Smasher:Hungrybox
Hungrybox "Hbox" | |
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hungrybox_teamliquid.jpg | |
Character info | |
Smash 64 main | Kirby |
Other Smash 64 character | Jigglypuff |
Melee main | Jigglypuff |
Other Melee characters | Falco, Ness, Fox, Ganondorf |
Brawl mains | King Dedede, Jigglypuff |
Other Brawl character | Wario |
Smash 4 mains | Jigglypuff, Mario |
Other Smash 4 character | King Dedede, Villager, Ness, Diddy Kong, Wario |
Ultimate main | Jigglypuff |
Other Ultimate characters | Wario, Kirby, Ness, Inkling, Little Mac |
Project M main | Jigglypuff |
Other Project M characters | Mario, Olimar |
Team info | |
Sponsor(s) | Team Liquid |
Former sponsor(s) | Team Curse, CLASH Tournaments |
Former crews | What are the Oddz |
Rankings and results info | |
Most recent ranking | Summer 2019 MPGR: 1st |
Winnings | ~$338,689.47 ~$3,757.20 |
Personal and other info | |
Real name | Juan Manuel DeBiedma |
Birth date | |
Location | Orlando, Florida |
Miscellaneous info | |
Skill | Top professional Professional (retired) Professional Professional Top professional |
Hungrybox is a professional Super Smash Bros. Melee smasher from Orlando, Florida. He is considered a Melee "God" and is widely considered to currently be the best of the top eight players in the world: Wizzrobe, Axe, Leffen, Mango, Zain, Plup, aMSa and himself along with being widely considered the greatest Jigglypuff player of all time. Hungrybox is also widely considered to be the best Project M Jigglypuff as well, with placings such as 4th at Paragon Los Angeles 2015 and 5th at Smash 'N' Splash 2, and was ranked formerly 20th on the PMRank 2016. 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. He is currently ranked 1st on both the Central Florida Melee Power Rankings and the Summer 2019 MPGR.
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.
Hungrybox took Battle of the Five Gods, winning against many top smashers, such as Armada, Westballz, SilentWolf, and defeating Mango for the win in grand finals, after Mango reset the bracket once.
At Pound 2016, Hungrybox took 1st place in Melee singles without dropping a set, dropping only one game to Mango and also got 1st in Melee doubles with Plup.
Despite being in winner's side of grand finals at Smash Summit 2, Hungrybox failed to take his fourth consecutive major, losing to Armada 3-2 in the first set of grand finals, and 3-1 in the second set, placing second.
At DreamHack Austin 2016, Hungrybox defeated Mew2King in a close Winners Finals set 3-2, advancing to Grand Finals, however, he ultimately failed to defeat Mango, losing 3-1 first set, and 3-2 second set, placing second in the tournament overall.
At EVO 2016, Hungrybox took first place after rampaging through his pools and bracket to make it to Winners Top 8. His first round in Top 8 was against Plup, where he was upset with a 2-0 defeat, knocking him into Losers bracket. In his first round, Losers Quarters, he defeated S2J 2-0, and was pitted into a rematch against Mango in Losers Semis, where he won 2-1, eliminating Mango from the tournament. In Losers Finals, he ran into Plup again, but this time, Hungrybox won 3-1, giving him his ticket to the Grand Finals against Armada. After forcing a bracket reset 3-2, Hungrybox clutched out the next set 3-2 as well, to win EVO 2016.
Other Smash games
While Hungrybox didn't actively play Brawl during its popular days, he was 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 was considered one of the best Jigglypuff players in Brawl. Hungrybox was once ranked on the Florida Brawl Power Rankings using a combination of King Dedede and Jigglypuff.
He regularly registered for Smash 4 tournaments during its popular days, though he didn't play as seriously in them as in Melee. At first playing Jigglypuff, he later dropped the character, commenting on how it was unfitting for his playstyle. He has commented he would enter tournaments more frequently, and would be playing as Ness, but he instead committed himself to using Mario. Despite saying that he would use Mario in tournaments, he returned to using Jigglypuff, and occasionally used King Dedede as well.
