I understand that for you, any result that isn't first place is considered "weak," right? ;) Being only one day behind the leader is a good achievement, in my opinion...
From experience - at one of the HP tournaments, I managed to complete the XL map with an underground section in two days... It took about 50 hours of real time because the tournament was very important - the continental championship. It was funny to find out that six out of eight participants achieved a result within one day... :) You live and learn, but even so, it never occurred to me to consider my playthrough "weak," even though I was one day behind the leaders...
It was naive to expect to win the debut tournament. Not everything happens at once. ;)
Considering the strength of the opponents, I hoped to at least make it into the top eight. I spent about 25 hours on the playthrough, most of which was spent practicing offline. I consider the result weak because I found a "faster" playthrough. But I noticed it too late, and I don't have time to play it now. And on such a "fast-paced" map, one day is a very significant difference.
