If that was you messing around with Nightmare then Im in for a real surprise then~
Hates, from experience of playing him via SCIV (Note: he was rusty as FUUck) still showed excellent play. You're in NorCal, hope you stick around to play him and the other fellas'.
Anyways, for my first tournament experiences--
Devestation 2K10;
I had been playing online for awhile at this point. Which helped me greatly. I placed 5th, and only hardened veterans were able to keep ahead of me. I, as a lot of the new"er" school players, had the awesome tool of online to help prep for real time level. I was very pleased with my performance.
Next big thing was FSAK. Round Robin format, I did pretty well with 11th overall. I took out some big names, and went neck to neck with Thugish (he beat me at the last round, though.) This was my second event, and with a few MM victories under my belt, and recognition as a set offline player, this was one of my favorite tournaments.
My next tournament, I ended up winning. A smaller tournament compared to the last two, but some good competition. It was my Pasadena experience, and I was only on top of my game thanks to the constant prep with KrayzieCD and NDK. I took gold, and was pleased.
My last tournament I attended was DEV2K11. I am very new to the scene still, but have met some of the best people that I'll be friends with forever. Played the best of the best, and sometimes maintained VS them. I have established my name as one of the top online players, an example of online to offline transitioning(that it is possible) and have earned recognition as a skilled players, among top tier players. But nothing beats the friendships I've gained.
Hope new people can take me and other newer school players as an example to go and dive into the competitive scene. It's fuckin' fun.