Smasher:Hungrybox

Hungrybox "HBox"
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Character info
Melee main	Jigglypuff
Other Melee characters	Fox, Falco, Ness
Brawl mains	King Dedede, Jigglypuff
Smash 4 main	Ness
Other Smash 4 characters	Jigglypuff, Mario, Villager
Project M main	Jigglypuff
Other Project M characters	Mario, Olimar
Team info
Crew(s)	Team Liquid
Former crews	CLASH Tournaments, What are the Oddz, Team Curse
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	2015 SSBMRank: 2nd
Winnings	~$62,903.34 ~$2,941.20
Personal and other info
Real name	Juan Manuel Debiedma
Birth date	June 21, 1993
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
Miscellaneous info
Skill	Top professional Professional Semi-professional Top professional

Hungrybox is a professional Super Smash Bros. Melee smasher from Orlando, Florida who is currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia, and is widely considered to be the best Jigglypuff main in the world by a considerable margin. He is considered to be one of the top six players in the world, due to consistent high placements at national events. He was one of the smashers to be sponsored by Team Curse before it eventually merged with Team Liquid, being picked up by said team on April 17th, 2014. Hungrybox was also previously sponsored by CLASH Tournaments, although he still keeps a close relationship with his former team for his produced content. Hungrybox is currently ranked 1st on the Central Florida Melee Power Rankings and 2nd on the 2015 SSBMRank.

Tournament history

After becoming known as one of the best smashers in Florida due to his high placings at events around his area, Hungrybox made his first international appearance at Revival of Melee. He lost to PC Chris in winners' bracket, and then defeated KoreanDJ in losers' bracket to make it to losers' top 8, before losing to ChuDat, placing 7th.

His breakout performance occurred at GENESIS, where he placed 3rd. Although he lost to Mango early in winners' bracket, he swept through losers' bracket, defeating several notable smashers such as Darc, DaShizWiz, Darkrain 2-1, Scar 2-0, and finally Zhu 3-2 in losers' semis before losing to Mango 0-3 in losers' finals.

Hungrybox won his first national at Revival of Melee 2, where he defeated Hax 2-0, Cactuar 2-0, and Kage in winners' semis to make it to winners' finals, where he defeated Dr. PeePee 3-1. He defeated Dr. PeePee 3-1 again in grand finals to take the tournament without dropping a set. He also placed 2nd at Pound 4, where he defeated Zhu, Hax, SilentSpectre 2-0, and Mew2King to make it to winners' finals, where he lost to Mango 2-3. He defeated Amsah 3-0 in losers' finals, but ultimately lost to Mango 1-3 in grand finals.

Hungrybox won Apex 2010 without dropping a set, defeating Kage 2-0, VaNz 2-1, Armada 2-0, Mew2King 3-0, and Armada 3-0 in grand finals. However, he did not perform as well at Revival of Melee 3, where he lost to Mew2King 0-2 in winners' quarters. He made it to losers' quarters, where he lost to Dr. PeePee, placing 5th.

At Pound V, Hungrybox lost to Armada 0-2 in winners' quarters. In losers' bracket, he defeated Shroomed, Cactuar, and Axe 3-0 in losers' semis after Mew2King forfeited to him in losers' quarters. He lost to Dr. PeePee 2-3 in losers' finals, ending his run at 3rd place. At GENESIS 2, Hungrybox defeated Wobbles 2-0 in winners' quarters before losing to Armada 1-3 in winners' semis. He defeated Mew2King 3-2 in losers' quarters, but lost to Mango 0-3 in losers' semis, placing 4th.

At Apex 2012, Hungrybox was upset by KirbyKaze 1-2 early in winners' bracket. Despite this, he was able to make an extremely long run through losers' bracket. He defeated Silent Wolf 2-0, Zhu 2-0, Wobbles 2-0, Shroomed 2-0, KirbyKaze 2-0 in a rematch, Javi 3-0, and finally Mango 3-1 in losers' finals. In grand finals, he was able to win the first set against Armada 3-2, though he still lost the second set 0-3, placing 2nd at the tournament.

