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While a tournament win always feels good, Ally's comes with something more special than most others: the title of champion at the Evolution Championship Series (Evo), the most prestigious fighting game tournament in the world. Last year, Ally had taken fifth here in Las Vegas, but today he had finally won it all, something he has worked toward for a long time.

"I can't believe it," he says with glee after signing autographs and taking selfies with fans, as well as receiving his money, his medal and his glass trophy. "I'm still daydreaming that I'm gonna win EVO or something like that. Still daydreaming, but it happened and I'm so happy right now. I could retire for a year and I'd still be happy. That's how I feel right now."

On his path to the title, Ally didn't drop a single set. He defeated several notable players along the way, including Rosalina & Luma star Samuel "Dabuz" Buzby, Mewtwo pioneer Yuta "Abadango" Kawamura and Mega Man phenom Takuto "Kamemushi" Ono in both winner's finals and grand finals. Ally says that his consistency comes from practicing every single matchup against other players versed in Rosalina & Luma, Mewtwo and Mega Man.

"Since Abadango always beats me normally with Mewtwo, I sat down with Rich Brown and practiced the matchup," he recalls about his training with the Southern California Mewtwo player. "Thanks to Rich Brown, shout out to him, I ended up beating Abadango. I just need to get more experience in matchups I'm not familiar with. That's what it is."

He says that his bracket in Evo certainly helped this weekend; however, he found himself in matchups that he's familiar with and comfortable in.

"I'll be honest though. This tournament, the matchups that I've had, they were really good," he explains. "It was like Diddy Kong, Cloud, Diddy Kong, Fox, Diddy Kong again, and Dabuz [with Rosalina & Luma], and I kind of had new tricks. Then I played Abadango. Those two matchups, Dabuz and Abadango, weren't good to me but I managed to do it. Then when I got to winner's finals, I fought Mega Man, which is very familiar, so I had the tools to win easily."

Canadian professional Elliot "Ally" Bastien Carroza-Oyarce wins a Super Smash Bros. for Wii U match against Takuto "Kamemushi" Ono at the Evolution Championship Series 2016. Gail Fisher for ESPN

Coming into the event on Friday, Ally was the least favored to win of the players at the top of the competitive scene. Many had bet on Evo 2015 champion Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios, Evo 2015 third-place winner Nairo "Nairoby" Quezada or CEO 2016 champion Jason "ANTi" Bates. While nobody counted out Ally, the fanbase didn't have much faith in him.

"I'm used to [not being predicted to win]. Normally I'm fighting alone," he says. "But, I just play. It doesn't matter who's with me or who's against me; I can do it alone. Support is always good, but if you want to be a top player, one of the best, you need to do it with or without the crowd. It doesn't matter if you have it or not."

Traveling on his road to this moment at Evo, Ally was not only alienated from the majority of the fanbase, but he had also recently parted ways with his sponsor Boreal, becoming one of the best free agents within the game. Ally has received small offers, but he says that winning Evo was mainly to attract the attention of big teams in the esports space, in the hopes of working with them and representing their brand.

"I mostly wanted to win because of sponsorship," he explains. "We'll see. I think it gives them a reason to pick me up now. But either way, I'm just proud that I won Evo. It's something to be proud of. I can tell people that I've been the champion. I got that on my back. If someone sponsors me, then good; if they don't, it's still ok. I won't be mad. But I think I should get something from this."

But inconsistency holds back many sponsors from expanding into Smash for Wii U. Oftentimes, nearly every player -- aside from Dabuz, who is an exception to the rule -- has proven inconsistent over the past few months. Even ZeRo and Nairo have had unexpectedly low placings at events such as CEO (for both) and Evo (for Nairo).

Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios congratulates Elliot “Ally” Bastien Carroza-Oyarce after winning the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament at the Evolution Championship Series 2016. Gail Fisher for ESPN

It's a problem that many say is a result of Smash for Wii U's diverse character roster. This part of the game creates many matchup permutations, and players have to learn and adapt to all of them to stay on top. In an interview with ESPN on Friday, top player James "VoiD" Makekau-Tyson says he thinks that consistency will set in over time. Ally, however, says he disagrees.

"I'll be honest, I don't think [having a consistent top eight] will happen for Smash for Wii U," he explains. "Smash for Wii U is a hard game to become consistent in, because there's only two stocks, and most of the time, you suicide once and you might lose the game. Because of that, I don't think Smash for Wii U will have a set top eight."

This weekend at Evo didn't come without complaints from notable competitors. Top players like ZeRo, Tyrell "NAKAT" Coleman and others were outspoken about several issues, but mainly scheduling.

"I think [EVO] should treat us a little bit better, because I believe some pools finished at 1 a.m. Friday night and we had to come back here at 8 a.m. today," Ally says, echoing the sentiment of many of his peers. "That means we had 5 hours of sleep maximum, if you want to eat, shower, and all that stuff. I really hope they treat us better next year and if anything, to prepare and warm up and all of that, because I think we were the only game that started at 8 a.m. I don't think that should ever happen, not that early. I hope they do something for us if we come back next year, of course."

Despite the challenges, Ally managed to take it all. And when asked about his next tournaments and his future plans, he says he thinks it's best if he takes a step back to give himself some rest.

"I think I might take a two-week break now, I think I might do that," he says. "I don't need to go anywhere right now. I think I'm good for a few weeks, man. I'm definitely going to Clutch City Clash in Texas; that's my confirmed next tournament."