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

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

Country	Name	City	Since	Event number
	Chelles Battle Pro	Paris Marseille Toulouse Lille	2014	1, 9, 17, 27, 36, 45
	Outbreak Europe	Banská 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	South Korea	2014	2, 12
	Red Bull BC One	Paris Rome Nagoya	2014	8, 16, 25

Undisputed Masters winners 2014-2020

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

#	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	Banská 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	Banská 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	Banská 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	Banská 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	Banská 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	Banská 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

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]

Points for ranking Result Points for ranking Winner 14 Runner-up 10 Top 4 8 Top 8 6 Top 16 4

Ranking winners Year Breaker Points 2019 Phil Wizard 30 2018 Kuzya 30 2017 Lussy Sky 38 2016 Sunni 42 2015 Victor 54 2014 Gravity 38

World BBoy Series 2019 / Undisputed Masters VI

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

	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

Individuals in bold won their respective battles.

	Semi-finals				Final
	Zoopreme	W
	Zeku	L
					Zoopreme	W
					Alkolil	L
	Philwizzard	L
	Alkolil	W

World BBoy Series 2018 / Undisputed Masters V

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

Group 1 BBoy Wins Rounds Votes 1 Phil Wizard 2 5 20 2 Issei 1 4 20 3 Cri6 0 0 5

Group 2 Breaker Wins Rounds Votes 1 Cheerito 2 4 20 2 Greku 1 4 18 3 Dany Dann 0 1 7

Group 3 Breaker Wins Rounds Votes C1 Kuzya 2 6 22 C2 Nord Diamond 1 2 16 C3 Onel 0 1 7

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

Knockout stage

Individuals in bold won their respective battles.

	Semi-finals				Final
	Phil Wizard	W
	Cheerito	L
					Phil Wizard	W
					Kuzya	L
	Issei	L
	Kuzya	W

World BBoy Series 2017 / Undisputed Masters IV

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

Group A Seed Breaker Wins Rounds Votes A1 Thesis 2 5 22 A2 Vero 1 4 18 A3 Onel 0 0 5

Group B Seed Breaker Wins Rounds Votes B1 Victor 2 5 24 B2 Dr. Hill 1 3 14 B3 Lussy Sky 0 1 7

Group C Seed Breaker Wins Rounds Votes C1 Issei 2 6 28 C2 Kuzya 1 2 12 C3 Spin 0 1 5

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

Knockout stage

Individuals in bold won their respective battles.

	Semi-finals				Final
	Thesis	L
	Vero	W
					Vero	L
					Victor	W
	Victor	W
	Issei	L

World BBoy Series 2016 / Undisputed Masters III

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

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

Individuals in bold won their respective battles.

	Semi-finals				Final
	Thesis	2
	Kleju	0
					Thesis	2
					Issei	1
	Issei	2
	Bruce Almighty	0

World BBoy Series 2015 / Undisputed Masters II

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

Group A Seed Breaker Wins Rounds Votes A4 Kid Colombia 2 6 28 A3 Alkolil 2 6 27 A1 Menno 2 6 25 A2 Thomaz 0 0 10

Group B Seed Bboy Wins Rounds Votes B1 Victor 2 6 31 B2 Kleju 2 6 26 B4 Mounir 1 4 23 B3 Fleau 1 2 10

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

World BBoy Series 2014 / Undisputed Masters I

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

Group A Seed Bboy Wins Rounds A2 Menno 3 9 A4 Niño 2 5 A1 Kleju 1 3 A3 Spin 0 1

Group B Seed Bboy Wins Rounds B3 Lilou 2 6 B2 Alkolil 2 6 B1 Gravity 1 4 B4 Issei 1 2

Knockout stage

Individuals in bold won their respective battles.

	Semi-finals				Final
	Lilou	W
	El Niño	L
					Lilou	W
					Menno	L
	Menno	W
	Alkolil	L

Partnerships & Brand Involvements

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 Banská 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:

• Red Bull, Monster Energy, Relentless, Puma, Jack & Jones, JBL, New Era, Jaegermeister, G-Shock, Snipes, Sony Ericcson, New Yorker, Korea Tourism Organisation, Bank SinoPac, Rabobank

Media Partners:

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