Red Bull BC One
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Red Bull BC One is an annual international breakdancing series sponsored by the energy drink company Red Bull. It is an individual (or 'one on one') b-boy competition (as opposed to a crew competition). The main event is a knockout tournament featuring sixteen b-boys competing in one-on-one battles decided by a panel of five judges. The winners of worldwide regional knockout tournaments preceding the main event, along with the prior year's top finishers as well as wild card selections, comprise the final group of 16.
The main event was first held in 2004 in Biel, Switzerland and it has been held annually since; the 2005 event was in Berlin, Germany and the 2006 event was in São Paulo, Brazil. The 2007 main event was held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
An official Red Bull BC One DVD documenting each main event is released usually about one year following the event. However, the production of the DVD has been criticized as the live music played during the competition is dubbed over and certain portions of the battles are edited out.[1] [2]
Contents |
[edit] Winners
| Year | Location | Champion | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Johannesburg, South Africa |  Ronnie |
Full Force Crew |
| 2006 | São Paulo, Brazil |  Hong 10 |
Drifterz |
| 2005 | Berlin, Germany |  Lilou |
Pockémon |
| 2004 | Biel, Switzerland | Omar |
Jive Turkeys |
[edit] 2007
For 2007, qualifiers were held in May and June in 9 countries: France, Japan, Germany, Brazil, South Africa, USA, 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 ( Korea), a wild card selection, and Just Do It (
Netherlands), who won the Germany qualifier - had to withdraw from the competition due to injury.[3] They were replaced by breakdancers Cico (
Italy) and Jed (
South Africa).[4]
[edit] 2007 Main Event Competitor List
| Name | Crew | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Hong 10 |
Drifterz | Champion, Red Bull BC One 2006 |
| Ronnie |
Full Force Crew | 2nd place, Red Bull BC One 2006 |
| Roxrite |
Renegades | 3rd place, Red Bull BC One 2006 |
 Drunk |
Rhythm Attack | Winner, Red Bull BC One 2007 Taiwan Qualifier |
 Bootuz |
Predatorz | Winner, Red Bull BC One 2007 Russia Qualifier |
 Dark Marc |
Ghost Cru | Winner, Red Bull BC One 2007 Sweden Qualifier |
| Spee-D |
Unique Styles | Winner, Red Bull BC One 2007 USA Qualifier |
| Benny |
Hand Break Turn | Winner, Red Bull BC One 2007 South Africa Qualifier |
 Daniel QDM |
Quebra de Movimento | Winner, Red Bull BC One 2007 Brazil Qualifier |
 Taisuke |
All Area | Winner, Red Bull BC One 2007 Japan Qualifier |
| Sébastien |
Main Source | Winner, Red Bull BC One 2007 France Qualifier |
| Lilou |
Pockémon | Wild card selection |
| Twixx |
Massive Monkeys | Wild card selection |
 Ben-J |
Crazy Elements | Wild card selection |
| Jed |
Ubuntu | Replacement |
| Cico |
SpinKings | Replacement |
| Just Do It |
Rugged Solutions | Winner, Red Bull BC One 2007 Germany Qualifier Withdrawn (injury) |
| Baek |
Extreme (Obowang) | Wild card selection Withdrawn (injury) |
[edit] 2007 Main Event Draw and Results
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Hong10 |
W | |||||||||||||
| Daniel QDM |
L | |||||||||||||
| Hong10 |
W | |||||||||||||
| Spee-D |
L | |||||||||||||
| Spee-D |
W | |||||||||||||
| Dark Marc |
L | |||||||||||||
| Hong10 |
L | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie |
W | |||||||||||||
| Taisuke |
W | |||||||||||||
| Sébastien |
L | |||||||||||||
| Taisuke |
L | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie |
W | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie |
W | |||||||||||||
| Drunk |
L | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie |
W | |||||||||||||
| Roxrite |
L | |||||||||||||
| Roxrite |
W | |||||||||||||
| Bootuz |
L | |||||||||||||
| Roxrite |
W | |||||||||||||
| Cico |
L | |||||||||||||
| Jed |
L | |||||||||||||
| Cico |
W | |||||||||||||
| Roxrite |
