jeffrey123
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Florida State Championships Report:
Months before anyone was even talking about decks that we would see around states, I already knew that Luxchomp/Gyarados were going to be played like mad. Then I went to a few CC's and played DialgaTank, with a really good list, and it was bomb. Fast forward to the day before states. I am franticly trying to obtain a Luxray Gl Lv X and 3 gyarados, which I don't recieve, so I figure i'll just get them at states. I'm not so familiar with Gyarados, but my general knowledge of the game made up for it. I end up going to bed at 11 PM and waking up at 5 AM...ughh, so I pretty much didn't wake up feeling like P. Diddy.
Wake up, get dressed, take a shower, on the road. 3:30 hour drive, no big deal. Get to the event with 10 minutes left, don't get the cards I need, rip Gyarados and build DialgaTank in 5 minutes, jump in line and thank god I didn't recieve a game loss, but I was in time regardless. I basically autopilot Dialga so it was definately my second choice. I didn't play Unown G, because I forgot it
Round 1 vs Joe T-Regigigas/Machamp (VERY CONTROVERSIAL MATCH)
He opens up with 2 machop and a Gigas. I start decent can't exactly remember. I end up building up a Dialga while getting out the Toxitank combo to start dealing damage to him. By T3 he has a Gigas X up. I've never played vs Gigas before and I completely forgot about Sacrifice. He got to use it once before I dialga G X'd him and KO'd it. He returned fire with a Machamp and took me out. I brought up a Toxicroak PT and one shotted him with a few Crobat drops and a belt. By this time there was about 2-3 minutes left. He has 1 prize to my 2. He brings up Uxie, attachs a warp energy, retreats into another Machamp and uses "Take Out." This is where all the problems start. I explain that you cannot Take out Toxicroak. He calls a judge over and complains that you should still be able to do 40 damage. The judge AGREES WITH HIM! I was like...are you serious? I called another judge over who thank god clarified that you cannot, but when the judges walked 2 steps away after my opponent had effectively used the judges to win the match because he wasted 2 minutes talking to the judges, I lost the match. He literally had NOTHING left to KO me with on his bench, and his Machamp was ready to be KO'd for at least sudden death. I complained to the judges that I should be allowed at least a 2 minute time extension, to which THEY DECLINED! At this point I was literally so frustrated that I couldn't even speak. I got up and left, not even sure of what had just happened. :nonono:
0-1
Round 2 vs Weavile#1-Infernape 4/Blaziken FB/Garchomp C
So I already know who he is, I can just tell, it's Weavile #1! Wooo. Heopens bad to my horrible start, and we start draw passing for what, 4 turns? :lol: Anyways, my Garchomp C Lv X's (yes, 2 of them) are prized, along with my sole psychic energy, my azelf, and 2 cyrus. The match is essentially an autoloss due to not being able to return the KOs that Infernape can do. I finally draw the azelf and forget to put a prize back. Oh boy, prize penalty (as if things weren't bad enough) and a "warning" or caution whatever, for disruption of gameplay. Whatever, my mind was focused on the game beforehand.
0-2
*Lunch Break*
-Insert meditation/focusing techniques/mind clearing-
I was so angry at this point with the judges being extremely bitter/unsentimental and my own mistakes, that I had to get away and breath. I sat on the beach and just thought for a bit, ate a little, and went back in, ready to win 5 stright rounds and top cut hopefully. Rollin like a big shot...
Round 3 vs Mary P- Octillary/Floatzel
I went in ready to play! T2 Dialga G deafen lock to her call start for sableye and chatot. It soon turned into a T3-T6 beatdown, and I swept her 6-0. Wasn't exactly a game, more of a beatdown.
