Pound 2019

Was a regional tournament for SSBM and SSBU held in Laurel, Maryland. This was the first tournament in the series since Pound 2016 in said year, so it reinvigorated interest in Pound as a series.

For Melee, Team Liquid's Hungrybox, the best Jigglypuff in the world, won the tournament over former rival, Cloud9's Mang0, a Falco/Fox McCloud main, from Losers Bracket, managing to reset the bracket with a 3-1 and a 3-0 in both sets respectively. After winning, an unknown spectator threw a raw crab at Hungrybox, prompting him to get frustrated. It has since become an inside joke within his community.

For Ultimate, now-retired/banned player Ally, a Mario/Solid Snake main won over Myran, an Olimar main.

The tournament saw 451 entrants for Melee singles and a high 802 entrants for Ultimate singles, rendering Pound 2019 as a major tournament for both games.

For some trivia,
-A Mr. Game & Watch player, Qerb, managed to place a notable 25th in Melee singles, being eliminated by Zain and PewPewU, both Marth players (though he did take a game off of the latter).

-The aforementioned crab that was thrown at Hungrybox, sub-humorously, had its own seat prior to the throwing.

-One of the big competitors for Ultimate singles, ESAM, lost only to Peach players, along with getting beaten 10-1 by Samsora, a Peach main.

"Nair comes down, aggressively, oh, wait, and there it is! And Hungrybox..."

"HBox is your Pound 2019 Smash Bros Melee champion. What a run from him to come from Losers and take that..."

"Finally climbing his way down there, man! 21%..."

"Okay, nice dash attack and--HA--OH MY GOD!"

by shionzz July 22, 2021

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