Name is Emily, she/her pronouns. My default handle is Hori but I can't be bothered to pay for a name change here.
Started playing mania in January 2017 and focused on competition until around the time MWC 2021 took place. I've participated in a few tournaments after that period but heavily reduced my daily playtime due to work and academic matters.
As of now I'm completely retired from playing competitively, from both a lack of interest and to use my time on other things. I will keep playing random maps that I like here and there and aiming for ranks on stuff that doesn't tire me physically, and that's basically it.
My first tournament was TIM 17, I paired with UrsoManso and it was a pretty nice experience overall, especially because we ended up winning the tournament.
1 year later I joined SOFT 3 and managed to win the tournament. It's the one I value the most due to how much effort I put into it, and was a good incentive to keep playing other tournaments.
I also participated in 2 editions of the Speed of Light tournament, first one was with andreymc (Amerom) and the other with DemiFiendSMT, I thank them both for inviting me as I probably wouldn't have joined otherwise. As for the tournaments themselves they were particularly interesting and had a somewhat unorthodoxy approach to the pools that I appreciate from a competitive perspective.
Lastly, all my experiences in the MWC (Mania World Cup) were remarkable and I don't regret having joined any of them; they were the most fun times I had in this game and I'm grateful to have taken part on each of the teams. Special shoutouts to SillyFangirl and Amerom/andrey for being beside me in practically all of them.