World Pump Festival

World Pump Festival
Current season, competition or edition:; World Pump Festival 2016
Sport	eSports
Founded	2005; 19 years ago
Owner(s)	Andamiro
Countries	Korea; Indonesia; Japan; United States; Mexico; Thailand; Bolivia; Malaysia; Philippines; Peru
Official website	PIU Game's official WPF page

World Pump Festival, better known as World Pump It Up Festival or WPF, is a competition and event focusing on the dance game Pump It Up which takes place in various time slots.^[1] Pump It Up is a Korean game that requires physical movement of the feet. The game is open for breakdancing, and many people have accomplished this feat by memorizing the steps and creating dance moves to hit the arrows on time. What separates this from other Machine dance tournaments is the large amount of prize money on offer and national qualifiers around the world.

At WPF, the best technical and freestyle players are flown from several countries to compete in their respective categories: Speed and Freestyle. As of 2006, a Female Speed category was introduced. The candidates are selected by tournaments held in their respective country by Supporters and Club Leaders - Members of the Pump community who work unpaid for Andamiro, organise tournaments and social events during the year. As well as the competition itself, Andamiro takes players and spectators on a tour of the host country, as a form of tourism aiming to promote the game as a sport for weight loss using videogames and Korean culture to create friendship between players. Previous locations of WPF have been held in Korea at G Star, Lotte World and more recently^[when?], Mexico City. Nationals (qualifiers for WPF) in Mexico and Brazil have been held in sports stadiums.

Competitors in the freestyle category incorporate elements of locking, salsa, funk styles, popping, hip hop dance, breakdance, street dance and other types of dance and theatrical movements into performances. It has become the norm to make a routine using choreography while facing the audience.

Andamiro provides a round trip flight, hotel, meals, transportation and tour at WPF for national winners. Spectators wishing to travel also have accommodation and most expenses covered.^[2]

Tournament categories

NOTE: Players can ONLY compete in 1 division!

Speed

Players will achieve the highest score possible. Technical players focus on timing and pattern reading during gameplay, while minimizing combo breaking because combo breaking will disrupt the multiplier. Speed entrants (both in the male and female category) will practice the game on the most difficult songs/highest difficulty levels in an attempt to perfect their scores. The following rounds are as follows:

	MEN	WOMEN
Preliminary	Single 17-19	Single 15-17
Quarterfinal	Single 20-23	Single 18-20
Semifinal	Double 21-23	Double 18-20
Final (Best 2 of 3)	Double 24+	Double 21-23

Freestyle

Pump players will choose to incorporate complex or flashy techniques into their play movements, and develop intricate dance routines to perform during a song. Freestyle players tend to choose songs on lower difficulty levels or Freestyle-based Performance Charts designed for it, so that the player is not restricted in their movements by large quantities of required steps.^[3] Freesylers can choose between performing solo or have a partner involved. This category contains 2 rounds: Preliminary and final (Top 8 or Top 4). The scorecard are as follows:

Category	Points	Notes
Dance & Skill	55	Overall performance, including the execution, flow, synchronization, power moves, etc.
Apparel & Makeup	20	Costume and props.
Machine Score	15	Letter grade. CAUTION: An 'F' will result in an auto-Disqualification.
Judge's Evaluation	10	Miscellaneous. Includes the use of the song in the latest installment, creativity, and crowd reaction.
Total	100	Total Points

Supporters and clubs

A Supporter is a person who is the main point of contact between their respective country and Andamiro Korea. Any events and tournaments held require a written report with photos/videos sent to Andamiro, in exchange for prizes and recognition of athletes to enter WPF. A Club Leader is the person in charge of their respective club and should use their best efforts to maintain a close relationship with their Supporter. Clubs are normally (but not exclusively) town specific and focus on events in their area. As of 2007 a minimum of 10 officially recognised clubs are required per country to validate them for WPF (150 club members). Excellent club organisers can be designated as jurors in competitions for selecting national team members and also the WPF competition itself. If this is the case, Andamiro pays for all WPF jurors expenses, like WPF athletes. Andamiro gives prize money two times a year to the club's treasurer for club activities. Members who make a forum post, upload a picture/video or high score for the home/arcade versions of the game receive points. These can be exchanged in the online store for T-shirts, Sweatbands, Visors, CD's/DVD's and signed MP3 players by Banya (musical group).

History

World Pump Festival 2005

This was the first year Andamiro hosted its first-ever World Pump Festival. This was hosted in Korea. The primary machine used for this was Pump It Up Exceed 2. The total prize offered was $129,000.

World Pump Festival 2006

World Pump Festival returns to Korea. The primary machine used for this was Pump It Up Zero. Female Speed was introduced to the competition, while removing Battle Station as part of their lineup. The total prize offered was $146,000.

World Pump Festival 2007

The biggest change with World Pump Festival was the move to Mexico. The primary machine used for this was Pump It Up NX. The total prize offered was $148,000. This is the last World Pump Festival to consistently be annual as the next one wasn't until 2011.

