PunkMonkey
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Colorado State Championship Report
March 10th, 2007
I wake up around 6:30 and make myself a little cereal before getting ready to go. I get picked up by my friend (who is attending his first POP event ever) around 7:00 and we hit the road. We have about an hour and a half drive to the tourney location. After briefly stopping by my house, we arrive at the tournament at about 9:00 and get in the tremendously long registration line. After waiting in that line for what seemed like forever, my friend and I were only left with about 15 minutes to swap out sleeves on our decks and get in the deck-check line. Fortunately, we were able to make the deck-check deadline, and got our decks checked. I chose to play my version of Flygon ex with Eeveelutions. My friend, on the other hand, played a rogue deck that him and I constructed about week prior to the event.
First round pairings are posted and my friend is given a BYE.
ROUND 1:
Me: vs. Salamence d, Magcargo, Blaziken (firestarter)
I get a slow start, and we both build up our playing area. Eventually I get a Flygon ready and attack his Sally that he has loaded with energy. I knock it out, making his lose some of his precious energy. However, he is able to knockout my Flygon, but not before I have another on the bench ready to go. I played a Jolteon ex down, followed by a Professor Elm’s to get an Espeon ex to lay down, devolving his Magcargo. I knockout another one of his Sallys, along with his Slugma, therefore shutting and slowing him down. My Flygon cleans up the rest.
Friend: Bye
Me: 1-0
Friend: 1-0
ROUND 2:
Me: vs. Deoxys ex
I start out delta drawing several turns, and got setup. His use of Deoxy’s Psychic Shield attack slowed my Flygons down, but I made nice use of my two Umbreon exs, and was able to pull out alternate Deoxi and knock those out, giving me 4 prizes. His last Deoxys out was the one with Psychic Shield, so I was force to send out my regular Flygon d for the knockout of Deoxys. He had only taken 1 prize during the match.
Friend: vs. Feraligatr d, Rayquaza d ex, Kabutops d, Skarmory ex, Magneton, Nidoqueen
He deals himself one mulligan, then gets a redraw with 2 Rayquaza d ex, 1 Rayquaza ex DX. He copycats and gets some needed energy, then Special Circuits the Skarmory for 2 turn, 2 prizes. His opponent get a Gatr with scramble. However, he plays lots of warp points and gets his Rayquaza ex DX setup and dishes out the damage to everyone, KO, KO, KO.
Me: 2-0
Friend: 2-0
ROUND 3:
Me: vs. Tyranitar ex UF, Carvanha (HP and PK)
I get a lousy Holon’s Voltorb to start, then get some delta draws going (2 small ones). His Ttar ex has psychic resistance, and he KO’s a Flygon. I have nothing left, but 5 of my prizes.
Friend: vs. Flygon d ex, Nidoqueen d, Milotic d
He starts out with a mulligan, but is able to get some prizes. Then, his opponent is able to get 5 prizes in one turn, due to Sand Damages and Psychic Pulses.
Me: 2-1
Friend: 2-1
ROUND 4:
Me: vs. Bandoom
I started with an Eevee d, and was able to get it to an Umbreon ex. Made good use of my resistance and his weakness. I later Elmed for a second Umbreon ex, and picked away at Houndoom ftw.
Friend: vs. Flymence with Ninetales (safeguard)
He gets a good start. His first few draws are Skitty and energies. He Special Circuits a few times for 30 each. His opponent made good use of the Ninetales and continuously did 50 damage a turn. He used warp points to send the Ninetales back, but it kept returning. He lost with 3 prizes left.
Me: 3-1
Friend: 2-2
ROUND 5:
Me: vs. Metagross (ex PK and DX), Magcargo
I get a good start with a castform, and am able to get some good delta draws. It turns out that he had 3 of his Beldums prized. I’m able to KO his Magcargo, followed by his Beldum, and then a Slugma ftw.
