- Not to be confused with Smasher:Rima
| Lima | |
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Lima (left) at Rise 'N Grind 2023 before his Winners Finals set against Miya (right).
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| Character info | |
| Smash 4 main | Bayonetta |
| Other Smash 4 character | Peach |
| Ultimate main | Bayonetta |
| Other Ultimate character | Corrin |
| Team info | |
| Sponsor(s) | Winthrope Esports |
| Former crews | Earthroot Gaming |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Panda Global Rankings 100: 20th  LumiRank 2024.1: 37th |
| Best historical ranking | PGR v5: 19th OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse: 28th |
| Best tournament result | 1st / 1,358 at EVO 2018 2nd / 145 at Cirque 4 |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Bharat Chintapalli |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Dallas, Texas 
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Lima is a Smasher from Dallas, Texas, who is one of the best Bayonetta players across two different Super Smash Bros. titles, and one of the best Smash players from Texas.
Lima made his debut in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, where he first broke out onto the global scene by placing 9th at EVO 2017, then following it up with a 2nd-place finish at Canada Cup 2017 and his first major top 8 at 2GGC: MkLeo Saga. He found even greater success in the following year, when he notably won EVO 2018 in a controversial grand finals, where he and CaptainZack were accused for treating their sets in an unprofessional manner. Nevertheless, this victory, alongside several other top 8 major finishes, established Lima as one of the best Bayonetta players in the world in the game's final year.
Lima continued to play Bayonetta in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but he saw limited success in the early metagame, in part due to the severe nerfs Bayonetta received during her transition from Smash 4. Nevertheless, Lima stuck with the character, and thanks to update patches that buffed Bayonetta, he saw improved results in the post-COVID-19 pandemic metagame, placing top 8 at several majors during this period, including placing 2nd at Litvitational 3 and Cirque 4. As such, Lima is often considered one of the greatest Bayonetta players of all-time, alongside Bloom4Eva and TamaPDaifuku, and one of the players responsible for Bayonetta's rise in the metagame.
On December 6th, 2017, Lima was signed by EarthRoot Gaming, which he left a few months later on May 25th, 2018.
Playstyle
Lima plays an unconventional stylish and punish game. Perfectly spacing Bayonetta's aerials alongside mixing up with After Burner Kick to get 0-deaths and to simply just rack up damage, he is also known for how he plays the neutral game, having an excellent game plan as well as respecting the options his opponent throws out; if they whiff out an option, Lima will use Witch Time, and use this information to understand what unsafe option they threw out which puts his opponent in a terrible position, either their stock being taken or in disadvantage half the time.
Rankings
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Panda Global Rankings
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| PGR v4 | June 24th - December 3rd, 2017 | 24th |  |
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| PGR v5 | December 23rd, 2017 - July 1st, 2018 | 19th | |
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| PGR 100 | January 20th, 2015 - November 18th, 2018 | 20th | |
OrionRank
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| OrionRank 2017 | December 24th, 2016 - December 24th, 2017 | 33rd |  |
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| OrionRank Mid-Spring 2018 | January 1st - May 1st, 2018 | 18th | |
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| OrionRank 2018 | January 1st - December 2nd, 2018 | 8th | |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
LumiRank
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UltRank 2022 | June 18th - December 18th, 2022 | 48th |  |
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| LumiRank Mid-Year 2023 | December 19th, 2022 - July 23rd, 2023 | 42nd | |
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| LumiRank 2023 | December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 | 29th | |
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| LumiRank 2024.1 | December 18th, 2023 - July 15th, 2024 | 37th | |
OrionRank Ultimate
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
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| OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse | April 2020 - December 19th, 2021 | 28th | |
