2013 World Finals results[edit]

Like in 2012, Battle of the Year 2013 included an additional semi finals placer to add additional battles to the tournament. Six crews qualified after the showcase stage of the competition consisting of the two highest scoring crews automatically qualified for the semi finals and four crews competing for the two remaining places against them.^[7]

	Semi final placers					(see table below)
	1	Fusion MC	W
	4	Vino Tinto	L
	3	Ruggeds	W
	2	KGB TC United	L

	Semi finals					Finals
	1	Fusion MC	W
	4	B-Town All Stars	L
						Fusion MC		W
						Ruggeds		L
	3	Ruggeds	W
	2	Flooriorz	L

Best Show:  Flooriorz

Crew List for 2013 World Finals[edit]

Crew	Qualification
WaveOmatic	Winner, BOTY Balkans 2013
De Klan	Winner, BOTY Italy 2013
KGB TC Unity	Winner, BOTY Taiwan 2013
Flooriorz	Winner, BOTY Japan 2013
Unstopabullz	Winner, BOTY Israel 2013
Hunters Crew	Winner, BOTY Belarus 2013
Space Unlimited	Winner, BOTY Nigeria 2013
B-Town Allstars	Winner, BOTY Germany 2013
Soul Mavericks	Winner, BOTY Central Europe 2013
S.I.N.E Crew	Winner, BOTY South Asia 2013
Melting Force	Winner, BOTY France 2013
Knuckle Head Zoo	Winner, BOTY USA 2013
Fusion MC	Winner, BOTY Korea 2013
Vinotinto
Ruggeds

2013 International 1 on 1 Battle results[edit]

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Pocket

W

Mat

L

Pocket

L

Issei

W

Issei

W

Hulk

L

Issei

L

Menno

W

Tonio

L

Menno

W

Menno

W

Nori

L

Nori

W

Lil Zoo

L

Menno

W

Thesis

L

Slav

L

Thesis

W

Thesis

W

Wing

L

Wing

W

Bootuz

L

Thesis

W

Lil G

L

Third place

Lil G

W

Titris

L

Lil G

W

Robin

L

Cherry

L

Robin

W

2012 season[edit]

2012 World Finals results[edit]

Battle of the Year 2012 included an additional semi finals placer to add additional battles to the tournament. In 2012 six crews qualified after the showcase stage of the competition consisting of the two highest scoring crews automatically qualified for the semi finals and four crews competing for the two remaining places against them.^[8]

	Semi final placers					(see table below)
	1	Morning of Owl	W
	4	Formosa	L
	3	De Klan	L
	2	Pockemon Crew	W

	Semi finals					Finals
	1	Morning of Owl	L
	4	Floorriorz	W
						Floorriorz		L
						Vagabond Crew		W
	3	Pockemon Crew	L
	2	Vagabond Crew	W

Best Show:  Vagabond Crew

Crew List for 2012 World Finals[edit]

Crew	Qualification
Vagabonds	Champion, BOTY International 2011
Dead Prezz	Winner, BOTY Balkans 2012
Prodigy	Winner, Central Eastern Europe 2012
Supremos	Winner, BOTY Iberica 2012
Pockemon	Winner, BOTY France 2012
Flooriorz	Winner, BOTY Japan 2012
Kosher Flava	Winner, BOTY Israel 2012
Hunters Crew	Winner, BOTY Belarus 2012
Upper Underground	Winner, BOTY Africa 2012
Reckless Gang	Winner, BOTY Germany 2012
De Klan	Winner, BOTY Italy 2012
Formosa Crew	Winner, BOTY Taiwan 2012
Radical Force	Winner, BOTY South Asia 2012
Space Unlimited	Winner, BOTY Nigeria 2012
Team Shmetta	Winner, BOTY BeNeLux 2012
Unity Crew	Winner, BOTY South Africa 2012
Lhiba KingZoo	Winner, BOTY 2012
Morning of Owl	Winner, BOTY Korea 2012

