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'''Battle of the Year''', commonly referred to as ''BOTY'', is an annual international [[breakdance|breakdancing]] series that began in [[1990]]. It is a [[crew]] (as opposed to individual) competition. Regional qualifying tournaments, also known as ''preliminaries'', are held worldwide culminating in the ''BOTY International'', the world finals event which is held at the Volkswagenhalle in [[Braunschweig]], [[Germany]]. '''Battle of the Year''' is widely regarded as the premier b-boying tournament in the world,<ref>[http://www.thememagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=117 Hong 10: B-Boy Champion], Retrieved [[August 21]] [[2007]]</ref> frequently referred to as the "World Cup of B-Boying".<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770796/plotsummary Planet B-Boy Plot Summary], Retrieved [[August 21]] [[2007]]</ref> Battle of the year creates "spaces for a globalization at the bottom, bringing people together across the barriers of geography, language, and race" <ref> Chang, Jeff. “It’s a Hip-hop World.” Foreign Policy 163, Nov/Dec 2007, 58-65. </ref> Benson Lee filmed a documentary on the Battle of the Year called [[Planet B-Boy]] which gives a point of view on what type of people take part in the Battle of the Year. "BOTY becomes more and more international and that means more and more popular. So the capacity of the venues grows and every year there are some more key men in the BOTY-team. One of their aims is to integrate young and motivated people. And it's necessary to do it because it is getting harder and harder to fulfill all the claims" <ref>[http://www.battleoftheyear.de/about/history.html History of BOTY<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.

The 2007 Battle of the Year world finals was held on [[October 20]], [[2007]]. Qualifiers for the 2008 world finals began in May and will run through September.

== Past Champions and Best Show Winners ==
The following is a list of all BOTY world finals champions and runner up and Best Show winners, by year, along with the country (or countries) they represented. Please note that there was no "Best Show" award given from 1991-1996, and no battle champion in 1990.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! width="180px" | Champion
! width="120px" | Runner Up
! width="180px" | Best Show

|-
|2007 || {{flagicon|KOR}} Extreme || {{flagicon|JPN}} <small>Turn Phrase</small> || {{flagicon|JPN}} Turn Phrase
|-
| 2006 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Vagabonds || {{flagicon|KOR}} <small>Last for one</small> || {{flagicon|FRA}} Vagabonds
|-
| 2005 || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Last For One]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} <small>Ichigeki</small> || {{flagicon|JPN}} Ichigeki
|-
| 2004 || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Gamblerz]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} <small>Fantastik Armada</small> || {{flagicon|ITA}} Break the Funk
|-
| 2003 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Pockémon || {{flagicon|KOR}} <small>Expression</small> || {{flagicon|JPN}} Fire Works
|-
| 2002 || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Expression (crew)|Expression]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} <small>Vagabonds</small> || {{flagicon|FRA}} Vagabonds
|-
| 2001 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Wanted Posse || {{flagicon|JPN}} <small>Team Ohh</small> || {{flagicon|KOR}} Visual Shock
|-
| 2000 || {{flagicon|GER}} Flying Steps || {{flagicon|JPN}} <small>Waseda Breakers</small> || {{flagicon|JPN}} Waseda Breakers
|-
| 1999 || {{flagicon|HUN}} Suicidal Lifestyle || {{flagicon|USA}} <small>Rock Force Crew</small> || {{flagicon|Switzerland}}/{{flagicon|JPN}} Spartanic Rockers
|-
| 1998 || {{flagicon|USA}} Rock Force Crew || {{flagicon|FRA}} <small>The Family</small> || {{flagicon|JPN}} Spartanic Japan
|-
| 1997 || {{flagicon|USA}} Style Elements || {{flagicon|GER}} <small>South Side Rockers</small> || {{flagicon|GER}} South Side Rockers
|-
| 1996 || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Toys In Effect || {{flagicon|Hungary}} <small>Enemy Squad</small> || Not Awarded
|-
| 1995 || {{flagicon|FRA}}/{{flagicon|ITA}} The Family || {{flagicon|Hungary}} <small>Enemy Squad</small> || Not Awarded
|-
| 1994 || {{flagicon|GER}} Vlinke Vuesse || {{flagicon|Hungary}} <small>Enemy Squad</small> || Not Awarded
|-
| 1993 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Always Rockin' Tuff || {{flagicon|GER}} <small>Fresh Force</small> || Not Awarded
|-
| 1992 || {{flagicon|GER}} Battle Squad || {{flagicon|ENG}} <small>Second To None</small> || Not Awarded
|-
| 1991 || {{flagicon|GER}} Battle Squad || {{flagicon|GER}} <small>TDB</small> || Not Awarded
|-
| 1990 || Not Awarded || Not Awarded || {{flagicon|GER}} TDB
|}
== Qualified and confirmed crews for 2008 ==
*Tsunami Allstars (Brasil)
*Now or Never (Canada)
*Smokemon (France)
*TNT Crew (Germany)
*Dead Prezz (Greece)
*Unstopabulls (Israel)
*Kaiten Ninja (Japan)
*TIP (Korea)
*Extreme Crew (Korea)
*La Halla King Zoo (Morocco)
*Groove Kingz (Netherlands)
*Bad Taste Cru (Northern Ireland)
*Crazy Twisting Tribal Team (Poland)
*Top 9 (Russia)
*Fallen Angels (Spain)
*Octagon (Sweden)
*Ghost Rockz (Switzerland)
*Formosa (Taiwan)
*Furious Souldiers (USA)

