Alliance's Adam "Armada" Lindgren beat Team Liquid's Juan "Hungrybox" DeBiedma in the Smash 'N' Splash 4 Super Smash Bros Melee grand final in dominant fashion on Sunday in the annual Wisconsin fighting games tournament.

Hungrybox and Armada met the grand finals -- stop me if you've read this before -- and predictably fought through a reset to determine the winner. Armada was in control since the first game, taking advantage of Hungrybox's landing pattern and timing, with numerous jab resets into finishes. It was not as close as the score looked as Armada was clearly the head-and-shoulders best over the course of weekend.

There were 924 smashers in attendance and five of the top six ranked players were onhand. To say this was a stacked tournament was an understatement. Despite the numbers, the usual suspects entered the final day with hopes of victory: Hungrybox, Armada, Echo Fox' Jason "Mew2King" Zimmerman, Team SoloMid's William "Leffen" Hjelte and Cloud9's Joseph "Mang0" Marquez, all qualified for the top-8. Hungrybox was his typical self -- frustratingly slow, immaculate spacing, and perfectly clutch. Armada took a while to warm up, but finally showed off the kind of oppressive offense that made him a top player. Leffen looked like the tournament favorite with his patented speed and relentless offensive control, but committed a few too many mechanical mistakes. As for Mang0 and Mew2King, there were issues throughout their tournament run; Mang0 looked checked out and Mew2King could not overcome his own mental hurdles.

In addition to the elite, several players made their mark with respectful runs. For players like Counter Logic Gaming's Kevin "PewPewU" Toy and Tempo Storm's Johnny "S2J" Kim (unfortunately, the pair played each other), the tournament provided a great opportunity to potentially take the next step forward. In such a top-heavy game, strong is just not enough to win majors. Both PewPewU and S2J were already great players, but top placements and victories over the established top-6 players were necessary.

And then for a player like Panda Global's Zain Naghmi, this was a tournament built for a breakthrough. His victory over Mang0 should not be overlooked. He showed poise and was surgical in his play over the stubborn insistence of Mang0's choice to stick with Falco, despite his ineffectiveness with the character. Against Armada, it was an uphill battle when the stages provided too much space for the opposing side, but the flashes of brilliance were scattered throughout the set.