Smash Bros legend Juan ‘Hungrybox’ Debiedma needed to lend a controller in his Grand Finals match of CEO 2025, and it turned out to be a fairly good substitute for him.
In some esports, having your most popular peripherals is vital. You’ve acquired to really feel comfy in any case. That’s why a lot of Counter-Strike and Valorant execs have large sponsor offers with their favourite mouse and keyboard manufacturers.
In the case of Smash, nonetheless, issues can get a bit of weirder. Gamers have used Guitar Hero guitars, Donkey Kong bongo drums, and keyboards towards the same old GameCube controllers and battle sticks.
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Hungrybox sometimes sticks to the same old controllers, however in the course of the Grand Finals of CEO 2025, his controller of selection really broke, forcing him to hunt a substitute from the group.
Hungrybox responds after Smash controller ‘explodes’
The Crew Liquid star was capable of lend an identical controller to his ordinary one, and whereas the disruption could have put some gamers off, it solely led him to victory after being 3-0 down.
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Hungrybox managed to finish the bracket reset towards Wizzrobe to say his thirty seventh Main title, and his first CEO victory since 2020 with a 3-2 win within the second set of video games.
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“THATS HOW YOU BOUNCE THE FUCK BACK. I AM YOUR (FINALLY ONCE AGAIN) YOUR CEO CHAMPION. RIP MY DUMBASS PHOB FOREVER,” he posted on X (previously Twitter) following the win.
The 37-time Smash main winner praised fellow participant MOF for permitting him to modify controllers out throughout their recreation, because it was inflicting him issues previous to the finals.
“I solely received as a result of @Mast3rofFlavor1 is an unimaginable sport and allowed me to modify controllers mid recreation, mid inventory, and many others, and even gave me one other handwarmer,” he stated. “I don’t deserve that kindness, however she’s so unimaginable for doing that.”
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Debiedma additionally claimed that he’ll return to utilizing official Nintendo controllers after this, too. However we’ll have to attend and see.
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