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|format = Double Elimination | |format = Double Elimination | ||
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| player(s) with most wins = {{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}} (9 Juice Boxes, 1 Lunch Box, | | player(s) with most wins = {{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}} (9 Juice Boxes, 1 Lunch Box, 35 ''Ultimate'' Coinboxes, The Coinbox IRL, and 1 ''Smash 4'' Coinbox)<br> {{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}} (7 Juice Boxes, 5 Lunch Boxes, 16 ''Ultimate'' Coinboxes, and El Jugo Box)<br> {{Sm|Cody Schwab|USA}} (11 ''Melee'' Coinboxes) | ||
|organizer = | |organizer = {{Sm|Hungrybox}}, [[Team Liquid]] | ||
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'''The Box''' is an online tournament series held by {{Team|Team Liquid}} on {{Sm|Hungrybox}}'s [[Twitch]] channel. The series originally started with {{Trn|The Box}} and consisted of a weekly (Juice Box) | '''The Box''' is an online tournament series held by {{Team|Team Liquid}} on {{Sm|Hungrybox}}'s [[Twitch]] channel, mostly region-locked to North American countries. The series originally started with {{Trn|The Box}} and consisted of a weekly (Juice Box) held on Wednesdays as well as a monthly at the end of each month (Lunch Box) limited to [[Hungrybox]]'s Twitch subscribers. The series was eventually sponsored by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinbase ''Coinbase''] in February 2022, which shifted focus to the weeklies, now renamed to '''The Coinbox''', with $2,000–$3,000 prize pools. Future events eventually hosted other games instead of ''Ultimate'', including ''[[Melee]]'' in 2023, although ''Ultimate'' remained the primary focus and still had two Coinboxes every month. Following updates to the [[Nintendo Community Tournament Guidelines]], which added restrictions to cryptocurrency company sponsorships for large-scale events, Coinbase and The Box series will part ways after {{Trn|Coinbox IRL 2}}, with The Box switching to a different sponsor. | ||
Unaffiliated with Team Liquid or Coinbase, Hungrybox began running smaller, single-elimination events branded as "The To-Go Box" in late May 2024, with the first event being for ''Melee''. These tournaments are intended to be used for more frequent practice and have more experimental rulesets than the Coinbox series. | |||
The Box is often regarded as the premier online ''Ultimate'' tournament series and has been compared to Japan's [[Smashmate]] as a similar training ground for top players. Many players who frequently compets in The Box events, especially during its Coinbox phase, have since established themselves as strong players online, including {{Sm|Sparg0}}, {{Sm|Sonix}}, and {{Sm|ShinyMark}}. | |||
==Notable Events== | |||
===''Melee'' Coinbox=== | |||
While The Coinbox started as an ''Ultimate'' series, ''Melee'' began being run in February 2023, switching games every week, with ''Ultimate'' on Wednesdays and ''Melee'' on Tuesdays. However, on November 8th, 2023, following the announcement of the [[Nintendo Community Tournament Guidelines]], Hungrybox announced that Team Liquid would not be seeking a license for ''Melee'' Coinboxes due to the usage of [[Slippi]], and that the final ''Melee'' Coinbox would be [https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-final-melee-coinbox-full-bo5-6-000-prize-pool/details Coinbox #84].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAmidph6QU4|title=The Future of Coinbox (My Smash Tournament Series)}}</ref> There were ultimately 18 ''Melee'' Coinboxes held throughout 2023, of which {{Sm|Cody Schwab}} won an impressive 11 of the 14 that he entered. At times, there were bounties put on Cody Schwab for anyone to claim if they could take a set off him in bracket. | |||
===Character Bans=== | |||
{{SSBU|Steve}} has had mixed legality throughout the history of The Coinbox series. Following [https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-51-ultimate/details Coinbox #51], Steve was indefinitely banned from The Coinbox on March 2nd, 2023, with Hungrybox stating that the discovery of the [[Phantom MLG]] tech and the difficulties of banning it on its own, especially online, was the "straw that broke the camel's back."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-EvpwYjAOA&t=779s|title=Steve Ban}}</ref> This lasted until January 2024, when Hungrybox announced that Steve would be unbanned on the first Coinbox of each month of 2024, beginning with [https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-87/details Coinbox #87], stating that he didn't want to have a complete ban on a character which is legal in the majority of regions around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LiquidHbox/status/1744851082063319130|title=Steve partial unban}}</ref> Steve was later fully unbanned on April 1st, 2024, when the series shifted from weekly to biweekly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LiquidHbox/status/1774968179111989383|title=Steve unban}}</ref> Steve has ultimately been banned from a total of 24 Coinboxes, those being #53-86, #88, #89, #93, #95, #96, and #97. | |||
Hungrybox has also floated the idea of banning {{SSBU|Sonic}} from The Coinbox, citing the effect that the character has on stream viewership.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/liquidhbox/status/1755650610903318736|title=Sonic ban discussion}}</ref> | |||
After the results of a [[Twitter]] poll, {{SSB4|Bayonetta}} was banned from {{Trn|The Coinbox 98 - SM4SH SENDOFF}} held just days before the [[Wii U]] online servers shut down on April 8th.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LiquidHbox/status/1773209837922385997|title=Bayonetta ban vote}}</ref> Additionally, custom sizes for the {{SSB4|Mii Fighters}} were banned for the tournament, though default-sized Miis were legal with any custom [[special moves]]. | |||
==Champions== | ==Champions== | ||
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|February 28th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-93-steve-banned/details Coinbox #93]||702||Edgar Valdez||{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}||{{Head|Corrin|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |February 28th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-93-steve-banned/details Coinbox #93]||702||Edgar Valdez||{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}||{{Head|Corrin|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | ||
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|March 6th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-94-steve-unbanned/details Coinbox #94]||612||Edgar Valdez||{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}||{{Head|Corrin|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Piranha Plant|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Chase|USA}}||{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|March 13th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-95-steve-banned/details Coinbox #95]||813||Carrington Osborne||{{Sm|Wrath|USA}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|TM7_ZAP|USA}}||{{Head|Bowser Jr.