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 well-liked peripherals is essential. You’ve bought to really feel snug in spite of everything. That’s why a variety of Counter-Strike and Valorant professionals have large sponsor offers with their favourite mouse and keyboard manufacturers.
With regards to Smash, nevertheless, issues can get a bit of weirder. Gamers have used Guitar Hero guitars, Donkey Kong bongo drums, and keyboards in opposition to the standard GameCube controllers and battle sticks.
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Hungrybox usually sticks to the standard 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 Staff Liquid star was in a position to lend the same controller to his traditional one, and whereas the disruption might 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 in opposition to 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 change controllers out throughout their sport, because it was inflicting him issues previous to the finals.
“I solely received as a result of @Mast3rofFlavor1 is an unbelievable sport and allowed me to change controllers mid sport, mid inventory, and so forth, and even gave me one other handwarmer,” he mentioned. “I don’t deserve that kindness, however she’s so unbelievable 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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