Just Dance World Cup/2015

The World Cup 2015 was the second annual Just Dance World Cup, held in 2015 by Ubisoft in collaboration with the Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC). The competition was announced on July 8, 2015, with offline qualifications held at various Ubisoft and ESWC events from July 11 to October 28, 2015,https://web.archive.org/web/20150720234605/http://www.justdanceworldcup.com/en/qualifiers/events and online qualifications held weekly on the World Dance Floor from July 19 to August 23, 2015.https://web.archive.org/web/20150721230618/http://www.justdanceworldcup.com/en/news/the-just-dance-world-cup-is-back-in-2015/VafV5R0AAB4AERSW Finals were held during Paris Games Week 2015 and was won by Brazilian competitor Diegho San for the second year in a row.
==Qualifiers==
Diegho San, the winner of the previous World Cup, qualified automatically. The remaining 17 competitors were chosen through online and in-person qualifiers.
===Offline qualifications===
Offline qualifications were available at the following in-person events:
*July 25: booth at the Mondial des Jeux Loto Québec on Boulevard Maisonneuve in Montreal, Canada
**July 11-24: Free play and casting for the final
**July 25: Final Tournament with the 8 best players
*August 8: ESWC Stand (Hall 10.1, Booth A-046) at Gamescom in Koln, Germany
**August 6-7: Free play and casting for the final
**August 8: Final Tournament with the 8 best players
*October 4: Ubisoft Booth (Show floor at the Dome) at EB Games Expo in Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia
**1-3PM: Final tournament between top online players, returning champion, and two wildcards
*October 12: Ubisoft Stand (in Expo Center Norte) at Brasil Game Show in São Paulo, Brazil
**October 9-11: Free play and casting for the final
**October 12: Final Tournament with the 8 best players
*October 28: ESWC Finals at the ESWC Area (Hall 1 of Paris Expo Porte de Versailles) at Paris Games Week in Paris, France
**AM: Free play and casting for the final
**PM: Final Tournament with the 8 best players
The following people qualified:https://web.archive.org/web/20151031155620/http://www.justdanceworldcup.com/en/final
*Cellybird (Canada)
*Lucktose (Germany)
*Denz (Australia)
*Kelvin Jaeder (Brazil)
*TheFairyDina (France)
===Online qualifications===
Online qualifications took place weekly on the World Dance Floor (excluding Wii) from July 19 to August 23 from 5PM-6PM UTC. Unlike the previous tournament, where the top 10 qualified regardless of region, this year’s competitors were split into 12 regions and the winner of each region moved onto the finals.https://web.archive.org/web/20150920204019/http://www.justdanceworldcup.com/en/qualifiers/ranking The top five from each region are denoted below, with the qualifying player denoted in bold.
====France====
#Roxsora___ - 12550
#TheFairyDina - 12280
#Stalhito - 11574
#Bgirl_Estelle - 11075
#r0u4ff - 10783
See the full list here.
====United Kingdom====
#chapie69 - 10001
#Tintaglia84 - 8664
#GeeCanary - 8329
#Ken Matthews 1 - 7559
#ManicChihuahua - 7226
See the full list here.
====Germany====
#qR Absolut - 11426
#dangerniel - 9679
#bondi96 - 9628
#xx_Lauchilein_xx - 9529
#q26061111565 - 9470
See the full list here.
====Italy====
#MoonAngel90 - 11819
#arys_24 - 9484
#OpeningOrphan93 - 8043
#Edwinthebest11 - 7470
#evilsephi - 6368
See the full list here.
====Spain====
#Mereth86 - 10389
#albertojustdance - 9868
#davidHR22399 - 9349
#Marquitox1999 - 8946
#Nachetee96 - 8916
See the full list here.
====United States====
#littlesiha - 12646
#jay.del.rey18 - 11365
#cocox100pre - 11243
#electivirefrost - 11108
#CrimpyBark052 - 10728
See the full list here.
====Brazil====
#PamellaRibeiro - 12517
#CamusCreed - 12434
#Alisson Renan - 12360
#KelvinJaeder - 12200
#Tiagomonteiro882 - 12078
See the full list here.
====Mexico====
#MrManu96 - 12671
#TheFawki - 12116
#CereMoon - 11726
#Ferch12 - 11401
#AldoJustCentral - 11370
See the full list here.
====Canada====
#TheStormex - 9690
#Jordann360 - 8565
#LoveLink1406 - 7936
#nerdbrasil - 7935
#Dr-Ake246 - 7728
See the full list here.
