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. 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. 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.
Contents
- World BBoy Series 2016
- Undisputed World BBoy Masters 2016
- World BBoy Series 2015
- Knockout Stage
- World BBoy Series 2014
- Undisputed BBoy Rankings
- References
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.
2016 World BBoy Series events:
World BBoy Series 2016
Events participating in the 2016 World BBoy Series.
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. Because Bboy Kuzya won Outbreak Europe and Unbreakable in 2016, the highest ranked runner up was added to the Undisputed lineup. In this case, Bboy Taisuke was the highest ranked runner up with 28 points after Red Bull BC One, so he was included to Undisputed.
Undisputed World BBoy Masters 2016
The 2016 Undisputed World BBoy Masters event will be held in Prague, Czech Republic.
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.
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.
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.
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. 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:
Knockout Stage
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
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. B-boys are not limited to the number of events he or she can participate in.