=== LA HALLA KING ZOO (MOROCCO)===
It tooks La Halla King Zoo 5 days to get to the BOTY WestAfrica Finals in Dakar this year. In the end they won the elimination and practiced even harder to show the world that Africa has also a strong B Boy scene.it's also the first arabic crew ever that got qualified to the BOTY.

== 2007 Season ==
=== 2007 World Finals results ===

{{4TeamBracket
| RD1= Semifinals
| RD2= Finals

| RD1-team1= {{flagicon|FRA}} Legiteam ObstruKtion
| RD1-score1=L
| RD1-team2= '''{{flagicon|KOR}} Extreme Crew'''
| RD1-score2=W

| RD1-team3= '''{{flagicon|JPN}} Turn Phrase Crew'''
| RD1-score3=W
| RD1-team4= {{flagicon|GER}} Funk Fellaz
| RD1-score4=L

| RD2-team1= '''{{flagicon|KOR}} Extreme Crew'''
| RD2-score1= W
| RD2-team2= {{flagicon|JPN}} Turn Phrase Crew
| RD2-score2= L
}}
'''Best Show''': {{flagicon|JPN}} '''Turn Phrase Crew'''


=== Crew List for 2007 World Finals ===
This list is in chronological order by date qualified. Preliminaries that have not occurred yet have a colored background.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="220px" | Crew
! Qualification
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Hoochen || Winner, BOTY Benelux 2007
|-
| {{flagicon|HUN}} Sick 7 || Winner, BOTY South East Europe 2007
|-
| {{flagicon|BUL}} Plastic Def Squad || Winner, BOTY Balkans 2007
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Legiteam ObstruKtion || Winner, BOTY France 2007
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Rapid Soul Moves || Winner, BOTY Italy 2007
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Fallen Angels Crew || Winner, BOTY Iberica 2007
|-
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Extreme (Obo Wang) Crew || Winner, BOTY Asia 2007
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Turn Phrase Crew || 2nd place, BOTY Asia 2007
|-
| {{flagicon|THA}} Ground Scatter Crew || 3rd place, BOTY Asia 2007
|-
| {{flagicon|ISR}} Breakerholicks || Winner, BOTY Israel 2007
|-
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ultimate Desperados || Winner, BOTY Scandinavia 2007
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} Funk Fellaz || Winner, BOTY Germany 2007
|-
| {{flagicon|SUI}} Ruff'n'X Crew || Winner, BOTY Switzerland 2007
|-
| {{flagicon|BRA}} DF Zulu Breakers || Winner, BOTY Brazil 2007
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Vagabonds (withdrew) || Champion, BOTY International 2006
|-
| {{flagicon|RSA}} Last Minute Crew (withdrew) || Winner, BOTY South Africa 2007
|-
|}

