The American Beatbox Championships 2022 was the 11th edition of the American Beatbox Championships, an annual national beatboxing competition in the United States. The event was held at The Showboat Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey from September 2–5, 2022.
Overview[]
A new international competition, the Founders Tournament, took place on September 5.
Qualified participants[]
Solo[]
| Name | Qualification | Name | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
 D-Koy
|
1st Wildcard Winner | Galush
|
19th Wildcard Winner |
| King Inertia
|
2nd Wildcard Winner | Mize Well
|
20th Wildcard Winner |
| Villain
|
3rd Wildcard Winner | Miso
|
21th Wildcard Winner |
| Pono
|
4th Wildcard Winner | Brody
|
22st Wildcard Winner |
| ZVD
|
5th Wildcard Winner | Godka
|
23nd Wildcard Winner |
| Shield
|
6th Wildcard Winner | JWat
|
26rd Wildcard Winner |
| clutch.
|
8th Wildcard Winner | D-Nice
|
29th Wildcard Winner |
| Freakquency
|
9th Wildcard Winner | Doctor Brick
|
30th Wildcard Winner |
| Xepher
|
10th Wildcard Winner | Aw0ke
|
31st Wildcard Winner |
| Syntax
|
11th Wildcard Winner | Fusion
|
32nd Wildcard Winner |
| Sleep
|
13th Wildcard Winner | Ghost
|
33rd Wildcard Winner* |
| Tonik
|
14th Wildcard Winner | Peach
|
34th Wildcard Winner* |
| Juice
|
15th Wildcard Winner | Bloc
|
36th Wildcard Winner* |
| JayLip
|
16th Wildcard Winner | Zetobyte
|
37th Wildcard Winner* |
| Coldness
|
17th Wildcard Winner | waferboi
|
40th Wildcard Winner* |
| Balistix
|
18th Wildcard Winner |
- Ghost acted as a replacement for
Gloop (27th Wildcard Winner).[1] - Peach acted as a replacement for Trachea (25th Wildcard Winner).[2]
- Bloc acted as a replacement for CTB (24th Wildcard Winner).[3]
- Zetobyte acted as a replacement for Fenetix (12th Wildcard Winner).[4]
- waferboi acted as a replacement for Kindo (7th Wildcard Winner).
- Technix (28th Wildcard Winner) did not show up to the event.
2v2[]
| Name | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Mouthguard
(JayLip & Shield) |
1st Wildcard Winner |
| Lotus
(Rahul & ZVD) |
2nd Wildcard Winner |
| equilibrium
(Jovial & clutch.) |
3rd Wildcard Winner |
| HerShe & King Inertia
|
4th Wildcard Winner |
| Cookie Dough
(waferboi & JPizzle) |
5th Wildcard Winner |
| Rush Hour
(Ghost & Coldness) |
7th Wildcard Winner |
| Writer's Bloc
(Bloc & Syntax) |
8th Wildcard Winner |
| Snakes & Ladders
(Alex P & Doctor Brick) |
10th Wildcard Winner* |
- Snakes & Ladders acted as a replacement for Pono X ErraticTitan (6th Wildcard Winner).[5]
Loop Station[]
| Name | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Galush
|
1st Wildcard Winner |
| Josh O
|
2nd Wildcard Winner |
| 808Banon
|
3rd Wildcard Winner |
| Mace
|
4th Wildcard Winner |
| Enhance
|
5th Wildcard Winner |
| Kaizo
|
6th Wildcard Winner |
| Mikah
|
7th Wildcard Winner |
| Jerry
|
8th Wildcard Winner |
Founders Tournament[]
| Name | Qualification | Name | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaPoM
|
1st Wildcard Winner | Ghost
|
13th Wildcard Winner |
 Vino
|
2nd Wildcard Winner | Coldness
|
14th Wildcard Winner |
 SONUS
|
3rd Wildcard Winner | Balistix
|
15th Wildcard Winner |
| DEN
|
5th Wildcard Winner | K-Dubs
|
17th Wildcard Winner* |
| Galush
|
8th Wildcard Winner |  Piratheeban
|
18th Wildcard Winner* |
 Jollux
|
9th Wildcard Winner | Remm
|
19th Wildcard Winner* |
| King Inertia
|
10th Wildcard Winner |  Isac
|
20th Wildcard Winner* |
| Xepher
|
11th Wildcard Winner | waferboi
|
Invited* |
- K-Dubs acted as a replacement for Ruthex[*] (12th Wildcard Winner).[6]
- Piratheeban acted as a replacement for Stitch (4th Wildcard Winner).[7]
- Remm acted as a replacement for BBK (7th Wildcard Winner).
