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My TL Open #7 Experience - Page 2

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PheNOM_
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States417 Posts
December 19 2010 01:57 GMT
#21
Tournaments are way different than laddering. It's crazy.. Your nerves and body just go nuts. I've entered two and both times I got a bye through the first round and then had to wait an hour to play my first opponent and man... That is the most nerve racking thing ever. Good job in the tourny. GLHF
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=184006
SubtleArt
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
2710 Posts
December 19 2010 01:58 GMT
#22
Nice story, lucky you had a bronze first round .

I played my first tourney too today, craftcup US. First round I got a 2200 diamond terran, next round I got another 2200 diamond terran lol. Won the first game with a 7 roach rush on steppes but ended up losing the second game. Still fun though.
Morrow on ZvP: "I'm not very confident in general vs Protoss because of the imbalance (Yes its imbalanced, get over it)."
PlaGuE_R
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
France1151 Posts
December 19 2010 02:00 GMT
#23
i feel so warm and fuzzy reading this reminds of my own 1st tournament, i was so flustered i kept getting pylon blocked and got raped by a 4gate haha.

2nd tourney went better (Go4SC2fr) where i took out a 7pooling zerg before losing in a pvp

played in the craftcup recently and its amazing the mistakes u make under pressure, i get a solid advantage and throw it away by overcommitting to my (supposed to be) pressure.

anyways, KEEP ON ROCKING! i hope you do great in your next tournament. remember, not only TL has open, check out craftcup and ESL
TLO FIGHTING | me all in, he drone drone drone, me win - SK.MC | JINROLLED! | KraToss for the win
Lobo2me
Profile Joined May 2010
Norway1213 Posts
December 19 2010 02:05 GMT
#24
Nice story, I had a great experience in my only TL Open some weeks ago on EU server. I've got 13 games on 1v1 ladder and in plat, and my opponent had 400 games and was in diamond so I wasn't too optimistic.

First round was a ZvZ on scrap station and I went the build that had extracted from the second game between oGsZenio and IdrA on Scrap Station in GSL2, the one where Zenio went roach baneling. Luckily for me my opponent went speedling baneling and I managed to get my roaches out just in time for his push, and then counterpushed to win. Seeing my few banelings blow up 20 of his speedlings felt so nice.

Checking the replay he was at average 300 apm with me at avg 150 apm, but our apm when stuff actually started happening was the same (he had a very spammy start). Round two I was up against a protoss that had won Craftcup the week before, he hit me with a 4gate after warping in 5 waves of units, I had nothing and got crushed.
Bad manners are better than no manners at all.
BabyToss!
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Czech Republic588 Posts
December 19 2010 02:06 GMT
#25
Interesting read. My kudos tu you for being able to do that. :-)

I might give myself a medicine by shock by this - I'm being tense while merely laddering, entering some sort of tournament might make my body to go nuts and then, laddering will no longer be an issue. Though, I'm inexperienced Bronze, so doing that is e-suicide and becoming a laughing stock as well... ^_^'
Nowadays a Filthy Casual | Follow your dreams |
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
December 19 2010 02:07 GMT
#26
Great read, nice to hear you share the excitement
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
MadJack
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Peru357 Posts
December 19 2010 02:24 GMT
#27
great read.

Most of the time people think this game is all about the pros, but its is the average player which makes the vast majority of the player base of this game, and the ones watching them and loving their plays.

Silver league hwating! ^^
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Kyhol
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada2575 Posts
December 19 2010 02:25 GMT
#28
Great read.
Wishing you well.
imPERSONater
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1324 Posts
December 19 2010 02:27 GMT
#29
You inspired me to maybe try my hand at one of these things sometime! Maybe next semester
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Kolvacs
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada1203 Posts
December 19 2010 02:30 GMT
#30
I have lots of respect for you. I am only 15 but have never had the balls to ever play in a tournament.
Message me up sometime on TL and we can play sometime .

