Discipline DanceSport Breaking first time at the World Games
Judged by Trivium Value System
9 Judges, 1 Head Judge, 1 Chair
16 B-Girls and 16 B-Boys
representing 17 Countries
Gold-Medal B-Girls: JPN Ami
Gold-Medal B-Boys: USA Victor
Venue: Sloss Furnaces
For the first time the Discipline DanceSport Breaking is part of the World Games. The Rundown called is "Olympic Format" and it will be also used in the Olympics in Paris 2024.
It was judged by the Trivium Value System provided by and8. - 2 Rounds per each Battle in the Round Robin Phase - Quarter Final Battles are best of 3 - Semi-finals to Finals were be held in 2-90-2
Line Up: - 1 Chair Person: TPE Bojin - 1 Head Judge: POR Max - 9 Judges in the sitting order while the competition: POL Hefo, USA Steve, HUN Dora, KOR Octopus, ESP Extremo, JPN Katsu One, FRA Valentine, GBR Renegade, CHN Kim, - 1 Host: USA Nemesis - 1 DJ: USA DJ Lean Rock
Top 16 B-Girls and Top 16 B-Boys battling for Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals in the Venue Sloss Furnaces. The Round Robin Qualification was planned for Satturday July 9th until the announcement of a heavy storm triggered a reschedule of the qualification to Sunday morning. We got informed that the storms there usually bring heavy rain and wind speeds can reach up to 100 km/h.
It was extremely hot on Saturday and fortunately temperatures dropped to much better conditions on Sunday.
On Sunday July 10th the Round Robin started on time with amazing battles. B-Girls: - Winner of 4 Groups the were JPN Ami, CAN Tiff, JPN Ayumi and USA Sunny. - Second Places GER Jilou, FRA Senorita Carlota, CHN Qingyi and BEL Camine. B-Boys: - Winner of 4 Groups the were ESP Xak, USA Victor, FRA Dany Dann and JPN Shigekix. - Second Places CAN Phil Wizard, USA Jeffro, USA Morris and KOR Zooty Zoot.
The evening part of the day was the Quarterfinals to the Finals of both genders. From here on it was live streamed on the Olympic Channel. Here you will find the Recorded Livestream of Quarterfinals, Semi-finals & Finals:
USA and Japan dominated the won medals!
B-Girls: - Gold: JPN Ami - Silver: USA Sunny - Bronze: JPN Ayumi
B-Boys: - Gold: USA Victor - Silver: USA Jeffro - Bronze: JPN Shigekix
Official timing and results provided by Swiss Timing TISSOT:
Glossary
Olympic Format Top 16 Round Robin (in 4 Groups) followed by a Top 8 Knock-Out, including Battle for 3rd Place.
Round Robin Groups are formed and battle "all-against-all" with a final standing per Group determining who proceeds to next round
best of 3 Battle format - the first Athlete to win two rounds
2-90-2 Battle format with 2 Rounds followed by a 90 second break followed by another 2 Rounds. One Athlete starts the first 2 Rounds, the opponent starts the second 2 Rounds.
About the World Games 2022 Birmingham:
The World Games 2022 Birmingham will be an extraordinary Olympic-style sports experience where elite athletes from all over the world compete for gold in 34 unique, multi-disciplinary sports. Featuring 3,600 athletes from more than 100 countries, the international event will unite global fans with the Birmingham community in over 25 unique venues around the greater metropolitan area. The World Games 2022 Birmingham, which marks the 40th anniversary of the event, will take place from 7-17 July 2022. The World Games was established by the International World Games Association, an organization recognized by the International Olympic Committee
Sports Program: Air Sports, Archery, Billiards, Boules Sports, Bowling, Canoe, DanceSport, Duathlon, Finswimming, Fistball, Floorball, Flying Disc, Gymnastics, Beach Handball, Ju-Jitsu, Karate, Kickboxing, Korfball, Lacrosse, Lifesaving, Muaythai, Orienteering, Powerlifting, Racquetball, Roller Sports, Softball, Sport Climbing, Squash, Sumo, Tug of War, Water Ski and Wakeboard, Wheelchair, Rugby, Wushu, Flag Football (Presented by the NFL)
Host Citys: 1981 Santa Clara, CA, United States 1985 London, Great Britain 1989 Karlsruhe, Germany 1993 The Hague, Netherlands 1997 Lahti, Finland 2001 Akita, Japan 2005 Duisburg, Germany 2009 Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei 2013 Cali, Colombia 2017 Wroclaw, Poland 2022 Birmingham, AL, United States
Final Standings: DanceSport - Breaking - B-Girls 1. JPN Ami 2. USA Sunny 3. JPN Ayumi 4. CHN Qingyi 5. CAN Tiff 6. FRA Senorita Carlota 7. GER Jilou 8. BEL Camine 9. CHN Babyball 10. BEL Madmax 11. ITA Anti 12. ITA Alessandrina 13. GER Pauline 14. POL Paulina 15. POL Mery Berry 16. USA La Vix
Final Standings: DanceSport - Breaking - B-Boys 1. USA Victor 2. USA Jeffro 3. JPN Shigekix 4. ESP Xak 5. FRA Dany Dann 6. CAN Phil Wizard 7. KOR Zooty Zoot 8. USA Morris 9. KAZ Amir 10. CHI Matita 11. ESP Johnnyfox 12. NED Lorenzo 13. BRA Luan San 14. NOR Daniel 15. JPN Toa 16. FIN Hatsolo
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