This is in stark contrast to many others in the Smash community, who initially denied their charges before admitting to them in the end. In the past, some costumes have changed up a fighter’s gender without modifying the name, such as with Wii Fit Trainer, Byleth, Inkling and Pokemon Trainer to just name a few. It’s important to take responsibility and be a better person. We’ve never thought about Hungrybox as anything other than a stand-up guy, so it’s pretty shocking.

Dustin Steiner [23], On August 15, 2017, DeBiedma became a U.S.

“Nintendo was very, very close to what my interests were.”, “I used to enter as Juan or Juan the Fatty or Fat Chick,” the Jigglypuff main revealed regarding his past tournament entries. This is not flirting. But regardless of how you feel about Hungrybox, his note of potential allegations tells us there are victims waiting. The problem is that he did do these things though. DeBiedma, a longtime Super Smash Bros. Melee pro who represents esports organization Team Liquid, was playing in the grand finals of Pound 2019 against Cloud9’s Joseph “Mango” Marquez after avoiding elimination and making a tense run through the losers bracket. Mango, Leffen, Hungrybox, Mew2King, Westballz", "Interview with SSBM Player Juan "Hungrybox" of Team Curse", "Smash "nicolas cage" Hungrybox quits job to pursue esports full-time", https://twitter.com/LiquidHbox/status/1025087547784015873, https://twitter.com/LiquidHbox/status/1145421404269109250, "there will Never Ever be another Melee player like Hungrybox", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hungrybox&oldid=981043762, People with acquired American citizenship, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 3× Smash Summit champion (2017, 2018, 2020), This page was last edited on 29 September 2020, at 23:09. shooting in August 2018 at a Madden tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit looks like a magical mixed-reality trick, Nexus Mods bans political content in the lead-up to the November election, World of Warcraft’s next expansion, Shadowlands, is delayed, Deerling and Shiny Vulpix join Pokémon Go for fall, Hyper Scape starts season 2, while developers vow to ‘take action’, Fall Guys season 2 will have nicknames, flags, and more crowns, Star Wars: Squadrons keybindings, explained, Star Wars Squadrons guide – Mission 1: Form the Vanguard tips and walkthrough, Star Wars Squadrons guide – Mission 2: The Skies of Yavin tips and walkthrough, Star Wars Squadrons guide – Mission 3: Through Enemy Lines tips and walkthrough, Star Wars Squadrons guide – Mission 4: Secrets and Spies tips and walkthrough, Star Wars Squadrons guide – Mission 5: The Trail from Desevro tips and walkthrough. I sat at the airport and just cried and said “what’s the point anymore?”. DeBiedma claimed the grand finals, and then an angry fan threw the dead crab he had smuggled into the venue. What the fuck man Anyway GGs, no clue how I won that. He’s admitted to such. We have no idea and are not going to speculate. He has to take responsibility for what he’s done, and it sounds like he’s willing to do that. Sorry for losing my temper. Instead, we’ll see what comes out.

We will make an official statement from the Pound Twitter sometime this week so everyone knows this was handled immediately. You are a top esports player. “When we got the N64, that’s when I first played Smash Bros,” he said. In a way, we’re glad he didn’t name any particular names. Dustin Steiner has been writing about esports professionally for nearly a decade. Ultimate | 445 views | yesterday, Super Smash Bros. [15] On January 6, 2015 Team Curse announced that they would be merging with Team Liquid. Steve and Alex are listed by Nintendo as a package deal, but that doesn’t mean there will be two different fighters. Ultimate | 11.3K views | 2 months ago. It was a tournament just like any other, up until someone hurled a dead crab at Juan “Hungrybox” DeBiedma. 1:31. Super Smash Bros. Let them come forward if they wish to. In 2009, DeBiedma placed 3rd at GENESIS 1, his first high placement at a major Melee tournament. In Grand Finals Hungrybox played against the defending champion Armada's Fox. [22] In June 2019, after winning CEO for the fourth time, he announced that he would be leaving the workforce again to pursue eSports full-time. Team Liquid, Hungrybox’s home for over four years now, has not issued any corrective punishment for Hungrybox as of press time. Ultimate | 18.1K views | 3 days ago, Super Smash Bros. “I have been at countless events around Hungrbox and every time, unless he had a woman present, he would very openly stare at my chest and straight up look down my shirt while I was just standing there in front of him or walking by. “The response from the community afterward was almost unanimously attacking me for looking at my watch. Why Has Ninja Stopped Playing Fortnite So Much? In 2014, he placed top three in nine Melee tournaments, including a victory at Fight Pitt V[12] and runner up at EVO 2014.

