>>55728990You can probably still find the old thread when this tournament happened but just a recap,
>Puyo winning
If two beginners spent the same time practicing casually, one puyo, one tetris, the puyo will most likely win because winning as tetris requires overwhelming the puyo with junks before they can start off their chains, and that requires speed and intuition in dropping blocks which is simply not probable for the beginners in that tournament.
(one exemption for this was Koyori who performed the openings that she learned well against Nene in the group stage, leading to the semi final between her and Okayu
a.k.a. the best match in that tourney)
Top players also agree that beating even immediate-level puyo requires one to be high-level in tetris.
>Marine winning
Marine was already the most exceptional puyo player before the tournament, albeit still learning the openings leading to the tournament.
The final proof of those assumptions was if Marine can beat the best tetris player in holo, Suisei, which she did, 3 days before the tournament (scoring 3-2), and further proving again the top players' opinion point as she beat Sui again immediately after the tournament.
All this leading to this clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEQu8ChBu3A which was of course, uncalled for from both the haters and her, but imo they had all the time to adjust before the tournament, and watching Marine steamroll the other members 3-0 in groups and semi, and 5-0 in the finals, wasn't the most enjoyable tournament.
