[NSW] Hunter Valley Smash - Back in business!

[Toby.]

Hm. Will you have enough consoles or TVs?

Could be a slow tournament otherwise.

 

[Zero]

Our TV count at the moment is spot on, assuming SD is bringing 2 and Tim is bringing 1. I'm more worried about consoles. Everyone from Sydney please bring a Wii. :]

Quick notice:

Brawl Doubles will be run first. Brawl Singles will start. Round Robin style. Lunch at 12:30 for 45 minutes, and continue until finish.

 

[M]

I fixed my wii, so it's going to attend.

 

[Toby.]

Doubles eh?

Maybe I'll come after all.

 

[SummonerAU]

Doubles? wat. When was it added? Who will I team with!

 

[tedeth]

I've got my team mate organised. Get your *** in gear summoner.

 

[SummonerAU]

FFFFFF
inb4 lvl 9 luigi bot
EDIT: Defiled, let's team up again :D

 

[EverAlert]

Gords, we got this. Hells yes, team Kirby-Diddy.

 

[Shaya]

Okay, due to a lack of decisiveness from the 5pm group (which was either catch a train from central at 4:30, or 5:15), let's just go for the 5:15 train.

ANYONE WHOS WANTING TO CATCH THE TRAIN WITH AT LEAST MYSELF, TOBY, BJAY; please send a cash payment to ... with the description "Getting to hang with the top three". oh, I believe that ricky guy is coming too.

Either way, let's meet at the right platform (It's the one near the hungry jacks I believe) at around 5pm.

 

[isthattim?]

so im staying at tims?

(we better crash S.Ds house)

and what train station r we catching it 2?

get off at cardiff, pseudomeet at sams saturday night i believe, only coming back to mine to sleep

 

[Toby.]

Yesh, I'll be there for the 5:15 I guess.

 

[F_T_S]

guess ill join ur epic train ride up,

 

[Toby.]

Coolio :-)

 

[Zero]

Brawl Single Finals

1: Shaya (Marth, Dedede)
2: Ａｓｈ　Ｋｅｔｃｈｕｍ (ｔｃｒ） (Pokemon Trainer)
3: Scoot (Meta Knight, Falco, Pit)
4: Tedeth (Wolf, Wario)
5: FTS (DK)
5: S.D (Diddy, Pit)
7: Zero (ZSS)
7: Thy Master of Meteors (Ness, Lucas?)
9: Lampi
9: Bjay
9: Defiled
9: Summoner
13: Gords
13: Tim
13: EA
13: Zane

Brawl Single Pools
1: S.D
2: Tedeth
3: Shaya
4: Ａｓｈ　Ｋｅｔｃｈｕｍ
5: FTS
6: Scoot
7: Thy Master of Meteors
8: Lampi
9: Defiled
10: Zero
11: Bjay
12: EA
13: Gords
14: Summoner
15: Zane
16: Tim
17: Alex
18: Jrum
19: Eth
20: Hawk

Brawl Doubles
1: The Amazing Misadventures of the Squirtle Squad and Their Earthbound Buddies (MTR + TCR)
2: Weredonkey (FTS + Tedeth)
3: Dinner of a Omega (Zero and Scoot)
4: Betas of Speed (Shaun and Summoner)
5: Gords and EA (Gords and EA)
5: Exploding Tomatoes (SD + Bjay)
7: The Turkeys (Alex and Zane)
7: Team Alphas of Illegality (Tim and Lampi)
9: Jrum and his Bro (Jrum and Ethan)
9: John Hawk (Shaya and Hawk)

I am so ridiculously tired, as is everyone, so shoutouts will come tomorrow.

Long story short, never playing single round robin again, unless it's over two days. Next time is a two pool event. I'm genuinely sorry about not having Melee, next event will most probably host it.

Sam's epic commentary to come later.

 

[luke_atyeo]

I cant see whoever is second cause my computer cant read characters or whatever so its just square spam but I'm going to assume its toby, so good work shaya and toby, and toby and meteor winning doubles as they should.

and scoot 3rd? what happened there?