== 2006 Season ==
=== 2006 World Finals results ===

{{4TeamBracket
| RD1= Semifinals
| RD2= Finals

| RD1-team1= '''{{flagicon|FRA}} Vagabonds'''
| RD1-score1=W
| RD1-team2= {{flagicon|KOR}} Drifterz
| RD1-score2=L

| RD1-team3= '''{{flagicon|KOR}} Last For One'''
| RD1-score3=W
| RD1-team4= {{flagicon|GER}} B-Town Allstars
| RD1-score4=L

| RD2-team1= '''{{flagicon|FRA}} Vagabonds'''
| RD2-score1= W
| RD2-team2= {{flagicon|KOR}} Last For One
| RD2-score2= L
}}
'''Best Show''': {{flagicon|FRA}} '''Vagabonds'''

== Series Format ==
=== World Finals Format ===
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 [[Street_dance#Battles|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 ===
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 (dance)|footwork]], and [[power moves]], among others.<ref>[http://www.bboyworld.com/forum/breaking-discussion/36031-results-boty-2005-international-4.html#post486243 Judge POEONE (Stylelements) Post on Scoring Criteria on BBoyWorld.com forums], Retrieved [[August 21]] [[2007]]</ref>

=== Qualification and Preliminaries ===
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 [[region|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 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.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="180px" | Region
! Crews Sent
! Member Countries
|-
|-
| BOTY [[Asia]] || align="center" | 3 || {{CHN}}, {{flag|Indonesia}}, {{JPN}}, {{KOR}}, {{flag|Laos}}, {{MYS}}, {{PHI}}, {{SGP}}, {{TWN}}, {{THA}}, {{VNM}}
|-
| BOTY [[Balkans]] || align="center" | 1 || {{ALB}}, {{BIH}}, {{BUL}}, {{CYP}}, {{GRE}}, {{MKD}}, {{MNE}}, {{ROM}}, {{SRB}}, {{TUR}}
|-
| BOTY [[Benelux]] || align="center" | 1 || {{BEL}}, {{LUX}}, {{NED}}
|-
| BOTY [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberica]] || align="center" | 1 || {{POR}}, {{ESP}}
|-
| style="background:#dd5555;" | BOTY North East Europe* || style="background:#dd5555;" align="center" | 0 || {{flag|Belarus}}, {{CZE}}, {{flag|Estonia}}, {{flag|Latvia}}, {{flag|Lithuania}}, {{POL}}, {{flag|Slovakia}}
|-
| BOTY [[Scandinavia]] || align="center" | 1 || {{DEN}}, {{FIN}}, {{NOR}}, {{SWE}}; also, BOTY North East Europe member countries are invited to participate*
|-
| BOTY South East Europe || align="center" | 1 || {{flag|Austria}}, {{flag|Bosnia}}, {{flag|Croatia}}, {{flag|Hungary}}, {{flag|Slovenia}}
|}
Countries with individual preliminaries (one crew each): {{BRA}}, {{FRA}}, {{GER}}, {{ISR}}, {{ITA}}, {{RSA}}, {{SUI}}, {{USA}}**

''*'' BOTY North East Europe regional preliminary was canceled. On [[July 10]], [[2007]], it was announced that BOTY North East Europe member countries would be allowed to enter BOTY Scandinavia.<ref>[http://www.battleoftheyear.de/ Battle of the Year Official Site - News], Retrieved [[August 22]] [[2007]]</ref>
</br>''**'' On [[September 7]], [[2007]], the BOTY USA 2007 qualifier was announced;<ref>[http://www.bboyworld.com/forum/breaking-discussion/60259-battle-year-usa-its-yall-oct-7th-2007-a.html BOTY USA 2007 Announcement], [http://www.bboyworld.com BBoyWorld.Com], Retrieved [[September 12]] [[2007]]</ref> however, it was canceled less than one month later.

