Lololol.
So, last night I dreamt that I lost to Yusuke Takanashi 4 times during the WOC. And I wasn’t very happy about it, too.
And when I woke up I was like “that’s crazy, it isn’t even possible to lose to Takanashi 4 times in the WOC, I can only lose 3 times maximum”.
But then I remembered that I signed up for the 10×10 WOC as well, which Takanashi is also playing in. So I actually can lose to Takanashi 4 times.
So, wow, my subconscious is A) smarter than me, and B) being mean to me :).
As for why I chose the 10×10 WOC instead of Octagon (assuming they won’t let me play in both tournaments), well first of all, the responses I got when asking which tournament I should play in were remarkably 50/50, so overall you guys were no help at all :). But it was fun to hear people’s reasoning and all the discussion and stuff!
But then I saw that the info on who was playing in the tournaments got updated, and I saw there was a Murderer’s Row of Japanese players in the 10×10 tournament, and so as a tiebreaker of course I had to choose that one :).
I mean, who wouldn’t want the opportunity to go up against:
Makoto Suekuni
Yusuke Takanashi
Hiroshi Goto
Tetsuya Nakajima (who I think is especially strong in 10×10 and other Othello variants)
… and all the other strong non-Japanese players in that tournament? 🙂
Clearly my subconscious is on to something- I am a sucker for punishment!!
I could come up with a scenario…
You lose to Yusuke in the Swiss, then you lose a playoff game for the semis. Too bad…
But then on the third day, one of the semi-finalists is sick and has to quit, so you’re being called for replacement, and of course, you lose again two games to him in the semis or the final!
Wow, I never thought of that, Manu :).
I have to say that prospect is EVEN MORE horrifying, however, since I’m playing worse in that scenario AND someone else has to get sick. Not very comforting, but it’s a good possibility to be aware of!