|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|March 20th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-96-steve-banned/details Coinbox #96]||799||Carlos Pérez||{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Chase|USA}}||{{Head|Palutena|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Mario|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|March 27th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-97-steve-banned/details Coinbox #97]||756||Carlos Pérez||{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Lima|USA}}||{{Head|Bayonetta|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|April 10th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-99/details Coinbox #99]||684||Angel Mireles||{{Sm|Onin|USA}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|AlanDiss|Mexico}}||{{Head|Snake|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|April 24th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-100/details Coinbox #100]||844||Markus Florido||{{Sm|ShinyMark|Guatemala}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|elijmin|Canada}}||{{Head|Shulk|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|May 8th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-101/details Coinbox #101]||743||Markus Florido||{{Sm|ShinyMark|Guatemala}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|May 22nd, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-102/details Coinbox #102]||827||Carlos Pérez||{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Riddles|Canada}}||{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Terry|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|June 12nd, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-105/details Coinbox #105]||756||Edgar Valdez||{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PiranhaPlant|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|ShinyMark|Guatemala}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|June 26th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-106-final-smash-fiesta/details Coinbox #106 - Final Smash Fiesta]||593||Ricky Gorritz||{{Sm|Ling|USA}}||{{Head|Peach|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|July 10th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-107/details Coinbox #107]||674||David Krol||{{sm|TM7_ZAP|USA}}||{{Head|Bowser Jr.|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{sm|ShinyMark|Guatemala}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|July 24th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-108/details Coinbox #108]||769||Carlos Pérez||{{sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{sm|Wrath|USA}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|August 7th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-109-supernova-special/details Coinbox #109 - SuperNOVA Special]||700||John V.||{{sm|Armadillo|Canada}}||{{Head|Lucario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|August 21st, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-110/details Coinbox #110]||635||Carlos Pérez||{{sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{sm|TM7_ZAP|USA}}||{{Head|Bowser Jr.|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|September 4th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-111-going-global/details Coinbox #110 - Going Global]||1,024||Carlos Pérez||{{sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{sm|Wrath|USA}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|September 25th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-112/details Coinbox #112]||633||Carlos Pérez||{{sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{sm|Syrup|USA}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Ness|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|October 2nd, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-113-weird-stages-wednesday/details Coinbox #113 - Weird Stages Wednesday?]||454||Carlos Pérez||{{sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{sm|TM7_ZAP|USA}}||{{Head|Bowser Jr.|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|November 13th, 2024||{{Trn|The Coinbox 118 - Coinbox IRL Qualifier}}||640||Enrique Hernández Solís||{{Sm|Maister|Mexico}}||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{sm|ESAM|USA}}||{{Head|Pikachu|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Mii Brawler|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|February 23rd, 2022||{{Trn|The Box: Lunch Box 19}}||739||Edgar Valdez||{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}||{{Head|Byleth|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Maister|Mexico}}||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|King K. Rool|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |February 23rd, 2022||{{Trn|The Box: Lunch Box 19}}||739||Edgar Valdez||{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}||{{Head|Byleth|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Maister|Mexico}}||{{Head|Mr. Game & Watch|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|King K. Rool|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | ||
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====The To-Go Box==== | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
!Date!!Event!!Entrants!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s)!!Special rules | |||
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|June 7th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-to-go-box-2-ultimate-sonic-steve-pikachu-banned/details To-Go Box #2]||256||David Krol||{{Sm|TM7_ZAP|USA}}||{{Head|Bowser Jr.|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}}||{{Head|PyraMythra|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Joker|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||Sonic, Steve, and Pikachu banned | |||
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|June 20th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-to-go-box-3-ultimate-final-smash-meter-on/details To-Go Box #3]||231||Kevin B.||{{Sm|RockMan|USA}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|elijmin|Canada}}||{{Head|Shulk|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||Final Smash Meter enabled | |||
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|November 20th, 2024||{{trn|The EU To-Go Box: Coinbox IRL LCQ Edition}}||423||Laurent Vorburger||{{sm|crêpe salée|France}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Wario|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{sm|SOLO|Netherlands}}||{{Head|Rosalina|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||No special ruleset, however this was region-locked to Europe and was a qualifier for {{trn|Coinbox IRL 2}} | |||
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|December 17th, 2023||{{Trn|The Coinbox IRL}}||174||Carlos Pérez||{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Corrin|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |December 17th, 2023||{{Trn|The Coinbox IRL}}||174||Carlos Pérez||{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Sparg0|Mexico}}||{{Head|Cloud|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Corrin|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | ||
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|April 24th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/pizzabox-a-goml-x-qualifier-powered-by-domino-s-canada/details PIZZABOX: A GOML X QUALIFIER]||169||Jayson Medeiros||{{Sm|Soar|Canada}}||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Pokemon Trainer|g=SSBU|s=20px}}||{{Sm|BlueJay|Canada|p=Canada}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
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|November 14th, 2023||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-final-melee-coinbox-full-bo5-6-000-prize-pool/details Coinbox #84]||846||Jake DiRado||{{Sm|Jmook|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{Sm|SFOP|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}} | |November 14th, 2023||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-final-melee-coinbox-full-bo5-6-000-prize-pool/details Coinbox #84]||846||Jake DiRado||{{Sm|Jmook|USA}}||{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{Sm|SFOP|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}} | ||
|} | |||
====The To-Go Box==== | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
!Date!!Event!!Entrants!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s) | |||
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|May 30th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-to-go-box-1-melee/details To-Go Box #1]||98||Dylan Dougherty||{{Sm|Dawson|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Hungrybox|USA}}||{{Head|Jigglypuff|g=SSBM|s=20px}} | |||