Friend: vs. Dragonite d ex, Altaria (ex DF and DX), Chimecho d
He begins sniping with Rayquaza d ex for 30 each time. Then he begins loading more energy onto his active, and using Sky-High Claws on a Dragonite (that already had 80) for a prize. He gets a delcatty on the bench, and does a Constrain to have himself discard 4 and his opponent 5. He played the colorless Rayquaza ex DX down, transferred 6 energies on, attached the 7th, warp pointed him out. KOed a Chimecho, then a damaged Dragonite, then had to attach an 8th energy to KO another Dragonite ftw.
Me: 4-1
Friend: 3-2
ROUND 6:
Me: vs. Nidoqueen d, Magcargo, Machamp
I utilize his decks psychic weakness and begin knocking things out. His two Magcargos were both prized. I end up getting way ahead on prizes (1 left) before he decides to concede.
Friend: vs. Dustox ex
He begins with 2 mulligans. His opponent quickly got 3 Dustox setup, and the Safequard provided no hope. A swift loss.
Me: 5-1
Friend: 3-3
I end up making the top 8 cut, with my place being 5th.
The top 8 rearrange their decks and get them checked again.
ROUND 7: vs. Raichu d, Lickitung d, Kingler d with tools
Game 1:
We both get setup, however my powers and bodies get shut off fast, we slowly pick at each other, but with my powers and bodies, my deck is slowed to a crawl and he takes the win.
Game 2:
An exact repeat of the first game. Decent starts, but I get slowed down due to my power and bodies getting shut off. I am able to play a couple windstorms, but the tools and stadiums just come back. Another loss for me.
Overall Records:
Me: 5-3
Friend: 3-3
After losing my playoff match, I place somewhere between 5th-8th and take my 4 booster prize, lol.
PROPS:
-Me, for finally making a top 8 cut after some previously horrible tournament records.
-My friend, for attending his first POP event and breaking even with a week-old rogue deck
-The TOs, for setting up a nice Pizza Hut order during the lunch break, it hit the spot!
-All of my opponents, for their fair play
-Everyone who was there, for such a good time
SLOPS:
-Having to resleeve my deck with only minutes remaining before the deck-check deadline
-The unwelcoming long registration line
March 10th, 2007
I wake up around 6:30 and make myself a little cereal before getting ready to go. I get picked up by my friend (who is attending his first POP event ever) around 7:00 and we hit the road. We have about an hour and a half drive to the tourney location. After briefly stopping by my house, we arrive at the tournament at about 9:00 and get in the tremendously long registration line. After waiting in that line for what seemed like forever, my friend and I were only left with about 15 minutes to swap out sleeves on our decks and get in the deck-check line. Fortunately, we were able to make the deck-check deadline, and got our decks checked. I chose to play my version of Flygon ex with Eeveelutions. My friend, on the other hand, played a rogue deck that him and I constructed about week prior to the event.
First round pairings are posted and my friend is given a BYE.
ROUND 1:
Me: vs. Salamence d, Magcargo, Blaziken (firestarter)
I get a slow start, and we both build up our playing area. Eventually I get a Flygon ready and attack his Sally that he has loaded with energy. I knock it out, making his lose some of his precious energy. However, he is able to knockout my Flygon, but not before I have another on the bench ready to go. I played a Jolteon ex down, followed by a Professor Elm’s to get an Espeon ex to lay down, devolving his Magcargo. I knockout another one of his Sallys, along with his Slugma, therefore shutting and slowing him down. My Flygon cleans up the rest.
Friend: Bye
Me: 1-0
Friend: 1-0
ROUND 2:
Me: vs. Deoxys ex
I start out delta drawing several turns, and got setup. His use of Deoxy’s Psychic Shield attack slowed my Flygons down, but I made nice use of my two Umbreon exs, and was able to pull out alternate Deoxi and knock those out, giving me 4 prizes. His last Deoxys out was the one with Psychic Shield, so I was force to send out my regular Flygon d for the knockout of Deoxys. He had only taken 1 prize during the match.
