[57][11], One of the most infamous moments in Melee history took place in April 2019 at Pound 2019, when, after Hungrybox won the Melee Singles tournament by defeating Mango in the Grand Finals, a member in the crowd, presumably upset by his win, threw a dead crab at Hungrybox, barely missing him. [34], Hungrybox won GatorLAN Spring 2020, before finishing 2nd at GENESIS 7 after losing to Zain in the Singles Grand Finals, while teaming up with him to rank 5th in Doubles. Hungrybox has ~1,470 subscribers, according to his Twitch overlay. [43] Mang0's first-place prize in the singles tournament of $46,700 surpassed the all-time record of $29,315 Hungrybox had earned for winning Smash Summit 5 in 2017. [54] The crab incident became viral and was relayed by a variety of media outlets, quickly becoming a meme within the Smash community. When they were around 14 years old, they decided to attempt competing in a LAN tournament at a local mall and have been competing in Melee tournaments ever since. [32] At GENESIS 6, the biggest Ultimate tournament at that point with 2105 entrants, Hungrybox placed 193rd in Singles, and 257th in Doubles with Kashan "Chillindude" Khan. [24][25], In 2017, Hungrybox won multiple tournaments, including the Supermajor tournament The Big House 7, and four Super Major tournaments: Shine 2017, DreamHack Austin 2017, DreamHack Denver 2017, and Smash Summit 5; for the latter, he set a new record for most money won in a single Melee tournament, receiving $29,315.30 as prize money. [2] In 2014, he stated: "In my playstyle, I'm a greedy novel editor". [43][44] He and Plup also took 2nd place in a special single-elimination doubles tournament where players could only pick each character once per set, losing to Mang0 and SFAT in the finals. The move has a very small range, making it hard to connect, and, regardless of whether it successfully hits or not, leaves Jigglypuff asleep and completely vulnerable for three seconds afterwards; as such, failure to connect with "Rest", or failure to knock the opponent far enough to kill them, can result in massive damage inflicted on Jigglypuff, or, if damage is already high, in an instant kill; sometimes, Jigglypuff does not wake up fast enough to avoid getting attacked even if the opponent did lose their stock, leaving Hungrybox little room for mistakes during a game. [46] Hungrybox and four of his fellow Team Liquid members became co-owners of the team in December.[47]. [35][36][37] He went on to win Smash Summit 9 in February. I have finally decided to pursue esports full time. He has been ranked one of the top five Melee players in the world every year since formal rankings began in 2013, achieving the top rank a record three consecutive times from 2017 to 2019. After a moment of incredulousness, an infuriated Hungrybox picked up the crab and shouted at the crowd, asking the person who threw it to reveal themselves and "show some respect." Player Calls Out Nintendo For "Not Putting Resources Into The Scene", "Hungrybox wins Super Smash Bros. Melee Singles at Smash Summit 9", "Zain vs Hungrybox - GRAND FINALS: Top 8 Melee Singles - Genesis 7 Marth vs Puff", "Zain wins Super Smash Bros. Melee Singles at Pound Online", "iBDW wins Smash Melee Singles at Frame Perfect Series 3: Online", "Yesterday was huge. [55] In April 2018, Hungrybox claimed on Twitter that a stranger attracted his attention while he was shopping at Walmart earlier during the day, before saying "Fuck you and your family Hungrybox", as well as "some other stuff about [him]". Hungrybox is a professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player for Team Liquid. Follower and view counts updated as of September 2022. This means that he should be earning a minimum of $3,675 USD per month. [12][13] At Evo 2013, Hungrybox finished in 3rd place, losing to Wobblez in the Losers Finals after a controversial finish; in parallel, he took part in a Melee Doubles Evo side-event, teaming up with Mew2King to win the tournament. [5] Despite his "God" status, he is considered one of the most polarizing figures in the Melee community, in part due to the unpopularity of his defensive, counterattack-centric playstyle among part of the community. He occasionally streams on other days and for longer hours. Galint Melee Open: Fall Edition - North America, 3 Get On My Level champion (2015, 2018, 2022), 3 Smash Summit champion (2017, 2018, 2020), This page was last edited on 28 March 2023, at 12:29. This is prior to receiving further revenue income from tiered subscriptions, tips, sponsorships, Twitch cheer bit donations, merchandise sales, advertisements, team salary, casting fees and tournament winnings. [1] He discovered video games at a young age, particularly enjoying the Super Mario Advance series, and started playing Melee when he was little after the stepson of one of his father's co-workers introduced him to the game. He joined Team Liquid in January 2015 after