====Region America====
#Dial-k901 - 12325 (Peru)
#AIFO14 - 12144 (Chile)
#Naxo.Ch - 11978 (Chile)
#morales360bkn - 11878 (Chile)
#andrey_hernan02 - 11439 (Costa Rica)
See the full list here.
====Region Europe====
#kevindudas - 12763 (Hungary)
#CarlosShadow7 - 12694 (Portugal)
#Rcaplx - 10603 (Portugal)
#Orbital Target - 10369 (Netherlands)
#GiannisInLove - 9743 (Greece)
See the full list here.
====Region Asia – Middle East – Africa – Oceania====
#Moogly-H - 12152 (New Zealand)
#arms73 - 11617 (India)
#far_end - 10912 (Hong Kong)
#ProvenThrower2 - 10833 (Singapore)
#SiViOMango - 10725 (Russia)
See the full list here.
==Jury==
The following judges were present at the French qualifications:https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3bgb20
*Mouss Otakool, community ambassador
*Barbara Chane-Kane, choreography director
*Olivier Adelh, game director
The following judges were present at the finals:https://web.archive.org/web/20160226050648/http://www.justdanceworldcup.com/en/news/jury-announcement/VgvS4R8AAHUNrVXA
*Véronique Halbrey, associate creative director
*Jason Altman, executive producer
*Mehdi Kerkouche, professional choreographer
==Results==
The 18 finalists were split into 3 groups of 6, in a format developed in collaboration with the gaming tournament platform Toornament.https://blog.toornament.com/2015/10/building-a-custom-tournament-structure-for-the/ From each group, the top 4 would move on to the Qualifying Playoff stage. During the Qualifying Playoff stage, the bottom 2 from each group would be eliminated and the top 2 would move on to the Group Finals, of which the top 4 would move on to the Final Playoffs. Winners of each round are denoted in bold.
===Qualifying Groups===
====Group A====
Group Ahttps://play.toornament.com/es/tournaments/435937229916668375/stages/435937230654865922/groups/435937230654865923/#structure
Match 1 	Match 2 	Match 3
Round 1 	Round 1 	Round 1
littlesiha 	PamellaRibeiro	Denz
Mereth86 	TheStormex 	TheFairyDina
Round 2 	Round 2 	Round 2
littlesiha 	Mereth86 	PamellaRibeiro
TheStormex 	TheFairyDina 	Denz
Round 3 	Round 3 	Round 3
littlesiha 	TheStormex 	Mereth86
TheFairyDina 	Denz 	PamellaRibeiro
Round 4 	Round 4 	Round 4
littlesiha 	TheFairyDina 	TheStormex
Denz 	PamellaRibeiro	Mereth86
Round 5 	Round 5 	Round 5
littlesiha 	Denz 	TheFairyDina
PamellaRibeiro	Mereth86 	TheStormex
Final results 	Final results 	Final results
Place 	Player 	Wins
1 	Denz 	5
2 	TheFairyDina 	4
3 	littlesiha 	2
4 	PamellaRibeiro	2
5 	Mereth86 	1
6 	TheStormex 	1
====Group B====
Group Bhttps://play.toornament.com/es/tournaments/435937229916668375/stages/435937230654865922/groups/435937230755529322/#structure
Match 1 	Match 2 	Match 3
Round 1 	Round 1 	Round 1
Diegho San 	Roxsora___ 	MoonAngel90
Cellybird 	qR Absolut 	Dial-k901
Round 2 	Round 2 	Round 2
Diegho San 	Cellybird 	Roxsora___
qR Absolut 	Dial-k901 	MoonAngel90
Round 3 	Round 3 	Round 3
Diegho San 	qR Absolut 	Cellybird
Dial-k901 	MoonAngel90 	Roxsora___
Round 4 	Round 4 	Round 4
Diegho San 	Dial-k901 	qR Absolut
MoonAngel90 	Roxsora___ 	Cellybird
Round 5 	Round 5 	Round 5
Diegho San 	MoonAngel90 	Dial-k901
Roxsora___ 	Cellybird 	qR Absolut
Final results	Final results	Final results
Place 	Player 	Wins
1 	Diegho San 	5
2 	qR Absolut 	3
3 	Roxsora___ 	3
4 	Cellybird 	2
5 	Dial-k901 	2
6 	MoonAngel90 	0
====Group C====