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|May 30th, 2024||[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-to-go-box-4-melee/details To-Go Box #4]||76||Cody Schwab||{{Sm|Cody Schwab|USA}}||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Ossify|USA}}||{{Head|Marth|g=SSBM|s=20px}} | |||
|} | |||
==={{GameIcon|SSB4-U}} ''[[Smash 4]]'' Winners {{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}=== | |||
====The Coinbox==== | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
!Date!!Event!!Entrants!!Player!!Tag!!Character(s)!!Runner-up!!Character(s) | |||
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|April 3rd, 2024||{{Trn|The Coinbox 98 - SM4SH SENDOFF}}||358||Carlos Pérez||{{Sm|Sonix|Dominican Republic}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSB4|s=20px}}||{{Sm|Wrath|USA}}||{{Head|Sonic|g=SSB4|s=20px}} | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *Several of the weekly tournaments have been played on games outside of ''Smash''. | ||
**The Juice Box #[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-box-juice-box-53-all-star-brawl-edition/details 53] and #[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-box-juice-box-54-return-of-the-sponge-box/details 54] were played on ''{{s|wikipedia|Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl}}''. | **The Juice Box #[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-box-juice-box-53-all-star-brawl-edition/details 53] and #[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-box-juice-box-54-return-of-the-sponge-box/details 54] were played on ''{{s|wikipedia|Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl}}''. | ||
**The Coinbox #[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-26-multiversus-edition/details 26], #[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-27-multiversus-2v2s/details 27], #[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-28-multiversus-1v1s/events 28], | **The Coinbox #[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-26-multiversus-edition/details 26], #[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-27-multiversus-2v2s/details 27], #[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-28-multiversus-1v1s/events 28], #[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-29-mortybox-edition/details 29], and #[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-103-multiversus-madness/details 103] were played on ''{{s|wikipedia|MultiVersus}}''. | ||
**The Coinbox #[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-65-street-fighter-6-edition/details 65] was played on ''{{s|wikipedia|Street Fighter 6}}''. | **The Coinbox #[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-65-street-fighter-6-edition/details 65] was played on ''{{s|wikipedia|Street Fighter 6}}''. | ||
**[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-slime-box-5000-prize-pool/details The SLIME Box] and [https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-slime-box-2-3000-prize-pool/details The SLIME Box #2] were played on ''{{s|wikipedia|Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2}}''. | **[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-slime-box-5000-prize-pool/details The SLIME Box] and [https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-slime-box-2-3000-prize-pool/details The SLIME Box #2] were played on ''{{s|wikipedia|Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2}}''. | ||
**The Coinbox #[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-92-king-of-iron-fist-edition/details 92] | **The Coinbox #[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-92-king-of-iron-fist-edition/details 92] was played on ''{{s|wikipedia|Tekken 8}}''. | ||
*{{Sm|VoiD}} and {{Sm| | **The Coinbox #[https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-coinbox-104-gearbox-grind/details 104] was played on ''{{s|wikipedia|Guilty Gear Strive}}''. | ||
*{{Sm|VoiD}}, {{Sm|Plup}}, and {{Sm|Sonix}} are the only players to have won a Box series tournament in multiple games. | |||
**VoiD's victories were in ''Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl'' (Juice Box #53) and ''MultiVersus'' (Coinbox #26). | **VoiD's victories were in ''Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl'' (Juice Box #53) and ''MultiVersus'' (Coinbox #26). | ||
**Plup's victories were in '' | **Plup's victories were in ''Smash Melee'' (Coinbox #70) and ''Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2'' (The SLIME Box #2). | ||
*{{Team|Counter Logic Gaming}} won every ''Melee'' Coinbox while the team was active; with Cody Schwab winning #48, #52, #54, and #56, and {{Sm|Magi}} winning #50. | **Sonix's victories were in ''Smash Ultimate'' (first win being Juice Box #4) and ''Smash 4'' (The Coinbox #98). | ||
* | *Sonix is the only player to have won a Box series event without dropping a single game, doing so in both The Coinbox #89 and #96. | ||
*{{Team|Counter Logic Gaming}} won every ''Melee'' Coinbox while the team was active; with {{Sm|Cody Schwab}} winning #48, #52, #54, and #56, and {{Sm|Magi}} winning #50. | |||
*Cody Schwab won every ''Melee'' Coinbox he entered except for #50, where he placed 9th, #66, where he placed 25th using {{SSBM|Sheik}}, and #82, where he again placed 9th after DQ'ing. | |||
*The Coinbox #62 was decided to have two winners after Nintendo online server maintenance started at the beginning of the Grand Finals reset, preventing it from completing.<ref name="#62"/> | *The Coinbox #62 was decided to have two winners after Nintendo online server maintenance started at the beginning of the Grand Finals reset, preventing it from completing.<ref name="#62"/> | ||
*The Coinbox #69 was region-locked to most of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, rather than North America. | *The Coinbox #69 was region-locked to most of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, rather than North America. | ||
*The Coinbox #91 was a doubles tournament for Valentine's Day. | *The Coinbox #91 was a doubles tournament for Valentine's Day. | ||
*The Coinbox #98 was held in ''Smash 4'' in the final week before the Wii U online servers were shut down. | |||
*The Coinbox #106 had [[Final Smash Meter]] enabled. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:2024 tournaments]] | [[Category:2024 tournaments]] | ||
[[Category:Tournament series]] | [[Category:Tournament series]] | ||
[[Category:Online tournaments]] | [[Category:Online tournaments (SSBM)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:15, November 20, 2024
| The Box | |
|---|---|
| Info | |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Region | Online |
| Format | Double Elimination |
| Most successful player(s) |  Sonix (9 Juice Boxes, 1 Lunch Box, 35 Ultimate Coinboxes, The Coinbox IRL, and 1 Smash 4 Coinbox) Sparg0 (7 Juice Boxes, 5 Lunch Boxes, 16 Ultimate Coinboxes, and El Jugo Box) Cody Schwab (11 Melee Coinboxes)
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| Staff | |
| Organizer(s) | Hungrybox, Team Liquid |
The Box is an online tournament series held by Team Liquid on Hungrybox's Twitch channel, mostly region-locked to North American countries. The series originally started with The Box and consisted of a weekly (Juice Box) held on Wednesdays as well as a monthly at the end of each month (Lunch Box) limited to Hungrybox's Twitch subscribers. The series was eventually sponsored by Coinbase in February 2022, which shifted focus to the weeklies, now renamed to The Coinbox, with $2,000–$3,000 prize pools. Future events eventually hosted other games instead of Ultimate, including Melee in 2023, although Ultimate remained the primary focus and still had two Coinboxes every month. Following updates to the Nintendo Community Tournament Guidelines, which added restrictions to cryptocurrency company sponsorships for large-scale events, Coinbase and The Box series will part ways after Coinbox IRL 2, with The Box switching to a different sponsor.