2011 season[edit]

2011 World Finals results[edit]

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Battle Born	W
	4	Nine States B-boyz	L
						Battle Born		L
						Vagabonds		W
	3	Vagabonds	W
	2	TPEC	L

Best Show:  Vagabonds

Crew List for 2011 World Finals[edit]

Crew	Qualification
Jinjo Crew	Champions, BOTY International 2010
Havikoro/Skill Methodz	Winner, BOTY USA 2011
CT Group	Winner, BOTY Vienna 2011
Vagabonds	Winner, BOTY France 2011
Nine States B-Boyz	Winner, BOTY Japan 2011
TPEC	Winner, BOTY Taiwan 2011
Kosher Flava	Winner, BOTY Israel 2011
Simple System	Winner, BOTY Kazakhstan 2011
Guatemaya Crew	Winner, BOTY Central America 2011
Maximum Crew	Winner, BOTY Korea 2011
Battle Born	Winner, BRAUN BOTY USA 2011
Amazon B-Boys	Winner, BOTY Brazil 2011
Ruff'n'X	Winner, BOTY Switzerland 2011
Fusion Crew	Winner, BOTY Algeria 2011
Flavaz Army	Winner, BOTY Tunisia 2011
Reckless Bunch	Winner, BRAUN BOTY Germany 2011
OnePiece UD Town	Winner, BOTY South Asia 2011
Hoochen Crew	Winner, BRAUN BOTY Benelux 2011
De Klan	Winner, BRAUN BOTY Italy 2011
Slam Fam & Over Boys	Winner, BRAUN BOTY Middle East 2011
BMT & Mafia 13	Winner, BOTY Russia 2011

2010 season[edit]

2010 World Finals results[edit]

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Jinjo	W
	4	Gamblerz	L
						Jinjo		W
						Mortal Combat		L
	3	Mortal Combat	W
	2	La Smala	L

Best Show:  Mortal Combat

Crew List for 2010 World Finals[edit]

Crew	Qualification
Gamblerz	Champion, BOTY International 2009
Jinjo	Winner, BOTY Korea 2010
Mortal Combat	Winner, BOTY Japan 2010
Top Coalition	Winner, BOTY Taiwan 2010
La Smala	Winner, BOTY France 2010
Big Toe	Winner, BOTY SEA 2010
De Klan	Winner, BOTY Italy 2010
2DR Squad	Winner, BOTY Switzerland 2010
Predatorz	Winner, BOTY Russia 2010
/ Team Shmetta	Winner, BOTY Benelux 2010
PRODIGY	Winner, BOTY South East Europe 2010
Bio All Stars	Winner, BOTY Brazil 2010
Simple System	Winner, BOTY Kazakhstan 2010
Dead Prezz	Winner, BOTY Balkans 2010
Flowjob	Winner, BOTY Germany 2010
Chapin Crew	Winner, BOTY Guatemala 2010
Unstopabullz	Winner, BOTY Israel 2010
Kamikaz Crew	Winner, BOTY Algeria 2010
La Halla King Zoo	Winner, BOTY Morocco 2010

2009 season[edit]

For the first time in the Competition's history, a 1 on 1 Tournament was held for b-boys who weren't competing as a part of a crew. The first 1 on 1 Battle of the Year final saw Lilou of Algeria defeat Morris representing the U.S..