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| OrionRank Mid-Year 2022 | December 22nd, 2021 - June 26th, 2022 | 137th | |
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| OrionRank 2022 | December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 | 62nd | |
Wi-Fi Warrior Rank
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wi-Fi Warrior Rank v8 |
January 1st - June 30th, 2024 | 17th | |
OrionRank North America
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OrionRank North America Top 200 | January 2019 - March 2020 | 155th | |
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| OrionRank Ultimate: Eclipse North America | June 2020 - December 19th, 2021 | 19th | |
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| OrionRank 2022 North America | December 22nd, 2021 - December 18th, 2022 | 34th | |
LumiRank North America
| Ranking | Time period | Rank | Character(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LumiRank 2023 North America | December 19th, 2022 - December 17th, 2023 | 14th | |
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shockwave 107 | November 9th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
| Shockwave 110 | December 7th, 2016 | 7th | — | — |
| Shockwave 112 | December 21st, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
| Shockwave 114 | January 4th, 2017 | 4th | 4th | Gyo |
| Shockwave 115 | January 11th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Shockwave 119 | February 8th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Austin's Really Feeling It 16 | February 11th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Shockwave 120 | February 15th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Shockwave 122 | March 1st, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| No Fun Allowed | March 4th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
| Shockwave 123 | March 8th, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Shockwave 124 | March 15th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Shockwave 125 | March 22nd, 2017 | 5th (DQ) | — | — |
| Shockwave 126 | March 29th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Awestin |
| Shockwave 127 | April 26th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| DreamHack Austin 2017 | April 28th-30th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
| Shockwave 128 | May 3rd, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Naifu Wars: World War 1 |
May 5th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| Shockwave 130 | May 17th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Awestin |
| Shockwave 131 | May 24th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
| Denti's Bizarre Adventure 5 | May 27th, 2017 | 2nd | 2nd | JaySon |
| Shockwave 132 | May 31st, 2017 | 4th | — | — |
| Shockwave 133 | June 7th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Awestin |
| 2GGC: Nairo Saga | June 10th-11th, 2017 | 33rd | 25th | Horse |
| Shockwave 134 | June 14th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Shockwave 135 | June 21st, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Naifu Wars: World War 2 |
June 23rd, 2017 | 33rd | — | — |
| Denti's Bizarre Adventure 6 | July 1st, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Awestin |
| Shockwave 137 | July 5th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GGC: ARMS Saga | July 8th-9th, 2017 | 13th | 9th | Razo |
| EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
| Shockwave 139 | July 19th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Aww... isn't that cute... Smash 4 Arcadian 4 | July 22nd, 2017 | — | 1st | Crown |
| Shockwave 140 | July 26th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | Awestin |
| Shockwave 141 | August 2nd, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Low Tier City 5 | August 5th-6th, 2017 | 5th | 5th | Sheen |
| Shockwave 143 | August 16th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GGC: SCR Saga | August 19th-20th, 2017 | 17th | 9th | Aarvark |
| Shockwave 144 | August 23rd, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| Shockwave 145 | August 30th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Awestin |
| Shockwave 146 | September 6th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| 2GGC: West Side Saga | September 9th, 2019 | 13th | 2nd | Javi |
| Shockwave 147 | September 13th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Awestin |
| Spa-Con Showdown 2017 | September 23rd-24th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
| GameTyrant Expo 2017 | September 29th-October 1st, 2017 | 33rd | — | — |
| Canada Cup 2017 | October 28th-30th, 2017 | 2nd | 2nd | Mistake |
| 2GGC: MkLeo Saga | November 4th, 2017 | 7th | 13th | Mistake |