In 2014, he placed top three in nine Melee tournaments, including a victory at Fight Pitt V and runner up at EVO 2014. Hungrybox Gets Ahead of Potential Allegations, Team Liquid Responds, The Smash community is riddled with abusers, Overwatch Leaker Says Tracer is Up Next For Smash Bros. It’s genuinely disappointing to see these sorts of things come out. When not focused on writing, Jason spends time playing randomized RPGs on The Bottom Tier, his personal livestream, catching up on anime, or being angry as a support main across a few MOBAs.

But what has Team Liquid to say about Hungrybox’s potential allegations? His dominance, combined with play on a character many consider frustrating, have made him a controversial figure and he has received harassment in the past. This is not okay. In 2016, after underperforming at The Big House 6, DeBiedma quit his job at WestRock to pursue a full-time eSports career. If ur showing up as a fan to LCS, don’t do weird shit like twist our nipples at the fan meets after matches. In October, HBox won the MLG World Finals Melee singles tournament after beating Mew2King in grand finals 3–1 to win the tournament.

DeBiedma was sent to the losers bracket after losing Winner's Semifinals to Justin "Plup" McGrath, but was able to fight his way back to Grand Finals against Armada after eliminating S2J, Mango, and Plup. Hungrybox has stated that he used his status as a Smash player, as one of the top Melee players in the world to make it easier to “meet people”. While the reception Steve received hasn’t been as hype as some had hoped, it’s possible that any negative feelings could be smoothed over with the fighter’s full presentation. The accusation was apparently vetted through multiple sources to verify its authenticity before being released. Hungrybox has not made any details clear, and nobody has come forward yet. Hungrybox is seen as the best Jigglypuff player in the world. All 12 years of me playing Melee has been full of it. Top 5 SNK characters popular enough to be Smash Ultimate DLC, Smash pro ZeRo explains why being the best is “actually terrible”, Microsoft weighs in on Master Chief joining Smash Ultimate, 5 Sword & Shield Pokemon we want to see as Smash Ultimate fighters. In the first of a five part documentary series into the life of Super Smash Bros Melee God Juan ‘Hungrybox’ Debiedma, Dexerto digs into the pro’s rise to stardom and the villainy that accompanied it. by in Fighting Game News | Jul, 10th 2020. From that statement, it seems that Team Liquid will be weighing their options and considering whether or not Hungrybox seems repentant for his actions. In 2015, DeBiedma won his f Pound’s staff said they do not intend to release the fan’s name publicly. He won his first tournament at Revival of Melee 2 later that year. Hungrybox, mostly, stands accused of harassing women through unwanted longing looks, flirting with women who are already in relationships, and generally being a creep. If there’s a game that’s been played competitively, he’s covered it; from the hotel ballrooms of the FGC to the stadiums of League of Legends and beyond, he’s been there, finger on the pulse for fans to have a look behind the scenes. He hasn’t. How he got his tag, got into Smash grew as a player, and came back from quitting the game to absolutely dominating it. DeBiedma was born in Argentina on June 21, 1993. Esports Talk is Hiring a New Graphic Designer! I can totally see why you would feel objectified and uncomfortable. Hungrybox Responds to Sexual Misconduct Allegations, got out in front of the sexual misconduct allegations, Overwatch Leaker Says Tracer is Up Next For Smash Bros. Two weeks radio silent.

It seems more like Steve will be the standard fighter and Alex, Zombie and Enderman will be the alternate costumes. And that really got my head back in the game,” Hungrybox said. We will be perma banning the guy btw. citizen.