Anyone really focused on high level play for non-team competitive games such as Quake 3, Street Fighter, Soul Calibur, similar game?

I used to play Quake 3 at tourney level, got 23rd place at QuakeCON 2000, and 19th place during QuakeCON 2001 (Even was sponsored by nVidia to travel).

Street Fighter 3rd Strike competitions at EVOs, 46th, 28th, 31st place. (no sponsors - very tough competition)

Now I am focusing on Soul Calibur 3, I am one of the top 5 players in my Southern California Region. Hard to get sponsors for it since Namco hasnt planned an arcade release.

Reading about fine tuning strategies, watching videos of my opponents, practicing and more practicing - its been fun for me and very rewarding. Anyone else enjoy playing to win...for money?