W | |||||||||||||
| Lilou |
L | |||||||||||||
| Ben-J |
L | |||||||||||||
| Lilou |
W | |||||||||||||
| Lilou |
W | |||||||||||||
| Benny |
L | |||||||||||||
| Benny |
W | |||||||||||||
| Twixx |
L | |||||||||||||
[edit] Past Event Results
[edit] Red Bull BC One 2004 results
Location : Biel, Switzerland
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
 Leo |
L | |||||||||||||
| Bebe |
W | |||||||||||||
| Bebe |
L | |||||||||||||
 Sonic |
W | |||||||||||||
| Sonic |
W | |||||||||||||
| KC |
L | |||||||||||||
| Sonic |
L | |||||||||||||
| Omar |
W | |||||||||||||
 Extremo |
L | |||||||||||||
| Omar |
W | |||||||||||||
| Omar |
W | |||||||||||||
| By |
L | |||||||||||||
| By |
W | |||||||||||||
 Lil' Tim |
L | |||||||||||||
| Omar |
W | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie |
L | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie |
W | |||||||||||||
| Kouske |
L | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie |
W | |||||||||||||
| Iron Monkey |
L | |||||||||||||
| Eagle |
L | |||||||||||||
| Iron Monkey |
W | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie |
W | |||||||||||||
| Junior |
L | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Wake Up |
W | |||||||||||||
 Wongo |
L | |||||||||||||
| Wake Up |
L | Junior |
W | |||||||||||
| Junior |
W | Sonic |
L | |||||||||||
| Junior |
W | |||||||||||||
 Nuno |
L | |||||||||||||
[edit] Red Bull BC One 2005 Results
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Physicx |
L | |||||||||||||
| Lilou |
W | |||||||||||||
| Lilou |
W | |||||||||||||
| Omar |
L | |||||||||||||
| Omar |
W | |||||||||||||
| Bennie |
L | |||||||||||||
| Lilou |
W | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie |
L | |||||||||||||
| Jora |
L | |||||||||||||
| Junior |
W | |||||||||||||
| Junior |
L | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie |
W | |||||||||||||
| Born |
L | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie |
W | |||||||||||||
| Lilou |
W | |||||||||||||
| Hong 10 |
L | |||||||||||||
| Moy |
L | |||||||||||||
| Hong 10 |
W | |||||||||||||
| Hong 10 |
W | |||||||||||||
| Machine |
L | |||||||||||||
| Brahim |
L | |||||||||||||
| Machine |
W | |||||||||||||
| Hong 10 |
W | |||||||||||||
| Pelezinho |
L | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Cico |
L | |||||||||||||
| Pelezinho |
W | |||||||||||||
| Pelezinho |
W | Ronnie |
W | |||||||||||
| Sonic |
L | Pelezinho |
L | |||||||||||
| Rubber Legz |
L | |||||||||||||
| Sonic |
W | |||||||||||||
[edit] Red Bull BC One 2006 results
Individuals in bold won their respective battles.
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Do Knock |
L | |||||||||||||
| Kaku |
W | |||||||||||||
| Kaku |
L | |||||||||||||
| Hong 10 |
W | |||||||||||||
| Hong10 |
W | |||||||||||||
| Lil Ceng |
L | |||||||||||||
| Hong 10 |
W | |||||||||||||
| Roxrite |
L | |||||||||||||
| Crazy Monkey |
L | |||||||||||||
| Pelezinho |
W | |||||||||||||
| Pelezinho |
L | |||||||||||||
| Roxrite |
W | |||||||||||||
| Roxrite |
W | |||||||||||||
| Jed |
L | |||||||||||||
| Hong 10 |
W | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie |
L | |||||||||||||
| Muxibinha |
W | |||||||||||||
| Lilou |
L | |||||||||||||
| Muxibinha |
L | |||||||||||||
| The End |
W | |||||||||||||
 Salo |
L | |||||||||||||
| The End |
W | |||||||||||||
| The End |
L | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie |
W | Third place | ||||||||||||
 Mouse |
W | |||||||||||||
 Alex |
L | |||||||||||||
| Mouse |
L | Roxrite |
W | |||||||||||
| Ronnie |
W | The End |
L | |||||||||||
| Ronnie |
W | |||||||||||||
| Bootuz |
L | |||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ Amazon.com reviews for Red Bull BC One 2005 DVD, Retrieved Aug 17, 2007
- ^ BBoyWorld.com forum song list thread for Red Bull BC One 2005 DVD, Retrieved Aug 17, 2007
- ^ Welcome to South Africa!, Red Bull BC One Official Site, Retrieved September 18, 2007
- ^ [1], Red Bull BC One Official Site, Retrieved September 18, 2007