Hungrybox placed 4th at Zenith 2012, where he lost to ChuDat 2-3 in winners' semis and Dr. PeePee 2-3 in losers' semis, 3rd at IMPULSE, where he lost to Dr. PeePee 1-3 in winners' bracket, then defeated Mew2King 3-0 in losers' semis before losing to Mango 2-3 in losers' finals, and 2nd at both MELEE-FC10R Legacy and The Big House 2, losing to Mango in grand finals of said tournaments.

At Apex 2013, Hungrybox defeated Overtriforce in winners' quarters before losing to Armada 1-3 in winners' semis. He ended up losing to Mango 1-3 in losers' quarters, placing 5th. Hungrybox did, however, place 1st at NorCal Regionals 2013, an EVO 2013 qualifier event. He defeated PewPewU 3-0 in winners' finals, and although he lost to Mango 0-3 in the first set of grand finals, he still won the second set 3-2. Hungrybox then attended Zenith 2013, another EVO 2013 qualifier event, where he defeated Abate 2-0 in winners' quarters, Dr. PeePee 3-2 in winners' semis, and Mew2King 3-0 in winners' finals. He lost to Mango in both sets of grand finals (both 1-3), placing 2nd.

Hungrybox made it to top 8 at EVO 2013 through winners' bracket, defeating Leffen 2-0 in the winners' quarterfinals pool. He defeated Mew2King 2-0 in winners' semis to make it to winners' finals against Wobbles, though he ended up losing this set 1-2. Notably, neither Hungrybox nor Wobbles knew that the set was best of 3; EVO founder Tom Cannon had to inform the two to prevent a fourth game from starting. In losers' finals, Hungrybox lost to Mango 0-2, placing 3rd at the tournament.

Hungrybox placed 2nd at both The Big House 3 and Revival of Melee 6. At the former, he lost to Mew2King 1-3 in winners' finals and 0-3 in grand finals, and at the latter, he lost to Mew2King 2-3 in winners' finals and 0-3 in grand finals.

At Apex 2014, Hungrybox made it to the top 8 bracket through losers' bracket, defeating Axe 2-0 to do so after losing to Leffen 1-2 in winners' quarters. He defeated Fiction 2-0 in losers' top 8 before losing to Mango 0-2 in losers' quarters, placing 5th once again.

At Shuffle V, an MLG Anaheim 2014 qualifier, Hungrybox placed 2nd, defeating Swedish Delight 3-0 in winners' semis before losing to Mew2King 0-3 in winners' finals. He defeated The Moon 3-0 in losers' finals, and won the first set of grand finals against Mew2King 3-2, but still lost the second set 2-3. He placed 3rd at Revival of Melee 7, losing to Mango 0-3 in winners' quarters, then defeating Darc 2-0, DJ Nintendo 2-0, KirbyKaze 2-0, and Darrell 3-0 before losing to Mew2King 1-3 in losers' finals. Hungrybox successfully qualified for the MLG Anaheim 2014 championship bracket by winning CEO 2014 Prologue. He also attended Get On My Level 2014, where he placed 2nd, losing to Mew2King 2-3 in winners' semis, then defeating Duck 2-0, KirbyKaze 3-0, and MewKing 3-2 in losers' finals, before losing to Mango 2-3 in grand finals, and Pat's House 2, where he once again placed 2nd, defeating Westballz 3-1 and Fly Amanita 3-0 before losing to Mew2King 1-3 in winners' finals, then defeating Fly Amanita 3-0 again in losers' finals before losing to Mew2King 0-3 in grand finals.

In his pool at MLG Anaheim 2014, Hungrybox defeated PewPewU 3-0, Fiction 3-1, Westballz 3-0, ZeRo 3-1, and aMSa 3-0, but lost to Armada 0-3 and Mango 2-3. Despite having the same set win-loss count as Mango (5-2), his loss to Mango caused him to be seeded in losers' bracket in the championship bracket. In the championship bracket, Hungrybox defeated Plup 3-1 to make it into top 8, but he lost to Axe 1-3 in losers' top 8, to finish at a disappointing 7th place.

