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World BBoy Series

The Undisputed World B-Boy Series is a b-boy or breaking championship series established in 2013 that connects the renowned solo international b-boy competitions worldwide.[1]

The Undisputed Masters. After the series has been concluded, mostly at the end the year, the champions of each competition meet in a masters event called "Undisputed Masters" and compete to establish who is the "Undisputed" champion.[2]

The Undisputed Ranking is a ranking accumulating the top 16 results of each championship in the World B-Boy Series. The overall ranking leader if not a champion, is also invited to the Undisputed Masters. The ranking is also used to reward wildcards for competitors to compete in the Undisputed Masters.

History

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In 2007 Johnjay Chon and Charlie Shin creators of R-16 Korea took the initiative to organise annual conferences inviting stakeholders of the Breaking community. At these conferences top competitors, judges and promoters discussed topics such as the future of competition Breaking. In 2012 at the Red Bull BC One World Final in Rio de Janeiro the concept to unify the major world Breaking championships through an events series was initiated. In 2013 after a two-day conference in Berlin a group of promoters, high level competitors and competition judges created the Undisputed World B-Boy Series and the Undisputed Masters. The first Undisputed World B-Boy Series kicked off in March 2014 at Battle Pro in Paris. The events in the first Undisputed World B-Boy series were; R-16 Korea, Battle of the Year, Red Bull BC One, The Notorious IBE, UK B-Boy Championships, Freestyle Session and Outbreak Europe. The first Undisputed Masters took place on December 14, 2014, in London.

Events in Undisputed World B-Boy Series

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Country Name City Since Event Number
  Chelles Battle Pro Paris Marseille ToulouseLille 2014 1, 9, 17, 27, 36, 45
  Outbreak Europe Banska Bystrica 2014 3, 10, 20, 30, 39, 48
  The Notorious IBE Heerlen 2014 4, 11, 21, 31, 40, 49
  Battle of the Year Braunschweig Essen Montpellier 2014 5, 14, 23, 34, 43, 52
  UK B-Boy Championships London Birmingham 2014 6, 18, 28, 47
  Silverback Open Championships Philadelphia 2015 13, 22, 33, 42
  Unbreakable Antwerp 2016 19, 29, 38, 50
  Taipei B-Boy City Taipei 2016 26, 35, 44, 54
  Freestyle Session Los Angeles San Diego 2014 7, 15, 24, 32
  Green Panda Festival Beijing Chongqing 2018 41, 51
  The Legits Blast Winter Prague 2018 37, 46
  Nordic Qualifier Malmö 2019 53
  R-16 Korea Korea 2014 2, 12
  Red Bull BC One Paris Rome Nagoya 2014 8, 16, 25

Undisputed Masters winners 2014-2020

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Edition Location Name winner City
Undisputed Masters VII (2020) Cancelled due to COVID-19
Undisputed Masters VI (2019) Malmö, Sweden   Zoopreme Copenhagen
Undisputed Masters V (2018) Marrakech, Morocco   Phil Wizard Vancouver
Undisputed Masters IV (2017) San Diego, United States   Victor Kissimmee
Undisputed Masters III (2016) Prague, Czech Republic   Thesis Phoenix
Undisputed Masters II (2015) Marseille, France   Victor Kissimmee
Undisputed Masters I (2014) London, England   Lilou Lyon