(Maybe practice for the next NA TL Tournament?
Zim23
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1681 Posts
December 19 2010 02:40 GMT
#31
I really enjoyed reading this. Glad you mentioned you were 14, made it an even better read. GL next time!
Do an arranged marriage if she's not completely minging, and don't worry about dancing, get a go-kart, cheers.
vectorix108
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States4633 Posts
December 19 2010 02:41 GMT
#32
great stuff. good luck next time! im sure you'll improve a lot by the next tournament
Aka XephyR/Shaneyesss
TheAntZ
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Israel6248 Posts
December 19 2010 02:53 GMT
#33
I wish I could enter a tournament...but I have class on weekends at the time they go on T_T
43084 | Honeybadger: "So july, you're in the GSL finals. How do you feel?!" ~ July: "HUNGRY."
Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
December 19 2010 03:46 GMT
#34
That was actually a great story. I'm glad you enjoyed the experience. It's a good way to pop your tournament cherry.
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Mr. Wiggles
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada5894 Posts
December 19 2010 04:28 GMT
#35
Reminds me of my first tournament experience in the NA TL Open about two weeks ago. My first round was against a 2700 Diamond Zerg. It was a ZvZ, needless to say, he handily stomped me, but it was fun.

I went back and looked at the brackets later, and didn't feel so bad about my loss anymore. It turned out the guy I played had made it to the Ro8 and only lost to TLO there, which made me feel a lot better haha.
you gotta dance
glompix
Profile Joined August 2010
United States14 Posts
December 19 2010 04:45 GMT
#36
Caught this on the tweeter. Great story! I signed up for the first TL Open, but couldn't make it as I stayed up all night for the GSL1 finals and passed out afterward. I also changed my race after that to zerg because I was so inspired. (it's working out nicely!)

Anyway this story renewed my interest in online tournaments. Great read!
Torenhire
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States11681 Posts
December 19 2010 05:51 GMT
#37
Haha, good luck next time! A good read. You'll soon be SC2 gosu tearing it up :D
SirJolt: Well maybe if you weren't so big and stupid, it wouldn't have hit you.
Gecko
Profile Joined August 2010
United States519 Posts
December 19 2010 05:52 GMT
#38
I despised void ray builds when i was in gold, eventually i learned that 4gate builds often hit when only 1 or 2 voidrays are out then it was kinda just lol. I liked your story, i had a similar VR game happen where i saw the cannon wall off and instead of trying to break it i expanded. Then that just led to base trade silliness

I think i'm gonna sign up for the next TL open i can do now!
Najda
Profile Joined June 2010
United States3765 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-19 05:55:54
December 19 2010 05:54 GMT
#39
On December 19 2010 10:31 Pokebunny wrote:
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On December 19 2010 10:27 lIlKyo wrote:
I'm actually surprised by, not this story in particular but others, how many younger dudes play this game. I have a couple on my friends list that are actually quite high up in Diamond ~2200+ rated players and they're younger than 16.

Just keep dedicated and have fun ^^;;

Age doesn't matter nearly as much as playing experience. I'm 15 / top 100 NA / sponsored by justin.tv and VT gaming, but I've been playing SC2/BW for almost three years competitively.


Flash was 15 when he won his first OSL and Baby was like 13? when he appeared on the pro scene, so yeah, age doesn't matter^^

On topic, I signed up for the TL Open but sadly I didn't get home til 12:15 and missed the check in Not that I was going to win, but I would have at least advanced a few rounds. My goal every tournament is to at least make it to someone who's name I recognize :D I really enjoy the pressure though. I embrace it and use it to improve my focus and I think I actually play better. My fingers move faster, my reaction time is faster, everything is just faster, I wish I could always play like that.
Prophecy3
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada223 Posts
December 19 2010 06:28 GMT
#40
Lucky me, he was bronze. And in typical bronze fashion, he started the game with both of us on the same team.


lmfao. ohh man, I lol'd on that one. Great story, glad you shared and I hope more people say 'ahh what the hell' instead of 'ahhh screw it'

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