I lost by 22 seconds! Bah.

I would have held on for those extra twenty seconds if DeadDorf and Terrin had not decided to attack at the same time, I could not hold both of them off and keep the hill.

I heard tournament TV commenting about my lack of units. This was only my second time playing as Elves, and I'm still not used to them. I'm a Men of the West player, and the Elves units cost more and take much longer to build. I was trying to run a MoTW economy and build order with the Elves.

It has been obvious throughout the tournament that winning a KoTH 1v1v1 match requires a certain amount of good fortune combined with skill. There is no strategy that can guarantee a win, the third player is a wildcard that can win it or lose it for you. So I figured out an early hold strategy that would guarantee me at least second place, with the chance that things would swing my way and I would win. They did not, but it was close.

It was a great tournament, I really enjoyed it. It was my first tournament on GameSpot, and now that I know what they are like, I'm looking forward to the next one.