World Pump Festival 2011

After a long 3 year Hiatus, in 2010 Andamiro began hinting at WPF 2011, with the new release of "PIU Fiesta EX". Fiesta EX is the official version used in WPF 2011 and used a "Random for WPF" channel ver. WPF2011 was held in China, August 25 - 27, 2011 / GTI Game Show in Guangzhou.^[4]

The biggest change in this event was allowing the use of the bar for all divisions, primarily Male Speed. Previously, bar was prohibited until this event, drastically changing the landscape of the competition. Because Fiesta removed the traditional difficulties (Crazy and Nightmare), they are replaced with actual difficulty numbers, making navigation easier (See Speed above).

World Pump Festival 2016

Upon the release of Pump It Up Prime, World Pump Festival was announced both in the pamphlet and credits in the machine. The year of the festival was changed from 2015 to 2016.

On February 23, Andamiro released the official ruleset for the upcoming WPF.^[5]

A video on April 18, 2016 confirmed that World Pump Festival will take place at Bali, Indonesia on July 23, 2016.^[6]

Andamiro has released full details of WPF 2016:^[7]

Host Country: Indonesia
Place of competition: LIPPO MALL Kuta, Denpasar Bali
Date: July 24, 2016
Category: Speed (Male and Female), Freestyle
Total prize: USD $18,000
Accommodation: Aston Hotel Kuta

Announced at this WPF was Pump It Up PRIME 2, scheduled for a November 2016 release.

Results

2016 Finals Details

Results:

Winning Country: Mexico
Rank	SPEED Male	SPEED Female	FREESTYLE	Notes
1st	Mexico Luis Angel Remigio Garcia (Azkapos)	Peru Lizeth Carolina Sánchez Blas (LIZZZZZY)	Japan Kyoko TAKAMOTO (RIRI) Shingo TAKAMOTO (PANDA) -Panda-san team-	TBA
2nd	Bolivia Santos Colque Guarachi (Anitamor)	Mexico Surya Salgado Camarena (Sury)	Indonesia Zegha Brasesa Budhy (K4ZEMURA) Muhammad Hafidz Alfikri (NU7TYRYU)	TBA
\| 3rd	Korea Yoon Sang Yeon (FEFEMZ)	Bolivia Dora Lavinia Rojas Llampara (ldanger)	Indonesia Nugraha Arianto Putra (RAHADIAN)	TBA

4th Place and everything else TBA.

Entries List:

Winning Country: TBD
Country	SPEED Male	SPEED Female	FREESTYLE
Korea	Yoon Sang Yeon (FEFEMZ)	Kim Da Young (PENGUIN)	N/A
Indonesia	Christ Yeremias Kondorura	Ines Bestari	Nugraha Arianto Putra
	Budi Hermawan	Charissa Olivia	Zegha Brasesa Budhy Muhammad Hafidz Alfikri
	Adhe Kresna Pustiadi	Charissa Olivia	Yohanes Grady Irawan Aditya Satriadi
Japan	Yudai Tsujino (YUDAI_JP)	N/A	Kyoko TAKAMOTO (RIRI) Shingo TAKAMOTO (PANDA) -Panda-san team-
U.S.A.	Jonathan Davis (JBOY)	Lara Gardner (PIGGYPIG)	Melvin Soliman Rubio (Rubio) Tony Teon Dortch (Paraboi2)
Mexico	Luis Angel Remigio Garcia (Angel)	Surya Salgado Camarena (Sury)	Emmanuel Lopez Arteaga (Zhaydragon) Lissette Vásquez Sánchez (Kasumi)
Thailand	Nutchapon Thonoi (ICEKUNGX)	Sompong Lerkpichai (AIMMILY)	Kawin Suksathan (NNEWW) Kanch Kruasuwan (SONATAR)
Thailand	Wachirawit Chatwiriyacharoen (CONAN)	Sompong Lerkpichai (AIMMILY)	Kawin Suksathan (NNEWW) Kanch Kruasuwan (SONATAR)
Bolivia	Santos Colque Guarachi (Anitamor)	Dora Lavinia Rojas Llampara (ldanger)	Juan Pablo Laime Apaza (JP RAY) José Georgino Laime Apaza (GEORG1NO)
Malaysia	Chin Yun Wei (NextCrazy)	N/A	N/A
Philippines	N/A	Patricia De Guia (HIKARI27)	N/A
Peru	Junior Harold Ninalaya Espejo (PKOO)	Lizeth Carolina Sánchez Blas (LIZZZZZY)	David Eloy Villafuerte Sosa (Nando) Jorge Luis Rivera Euchiaga (Buho)

Note: All sections listed as "N/A" did not meet minimum requirements to qualify for WPF or did not manage to travel for WPF.

