main. I absolutely got bodied. I had no idea how to handle her, and she was able to swiftly 2-0 me and take her set (she ended up being the best out of our pools and moved on to top 128). I felt disappointed, upset, and as if I was the worst player to exist. I turned around to my teammate and asked him, "Do I suck?" He responded with the nicest reply, "You played well, you're just nervous as butt."
My winning streak ended with the Joker main and I played a Snake and Pokemon Trainer both of whom I lost to. However, my losses were not overly destructive. I brought the final two sets to game three and almost won both of them, losing due to small fidgety errors that were bound to happen due to nerves.
I came out of the tournament with an initial disappointment that quickly turned into realization and happiness. I won three sets let alone one in my first tournament that was a major. I didn't make it on stream like my friend, but I exceeded my own expectations very quickly and was happy with the end results.
I just wanted to post this here as a reminder that the right mindset, and making the nerves calmer can do a lot. Although this is my first tournament, it certainly won't be the last.
The moment we walked in, I started sweating. It felt like the room was closing on me and the lights were way too bright. I have no idea what overcame me but I felt tired, sluggish, and overall really out of place. We arrived at 10 AM, as that's when singles began, and Adamonado began his Round Robin at 12 PM. I had to wait until 4 PM. For the next six hours, I spent my time watching, studying, and examining the pro players like MVD, Fatality, Hungrybox, Myren, Samsora, etc. who were all at Come to Papa 3 with us.
Adamonado did splendidly for his first tournament, shook his nervousness almost completely after his first match, and almost made it to top 128 from 500 people. He stepped on stage, made it into the DuoStudios Twitch stream, and sadly lost to a Snake and was not able to make it further. For his first tournament, he had a win rate of 71%. That's amazing.
4 PM came around and my sets began. I was shaking, my hands were cold and sweaty at the same time, and my controller felt stiff, almost as if the buttons were stuck in place. I played really nice guy who used Ness, and made their tag "Fortnite 2," and lost the first game. The loss made my head a little bit more level and grounded me, allowing me to comprehend what is going on a lot more. I brought the game back and won the second game and although I lost the final game and therefore the set, I was able to make the final game to the last stock with very high percents for both of us.
From that point on I felt more comfortable, and began winning the three sets I had afterwards, obtaining a win-loss ratio of 3-1. Then came a Joker main. I absolutely got bodied. I had no idea how to handle her, and she was able to swiftly 2-0 me and take her set (she ended up being the best out of our pools and moved on to top 128). I felt disappointed, upset, and as if I was the worst player to exist. I turned around to my teammate and asked him, "Do I suck?" He responded with the nicest reply, "You played well, you're just nervous as butt."
My winning streak ended with the Joker main and I played a Snake and Pokemon Trainer both of whom I lost to. However, my losses were not overly destructive. I brought the final two sets to game three and almost won both of them, losing due to small fidgety errors that were bound to happen due to nerves.
I came out of the tournament with an initial disappointment that quickly turned into realization and happiness. I won three sets let alone one in my first tournament that was a major. I didn't make it on stream like my friend, but I exceeded my own expectations very quickly and was happy with the end results.
I just wanted to post this here as a reminder that the right mindset, and making the nerves calmer can do a lot. Although this is my first tournament, it certainly won't be the last.