2009 World Finals results[edit]

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Gamblerz	W
	4	Phase-T	L
						Gamblerz		W
						Top 9		L
	3	All Area	L
	2	Top 9	W

Best Show:  All Area

Crew List for 2009 World Finals[edit]

Crew	Qualification
Gamblerz	Champion, BOTY Asia 2009
Soul Mavericks	Winner, BOTY UK 2009
Phase T	Winner, BOTY France 2009
Prodigy Crew	Winner, BOTY SEE 2009
Breakers Without Fear	Winner, BOTY Balkans 2009
Belarusian B-Boys	Winner, BOTY CIS 2009
Team Shmetta	Winner, BOTY Benelux 2009
Top-9	2nd place, BOTY International 2008
Formosa	3rd place, BOTY Asia 2009
All Area	Winner, BOTY Asia 2009
Myztikal	Winner, BOTY Caricom 2009
Unstopabulls	Winner, BOTY Israel 2009
Octagon	Winner, BOTY Scandinavia 2009
De Klan	Winner BOTY Italy 2009
Funk Fellaz	Winner BOTY Germany 2009
Ubuntu B Boyz	Winner BOTY Africa 2009
Knuckle Head Zoo	Invited Directly
Ghost Rockz	Winner BOTY Switzerland 2009
Amazon B Boyz	Winner BOTY Brazil 2009

2008 season[edit]

2008 World Finals results[edit]

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	T.I.P.	W
	4	Formosa	L
						T.I.P.		L
						Top 9		W
	3	Top 9	W
	2	Smokémon	L

Best Show:  Top 9

Crew List for 2008 World Finals[edit]

This list is in chronological order by date qualified.

Crew	Qualification
Extreme Crew	Champion, BOTY International 2007
Bad Taste Cru	Winner, BOTY UK 2008
Groove Kingz	Winner, BOTY Benelux 2008
Smokemon	Winner, BOTY France 2008
Dead Prezz	Winner, BOTY Balkans 2008
Crazy Twisting Tribal Team	Winner, BOTY South East Europe 2008
Top 9	Winner, BOTY Russia 2008
La Halla King Zoo	Winner, BOTY West Africa 2008
T.I.P.	Winner, BOTY Asia 2008
Formosa	2nd place, BOTY Asia 2008
Kaiten Ninja	3rd place, BOTY Asia 2008
Now or Never	Winner, BOTY Canada 2008
Unstopabulls	Winner, BOTY Israel 2008
Ghost Rockz	Winner, BOTY Switzerland 2008
Tsunami Allstars	Winner, BOTY Brazil 2008
TNT Crew	Winner, BOTY Germany 2008
Octagon	Winner, BOTY Scandinavia 2008
Fallen Angels Crew	Winner, BOTY Iberica 2008
Furious Soldiers	Winner, BOTY USA 2008

2007 season[edit]

2007 World Finals results[edit]

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Legiteam Obstruktion	L
	4	Extreme Crew	W
						Extreme Crew		W
						Turn Phrase Crew		L
	3	Turn Phrase Crew	W
	2	Funk Fellaz	L

Best Show:  Turn Phrase Crew

Crew List for 2007 World Finals[edit]

This list is in chronological order by date qualified. Preliminaries that have not occurred yet have a colored background.

Crew	Qualification
Hoochen	Winner, BOTY Benelux 2007
Sick 7	Winner, BOTY South East Europe 2007
Plastic Def Squad	Winner, BOTY Balkans 2007
Legiteam Obstruktion	Winner, BOTY France 2007
Rapid Soul Moves	Winner, BOTY Italy 2007
Fallen Angels Crew	Winner, BOTY Iberica 2007
Extreme (Obo Wang) Crew	Winner, BOTY Asia 2007
Turn Phrase Crew	2nd place, BOTY Asia 2007
Ground Scatter Crew	3rd place, BOTY Asia 2007
Breakerholics	Winner, BOTY Israel 2007
Ultimate Desperados	Winner, BOTY Scandinavia 2007
Funk Fellaz	Winner, BOTY Germany 2007
Ruff'n'X Crew	Winner, BOTY Switzerland 2007
DF Zulu Breakers	Winner, BOTY Brazil 2007
Vagabonds (withdrew)	Champion, BOTY International 2006
Last Minute Crew (withdrew)	Winner, BOTY South Africa 2007

2006 season[edit]