Hungrybox later attended CEO 2014, where he lost to Armada 1-2 in winners' semis, and then defeated Wizzrobe 2-0 in losers' quarters and Mew2King 2-0 in losers' semis before losing to Armada 0-3 in losers' finals, placing 3rd.

Despite his disappointing performance at MLG Anaheim 2014, Hungrybox surprised many with a stellar performance at EVO 2014, where he finished at 2nd place. He defeated PPMD 2-1 in the winners' quarterfinals pool to make it to top 8 through winners' bracket, and then defeated Armada 2-1 in winners' semis, before losing a close set against Mango 2-3 in winners' finals. He defeated Armada 3-2 in losers' finals, and then lost to Mango 2-3 again in grand finals.

Hungrybox ended up winning DreamHack Winter 2015, over Armada and several other top European and US players.

Other Smash games

While Hungrybox doesn't actively play Brawl, he is known to have a rather competent Jigglypuff in it despite Jigglypuff's drastic nerfs and his own lack of practice in it, to the point that he's considered one of the best Jigglypuff players in Brawl. Hungrybox was once even ranked on Florida's Brawl Power Rankings using a combination of King Dedede and Jigglypuff.

He has participated in a few Smash 4 tournaments, playing Jigglypuff and Villager.

Hungrybox was one of the 16 players who participated in the Super Smash Bros. Invitational, placing 2nd with Kirby. At the tournament's end, he challenged Nintendo of America President and COO Reggie Fils-Aimé to a "For Glory" match after he had teased possible future Nintendo-sponsored tournaments. Fils-Aimé declined, admitting that he "sucks at Smash", but that his "opportunity was coming with Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS." He concluded his response by saying he would "come back next time and kick [Hungrybox's] ass," to the amusement of the audience. One year later, Fils-Aimé and Hungrybox made a special appearance in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships, and played the promised For Glory match, Hungrybox using Jigglypuff, and Fils-Aimé using Ryu. Hungrybox easily won.