- Isac acted as a replacement for TMY (16th Wildcard Winner).
- waferboi acted as a replacement for Pono (6th Wildcard Winner).
Judges[]
| Name (Solo) | Name (2v2) | Name (Loop) |
|---|---|---|
 Colaps
|
Colaps
|
BreZ
|
| Elisii
|
NaPoM
|
Rime
|
| NaPoM
|
River'
|
Vocodah
|
| River'
|
||
| Vocodah
| ||
- River' acted as a replacement for Bigman.
Wildcards[]
| Solo | Loop Station | 2v2 | Founders |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vocodah
|
BreZ
|
Chris Celiz
|
Vocodah
|
| Bloomer
|
Rime
|
Kenny Urban
|
Elisii
|
| Gene
|
SungBeats
|
Amit
|
Chris Celiz
|
Results[]
Solo[]
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Villain
|
| 2 | D-Koy
|
| 3 | King Inertia
|
| 4 | Pono
|
| 5 | Shield
|
| 6 | Galush
|
| 7 | Miso
|
| 8 | ZVD
|
| 9 | Xepher
|
| 10 | Balistix
|
| 11 | Ghost
|
| 12 | clutch.
|
| 13 | Brody
|
| 14 | Coldness
|
| 15 | Syntax
|
| 16 | Doctor Brick
|
| 17 | Freakquency
|
| 18 | JWat
|
| 19 | JayLip
|
| 20 | Godka
|
| 21 | Sleep
|
| 22 | Fusion
|
| 23 | Bloc
|
| 24 | Mize Well
|
| 25 | Juice
|
| 26 | waferboi
|
| 27 | Peach
|
| 28 | Tonik
|
| 29 | Aw0ke
|
| 30 | Zetobyte
|
| 31 | D-Nice
|
| Top 16 | 1/4 Final | Semi Final | Final | |||||||||||
| Villain
|
5 votes | |||||||||||||
| Doctor Brick
|
0 votes | |||||||||||||
| Villain
|
1 vote* | |||||||||||||
| ZVD
|
3 votes* | |||||||||||||
| ZVD
|
5 votes | |||||||||||||
| Xepher
|
0 votes | |||||||||||||
| ZVD
|
0 votes | |||||||||||||
| Pono
|
5 votes | |||||||||||||
| Shield
|
3 Votes | |||||||||||||
| clutch.
|
2 Votes | |||||||||||||
| Shield
|
0 votes | |||||||||||||
| Pono
|
5 votes | |||||||||||||
| Pono
|
5 Votes | |||||||||||||
| Brody
|
0 Votes | |||||||||||||
| Pono
|
Win | |||||||||||||
| King Inertia
|
Lose | |||||||||||||
| King Inertia
|
2 votes* | |||||||||||||
| Coldness
|
1 vote* | |||||||||||||
| King Inertia
|
5 Votes | |||||||||||||
| Galush
|
0 Votes | |||||||||||||
| Galush
|
5 Votes | |||||||||||||
| Ghost
|
0 Votes | |||||||||||||
| King Inertia
|
4 votes | |||||||||||||
| D-Koy
|
1 vote | Small Final | ||||||||||||
| Miso
|
0 Votes* | |||||||||||||
| Balistix
|
4 Votes* | |||||||||||||
| Balistix
|
2 Votes | ZVD
|
Lose | |||||||||||
| D-Koy
|
3 Votes | D-Koy
|
Win | |||||||||||
| D-Koy
|
5 votes | |||||||||||||
| Syntax
|
0 votes | |||||||||||||
- Vocodah voted OT in King inertia vs Coldness and Miso vs Balistix.