 

[Toby.]

Yeah I came second

Scoot did well this tournament. He surprised a lot of people. Doubles was pretty good, ricky and I did a couple fun things. Against gords we hit him with a PK Flash and charizard Fsmash at the same time. Lols.

Anyway I only just got home now, so I need sleep baaaadly.

(zzz)

 

[I LAG]

I cant see whoever is second cause my computer cant read characters or whatever so its just square spam but I'm going to assume its toby, so good work shaya and toby, and toby and meteor winning doubles as they should.

and scoot 3rd? what happened there?

scotts good he should of got 2nd but Ａｓｈ　Ｋｅｔｃｈｕｍ cheated he used lv9001 pogeymanz.
nice work shaya winning another tourney and toby coming 2nd with pokemanz.
soon the wifi warriors will start dominating tourneys and the offline player will have to come back to wifi.

 

[S.D]

I didn't use metaknight.

I played him once and lost.

In 'finals' I only played Diddy and Pit, mainly Diddy,oh and Lucas but he lost too XD.

In round robin I used half the cast.

Thanks to Andrew for the tournament, as for round robin, we live and learn i suppose XD

Sorry to those who missed transport arrangements due to my retardedness also. Shaya informs me everyone is still alive although Ricky lost some blood?

Anyway, good tournament, but I think people were all smashed out well before finals, and yeah, playing 38 games to eliminate 3 people is just a waste of time sadly.

Otherwise, fun had by all I hope and thanks to all the out of area people for trekking down, I might do some shoutouts down the track sometime <3 everyone.

EDIT: Special thanks to Bjay for going team random with me as one half of the exploding tomatoes <3 <3

 

[SummonerAU]

Special thanks to Sam for not raging too hard at my retardedness. I'm so sorry ;_;
Oh yeah, same thanks to Shaun. Those fsmashes ;_;

 

[swordsaint]

My epicly awesome shout-outs!
Shaya: Congratulations on first again man. Someone needs to take that crown away next time. =P
Toby: congrats on 2nd again, one day im sure you'll take shaya
me: you are awesome, you surprised everyone man, I'm proud of you
ted: lol @ me knocking you out in winners and losers
FTS : very nice meeting you, your DK is deadlier than I ever thought possible
S.D: glad I didnt have to play you in brackets, you scare me.
Zero: making you rage is fun when counterpicking Falco =P well done to us in teams too
Meteor: What happened here?
Lampi: pity your bowser wasnt performing today, considering you dont own a wii...wtf
Bjay : I got my revenge for knocking me out at teddies last
defiled: your rob also scares me
summoner: i always come in underestimating you and being taken by surprise at the start
gords: not playing well lately yeah? Too much melee?
Tim: I like your marth, more practice and you'll be up there in the top 8 soon
EA : bad luck nate, Ice climbers didnt pull you through this time? I think people know your climbers all too well now
Zane: New guy. Link. No. more practice man, you just lack the experience! Also you were rolling alot, and were too grounded I'd say?

anyway, everyone, had fun playing with you guys again

 

[Dedu]

Shoutouts!

Ricky: WHAT HAPPENED?!?

 

[F_T_S]

best moment: Ricky being ******** and running up the downwards escalator, tripping and dominating his knee

Mascot:2
Smashers: 0

 

[tedeth]

Oh man. That nearly killed me due to laughter.

 

[M]

Where will my misadventures take me next? lol

Forgot to shout Sakurai as well, ****. Ted made me laugh too hard when it happened.

I'm still bleeding.

 

[Dedu]

Ouchies

But hahaha that woulda been funnay if I saw that happen to someone IRL.
In a sick sense of the word.

 

[F_T_S]

it was incredibly funny.

i mean as soon as he went for it i said he would trip...then bam, sakurai'd

but yeah, great tournie

 

[Bjay]

Thanks Zero for hosting the first Hunter tournament which ran smoothly, was fun, was good and also for being a great tournament director! Versing Zero is also a lot of fun, I should vs Zero some more.