Unaffiliated with Team Liquid or Coinbase, Hungrybox began running smaller, single-elimination events branded as "The To-Go Box" in late May 2024, with the first event being for Melee. These tournaments are intended to be used for more frequent practice and have more experimental rulesets than the Coinbox series.
The Box is often regarded as the premier online Ultimate tournament series and has been compared to Japan's Smashmate as a similar training ground for top players. Many players who frequently compets in The Box events, especially during its Coinbox phase, have since established themselves as strong players online, including Sparg0, Sonix, and ShinyMark.
Notable Events[edit]
Melee Coinbox[edit]
While The Coinbox started as an Ultimate series, Melee began being run in February 2023, switching games every week, with Ultimate on Wednesdays and Melee on Tuesdays. However, on November 8th, 2023, following the announcement of the Nintendo Community Tournament Guidelines, Hungrybox announced that Team Liquid would not be seeking a license for Melee Coinboxes due to the usage of Slippi, and that the final Melee Coinbox would be Coinbox #84.[1] There were ultimately 18 Melee Coinboxes held throughout 2023, of which Cody Schwab won an impressive 11 of the 14 that he entered. At times, there were bounties put on Cody Schwab for anyone to claim if they could take a set off him in bracket.
Character Bans[edit]
Steve has had mixed legality throughout the history of The Coinbox series. Following Coinbox #51, Steve was indefinitely banned from The Coinbox on March 2nd, 2023, with Hungrybox stating that the discovery of the Phantom MLG tech and the difficulties of banning it on its own, especially online, was the "straw that broke the camel's back."[2] This lasted until January 2024, when Hungrybox announced that Steve would be unbanned on the first Coinbox of each month of 2024, beginning with Coinbox #87, stating that he didn't want to have a complete ban on a character which is legal in the majority of regions around the world.[3] Steve was later fully unbanned on April 1st, 2024, when the series shifted from weekly to biweekly.[4] Steve has ultimately been banned from a total of 24 Coinboxes, those being #53-86, #88, #89, #93, #95, #96, and #97.
Hungrybox has also floated the idea of banning Sonic from The Coinbox, citing the effect that the character has on stream viewership.[5]
After the results of a Twitter poll, Bayonetta was banned from The Coinbox 98 - SM4SH SENDOFF held just days before the Wii U online servers shut down on April 8th.[6] Additionally, custom sizes for the Mii Fighters were banned for the tournament, though default-sized Miis were legal with any custom special moves.