His most notable performance in Smash 4 was his 3rd placing at CEO 2015 when he teamed with ZeRo. They performed various team combos leading into Jigglypuff's rest, defeating high-level teams such as Larry Lurr and Tyrant and StaticManny and Dabuz. He even managed to defeat Dabuz in a 1v1 situation. He has also taken a set off of Fatality in singles.
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 took the win by a very large margin.
Hungrybox had also participated in several Ultimate tournaments playing Jigglypuff. Although he doesn't take Ultimate as seriously as Melee, he had some notable placements such as 25th at Smash Conference United, where he had a close set with Salem. He also regularly commentates in Ultimate tournaments.
Playstyle
Hungrybox is notorious for his defensive playstyle, relying heavily on Jigglypuff's ability to weave through opponents in the air and set up blockades with several consecutive and well placed back aerials. He compounds this playstyle with his very consistent punishes once given an opening, utilizing grab combos and deadly Rest setups to take stocks abruptly, and excellent DI and SDI to stretch out each of Jigglypuff's stocks by escaping KO setups that lesser Jigglypuff mains may fall into. All of these factors allow him to grind down most matches to his preferred slow pace, often forcing the match to be very focused on spacing, and grants him dominating control over the flow of a match.
Hungrybox was often seen as a very one-dimensional, "campy" player up to EVO 2015, where he would easily and consistently defeat opponents outside of the top 5, but faltered against players of his level who could adapt to situations more effectively than he could. Hungrybox has since improved his adaptation skills and incorporated semi-aggressive grounded approaches into his playstyle, often leading to grabs or aerials that send his opponents off-stage. This change of play gives him far more variety and further promotes his control over the flow of the match, as opponents must be ready to change focus on a moment's notice, all the while being very aware of the looming possibility of a Rest. His improvements as a player have seen him much greater success in recent years, to the point where he is now considered the best player in the world.
Hungrybox is well known for his ability to "clutch", or win by what seems an impossibility, in a last-game, last-stock, usually last-hit fashion. This has earned him the nickname of "Clutchbox".
Tournament placings
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
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June GIGABITS | June 23rd, 2007 | 33rd | ? | Kuyashi |
July GIGABITS | July 21st, 2007 | 25th | ? | ? |
Xtreme Play | August 11th, 2007 | ? | 5th? | F-0 |
August Gigabits | August 18th, 2007 | 9th | — | — |
Twilight Showdown 6 | August 25th, 2007 | 3rd | 4th | F-0 |
iGT2 | September 1st, 2007 | 3rd | ? | Hiroshi? |
Islander Cards & Comics Tournament 2 | September 8th, 2007 | 3rd | ? | Zoro |
September GIGABITS | September 29th, 2007 | 13th | 17th | F-0 |
October GIGABITS | October 21st, 2007 | 5th | ? | ? |
iGT3 | October 27th, 2007 | 3rd | 3rd | Hiroshi |
November GIGABITS | November 10th, 2007 | 3rd | 2nd | Hiroshi |
November GIGABITS - Farewell to Melee | November 24th, 2007 | 2nd | 5th | Hiroshi |
iGT4 | December 1st, 2007 | 5th | 3rd | F-0 |
December GIGABITS | December 22nd, 2007 | 4th | ? | ? |
Doodah 3 | December 29th, 2007 | 9th | — | Hiroshi |
Gigabits 1/12 | January 12th, 2008 | 3rd | 9th | Hiroshi |
iGT5 | February 9th, 2008 | 2nd | 1st | Colbol |
February GIGABITS | February 23rd, 2008 | 9th | 3rd | Hiroshi |
March GIGABITS | March 9th, 2008 | 3rd | 2nd | Hiroshi |
Everybody Loves Manko: Season 2 | May 24th-25th, 2008 | 2nd | 1st | Colbol |
TGMTSBCO | June 7th-8th, 2008 | 5th | 7th | Exarch |
FAST 1 | July 17th-20th, 2008 | 7th | 2nd | DaShizWiz |
July Gigabits | July 26th, 2008 | 1st | ? | ? |
Event 52: Kansas | October 18th-19th, 2008 | 5th | 13th | Hiroshi |
Tipped Off 4 | January 17th-18th, 2009 | 2nd | 3rd | Linguini |
Revival of Melee | March 7th-8th, 2009 | 7th | 4th | Colbol |
Orlando Domination | May 30th, 2009 | 1st | 4th | DaShizWiz |
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 2011 | 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 |
