World BBoy Series
The World B-Boy Series is a b-boy championship series established in 2013 that connects ten different renowned solo international b-boy competitions worldwide.[1] At the end of each year, since 2014, the winners of each solo event meet in a new masters event called "Undisputed" and compete to establish who is the "Undisputed" champion.[2] Before 2014, each international b-boy competition would crown their own individual world champion but with the creation of the World B-Boy Series and Undisputed, a supreme world champion can be crowned.[3]
Undisputed utilizes a round-by-round judging system, which allows participants to see the judges decisions after every round. The competition is set for 3 rounds, (5 in the finals) but can end if a dancer beats his opponent in 2 rounds.[4] The first round of Undisputed is a round-robin tournament where each contestant battles the other b-boys of the group. Contestants are seeded into two groups and the top two contestants of each group advance to the semifinals.
World BBoy Series events:
- Chelles Battle Pro, France
- The UK B-Boy Championships, UK[note 1]
- Freestyle Session / Pro Breaking Tour, USA
- Battle of the Year, Germany
- The Notorious IBE, The Netherlands
- Outbreak Europe, Slovakia
- Red Bull BC One World Finals
- Silverback Open Championships / Pro Breaking Tour, Philadelphia, USA[note 2]
- Unbreakable, Belgium[note 3]
- R-16 Korea, South Korea[note 4]
- Taipei BBoy City, Taiwan[note 4]
Undisputed winners
Year | Location | Name | Crew | City |
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2016 | Prague, Czech Republic | tbd | ||
2015 | Marseille, France | Victor | MF Kidz/Squadron | Kissimmee |
2014 | London, England | Lilou | Pockemon | Lyon |
World Bboy Series winners
Year | Red Bull BC One | R-16 Korea | Battle of the Year | The Notorious IBE | Marseille Battle Pro | Outbreak Europe | Freestyle Session | Silverback Open Championship | UK BBoy Championship | Unbreakable2 | Taipei BBoy City |
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2016 | Issei | not held | Bruce Almighty | Victor | Soso | Kuzya | El Niño | Thesis | Sunni | Kuzya | |
2015 | Victor | Menno | Menno | Sunni | Mounir | El Niño | Victor | Victor | not held | Sunni | |
2014 | Menno | Issei | Alkolil | Tonio | Menno | Kleju | El Niño | Thesis 1 | Lilou | Bruce Almighty | |
- 1 Thesis did not qualify to Undisputed due to Silverback Open Championships not being part of the World Bboy Series in 2014.
- 2 Sunni and Bruce Almighty did not qualify to Undisputed since Unbreakable was not part of the World BBoy Series until 2016.
World BBoy Series 2016
Events participating in the 2016 World BBoy Series.
- Chelles Battle Pro, France
- The UK B-Boy Championships, UK
- Freestyle Session / Pro Breaking Tour, USA
- Battle of the Year, Germany
- The Notorious IBE, The Netherlands
- Outbreak Europe, Slovakia
- Red Bull BC One World Finals
- Silverback Open Championships / Pro Breaking Tour, Philadelphia,
- Unbreakable, Belgium
- Taipei BBoy City, Taiwan
To qualify to Undisputed, b-boys had to win 1 of the 10 World B-Boy Series events. In the event that one b-boy won multiple championships, the next highest ranked b-boy would qualify.
Undisputed World BBoy Masters 2016
The 2016 Undisputed World BBoy Masters event will be held in Prague, Czech Republic.
Undisputed World BBoy Masters 2015
World BBoy Series 2015
To qualify to Undisputed, b-boys had to win 1 of the 8 World B-Boy Series events. In the event that one b-boy won multiple championships, the next highest ranked b-boy would qualify.
Name | Qualification |
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Victor | Silverback Open Championships, Freestyle Session, and Red Bull BC One winner |
Menno | R-16 Korea and Battle of the Year winner |
Mounir | Chelles Battle Pro winner |
Kleju | qualified as third highest rank among non-winners |
Alkolil | replaced Issei as fourth highest rank among non-winners |
Fleau | replaced El Niño as fifth highest rank among non-winners |
Thomaz | replaced Kareem as sixth highest rank among non-winners |
Kid Colombia | replaced Sunni |
Issei () had originally qualified as highest rank among non-winners but was unavailable for competition. El Niño () and Kareem () had both qualified to Undisputed by winning Outbreak Europe and being second highest rank among non-winners respectively. However, both got injured prior to the competition. Sunni (), the Notorious IBE winner, was also ruled out due to an injury.
The 2015 Undisputed World BBoy Masters event will be held in Marseilles, France on Saturday, December 12, 2015.
Judges:
Knockout Stage
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
Kid Colombia | L | ||||||
Kleju | W | ||||||
Victor | W | ||||||
Kleju | L | ||||||
Victor | W | ||||||
Alkolil | L |
Undisputed World BBoy Masters 2014
World BBoy Series 2014
To qualify to Undisputed, b-boys had to win 1 of the 8 World B-Boy Series events. In the event that one b-boy won multiple championships, the next highest ranked b-boy would qualify.
Name | Qualification |
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Menno | Chelles Battle Pro and RedBull BC One winner |
Issei | R16 Korea winner |
Kleju | Outbreak Europe winner |
Alcolil | Battle of the Year winner |
Lilou | UK Championships winner |
El Niño | Freestyle Session winner |
Gravity | qualified as highest rank among non-winners |
Spin | replaced Tonio as second highest rank among non-winners |
Tonio () had originally qualified to Undisputed by winning The Notorious IBE earlier in the year. However, due to visa complications, Tonio had to withdraw from the competition. As a result, Spin will be replacing Tonio for being the second ranked among non-winners.
The first round of the event was operated under a round robin system. Within two groups of four, each contestant met all other contestants in turn. After the first round, the top 2 dancers of each group advanced to the semi finals. (KO system). The winners of the semi finals me in the Undisputed 2014 Final.[5] In case of a tie in the group stage, the number of rounds won from the 3 battles per judge go into consideration.
The 2014 Undisputed World BBoy Masters event was held in London, England on Sunday, December 14, 2014.
Judges:
DJ:
Host:
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout Stage
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
Lilou | W | ||||||
El Niño | L | ||||||
Lilou | W | ||||||
Menno | L | ||||||
Menno | W | ||||||
Alcolil | L |
Undisputed BBoy Rankings
The World BBoy Series uses a ranking system to rank its participants. Making it the top 16 b-boys of an event earns a b-boy 4 points. Top eight earns 6 points. Making it to the semifinals and finals earns 8 and 10 points respectively. Winning an event earns a bboy 14 points. In 2015, due to Chelles Battle Pro only having 8 competitors, the winner Mounir () received 12 points.[6] B-boys are not limited to the number of events he or she can participate in.[7]
Bboy Rankings
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Country Rankings
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References
- ↑ Retrieved March, 2014
- ↑ Retrieved February 20, 2014
- ↑ Retrieved November, 2015
- ↑ Retrieved November, 2014
- ↑ Retrieved December 8, 2014
- ↑ 2015 Results, World BBoy Series Official Site, Retrieved November 21, 2015
- ↑ Lifetime Undisputed Bboy Ranking, World BBoy Series Official Site, Retrieved November 21, 2015
External links
- Undisputed World Bboy Series Official site
- R-16 Official site
- UK B-Boy Championships Official site
- BOTY Official site
- Bboy Rankingz