16th Official FFR Tournament
Posted on: July 1, 2023, at 03:26:26pm

yoyoyo, this is the one that really matters. Now that im in D7, competition is alot more steep and I will have to step my game up. Im going against monsters like Deamerai, Hayden, Klarion, Zenith, TheTrueXfish, Eppu, SK8R43, goldstinger, etc. I got just within reach of top 3 last tournament, being knocked out at 4th place. My goal this tournament is to win or atleast get top 3, but im doubtful. Im hoping for a major skillboost that will get me there, but we'll just have to see.



Round 1: The End of Dreams (AAA)

Got the AAA after 2 attempts. Nearly dropped a good in the last 30 notes which was nerve racking but I still got it anyway.



Round 2: Angel’s Salad (0-0-0-1)

Managed to get a 2g 1b fluke score that i was trying to improve for a few days. Gave up then decided to do the file after a skillboost session on Etterna and got a booflag. After all of the attempts I did on this file, im happy with this.



Round 3: A Battle I Absolutely Can’t Lose ~ Kill the Nyanko (0-1-0-3)

Got this score during one of my first attempts just to see the entire file, tried it a few more times then put it off for another day. I picked the file up again a day or so later then managed to mindblock the [24][34][24] pattern. I gotta get my shit together for next round or I might be left in the dust by Deamerai lol.



Round 4: Nhlev (4-0-0-0)
It was around this round or so that I started getting some huge self-doubt about my abilities and comparing myself to others. I kept getting bullshit misses and I was constantly misreading patterns. Oh well, in the end I managed to only get 4 goods on this so its whatever.



Round 5: Illegal Trap (3-0-0-1)

Got 6-0-0-3 around my first attempts and decided to put the file down. I then picked it back up around 4 days later and managed to fuck up the D7 Elimination line down to 3.6 Raw Goods.



Round 6: O Wings that Embrace Senju Banmei (2-0-1-1)

The score I got on this still surprises me, considering that it's nearly better than my Round 5 score and was done on a file that seemed intimidating at first glance. The beginning is somewhat mindblockable and plays almost like a repackaged Shinderu, while the rest of the file contains tricky jumpstream, handstream, and bursts. I managed to cop the score within 8 tries.



Round 7: VIS::CRACKED [Another] (18-0-3-6)

On my first attempts at this I couldn't even get myself to see the file to the end. The first half of the file relies heavily on awkward speed sections that require you to put your full attention on the reading aspect of it, even having a left hand minijack around 980 arrows in. The second half is even more absurd, the breaks have awkwardly timed trills that I found myself dumping up to 4 goods on in my first attempts. After those, it throws a short section of repeated handstream patterns with bursts in between each pattern. It gives you a breather before presenting the final section of the file which is a rainbow puke colored speed nightmare that seems really bad until you realize how simple and rolly it really is in reality. The file ends with a hybrid of the last section with easier jumpstream

All of this is to say that I struggled with this file on my first attempts, not even being able to finish it initially. So I put the game down to return to another day, and the next day I decided to warm up with more speed-oriented files on Etterna to prepare myself for it. All I did on FFRs end was turning off my Halved noteskin and putting it on Mirror and I managed to get this score in 2 tries, totaling 10 attempts total and solidifying me a near guaranteed 3rd place finish. On to the Grand Finals...



Round 8: Braindead [14-0-8-5]

I honestly stopped caring about what score I got this round mainly because whatever I got I would still be getting a guaranteed 3rd place score, and I knew that I wouldn't be beating Deamerai in 2nd anytime soon lmfao.



In conclusion:


I honestly couldn't believe I got top 3 this year, considering the bouts in motivation I had throughout this tournament and how it didnt even feel like I was playing at my best most of the time. I didn't even have the confidence to make it to the finals at first, so this was a major accomplishment for me and felt like a crazy upset. HUGE thanks to everyone who supported me in the tournament and delt with my highly critical self-depricating attitude, and thanks to the tournament organizers for putting this awesome tournament together!

Shoutouts to:
Deamerai (for being my main competition during this entire thing and a cool dude in general)
Matthias
Devilchilly
Pizza69
T-Force
MarcusHawkins
NotSpiralingEnough
Jess/Tosh
Revo

There might be more people I'm forgetting. Can't wait till next year.

1. 1: ositzxz369
   Posted at 11:22pm on July 1st, 2023

   goldstinger is a monster, in a way that a Lugia is considered a monster
2. 2: EppuJoloZ
   Posted at 5:29am on July 2nd, 2023

   I wouldn't consider myself a monster, but we'll see if I manage to get back to my peak during this tourney :D Good luck!!
3. 3: gold stinger
   Posted at 8:03pm on August 28th, 2023

   Damn, I'm a monster?? I would barely call myself D6 xd
   You've shown this tournament that you are absolutely a D7 player, and even have the capacity to compete as a D8 player. Congrats again on the 3rd btw!
4. 4: NotSpiralingEnough
   Posted at 10:17am on September 12th, 2023

   uh huh, yeah, definitely D7, totally :P
   (very late) congrats on 3rd place !! you went crazy on this one, having the same skill as a lvl.99 (now 100) player is WILD. seeing you grow from the first time we met (almost at the same time when we both joined, lol) was amazing, not to mention your acc scores (believe me i am NOT that good at acc). hoping to see more from you and thanks for being a very cool person !!! :3