Monday Night Smash 3 | August 11th, 2014 | 1st | ||
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 |
CFL Smackdown 34 | June 23rd, 2015 | 2nd | — | — |
CEO 2015 | June 26th-28th, 2015 | 5th | 2nd | Leffen |
FC Smash 15XR: Return | July 4th-5th, 2015 | 2nd | 1st | Armada |
EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 2nd | 3rd | Plup |
CFL Smackdown 39 | July 28th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
CFL Smackdown 40 | August 4th, 2015 | 1st | — | — |
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 | — | — |
CFL Smackdown November Monthly | November 14th, 2015 | 1st | 1st | Captain Crunch |
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 |
Kings of the South 2 | February 20th-21st, 2016 | 1st | 1st | XIF |
Battle of the Five Gods | March 17th-19th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
Super Nebulous 4 | March 26th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Swedish Delight |
Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Plup |
Smash Summit 2 | April 20th-24th, 2016 | 2nd | 2nd | Plup |
Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo | April 29th-May 1st, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Leffen |
DreamHack Austin 2016 | May 6th-8th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
Get On My Level 2016 | May 20th-22nd, 2016 | 3rd | 3rd | Leffen |
Smash 'N' Splash 2 | June 11th-12th, 2016 | 1st | 5th | Wobbles |
Low Tier City 4 | June 18th-19th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | ESAM |
CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Mew2King |
WTFox 2 | July 1st-3rd, 2016 | 5th | 4th | Iori |
EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Mew2King |
NaCl Monthly July 2016 | July 30th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | XIF |
Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
Shine 2016 | August 26th-28th, 2016 | 4th | — | — |
The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 5th | 5th | Mew2King |
Canada Cup 2016 | October 28th-30th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
Last Stock SD 79 | October 31st, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Chroma |
Smash Summit 3 | November 3rd-6th, 2016 | 2nd | 5th | Plup |
Smash the Record 2016 | November 11th-14th, 2016 | 9th | 1st | Blea Gelo |
Kickstart 13 | November 19th, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Crunch |
DreamHack Winter 2016 | November 24th-27th, 2016 | 2nd | — | — |
CFL Smackdown 104 | November 28th, 2016 | 2nd | 3rd | UUAA |
UGC Smash Open | December 2nd-4th, 2016 | 3rd | 4th | Mew2King |
CFL Smackdown 106 | December 12th, 2016 | 1st | 1st | Plup |
Tuk House 12/16 | December 16th, 2016 | 1st | — | — |
Don't Park on the Grass | December 17th-18th, 2016 | 2nd | 3rd | Swedish Delight |
Smash Conference LXIX | January 7th, 2017 | 4th | 5th | ESAM |
CFL Smackdown 110 | January 16th, 2017 | 1st | 2nd | MrLz |
GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 4th | 5th | Mew2King |
CFL Smackdown 113 | February 6th, 2017 | 1st | 3rd | Hiroshi |
CFL Smackdown 115 | February 20th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
Tampa Never Sleeps 7 | February 24th-26th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Mew2King |
Smash Summit Spring 2017 | March 2nd-5th, 2017 | 2nd | 5th | Axe |
Frame Perfect Series 2 | March 18th-19th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
Full Bloom 3 | March 25th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | SFAT |
CT Gamercon | April 1st-2nd, 2017 | 1st | 4th | Crunch |
Smash Rivalries | April 8th-9th, 2017 | 1st | 2nd | Mew2King |
CEO Dreamland | April 14th-16th, 2017 | 3rd | 2nd | Mew2King |
CFL Smackdown 124 | April 24th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Pi |
DreamHack Austin 2017 | April 28th-30th, 2017 | 1st | 5th | ESAM |
CFL Smackdown 126 | May 8th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Envy |
Royal Flush | May 12th-14th, 2017 | 3rd | 5th | Zhu |
CFL Smackdown 128 | May 22nd, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
The Bigger Balc | May 27th-28th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Westballz |
Smash 'N' Splash 3 | June 2nd-4th, 2017 | 1st | 7th | Professor Pro |
Saints Gaming Live | June 10th-11th, 2017 | 2nd | 1st | Mew2King |