2011 Results

Winning Country: Korea
Rank	SPEED Male	SPEED Female	FREESTYLE
1st	Korea Sooseck Ryoo	Peru Lizeth Sánchez	Korea Daecheon Kim Kisuk Kim
2nd	Chile Alejandro Daniel Rios Ortiz	Ecuador Rafaela Calderón	Brazil Fabricio Rangel Velloso Orsolin (Faber) Lucas Rodrigues de Souza Barros (Legal)
\| 3rd	China Yi Qiu	Mexico Priscilla Sánchez	Ecuador Alberto Gil Gutierrez Gia Alexandra Gil Gutierrez
4th	Indonesia Ryoku Hafiz Lazuardi	Korea Hee Jung Jang	China Lei Liang Zhang Peng Zhou

2007 Results

Winning Country: Korea
Rank	SPEED Male	SPEED Female	FREESTYLE
1st	Chile Alejandro Daniel Rios Ortiz	Taiwan Amy	Korea Dae Cheon Kim Go Seok
2nd	Ecuador Kike	Mexico Nayeli	Korea Kyeong Seok Seo Kyungho Kim (Lee Cein)
\| 3rd	USA Jonathan Davis	Chile Celia	Ecuador Los Garotos
4th	Mexico Diego Hernández Martínez	Argentina Leandro Manuel González Gastón Lasarte	El Salvador Walner José Luis
5th	El Salvador Walner	Argentina Danielita	Colombia Aura Sofía (Sophie) Luis Alberto (Jam)
6th	Taiwan Yiang Shu Cheng	Mexico Priscilla	Italy Rocco Mendola
7th	Italy Roberto Pedroni	Mexico Carmen Torres	Chile Kuest Palta
8th	Spain Yota	Korea Heejung Jang	Mexico Marco Antonio Burgos Jesus Alberto
9th	Korea Chang Lee
10th	Colombia Diego Castro Vargas (Degok)

2006 Results

Winning Country: Mexico
Rank	SPEED Male	SPEED Female	FREESTYLE
1st	Mexico Armando Zamudio Verduzco "El Wero"	Mexico Rosario Nayeli Garcia Aragon	Korea Lee Cein Suo Kyoung Suk
2nd	Mexico Victor Lara Perez "El Gorras"	Argentina Daniela Mohamed	Brazil Fabricio Rangel Velloso Orsolin Lucas Rodrigues
\| 3rd	Korea Chang Lee	Korea Kim Mi Hee	Colombia Diego Castro Vargas (Degok) Alexandra Sanmiguel Rojas
4th	Korea Choi Kwon Sik	Brazil Sabrina Freire	Mexico Flor Amelia Carrera Villabazo Omar Hatzel Salazar
5th	Chile Alejandro Daniel Rios Ortiz	Chile Celia Margarita Escudero Castillo	Malaysia Tan Kean Kiat Tan Yew Seng
6th	Argentina Ignacio Julian Veliz Martin	Taiwan Shen Shiou-Hwa	USA James DeVito Rick Huber
7th	Ecuador Carlos Monar	Peru Gisella Tolentino Diestro	Ecuador Andres Rivadeneira
8th	USA Jonathan Davis	Korea Lee Hyang Jin	Italy Matteo Favarelli Mouhcine Elkhanfari

2005 Results

Winning Country: Mexico^[8]
Rank	SPEED	BATTLE STATION	FREESTYLE
1st	Korea Chang Lee	Mexico Erik Kyre	Mexico Flor Amelia Carrera Villabazo Omar Hatzel Salazar
2nd	Mexico Armando Zamudio Verduzco "El Wero"	Argentina Raul Jimenez	Brazil Lucas Rodrigues Souza Barros
\| 3rd	Mexico Miguel Martinez Lugo "Prey"		Korea Ye-Won Song Hyo-Jeong Kim

References and notes

^ "Gamesindustry.Biz article". Archived from the original on December 31, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2007. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ "Andamiro USA – WPF announcement". Retrieved November 17, 2007. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ "Gamezone article". Retrieved November 17, 2007. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ "FIRE GAME – WPF announcement". Retrieved December 30, 2010. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ "Official Ruleset for WPF". Retrieved February 23, 2016. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ "Andamiro's YouTube WPF 2016 Video". Retrieved April 18, 2016. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ "World Pump Festival 2016". Retrieved June 25, 2016. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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External links

[Gamesindustry.Biz-1] "Gamesindustry.Biz article". Archived from the original on December 31, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2007. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[Andamiro_USA-2] "Andamiro USA – WPF announcement". Retrieved November 17, 2007. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[Gamezone_article-3] "Gamezone article". Retrieved November 17, 2007. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[FIRE_GAME-4] "FIRE GAME – WPF announcement". Retrieved December 30, 2010. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[Official_Ruleset_for_WPF-5] "Official Ruleset for WPF". Retrieved February 23, 2016. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[Andamiro's_YouTube-6] "Andamiro's YouTube WPF 2016 Video". Retrieved April 18, 2016. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[World_Pump_Festival_2016-7] "World Pump Festival 2016". Retrieved June 25, 2016. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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