Champions[edit]
Ultimate Winners [edit]
The Box: Juice Box[edit]
| Date | Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 3rd, 2020 | Juice Box #1 | 512 | Cameron Garrett | Vendetta |
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SKITTLES!! |
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| June 10th, 2020 | Juice Box #2 | 512 | Gabriel Romero | Epic_Gabriel |
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The6Master |
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| June 17th, 2020 | Juice Box #3 | 512 | Gabriel Romero | Epic_Gabriel |
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Fatality |
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| July 1st, 2020 | Juice Box #4 | 512 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Maister |
 
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| July 8th, 2020 | Juice Box #5 | 512 | Tanner Jordan | SKITTLES!! |
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Ravenking |
 
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| July 15th, 2020 | Juice Box #6 | 512 | Spencer Garner | BestNess |
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SKITTLES!! |
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| July 22nd, 2020 | Juice Box #7 | 512 | Tanner Jordan | SKITTLES!! |
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BestNess |
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| August 5th, 2020 | Juice Box #8 | 512 | Brian Kalu | Cosmos |
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Aaron |
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| August 12th, 2020 | Juice Box #9 | 512 | Gavin Dempsey | Tweek |
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Sonix |
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| August 19th, 2020 | Juice Box #10 | 512 | Leonardo Lopez Perez | MkLeo |
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Tweek |
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| September 2nd, 2020 | Juice Box #11 | 512 | Gabriel Romero | Epic_Gabriel |
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Sharp |
  
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| September 9th, 2020 | Juice Box #12 | 512 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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SKITTLES!! |
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| September 16th, 2020 | Juice Box #13 | 512 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
|
 Lights |
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| September 23rd, 2020 | Juice Box #14 | 512 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Epic_Gabriel |
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| October 7th, 2020 | Juice Box #15 | 512 | Spencer Garner | BestNess |
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Axel~ |
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| October 14th, 2020 | Juice Box #16 | 512 | Enrique Hernández Solís | Maister |
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Sonix |
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| October 21st, 2020 | Juice Box #17 | 512 | Aaron Wilhite | Aaron |
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BestNess |
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| November 4th, 2020 | Juice Box #18 | 512 | Gabriel Romero | Epic Gabriel |
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Sharp |
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| November 11th, 2020 | Juice Box #19 | 512 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Ned |
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| November 18th, 2020 | Juice Box #20 | 512 | Samuel Robert Buzby | Dabuz |
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Ravenking |
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| December 2nd, 2020 | Juice Box #21 | 514 | Enrique Hernández Solís | Maister |
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Ned |
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| December 9th, 2020 | Juice Box #22 | 512 | Markus Florido |  ShinyMark |
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Sonix |
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| December 16th, 2020 | Juice Box #23 | 512 | Gabriel Romero | Epic_Gabriel |
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ChunkyKong |
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| January 6th, 2021 | Juice Box #24 | 512 | Gabriel Romero | Epic_Gabriel |
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Sharp |
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| January 13th, 2021 | Juice Box #25 | 512 | Santiago Perez | Chag |
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Sharp |
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| January 20th, 2021 | Juice Box #26 | 512 | Enrique Hernández Solís | Maister |
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Sharp |
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| February 3rd, 2021 | Juice Box #27 | 514 | Leonardo Lopez | MkLeo |
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Sonix |
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| February 10th, 2021 | Juice Box #28 | 514 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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Aaron |
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| February 17th, 2021 | Juice Box #29 | 512 | Aaron Wilhite | Aaron |
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Sparg0 |
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| March 3rd, 2021 | Juice Box #30 | 512 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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SKITTLES!! |
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| March 10th, 2021 | Juice Box #31 | 512 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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WaDi |
 
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| March 17th, 2021 | Juice Box #32 | 512 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Maister |
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| March 24th, 2021 | Juice Box #33 | 512 | Jestise Negron | MVD |
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Ned |
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| April 7th, 2021 | Juice Box #34 | 512 | Enrique Hernández Solís | Maister |
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Skyjay |
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| April 14th, 2021 | Juice Box #35 | 512 | Nicholas Dovel | Ned |
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Maister |
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| April 21st, 2021 | The Box: Juicebox+ | 516 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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Riddles |
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| May 5th, 2021 | Juice Box #36 | 513 | Jake Silberman | Jake |
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Sonix |
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| May 12th, 2021 | Juice Box #37 | 512 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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ShinyMark |
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| May 19th, 2021 | Juice Box #38 | 514 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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ATATA |
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| June 2nd, 2021 | Juice Box #39 | 515 | Michael Tedesco | Tilde |
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Capitancito |
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| June 9th, 2021 | Juice Box #40 | 513 | Spencer Garner | Scend |
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Tilde |
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| June 12th, 2021 | Juice Box #41 | 456 | Markus Florido | ShinyMark |
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Mr. E |
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| June 23rd, 2021 | Juice Box #42 | 512 | Jake Silberman | Jake |
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ShinyMark |
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| July 7th, 2021 | Juice Box #43 | 512 | Beckett Rogers | Demon |
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LMan |
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| July 14th, 2021 | Juice Box #44 | 500 | Markus Florido | ShinyMark |
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Gamer |
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| July 21st, 2021 | Juice Box #45 | 512 | Brett Esposito | 8BitMan |
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Desmona |
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| August 4th, 2021 | Juice Box #46 | 512 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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Jake |
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| August 11th, 2021 | Juice Box #47 | 512 | Markus Florido | ShinyMark |
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AlanDiss |
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| August 18th, 2021 | Juice Box #48 | 502 | Kiyarash Younessi | Kiyarash |
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OG-Mustaine |
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| September 1st, 2021 | Juice Box #49 | 356 | Daniel Mustaine | OG-Mustaine |
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Mabel |
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| September 8th, 2021 | Juice Box #50 | 380 | Brandon M. | Key |
|
ven |
