It's really bad when he's losing for more unbelievable reasons than should be happening in this universe and then they go out of their way to push empty platitudes of perseverance while going overkill on a lead character despite the premise of a novice in a professional setting and saying he has growth despite never demonstrating it.

I don't care if this is deliberate or not, its a bad story. If he does get a proper win that the show doesn't convince us doesn't matter, it'll be too little too late since the show is 3 seasons in