| Super Smash Fight Club | December 30th, 2017 | 2nd | 5th | Samsora |
| GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| Frostbite 2018 | February 9th-11th, 2018 | 33rd | 9th | Mew2King |
| King of the Springs 3 | February 24th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| EGLX 2018 | March 9th-11th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| Rise 2018 | March 17th-18th, 2018 | 3rd | 5th | Eon |
| Shockwave 173 | March 23rd, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Light The Lantern |
| Shockwave 175 | April 6th, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | Awestin |
| Shockwave 176 | April 13th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| End of The Line 4 | April 14th, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | tyroy |
| Glitch 4 | April 28th, 2018 | 7th | 5th | Locus |
| Denti's Bizarre Adventure 8 | May 12th, 2018 | 7th | 2nd | Samsora |
| Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 5th | 13th | Akashi |
| MomoCon 2018 | May 24th-27th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
| DreamHack Austin 2018 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
| Triforce Friday | June 22nd, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| 2GG: Hyrule Saga | June 23rd-24th, 2018 | 33rd | 13th | Zan |
| Master Sword Monday | June 25th, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
| End of The Line 5 | July 21st, 2018 | 2nd | 2nd | tyroy |
| Low Tier City 6 | July 27th-29th, 2018 | 5th | 5th | tyroy |
| EVO 2018 | August 3rd-5th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
| Super Smash Fight Club 3 | August 18th, 2018 | 9th | 4th | Pandarian |
| Shine 2018 | August 24th-26th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| Glitch 5 | September 29th, 2018 | 1st | 4th | Rags |
| Midwest Mayhem 12 | November 3rd, 2018 | 4th | 1st | Marss |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 33rd (DQ) | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
| Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xanzy's Dream Land | December 8th, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
| Ultimate Shockwave 1 | December 12th, 2018 | 3rd | — | — |
| Ultimate Naifu Wars 1 |
December 14th, 2018 | 17th | — | — |
| Ultimate Shockwave 3 | December 26th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
| Ultimate Shockwave 4 | January 2nd, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Ultimate Shockwave 6 | January 16th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| Glitch 6 | January 19th-20th, 2019 | 65th | — | — |
| Ultimate Shockwave 7 | January 23rd, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
| GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
| Ultimate Shockwave 9 | February 6th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| No Fun Allowed 3 | February 9th, 2019 | 3rd | — | — |
| Ultimate Shockwave 10 | February 13th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Xanzy's Dream Land 2 | February 16th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
| Ultimate Gamer Miami | March 9th-10th, 2019 | 9th | — | — |
| Ultimate Shockwave 14 | March 13th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
| Ultimate Shockwave 26 | June 5th-6th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
| Ultimate Shockwave 27 | June 12th-13th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
| End of The Line 7 | June 15th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
| Ultimate Shockwave 29 | June 26th, 2019 | 4th | — | — |
| Low Tier City 7 | July 12th-14th, 2019 | 25th | 13th | Pandarian |
| EVO 2019 | August 2nd-4th, 2019 | 97th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 65th | — | — |
| Ultimate Shockwave 55 | December 26, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
| Ultimatum 2 | December 27th-29th, 2019 | 9th | 9th | JaySon |
| Frostbite 2020 | February 21st-23rd, 2020 | 97th | — | — |
| Heartbeat | September 4th, 2021 | 3rd | 3rd | tamim |
| Low Tide City 2021 | October 1st-3rd, 2021 | 17th | — | — |
| Super Smash Con: Fall Fest | October 15th-17th, 2021 | 9th | — | — |
| CyPhaCon Mini Esports | October 30th-31st, 2021 | 5th | — | — |
| Just Roll With It! 13 | November 6th-7th, 2021 | 1st | — | — |
| Mainstage 2021 | November 12th-14th, 2021 | 17th | — | — |
| Royal Brawl | January 22nd, 2022 | 2nd | 1st | SHADIC |
| Low Tide City 2022 | April 29th-May 1st, 2022 | 17th | 5th | SHADIC |
| MomoCon 2022 | May 26th-29th, 2022 | 33rd | 9th | Puppeh |
| DreamHack Dallas 2022 | June 3rd-5th, 2022 | 2nd | 1st | MuteAce |
| Just Roll With It! 2022 | July 16th-17th, 2022 | 5th | 1st | MuteAce |
| Rise 'N Grind | August 19th-21st, 2022 | 9th | — | — |
| Riptide 2022 | September 9th-11th, 2022 | 17th | 5th | Chase |
