6th
I'll be honest and say I was kind of annoyed that I lost to Mike 3 times this tournament, although not as annoyed as I was when I lost to Noah for the EIGHTH TIME IN A ROW. (He played EXULTED for 130+ right after bingoing, and I was audibly unpleased). I really think it's very important to first and foremost be a good sport, because not only does it help your focus in general, but it also makes you a better person. I hereby promise to never audibly express any sort of displeasure in a Scrabble game again.
6th place in this field is pretty good, considering it's probably a harder field than Nationals on average. Maybe with 12 more games I would have run out of steam and crashed but I honestly think right now that I am capable of cashing at Nationals. I will try my best. I made some sort of vow last year that I would never play Nationals again until I made an effort to learn every word, and unfortunately due to a combination of lack of motivation and lots of work I was unable to learn all the words. However, I think my word knowledge is adequate enough and I will try to keep reviewing before Nationals. Because of that, I promise to not be annoyed if I lose a game due to word knowledge and to treat this as a chance to have fun, go on vacation and see all my friends. Besides, I get to visit the gf in Florida afterwards :)
The last thing to work on is the anxiety issue. I still find it extremely hard to sleep well at tournaments. I realize this is not an uncommon problem, but it sure does suck.
6th place in this field is pretty good, considering it's probably a harder field than Nationals on average. Maybe with 12 more games I would have run out of steam and crashed but I honestly think right now that I am capable of cashing at Nationals. I will try my best. I made some sort of vow last year that I would never play Nationals again until I made an effort to learn every word, and unfortunately due to a combination of lack of motivation and lots of work I was unable to learn all the words. However, I think my word knowledge is adequate enough and I will try to keep reviewing before Nationals. Because of that, I promise to not be annoyed if I lose a game due to word knowledge and to treat this as a chance to have fun, go on vacation and see all my friends. Besides, I get to visit the gf in Florida afterwards :)
The last thing to work on is the anxiety issue. I still find it extremely hard to sleep well at tournaments. I realize this is not an uncommon problem, but it sure does suck.