CEO 2017 | June 16th-18th, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
Bad Moon Rising 2 | July 1st, 2017 | 1st | 5th | Crunch |
CFL Smackdown 133 | July 3rd, 2017 | 1st | 2nd | UUAA |
CFL Smackdown 134 | July 10th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Crunch |
EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th, 2017 | 3rd | — | — |
FUSE | July 16th, 2017 | — | 5th | Mew2King |
DreamHack Atlanta 2017 | July 21st-23rd, 2017 | 2nd | 3rd | Crunch |
CFL Smackdown 136 | July 24th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Crunch |
Get On My Level 2017 | July 30th, 2017 | 2nd | 3rd | Westballz |
CFL Smackdown 138 | August 7th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Crunch |
Super Smash Con 2017 | August 10th-13th, 2017 | 4th | 17th | Crunch |
CFL Smackdown 140 | August 21st, 2017 | 1st | — | — |
Shine 2017 | August 25th-27th, 2017 | 1st | 9th | Crunch |
CFL Smackdown 142 | September 4th, 2017 | — | 1st | Crunch |
Man on a Ledge 173 | September 8th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
CFL Smackdown 144 | September 18th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Crunch |
GameTyrant Expo 2017 | September 29th-October 1st, 2017 | 1st | 4th | ChuDat |
The Big House 7 | October 6th-8th, 2017 | 1st | 4th | ChuDat |
Apollo X | October 14th, 2017 | 1st | 1st | Hax |
DreamHack Denver 2017 | October 20th-22nd, 2017 | 1st | 1st | ChuDat |
Too Hot to Handle | October 28th-29th, 2017 | 1st | 2nd | Crunch |
Smash Summit 5 | November 2nd-5th, 2017 | 1st | 5th | Wizzrobe |
Super FamiCon 2017 | November 17th-19th, 2017 | — | 4th | Clementine |
CFL Smackdown 159 | January 15th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Crunch |
GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 2nd | 2nd | ChuDat |
Noods Noods Noods: Melee Edition | January 27th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
CFL Smackdown 162 | February 5th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Crunch |
Smash Valley: Lucky 7 | February 17th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Swedish Delight |
CFL Smackdown 164 | February 19th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Crunch |
CFL Smackdown 165 | February 26th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Crunch |
CFL Smackdown 166 | March 5th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Crunch |
EGLX 2018 | March 9th-11th, 2018 | 1st | 5th | Crunch |
Overlords of Orlando | March 18th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
CFL Smackdown 168 | March 19th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
Full Bloom 4 | March 24th-25th, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | ChuDat |
CFL Smackdown 170 | April 2nd, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Crunch |
Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition | April 7th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
CFL Smackdown 171 | April 9th, 2018 | 2nd | 1st | Crunch |
CFL Smackdown 172 | April 16th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Crunch |
CFL Smackdown 173 | April 23rd, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Crunch |
Overlords of Orlando 2 | April 28th-29th, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | Crunch |
Smash Summit 6 | May 3rd-6th, 2018 | 4th | 4th | 2Saint |
Unrivaled X: Gon' Give It To Ya | May 12th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | Crunch |
Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
MomoCon 2018 | May 24th-27th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
Smash 'N' Splash 4 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 2nd | 25th | Crunch |
OpTic Arena | June 8th-10th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
Overlords of Orlando 3: Three Games, One Roof | June 23rd-24th, 2018 | 1st | 1st | mayb |
CFL Smackdown 182 | June 25th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
CEO 2018 | June 29th-July 1st, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | mayb |
CFL Smackdown 186 | July 23rd, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
Low Tier City 6 | July 27th-29th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
CFL Smackdown 187 | July 30th, 2018 | 2nd | — | — |
EVO 2018 | August 3rd-5th, 2018 | 4th | — | — |
Super Smash Con 2018 | August 9th-12th, 2018 | 3rd | 3rd | Mew2King |
