Hungrybox wins Battle of the Five Gods -- Full Results and Payouts

Over last three days, twenty of Melee's best gathered in Austin, Texas, to compete in the Battle of the Five Gods at the world famous South by Southwest (SXSW) festival. Gods fell and upsets occurred, but one god stood above them all: Hungrybox. Although Mango put up an incredible fight by reseting the bracket 3-0 after an incredible loser's run, Hungrybox adapted to win his first major tournament with all 5 gods in attendance. Here are the full results of Battle of the Five Gods:

Place | Player | Eliminated In | Set Count | Game Count | Winnings
1st | Liquid`Hungrybox | N/A | 7-1 | 18-5 | $13,000
2nd | C9 Mango | Grand Finals | 8-2 | 23-13 | $5,000
3rd | [A]rmada | Loser's Finals | 5-2 | 17-19 | $3,000
4th | PG Wobbles | Loser's Semis | 7-4 | 23-19 | $1,500
5th | PG Plup | Winner's Quarters | 6-4 | 22-18 | $750
5th | Tempo Westballz | Winner's Quarters | 4-2 | 14-11 | $750
7th | COG MVG Mew2King | Top 8 LR1 | 3-2 | 11-8 | $500
7th | GC Silent Wolf | Top 8 LR1 | 3-6 | 17-20 | $500
9th | SPY MacD | Playoffs Group | 3-4 | 12-13 | $0
10th | EG PPMD | Playoffs Group | 2-5 | 9-16 | $0
11th | CLG SFAT | Group Stage | 1-2 | 6-8 | $0
12th | WFX Shroomed | Group Stage | 1-2 | 5-7 | $0
12th | CLG PewPewU | Group Stage | 1-2 | 5-7 | $0
14th | DruggedFox | Group Stage | 1-2 | 5-8 | $0
14th | Tempo Axe | Group Stage | 1-2 | 5-8 | $0
16th | MIOM S2J | Group Stage | 1-2 | 4-7 | $0
17th | HugS | Group Stage | 1-2 | 4-8 | $0
18th | mYi Ice | Group Stage | 0-3 | 3-9 | $0
18th | Lucky | Group Stage | 0-3 | 3-9 | $0
20th | SPY Nintendude | Group Stage | 0-3 | 1-9 | $0

All the brackets can be found on smashgg. Did you enjoy Battle of the Five Gods? What were your favorite moments? Share your thoughts in the comments below and tweet with the hashtag #FiveGods. A special thank you goes out to SXSW and the Battle of the Five Gods team for running this very special event.

 

Way to go, Hungrybox! It's been a long time coming.

 

Congrats Hbox.

 

Good stuff Hbox!

 

Congrats to hbox

Shoutouts to Ice for pulling out Falcon. Didn't even know he had one.

Great event, I enjoyed its uniqueness.

 

All those characters M2K used.... he should really stick to only Sheik and Marth, or at least drop Fox for good
And lmao Nintendude is in the place he truly deserves....

 

 

Why was Leffen not invited? Congrats Hungrybox.

 

This was easily the greatest tournament I have ever seen. Definitely going to make people reevaluate player rankings. It's too bad Leffen is still having visa issues, that would have been even more incredible.

 

Hope for Plup maining Samus again?

 

RIP Leffen 2016

 

Why was Leffen not invited? Congrats Hungrybox.

America didn't invite him.

aka visa issues

 

And long coming, since 2010, Hungrybox now beats out Gnes with the claim to the largest sum of money earned from one Smash tournament.

Congrats!

 

I'm happy for Hbox, but I'm especially happy for Wobbles getting 4th.

 

Plup and Westballz got eliminated in losers quarters, not winners quarters lmaoo.

 

Congrats to Hbox!! I'm a little sad for M2K though *tears*

 

God damn, he actuly got first place at something and not 2nd
All due respect, i love you HBox <3

 

That jiggs makes me want to start playing melee ;-;

 

Good job to hbox my favorite melee player

 

PPMD BibleThump

;_;

 

Don't care what the haters say, I have nothing but respect for HBox. Glad he won!

 

God damn, he actuly got first place at something and not 2nd
All due respect, i love you HBox <3

2nd place is now Mango's role.

 

Congrats Hungrybox! Pretty impressive that a Jigglypuff won this.

On a different note, I can't stand the term "gods". Being called a god for playing a freaking videogame and being good at it? Puh-lease. Talk about cheesy.

 

Congrats Hungrybox

 

When are people going to finally put puff up there with falco/marth/sheik on the tier list?

 

And long coming, since 2010, Hungrybox now beats out Gnes with the claim to the largest sum of money earned from one Smash tournament.

Congrats!

It's also the biggest Melee payout since PC Chris won MLG in 2006, adjusting for inflation.

 

Great play by everyone! I was at the edge of my seat at top 8. Love how more aggressive Hbox has become

 

Ice went falcon!!? Nice.

 

Can the title be spoiler free ?
It is the second time I got spoiled an event I wanted to watch the VODs

The only solution is that I must avoid the SmashBoard home page every time there is an event...

 

Hooray for Hungrybox!

 

What a bittersweet tournament. Hungrybox finally takes his US major in an intense top 3 showdown. Wobbles gives it his all for his home state as the last mortal in the tournament, finishing at a stunning 4th place. But we saw PPMD's health drag him in pools, and M2K fail to overcome himself, both in heart-wrenching fashion. I only wish everybody could play their best. :'(

 

When are people going to finally put puff up there with falco/marth/sheik on the tier list?

Maybe when more than one person can do anything with her.

 

Good on ya Hungrybix a big win for one of the biggest Melee players around.

 

Wobbles was crazy this tournament. Wobbles vs. Westballz was one of the best sets I have ever watched.

 

With Plup's win over Mew2king, he has now beaten 5 out of the Big 6 in a serious set. If he ever takes a set off of Armada, he will be the first person to have beaten every member of the Big 6.

 

Why was Leffen not invited? Congrats Hungrybox.

No, he couldn't come because of Visa issues

 

GG Hbox. R.I.P. Leffen. Eat your heart out Nintendude

 

I wonder, why a few people call themselves Liquid (Their name here)?

 

Wow... Hbox's game count O.o He's become so consistent and good at adapting mid game. This really might be his year. Incredible to see that aggressive puff go.

Mang0's moonwalking was also crisp, it's amazing to see that he is still improving his movement so much.

 

Kinda Suprised Mew2king did end up making top 8 considering he is barely practicing Melee