becoming recognized as one of the top Super Smash Bros Melee players in the world. [15] On January 6, 2015, Team Curse merged with Team Liquid, leading Hungrybox to be picked up by Team Liquid along with his teammate Kashan "Chillin" Khan, joining other Smash Bros. players Ken Hoang and Daniel "KoreanDJ" Jung. [51][25], Hungrybox is unanimously seen as one of the best players in Melee history, as well as the best Jigglypuff player in the game's history. [38], He won his first Ultimate tournament by finishing 1st in The Salad Online 13's Ultimate Singles bracket. At the end of the three-day singles tournament, he took third place, losing to Zain in the winner's finals and then to eventual tournament winner Mang0 in the loser's finals. His first console was a Gameboy Advance. ", "Hungrybox Joins Team Curse Super Smash Brothers", "NuckleDu, Hungrybox, and Chillindude join Team Liquid via merger with Curse", "Hungrybox finds redemption at Fight Pitt V", "Who Will Be Crowned Greatest Smash Player Alive at EVO 2014? [56], Hungrybox's match against Zac "SFAT" Cordoni in the Losers Semifinals at Evo 2017 attracted controversy after Hungrybox called his coach, Luis "Crunch" Rosias, over for advice in between games, which was as a violation of the event's "No Coaching After Pools" rule; as the discussion between Hungrybox and Crunch was ongoing, Gordon "G$" Connell, a friend of SFAT, approached and mocked the other two by mimicking a coach-like discussion with SFAT. In March 2018, he returned to working fulltime in March 2018 because he felt that he needed a break from the pressure and criticism that he was experiencing as a professional eSports competitor. Although he is known for competing mostly with Jigglypuff, he has briefly used Fox in Melee. Mango, Leffen, Hungrybox, Mew2King, Westballz", "Hungrybox Takes His Biggest Melee Win at Evo 2016", "True grit and glory: A new Melee king is crowned at Evo", "Smash "nicolas cage" Hungrybox quits job to pursue esports full-time", "Hungrybox victorious at DreamHack Austin", "Evo: An oral history of Super Smash Bros. Melee", "Leading Smash Bros. In his first Ultimate tournament, the 385-entrant Ultimatum on December 29, he finished in 65th place. He and his coach, Luis, became friends in fifth grade while being partnered for a school project and discovering that they both enjoyed Super Smash Bros. Melee. 1 Melee player in the world. Towards the end of his contract with WestRock, he decided to attempt a fulltime career as a gamer under a new contract with Team Liquid. Hungrybox has ~1,470 subscribers, according to his Twitch overlay. [9] DeBiedma and his lifelong best friend and future manager, Luis "Crunch" Rosias, met in fifth grade in Orlando, and would often play Melee together. [8][1] According to Hungrybox, his mother, Lucia Violante, was conversely very supportive. I lost once again to Manny and I feel Puff has a", "Here's looking at you, kid: The saga of Hungrybox", "Full history of hungrybox's performances amongst all leagues", "Fighting Game Fans Raise over $225,000 for Breast Cancer Research. Its all a matter of how dedicated you are. This means that he should be earning a minimum of $3,675 USD per month. [31] He went on to win more Super Majors, including Pound 2019, Low Tier City 7, CEO 2019, Shine 2019, and Mainstage. I qui", "CEO 4-Peat Champion. Smash Wins! In the Grand Finals, Hungrybox won two consecutive best of five sets, both with a score of 32, to win Evo for the first time in his career. He himself took part of the tournament, finishing in 25th place. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Ten years deep as a competitor, he's seen fans discount him, his performances, and his character selection, some even believing that he's killing the game with each set. [14] On April 17 of the following year, he left CLASH Tournaments and joined Team Curse. Hungryboxs older brothers introduced him to video games when he was a toddler. [61][8] In June 2019, after winning CEO for the fourth time, he announced that he would be leaving the workforce to pursue eSports full-time once again. The first time I made it out of pools at a local, I used the "hungrybox" tag and then it just stuck.'. He also has a cat. Nowadays theres resources like Netplay, Online play. [16], In 2014, Hungrybox placed top three in nine Melee tournaments, including a victory at Fight Pitt V.