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| September 15th, 2021 | Juice Box #51 | 374 | Spencer Garner | Scend |
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RockMan |
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| September 22nd, 2021 | Juice Box #52 | 415 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Jake |
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| October 20th, 2021 | Juice Box #55 | 483 | Jake Silberman | Jake |
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BeastModePaul |
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| November 3rd, 2021 | Juice Box #56 | 347 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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RockMan |
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| November 10th, 2021 | Juice Box #57 | 362 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Jahzz0 |
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| November 17th, 2021 | Juice Box #58 | 343 | Jake Silberman | Jake |
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OG-Mustaine |
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The Coinbox[edit]
| Date | Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2nd, 2022 | Coinbox #1 | 1,024 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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Sonix |
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| February 9th, 2022 | Coinbox #2 | 1,024 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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Sonix |
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| February 16th, 2022 | Coinbox #3 | 1,024 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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AlanDiss |
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| March 2nd, 2022 | Coinbox #4 | 922 | Jake Silberman | Jake |
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Riddles |
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| March 9th, 2022 | Coinbox #5 | 728 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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enhancedpv |
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| March 16th, 2022 | Coinbox #6 | 667 | Jake Silberman | Jake |
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SKITTLES!! |
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| March 23rd, 2022 | Coinbox #7 | 869 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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ShinyMark |
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| March 30th, 2022 | Coinbox #8 | 730 | Kyle Traufmann | thirty4 |
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Jake |
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| April 6th, 2022 | Coinbox #9 | 698 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Syrup |
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| April 13th, 2022 | Coinbox #10 | 803 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Onin |
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| April 20th, 2022 | Coinbox #11 | 750 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Jake |
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| April 27th, 2022 | Coinbox #12 | 825 | Markus Florido | ShinyMark |
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Desmona |
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| May 4th, 2022 | Coinbox #13 | 721 | Michael Kim | Riddles |
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thirty4 |
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| May 11th, 2022 | Coinbox #14 | 682 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Epic_Gabriel |
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| May 18th, 2022 | Coinbox #15 | 753 | Gabriel Romero | Epic_Gabriel |
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Kiyarash |
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| May 25th, 2022 | Coinbox #16 | 785 | Enrique Hernández Solís | Maister |
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Scend |
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| June 1st, 2022 | Coinbox #17 | 663 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Scend |
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| June 8th, 2022 | Coinbox #18 | 702 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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thirty4 |
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| June 15th, 2022 | Coinbox #19 | 769 | Gabriel Romero | Epic_Gabriel |
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Maister |
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| June 22nd, 2022 | Coinbox #20 | 693 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Desmona |
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| June 29th, 2022 | Coinbox #21 | 863 | Markus Florido | ShinyMark |
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AlanDiss |
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| July 6th, 2022 | Coinbox #22 | 730 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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ShinyMark |
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| July 13th, 2022 | Coinbox #23 | 741 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Onin |
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| July 20th, 2022 | Coinbox #24 | 827 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Midnight |
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| July 27th, 2022 | Coinbox #25 | 604 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Syrup |
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| August 31st, 2022 | Coinbox #30 | 776 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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ShinyMark |
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| September 7th, 2022 | Coinbox #31 | 548 | Mario Cervantes | WaKa |
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JeJaJeJa |
 
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| September 14th, 2022 | Coinbox #32 | 633 | Mario Cervantes | WaKa |
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LeoN |
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| September 21st, 2022 | Coinbox #33 | 517 | Juan Pablo | Skyjay |
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AlanDiss |
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| September 28th, 2022 | Coinbox #34 | 548 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Maister |
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| October 5th, 2022 | Coinbox #35 | 540 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Sparg0 |
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| October 12th, 2022 | Coinbox #36 | 529 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Maister |
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| October 19th, 2022 | Coinbox #37 | 526 | Spencer Garner | Scend |
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Desmona |
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| October 26th, 2022 | Coinbox #38 | 548 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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OG-Mustaine |
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| November 2nd, 2022 | Coinbox #39 | 468 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
|
Jake |
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| November 9th, 2022 | Coinbox #40 | 469 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
|
Maister |
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| November 16th, 2022 | Coinbox #41 | 460 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
|
Maister |
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| November 23rd, 2022 | Coinbox #42 | 471 | Jake Silberman | Jake |
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ShinyMark |
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| November 30th, 2022 | Coinbox #43 | 342 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Epic_Gabriel |
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| December 7th, 2022 | Coinbox #44 | 447 | Mario Cervantes | WaKa |
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Jake |
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| December 14th, 2022 | Coinbox #45 | 440 | Jake Silberman | Jake |
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Sonix |
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| December 21st, 2022 | Coinbox #46 | 509 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Desmona |
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| December 28th, 2022 | Coinbox #47 | 492 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Wrath |
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| February 15th, 2023 | Coinbox #49 | 783 | Michael Kim | Riddles |
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ShinyMark |
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| March 1st, 2023 | Coinbox #51 | 903 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Sparg0 |
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| March 15th, 2023 | Coinbox #53 | 801 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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Sonix |
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| March 29th, 2023 | Coinbox #55 | 855 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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ShinyMark |
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| April 12th, 2023 | Coinbox #57 | 954 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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Sonix |