Group Chttps://play.toornament.com/es/tournaments/435937229916668375/stages/435937230654865922/groups/435937230856192721/#structure
Match 1 	Match 2 	Match 3
Round 1 	Round 1 	Round 1
MrManu96 	kevindudas 	Moogly-H
chapie69 	Lucktose 	Kelvin Jaeder
Round 2 	Round 2 	Round 2
MrManu96 	chapie69 	kevindudas
Lucktose 	Kelvin Jaeder	Moogly-H
Round 3 	Round 3 	Round 3
MrManu96 	Lucktose 	chapie69
Kelvin Jaeder	Moogly-H 	kevindudas
Round 4 	Round 4 	Round 4
MrManu96 	Kelvin Jaeder	Lucktose
Moogly-H 	kevindudas 	chapie69
Round 5 	Round 5 	Round 5
MrManu96 	Moogly-H 	Kelvin Jaeder
kevindudas 	chapie69 	Lucktose
Final results	Final results	Final results
Place 	Player 	Wins
1 	Kelvin Jaeder	4
2 	Lucktose 	4
3 	chapie69 	3
4 	MrManu96 	2
5 	Moogly-H 	2
6 	kevindudas 	0
===Qualifying Playoffs===
Qualifying Playoffs took the top four players from each group and split them into two groups. From each group, the best player would compete against the worst and the two middle players would compete against each other in a best of three format. The winners of each round would move onto the final group. The amount of wins for each player is denoted in parentheses while the qualifying player is denoted in bold. These matches took place immediately after the qualifying matches for their respective group.
Qualifying Playoffshttps://play.toornament.com/es/tournaments/435937229916668375/stages/435937230990410588/#nowhere
Group A 	Group B 	Group C
Round 1 	Round 1 	Round 1
Denz (1) 	Diegho San (2)	Kelvin Jaeder (2)
PamellaRibeiro (2)	Cellybird (0) 	MrManu96 (0)
Round 2 	Round 2 	Round 2
TheFairyDina (2) 	qR Absolut (0)	Lucktose (2)
Littlesiha (1) 	Roxsora___ (2)	chapie69 (0)
===Final Group===
Final Grouphttps://play.toornament.com/es/tournaments/435937229916668375/stages/435937231091073999/groups/435937231091074000/
Match 1 	Match 2 	Match 3
Round 1 	Round 1 	Round 1
PamellaRibeiro	Diegho San 	Kelvin Jaeder
Lucktose 	Roxsora___ 	TheFairyDina
Round 2 	Round 2 	Round 2
PamellaRibeiro	Lucktose 	Diegho San
Roxsora___ 	TheFairyDina 	Kelvin Jaeder
Round 3 	Round 3 	Round 3
PamellaRibeiro	Roxsora___ 	Lucktose
TheFairyDina 	Kelvin Jaeder 	Diegho San
Round 4 	Round 4 	Round 4
PamellaRibeiro	TheFairyDina 	Roxsora___
Kelvin Jaeder 	Diegho San 	Lucktose
Round 5 	Round 5 	Round 5
PamellaRibeiro	Kelvin Jaeder 	TheFairyDina
Diegho San 	Lucktose 	Roxsora___
Final results 	Final results 	Final results
Place 	Player 	Wins
1 	Kelvin Jaeder 	3
2 	TheFairyDina 	3
3 	Lucktose 	3
4 	Diegho San 	3
5 	Roxsora___ 	3
6 	PamellaRibeiro	0
===Final Playoffs===
Final resultshttps://play.toornament.com/es/tournaments/435937229916668375/stages/435937231225291843/
Semifinals 	Finals
Kelvin Jaeder (0)	Diegho San (2)
Diegho San (2) 	Diegho San (2)
TheFairyDina (2) 	TheFairyDina (1)
Lucktose (0) 	TheFairyDina (1)
Third place 	Third place
Lucktose (0) 	Lucktose (0)
Kelvin Jaeder (2)	Kelvin Jaeder (2)
==Rules and Key Elements of the 2015 Edition==
* Selections are played on Just Dance 2015, the Grand Final on Just Dance 2016;
* Participants must be 13 or older on August 23rd, 2015; qualified minors have to be accompanied by a legal guardian in order to attend the Grand Final in Paris;
* Current world champion Diegho San (from Brazil) is automatically qualified for the Grand Final;
* World Dance Floor selections take place on 6 different Sundays and are to be played from 7 PM to 8 PM (time zone UTC+2) across the globe;
