American Beatbox Championships 2022

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

* Ghost acted as a replacement for  Gloop (27th Wildcard Winner).
* Peach acted as a replacement for  Trachea (25th Wildcard Winner).
* Bloc acted as a replacement for  CTB (24th Wildcard Winner).
* Zetobyte acted as a replacement for  Fenetix (12th Wildcard Winner).
* Waferboi acted as a replacement for  Kindo (7th Wildcard Winner).
* Technix (28th Wildcard Winner) did not show up to the event.

### 2v2

(JayLip & Shield)
  Lotus
(Rahul & ZVD)
  equilibrium
(Jovial & clutch.)
  HerShe & King Inertia
  Cookie Dough
(Waferboi & JPizzle)
  Rush Hour
(Ghost & Coldness)
  Writer's Bloc
(Bloc & Syntax)
  Snakes & Ladders
(Alex P & Doctor Brick)

* Snakes & Ladders acted as a replacement for  Pono X ErraticTitan (6th Wildcard Winner).

### Loop Station

  Mace
  Kaizo
  Mikah
  Jerry

### Founders Tournament

* K-Dubs acted as a replacement for  Ruthex (12th Wildcard Winner).
* Piratheeban acted as a replacement for  Stitch (4th Wildcard Winner).
* 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

* River' acted as a replacement for  Bigman.

### Wildcards

  Bloomer |  Rime
  Gene |  SungBeats |  Amit |  Chris Celiz

## Results

### Solo

* 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

## 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

1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/ChnSJpHvgMP/ Accessed August 25, 2022.
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/ChqBS0RK8oj/ Accessed August 25, 2022.
3. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/ChsYe9UvhXR/ Accessed September 1, 2022.
4. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch2aUVpvx\_W/ Accessed September 1, 2022.
5. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Chc7cA\_l\_aw/ Accessed September 1, 2022.
6. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CgnI4x8hjIo/ Accessed August 2, 2022.
7. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgw7i1nLsfh/ Accessed August 2, 2022.
8. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CisU4IYr6OM/ Accessed December 5, 2022.