melee, mindset, tourney

I Didn’t Want to Attend Collision

But I’m glad I did. Preamble It’s been nearly four years since I last posted an update on this blog. While writing the last post, I was in the midst of many major life transitions. Those transitions never really slowed down, especially as COVID hit. But to fully explore the nature of these changes and […]

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My 2016 Melee Tier List (v2.0)

The final product with brief notes:   I made a tier list about a month ago while procrastinating on finals, and posted it to Reddit. A fair amount of discussion ensued, which I really appreciated. I thought a lot about the placings of every character, and this is the result. I promised an in-depth discussion […]

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April Thoughts – The Games I’m Playing

I haven’t registered for EVO yet. I have my passes for Sunday finals, but I haven’t actually followed through on registration. And that’s because I’m not sure what events I’m entering quite yet. I will be entering Melee for sure. Melee has and will continue to be my primary focus when it comes to improving […]

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melee, tourney

April Thoughts – Pound

I haven’t written a post since the night before Pound 2016, and a lot has happened. So in this post I’ll lay out my thoughts on a bunch of things. Fun! ***This started as one post, but I had a lot more to say than initially expected, so I’ll be making a series of posts […]

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A Reflection on my tournaments this week

It’s spring break! And as we all know, spring break means more smashing. I got back home about an hour before writing this post. I plan on taking it easy today because Shots Fired 2 is tomorrow! But more on that in a second. Last week I went to Unity 3, a Melee regional in […]

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Tourney Etiquette – Handshakes, Hygiene, Coaching, and more

Sick day gave me some extra time to write, so here’s my first substantive bl0g post! This is partially an expression of my opinion, and partially instructive to people who are either new to the tournament scene or unclear on expect etiquette. I’ve always found the changes in expected etiquette at tournaments to be interesting. […]

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Hello!

Welcome to SMASHBl0G! In this blog I’ll be making posts about our favorite game, SUPER SMASH BROS. Specifically, Melee and Smash 4 Wii U. I want to use this blog as a way to help organize my own thoughts about my career as a competitor, but also as a sort of teaching mechanism for people […]

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