Tournament placings

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
August Gigabits	August 18th, 2007	9th	—	—
Doodah 3	December 29th, 2007	9th	—	Hiroshi
Gigabits 1/12	January 12th, 2008	3rd	9th	Hiroshi
TGMTSBCO	June 7th-8th, 2008	5th	7th	Exarch
FAST 1	July 17th-20th, 2008	7th	2nd	DaShizWiz
Event 52	October 18th-19th, 2008	5th	13rd	Hiroshi
Tipped Off 4	January 17th-18th, 2009	2nd	3rd	Linguini
Revival of Melee	March 7th-8th, 2009	7th	4th	Colbol
GENESIS	July 10th-12th, 2009	3rd	13th	Hax
HERB2	July 25th-26th, 2009	2nd	3rd	Porkchops
Gigabits 8/1	August 1st, 2009	1st	1st	QueenDVS
Tipped Off 5	September 5th-6th, 2009	1st	1st	Mew2King
Revival of Melee 2	November 21st-22nd, 2009	1st	4th	Cactuar
Winterfest	December 18th-20th, 2009	2nd	3rd	Uuaa
Pound 4	January 16th-18th, 2010	2nd	17th	Uuaa
NOOB 1	February 20th, 2010	1st	2nd	Uuaa
HERB3	March 27th-28th, 2010	2nd	2nd	Tope
NOOB 2	April 17th, 2010	1st	1st	Uuaa
CEO 2010	June 5th-6th, 2010	1st	1st	ChuDat
No Johns 7/10	July 10th, 2010	1st	1st	Jman
Apex 2010	August 6th-8th, 2010	1st	4th	Hax
WATO12	September 4th, 2010	1st	2nd	Uuaa
Tipped Off 6	October 16th-17th, 2010	1st	3rd	Dop
Revival of Melee 3	November 20th-21st, 2010	5th	2nd	Hax
Don't Go Down There Jeff!	December 18th-19th, 2010	4th	2nd	Zhu
NOOB 3	January 15th, 2011	1st	3rd	Skrach
Pound V	February 19th-21st, 2011	3rd	3rd	Hax
Zenith	May 28th-29th, 2011	1st	9th	DJ Nintendo
CEO 2011	June 10th-13th, 2011	1st	1st	Linguini
GENESIS 2	July 15th-17th, 2011	4th	2nd	Hax
Tipped Off 7	December 3rd-4th, 2011	—	1st	Dr. PeePee
Apex 2012	January 6th-8th, 2012	2nd	2nd	Plup
Zenith 2012	May 26th-27th, 2012	4th	3rd	Hax
IMPULSE	June 30th-July 1st, 2012	3rd	2nd	Kage
MELEE-FC10R Legacy	August 12th-14th, 2012	2nd	2nd	Chillin
The Big House 2	October 6th-7th, 2012	2nd	2nd	Chillin
Apex 2013	January 11th-13th, 2013	5th	2nd	Plup
NorCal Regionals 2013	April 26th, 2013	1st	3rd	Bladewise
Zenith 2013	June 1st-2nd, 2013	2nd	2nd	DoH
EVO 2013	July 12th-14th, 2013	3rd	1st	Mew2King
MICE	August 17th, 2013	1st	1st	Plup
The Fall Classic	September 14th-15th, 2013	1st	1st	Dr. PeePee
The Big House 3	October 12th-13th, 2013	2nd	1st	Mew2King
Revival of Melee 6	November 16th-17th, 2013	2nd	1st	Mew2King
Tipped Off 9	December 14th-15th, 2013	2nd	1st	Plup
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	5th	3rd	Plup
Shuffle V	February 22nd-23rd, 2014	2nd	1st	Mew2King
Revival of Melee 7	March 8th-9th, 2014	3rd	2nd	Darc
CEO 2014 Prologue	March 28th-29th, 2014	1st	—	—
Fear The Green Missile	April 26th, 2014	1st	1st	Plup
Get On My Level 2014	May 10th-11th, 2014	2nd	1st	Mew2King
Pat's House 2	May 24th-25th, 2014	2nd	1st	Mew2King
MLG Anaheim 2014	June 20th-22nd, 2014	7th	5th	Plup
CEO 2014	June 27th-29th, 2014	3rd	2nd	Plup
EVO 2014	July 11th-13th, 2014	2nd	1st	Plup
Mayhem	August 9th, 2014	1st	2nd	Westballz
Smash the Record	August 22nd-25th, 2014	1st	1st	Plup
Tipped Off 10	September 20th-21st, 2014	1st	1st	Plup
The Big House 4	October 4th-5th, 2014	9th	2nd	Plup
Fight Pitt V	November 1st-2nd, 2014	1st	1st	Colbol
Don't Take My Stock 3	November 8th, 2014	1st	—	—
Forte 2	December 20th-21st, 2014	1st	2nd	Arc
Paragon Orlando 2015	January 17th-18th, 2015	1st	1st	Plup
Apex 2015	January 30th-February 1st, 2015	5th	1st	Mew2King
Bad Moon Rising	March 14th-15th, 2015	1st	1st	DoH
MVG Sandstorm	April 18th-19th, 2015	4th	3rd	Silly Kyle
Press Start	May 9th-10th, 2015	4th	1st	Mew2King
Get On My Level 2015	May 30th-31st, 2015	1st	1st	Hax
CEO 2015	June 26th-28th, 2015	5th	2nd	Leffen
FC Smash 15XR: Return	July 4-5th, 2015	2nd	1st	Armada
EVO 2015	July 17th-19th, 2015	2nd	3rd	Plup
Paragon Los Angeles 2015	September 5th-6th, 2015	3rd	—	—
HTC Throwdown	September 19th, 2015	2nd	1st	Mew2King
The Big House 5	October 2nd-4th, 2015	2nd	2nd	Mew2King
MLG World Finals 2015	October 16th-18th, 2015	1st	—	—
Frame Perfect Series	November 21st, 2015	1st	1st	Mew2King
DreamHack Winter 2015	November 26th-29th, 2015	1st	1st	Axe
GENESIS 3	January 15th-17th, 2016	3rd	4th	Axe
PAX Arena	January 29th-31st, 2016	1st	2nd	Mew2King