* Selections from organized events in Montreal, Cologne, São Paulo and Paris are only open to citizens from, respectively, Canada, Germany, Brazil, and France;
* All qualified participants for the Grand Finale, whether through the World Dance Floor or the organized events, will see their travel and accommodation costs paid for (trip and 5 hotel nights in Paris).https://web.archive.org/web/20150720234556/http://www.justdanceworldcup.com/en/news/2015-rules-and-key-elements/VafVHh0AAIsHERCo
==List of Songs for the 2015 Selections==
===World Dancefloor Qualifications===
* Addicted To You by Avicii
* Bad Romance by Lady Gaga
* Birthday by Katy Perry
* Diamonds by Rihanna
* Happy by Pharrell Williams
* Bad Romance - Official Choreo Richie Jackson’s version by Lady Gaga
* Black Widow by Iggy Azalea Ft. Rita Ora
* Built For This by Becky G
* Burn by Ellie Goulding
* Dark Horse by Katy Perry
* Holding Out for a Hero by Bonnie Tyler
* I Love It by Icona Pop Ft. Charli XCX
* It's My Birthday by will.i.am Ft. Cody Wise
* It's My Birthday - Bollywood Dance by will.i.am Ft. Cody Wise
* Love Me Again by John Newman
* Maps by Maroon 5
* Never Can Say Goodbye by Gloria Gaynor
* Problem by Ariana Grande Ft. Iggy Azalea and Big Sean
* Summer by Calvin Harris
* The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?) by Ylvis
* Walk This Way - Old School by Run-DMC & Aerosmith
* You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) by Dead Or Alivehttps://web.archive.org/web/20150720234600/http://www.justdanceworldcup.com/en/news/list-of-songs-for-the-2015-selections/VafUwh0AAB8AEQ7T
===Play-off===
*Blame by Calvin Harris ft. John Newman
*Hey Mama by David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack
*Teacher by Nick Jonas
*Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
*I’m An Albatraoz by AronChupa
*Chiwawa by Wanko Ni Mero Mero
===Grand Final===
*Drop The Mambo by Diva Carmina
*Born This Way by Lady Gaga
*Circus by Britney Spears (alternate routine)
*Animals by Martin Garrix (alternate routine)https://web.archive.org/web/20160226050653/http://www.justdanceworldcup.com/en/news/tracklist-and-prizes/Vh5stx4AALsEUcdg
==Prizes==
Only the crowned champions will get the chance to travel to Paris and meet the Team! The finalists and winners will also have the unique opportunity of participating in the next Just Dance, with their own remix and a specially-created dance routine for the winner!
===For the gold medal winner===
* A trip to Paris - 6 days and 5 nights (transport + accommodation)
* Meet the game developers (studio visit, launch with the team, photo session…)
* Watch the filming of a dance routine for Just Dance
* Create a special routine for Just Dance with the help of professional Just Dance coaches.
* Surprises and goodies!
===For the silver medal winner===
* A trip to Paris - 6 days and 5 nights (transport + accommodation)
* Meet the game developers (studio visit, launch with the team, photo session…)
* Watch the filming of a dance routine for Just Dance
* Surprises and goodies!
===For the bronze medal winner===
*A trip to Paris - 6 days and 5 nights (transport + accommodation)
* Meet the game developers (studio visit, launch with the team, photo session…)
* Watch the filming of a dance routine for Just Dance
* Surprises and goodies!