| Lost Tech City 2022 | September 30th-October 2nd, 2022 | 3rd | — | — |
| First Attack 2022 | October 7th-9th, 2022 | 2nd | 2nd | Shadow_PR |
| Ludwig Smash Invitational Last Chance Qualifier | October 21st, 2022 | Top 8 | — | — |
| Ludwig Smash Invitational | October 21st-23rd, 2022 | 29th | — | — |
| Apex 2022 | November 18th-20th, 2022 | 13th | — | — |
| Let's Make Big Moves 2023 | January 6th-8th, 2023 | 97th | 9th | Chase |
| Interstellar 3 | February 25th, 2023 | 2nd | 9th | Shadow_PR |
| Collision 2023 | March 10th-12th, 2023 | 5th | — | — |
| Rock the Winds | March 25th-26th, 2023 | 1st | 1st | Scend |
| BATTLE FOR THE SOUTH 2023 | March 31st-April 2nd, 2023 | 2nd | — | — |
| Royal Brawl 2023 | April 8th, 2023 | 5th | — | — |
| Homerun Smash 2 | April 22nd, 2023 | 2nd | 1st | MuteAce |
| Maesuma TOP 12 | April 30th, 2023 | 17th | — | — |
| TOKYO SMASH BOOT CAMP | May 3rd, 2023 | 5th | — | — |
| Kagaribi 10 | May 6th-7th, 2023 | 17th | — | — |
| Gateway Legends 2023 | May 26th-28th, 2023 | 3rd | 2nd | MuteAce |
| DreamHack Dallas 2023 | June 2nd-4th, 2023 | 4th / 228 | 4th / 33 | MuteAce |
| Wavedash 2023 | June 16th-18th, 2023 | 13th / 330 | 9th / 54 | varun |
| Super Smash Con 2023 | August 10th-13th, 2023 | 129th / 2,607 | 4th / 567 | Chase |
| Riptide 2023 | September 8th-10th, 2023 | 7th / 717 | 3rd / 129 | Chase |
| CIRQUE Du CFL 2 | September 23rd, 2023 | 7th / 174 | 9th / 33 | Chase[1] |
| Rise 'N Grind 2023 | October 13th-15th, 2023 | 3rd / 443 | 4th / 75 | Chase |
| First Attack 2023 | October 27th-29th, 2023 | 1st / 133 | 2nd / 26 | Shadow_PR |
| Rock The Hill 2 | November 4th-5th, 2023 | 3rd / 164 | — | — |
| Little League: Port Priority Pre-Local | November 10th, 2023 | 3rd / 196 | — | — |
| Port Priority 8 | November 11th-12th, 2023 | 13th / 710 | — | — |
| GENESIS: BLACK at Guildhouse | December 2nd-3rd, 2023 | 7th / 201 | — | — |
| Santa Paws | December 8th-10th, 2023 | 5th / 181 | 9th / 24 | Peabnut |
| The Coinbox IRL Last Chance Qualifier | December 17th, 2023 | Top 4 / 163 | — | — |
| The Coinbox IRL | December 17th, 2023 | 3rd / 16 | — | — |
| GENESIS X | February 16th-18th, 2024 | 33rd / 1,506 | 17th / 302 | Chase |
| Litvitational 2 | March 8th, 2024 | 4th / 16 | — | — |
| Cirque Du CFL 3 | March 9th-10th, 2024 | 9th / 225 | 25th / 49 | Eli |
| Collision 2024 | March 15th-17th, 2024 | 9th / 714 | — | — |
| Stick Drift 5: Homecoming | April 6th, 2024 | 3rd / 176 | — | — |
| Rock the Winds 2 | April 13th-14th, 2024 | 2nd / 126 | 2nd / 34 | Peabnut |
| LVL UP EXPO 2024 | April 26th-28th, 2024 | 9th / 374 | — | — |
| SSBU Open at CECC May Madness 2024 | May 4th-5th, 2024 | 4th / 217 | — | — |
| Low Tide City 2024 | May 11th-12th, 2024 | 2nd / 495 | — | — |
| Get On My Level X | May 17th-19th, 2024 | 33rd / 688 | — | — |
| Comicpalooza Fight Club 2024 | May 25th, 2024 | 9th / 117 | — | — |
| DreamHack Dallas 2024 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2024 | 3rd / 249 | — | — |
| COST 2024 | June 21st-23rd, 2024 | 1st / 237 | 9th / 45 | ATATA |
| Patchwork 2024 | July 6th-7th, 2024 | 33rd / 330 | — | — |
| S Factor 11 | July 13th-14th, 2024 | 17th / 816 | — | — |
| Supernova 2024 | August 8th-11th, 2024 | 25th / 2,281 | 17th / 497 | Skyjay |
| ReWired Fest 2024 | August 16th, 2024 | 4th / 160 | — | — |
| Riptide 2024 | September 6th-8th, 2024 | 13th / 1,024 | 9th / 145 | Juanpi |
| Litvitational 3 | October 18th, 2024 | 2nd / 16 | — | — |
| Cirque 4 | October 19th-20th, 2024 | 2nd / 145 | — | — |
| Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2024 | November 1st-3rd, 2024 | 7th / 365 | — | — |
| Freaks Starstorm | December 1st, 2024 | 4th / 168 | — | — |
| Coinbox IRL 2 | December 7th-8th, 2024 | 9th / 16 | — | — |
Controversy
Racist tweets
In late January through early February 2022, Lima posted a series of racist statements on Twitter.[2] This prompted other users to post screenshots of other racist tweets Lima had previously sent.[3] Following significant criticism, Lima deleted the tweets and posted an apology.[4] He was subsequently banned from all tournaments within the Texas scene and nationwide for two months.[5]
He was unbanned on April 1st, 2022.
Trivia
- At Super Smash Con: Fall Fest, Lima had to play WaDi for top 48 winners. After Lima claimed that it would be an "easy win" for him, he got double 2 stocked by WaDi.
- Lima is also known for getting his Twitter account suspended multiple times during his Smash career in which the circumstances for most of these suspensions are not given. This has earned him the title, "Twitter Diva".
References
- ^ Lima replaced Aaron for doubles with Chase
- ^ Screenshots of racist tweets.
- ^ Screenshot of older racist tweet..
- ^ Lima's apology.
- ^ Ban statement by Tourney Locator.