In the competitive world of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where reputations are built match by match across continents, veteran player Hungrybox has drawn a line in the sand — naming six players he believes have separated themselves from the rest through consistent offline performance as in-person tournaments return. The list, grounded in recent LAN results rather than legacy or potential, did what all meaningful rankings do: it forced a community to articulate what excellence actually requires, and who has truly earned it.
Hungrybox names top six Ultimate players; Sparg0 omission sparks debate
Rankings need to value consistency and not enough time has passed
Mark
So Hungrybox put out a top-six list and everyone immediately started fighting about who wasn't on it. Why does this matter enough to argue about?
Mimi
Because in esports, rankings shape sponsorships, invitations to tournaments, and how the community perceives a player's value. Being sixth versus seventh isn't just a number—it's a statement about whether you're elite or very good.
Luke
But here's the thing: Hungrybox's criteria was consistency in offline LAN play. That's a defensible standard. The question is whether Sparg0 has actually had enough time to prove that consistency, or whether Hungrybox is being too strict.
Mimi
Right. Hungrybox said Sparg0 will be S-tier soon, which is basically saying "you're almost there." He's not dismissing him—he's saying the data isn't in yet.
Mark
What about the other names people brought up? Dabuz, Nairo, Kola?
Luke
Those got mentioned, but they didn't get the same energy as Sparg0. That tells you something about how the community actually ranks these players, even if they won't say it outright.
Mimi
Tea and Glutonny were the ones people questioned most, since neither has won a major NA tournament. But both have been incredibly consistent internationally—Tea in Japan, Glutonny in Europe.
Mark
So the real debate isn't whether Hungrybox is right. It's whether his criteria—consistency and offline performance—is the right way to measure who's elite.
Luke
Exactly. And that's a conversation worth having, because it forces you to ask: what does "top six" actually mean? Most wins? Most recent wins? Consistency over time? Head-to-head records? Different answers give you different lists.
Mimi
Which is probably why Hungrybox keeps doing this. He's not trying to settle the question. He's trying to start it.
El Pulso
- With in-person tournaments restored after a long online era, Hungrybox seized the moment to name the six players he believes stand above all others: MKLeo, Tweek, Marss, Zackray, Tea, and Glutonny.
- The ranking landed like a provocation — Sparg0's absence immediately dominated community discourse, with legends like Mew2King arguing the young player had already earned his place among the elite.
- Hungrybox held his ground, insisting that consistency across offline events — not a single breakout result — is the only honest measure of S-tier status.
- The debate widened to include Dabuz, Nairo, and Kola, with some questioning whether Tea and Glutonny, without major North American titles, deserved spots over others.
- Rather than settling the argument, the ranking sharpened it — revealing that the real tension lies not between players, but between how a community defines greatness itself.
In the competitive world of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where reputations are built match by match across continents, veteran player Hungrybox has drawn a line in the sand — naming six players he believes have separated themselves from the rest through consistent offline performance as in-person tournaments return. The list, grounded in recent LAN results rather than legacy or potential, did what all meaningful rankings do: it forced a community to articulate what excellence actually requires, and who has truly earned it.
Juan DeBiedma — Hungrybox — has spent recent months immersed in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, watching closely as in-person competition returned after an online era that reshuffled the competitive landscape. With LAN tournaments stabilized and the field clarified, he chose to name the six players he believes stand above the rest.
His list: MKLeo, Tweek, Marss, Zackray, Tea, and Glutonny. The reasoning was rooted in results. MKLeo won Central America Regionals and placed second at Smash Summit 3, where Tweek beat him in a decisive 3-0 sweep. Marss had a strong Summit 3 finish and a storied ranking history. Zackray and Tea had both been dominant through 2021 across multiple events, with Tea claiming first place at three major tournaments. Glutonny, a Paris-based Wario main, had accumulated thirteen tournament wins in 2021 alone.
The community's response was immediate. The name on everyone's lips was Sparg0 — a player many felt had earned inclusion. Mew2King said so plainly. Hungrybox's answer was careful: Sparg0 was close, perhaps S-tier very soon, but hadn't yet shown the sustained offline consistency that defined the other six. "Rankings need to value consistency," he said, "and not enough time has passed."
Others raised Dabuz, Nairo, and Kola. Some questioned whether Tea and Glutonny, without major North American titles, truly outranked the alternatives. But Sparg0's omission was the one that stuck — the gap between sixth and seventh, Hungrybox implied, is measured not in talent but in months of proof.
Juan DeBiedma, known to the fighting game world as Hungrybox, has spent the last few months embedded in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate—playing in tournaments, streaming, casting matches from the sidelines. He's been watching closely as in-person competition returned after the online era, when many top players sat out and the meta shifted in ways that favored different competitors. Now that LAN tournaments are back and the field has stabilized, he decided to name the six players he believes stand above the rest.
The list he posted was straightforward: Leonardo Lopez Perez, known as MKLeo; Gavin Dempsey, called Tweek; Tyler Martins, who goes by Marss; Sota Okada, or Zackray; Takuma Hirooka, known as Tea; and William Belaid, Glutonny. Everyone else, Hungrybox said, was close—very close—but not quite there.
The reasoning was grounded in recent results. MKLeo had won Central America Regionals and placed second at Smash Summit 3, where Tweek beat him decisively with Diddy Kong in a 3-0 sweep that caught many in the community off guard. Marss finished fourth at Summit 3 and had ranked fifth in the PGRU Power Rankings back in 2019. Zackray, currently ranked seventh, came in fifth at Summit 3 before losing to MKLeo. Tea, a Pac-Man specialist from Japan, had been on a tear through 2021—first place at Temple: Hermes Edition, Sumabato SP19, and Kagaribi #4, where he beat Glutonny in the finals. Glutonny himself, a Paris-based Wario main ranked eighth, had accumulated thirteen tournament wins in 2021 alone.
The moment the list went public, the community pushed back. The name that dominated the conversation was Sparg0, a player many felt had earned his place among the elite. Mew2King, himself a legendary figure in fighting games, said plainly that Sparg0 belonged on the list. Hungrybox's response was measured: Sparg0 would reach S-tier very soon if his trajectory held, but for now, he hadn't demonstrated the kind of consistent, high-level offline performance that the other six had shown. "Rankings need to value consistency and not enough time has passed," Hungrybox said.
Others in the community raised Dabuz, Nairo, and Kola as worthy contenders. Some argued that Tea and Glutonny, despite their credentials, hadn't won a major North American tournament and therefore shouldn't displace other names. But Sparg0 was the omission that stuck—the one that felt most debatable, most worth arguing about. It was the kind of ranking that did its job: it clarified a standard, it sparked conversation, and it made people think about what "top six" actually means when the gap between sixth and seventh is measured in months of consistency rather than a single tournament result.
Citas Notables
Sparg0 is definitely on par with them, in my opinion.— Mew2King
Sparg0 will be S-tier very soon if he continues his run into 2021. But for now, he has yet to show he can consistently place very high like the other six in an offline setting.— Hungrybox
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