World BBoy Series
The World B-Boy Series is a b-boy championship series established in 2013 that connects nine 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 first round of Undisputed is a round-robin tournament this system was used in 2014 and 2015. For the Undisputed 2016 a system of pre-rounds was used in which each participant battles 3 opponents and receives points for a battle victory. Also the number rounds and votes the participant won in his battles are counted. After 3 battle rounds the top 4 participants of the ranking advance to the semi finals and finals.
World BBoy Series events:
- 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
- The Legits Blast Winter, Czech Republic
- Green Panda, China
- Silverback Open Championships / Pro Breaking Tour, Philadelphia, USA[note 2]
- Unbreakable, Belgium[note 3]
- Taipei BBoy City, Taiwan[note 4]
Former World BBoy Series events:
- R-16 Korea, South Korea
- Red Bull BC One World Finals
Undisputed winners
Year | Location | Name | Crew | City |
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2017 | San Diego, United States | ![]() |
MF Kidz/Squadron | Kissimmee |
2016 | Prague, Czech Republic | ![]() |
Knuckleheads Cali | Phoenix |
2015 | Marseille, France | ![]() |
MF Kidz/Squadron | Kissimmee |
2014 | London, England | ![]() |
Pockemon | Lyon |
World Bboy Series winners
Year | Red Bull BC One4 | R-16 Korea/Taipei Bboy City3 | Battle of the Year | The Notorious IBE | Battle Pro | Outbreak Europe | Freestyle Session | Silverback Open Championship | UK BBoy Championship | Unbreakable2 | The Legits Blast Winter | Green Panda |
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- 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.
- 3 Taipei Bboy City replaced R16 after 2015 for Undisputed.
- 4 Red Bull BC One no longer part of Undisputed after 2016.
Undisputed World BBoy Masters 2017
World BBoy Series 2017
To qualify to Undisputed, b-boys had to win 1 of the 9 World B-Boy Series events. In the event that one b-boy won multiple championships, the next highest ranked b-boy would qualify.
The 2017 edition of Undisputed World BBoy Masters was held in San Diego, California on January 27 and 28 of 2018.
Sunni – winner of UK Champs was unable to obtain a US Visa.
Kill – winner Unbreakable is unable to attend due to military service in Korea.
Vero qualified to the Knockout Stage as best runner-up
Knockout Stage
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
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Undisputed World BBoy Masters 2016
World BBoy Series 2016
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.
Rank | Name | Qualification | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
Red Bull BC One and Taipei Bboy City Winner | 58 |
2 | ![]() |
UK Championships Winner | 48 |
3 | ![]() |
Unbreakable and Outbreak Europe Winner | 42 |
4 | ![]() |
Battle of the Year Winner | 32 |
5 | ![]() |
IBE Winner | 30 |
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Highest rank among non-winners | 24 |
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Freestyle Sessions Winner | 22 |
8 | ![]() |
Silverback Open Winner | 18 |
9 | ![]() |
Marseille BattlePro Winner | 18 |
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Second highest rank among non-winners | 18 |
The 2016 Undisputed World BBoy Masters event was held in Prague, Czech Republic.
Taisuke had originally qualified by having the highest rank among non-winners (28 points). However, he was unavailable to compete. Thus, Kleju would take his place as the highest rank among non-winners.
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Ranking after 3 rounds
Pos | Bboy | Wins | Rounds |
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3 | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 9 |
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3 | 7 |
4 | ![]() |
2 | 5 |
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1 | 5 |
6 | ![]() |
1 | 4 |
7 | ![]() |
1 | 4 |
8 | ![]() |
1 | 3 |
9 | ![]() |
0 | 0 |
10 | ![]() |
0 | 0 |
Knockout Stage
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
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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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Silverback Open Championships, Freestyle Session, and Red Bull BC One winner |
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R-16 Korea and Battle of the Year winner |
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Chelles Battle Pro winner |
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qualified as third highest rank among non-winners |
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replaced Issei as fourth highest rank among non-winners |
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replaced El Niño as fifth highest rank among non-winners |
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replaced Kareem as sixth highest rank among non-winners |
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replaced Sunni |
Issei () had originally qualified as highest rank among non-winners but was unavailable for competition. El Niño (
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) 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:
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout Stage
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
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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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Chelles Battle Pro and RedBull BC One winner |
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R16 Korea winner |
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Outbreak Europe winner |
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Battle of the Year winner |
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UK Championships winner |
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Freestyle Session winner |
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qualified as highest rank among non-winners |
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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.[4] 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 | |||||
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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.[5] B-boys are not limited to the number of events he or she can participate in.[6]
Bboy Rankings
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Country Rankings
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References
- ^ [1] Retrieved March, 2014
- ^ [2] Retrieved February 20, 2014
- ^ [3] Retrieved November, 2015
- ^ [4] 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