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"Implicit learning is “nonepisodic learning of complex information in an incidental manner, without awareness of what has been learned.”

If I am terrible at online competitive games, does it reflect my poor implicit learning ability on strategy?

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Depends on the type of game I suppose, not all are high-speed button pressing fests. If you are terrible at high-APM games like Starcraft then it might be more due to hand-eye coordination skill than due to strategy skill, if you are also terrible at online chess then it might be due to strategy. Both hand-eye coordination and strategic thinking can be improved through practice though.

Performance in games like this is a child with many fathers. It's more likely that you underestimate the amount of work some people put into improving, and also underestimate the role of luck.

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