Red Bull BC One
Red Bull BC One is an annual international B-Boy competition organized by the energy drink company Red Bull. It is an individual B-Boy competition, notable for being the only one of the major international breaking championships to not include a crew event. The main event is a knockout tournament featuring sixteen B-Boys and B-Girls, chosen for exceptional skills in the dance and good character, competing in one-on-one battles decided by a panel of five judges. Regional Finals are held for North America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific , and Middle East and Africa. The winners of each region go on and participate in the World Finals. The inaugural BC One was held in Biel, Switzerland in 2004. An official Red Bull BC One DVD was released for the 2004 and 2005 events. The production of the DVDs has been criticized due to musical rights, as the live music played during the competition had to be dubbed over. From 2006 and on, Red Bull stopped releasing DVDs and made the videos available online for free. In 2007, Alastair Siddon directed a film about the Red Bull BC One 2007  competition. The film was released in March 2010 under the title, "Turn it Loose." Since 2014, Red Bull BC One partnered up with the World BBoy Series and helped create Undisputed, an event to crown the solo world b-boy champion. 2021. The best breakers from around the world will come together to represent their country and battle it out in a solo B-Boy and B-Girl competition, with the winners being crowned the 2021 Red Bull BC One world champions and taking home the highly sought after championship belts, the 18th edition of the prestigious breaking competition will  take place for the first time in Gdańsk, Poland, on November 5 and 6. Judges: MC: DJ: Results. Location: Gdańsk, Poland 2020. This year in its 17th edition, 8 of the best B-Boys and B-Girls jetting off to Salzburg, Austria, to compete in the biggest Breaking 1 vs 1 competition in the World, to become the World champions, Their destination is the Red Bull BC One World Final 2020 on November 28. Here's how to get the perfect view for every battle. Judges: MC: DJ: Results. Location: Salzburg, Austria Results. Location: Salzburg, Austria 2019. In its 16th  edition, the world's biggest breakdance competition will travel the world again for the best B-Boys and B-Girls in the world. Each year, thousands of dancers compete in the national finals and the winners go to the Red Bull BC One World Final, in which 16 participate, but only one is crowned champion. This year the world final already has date and place to happen: November 9, in Mumbai, India. Judges: MC: DJ: Results. Location: Mumbai, India Results. Location: Mumbai, India 2018. In 2004, the first Red Bull BC One Cypher went down at the cultural centre La  Coupole in Biel. Fourteen years later, the world's most prestigious breaking battle goes back to Switzerland. This time, the Hallenstadion in northern Zurich will host the clash of the world's best breakers, on September 29, 2018. Judges: MC: DJ: Results. Location: Zurich, Switzerland Results. Location: Zurich, Switzerland 2017. 2017 Red Bull BC One was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands on November 4, 2017. This time around, BC One hopefuls go head-to-head in over 35 qualifying cyphers and six camps to determine who makes the Amsterdam cut. The three-day camps will be held in Spain, Russia, France , Turkey, Japan, and Netherlands, reflecting the local creative landscape with lectures, workshops, art exhibitions, club nights and battles. All the winners will earn the chance to compete for the last open spot, just days before the hugely anticipated World Final gets broadcast to the world. Ayumi made history as the first B-girl in history to compete in Red Bull BC One. Judges: MC: DJ: Results. Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands 2016. In 2016, Red Bull BC One will hold camps around the world that will feature traditional cyphers. It will no longer hold the six regional finals from previous years. Camps  will be held in Austria, France, South Africa, Italy, Japan, and Ukraine. The winners of each cypher will compete in a Last Chance Cypher to qualify to the World Finals. The winners of Last Chance Cypher will battle in Nagoya alongside fifteen Wild Card entries, chosen by an international team of B-Boy experts. Red Bull BC One World Finals 2016 will take place in Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, Japan on December 3. This also happened to be the final BC One that would feature Taisuke, as he announced his retirement from this