Shine 2018 | August 24th-26th, 2018 | 2nd | 4th | ChuDat |
DreamHack Montreal 2018 | September 7th-9th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
The Big House 8 | October 5th-7th, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | ChuDat |
Canada Cup 2018 | October 26th-28th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
GameTyrant Expo 2018 | November 2nd-4th, 2018 | 1st | — | — |
Smash Summit 7 | November 15th-18th, 2018 | 1st | 2nd | Bananas |
Smash Conference United | January 5th-6th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 1st | 2nd | ChuDat |
Overlords of Orlando: Ultimate Edition | April 13th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 1st | 3rd | ChuDat |
Come to Papa 3 | April 27th-28th, 2019 | 2nd | — | — |
Get On My Level 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
MomoCon 2019 | May 24th-26th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | MEAT |
Smash 'N' Splash 5 | May 31st-June 2nd, 2019 | 2nd | 5th | ChuDat |
Smash Summit 8 | June 13th-16th, 2019 | 5th | 3rd | iBDW |
CEO 2019 | June 28th-30th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
Low Tier City 7 | July 12th-14th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
EVO 2019 | August 2nd-4th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 2nd | 3rd | ChuDat |
Shine 2019 | August 23rd-25th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
DreamHack Montreal 2019 | September 6th-8th, 2019 | 1st | — | — |
Mainstage | September 20th-22nd, 2019 | 1st | 4th | ChuDat |
The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 5th | — | — |
Rising Stars at EGLX 2019 | October 18th-20th, 2019 | 1st | 1st | Mew2King |
GENESIS: BLACK | November 9th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
Project M
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zenith 2012 | May 26th-27th, 2012 | 1st | — | — |
Tipped Off 8 | July 21st-22nd, 2012 | 2nd | — | — |
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 |
Tipped Off 9 | December 14th-15th, 2013 | 3rd | — | — |
Gaming Knights January Gamefest | January 12th, 2014 | 1st | — | — |
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 |
Mayhem | August 9th, 2014 | 13th | — | — |
Tipped Off 10 | September 20th-21st, 2014 | 9th | 3rd | Mew2King |
The Big House 4 | October 4th-5th, 2014 | 13th | — | — |
Don't Take My Stock 3 | November 8th, 2014 | 4th | — | — |
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 | — | — |
Kings of the South 2 | February 20th-21st, 2016 | 1st | 1st | XIF |
Smash 'N' Splash 2 | June 11th-12th, 2016 | 5th | 5th | Westballz |
Low Tier City 4 | June 18th-19th, 2016 | — | 5th | MrLz |
WTFox 2 | July 1st-3rd, 2016 | 1st | 2nd | Mew2King |
EVO 2016 | July 15th-17th, 2016 | 9th | — | — |
Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
Cashed Out | January 21st, 2017 | 7th | — | — |
The Bigger Balc | May 27th-28th, 2017 | 17th | — | — |
Smash 'N' Splash 3 | June 2nd-4th, 2017 | 9th | — | — |
Tyrants and Kings | September 29th-30th, 2017 | 5th (DQ) | — | — |
Super FamiCon 2017 | November 17th-19th, 2017 | 2nd | — | — |
Smash 'N' Splash 4 | June 1st-3rd, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
Low Tier City 7 | July 12th-14th, 2019 | 33rd | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
---|---|---|---|---|
Super Smash Bros. Invitational | June 10th, 2014 | 2nd | — | — |
Paragon Orlando 2015 | January 17th-18th, 2015 | 35th | — | — |
Apex 2015 | January 30th-February 1st, 2015 | 129th | — | — |
CFL Smackdown February Monthly | February 28th, 2015 | 25th | — | — |
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 |
EVO 2015 | July 17th-19th, 2015 | 257th | — | — |
The Big House 5 | October 2nd-4th, 2015 | 129th | — | — |
GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 257th | — | — |
Kings of the South 2 | February 20th-21st, 2016 | 25th | — | — |
Pound 2016 | April 2nd-3rd, 2016 | 97th | 25th | iStudying |
CEO 2016 | June 24th-26th, 2016 | 257th | — | — |
WTFox 2 | July 1st-3rd, 2016 | 25th | — | — |
DI Smash 4 Singles | July 7th, 2016 | 3rd | — | — |
Super Smash Con 2016 | August 11th-14th, 2016 | 129th | — | — |
The Big House 6 | October 7th-9th, 2016 | 129th | — | — |
Smash the Record 2016 | November 11th-14th, 2016 | 65th | — | — |
