Wow...my shoutouts just vanished into the oblivion that is smashboards...that always seems to happen...how lame...ANYWAY, as I was trying to say...
Thanks a million to the Hoang family for hosting the special bi-weekly on Christmas Eve. I had a great time. Mike, Ken, Helen, Jenny, thanks a bunch. It's been a while since I've been to a bi-weekly after moving, but it was just as fun as always, if not more so.
Well, first...as far as my tourny performance went...I got 4th, once again...I think I'm destined to get 4th no matter what I do, lol. Oh well, maybe I'll do better next time...
I didn't get any warmup matches when I arrived...we all went straight to eating, except for Jose; he didn't have any food =/. So...pretty soon it was time to start singles...and my first match of the day was against Mike Monkey. Man, I had no idea he was still that good, lol. His falcon is pretty fast on his feet, and I went down, 0-2. I was pretty startled, lol. Was it the Ken training, or just the Canadian touch? Lol, either way, good games.
So, I was out, 0-2 against Mike Monkey...quite a wake-up call. So, first match in losers, if I remember correctly, was against Azeem. Azeem's pretty good, and I definitely noticed improvement since last time we played, but, Hugo's given me too much samus training, and I took the match in the end. Regardless, good games Azeem. Next up, I had to play Edreas, who's Peach is pretty darn good. But, once again, Peach training from Wolf gave me the experience to secure the win. Edreas is definitely improving, however, and the matches were good.
Then, I had to play Hugo. Neither of us wanted to play the match, but, that's how things turned out. I don't know about him, but I gave all the concentration and effort I had in me. The matches were too intense, and way too close, but they fell in my favor in the end. It was a difficult match to play.
Next, I had to play Arash...I took the round on FD, and he counter picked with Mute City, finishing me off in the end with two rests. I proceeded to take him to Fountain of Dreams, and assault his jiggly with various sheik setups off the platforms (namely the needle cancel on platforms to run, and fast fall slap). That round was mine, and I took the victory, 2-1. Always a challenge playing Arash, since you gotta' stay on your feet if you want to avoid the fatal rests.
My wins came to an end after that, unfortunately, lol. Next up, I had to play Vidjo, a match that I wasn't worried about at first, since I usually fair well against Peaches. Vidjo wanted to play on FD, so, that's where we went first. Somehow, he managed to get 3 zombie turnips, which was scary as hell. Despite that, I managed to win. Vidjo pulled a little bit subtle planning at that point. He asked if I would concede to going to FD again, and I agreed. I should have asked what character he was going to pick, but, I didn't think he would switch from Peach to Fox. Although I usually play well against fox, I lost the match in the end. I chose FoD for the third round, and expected a good match...I was keeping things pretty even, but after I lost my second stock, with Vidjo in high percent on his third, I went for an edge guard at some point, and just before hitting him with a fair, he dropped a turnip which hit me, killing me at somewhere around 15 percent...at that point...it was my one stock to his three. Needless to say...I lost. Vidjo later told me that the turnip drop was intentional...very impressive, lol. I lost to some pretty cool dudes...both of them being the out of state guests. I would've liked to have done better, but, I guess I'll have to settle for fourth this time. Good games Vidjo.
SO, that's that, lol. Some shout outs now.
For the Hoangs:
Ken: Good seeing you again. Thanks for having us over. A shame I didn't get to play you. But, maybe next time I come down. Take care.
Mike: Nice to see you. Thanks for letting everyone come over on Christmas Eve for the special. We didn't get to play, but, maybe next time.
Helen: Helen's almost as tall as I am, lol. Great seeing you as always. See ya'.
Jenny: When we arrived, you weren't there, so, I was glad to see that you showed up later. It's been a while, but it was good seeing you. Take care.
Out of state guys:
Mike Monkey: OUCH...you beat my pretty bad dude, lol. Good matches anyway. It's been like a year since I last saw you...I think the last time was the special bi-weekly on New Years Eve. Good seeing you; you're a really cool guy. Maybe we'll meet up again at a tourny, or something. Peace.
Vidjo: VIDJO GAHHHHHHHH you beat me, lol. You did it somehow, hahah. Nah, seriously though, you're pretty good man. I was impressed with that turnip drop. That alone was enough to secure the match. Your Peach knowledge and technique is pretty refined. WOW, 3 zombie turnips in one match though (FD)? That was some crazy stuff. A shame I didn't stay longer, or we could've played some more matches, and chilled or something. Oh well, maybe I'll see you at the next big OOS tourny. Take care man, and good games.
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Edreas: EDREASSSS, you're a really nice guy, and your Peach is equally nice, lol. We had some good matches, and some fun friendlies. You got me in a couple of them, finally, huh? Lol. OH, you said that was the first time you ever beat me in a match, but remember that one bi-weekly where you beat me on Dream Land? That was the first time, lol. Either way, good to see you again.
Azeem: Azeem! **** man, too bad I don't like in CA anymore. We could do some more smashing. Ah well. Your samus is pretty intense, lol. I hope you still practice, 'cause I think you got potential. Good matches man. Peace.
Trevyn: Trevyn, you gotta' be like, one of the coolest dudes ever. You're too crazy. And you give your tourny matches away! You're like, "I'm ****** this fool, but, I think I'll stop." You got the power to win man, I know you do. YOU know you do. That Link is a force to be reckoned with, that's for sure. See you around some time, hopefully, huh? We gotta' hang out more. Peace out dude.
Thomas Sexy: Thomas, we didn't get to play, but, I'm sorry to hear that you didn't fair too well in the tourny. Better luck next time. Hey, you got girl trouble? That sucks man, lol. Hope things work out for you. Take care.
Hirsine: Nice meeting you...you're an interesting character, lol. A shame we didn't get to play. You probably don't even remember meeting me, but that's okay. I live far far as it is. o.O
To my crew: Fun as always. Best times at tournies are always with the crew, except when we have to play eachother, of course. Either way, it was fun going to NCT, and doing some smashing at Wolf's. Jose, glad you came to the bi-weekly. Haven't seen you in months, lol. Good times guys, hope to come back to Cali some time soon. Let's keep reppin' Superfriends like true champs, lol. Later guys.
I hope I didn't miss anyone. o.O But yeah, that's about it. Take care everyone.