Last weekend’s Smash Factor 7 brought hundreds of smashers from near and far to Puebla City, Mexico, for a weekend of some of the highest-level Melee the country has ever seen.

As the singles bracket came to an end Sunday night, the highest-level results were also the least surprising. By far the highest-ranked player in attendance, Adam “Armada” Lindgren breezed his way to first place without dropping a single game. His biggest challenge came in the form of Edgard “n0ne” Sheleby, who overcame Mike “Nintendude” in loser’s bracket to earn his grand finals spot. Though this result was not technically an upset, a top Ice Climbers win is a good look for n0ne, who is somewhat notorious for his lack of proficiency against (and disdain for) the character.

In contrast with these finals, the lower reaches of top 8 and top 16 bracket were full of unexpected results. After months of inactivity, Mexican legend Javier “JAVI” Ruiz roared back into the spotlight, scrapping his way into loser’s side of Top 8 by defeating Eduardo “Eddy Mexico” in a five-game thriller between a pair that few would deny are Mexico’s two greatest of all time. Once in Top 8, the Fox main dispatched Mexican Sheik “Aza” 3-0 before losing his second set of the tournament to Nintendude to end his run at fifth.

Despite his heroics, JAVI was not Mexico’s highest-placing representative at Smash Factor 7. That honor goes to Jonathan “Bimbo” Rocha, a veteran Falco from Tijuana who came out of the woodwork to have the tournament of his life at the Mexican national. To get into Top 8, Bimbo won back-to-back five-game sets, first defeating Fernando “Far!” Ruiz before coming from behind to vanquish Okada “Yu” Yu, the Falco main who was one of Japan’s best players not too long ago and now stands among Mexico’s top ten.

In Top 8, the smasher formerly known as “Bimbo Mexico” leaned in further, uncorking a devastating barrage of lasers and combos to defeat top 100 Fox players Juan “Medz” Garcia and Hendrick “DJ Nintendo” Pilar. When he eventually fell to Nintendude in loser’s semifinals, he had more than earned his fourth-place finish.