[17] At Evo 2014, he reached the Grand Finals for the first time, losing to Mango and finishing in 2nd place; he once again won the Doubles side-event, this time teaming up with Justin "Plup" McGrath. [45], At Riptide on September 1012, 2021, Hungrybox took third place in the singles tournament after losing to iBDW in Winners Finals and to Plup in Losers Finals. [9], His eventual "Hungrybox" name came from middle school, after he failed to forge his mother's signature, producing something resembling a drawing instead. "[52], Hungrybox also attracted criticism for his tendency to loudly and flashily celebrate his wins (called "pop-offs" within the community), which some considered disrespectful to his defeated opponents. This is prior to receiving further revenue income from tiered subscriptions, tips, sponsorships, Twitch cheer bit donations, merchandise sales, advertisements, team salary, casting fees and tournament winnings. [55] Bleeding Cool reported the event with the headline "DreamHack Austin Champion Wins In The Most Pathetic Way Possible". He and Plup also won the doubles tournament. [2][1], DeBiedma played piano and sang a capella while growing up. [2][8][1] He has two older brothers, Gaston, the oldest, and Fermin. [54][8], In the Grand Finals of DreamHack Austin 2017 in which he faced Daniel "ChuDat" Rodriguez in several highly contested games described by ESPN as "high-level spectacle", Hungrybox won the final game, and therefore the tournament, by camping and avoiding contact with ChuDat's Ice Climbers until the clock ran out, giving Hungrybox the win due to his statistical advantage in stocks and damage ratio. '", later making fun of the incident by eating a crab during a live stream. Hungrybox failed to win any for the rest of the year. [11], On July 3, 2013, Hungrybox was picked up by team CLASH Tournaments alongside fellow Super Smash Bros. player Aziz "Hax" Al-Yami. [73] Hungrybox has been a vocal advocate for the competitive Super Smash Bros. scene, praising the technological advancements created for Melee, and criticizing Nintendo for their lack of support towards the community.[74][75]. He chose is college degree because he loved Season 4 of Breaking Bad. His mom is very supportive of his career. [52][53][54][9][1][8] ESPN stated in 2016: "There is no question that Juan 'Hungrybox' Debiedma is the most polarizing figure in the realm of Super Smash Bros. Melee. [57] This upset part of the fans, who believed that, as SFAT was not actually being coached, he should have won by disqualification. I ended up drawing a doodle out of her signature and that became the "hungry box" you see on my t-shirts and such. He got his first Smash games when he was ~12/13 years old. I return as the #1 Ranked Melee player in the world. [11] Hungrybox won his first-ever tournament at Revival of Melee 2 on November 21, 2009. See how Liquid Hbox's favorite sandwiches . [8][1], DeBiedma discovered the Super Smash Bros. competitive scene around 20062007 and started to perform at small local tournaments in 2007. After that he got a Gameboy Advance SP, on which he would play many of the Mario and Kirby titles. [6][7] Although primarily known as a Singles player, he also has an extensive career in Melee Doubles, and partnered up with a variety of other players, most notably Mew2King and Justin "Plup" McGrath, both of whom he won major Doubles tournaments with; he has been managed by his lifelong best friend Luis "Crunch" Rosias for the entirety of his career. [11][1] In early 2016, Hungrybox won two additional singles Super Major tournaments, Pound and CEO 2016. Argentinian-American professional esports player, Hungrybox on July 29, 2017 at Get On My Level 2017, Return to in-person competition (2021present). [11], In 2013, Evo, the most prominent fighting game event worldwide, announced Melee as part of the Evo 2013 line-up, after the game had only previously been featured at Evo 2007. He has been part of their team ever since. [10] The following November at Perfect Series 3: ONLINE on November 3, he finished in 17th place. "Smash Summit 3: Mew2King Learns how to pronounce Hbox Last Name", "Meet Hungrybox, the Unkillable Demon Jigglypuff", "Interview with SSBM Player Juan "Hungrybox" of Team Curse", "xQc is taking on Hungrybox's Super Smash Bros. challenge", "Hungrybox triumphs twice in a single weekend", "I got 25th out of around 400(?) However, he returned to it as a fulltime career in July 2019. Born in Argentina, DeBiedma grew up in Orlando, Florida, and became a U.S. citizen in 2017. [11][29] At Evo 2018, Hungrybox lost to Armada in the Losers Semifinals and ranked 4th. [31][1], Following the release of Super Smash Bros. On July 3rd, 2022, Hungrybox won the Canadian international tournament Get On My Level 2022, marking his first career victory at a major tournament in two and a half years since his last major win at Smash Summit 9 in February 2020. [9][8] According to Hungrybox, the Melee community's partial rejection of his playstyle started very early in his career, claiming that "people didn't like that at all" when he started placing high in local tournaments in 2008. Juan Manuel DeBiedma (/ d b i d m /; born June 21, 1993), better known by his alias Hungrybox, is an Argentine-American professional Super Smash Bros. player and streamer. [11] He then went on to place in high positions repeatedly on tournaments, with Apex 2010 on August 8 marking his first win in a major tournament. 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