===For each of the 18 finalists===
* A 'World Cup Finalists' Community Remix
==Gallery==
===Promotional Images===
Jdwc 2015 logo.png|Logo
Igotafeeling jdwc promo.png|Promotional image 1
Jdwc 2015 itcouldbeyou.jpg|Promotional image 2
Turnupthelovefan jdwc promo.jpg|Promotional image 3
Jdwc 2015 prize promo.jpg|Promotional image 4
Jdwc 2015 livestream promo 1.jpg|Livestream promotional image 1
Jdwc 2015 livestream promo 2.jpg|Livestream promotional image 2
Jdwc 2015 livestream promo 3.jpg|Livestream promotional image 3
Jdwc 2015 livestream promo 4.jpg|Livestream promotional image 4
===Offline Qualifications===
Jdwc2015 france qual.jpg|France qualifications promotional image
Jdwc 2015 canada qualifications.jpg|Canadian qualifications
Jdwc 2015 canada 1.png|Canadian qualifications
Jdwc 2015 canada 2.png|Canadian qualifications
Jdwc 2015 canada 3.png|Canadian qualifications
Jdwc 2015 canada winner.jpg|Canadian winner
Jdwc 2015 germany qualifications.jpg|German qualification booth (free play)
Jdwc 2015 germany finals.png|German qualifications
Jdwc 2015 germany competition.png|German qualifications
Jdwc 2015 germany finalists.png|German finalists
Jdwc 2015 german winner.jpg|German winner
Jdwc 2015 germany winner 2.png|German winner
Jdwc 2015 australia booth.png|Australian qualification booth
Jdwc 2015 bgs booth.jpg|Brazilian qualifications
Jdwc 2015 brasil livestream.png|Brazilian livestream thumbnail
Jdwc 2015 fr promo.jpg|French promotional image
Jdwc 2015 fr qualifications 1.jpg|French qualifications
Jdwc 2015 fr qualifications 2.jpg|French qualifications
Jdwc 2015 fr winner.jpg|French winner
===Online Qualifications===
Jdwc 2015 wdf promo 1.png|World Dance Floor qualifications promotional image 1
Jdwc 2015 wdf promo.png|World Dance Floor qualifications promotional image 2
Jdwc 2015 wdf promo 3.jpg|World Dance Floor qualifications promotional image 3
Jdwc 2015 wdf promo 4.jpg|World Dance Floor qualifications promotional image 4
Jdwc 2015 wdf promo 5.jpg|World Dance Floor qualifications promotional image 5
Jdwc 2015 wdf promo 6.jpg|World Dance Floor qualifications promotional image 6
Jdwc 2015 wdf week 1.png|Week 1 rankings
Jdwc 2015 wdf rankings.jpg|Week 4 rankings
Jdwc 2015 wdf results.jpg|Final results
Jdwc 2015 wdf finalists.png|Finalists
Jdwc 2015 usa wdf.jpg|American winner
Jdwc 2015 uk wdf.jpg|British winner
Jdwc 2015 it wdf.jpg|Italian winner
Jdwc 2015 fr wdf.jpg|French winner
Jdwc 2015 es wdf.jpg|Spanish winner
Jdwc 2015 mx wdf.jpg|Mexican winner
Jdwc 2015 americas wdf.jpg|Region Americas winner
Jdwc 2015 de wdf.jpg|German winner
Jdwc 2015 rest wdf.jpg|Region Asia – Middle East – Africa – Oceania winner
Jdwc 2015 br wdf.jpg|Brazilian winner
Jdwc 2015 eu wdf.jpg|Region Europe winner
Jdwc 2015 ca wdf.jpg|Canadian winner
===Finals===
Jdwc 2015 jury.jpg|Jury
Jdwc 2015 final promo.jpg|Promotional image
Jdwc 2015 toornament overview.jpg|Overview (Round 1)
Jdwc 2015 tournament overview.jpg|Overview (Round 2)
Jdwc 2015 denz v pamella.png|Group A tiebreaker
Jdwc 2015 littlesiha v dina.png|Group A tiebreaker
Jdwc 2015 group a 1.png|Group A
Jdwc 2015 group a 2.png|Group A
Jdwc 2015 group a 3.png|Group A
Eswc 2015 oct 30 schedule.png|October 30 Schedule
Jdwc 2015 qr v manu.png|Group B tiebreaker
Jdwc 2015 kelvin v mrmanu96.png|Group C tiebreaker
Jdwc 2015 kelvin v diegho.png|Group C tiebreaker
Jdwc 2015 diegho v dina.png|Finals Group tiebreaker
Jdwc 2015 lucktose v dina.png|Finals Group tiebreaker
Jdwc 2015 finals stage.png|Finals Stage
Jdwc 2015 final diegho.png|Finalist 1
Jdwc 2015 final dina.png|Finalist 2
Jdwc 2015 winners 1.png|Winners
Jdwc 2015 winners 2.png|Winners
Jdwc 2015 2017 promo.png|Promotional banner for the 2017 World Cup using 2015 footage
==Videos==
===Announcement===
Just Dance World Cup Announcement!
===Offline Qualifiers===
Just Dance World Cup Tour - First stop- Canada!
Just Dance World Cup Tour - Second stop- Germany!
Just Dance World Cup Tour - Third stop- Brasil!
Final do Torneio de Just Dance 2015 na BGS 2015
ESWC PGW 2015 - Just Dance Finale Française (FR)
===Finals===
ESWC PGW 2015 Just Dance World Cup - Group A finals (FR)
ESWC PGW 2015 Just Dance World Cup - Group B finals (FR)
ESWC PGW 2015 Just Dance World Cup - Group C finals (FR)
ESWC PGW 2015 Just Dance World Cup - Finals (FR)
ESWC 2015 Just Dance World Cup Summary
==References==
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