Project M

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Zenith 2012	May 26th-27th, 2012	1st	—	—
MELEE-FC10R Legacy	August 12th-14th, 2012	1st	2nd	Kage
Zenith 2013	June 1st-2nd, 2013	2nd	—	—
The Big House 3	October 12th-13th, 2013	7th	1st	Mew2King
Apex 2014	January 17th-19th, 2014	25th	—	—
Shuffle V	February 22nd-23rd, 2014	2nd	3rd	Nintendude
CEO 2014 Prologue	March 28th-29th, 2014	5th	—	—
CEO 2014	June 27th-29th, 2014	9th	4th	Armada
Tipped Off 10	September 20th-21st, 2014	9th	3rd	Mew2King
The Big House 4	October 4th-5th, 2014	13th	—	—
Forte 2	December 20th-21st, 2014	1st	7th	Dragonite
Paragon Orlando 2015	January 17th-18th, 2015	3rd	—	—
MVG Sandstorm	April 18th-19th, 2015	Top 3	2nd	Silly Kyle
Paragon Los Angeles 2015	September 5th-6th, 2015	4th	Top 6	Oracle
Frame Perfect Series	November 21st, 2015	3rd	—	—

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament	Date	1v1 Placement	2v2 Placement	Partner
Super Smash Bros. Invitational	June 10th, 2014	2nd	—	—
MVG Sandstorm	April 18th - 19th, 2015	17th	—	—
CEO 2015	June 26th-28th, 2015	97th	3rd	ZeRo
FC Smash 15XR: Return	July 4th-5th, 2015	17th	2nd	ZeRo
PAX Arena	January 29th-31st, 2016	257th	—	—

Smash 64

Tournament	Date	1v1 Placement	2v2 Placement	Partner
GENESIS 3	January 15th-17th, 2016	129th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Tournament	Date	1v1 Placement	2v2 Placement	Partner
Tipped Off 10	September 20th-21st, 2014	3rd	—	—
Fight Pitt V	November 1st-2nd, 2014	4th	—	—

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	2v2 placement	Partner
Apex 2012	January 6th-8th, 2012	—	65th	VaNz
Get On My Level 2014	May 10th-11th, 2014	17th	—	—

Trivia

• Hungrybox 4-stocked Mew2King in a money match on a large projection screen at Event 52 prior to the finals. Mew2King won the set, but Cactuar gave him a dollar anyway, stating "Hungrybox 4-stocked Mew2King, and here is his dollar," as he delivered it to Hungrybox.
• Unlike a majority of players who play sitting down, Hungrybox plays standing up on occasion. This can result in player cams showing his torso or zooming out most of the time.
  • Hungrybox also occasionally wears sunglasses during his matches, particularly closer to the end of the tournament. This has sparked rumors that he does both of these things to look at his opponent's controller in order to have a better read on their DI for combos.
• Hungrybox had a 500+ set winning streak on Smash Ladder netplay until he was beaten by Smash G0D on October 8th, 2015

Gameplay videos

• Hungrybox - Yeezus (combo video)
• Apex 2012 - SSBM Losers Finals - Mango VS Hungrybox
• EVO 2014 - SSBM SMF Pools - PPMD vs Hungrybox
• EVO 2014 - SSBM Losers Finals - Armada vs Hungrybox
• Dreamhack Winter 2015 - SSBM Winners Finals - Armada vs Hungrybox

External links

• SmashBoards public profile
• Interview at Apex 2010