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My 1v1 journey
 

After playing tons of team games for more than a year, I finally decided to ladder 1v1s more seriously in 2011 Season 3. The memory of losing my 1st 1v1 game to a reaper haunted me and kept me from even considering that search button for 1s. (Yes, I was that noob) The ladder anxiety probably just escalated from then on.

But after deciding that if Supersaiyan could get to silver and then gold, no way was I going to stay in bronze. And so the journey begun.

At first I didn't get it. How can 1v1s be so hard? However, by then I met a great group of practice partners (Rico aka FaDeUndone, Benelings, Toogood, Supersaiyan, KWis, Flamga, Bittymummy, Ewok and more). After some practice games, we would have hilarious fun playing teams, photon cycles, raynor's and micro tourneys etc. But I have sidetracked.

I had also decided to join the BSG weekly Opens to keep myself laddering regularly. So I joined my first tournament, the BSG #35. I met Gibber my opponent who introduced me to mGG. However, I wasn't thinking of joining a clan then. It is ironic that 4 months later, after reading that mGG was recruiting, that I would be part of this awesome clan.

By then I was and content to just be .
Then unexpectedly, the questions started coming :

"NEM Y u no plat yet"

I still blame Rico.

Each week I get asked by at least 2-3 different people (both privately or in the mGG channel) this same question. (I just got asked by another guy this morning and I only just met him yesterday!)

Hey I'm struggling in gold (losing streaks are no fun).
"Can't I stay gold?"
"No!!"
"But I dun feel plat"

Still the turning point might had been the FSCT Finals (I still dun know how I did it) and the BSG opens #61 (winning the games vs DuckvilleLOL were the most memorable for me). So maybe I can make it...

So this is for all of you :



Want to thank the many people for the practice games, help, encouragements and great discussions and analysis (You know who you are). This includes clanmates such as Rinehart, Alpha and Cwn (the list is far longer than that); great friends such as Aequitas, Flamga and Benelings(YES! I'm finally taking games off Ben regularly in our bo99999);

and Rico (for being the most naggy of them all).

Re: My 1v1 journey
 

Well done!!! I told you that you would be able to do it

Now lets see diamond next

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GJ!! Nem fighting!! ^^

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nice work long time coming imo

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GREAT WORK NEM! So proud of you!
You've worked so hard and definately have heaps of potential
As well as being an amazing clan mate and friend
You can definately make it to soon!
Keep it up!

NEMESIS FIGHTING!

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Gratz Nem =DDDDDDDD.
Knew my nagging would pay off xD

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Nem fightingggggg!!

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y u no diamond yet

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Good job nem!

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Well done nem, keep practising and you make GM easy

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Awesome work Nem. I still remember the night you asked to join xD. Pretty sure I called you a dude more than once that night :P

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Thxs guys for believing in me... meant much.

Not sure about diamond >.< I just got plat... probs be struggling in there for awhile :P

Will be sad to miss the BSGs. Those tourneys were fun; Supir and Asrathiel all nice, awesome people...

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see you in GM in no time bro ^_^

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nice work!!!!!

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gratz dude, good to see the promotion

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Yay Nem!

Maybe I'll get around to following you up the ladder one day. Seems rather unlikely though!

Will miss you in BSG!

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Im really looking forward to writing one of these for myself. Too bad I spent a year's worth of seasons in Bronze but she'll be right. Conratulations and gl with plat!

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Thxs
Still an unbelieveable journey for me. But having so many people believe that I can do it made the huge difference.

Though reality is starting to sink in... 2 leagues up is.. masters! I might actually meet masters on ladder one day! Scary thoughts...
Suddenly missing being in BSG :P

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Of course u can And u know we will all support you up the ladder
If all else fails, play zerg :P

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YAY !!

Congrats Nem finally getting into plat

whoop whoop !!