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| April 26th, 2023 | Coinbox #59 | 793 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Maister |
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| May 10th, 2023 | Coinbox #60 | 815 | Markus Florido | ShinyMark |
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Peru |
 
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| May 24th, 2023 | Coinbox #62 | 772 | Michael Kim & Carlos Pérez[7] | Riddles & Sonix |
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Dabuz |
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| June 7th, 2023 | Coinbox #64 | 922 | Markus Florido | ShinyMark |
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Sonix |
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| July 5th, 2023 | Coinbox #67 | 876 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
|
Sonix |
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| July 19th, 2023 | Coinbox #69 | 1,546 | Pau Caire Albors |  Sisqui |
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 MoDzai |
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| August 2nd, 2023 | Coinbox #71 | 931 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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Sonix |
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| August 16th, 2023 | Coinbox #73 | 944 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Sparg0 |
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| September 13th, 2023 | Coinbox #75 | 975 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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Sonix |
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| September 27th, 2023 | Coinbox #77 | 715 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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Wrath |
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| October 11th, 2023 | Coinbox #79 | 719 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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JaZaR |
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| October 25th, 2023 | Coinbox #81 | 682 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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Sonix |
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| November 8th, 2023 | Coinbox #83 | 712 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
|
Sonix |
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| November 22nd, 2023 | Coinbox #85 | 552 | Markus Florido | ShinyMark |
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Sonix |
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| December 13th, 2023 | Coinbox #86 | 666 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
|
Sonix |
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| January 17th, 2024 | Coinbox #87 | 1,024 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Wrath |
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| January 25th, 2024 | Coinbox #88 | 615 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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Sonix |
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| January 31st, 2024 | Coinbox #89 | 662 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Sparg0 |
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| February 7th, 2024 | Coinbox #90 | 637 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Wrath |
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| February 14th, 2024 | Coinbox #91 | 552 | Angel Mireles & unknown | Onin & lolyoshi |
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Scend & Luis |
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| February 28th, 2024 | Coinbox #93 | 702 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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Sonix |
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| March 6th, 2024 | Coinbox #94 | 612 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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Chase |
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| March 13th, 2024 | Coinbox #95 | 813 | Carrington Osborne | Wrath |
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TM7_ZAP |
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| March 20th, 2024 | Coinbox #96 | 799 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Chase |
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| March 27th, 2024 | Coinbox #97 | 756 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Lima |
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| April 10th, 2024 | Coinbox #99 | 684 | Angel Mireles | Onin |
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AlanDiss |
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| April 24th, 2024 | Coinbox #100 | 844 | Markus Florido | ShinyMark |
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elijmin |
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| May 8th, 2024 | Coinbox #101 | 743 | Markus Florido | ShinyMark |
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Sonix |
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| May 22nd, 2024 | Coinbox #102 | 827 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Riddles |
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| June 12nd, 2024 | Coinbox #105 | 756 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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ShinyMark |
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| June 26th, 2024 | Coinbox #106 - Final Smash Fiesta | 593 | Ricky Gorritz | Ling |
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Sonix |
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| July 10th, 2024 | Coinbox #107 | 674 | David Krol | TM7_ZAP |
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ShinyMark |
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| July 24th, 2024 | Coinbox #108 | 769 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Wrath |
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| August 7th, 2024 | Coinbox #109 - SuperNOVA Special | 700 | John V. | Armadillo |
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Sonix |
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| August 21st, 2024 | Coinbox #110 | 635 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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TM7_ZAP |
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| September 4th, 2024 | Coinbox #110 - Going Global | 1,024 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Wrath |
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| September 25th, 2024 | Coinbox #112 | 633 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Syrup |
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| October 2nd, 2024 | Coinbox #113 - Weird Stages Wednesday? | 454 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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TM7_ZAP |
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| November 13th, 2024 | The Coinbox 118 - Coinbox IRL Qualifier | 640 | Enrique Hernández Solís | Maister |
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ESAM |
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The Box: Lunch Box[edit]
| Date | Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 24th, 2020 | The Box: Lunch Box 1 | 512 | Gabriel Romero | Epic_Gabriel |
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Maister |
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| July 29th, 2020 | The Box: Lunch Box 2 | 512 | Ryan McDonough | Ravenking |
|
Maister |
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| August 26th, 2020 | The Box: Lunch Box 3 | 512 | Enrique Hernández Solís | Maister |
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MkLeo |
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| September 30th, 2020 | The Box: Lunch Box 4 | 446 | Spencer Garner | BestNess |
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KirbyKid |
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| October 28th, 2020 | The Box: L4st's Box | 512 | Enrique Hernández Solís | Maister |
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LeoN |
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| November 25th, 2020 | The Box: Lunch Box 6 | 393 | Yezre'el Askew | Yez |
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ShinyMark |
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| December 23rd, 2020 | The Box: Lunch Box 7 | 434 | Gabriel Romero | Epic_Gabriel |
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Chag |
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| January 27th, 2021 | The Box: Lunch Box 8 | 416 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
|
Chag |
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| February 24th, 2021 | The Box: Lunch Box 9 | 413 | Tanner Jordan | SKITTLES!! |
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Sparg0 |
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| March 31st, 2021 | The Box: Lunch Box 10 | 339 | Enrique Hernández Solís | Maister |
|
Sonix |
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| April 28th, 2021 | The Box: Lunchbox+ | 430 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
|
Maister |
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| May 26th, 2021 | The Box: Lunch Box 11 | 322 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
|
Sonix |
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| June 30th, 2021 | The Box: Lunch Box 12 | 203 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