It was an impressive and fun tournament and it was also great to see that Round Robins worked out pretty well duration-wise, but after several matches it just becomes too much. On the brightside, it was fun and also good to have the opportunity to play everyone.

Teaming up with Sam for Doubles was just beyond awesome, but not being able to see the outcome of the Ike + Meta Knight combination isn't (), neither is tripping into a Meta Knight's down smash. Vsing Toby's well trained Pokemon is always a lot of fun, having a match with Tim is great fun (especially on Pictochat yo) and it's also fun playing on Spear Pillar with Ricky ^^. Transformation suicides are ugly (especially after when you're doing so well), so I'll have to make sure that sort of thing never happens again.

Well done to Shaya for release grabbing to win winning the tournament, and also well done to Ash Misty Oak Toby for second place!

Having dinner and chilling out with FTS, Gords, Ricky, Sam, Tedeth, Toby, and Tim was very wonderful and awesome. I should get Brawl homebrew going, since I've already got the homebrew channel. Thanks Sam once again for housing, muchly appreciated and do not worry about missing that exit on the freeway. ^^

Anyway I had a pretty fun time, and would be interested in going up again some time, but I'll have to make sure I don't have anything happening on the next day.

Also it was awesome to finally being able to properly meet FTS, after having not met at 2 previous events he was at that I was at.

I wanna say many more things, but I'm too lazy. If I feel like adding more, I will edit my post.

Also, Jump.

PS: What does FTS stand for?

 

[F_T_S]

FTS really doesnt mean anything, it can stand for what u want it 2 stand for

also, Jump is awesome

maybe ill give a shot at shoutouts later

 

[SummonerAU]

I heard everyone likes Smashville.

 

[isthattim?]

10massivelols
"neutral randoms"
not so much

 

[F_T_S]

shaya i left my water bottle at ur house

 

[M]

shaya i left 2 litres of blood at ur house

 

[S.D]

10massivelols
"neutral randoms"
not so much

I liked the system. Guaranteed FD or smashville for Diddy XD

 

[Zero]

Firstly, my magnum opus, shoutouts!

S.D: First things first, my gratitude for hosting a group of Sydneysiders cannot be put into words. So the only thing I can really say is thanks. I was going to ask you in the morning if you could drive to Maitland Super Cheap to help me get a TV but another P plater arrived so you missed out. Sorry there was no Melee present at all during the day, even during friendlies. Next time I'll definitely manage time better for a positive Melee presence. As for playing against you, what can I say? You read me like a book, it must be that extra practice. Your Pit is devilish, and I'm sure that actually playing the game would steal 1st from Shaya like everyone is hoping Toby will do. We'll hopefully have at least one meet during the next two weeks if you're interested. Also, only 2 Hunter reps in the Hunter rankings :O. We've gotta pick up the pace for the next tournament. Hunter rep!

Tim: My thanks towards hosting extends especially towards you, since your housing conditions were tight as I gathered, with your girlfriend writing studiously. In all honesty, I was surprised that you attended, with Melee being striken out, I promise that next time it will be there, as long as there's a positive growth in the scene, which I am personally hopeful for.

Shaya: King Shaya, your skill is exceptional. Utilising so many characters to your degree of skill is an enviable trait in a fellow Smasher. While your methods are morally questionable *ahem* it's evident that you're out there to win, not to win the hearts of the masses, and I can respect that. You're even a great guy out of Smash, "reminding" me how to cook scrambled eggs for your breakfast. My parents bought a vegetarian pizza for dinner thinking that you would be staying the second night, but it wasn't even touched by Scott, Nathan and myself, lol. Anyway, your skill is a testament to what the entire Sydney scene is all about.

