Silverback Open Championships

Silverback Open Championships is an international b-boying competition held annually in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Silverback Open Championships, sponsored by the energy drink company Monster Energy, has been regarded as one of the main International B-Boy Championships held every year. It is part the Urban Dance & Educational Foundation's Pro Breaking Tour and Undisputed's World B-boy Series. It has featured some of the best and most well-known b-boys and b-girls around the world and received praise throughout the b-boy community for having a high level of competition and for having a warm welcome to guests and b-boys alike. [1] Starting in 2015, Silverback Open Championship partnered with the World B-Boy Series to help crown the Undisputed b-boy champion at the end of the calendar year.

Silverback Open Championships 1-on-1 results

Year Winner Crew Runner-up Crew
2015 United States Victor MF Kidz/Squadron Japan Issei Foundnation
2014 United States Thesis Knuckleheads Cali/F2D Netherlands Niek The Ruggeds

Silverback Open Championships 3 vs 3 results

Year Winner Runner-up
2015 South Korea 7 Commandoz Poland Polskee Flavour
2014 United States Squadron United States Lionz of Zion

2015

The Silverback Open Championships 2015 took place on October 10 and 11 2015 at the YSC Sports complex outside of Philadelphia as part of the 2015 Pro Breaking Tours Champions Series. The event was organized by Silverback Bboy Events and paid $90,150 in cash prize money, plus trips for several winners to the Freestyle Session World Finals in Los Angeles, as well as a trip to compete at Undisputed in Marseille, France for the 1-on-1 Open winner. The 1-on-1 Open and 1-on-1 B-girl winners also received a Mackie Freeplay Portable PA Speaker with the optional lithium ion battery allowing for 10 hours of continuous music. A panel of seven judged the 1-on-1 Open, the 3-on-3 Open and the 1-on-1 B-girl with two alternates in case a judge happens to be in the same crew as a competitor. The preliminary battles expanded the judging panel to five judges for each cypher.[2]

2015 1-on-1 Solo Battle result

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                                   
 United States El Nino L  
 Netherlands Xisco W      Netherlands Xisco L  
 South Korea Pocket L    Netherlands Kid Columbia W  
 Netherlands Kid Columbia W        Netherlands Kid Columbia L  
 United States Morris L        United States Victor W  
 United States Victor W      United States Victor W
 Russia Cheerito W    Russia Cheerito L  
 United States Illz L        United States Victor W  
 South Korea Wing W        South Korea Hong 10 L  
 United States Sumbag Jose L      South Korea Wing W  
 Netherlands Menno W    Netherlands Menno L  
 United States Luigi L        South Korea Wing L
 United States Moy L        South Korea Hong 10 W  
 Japan Shigekix W      Japan Shigekix L
 South Korea Hong 10 W    South Korea Hong 10 W  
 United States Ronnie L        United States Victor W
 United States Kareem W        Japan Issei L
 United States Gun L      United States Kareem W  
 South Korea Skim L    United States Zeku L  
 United States Zeku W        United States Kareem L  
 United States Ben Stacks        Japan Issei W  
 South Korea Kill W      South Korea Kill L
 Ukraine Robin L    Japan Issei W  
 Japan Issei W        Japan Issei W
 United States Gravity W        United Kingdom Sunni L  
 United States Ken Furry L      United States Gravity L  
 United States Nasty Ray W    United States Nasty Ray W  
 Poland Yarko L        United States Nasty Ray L
 Kazakhstan Killa Kolya L        United Kingdom Sunni W  
 United Kingdom Sunni W      United Kingdom Sunni W
 Poland Thomaz W    Poland Thomaz L  
 Russia Alkolil L  

Victor (United States) earned the fifth bid to Undisputed at the end of the 2015 year by winning Silverback Open Championships 2015.

2015 3 vs 3 Crew Battle result

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
        
United States Knuckleheads Cali L
Japan Body Carnival W
Japan Body Carnival W
United States Flipside Havik L
Russia Alkolil, Cheerito & Jamal L
United States Flipside Havik W
Japan Body Carnival L
South Korea 7 Commandoz W
South Korea 7 Commandoz W
Ukraine Top Eastside L
South Korea 7 Commandoz W
United States Skillz Method L
United States Skillz Method W
United States Squadron L
South Korea 7 Commandoz W
Poland Poskee Flavor L
United States Beast Coast L
Poland Poskee Flavor W
Poland Poskee Flavor W
Netherlands The Ruggeds L
United States Super Crew L
Netherlands The Ruggeds W
Poland Poskee Flavor W
United States Rock Force L
United States Rock Force W
Japan Found Nation L
United States Rock Force W
Netherlands Hustle Kidz L
United States MF Kidz L
Netherlands Hustle Kidz W

7 Commandoz participating b-boys: Hong 10 (South Korea), Wing (South Korea) and Skim (South Korea)

2014

The Silverback Open Championships ’14 took place on October 11 and 12 2014 at the YSC Sports complex outside of Philadelphia as part of the 2014 Pro Breaking Tours Champions Series. The event was organized by organized by Silverback Bboy Events and paid $58,400 in cash prize money, a $10,000 Breitling watch, plus trips for several winners to the Freestyle Session World Final’s in San Diego. A panel of seven judged the Open 1-on-1, the Open 3-on-3 and the B-girl 1-v-1.[3] [4]

2014 1-on-1 Solo Battle result

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                                   
 United States Gravity W  
 United States Shorty Brick L      United States Gravity W  
 Ukraine Pluto W    Ukraine Pluto L  
 United States Lancer        United States Gravity L  
 United States Moy W        United States Moy W  
 United States Mig187 L      United States Moy W
 United States Morris W    United States Morris L  
 United States Jeremy L        United States Moy L  
 Australia Blonde W        United States Thesis W  
 United States Fantum L      Australia Blonde W  
 Netherlands Menno L    United States Victor L  
 United States Victor W        Australia Blonde L
 United States Scumbag Jose L        United States Thesis W  
 United States Thesis W      United States Thesis W
 United States El Niño W    United States El Niño L  
 Ukraine Intact L        United States Thesis W
 United States Bebo L        Netherlands Neik L
 United States Ronnie W      United States Ronnie L  
 United States Flexum L    South Korea Wing W  
 South Korea Wing W        South Korea Wing L  
 United States Tata W        Netherlands Niek W  
 United States MN Joe L      United States Tata L
 Netherlands Niek L    Netherlands Niek W  
 United States Wealthy L        Netherlands Niek W
 United States Kareem W        United States Kareem L  
 United States Stripes L      United States Kareem W  
 United States Nasty Ray W    United States Nasty Ray L  
 United States Prada G L        United States Kareem W
 United States Ronnie Ruen W        United States Ronnie Ruen L  
 United States Palmer L      United States Ronnie Ruen W
 Japan Issei W    Japan Issei L  
 United States Knuckles L  

References

  1. ↑ Silverback Open Championship recap Retrieved November, 2015
  2. ↑ 2015 Silverback Open Championship Retrieved November, 2015
  3. ↑ UDEF Silverback Open Recap Retrieved November, 2014
  4. ↑ 2014 Silverback Open Championships Retrieved 18 August, 2013

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