UGC Smash Open | December 2nd-4th, 2016 | 65th | — | — |
GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 257th | — | — |
Full Bloom 3 | March 25th, 2017 | 5th | — | — |
CEO Dreamland | April 14th-16th, 2017 | 129th | — | — |
DreamHack Austin 2017 | April 28th-30th, 2017 | 49th | — | — |
Royal Flush | May 12th-14th, 2017 | 49th | — | — |
EVO 2017 | July 14th-16th, 2017 | 321st | — | — |
Super Smash Con 2017 | August 10th-13th, 2017 | 385th | — | — |
GameTyrant Expo 2017 | September 29th-October 1st, 2017 | 65th | — | — |
The Big House 7 | October 6th-8th, 2017 | 129th | — | — |
Super FamiCon 2017 | November 17th-19th, 2017 | 129th | — | — |
GENESIS 5 | January 19th-21st, 2018 | 257th | 65th | aMSa |
Noods Noods Noods: Melee Edition | January 27th, 2018 | 33rd | — | — |
Frostbite Ursa Minor 2 | February 8th, 2018 | 49th | — | — |
Frostbite 2018 | February 9th-11th, 2018 | 433rd | 97th | K9sbruce |
Smash Valley: Lucky 7 | February 17th, 2018 | 13th | — | — |
EGLX 2018 | March 9th-11th, 2018 | 49th | — | — |
Noods Noods Noods: Oakland Edition | April 7th, 2018 | 49th | — | — |
CSL Smash Western Divisionals | April 28th-29th, 2018 | 25th | — | — |
Get On My Level 2018 | May 18th-20th, 2018 | 129th | — | — |
Overlords of Orlando 3: Three Games, One Roof | June 23rd-24th, 2018 | 5th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros.
Tournament | Date | 1v1 Placement | 2v2 Placement | Partner |
---|---|---|---|---|
GENESIS 3 | January 15th-17th, 2016 | 129th | — | — |
GENESIS 4 | January 20th-22nd, 2017 | 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 | — | — |
Don't Take My Stock 3 | November 8th, 2014 | 13th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
---|---|---|---|---|
Everybody Loves Manko #1 | March 15th, 2008 | 7th | 3rd | Hiroshi |
Hard Knocks Brawl - Orlando | March 29th-30th, 2008 | 25th | ? | ? |
April Gigabits | April 19th, 2008 | 49th | 4th | Hiroshi |
BOX - TOURNAMENT | May 3rd, 2008 | 1st (Split) | 1st | Captain Crunch |
May GIGABITS | May 17th, 2008 | 13th | 3rd | Hiroshi |
Everybody Loves Manko: Season 2 | May 24th-25th, 2008 | 2nd | 5th | Hiroshi |
June GIGABITS | June 21st, 2008 | 7th | ? | ? |
House Brawl Orlando | June 29th, 2008 | 3rd | 5th | Kyon |
FAST 1 | July 17th-20th, 2008 | 25th | — | — |
GENESIS | July 10th-12th, 2009 | 97th | — | — |
WATO12 | September 4th, 2010 | 9th | 2nd | Mew2King |
Apex 2012 | January 6th-8th, 2012 | — | 65th | VaNz |
IMPULSE | June 30th-July 1st, 2012 | 25th | — | — |
Apex 2014 | January 17th-19th, 2014 | 65th | — | — |
Get On My Level 2014 | May 10th-11th, 2014 | 17th | — | — |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Tournament | Date | 1v1 placement | 2v2 placement | Partner |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Super Smash Brothers Ultimate Kick-off Party Overnight Extravaganza | December 8th, 2018 | 5th | 7th | Crunch |
CFL Smackdown Ultimate #2 | December 18th, 2018 | 7th | — | — |
Ultimatum | December 29th-30th, 2018 | 65th | — | — |
Smash Conference United | January 5th-6th, 2019 | 25th | 17th | Crunch |
CFL Smackdown Ultimate #4 | January 8th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
CFL Smackdown Ultimate #5 | January 15th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
GENESIS 6 | February 1st-3rd, 2019 | 193rd | — | — |
Frostbite 2019 | February 22nd-24th, 2019 | 193rd | — | — |
Overlords of Orlando: Ultimate Edition | April 13th, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
Pound 2019 | April 19th-21st, 2019 | 97th | — | — |
Come to Papa 3 | April 27th-28th, 2019 | 65th | — | — |
Thunder Smash | May 5th, 2019 | 13th | — | — |
Get On My Level 2019 | May 17th-19th, 2019 | 193rd | — | — |
MomoCon 2019 | May 23rd-26th, 2019 | 97th | — | — |
CFL Smackdown Ultimate #32 | July 23rd, 2019 | 17th | — | — |
Super Smash Con 2019 | August 8th-11th, 2019 | 513th | — | — |
CFL Smackdown Ultimate #36 | August 20th, 2019 | 7th | — | — |
Shine 2019 | August 23rd-25th, 2019 | 129th | — | — |
DreamHack Montreal 2019 | September 6th-8th, 2019 | 25th | — | — |
Mainstage | September 20th-22nd, 2019 | 129th | — | — |
The Big House 9 | October 4th-6th, 2019 | 257th | — | — |
Trivia
- The only players that Hungrybox does not hold a positive record against in Melee are Armada (19-33), Mango (35-41), PC Chris (1-1), Lovage (1-1), and Albert (1-1).