2006 World Finals results[edit]

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Vagabonds	W
	4	Drifterz	L
						Vagabonds		W
						Last For One		L
	3	Last For One	W
	2	B-Town Allstars	L

Best Show:  Vagabonds

Crew List for 2006 World Finals[edit]

Crew	Qualification
Last For One	Champion, BOTY International 2005
Vagabonds	Winner, BOTY France 2006
Electric Force Crew	Winner, BOTY Balkans 2006
Octagon	Winner, BOTY Scandinavia 2006
Top 9	Winner, BOTY Russia 2006
Moving Shadows	Winner, BOTY South East Europe 2006
Ormus Force	Winner, BOTY Italy 2006
Camelot	Winner, BOTY North East Europe 2006
Ichigeki	Winner, BOTY Japan 2006
Fallen Angels	Winner, BOTY Iberica 2006
Lions of Zion	Winner, BOTY Israel 2006
STO	Winner, BOTY China 2006
Knuckle Head Zoo	Winner, BOTY USA 2006
Ground Scatter Crew	Winner, BOTY South East Asia 2006
Ubuntu	Winner, BOTY South Africa 2006
HRC	Winner, BOTY Taiwan 2006
B-Town Allstars	Winner, BOTY Germany 2006
Ruff'n'X Crew	Winner, BOTY Switzerland 2006
Drifterz Crew	Winner, BOTY Korea 2006
Floor Burning	Winner, BOTY Benelux 2006

Series Format[edit]

World Finals Format[edit]

The format comprises firstly a showcase round in which all crews perform a routine of no more than six minutes in length demonstrating their ability in the different styles of breakdance. Judges rank all competing crews by evaluating certain criteria based on the shows.

Following the showcase round, the top four crews are selected to take part in a crew-vs-crew battle playoff. In the semifinals, the top-ranked crew battles the 4th-ranked crew and the 2nd-ranked crew battles the 3rd-ranked crew. The winner of each semifinal then battle each other for the championship.

An award, "Best Show", is also given to the crew that had the best-scoring showcase.

Scoring Criteria[edit]

Judges evaluate the showcase round on two main elements, artistry and technicality, each of which includes several criteria. The artistry element includes theme, music, synchronicity, and choreography, among others. The technicality element includes toprock, uprock, footwork, and power moves, among others.^[9]

Qualification and Preliminaries[edit]

The champion of the world finals is always invited directly to the following year's world finals to defend their title. All other crews qualify via preliminary tournaments, although historically there have been a few instances of directly-invited crews (usually when there is no preliminary in that crew's region).

Qualification is moving towards a two-step system consisting of individual country preliminaries followed by regional preliminaries. Historically, each country had an individual preliminary and sent one crew to the world finals; however, countries have become more and more regionalized over the years. For example, starting in 2007, there is a new BOTY Asia regional preliminary that will send the top 3 finishers to the world finals; in 2006 and years prior, Asia region countries such as South Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan had their own preliminaries and sent one crew each to the world finals.

The following is a chart showing the regions and countries in the region, as well as number of crews sent to the world finals, for the 2007 season.

Region	Crews Sent	Member Countries
BOTY Asia	3	China,  Indonesia,  Japan,  South Korea,  Laos,  Malaysia,  Philippines,  Singapore,  Taiwan,  Thailand,  Vietnam, India*
BOTY Balkans	1	Albania,  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Bulgaria,  Cyprus,  Greece,  Macedonia,  Montenegro,  Romania,  Serbia,  Turkey
BOTY Benelux	1	Belgium,  Luxembourg,  Netherlands
BOTY Iberica	1	Portugal,  Spain
BOTY North East Europe*	0	Belarus,  Estonia,  Latvia,  Lithuania,
BOTY Scandinavia	1	Denmark,  Finland,  Norway,  Sweden; also, BOTY North East Europe member countries are invited to participate*
BOTY South East Europe	1	Austria,  Bosnia,  Croatia,  Hungary