Thomas Biero

Bordeaux Régional B Imu - Winner R1: Imu ✅ 1st R2: Zoro ✅ 🎰 2nd R3: Zoro ✅ 1st R4: Ace ❌ 1st R5: Ace ✅ 🎰 2nd R6: Ace ✅ 🎰 2nd R7: Lim ✅ 1st R8: Zoro ✅ 🎰 2nd R9: Ace ❌ 1st TOP16: Ace ✅❌✅ TOP 8: Imu ✅❌✅ 🎰 TOP4: Imu ❌✅✅ FINAL: ✅❌✅

2nd and 3rd Extragrand Battle this week end with Enel On saturday, 5-0 into top 8 sadly lost in final 1-2 against @Tanguy_Beauvois in the Enel Mirror (gg again bro) ! On sunday, 5-0 into top 8, winning my 2nd Yamato ! 4th Extra next week ! Then direction Lucca Régional !

@Weeaboo_Jonez 4c Franky ?

@TB_Doyle what card is that next to Law?

1st Extragrand Battle with Enel Strange matchup but it’s still nice to play 32 people event even if it’s just Standard format with extra cards RY Bonney ✅🎲 RY Bonney ✅🎲 RU Ace ✅🎲 B Crocodile ✅ B Crocodile ❌ T8: RU Ace ✅✅ T4: B Crocodile ✅✅ Final: B Crocodile ✅✅

@reneneneneneeee I’m in the Rebecca Support waiting room…

@TB_Doyle we should play rebecca💔

What 10 years of competing taught me about tournament mindset 🧵 Just got back from the Warsaw One Piece TCG Regional and it was really interesting experience seeing how different people approach these events. One Piece TCG has exploded lately. Top 64 cards alone can go for around €2.000 now, so the pressure at these events feels very real. Wanted to share some things I’ve learned over the years competing in games like Hearthstone and other TCGs. Not saying this is the “correct” approach, just what personally helped me. Back in 2016 I started competing in Hearthstone. My first tournament ever I got Top 16 and made some money. Huge confidence boost. The problem was… I started thinking I was REALLY good because of it. High ladder player that immediately toped a tournament. For the rest of that year I barely had results, but I kept putting huge expectations on myself while also thinking I already had things figured out. Neither helped me perform. At some point I noticed some of my friends who were “taking the game less seriously” were consistently outperforming me. That forced me to rethink how I approached competition. One thing I realized is:
thinking you’re good can either help your confidence… or make you blind to your mistakes. For me it was definitely the second. I blamed bad luck for almost every loss instead of asking:
“What could I have done differently?” Of course luck exists.
Bad matchups exist.
Bad draws exist. But focusing only on things outside of your control doesn’t help you improve. What actually helped me was focusing on what was under MY control: • preparation
• matchup knowledge
• mental recovery after losses
• understanding bad situations and finding the lines that can still win
• staying adaptable An open mindset helped me way more than trying to protect my “ good player ego”. Another thing I notice a lot at tournaments: People carry losses with them for WAY too long mentally. I used to do this constantly too. Most of us rant to friends after a bad loss or unlucky moment, and it helps. Get it out of your system. But then move on. You can seriously review mistakes later. During the tournament your focus should be on the next round, not replaying the last one in your head for 3 hours. Go one game at a time. Probably the biggest thing that changed my results over time was letting go of expectations and the pressure that came with them. I remember a friend once telling me: “I’m not going to tournaments expecting results anymore. I’m going to have a good time, and if the result comes, great.” That mindset genuinely changed a lot for me. Now whenever I travel for events, I always make sure there are other things I’m looking forward to outside the tournament itself. Good food.
Friends.
Exploring the city.
Funny moments. It takes away a lot of the pressure. The funny thing is that the less I told myself “I HAVE to do well”… the better I started performing. Preparation still matters a ton obviously. Practice.
Prep hard.
Learn matchups.
Take competition seriously. But once the event starts, try to let go a little and just play. Last thing. STAY HYDRATED during events 💧 I genuinely think this matters way more than people realize at long events. Electrolytes help me a lot personally. For food I avoid heavy meals before/during tournaments. Usually something lighter with protein/carbs works best for me. Still improving my mindset every year, but these are some things I’ve noticed after competing for a long time. Some of these might work for you, some might not. Everyone approaches competition differently. But even just keeping some of these ideas in mind during big events can help, and over time you’ll figure out what works best for you through trial and error. Curious how other people approach tournaments mentally. What are some things that helped you compete better? 👀

2nd Place Warsaw Regional with Best 50 Swiss : Ace W Mirror W Ace W Koby W Nami W RG Luffy W Nami L @LuigiAmatoTCG Yenel L Top cut was stacked + no dice T16: Sky Luffy 2-1 @relll T8: Mirror 2-1 T4: Lucy 2-0 @FlecheNoireHS Finals Mirror 0-2 Humiliation @DogXwisdom

@Best_Nami_Euw GP Luffy !

@TB_Doyle imu ?

Marseille ✈️ Lille I will try to survive the Enel méta this week end. Happy to see everyone again and be able to play more events this year, will do my best tomorrow ! Good luck to all the players ✊🏻

@sora_tcg_ Thanks !

@TB_Doyle GG !

Bonn Régional - 2nd place with Imu Charlos tech helped so much, was very lucky the whole week end but also very seak, Thanks to everybody for this week end. Especially my team mates, all the judge and of course all my opponents. See you in Lille !

@uli_37 Thanks !

@TB_Doyle Gg!

@KaizokuKaiba Thanks !

@TB_Doyle huge congrats!!

@Chinoize_ Thanks you for your cast, didn’t had Time to take a look at the stream but I Will definitly do it !

@TB_Doyle ggs (again)! Was great casting your games!

@snizaodus Here it is !

@TB_Doyle gg!! can you pls drop the list?

@AtonementXI Merci ! J’aurai pu mieux jouer, on s’améliorera pour la prochaine fois !

@TB_Doyle Gg mec c’était des belles games. Ca se joue à pas grand chose !

@UnViewer_ @Ro_Fournier Merci !

@TB_Doyle @Ro_Fournier GG!

@Kaiwin_t Me to ! Really fun, enjoy your win ! Well deserve !

@TB_Doyle ggs again man! Had a great time as your opponent and the games were amazing. Was really nice to meet you :D

@AbrarKrasnici @AstonsansleG Thank you bro, Nice to see you to !

@TB_Doyle @AstonsansleG GG bro was nice to see you in person 💪🏽

Matchup: R1: Boa ✅ R2: UP Sanji ✅ R3: Doflamingo ✅ R4: Imu ❌ R5: Rosinante ✅ R6: Mihawk ✅ R7: Imu ✅ R8: UP Luffy ✅ R9: UP Sanji ✅ R10: Imu ✅ T32: RG Law ✅✅ @LukaTCG T16: UP Sanji ✅❌✅ @DogXwisdom T8: UP Sanji ✅❌✅ T4: GP Luffy ✅❌✅ Final: RU Ace ❌✅❌

Düsseldorf Finals Top 8 with BDIF Ace Matchups : Day 1 : Ace ❌ (misplay) Ace ✅ Ace ✅ Ace ✅ Zoro ✅ Ace ✅ (team kill @Ro_Fournier) Ace ✅ Imu ✅ Zoro ❌ Imu ✅ Top cut : T32: Zoro ✅✅ T16: Lim ✅❌✅ T8: Ace ❌✅❌ Happy with my performance, wished to go further though.