Past World B-Boy Series events

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# Event Location Date Winner (victories)
Season 2019
54   Taipei BBoy City Hualien City 8 December 2019   Illz (1)
53   Nordic Qualifier Malmö 2 November 2019   Grom (1)
52   Battle of the Year Montpellier 25 October 2019   Zeku (1)
51   Green Panda Festival Beijing 21 September 2019   Alkolil (2)
50   Unbreakable Antwerp 20 September 2019   Zoopreme (1)
49   The Notorious IBE Heerlen 11 August 2019   Phil Wizard (2)
48   Outbreak Europe Banska Bystrica 27 July 2019   Victor (8)
47   UK B-Boy Championships London 14 April 2019   Kid Karam (1)
46   The Legits Blast Winter Prague 10 March 2019   Victor (7)
45   Paris Battle Pro Paris 24 February 2019   Lil G (2)
Season 2018
44   Taipei BBoy City Taipei 1 December 2018   Onel (2)
43   Battle of the Year Montpellier 16 November 2018   Dany (1)
42   Silverback Open Philadelphia 28 October 2018   Victor (6)
41   Green Panda Beijing 3 October 2018   Lil G (1)
40   The Notorious IBE Heerlen 12 August 2018   Phil Wizard (1)
39   Outbreak Europe Banska Bystrica 28 July 2018   Cheerito (1)
38   Unbreakable Antwerp 21 April 2018   Stripes (1)
37   The Legits Blast Winter Prague 11 March 2018   Greku (1)
36   Lille Battle Pro Lille 25 February 2018   Issei (5)
Season 2017
35   Taipei BBoy City Taipei 2 December 2017   Vero (1)
34   Battle of the Year Essen 22 October 2017   Onel (1)
33   Silverback Open Philadelphia 7 October 2017   Issei (4)
32   Freestyle Session San Diego 27 August 2017   Thesis (2)
31   The Notorious IBE Heerlen 10 August 2017   Kuzya (3)
30   Outbreak Europe Banska Bystrica 29 July 2017   Victor (5)
29   Unbreakable Antwerp 30 April 2017   Kill (1)
28   UK B-Boy Championships London 8 April 2017   Sunni (3)
27   Toulouse Battle Pro Toulouse 3 March 2017   Lussy Sky (1)
Season 2016
26   Taipei BBoy City Taipei 17 December 2016   Issei (2)
25   Red Bull BC One Nagoya 3 December 2016   Issei (3)
24   Freestyle Session Los Angeles 12 November 2016   El Niño (3)
23   Battle of the Year Brunswick   Bruce Almighty (1)
22   Silverback Open Philadelphia   Thesis (1)
21   The Notorious IBE Heerlen   Victor (4)
20   Outbreak Europe Banska Bystrica   Kuzya (2)
19   Unbreakable Antwerp   Kuzya (1)
18   UK B-Boy Championships London   Sunni (2)
17   Marseilles Battle Pro Marseilles   Soso (1)
Season 2015
16   Red Bull BC One Rome 14 November 2015   Victor (3)
15   Freestyle Session Los Angeles 8 November 2015   Victor (2)
14   Battle of the Year Brunswick   Menno (4)
13   Silverback Open Philadelphia   Victor (1)
12   R16 Seoul 12 September 2015   Menno (3)
11   The Notorious IBE Heerlen   Sunni (1)
10   Outbreak Europe Banska Bystrica   El Niño (2)
9   Chelles Battle Pro Chelles   Mounir
Season 2014
8   Red Bull BC One Paris 29 November 2014   Menno (2)
7   Freestyle Session Los Angeles 8 to 9 November 2014   El Niño (1)
6   UK B-Boy Championships London 25 to 26 October 2014   Lilou (1)
5   Battle of the Year Brunswick 17 October 2014   Alkolil (1)
4   The Notorious IBE Heerlen 8 to 10 August 2014   Tonio (1)
3   Outbreak Europe Banska Bystrica 25 to 27 July 2014   Kleju (1)
2   R16 Seoul 4 to 6 July 2014   Issei (1)
1   Chelles Battle Pro Chelles 28 February 2014   Menno (1)

Ranking & Winners

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The championships on the Undisputed World B-Boy Series use a ranking system to rank its top 16 participants. Competitors are not limited to the number of events he or she can participate in.[3]

World BBoy Series 2019 / Undisputed Masters VI

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To qualify for the Undisputed Masters VI, Breakers had to win 1 of 10 World B-Boy Series championships or win the Undisputed Ranking. Additional wildcards were rewarded to competitors based on their position on the Undisputed Ranking.

The Undisputed Masters VI was held in Malmö, Sweden on December 14, 2019.

Name Qualification
1   Lil G Battle Pro Winner
2   Victor Legits Winter Blast
3   Victor Outbreak Europe Winner
4   Phil Wizard The Notorious IBE Winner
5   Kid Karam UK BBoy Champs Winner
6   Zoopreme Unbreakable Winner
7   Zeku Battle of the Year Winner
8   Alkolil Green Panda Festival Winner
9   Grom Nordic Qualifier Winner
10   Illz Taipei BBoy City Winner

Victor   was unable to attend. 2 Wildcards were rewarded to: Nord Diamond   and Tawfiq  .

Judges:

  • Roxrite ( )
  • Narumi ( )
  • Lilou ( )
  • Jam One ( )
  • Hong 10 ( )

Host & DJ:

  • MC Mario Bee ( )
  • DJ Bles One ( )

Group phase

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BBoy Rounds Won Votes
1   Zoopreme 5 20
2   Philwizard 4 22
3   Alkolil 4 21
4   Zeku 4 16
5   Illz 3 19
6   Nord Diamond 3 19
7   Tawfiq 3 11
8   Kid Karam 2 12
9   Lil G 2 10
10   Grom 0 4

Knockout stage

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Individuals in bold won their respective battles.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Zoopreme W
 
 
 
  Zeku L
 
  Zoopreme W
 
 
 
   Alkolil L
 
  Philwizzard L
 
 
  Alkolil W
 

World BBoy Series 2018 / Undisputed Masters V

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To qualify for the Undisputed Masters, Breakers had to win 1 of the 9 World B-Boy Series championships. Additional wildcards were rewarded to competitors based on their position on the Undisputed Ranking.