1-2
Round 4 vs ???-Luxray S2 (Gadget Bolter)
Oh boy, she's got a playmat, she must be legit! Didn't take this opponent lightly, especially since she was playing Luxray Stage 2, which resists metal :/. I had a great Dialga favored start, so I decided to go aggro dialga again. I got a T2 dialga deafen and started wrecking her steup. I sniped her sole Claydol, and from there I had game. I was an idiot and got too comfortable, not power spraying when she had 2 cards in her hand for claydol, and she got up a luxray and almost KO'd my Dialga! I attached an Expert belt and KOd her belted Lux for the game.
2-2
Round 5 vs Greg C-Jumpluff
Oh god, I have never beaten Greg, ever. He's really an excellent player, and I was shocked to see him at 2-2. I believe he went into states ranked #18? Anyways, we both get decent starts iirc. I end up getting 2 Dialga and a Bronzong, and go into a Deafen frenzy. I remember Omar telling me that Skuntank wins you the matchup, so I focused on getting it out asap. It definately helped alot, and I was able to KO Jumpluffs much easier. I made a semi-pro move imo when I knocked out my Own Bronzong to keep my Dialga stream running, and I know that it was definately the reason I had won the game. There was a point where he played an expert belt when I had deafened and was KO'd, and thus ANOTHER CAUTION! WOOOOO/sarcasm. They told me it was "my fault for my opponent playing it." When you're in an intense match, things slip from your head.
I asked "do you always get a caution for calling a judge?" Greg attempted 2 SSU's, in which he flipped tails both. If he would've hit heads, he probably would've had game. Anyways, the prize count came out to 4-3, when time was called. Greg warp points my Dialga and I only have a Crobat and a skuntank on my bench!. He belts a Jumpluff and KOs my Crobat.
I thought that we went into sudden death, but thank god we didn't, for I had a Dialga G Lv X with 1 damage counter and 2 SP metals, 1 metal, 2 call, and a warp energy on it lol. I hit his belted pluff for 80, and lost zoned the energy. I knew that he couldn't knock me out because I only had 2 benched pokemon (I managed my bench very well that game imo), so I was hoping he didn't have anything else up his sleeves, for I had game next turn. He goes "and now I......you win" I almost had a heart attack.
3-2
Round 4 vs Benji A-Luxchomp/Hochkrow S1
Benji's an animal at this game. He made T32 Worlds so I was definately in for one heck of a match. He was already down about his loss, and just wasn't focused, I could tell. I got a nice start to his bad one and I just did work. I had 3 prizes to his 6, and he brought out stage 1 honchkrow and started teeing off on everything. Too bad time was called he only had chance to KO two of my pokemon while i sniped his bench. I won the match, but felt bad about it because I knocked him outta top cut.
4-2
Round 5 vs Collin S-Luxchomp/mismagius?
He opened with a misdreavus to my semi ok start, too bad I mulliganed 3 times in a row. I make a T2 error that really sets me back a few turns, I played a step ahead and forgot to get an SP radar. He got out Luxray and Garchomp relatively fast, and DCE/e-gained to KO my benched azelf. I responded with an Ambipom G ko and we kept dishing damage. I was looking for my one psychic energy for my promocroak, I could not find it! It wasn't in my deck, I used azelf to look for it in prizes, it was gone! Then I saw my Ambipom get KOd, and guess where it was? Attached to him...
I already used 3 cyrus so I already knew it was over. I made a fatal misplay that would keep me from top cut. It happens man, and yeah it does stink, but hey, I tried my best and what can I do, just the nature of the game. Truthfully I was falling asleep lol.
End result-
4-3...#55/112 masters. Not bad for a 1st year master eh? Hopefully i'll at least T/C at regionals!
Props:
Team R!
4 win streak I guess
getting Bianchi's Prooooo Gyarados list :thumb:
Hopefully Vergal winning Delaware?
DialgaTank, definately tier 1...
Slops:
Judging overall, I have to say I was very disappointed, no sympathy, very rude, only a few knowledgeable judges, not to flame anyone...
Justin not Top cutting even though he went 5-2
Bianchi and Omar losing in top 8, we'll get 'em at regionals!
