Thanks to everyone for coming out on such short notice! I was convinced that this tourney wasn't going to happen in April until a week and a half ago, but it did. Thanks also for being patient and understanding about the lack of livestream and about the giant middle-aged crowd that showed up and pushed the other gamers into our space. Both of these things are unusual circumstances for the STLBW crew.
Shout outs to:
MOJoe- Thank you SOO much for showing up even earlier than I did to be ready to help. Even though I had no success in setting up the livestream, it was still very helpful to have you handy. Thanks for getting all the stations prepped for tourney so that I had several less things to stress about
Shard- Cookies are one of my top 3 comfort items, and it was super nice to be able to hoard them at my table. And sorry about the awkward response on Samus training--now that you're living close that will definitely be happening, but obviously not all the time XD
Tosh- I'm glad to be the one to have broken both your college-tourney virginity in 2004, and your real tourney virginity in 2013. I didn't put you against Dart on purpose
Mostly, I'm glad to have had an old friend there with me that I could enjoy a beer with and die in doubles as men.
Atma- Why did you split? And how are you going to let Eo take a match off you in pools? I guess Eo really is better than Bieber.
Ripple- I almost told you not to pick Samus against Sam/sinister/dickcheese, but I didn't feel like a TO should be advising people. He's like a Borg that's immune to Samus. We didn't get our dittos in, but that's okay. Samus dittos are usually boring... I'll make sure to get you next time.
Professor Lex- Thanks for being the brave man from the fighting game community at BarWarz to step forward and try your hand at some competitive smash. I know you got 2-0'd in everything, but what I was seeing wasn't far behind. You're always welcome to come back, out to smashfests, etc...
Legan- It was nice meeting you. I think I might have played against you in the last tourney in doubles... but I can't remember. Come to some smashfests. Link mains are rare.
Potter- Again, it's great to see old friends. Thank you for not getting drunk prior to pools this time =D I think you finished your sets before anyone this time... despite arriving 3 hours late. Love you bro.
Billy- Marth is a bad MU to pick against Samus. See you in July.
Bieber- smh
Shinobi- Thank you for the recording setup. I was really banking on that live stream to happen, but thank you for going through all the trouble to set up the recording. And I'm entering the next tourney I host, and your pocket sheik will no longer work.
Blitzbolt- I really need to play against you more often. I didn't get the opportunity to this tourney. It's always great seeing you, so you should come to smashfests more!
Dart- Thanks for making this a hype tourney! I also really appreciated the tips on the Samus-Marth MU. It was great to have a chance to play against you. I may be transferring my part time job to Peoria, so more may be in our future.
Karl- I played you in a match, but we didn't really get to talk much :/ Hope you had fun man.
Youngling- Great job taking Amateur Bracket. You know your parents have to pay taxes on the winnings, right?
Hylian- For some reason it just feels so iconic or legendary to have you there. I guess it's cuz you're an admin and everyone on the boards knows you. Thanks for the help with the bracket. I can always take tips and criticism on TO'ing... and smashing in general
It's great to have you around.
Genoblast- I've not played against you in nearly a year now. We're well overdue. I've gotten better, so I'm up for the challenge. I can't believe how well you and Hylian did in Doubles! Riio and Bieber are no joke. Too bad 3rd was only $7
Next tourney will have more hype and more money.
Dickcheese- How long do I have to keep calling you D i c k cheese? Anyway. It's awesome to see you put work in in tourney. Hope you had fun, and we'll see you at more STL events. And I still have shinobi's fork. Next time you guys host a COMO State-wide smashfest, I will be bicycling from STL to COMO for the occasion. It's always fun being ***** by dickcheese.
Eo- YOU TOOK A STOCK OFF ATMA!!! Def better than Bieber. Bieber got your quarters when he placed 3rd.
Alright, it was great to have all of you there. Come to the next one. It will be better and hopefully more notice