- Napom voted OT in King Inertia vs Coldness and Villain vs ZVD.
- Elisii voted OT in Balistix vs D-Koy.
- Italic denotes a battle went into an Overtime Round.
| Battle | Colaps
|
Elisii
|
Vocodah
|
NaPoM
|
River
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villain vs Doctor Brick
|
Villain
|
Villain
|
Villain
|
Villain
|
Villain
|
| ZVD vs Xepher
|
ZVD
|
ZVD
|
ZVD
|
ZVD
|
ZVD
|
| Shield vs clutch.
|
clutch.
|
Shield
|
clutch.
|
Shield
|
Shield
|
| Pono vs Brody
|
Pono
|
Pono
|
Pono
|
Pono
|
Pono
|
| King Inertia vs Coldness
|
King Inertia
|
King Inertia
|
OT | OT | Coldness
|
| Galush vs Ghost
|
Galush
|
Galush
|
Galush
|
Galush
|
Galush
|
| Miso vs Ballistix
|
Ballistix
|
Ballistix
|
OT | Ballistix
|
Ballistix
|
| D-Koy vs Syntax
|
D-Koy
|
D-Koy
|
D-Koy
|
D-Koy
|
D-Koy
|
| Villain vs ZVD
|
ZVD
|
Villain
|
ZVD
|
OT | ZVD
|
| Shield vs Pono
|
Pono
|
Pono
|
Pono
|
Pono
|
Pono
|
| King Inertia vs Galush
|
King Inertia
|
King Inertia
|
King Inertia
|
King Inertia
|
King Inertia
|
| Ballistix vs D-Koy
|
D-Koy/ Ballistix
|
OT/ D-Koy
|
D-Koy/ D-Koy
|
Ballistix/ Ballistix
|
Ballistix/ D-Koy
|
| ZVD vs Pono
|
Pono
|
Pono
|
Pono
|
Pono
|
Pono
|
| King Inertia vs D-Koy
|
King Inertia
|
King Inertia
|
King Inertia
|
King Inertia
|
D-Koy
|
| ZVD vs D-Koy
|
? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Pono vs King Inertia
|
? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
A slash signifies before/after the overtime round
2v2[]
| 1/4 Final | Semi Final | Final | ||||||||
| Mouthguard
|
Lose | |||||||||
| Snakes & Ladders
|
Win | |||||||||
| Snakes & Ladders
|
Lose | |||||||||
| HerShe & King Inertia
|
Win | |||||||||
| HerShe & King Inertia
|
Win | |||||||||
| Cookie Dough
|
Lose | |||||||||
| HerShe & King Inertia
|
Win | |||||||||
| equilibrium
|
Lose | |||||||||
| equilibrium
|
Win | |||||||||
| Rush Hour
|
Lose | |||||||||
| equilibrium
|
Win | Small Final | ||||||||
| Lotus
|
Lose | |||||||||
| Lotus
|
Win | Snakes & Ladders
|
Lose | |||||||
| Writer's Bloc
|
Lose | Lotus
|
Win | |||||||
Loop Station[]
| 1/4 Final | Semi Final | Final | ||||||||
| Galush
|
3 votes | |||||||||
| Jerry
|
0 votes | |||||||||
| Galush
|
3 votes | |||||||||
| Mace
|
0 votes | |||||||||
| Mace
|
3 votes | |||||||||
| Enhance
|
0 votes | |||||||||
| Galush
|
Lose | |||||||||
| 808Banon
|
Win | |||||||||
| 808Banon
|
3 votes | |||||||||
| Kaizo
|
0 votes | |||||||||
| 808Banon
|
2 votes | Small Final | ||||||||
| Josh O
|
1 vote | |||||||||
| Josh O
|
3 Votes | Mace
|
Lose | |||||||
| Mikah
|
0 Votes | Josh O
|
Win | |||||||
Founders Tournament[]
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | NaPoM
|
| 2. | Jollux
|
| 3, | Vino
|
| 4. | DEN
|
| 5. | King Inertia
|
| 6. | Isac
|
| 7. | Piratheeban
|
| 8. | Balistix
|
| 9. | SONUS
|
| 10. | Galush
|
| 11. | Xepher
|
| 12. | Ghost
|
| 13. | Coldness