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AlanDiss |
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| July 28th, 2021 | The Box: Lunch Box 13 | 193 | Tanner Jordan | SKITTLES!! |
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AlanDiss |
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| August 25th, 2021 | The Box: Lunch Box 14 | 209 | Kiyarash Younessi | Kiyarash |
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Jake |
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| September 29th, 2021 | The Box: Lunch Box 15 | 196 | Jake Silberman | Jake |
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WaKa |
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| October 27th, 2021 | The Box: Lunch Box 16 | 167 | Mario Cervantes | WaKa |
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Sparg0 |
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| November 24th, 2021 | The Box: Lunch Box 17 | 155 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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WaKa |
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| January 26th, 2022 | The Box: Lunch Box 18 | 1,024 | Markus Florido | ShinyMark |
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Sparg0 |
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| February 23rd, 2022 | The Box: Lunch Box 19 | 739 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
|
Maister |
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The To-Go Box[edit]
| Date | Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) | Special rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7th, 2024 | To-Go Box #2 | 256 | David Krol | TM7_ZAP |
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MkLeo |
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Sonic, Steve, and Pikachu banned |
| June 20th, 2024 | To-Go Box #3 | 231 | Kevin B. | RockMan |
|
elijmin |
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Final Smash Meter enabled |
| November 20th, 2024 | The EU To-Go Box: Coinbox IRL LCQ Edition | 423 | Laurent Vorburger | crêpe salée |
|
 SOLO |
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No special ruleset, however this was region-locked to Europe and was a qualifier for Coinbox IRL 2 |
Other[edit]
| Date | Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8th-10th, 2020 | The Box | 8,158 | Spencer Garner | BestNess |
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Tweek |
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| July 24th, 2020 | The Box: The Cube Charity Doubles Invitational | 16 | Spencer Garner & Luis Oceguera | BestNess & Lui$ |
& |
Kola & Wrath |
&
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| August 14th, 2020 | The Box: SmolBox | 256 | Luis Oceguera | Lui$ |
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Cosmos |
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| October 10th, 2020 | The Box: El Jugo Box | 512 | Edgar Valdez | Sparg0 |
|
Sonix |
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| December 17th, 2023 | The Coinbox IRL | 174 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
|
Sparg0 |
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| April 24th, 2024 | PIZZABOX: A GOML X QUALIFIER | 169 | Jayson Medeiros | Soar |
|
BlueJay |
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Melee Winners [edit]
The Coinbox[edit]
| Date | Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 8th, 2023 | Coinbox #48 | 1,024 | Cody Schwab | Cody Schwab |
 |
Zion |
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| February 22nd, 2023 | Coinbox #50 | 465 | Sasha Sullivan | Magi |
 |
SFOP |
|
| March 7th, 2023 | Coinbox #52 | 377 | Cody Schwab | Cody Schwab |
|
Wevans |
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| March 21st, 2023 | Coinbox #54 | 404 | Cody Schwab | Cody Schwab |
|
Hungrybox |
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| April 4th, 2023 | Coinbox #56 | 387 | Cody Schwab | Cody Schwab |
|
Zion |
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| April 18th, 2023 | Coinbox #58 | 330 | Cody Schwab | Cody Schwab |
|
Zion |
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| May 16th, 2023 | Coinbox #61 | 496 | Cody Schwab | Cody Schwab |
|
Spark |
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| May 30th, 2023 | Coinbox #63 | 272 | Cody Schwab | Cody Schwab |
|
Hungrybox |
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| June 27th, 2023 | Coinbox #66 | 344 | Avery Wilson | Ginger |
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Hax$ |
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| July 11th, 2023 | Coinbox #68 | 296 | Aziz Al-Yami | Hax$ |
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Zuppy |
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| July 25th, 2023 | Coinbox #70 | 312 | Justin McGrath | Plup |
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Hungrybox |
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| August 8th, 2023 | Coinbox #72 | 286 | Cody Schwab | Cody Schwab |
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Salt |
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| August 22nd, 2023 | Coinbox #74 | 324 | Cody Schwab | Cody Schwab |
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Hungrybox |
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| September 19th, 2023 | Coinbox #76 | 280 | Cody Schwab | Cody Schwab |
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Salt |
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| October 3rd, 2023 | Coinbox #78 | 252 | Cody Schwab | Cody Schwab |
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Hungrybox |
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| October 17th, 2023 | Coinbox #80 | 222 | Juan Debiedma | Hungrybox |
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Magi |
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| October 31st, 2023 | Coinbox #82 | 230 | Sasha Sullivan | Magi |
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Aklo |
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| November 14th, 2023 | Coinbox #84 | 846 | Jake DiRado | Jmook |
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SFOP |
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The To-Go Box[edit]
| Date | Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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| May 30th, 2024 | To-Go Box #1 | 98 | Dylan Dougherty | Dawson |
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Hungrybox |
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| May 30th, 2024 | To-Go Box #4 | 76 | Cody Schwab | Cody Schwab |
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Ossify |
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Smash 4 Winners [edit]
The Coinbox[edit]
| Date | Event | Entrants | Player | Tag | Character(s) | Runner-up | Character(s) |
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| April 3rd, 2024 | The Coinbox 98 - SM4SH SENDOFF | 358 | Carlos Pérez | Sonix |
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Wrath |
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Trivia[edit]
- Several of the weekly tournaments have been played on games outside of Smash.
- The Juice Box #53 and #54 were played on Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl.
- The Coinbox #26, #27, #28, #29, and #103 were played on MultiVersus.
- The Coinbox #65 was played on Street Fighter 6.
- The SLIME Box and The SLIME Box #2 were played on Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2.
- The Coinbox #92 was played on Tekken 8.
- The Coinbox #104 was played on Guilty Gear Strive.
- VoiD, Plup, and Sonix are the only players to have won a Box series tournament in multiple games.
- VoiD's victories were in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (Juice Box #53) and MultiVersus (Coinbox #26).
- Plup's victories were in Smash Melee (Coinbox #70) and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (The SLIME Box #2).
- Sonix's victories were in Smash Ultimate (first win being Juice Box #4) and Smash 4 (The Coinbox #98).
- Sonix is the only player to have won a Box series event without dropping a single game, doing so in both The Coinbox #89 and #96.
- Counter Logic Gaming won every Melee Coinbox while the team was active; with Cody Schwab winning #48, #52, #54, and #56, and Magi winning #50.
- Cody Schwab won every Melee Coinbox he entered except for #50, where he placed 9th, #66, where he placed 25th using Sheik, and #82, where he again placed 9th after DQ'ing.
- The Coinbox #62 was decided to have two winners after Nintendo online server maintenance started at the beginning of the Grand Finals reset, preventing it from completing.[7]
- The Coinbox #69 was region-locked to most of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, rather than North America.
- The Coinbox #91 was a doubles tournament for Valentine's Day.
- The Coinbox #98 was held in Smash 4 in the final week before the Wii U online servers were shut down.
- The Coinbox #106 had Final Smash Meter enabled.
References[edit]
External links[edit]
| The Box | |
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| Lunch Box | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · L4st's Box · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · Lunchbox+ · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 |
| Coinbox | SM4SH SENDOFF · Coinbox IRL Qualifier |
| Coinbox IRL | The Coinbox IRL · Coinbox IRL 2 |
| Other | The Box · Cube Charity · Juice Box · SmolBox · El Jugo Box · Juicebox+ · The EU To-Go Box: Coinbox IRL LCQ Edition |