The Undisputed Masters V was held in Marrakech, Morocco on January 19, 2019.

Name Qualification
1   Dany Dann Battle of the Year Winner
2   Onel Taipei BBoy City Winner
3   Greku The Legits Winter Blast Winner
4   Phil Wizard The Notorious IBE Winner
5   Cheerito Outbreak Winner
6   Issei Lille Battle Pro Winner
7   Kuzya Undisputed Ranking Winner
8   Nord Diamond Wildcard
9   Cri6 Wildcard

Stripes   – winner of Unbreakable was unable to compete due to injury. He was replaced by Nord Diamond  .

Victor   – winner Unbreakable Silverback Open Championship was unable to attend. He was replaced by Cri6  , winner of the local Moroccan Undisputed wild card battle.

Judges:

  • Lagaet ( )
  • Freeze ( )
  • Mounir ( )
  • Lil Zoo ( )
  • Movie1 ( )

Host & DJ:

  • Mario Bee ( )
  • Renegade ( )

Group phase

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Group winners Phil Wizard, Cheerito, Kuzya and best runner-up Issei qualified for Knock Out stage.

Knockout stage

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Individuals in bold won their respective battles.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Phil Wizard W
 
 
 
  Cheerito L
 
  Phil Wizard W
 
 
 
   Kuzya L
 
  Issei L
 
 
  Kuzya W
 

World BBoy Series 2017 / Undisputed Masters IV

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To qualify for the Undisputed Masters, Breakers had to win 1 of the 9 World B-Boy Series championships. Additional wildcards were rewarded to Breakers based on their position on the Undisputed Ranking.

The Undisputed Masters IV was held in San Diego, California on January 27 and 28 of 2018.

Name Qualification
1   Lussy Sky Battle Pro Winner
2   Kuzya IBE Winner
3   Spin Wildcard
4   Dr. Hill Wildcard
5   Victor Outbreak Winner
6   Onel BOTY Winner
7   Vero TBC Winner
8   Issei Silverback Open Winner
9   Thesis Freestyle Sessions Winner

Sunni   – winner of UK Champs was unable to obtain a US Visa. He was replaced by Spin  .

Kill – winner Unbreakable was unable to attend due to military service in Korea. He was replaced by Dr. Hill  .

Judges:

  • Storm ( )
  • Flo Master ( )
  • Roxrite ( )
  • Moy ( )
  • Bojin ( )

Host & DJ:

  • Ivan the urban actionfigure ( )
  • Lean Rock ( )

Group phase

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Group winners Thesis, Victor, Issei and best runner-up Vero qualified for Knock Out stage.

Knockout stage

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Individuals in bold won their respective battles.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Thesis L
 
 
 
  Vero W
 
  Vero L
 
 
 
   Victor W
 
  Victor W
 
 
  Issei L
 

World BBoy Series 2016 / Undisputed Masters III

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To qualify for the Undisputed Masters, Breakers had to win 1 of the 10 World B-Boy Series championships. Additional wildcards were rewarded to Breakers based on their position on the Undisputed Ranking.

The 2016 Undisputed Masters III event was held in Prague, Czech Republic.

Rank Name Qualification
1   Issei Red Bull BC One and Taipei Bboy City Winner
2   Sunni UK Championships Winner and Ranking Winner
3   Kuzya Unbreakable and Outbreak Europe Winner
4   Bruce Almighty Battle of the Year Winner
5   Victor IBE Winner
6   Kleju Wildcard
7   El Niño Freestyle Session Winner
8   Thesis Silverback Open Winner
9   Soso Marseille Battle Pro Winner
10   Kid Colombia Wildcard

Sunni ( ) was unable to compete due to injury days before the event, he was replaced by Kid Colombia ( ) on the day of the Undisputed Masters III. Taisuke ( ) was unable to compete he was replaced by Kleju ( ).

