Smasher:Lima
- Not to be confused with Smasher:Rima
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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 | Peach |
| Team info | |
| Former crews | Earthroot Gaming |
| Rankings and results info | |
| Most recent ranking |  Panda Global Rankings 100: 20th  LumiRank Mid-Year 2023: 42nd |
| Personal and other info | |
| Real name | Bharat Chintapalli |
| Birth date | |
| Location | Dallas, Texas 
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| Miscellaneous info | |
| Skill | Top level Top level |
Lima is a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Bayonetta main from Dallas, Texas who is considered to be the best Bayonetta player in North America. He is currently ranked 1st on the Dallas-Fort Worth Power Rankings, 4th on the Texas Ultimate Power Rankings, and 42nd on the LumiRank Mid-Year 2023. Lima has wins over top players such as Tweek, Glutonny, Maister, Dabuz, MuteAce, Kurama, ApolloKage, ShinyMark, and HIKARU.
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Lima was also a Bayonetta player and was considered to be one of the best Bayonetta players in the world by the end of the game's main competitive lifespan. His breakout tournament was EVO 2017, where he placed 9th. A year later, he won EVO 2018 in a controversial grand finals, where he and CaptainZack were accused for treating their sets in an unprofessional manner. Lima is currently ranked 1st on both the Texas Smash 4 Power Rankings and Dallas-Fort Worth Power Rankings as well as 20th on the Panda Global Rankings 100.
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 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.
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 | 5th / 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 |
| Little League: Port Priority Pre-Local | November 10th, 2023 | 3rd / 196 | — | — |
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.
Meeting up with CaptainZack
On May 28th, 2022, during the events of MomoCon 2022, a picture of Lima, Mystearica and a group of other people had surfaced where the group had met up with CaptainZack during the event. CaptainZack, having been officially banned from competitive play in October 2020 following manipulated sexual allegations as well as bracket manipulation and blackmailing towards fellow smashers, attended MomoCon as a guest, where sometime during the event he met up with Lima, Mystearica and a group of other people. Lima took a picture of them and posted it to Twitter.[6] This was met very poorly by the community, who critiziced both Lima's and Mystearica's actions for associating with Zack after he had been removed from the community.
Lima has since then deleted the picture, although several other accounts have reposted screenshots of it.
Trivia
- At Super Smash Con 2021, Lima had to play WaDi for top 24 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.
- ^ Mirror of the Twitter post with the picture..