Friend: vs. Feraligatr d, Rayquaza d ex, Kabutops d, Skarmory ex, Magneton, Nidoqueen
He deals himself one mulligan, then gets a redraw with 2 Rayquaza d ex, 1 Rayquaza ex DX. He copycats and gets some needed energy, then Special Circuits the Skarmory for 2 turn, 2 prizes. His opponent get a Gatr with scramble. However, he plays lots of warp points and gets his Rayquaza ex DX setup and dishes out the damage to everyone, KO, KO, KO.
Me: 2-0
Friend: 2-0
ROUND 3:
Me: vs. Tyranitar ex UF, Carvanha (HP and PK)
I get a lousy Holon’s Voltorb to start, then get some delta draws going (2 small ones). His Ttar ex has psychic resistance, and he KO’s a Flygon. I have nothing left, but 5 of my prizes.
Friend: vs. Flygon d ex, Nidoqueen d, Milotic d
He starts out with a mulligan, but is able to get some prizes. Then, his opponent is able to get 5 prizes in one turn, due to Sand Damages and Psychic Pulses.
Me: 2-1
Friend: 2-1
ROUND 4:
Me: vs. Bandoom
I started with an Eevee d, and was able to get it to an Umbreon ex. Made good use of my resistance and his weakness. I later Elmed for a second Umbreon ex, and picked away at Houndoom ftw.
Friend: vs. Flymence with Ninetales (safeguard)
He gets a good start. His first few draws are Skitty and energies. He Special Circuits a few times for 30 each. His opponent made good use of the Ninetales and continuously did 50 damage a turn. He used warp points to send the Ninetales back, but it kept returning. He lost with 3 prizes left.
Me: 3-1
Friend: 2-2
ROUND 5:
Me: vs. Metagross (ex PK and DX), Magcargo
I get a good start with a castform, and am able to get some good delta draws. It turns out that he had 3 of his Beldums prized. I’m able to KO his Magcargo, followed by his Beldum, and then a Slugma ftw.
Friend: vs. Dragonite d ex, Altaria (ex DF and DX), Chimecho d
He begins sniping with Rayquaza d ex for 30 each time. Then he begins loading more energy onto his active, and using Sky-High Claws on a Dragonite (that already had 80) for a prize. He gets a delcatty on the bench, and does a Constrain to have himself discard 4 and his opponent 5. He played the colorless Rayquaza ex DX down, transferred 6 energies on, attached the 7th, warp pointed him out. KOed a Chimecho, then a damaged Dragonite, then had to attach an 8th energy to KO another Dragonite ftw.
Me: 4-1
Friend: 3-2
ROUND 6:
Me: vs. Nidoqueen d, Magcargo, Machamp
I utilize his decks psychic weakness and begin knocking things out. His two Magcargos were both prized. I end up getting way ahead on prizes (1 left) before he decides to concede.
Friend: vs. Dustox ex
He begins with 2 mulligans. His opponent quickly got 3 Dustox setup, and the Safequard provided no hope. A swift loss.
Me: 5-1
Friend: 3-3
I end up making the top 8 cut, with my place being 5th.
The top 8 rearrange their decks and get them checked again.
ROUND 7: vs. Raichu d, Lickitung d, Kingler d with tools
Game 1:
We both get setup, however my powers and bodies get shut off fast, we slowly pick at each other, but with my powers and bodies, my deck is slowed to a crawl and he takes the win.
Game 2:
An exact repeat of the first game. Decent starts, but I get slowed down due to my power and bodies getting shut off. I am able to play a couple windstorms, but the tools and stadiums just come back. Another loss for me.
Overall Records:
Me: 5-3
Friend: 3-3
After losing my playoff match, I place somewhere between 5th-8th and take my 4 booster prize, lol.
PROPS:
-Me, for finally making a top 8 cut after some previously horrible tournament records.
-My friend, for attending his first POP event and breaking even with a week-old rogue deck
-The TOs, for setting up a nice Pizza Hut order during the lunch break, it hit the spot!
-All of my opponents, for their fair play
-Everyone who was there, for such a good time
SLOPS:
-Having to resleeve my deck with only minutes remaining before the deck-check deadline
-The unwelcoming long registration line
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