Training and Playing against challenging people

by Tom Russell
(Southland)

One of the pictures from a tournament

This is a story about not just my first ever tournament but the tournaments i have lately been entering and how training hard and playing good players can give you really good experience.

I'm 10 now as well but mostly enter in 12's tournaments which my Mum has advised so i will get experience and learn how to play under pressure and the mind set you have to be in while playing good players.

Here is all the tournaments that i have been playing from the bottom was the first tournament i has ever been in-

12 Oct 2008 F Tournament Travis Millan Won 7-5 6-2
12 Oct 2008 SF Tournament Liam Ryan Won 6-0 7-5
12 Oct 2008 QF Tournament Luke Lemin Won 6-1 6-0
03 Oct 2008 CS Tournament S10 0505 Henry Hodgson S10 0565 Lost 6-2;6-3
03 Oct 2008 CQ Tournament S10 0495 Lucas Reid S11 0225 Won 6-2;6-1
02 Oct 2008 Q Tournament S10 0505 Henry Hailes S9 0790 Lost 6-0;7-5
02 Oct 2008 16 Tournament S10 0495 Joel Smith S11 0285 Won 6-1;6-4
01 Oct 2008 F Tournament S10 0510 Lloyd McGee S9 0660 Lost 9-3
01 Oct 2008 S Tournament S10 0490 Mitchell Sizemore S10 0440 Won 9-6
30 Sep 2008 Q Tournament S10 0475 Manawa Rakete-Shea S11 0300 Won 9-5
29 Sep 2008 CF Tournament S10 0455 Paddy Ou S10 0495 Won 6-4 6-2
29 Sep 2008 C Tournament S10 0435 Liam Beck S10 0415 Won 6-7 7-6 10-1
29 Sep 2008 C Tournament S10 0420 Henry Craib S11 0250 Won 6-4 6-2
27 Sep 2008 Q Tournament S10 0420 Connor Heap S8 1080 Lost 6-4;6-4
27 Sep 2008 16 Tournament S11 0400 Paddy Ou S10 0495 Won 6-4;7-5
18 Jul 2008 RR Tournament S11 0390 Hunter McKenzie S12 0170 Won 9-1
18 Jul 2008 PL Tournament S10 0410 Andrew Brash S11 0375 Lost 9-8
17 Jul 2008 RR Tournament S11 0395 Sean Howson S11 0295 Won 9-4
16 Jul 2008 RR Tournament S11 0385 William Mace-Cochrane S12 0165 Won 9-2
16 Jul 2008 RR Tournament S11 0365 Dylan Heap S11 0310 Won 9-2
01 Jun 2008 4 Tournament S11 0335 George Boanas S10 0530 Won 9-8 (7-5)
01 Jun 2008 3 Tournament S11 0345 Henry Hodgson S10 0570 Lost 9-0
31 May 2008 2 Tournament S11 0325 Jacob Mulholland S10 0410 Won 9-3
31 May 2008 1 Tournament S11 0325 Hamish Rae S9 0860 Lost 9-3
11 May 2008 2 Interclub S11 0295 Gus Wood S10 0445 Won 9-8 (10-6)
11 May 2008 1 Interclub S11 0305 George Boanas S10 0535 Lost 9-4
03 May 2008 F Tournament S11 0290 Ryan Whelan S12 0190 Won 9-4
03 May 2008 S Tournament S11 0275 Jacob Dickson S12 0130 Won 9-1
02 May 2008 Q Tournament S11 0290 Henry Hodgson S10 0480 Lost 9-4
02 May 2008 16 Tournament S11 0270 Jackson Wells S11 0250 Won 9-1
30 Apr 2008 2 Tournament S11 0270 Michael Lee S9 0660 Lost 9-0
30 Apr 2008 32 Tournament S11 0290 Joel Smith S11 0275 Lost 6-4;7-6
16 Mar 2008 3 Tournament S11 0280 Hayden McElligot S12 0050 Won 6-0
16 Mar 2008 2 Tournament S11 0270 Joshua Harwood S12 0065 Won 6-1
16 Mar 2008 1 Tournament S11 0260 Josh McDermott S12 0015 Won 6-0
24 Feb 2008 CF Tournament S11 0240 Miki Nobuzawa S11 0305 Won
24 Feb 2008 CSF Tournament S11 0225 David Lamb S12 0065 Won
23 Feb 2008 QF Tournament S11 0235 Paddy Ou S10 0490 Lost 9-7
17 Feb 2008 4 Interclub S11 0255 Jonathan Ellis S11 0280 Lost 9-8 (10-8)
17 Feb 2008 5 Interclub S11 0215 Mitchell Sizemore S10 0420 Won 3-9
16 Feb 2008 2 Interclub S12 0195 Mitchell Wilson S12 0100 Won 9-4
03 Feb 2008 1 Tournament S11 0210 Joshua Cochrane S11 0395 Lost 9-6
03 Feb 2008 1 Tournament S12 0180 Miki Nobuzawa S11 0305 Won 9-6
03 Feb 2008 1 Tournament S12 0160 Luke Lemin S11 0210 Won 9-3
15 Feb 2008 1 Interclub S12 0120 Miki Nobuzawa S11 0330 Won 9-7
05 Jan 2008 CS Tournament S12 0120 Paddy Ou S10 0420 Lost 7-0
05 Jan 2008 CQ Tournament S12 0100 Ryan Whelan S12 0170 Won 7-3
05 Jan 2008 16 Tournament S12 0100 Lloyd McGee S10 0555 Lost 7-0