competition. Meanwhile, Issei's victory meant that  he would be the first Japanese champion of Red Bull BC One. Judges: MC: DJ: Results. Location: Nagoya, Japan 2015. On November 14, Red Bull BC One World Finals, the most iconic global B-Boy competition, will take place in the Eternal City, in Rome's Palazzo dei Congressi. Throughout the year, over 70 cyphers took place around the globe. Sixteen of each country's best B-Boys went head-to-head for the chance to represent at six regional Finals in Georgia, the United States, Peru, South Korea, Spain and Egypt. The winners of these finals will battle in  Rome alongside ten Wild Card entries, chosen by an international team of B-Boy experts. Judges: MC: DJ: Results. Location: Rome, Italy 2014. Red Bull BC One took place in Paris, France. In 2014, Red Bull BC One utilized a round-by-round judging system used by Undisputed. The round-by-round judging format allows boys to see the judges decision after every round. The battle is set for 3 rounds (Finals is 5) but can end if a boy beats his opponent in 2. However, this judging system received a lot of criticism from Red Bull BC One fans  throughout social media following the event. Bboys and fans alike, both disagreed heavily with the judges's decisions after many individual battles. Many argued that it was the worst Red Bull BC one competition since its initiation. Due to Menno () winning Red Bull BC One and Chelles Battle Pro, Gravity () was awarded the final spot at Undisputed at the end of the year following Red Bull BC One. Judges: MC: DJ Results. Location: Paris, France 2013. Red Bull BC One took place in Seoul, South Korea, on November 30, 2013. Judges: MC: DJ: Results. Location: Seoul, Korea 2012. Red Bull  BC One took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on December 8, 2012. Judges: MC: DJ: Results. Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2011. Red Bull BC One took place in Moscow, Russia on November 26, 2011. Judges: MC: DJ: Results. Location: Moscow, Russia 2010. Red Bull BC One 2010 took place in Tokyo, Japan on November 27, 2010. This marks the first time the competition was held in Asia. Judges: MC: DJ: Results. Location: Tokyo, Japan 2009. Red Bull BC One was held on November 18, 2009, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Tickets went on sale at  midnight, October 9, 2009, and were sold out within 30 minutes. Judges: MC: DJ: Results. Location: New York City, United States 2008. For 2008, Red Bull BC One was held in Paris on November 5 at the new 104 Cent Quatre avenue. Judges: MC: DJ: Results. Location: Paris, France 2007. For 2007, qualifiers were held in May and June in 10 countries: Algeria, France, Japan, Germany, Brazil, South Africa, United States, Sweden, Taiwan, and Russia. The winner from each of these 9 events, along with 4 wild card entries and the top 3 finishers from last year's 2006 main  event, are the final 16 for the 2007 main event. However, two of the breakdancers – Baek (), a wild card selection, and Niek (), who won the Germany qualifier – had to withdraw from the competition due to injury. They were replaced by B-boys Cico () and Jed (). Judges: MC: DJ: Results. Location: Johannesburg, South Africa 2006. Judges: MC: DJ: Results. Location : São Paulo, Brazil 2005. Judges: MC: DJ: Results. Location : Berlin, Germany 2004. Judges: MC: DJ: Results. Location : Biel, Switzerland Red Bull BC One All Stars. Red Bull BC One All Stars is a crew of thirteen internationally renowned dancers, representing the  best of the best in the scene. Together, they showcase the art of B-Boying in all of its many forms. Each of the 14 B-Boys has competed in the Red Bull BC One, the world's most important one-on-one B-Boy battle. They serve as ambassadors of Hip Hop culture, with their main goal of giving back to the community and sharing their wealth of experience and skills with the younger generation of dancers. They travel the world to teach workshops, judge competitions and, of course, battle, continually challenging and pushing the limits of B-Boying . Each crewmember is an outstanding individual in his community, bringing a certain style, skillset and original movement to the group, from hardcore power moves to intricate footwork. New members are chosen by the existing crewmembers, and one new member is added every year. Red Bull BC One All Stars is not a just collected crew, but still as a real crew that battling worldwide. Some notable achievements are as follows: Bboy in Bold denotes former Red Bull BC One champion. Statistics. Participants by region. Bboy in Bold denotes former Red Bull BC One champion.