Not t16ing like expected
Thanks guys.
Months before anyone was even talking about decks that we would see around states, I already knew that Luxchomp/Gyarados were going to be played like mad. Then I went to a few CC's and played DialgaTank, with a really good list, and it was bomb. Fast forward to the day before states. I am franticly trying to obtain a Luxray Gl Lv X and 3 gyarados, which I don't recieve, so I figure i'll just get them at states. I'm not so familiar with Gyarados, but my general knowledge of the game made up for it. I end up going to bed at 11 PM and waking up at 5 AM...ughh, so I pretty much didn't wake up feeling like P. Diddy.
Wake up, get dressed, take a shower, on the road. 3:30 hour drive, no big deal. Get to the event with 10 minutes left, don't get the cards I need, rip Gyarados and build DialgaTank in 5 minutes, jump in line and thank god I didn't recieve a game loss, but I was in time regardless. I basically autopilot Dialga so it was definately my second choice. I didn't play Unown G, because I forgot it
Round 1 vs Joe T-Regigigas/Machamp (VERY CONTROVERSIAL MATCH)
He opens up with 2 machop and a Gigas. I start decent can't exactly remember. I end up building up a Dialga while getting out the Toxitank combo to start dealing damage to him. By T3 he has a Gigas X up. I've never played vs Gigas before and I completely forgot about Sacrifice. He got to use it once before I dialga G X'd him and KO'd it. He returned fire with a Machamp and took me out. I brought up a Toxicroak PT and one shotted him with a few Crobat drops and a belt. By this time there was about 2-3 minutes left. He has 1 prize to my 2. He brings up Uxie, attachs a warp energy, retreats into another Machamp and uses "Take Out." This is where all the problems start. I explain that you cannot Take out Toxicroak. He calls a judge over and complains that you should still be able to do 40 damage. The judge AGREES WITH HIM! I was like...are you serious? I called another judge over who thank god clarified that you cannot, but when the judges walked 2 steps away after my opponent had effectively used the judges to win the match because he wasted 2 minutes talking to the judges, I lost the match. He literally had NOTHING left to KO me with on his bench, and his Machamp was ready to be KO'd for at least sudden death. I complained to the judges that I should be allowed at least a 2 minute time extension, to which THEY DECLINED! At this point I was literally so frustrated that I couldn't even speak. I got up and left, not even sure of what had just happened. :nonono:
0-1
Round 2 vs Weavile#1-Infernape 4/Blaziken FB/Garchomp C
So I already know who he is, I can just tell, it's Weavile #1! Wooo. Heopens bad to my horrible start, and we start draw passing for what, 4 turns? :lol: Anyways, my Garchomp C Lv X's (yes, 2 of them) are prized, along with my sole psychic energy, my azelf, and 2 cyrus. The match is essentially an autoloss due to not being able to return the KOs that Infernape can do. I finally draw the azelf and forget to put a prize back. Oh boy, prize penalty (as if things weren't bad enough) and a "warning" or caution whatever, for disruption of gameplay. Whatever, my mind was focused on the game beforehand.
0-2
*Lunch Break*
-Insert meditation/focusing techniques/mind clearing-
I was so angry at this point with the judges being extremely bitter/unsentimental and my own mistakes, that I had to get away and breath. I sat on the beach and just thought for a bit, ate a little, and went back in, ready to win 5 stright rounds and top cut hopefully. Rollin like a big shot...
Round 3 vs Mary P- Octillary/Floatzel
I went in ready to play! T2 Dialga G deafen lock to her call start for sableye and chatot. It soon turned into a T3-T6 beatdown, and I swept her 6-0. Wasn't exactly a game, more of a beatdown.
