is going to a tourny worth it when you don't ever win

[mythbust4000]

I know I should be going to tourneys but when I go to one I ether don't win a single match to only winning one set then always loseing
With a win lost record like that is their still a point or should I just use that time to learn more tech and stuff

 

[pershona]

Tournaments are the best place to learn, so yes.

 

[Stride]

Yes; you learn very fast from going to tournaments. You also get to know people as friends/training partners/rivals/whatever. Even if you get knocked out you have the opportunity for lots of friendlies with your region's best players (and whatever inter-regional players turn up).

The vast majority of people going to tournaments don't win them; 1861 people didn't break top 8 at Evo 2015 (or dropped out or were disqualified, but you get the point), but that doesn't mean the tournament wasn't worthwhile for them.

If you don't feel like you're getting anything out of tournaments, then you're not approaching them correctly. Go to learn and have fun, which is very easy to do since all you have to do is ask the first person you see for friendlies and then play. You're not going to win until you're actually good, so you shouldn't let it bother you that you don't.

 

[NitroSSBM]

Yes; you learn very fast from going to tournaments. You also get to know people as friends/training partners/rivals/whatever. Even if you get knocked out you have the opportunity for lots of friendlies with your region's best players (and whatever inter-regional players turn up).

The vast majority of people going to tournaments don't win them; 1861 people didn't break top 8 at Evo 2015 (or dropped out or were disqualified, but you get the point), but that doesn't mean the tournament wasn't worthwhile for them.

If you don't feel like you're getting anything out of tournaments, then you're not approaching them correctly. Go to learn and have fun, which is very easy to do since all you have to do is ask the first person you see for friendlies and then play. You're not going to win until you're actually good, so you shouldn't let it bother you that you don't.

True that. I.. I mean, Chu Dat

 

[Elyssa Xey Hexen]

I know I should be going to tourneys but when I go to one I ether don't win a single match to only winning one set then always loseing
With a win lost record like that is their still a point or should I just use that time to learn more tech and stuff

I see tournaments as a giant smashfest that you pay like $15 to enter. 5 for venue and 10 for tournament. If you stay all day you get your moneys worth and get to play tons and tons of people if you go out there and find people to play. Overall, I see the money invested as not towards say playing two matches, but divided among ALL the matchs you end up playing that day. Sure, you could avoid entering and play all friendlies. That is not bad either. Either way you should go to tournaments to play people. If you enter the tournament bracket is another topic.

 

[Stride]

Another thing: don't go to an event and not enter bracket/pools unless you're broke and need to save the money you would've spent on the entry fee. Even if you're very likely to lose all your tournament matches, you gain valuable practice at playing under tournament pressure (which you can't get for free). The sooner you build tournament experience the better. It also makes it easier for people to remember you.

Again, you're probably not going to win anything for a long time, and when/if you do start winning it will be locals (where you'll barely get anything from it). By the time you're at that level, you'll need the tournament experience. You're going to have to enter sooner or later; preferably sooner.

 

[Plunder]

I doubt anyone on this site will tell you not to go to tournaments anymore.

More entrants = more money
more money = bigger pool for those that win

It all feeds into itself, most of the entrants want that win easy but a few actually do want a challenge. It's up to you to get better man.

My advice would be to play a ton of friendlies if you don't have the money to go to weeklies all the time or whatever. My local places have friendlies before each weekly or monthly, and we have 2-3 people that host smash fests at their house/apts every week. We usually do them just for bragging rights or goofy prizes, we always take them seriously though and help those that need help improve. Some might intentionally let you keep making mistakes so they can keep winning locals, but hopefully most will tell you what you're doing wrong and teach you. Personally I go out of my way to tell people about their bad habits and tell them how I'm taking advantage with a character, that way they get better and I am forced to play smarter and at a higher level.

Just don't drop out of the scene completely, we need anyone we can get with Melee.

 

[Deleted member]

I have been to multiple poverty brackets/tournaments and to this day have NEVER taken a set. But now I start taking games instead of just getting 2-0'd twice and then I'm out. I have also improved substantially since I started going. I don't go to brackets to win, I go to have fun. To MM and get my ass beat, BAD. But in the end I improve and one day I will take a tournament. When everyone else in my scene has died of old age and I'm literally the only one left.

 

[EarthCrash]

Well, of course. How else will you learn to improve?