|
| 14. | Remm
|
| 15. | K-Dubs
|
| 16. | waferboi
|
| Top 16 | 1/4 Final | Semi Final | Final | |||||||||||
| NaPoM
|
5 Votes | |||||||||||||
| waferboi
|
0 Votes | |||||||||||||
| NaPoM
|
3 Votes | |||||||||||||
| Balistix
|
2 Votes | |||||||||||||
| Balistix
|
5 Votes | |||||||||||||
| SONUS
|
0 Votes | |||||||||||||
| NaPoM
|
4 Votes | |||||||||||||
| DEN
|
1 Vote | |||||||||||||
| King Inertia
|
4 Votes* | |||||||||||||
| Ghost
|
0 Votes* | |||||||||||||
| King Inertia
|
2 Votes | |||||||||||||
| DEN
|
3 Votes | |||||||||||||
| DEN
|
4 Votes | |||||||||||||
| Coldness
|
1 Vote | |||||||||||||
| NaPoM
|
Win | |||||||||||||
| Vino
|
Lose | |||||||||||||
| Vino
|
5 Votes | |||||||||||||
| Remm
|
0 Votes | |||||||||||||
| Vino
|
4 Votes | |||||||||||||
| Isac
|
1 Vote | |||||||||||||
| Isac
|
5 Votes | |||||||||||||
| Xepher
|
0 Votes | |||||||||||||
| Vino
|
5 Votes | |||||||||||||
| Piratheeban
|
0 Votes | Small Final | ||||||||||||
| Piratheeban
|
5 Votes | |||||||||||||
| Galush
|
0 Votes | |||||||||||||
| Piratheeban
|
3 Votes | DEN
|
Win | |||||||||||
| Jollux
|
2 Votes | Piratheeban
|
Lose | |||||||||||
| Jollux
|
5 Votes | |||||||||||||
| K-Dubs
|
0 Votes | |||||||||||||
- In King Inertia vs Ghost, Pono voted for overtime.
- Italics denote that a battle went into overtime.
Prizes[]
All 1st place winners received American Beatbox merch. Specific prizes were given for each category:
- Solo (Pono): $1,000, a Sennheiser MD 445 microphone, a Sennheiser MKE Mobile Kit 250 NFTs, and a custom hoodie.
- 2v2 (HerShe & King Inertia, for each participant): $500, 125 NFTs, an Earthworks SR314 microphone, and a custom hoodie.
- Loop Station (808Banon): $500, 250 NFTs, an Earthworks SR314 microphone, and a custom hat.
The 2nd place winners of each category (King Inertia for Solo, equilibrium for 2v2, Galush for Loop Station) each received a Sennheiser MKE Mobile Kit and American Beatbox merch.
The 3rd place winners of each category (D-Koy for Solo, Lotus for 2v2, Josh O for Loop Station) each received a Sennheiser e845 microphone and American Beatbox merch.
References[]
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/ChnSJpHvgMP/ Accessed August 25, 2022.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/ChqBS0RK8oj/ Accessed August 25, 2022.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/ChsYe9UvhXR/ Accessed September 1, 2022.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch2aUVpvx_W/ Accessed September 1, 2022.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Chc7cA_l_aw/ Accessed September 1, 2022.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CgnI4x8hjIo/ Accessed August 2, 2022.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgw7i1nLsfh/ Accessed August 2, 2022.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CisU4IYr6OM/ Accessed December 5, 2022.