1-2
Round 4 vs ???-Luxray S2 (Gadget Bolter)
Oh boy, she's got a playmat, she must be legit! Didn't take this opponent lightly, especially since she was playing Luxray Stage 2, which resists metal :/. I had a great Dialga favored start, so I decided to go aggro dialga again. I got a T2 dialga deafen and started wrecking her steup. I sniped her sole Claydol, and from there I had game. I was an idiot and got too comfortable, not power spraying when she had 2 cards in her hand for claydol, and she got up a luxray and almost KO'd my Dialga! I attached an Expert belt and KOd her belted Lux for the game.
2-2
Round 5 vs Greg C-Jumpluff
Oh god, I have never beaten Greg, ever. He's really an excellent player, and I was shocked to see him at 2-2. I believe he went into states ranked #18? Anyways, we both get decent starts iirc. I end up getting 2 Dialga and a Bronzong, and go into a Deafen frenzy. I remember Omar telling me that Skuntank wins you the matchup, so I focused on getting it out asap. It definately helped alot, and I was able to KO Jumpluffs much easier. I made a semi-pro move imo when I knocked out my Own Bronzong to keep my Dialga stream running, and I know that it was definately the reason I had won the game. There was a point where he played an expert belt when I had deafened and was KO'd, and thus ANOTHER CAUTION! WOOOOO/sarcasm. They told me it was "my fault for my opponent playing it." When you're in an intense match, things slip from your head.
I asked "do you always get a caution for calling a judge?" Greg attempted 2 SSU's, in which he flipped tails both. If he would've hit heads, he probably would've had game. Anyways, the prize count came out to 4-3, when time was called. Greg warp points my Dialga and I only have a Crobat and a skuntank on my bench!
. He belts a Jumpluff and KOs my Crobat. I thought that we went into sudden death, but thank god we didn't, for I had a Dialga G Lv X with 1 damage counter and 2 SP metals, 1 metal, 2 call, and a warp energy on it lol. I hit his belted pluff for 80, and lost zoned the energy. I knew that he couldn't knock me out because I only had 2 benched pokemon (I managed my bench very well that game imo), so I was hoping he didn't have anything else up his sleeves, for I had game next turn. He goes "and now I......you win" I almost had a heart attack.
3-2
Round 4 vs Benji A-Luxchomp/Hochkrow S1
Benji's an animal at this game. He made T32 Worlds so I was definately in for one heck of a match. He was already down about his loss, and just wasn't focused, I could tell. I got a nice start to his bad one and I just did work. I had 3 prizes to his 6, and he brought out stage 1 honchkrow and started teeing off on everything. Too bad time was called he only had chance to KO two of my pokemon while i sniped his bench. I won the match, but felt bad about it because I knocked him outta top cut.
4-2
Round 5 vs Collin S-Luxchomp/mismagius?
He opened with a misdreavus to my semi ok start, too bad I mulliganed 3 times in a row. I make a T2 error that really sets me back a few turns, I played a step ahead and forgot to get an SP radar. He got out Luxray and Garchomp relatively fast, and DCE/e-gained to KO my benched azelf. I responded with an Ambipom G ko and we kept dishing damage. I was looking for my one psychic energy for my promocroak, I could not find it! It wasn't in my deck, I used azelf to look for it in prizes, it was gone! Then I saw my Ambipom get KOd, and guess where it was? Attached to him...
I already used 3 cyrus so I already knew it was over. I made a fatal misplay that would keep me from top cut. It happens man, and yeah it does stink, but hey, I tried my best and what can I do, just the nature of the game. Truthfully I was falling asleep lol.
End result-
4-3...#55/112 masters. Not bad for a 1st year master eh? Hopefully i'll at least T/C at regionals!
Props:
Team R!
4 win streak I guess
getting Bianchi's Prooooo Gyarados list :thumb:
Hopefully Vergal winning Delaware?
DialgaTank, definately tier 1...
Slops:
Judging overall, I have to say I was very disappointed, no sympathy, very rude, only a few knowledgeable judges, not to flame anyone...
Justin not Top cutting even though he went 5-2
Bianchi and Omar losing in top 8, we'll get 'em at regionals!
Not t16ing like expected
Thanks guys.
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