TCR: It's a shame Shaya decided to grab release you, the finals match really had a lot of potential and while grab releasing makes you win, it's very anti climatic and doesn't make a very fun match to watch. Otherwise, the finals match was one of the most fun to watch. Pokemon Trainer is a scary, alien character who surprises me more and more every time I watch. During our match on Castle Siege when you chaingrabbed me, I was seriously scared, fearing that I couldn't actually escape the walkoff loss of stock. Our first game was one of the most enjoyable matches of the day as well, I can't wait for Sam to release that video. I also need to play you more, you should definitely come to the next Hunter meet for some epic ZSS vs Trainer matches. I'll need to beat you to get that Pokedex! (please don't hurt me, that's not a true reflection of my pokemon skill, unlike Shaya's Mew4)

MTR: You were going through the day injury free and you end up spiking it with an escalator! However cruel it may sound, having seen that and heard you scream "SAKURAI" would have made my day even more fantastic. The Squirtle Squad and their Earthbound Buddies absolutely ***** us, The Dinner of an Omega, in Doubles. However, Shaun was spying on you and we have a nasty surprise for you next time. ^_^ In singles, the first round against Ness was so tense, and ended with blocking your PKT, I was secretly relieved when you switched out to Lucas. I couldn't take it, dropped the soap and got ***** against him though, you surprised me so. You've gotta catch up to Toby and make Top 4 next time! Equalling my placing is really understating your skill, since you're so much better than I am. A big thanks for bringing PoR as well, I'm going to enjoy that a lot.

Defiled: I feel guilty about you forfieting your second match against me. I know we've discussed it, but it doesn't change it. Throwing my controller in rage doesn't really constitute sympathy in my eyes. Trust me, I've played tennis where hundred-dollar-plus rackets are broken in an instant of rage. The memory of a guy who borrowed another guys racket and broke it in the same match still rings clear in my mind. (the breaker has gone on to go professional, dropped out of school to do so). Your ROB scares me so much though, your zoning skill is incredible and just like Sam, you read me like a book. Gyro spam > Armour spam anyway. I hope you're going to EA's birthday so we can play more then!

Bjay: Great to see you come all the way for my small tourney! I talked to you only a little, a lot less than I hoped, but I at least got one friendly in against you, more than anyone else. Playing you was a lot of fun, if you learnt the matchup against me you'd definitely take the cake and eat it too. I hope to see you at more Smash events, although I know I'll miss you since you won't be at Ted's tourney on the 10th. Maybe next time will be the June Hunter tournament or September Animania :O. We shall see.

Lampi: Where do I begin? Your Kirby absolutely shocked me, since all I'm used to is playing Summoner's Kirby, you took me completely by surprised and showed me what Kirby has powering his engine. The finals match, sadly, was me taking advantage of your fatigue, which showed rather in your failed recoveries and stagespikes. I was surprised and scared when you picked Ike, knowing the matchup and fearing a secret trump card. I haven't yet played your Bowser and from what I've heard, it's scary. You've definitely got the potential to be one of the best in the NSW scene.

FTS: Donkey Kong scared me after I was knocked out at Ted's last tournament by Toby's friend, and you scared me the hell more after playing you, both in the singles, and amplified in the final rounds. You have me beat out in mindgames and skill, I have to train hard just to be able to touch you! Since unlike Ricky, you're a HSCer who's not going to America in the holidays, maybe we'll play some epic Smash then. In the case that you're more studious than me and won't smash during the next term, I can't wait until I play you again.

Gords You didn't best me with Diddy like the 0 to Death humiliation at Animania! It was a war of items, with you vastly more superior in the art of catching, throwing and dealing pain with items than me, but I held on and did my best, then punished your TL accordingly. >.< Funniliy enough, apart from the friendlies from November last year, they were the only truly solo matches that we've had ever. We definitely should play more. But I prefer you using TL, because bananas are sooooo unfair. ^_^

EA: Your TV is making a nice paperweight :D. It's always great to have you around, we always play tons of smash and it's great fun. You didn't pay me for that money match! $2 kthx. I do think you need to optimise your IC play, or pick up a new character, now that we've establised that ICs in Brawl are ****. So should main Falcon. But alas, you have extra Hunter practice, so you should train up and rise through the Hunter ranks, next time. Also, no sympathy for missing the train since I told you to run.