=== World Finals Format History ===

Prior to [[2006]], the current championship [[playoff]] system was not used. Instead, there were only two battles: two crews would compete for first place, while two other crews would compete for third place. While a "Best Show" award was still granted based on showcase performance, the judges would also rank the crews as to who they thought should participate in the championship battle. This resulted in frequently-occurring situations where the crew that received the "Best Show" award was not even able to compete for the championship, as they were picked for the third place battle instead of the championship battle. Examples include three "Best Show" winners in the final five years under the old format: Break the Funk (2004), Fire Works (2003), and Visual Shock (2001).<ref>[http://www.battleoftheyear.de/past-events.html BOTY Official Website: Past Events], Retrieved [[August 21]] [[2007]]</ref> The change to the [[playoff]] system also brought the world finals format into line with some of the qualifier formats, such as the BOTY Korea Preliminary, which has been using the four-crew [[playoff]] system for years.

Starting in [[2004]], a strict 6-minute time limit per crew on the [[showcase]] was enforced for the world finals, with scoring penalties assessed for going over time. This was enacted so that the world finals event would finish in a shorter time period. The 6-minute limit was quickly adopted at preliminaries.<ref>[http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/2004/072204/artsweek.html Breakdance battle], Retrieved [[August 21]] [[2007]]</ref>

In [[1990]], when the event was known as the "International Breakdance Cup", there were only shows and no battles. From [[1991]]-[[1996]], there were battles resulting in a crowned champion, but no "Best Show" award was given.

== Media ==
An official [[DVD]] documenting the showcases, battles, and extra features is released usually a few months after the tournament. It is a [[perennial]] best seller on many breakdance and hip-hop media retail sites.

Several [[documentaries]] have also been produced based on the competition, probably the most notable of which is the feature-length documentary [[Planet B-Boy]]. On [[November 17]], [[2006]], a teaser of [[Planet B-Boy]] was released and earned a featured spot on the website [[MySpace]]TV.<ref>[http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1441915358 Planet B-Boy (feature documentary) trailer], Retrieved [[August 21]] [[2007]]</ref> While the film has completed production and premiered at the [[TriBeCa Film Festival]]<ref>[http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org/tixSYS/2007/filmguide/eventnote.php?EventNumber=3153 Planet B-Boy (Tribeca Film Festival Official Website)], Retrieved [[August 21]], [[2007]]</ref> and has recently been scheduled for a Spring 2008 distribution,<ref>[http://mobile.iht.com/articles/break.1.7109927.xhtml Break dancing breakds out again, around the world], Retrieved [[August 21]] [[2007]]</ref> it is not yet known if the movie will have nationwide screenings or be released on DVD.

On occasion with the annual competition, a [[CD]]/[[LP album|LP]] titled "The Official Battle Of The Year Motion Soundtrack" is released. It features some of the leading B-Boy Funk artists such as [[DJ Nas'D]], [[Def Cut]], [[Cutmaster GB]], and [[DJ Phantom]].

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.battleoftheyear.net/ 'Battle of the Year' official website]

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Member of the jury performing at Battle of the Year CZ 2006

Battle of the Year, commonly referred to as BOTY, is an annual international breakdancing series that began in 1990. It is a crew (as opposed to individual) competition. Regional qualifying tournaments, also known as preliminaries, are held worldwide culminating in the BOTY International, the world finals event which is held at the Volkswagenhalle in Braunschweig, Germany. Battle of the Year is widely regarded as the premier b-boying tournament in the world,[1] frequently referred to as the "World Cup of B-Boying".[2] Battle of the year creates "spaces for a globalization at the bottom, bringing people together across the barriers of geography, language, and race" [3] Benson Lee filmed a documentary on the Battle of the Year called Planet B-Boy which gives a point of view on what type of people take part in the Battle of the Year. "BOTY becomes more and more international and that means more and more popular. So the capacity of the venues grows and every year there are some more key men in the BOTY-team. One of their aims is to integrate young and motivated people. And it's necessary to do it because it is getting harder and harder to fulfill all the claims" [4].