Judges:

  • Moy ( )
  • Storm ( )
  • Renegade ( )
  • Freeze ( )
  • Mounir ( )

Host & DJ:

  • MC Mario Bee ( )
  • MC Pablo ( )
  • DJ Lean Rock ( )

Group phase

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Pos Breaker Wins Rounds
1   Kleju 3 9
2   Issei 3 9
3   Thesis 3 7
4   Bruce Almighty 2 5
5   Kuzya 1 5
6   Victor 1 4
7   El Niño 1 4
8   Sunni 1 3
9   Kid Colombia 0 0
10   Soso 0 0

Knockout stage

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Individuals in bold won their respective battles.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
   Thesis 2
 
 
 
   Kleju 0
 
   Thesis 2
 
 
 
   Issei 1
 
   Issei 2
 
 
   Bruce Almighty 0
 

World BBoy Series 2015 / Undisputed Masters II

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To qualify for the Undisputed Masters, Breakers had to win 1 of the 8 World B-Boy Series championships or win the Undisputed Ranking. Additional wildcards were rewarded to competitors based on their position on the Undisputed Ranking.

The Undisputed Masters II took place in Marseilles, France on Saturday, December 12, 2015.

Name Qualification
  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 Wildcard
  Alkolil Wildcard
  Fleau Wildcard
  Thomaz Wildcard
  Kid Colombia Wildcard

WildcardsIssei ( ) the Undisputed Ranking winner was unavailable to compete. El Niño ( ) winner of Outbreak Europe and Kareem ( ) invited through a wildcard both got injured prior to the competition. Sunni ( ), the Notorious IBE winner, was also ruled out due to an injury one day before the event. Wildcards based on ranking positions were rewarded to; Kid Colombia( ), Thomasz( ), Fleau( ), Alkolil( ), Kleju( ),

Judges:

  • Cros 1 ( )
  • Lilou ( )
  • Kareem ( )
  • Storm ( )
  • Focus ( )

Host & DJ:

  • MC Mario Bee ( )
  • DJ Renegade ( )

Group phase

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Knockout stage

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Individuals in bold won their respective battles.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
   Kid Colombia L
 
 
 
   Kleju W
 
   Victor W
 
 
 
   Kleju L
 
   Victor W
 
 
   Alkolil L
 

World BBoy Series 2014 / Undisputed Masters I

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To qualify for the Undisputed Masters, Breakers had to win 1 of the 9 World B-Boy Series championships or win the Undisputed Ranking. Additional wildcards were rewarded to competitors based on their position on the Undisputed Ranking.

The 2014 Undisputed Masters I was held in London, England on Sunday, December 14, 2014.

Name Qualification
  Menno Chelles Battle Pro and Red Bull 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 Undisputed Ranking winner
  Spin Wildcard

Tonio ( ) winner of The Notorious IBE had to withdraw due to visa complications, he was replaced by Spin ( ).

Judges:

  • Storm ( )
  • Niek ( )
  • Renegade ( )
  • Lamine ( )
  • Roxrite ( )

Host & DJ:

  • MC Mario Bee ( )
  • DJ Lean Rock ( )

Group phase

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Knockout stage

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Individuals in bold won their respective battles.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Lilou W
 
 
 
  El Niño L
 
  Lilou W
 
 
 
  Menno L
 
  Menno W
 
 
  Alkolil L
 

Partnerships & Brand Involvements

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Dance Federations:

  • UDEF, Urban Dance & Educational Foundation, Philadelphia, USA.
  • CTDSF Chinese Taipei Dance Sport Federation
  • WDSF, World Dance Sport Federation
  • Belgian Dance Sport Federation
  • USA Dance

Cities and cultural funding organisations:

  • Sweden, City of Malmö
  • Czech Republic: US Embassy, Visegrand Fond
  • Taipei: New Taipei City,
  • The Netherlands: City of Heerlen, Province of Limburg, Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie, Fonds Podiumkunsten
  • Belgium: City of Antwerp, Danssport Vlaanderen, Topsport Vlaanderen
  • Slovakia: City and region of Banska Bystrica
  • Morocco: French Institute Marrakech, Royal Federation of Sports, Aerobic, Fitness and Dance Morocco
  • Germany: Goethe Institut, French Institute, US Embassy, British Council, Stiftung Braunschweiger Kulturbesitz, Lotto Sportstiftung, Kulturstiftung des Bundes
  • Korea: Korea Tourism Board
  • United States: Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development, Silverback Educational Foundation for the Arts, Dance & Athletics, The Mural Arts of Philadelphia, Multicultural Community Family Services

Brand involvement:

Media Partners:

  • New Dance Media Amsterdam, Stance TV Los Angeles, The Legits Studios Slovakia, Red Bull Media House, BBoy Network USA

References

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  1. ^ [1] Retrieved March, 2014
  2. ^ "TransIP - Reserved domain". worldbboy.org. Retrieved May 12, 2020.[title missing]
  3. ^ Lifetime Undisputed Bboy Ranking, World BBoy Series Official Site, Retrieved November 21, 2015
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