Austino
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It was Nebraska's first State Championship and my roomate is from Lincoln, so we decided to hit it up to finish off spring break. He decides on luxchomp, and I go ahead with gyarados since I see 1 vilegar. We get there and I meet Jaeger, turn in my list and whatnot. I don't know anyone else's name from this event as there weren't really any other "ranked" players. Bummer.
Round 1: Bellosom/Cherrim
He flips over two oddish to my two karp and I about defecate a brick. Luckily I sea spray for a couple and start to set up before he evolves either, preparing for him to start trainer locking me. I ko both oddishes in one turn thanks to a previous tail revenge for 30 followed by flash bite, then regimove to bring the other active, then start to set up in safety as he slowly builds up cherrims and 2 more bellosom. He almost ohko's a G'dos with vespiquen but I warp/seeker and ohko it. He pulls up bellosom and smacks me, I return with 90 thanks to resistance to which he heals 80 off. I flash bite/tail revenge for game.
1-0
Round 2: Yanmega/Jumpluff
He gets an explosive start setting up several things in his first turn, but doesn't have the energy to retreat, so passes. I get most of the thigns i need in my hand then portrait his 10 card hand only to find a judge.....:frown: Luckily I hit a collector, BTS, and pokedex off the judge and go back to town setting up. I end up OHKOing anything he has, belted or not and take all 6.
2-0
Round 3: Vilegar
She starts double tomb...but nothing else. I T1 collector and start setting up, taking the game by T3 when I seeker up her 3rd tomb and tail revenge the active.
3-0
Round 4: Jaeger - Luxchomp
Best game of the day. I take a 4 prize lead, but resources are thin and he has a belted lux that I can't hit my junk arm to save my life, even after playing cynthia's guidance twice in a row. He pulls it back down to 1-1. I regimove around it once, bait out a few sprays, but still whiff the junk arm AND ssu out of the 4 cards in my deck and send up regice (warp in hand) hoping he can't snipe. He can, so he takes the win. Great game.
3-1
Round 5: P. Kingsley - Uxie Donk
I whiff the bts since two are prized and so I miss the donk on him. He takes 3 prizes his first turn. Guy had no SotG during our match or integrity for the game after he beat his kid 2 rounds later then intentionally scooped to get him into top cut even though his son lost.
3-2
Round 6: Yanmega/Jumpluff
This guy was who the previous player got his list from, so I knew what to expect, however this guy played his judges much better and almost beat me after judging me out of double drawer +/rescue energy/seeker. Comes down to 1-1 prize but I hit the double drawer + for my recovery and ohko his jumpluff for my last prize.
4-2
Top cut is announced and I'm 9th due to the father scooping to his son. Guess that's how it goes, players who don't earn it make it in, and playing the system means more than playing the game.
Another issue was a judge intervening in a top cut match prematurely, causing my friend to be misinterpreted and losing his game after he clearly BEAT the other player after the judge didn't even pay enough attention to notice unown q AND expert belt on the opponent's registeel. Basically more rules lawyering against someone who's attending their 2nd premier event and first top cut, costing him top 4. In understand that with this being Nebraska's first States though, that there aren't going to be many experienced judges.
As far as improvements go, for those wondering: Verify match slips as they're turned in, don't rely on players to turn them in. Then you don't have to post standings after EVERY round. Provide sleeves for those who need to resleeve for top cut. DO DECKCHECKS!!!! I don't know why there wasn't a deckcheck line, just turning in lists can lead to serious problems in a tournament like this.
The event really just left a sour taste in our mouths overall.
Props:
Thomas winning in Sr's.
Chillin in Nebraska with friends
Meeting Jay, great guy, great player
Only losing 9 points for 4-2
Tron Soundtrack on the way home
Slops:
Expensive haircuts
Poor judging
Players in top cut who didn't earn it
Round 1: Bellosom/Cherrim
He flips over two oddish to my two karp and I about defecate a brick. Luckily I sea spray for a couple and start to set up before he evolves either, preparing for him to start trainer locking me. I ko both oddishes in one turn thanks to a previous tail revenge for 30 followed by flash bite, then regimove to bring the other active, then start to set up in safety as he slowly builds up cherrims and 2 more bellosom. He almost ohko's a G'dos with vespiquen but I warp/seeker and ohko it. He pulls up bellosom and smacks me, I return with 90 thanks to resistance to which he heals 80 off. I flash bite/tail revenge for game.
1-0
Round 2: Yanmega/Jumpluff
He gets an explosive start setting up several things in his first turn, but doesn't have the energy to retreat, so passes. I get most of the thigns i need in my hand then portrait his 10 card hand only to find a judge.....:frown: Luckily I hit a collector, BTS, and pokedex off the judge and go back to town setting up. I end up OHKOing anything he has, belted or not and take all 6.
2-0
Round 3: Vilegar
She starts double tomb...but nothing else. I T1 collector and start setting up, taking the game by T3 when I seeker up her 3rd tomb and tail revenge the active.
3-0
Round 4: Jaeger - Luxchomp
Best game of the day. I take a 4 prize lead, but resources are thin and he has a belted lux that I can't hit my junk arm to save my life, even after playing cynthia's guidance twice in a row. He pulls it back down to 1-1. I regimove around it once, bait out a few sprays, but still whiff the junk arm AND ssu out of the 4 cards in my deck and send up regice (warp in hand) hoping he can't snipe. He can, so he takes the win. Great game.
3-1
Round 5: P. Kingsley - Uxie Donk
I whiff the bts since two are prized and so I miss the donk on him. He takes 3 prizes his first turn. Guy had no SotG during our match or integrity for the game after he beat his kid 2 rounds later then intentionally scooped to get him into top cut even though his son lost.
3-2
Round 6: Yanmega/Jumpluff
This guy was who the previous player got his list from, so I knew what to expect, however this guy played his judges much better and almost beat me after judging me out of double drawer +/rescue energy/seeker. Comes down to 1-1 prize but I hit the double drawer + for my recovery and ohko his jumpluff for my last prize.
4-2
Top cut is announced and I'm 9th due to the father scooping to his son. Guess that's how it goes, players who don't earn it make it in, and playing the system means more than playing the game.
Another issue was a judge intervening in a top cut match prematurely, causing my friend to be misinterpreted and losing his game after he clearly BEAT the other player after the judge didn't even pay enough attention to notice unown q AND expert belt on the opponent's registeel. Basically more rules lawyering against someone who's attending their 2nd premier event and first top cut, costing him top 4. In understand that with this being Nebraska's first States though, that there aren't going to be many experienced judges.
As far as improvements go, for those wondering: Verify match slips as they're turned in, don't rely on players to turn them in. Then you don't have to post standings after EVERY round. Provide sleeves for those who need to resleeve for top cut. DO DECKCHECKS!!!! I don't know why there wasn't a deckcheck line, just turning in lists can lead to serious problems in a tournament like this.
The event really just left a sour taste in our mouths overall.
Props:
Thomas winning in Sr's.
Chillin in Nebraska with friends
Meeting Jay, great guy, great player
Only losing 9 points for 4-2
Tron Soundtrack on the way home
Slops:
Expensive haircuts
Poor judging
Players in top cut who didn't earn it