The 2007 Battle of the Year world finals was held on October 20, 2007. Qualifiers for the 2008 world finals began in May and will run through September.

Past Champions and Best Show Winners

The following is a list of all BOTY world finals champions and runner up and Best Show winners, by year, along with the country (or countries) they represented. Please note that there was no "Best Show" award given from 1991-1996, and no battle champion in 1990.

Year Champion Runner Up Best Show


2007 South Korea Extreme Japan Turn Phrase Japan Turn Phrase
2006 France Vagabonds South Korea Last for one France Vagabonds
2005 South Korea Last For One Japan Ichigeki Japan Ichigeki
2004 South Korea Gamblerz France Fantastik Armada Italy Break the Funk
2003 France Pockémon South Korea Expression Japan Fire Works
2002 South Korea Expression France Vagabonds France Vagabonds
2001 France Wanted Posse Japan Team Ohh South Korea Visual Shock
2000 Germany Flying Steps Japan Waseda Breakers Japan Waseda Breakers
1999 Hungary Suicidal Lifestyle United States Rock Force Crew Switzerland/Japan Spartanic Rockers
1998 United States Rock Force Crew France The Family Japan Spartanic Japan
1997 United States Style Elements Germany South Side Rockers Germany South Side Rockers
1996 Switzerland Toys In Effect Hungary Enemy Squad Not Awarded
1995 France/Italy The Family Hungary Enemy Squad Not Awarded
1994 Germany Vlinke Vuesse Hungary Enemy Squad Not Awarded
1993 England Always Rockin' Tuff Germany Fresh Force Not Awarded
1992 Germany Battle Squad England Second To None Not Awarded
1991 Germany Battle Squad Germany TDB Not Awarded
1990 Not Awarded Not Awarded Germany TDB

Qualified and confirmed crews for 2008

  • Tsunami Allstars (Brasil)
  • Now or Never (Canada)
  • Smokemon (France)
  • TNT Crew (Germany)
  • Dead Prezz (Greece)
  • Unstopabulls (Israel)
  • Kaiten Ninja (Japan)
  • TIP (Korea)
  • Extreme Crew (Korea)
  • La Halla King Zoo (Morocco)
  • Groove Kingz (Netherlands)
  • Bad Taste Cru (Northern Ireland)
  • Crazy Twisting Tribal Team (Poland)
  • Top 9 (Russia)
  • Fallen Angels (Spain)
  • Octagon (Sweden)
  • Ghost Rockz (Switzerland)
  • Formosa (Taiwan)
  • Furious Souldiers (USA)

LA HALLA KING ZOO (MOROCCO)

It tooks La Halla King Zoo 5 days to get to the BOTY WestAfrica Finals in Dakar this year. In the end they won the elimination and practiced even harder to show the world that Africa has also a strong B Boy scene.it's also the first arabic crew ever that got qualified to the BOTY.

2007 Season

2007 World Finals results

Semifinals Finals
      
1 France Legiteam ObstruKtion L
4 South Korea Extreme Crew W
South Korea Extreme Crew W
Japan Turn Phrase Crew L
3 Japan Turn Phrase Crew W
2 Germany Funk Fellaz L

Best Show: Japan Turn Phrase Crew


Crew List for 2007 World Finals

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

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

2006 Season

2006 World Finals results

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

Best Show: France Vagabonds

Series Format

World Finals Format

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

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.[5]

