Hungrybox’s Coinbox series of events have always been big, but the next is going to take it to the next level. Coingbox 48 is entering Melee for the first time, after a successful run of Ultimate. It’s pulling out of all the stops to make this a giant tournament too. 3 Gods of Melee will be providing commentary, and Hungrybox has made commitments that could see the prize pool grow even bigger.
The latest Hungrybox event, Coinbox 48, will be the first for Melee. This is how the Coinbox series works and why an online tournament is going to be so big for Melee.
The Coinbox events are regularly held by Hungrybox, hosted on Twitch with high-level competitive smash. These are events held by Hungrybox, usually in Ultimate but now in Melee too. With two games being covered the prize pool has stepped up. While it’s always had an outsized prize pool as far as fighting game tournaments go, the increase is even more impressive.
The events are played online since this is a smaller event. It’s hosted on Hungrybox’s Twitch channel! You can watch all of the action there in a lively stream that’s often the highlight of the week for Smash broadcasts.
The tournament carries a prize pool quite a bit over what you’d expect from a smaller online event. It comes in at $3,000 this time around. That’s thanks to a sponsorship from Coinbase. While there have been some controversies for this tournament series specifically having a crypto sponsor in the past, Hungrybox has been clear in the benefit that a sponsor provides here.
Even a smaller tournament online-only event manages to have a big impact with a prize like this. Held so regularly. it’s a chance for Smash players to bring in some winnings without travelling to a Major. Lack of prize money is always a problem in fighting games, and events like those held by Hungrybox really help to keep money flowing and provide an incentive for players on the grind. It’s efforts like this that make Smash such a lively esport, even compared to fighting games with more collaborative developers.
What’s really boosting this tournament is the line-up for commentary in the top 8. Hungrybox has dubbed it the trigod lineup. Hungrybox, Mew2King, and PPMD are all going to be commentating on the last stage. For anyone whose missing some of the huge names in Melee, this kind of commentary is going to make the Coinbox 48 an event not to miss. It’s an online event looking more stacked than most of the major fighting game esports tournaments lately.
At Coinbox 48, there is going to be over 1,000 players attending the event! Although, not everyone is going to make it to the top 8 with high-profile commentators. However, there are some of the best Smash Bros players playing at the tournament. These are some of the highlights of those coming.
Coinbox 48 looks stacked enough, but Hungrybox is taking even more steps to ensure a better prize pool. He’s promised to donate any winnings to the very next Melee Coinbox. That means if he takes the win, the next prize pool will be $4,200 instead.
That’s how the event is going to work and all the recent developments with the Coinbox Series. This has always been a unique set of events that manage to make a huge impact on an online tournament, but it’s gotten bigger with the expansion to Melee. The commentary special event and Hungrybox’s commitment to growing the prize pool (if he wins) is definitely going to help keep this series a big event throughout 2023.
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