Scoot: My mother thought you were missing in the morning! She couldn't find you and then was scared when she did. >.< Personally I didn't hear EA's snoring but my sister allegedly heard it as well. I still maintain that you are the new and upcoming Shaya, your counterpicking ability and skill with the High Tiers show that you're out there to win it. The main difference is the wifi warrior part that surprised nearly everyone today was no hindrance to your play. While we spend our offgame time practicing technique against bots and standstill shells, you're playing the real thing, which is a real plus to your attitide towards the game. Again, I'm really sorry about the hosting debacle last week, it was really my fault and you were understandably angry, I'm glad it was easily resolved though. I'll see you at EA's next week!

Summoner: I hate you.

Spoiler

Joking. Best friends :D

A novel and a half we have there. So some final notes from the TO, myself.

The tournament went to way too long. Everything bar Brawl doubles went overtime. We didn;t get started until a little past 9:30am, which was entirely my fault as I was away for the time before that, retrieving a TV and buying the Easter present for everyone. One thing that annoyed me was that people did not follow my specified drawsheets. It is my fault, however, for not fully enforcing them. My attempt after lunch (which was also late and caused time loss) ended in failure and caused the finals to go well into the night. Another problem, which could not be addressed, was the absence of 2 TVs, which would have made a perfect round robin. But it was inefficient, due both to time management failure, efficiency failure and equipment failure. It would have been best of me to not have participated and to have solely managed, and I will consider it for next time if the turnout is high enough and cannot be automanaged. All in all, I had a fantastic time, organising was one of the best things I've done in a long time, playing the amount of smash that I did was great, although I'll be the only one who thinks so. I have no sense of moderation with competition.

I found the stage striking system to be a little bit like this:

Just as predicted.

I found the hall to be a fantastic venue, it was very spacious, with ample resources, a kitchen, plenty of chairs and tables, and the PA system which I enjoyed using :D. I will attempt to negotiate the price down so that the prize pool can be a little higher, but if you guys aren't happy with the location and/or entry fee then I shall see what I can do about looking for another venue.

The results of this tournament will go towards Hunter rankings, which I will collate later. I'm thinking of planning the next tournament to be either on the 13th/14th/15th June (Queen's Birthday long weekend) or the 20th/21st of June. Public holidays seem to be attracting Hunter tournaments, too bad Labour Day is taken up by Rocky (maybe).

PS: I owe Toby and Ricky a trophey, keep me to it guys.

 

[S.D]

Wow epic shoutouts! I'm proud Andrew.

I have a whole bunch of vids to put in some type of compliation but I'll try get you vs Toby up in the next few days, it was probably the match of the day imo.

 

[Toby.]

Godly shoutouts.

Yeaah that chaingrab on Castle Siege was a bit of a bluff to be honest! Its impossible for squirtle to get ZSS past a couple grabs so I was gambling on you thinking it was legit and attempting something foolish to escape. Didn't end up working, but it was certainly a stressful moment for the both of us (in a good way) =)

I'd be happy to come to a hunter meet, providing it doesn't interfere with uni, life, etc.

I really had a blast playing you zero. They were definitely some of the most enjoyable and challenging matches of the tournament.

 

[Zero]

Haha, I was mashing Down B in an attempt to break out as I usually do with chaingrabs. Had I accidently gone the wrong direction, which as I remember would probably have happened, that stock would have been cut extra short. >.<

 

[Toby.]

To be honest I'm glad you broke out anyway. Walk off chain grab kills are lame >_>

They remind me of when Shaya D3 chaingrabbed me to death on the delphino walkoff in the finals of teds tournament. Sad times

 

[Gords]

ok i dont have time to read all the posts so i dontknow if anyone has mentioned it already, but i have a wiimote that doesnt belong to me.
it has no wrist band and RAYOVAC bateries in it.

I am also missing my wiimote, which i assume the owner of the wiimote i currently have has my wii mote.
my wii mote has a playmax battery pack in it, 2 metal plats on the back and the original wrist band

if someone has it or is missing their wiimote please let me know and we can post each other the our respective wii motes.

thanks

 

[Zero]

I've got your remote Gords, but you don't have mine. Hmm..