Qualification and Preliminaries

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 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
BOTY Balkans 1  Albania,  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Bulgaria,  Cyprus,  Greece,  North Macedonia,  Montenegro,  Romania,  Serbia,  Turkey
BOTY Benelux 1  Belgium,  Luxembourg,  Netherlands
BOTY Iberica 1  Portugal,  Spain
BOTY North East Europe* 0  Belarus,  Czech Republic,  Estonia,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Poland,  Slovakia
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,  Slovenia

Countries with individual preliminaries (one crew each):  Brazil,  France,  Germany,  Israel,  Italy,  South Africa,  Switzerland,  United States**

* BOTY North East Europe regional preliminary was canceled. On July 10, 2007, it was announced that BOTY North East Europe member countries would be allowed to enter BOTY Scandinavia.[6]
** On September 7, 2007, the BOTY USA 2007 qualifier was announced;[7] however, it was canceled less than one month later.

World Finals Format History

Prior to 2006, the current championship playoff system was not used. Instead, there were only two battles: two crews would compete for first place, while two other crews would compete for third place. While a "Best Show" award was still granted based on showcase performance, the judges would also rank the crews as to who they thought should participate in the championship battle. This resulted in frequently-occurring situations where the crew that received the "Best Show" award was not even able to compete for the championship, as they were picked for the third place battle instead of the championship battle. Examples include three "Best Show" winners in the final five years under the old format: Break the Funk (2004), Fire Works (2003), and Visual Shock (2001).[8] The change to the playoff system also brought the world finals format into line with some of the qualifier formats, such as the BOTY Korea Preliminary, which has been using the four-crew playoff system for years.

Starting in 2004, a strict 6-minute time limit per crew on the showcase was enforced for the world finals, with scoring penalties assessed for going over time. This was enacted so that the world finals event would finish in a shorter time period. The 6-minute limit was quickly adopted at preliminaries.[9]

In 1990, when the event was known as the "International Breakdance Cup", there were only shows and no battles. From 1991-1996, there were battles resulting in a crowned champion, but no "Best Show" award was given.

Media

An official DVD documenting the showcases, battles, and extra features is released usually a few months after the tournament. It is a perennial best seller on many breakdance and hip-hop media retail sites.

Several documentaries have also been produced based on the competition, probably the most notable of which is the feature-length documentary Planet B-Boy. On November 17, 2006, a teaser of Planet B-Boy was released and earned a featured spot on the website MySpaceTV.[10] While the film has completed production and premiered at the TriBeCa Film Festival[11] and has recently been scheduled for a Spring 2008 distribution,[12] it is not yet known if the movie will have nationwide screenings or be released on DVD.

On occasion with the annual competition, a CD/LP titled "The Official Battle Of The Year Motion Soundtrack" is released. It features some of the leading B-Boy Funk artists such as DJ Nas'D, Def Cut, Cutmaster GB, and DJ Phantom.

References

  1. ^ Hong 10: B-Boy Champion, Retrieved August 21 2007
  2. ^ Planet B-Boy Plot Summary, Retrieved August 21 2007
  3. ^ Chang, Jeff. “It’s a Hip-hop World.” Foreign Policy 163, Nov/Dec 2007, 58-65.
  4. ^ History of BOTY
  5. ^ Judge POEONE (Stylelements) Post on Scoring Criteria on BBoyWorld.com forums, Retrieved August 21 2007
  6. ^ Battle of the Year Official Site - News, Retrieved August 22 2007
  7. ^ BOTY USA 2007 Announcement, BBoyWorld.Com, Retrieved September 12 2007
  8. ^ BOTY Official Website: Past Events, Retrieved August 21 2007
  9. ^ Breakdance battle, Retrieved August 21 2007
  10. ^ Planet B-Boy (feature documentary) trailer, Retrieved August 21 2007
  11. ^ Planet B-Boy (Tribeca Film Festival Official Website), Retrieved August 21, 2007
  12. ^ Break dancing breakds out again, around the world, Retrieved August 21 2007

External links

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