- Hungrybox 4-stocked Mew2King in a Melee money match on a large projection screen at Event 52: Kansas 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.
- Hungrybox used to play standing up on occasion, which usually resulted in player cams showing his torso or zooming out.
- Hungrybox had a 500+ set winning streak on Smash Ladder netplay until he was beaten by SmashG0D (now known as Rishi) on October 8th, 2015[1].
- Hungrybox received the largest prize check in a Melee tournament and a Smash Bros. tournament in general, earning $29,231 for winning Smash Summit 5.
- Hungrybox and Armada are the only two players that have won more than $300,000 in a select Smash title, being Melee.
- Hungrybox was nominated for The Game Awards 2016 in the category "Best eSports Player".
- Hungrybox was part of the Forbes "30 under 30 - Games" 2017 list.
- Salem was similarly recognized in their "30 Under 30 - Games" 2018 list.
- On August 15th, 2017, Hungrybox attained his status as an American citizen after 20 years living in the US (having been born in Argentina).[2]
- Shortly after winning the Grand Finals of Pound 2019, a spectator from the crowd threw a raw crab at Hungrybox, which has since become a running joke in his community, and the competitive Super Smash Bros. fan base as a whole.
External links
- Twitter account
- Twitch channel
- SSBWorld profile
- Smashdata Melee profile
- Smashdata Smash 4 profile
- SmashBoards public profile
- Interview at Apex 2010
- Earnings
Gameplay videos
Super Smash Bros. Melee
- 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
- EVO 2016: [A] Armada Vs. TL | Hungrybox - Melee Grand Finals
References
- Florida smashers
- Arizona smashers
- Georgia smashers
- Alabama smashers
- Argentine smashers
- Netplay smashers
- Jigglypuff professionals (SSBM)
- Ness professionals (SSBM)
- Jigglypuff professionals (SSBB)
- King Dedede professionals (SSBB)
- Jigglypuff professionals (PM)
- Mario professionals (PM)
- Olimar professionals (PM)
- Jigglypuff professionals (SSB4)
- Mario professionals (SSB4)
- Ness professionals (SSB4)
- Jigglypuff professionals (SSBU)
- VIP players
- 2009 RetroSSBMRank ranked players
- 2010 RetroSSBMRank ranked players
- 2011 RetroSSBMRank ranked players
- 2012 RetroSSBMRank ranked players
- 2013 SSBMRank ranked players
- 2014 SSBMRank ranked players
- 2015 SSBMRank ranked players
- 2016 SSBMRank ranked players
- 2017 SSBMRank ranked players
- 2018 MPGR ranked players
- 2013 SSBMRank top 25
- 2014 SSBMRank top 25
- 2015 SSBMRank top 25
- 2016 SSBMRank top 25
- 2017 SSBMRank top 25
- 2018 MPGR top 25
- PMRank 2016 ranked players
- Smashboards moderators
- Back Room members
- Project M developers
- Livestream commentators
- Tournament directors
- YouTubers