Smash diary : November 2016

I went to Smash down world, and my god, it was an awesome event.

I exit the tournament with a quick 0-2. But I was glad of my performance.

The first set was against a Yoshi. He takes the advantage on the first game quickly, but I almost manage to make a come back. So I was still confident I could take the match.
I switch to Dark pit for the second game, it is tensed for the whole game and I end up winning the game with a release ledge - Fair reads which I punish with side B.
It quickly takes the advantage the third game and I eventually SD.
At the end of the game, I was still glad on how I played since I won my first game in a tournament !

The second set was against a Cloud.
He quickly bodies me the first game. I was pretty discusted at the end of the game.
But I manage to draw first blood on the secon set which gives me a lot of confident back. I manage to carry that momentum to take a 3 lifes to 1 lead. But he makes the come back : He swips my first life since it was at high percent. And unfortunatly I sucked during the second stock and he ends up taking it almost for free. He eventually takes my last stock. I was a bit disappointed to get come backed on.

But congrats to my opponents.

I then alternane between friendlies and looking at the stream set up.
I've seen an European Shulk fight Kameme and a French Jigglypuff face Komoriki. Both of them did well so it was very fun to watch.
I've also seen Glutonny versus  Kameme, everybody on internet probably heard about it and yes, it was extremly hype.

I live the first day very happy. I had fun in friendlies and tournament was already extremly hype so far.

Day two I play mostly friendlies until the streams begin.

I watched tons of hype games : Glutonny versus Anti, Kameme vs Anti with Kameme puling another Wario and Anti pulling Charizard vs Komoriki in grand final.

Smash down world was the best event I've been to so far ! I am really looking forward more tournaments of this caliber in Europe.

Smash Diary : September 2016

Very late Diary for this month. Because I wasn't very motivated to do anything Smash related in my house this week.

Smash Diary : August 2016

Not a particularly movemented month. Tried to make regular training as much as I could.
I feel I am slightly better in staying focus throughout the game and reading the opponent. I still have trouble changing my plays to punish those reads.

The second 4-BR tier list just came (link here if you have been living under a rock). It is very nice that they started publishing Tier lists again, we will be able to see the evolution of the global opinion.

Writing the result of labbing I had about the Low Fair get up (smashboard thread). If it is not published already, it will be in the upcoming days.

Random stuffs I learned :
If you buffer the opposite direction your character is facing your character will just turn around. That means you can do things like throw > turnaround Bair, shield turnaround on release without fearing input flops.
I need to use Nair at neutral more, I can put safe pressure on the opponent. I faced a Pit using it and I felt how necessary it is.

Smash Diaiy : July 2016

I want to write my own diary, and later, I might read them again and see my progression on Smash.