Silverback Open Championships
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The Silverback Open Championships has been an international prize money breaking competition (b-boying and b-girling), with five editions held to date in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2014 through 2018. Funded by Silverback Bboy Events, which supports the competitive breaking community philanthropically and through sponsorships, the Silverback Open Championships has been regarded as one of the premier International B-Boy Championships held every year it has been featured, with the most recent edition including 850 competitors from 50 countries. Silverback Open prize money pools have exceeded $100,000, and the event has attracted an international social media following accumulating millions of views. The Silverback Open event has been part of the Urban Dance & Educational Foundation's Pro Breaking Tour and Undisputed's World B-boy Series. The event has featured of many of the best and most well-known b-boys and b-girls around the world and has received praise throughout the breaking community for the high level of competition and for providing a warm welcome to guests and competitors alike.
Silverback Open Championships 1-on-1 B-Boy results
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Crew | Runner-up | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Error creating thumbnail: Victor | MF Kidz/Squadron | Error creating thumbnail: Stripes | Flipside Kingz |
| 2017 |  Issei
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Foundnation | Russia Alkolil | Original Breakers Circle |
| 2016 | Error creating thumbnail: Thesis | Knuckleheads Cali/Massive Monkees | Issei
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Foundnation |
| 2015 | Error creating thumbnail: Victor | MF Kidz/Squadron | Issei
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Foundnation |
| 2014 | Error creating thumbnail: Thesis | Knuckleheads Cali/Massive Monkees | Netherlands Niek | The Ruggeds |
Silverback Open Championships 3 vs 3 results
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | South Korea Hong 10, Netherlands Menno, South Korea Vero | Ukraine Lussy Sky, Russia Beetle, Shigekix
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| 2017 | South Korea 7 Commandoz | Russia Robin, Alkolil, Bumblebee |
| 2016 | Ukraine Kuzya, United Kingdom Sunni, South Korea Pocket | Error creating thumbnail: Super Cr3w |
| 2015 | South Korea 7 Commandoz | Poland Polskee Flavour |
| 2014 | Error creating thumbnail: Squadron | Error creating thumbnail: Lionz of Zion |
Silverback Open Championships 1-on-1 B-Girl results
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Crew | Runner-up | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Error creating thumbnail: Logistx | Underground Flow |  Jilou
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Jimakeno |
| 2017 | Ami
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Good Foot | Ayumi
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Body Carnival |
| 2016 | Narumi
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Body Carnival | Finland AT | Flow Mo Crew |
| 2015 | Narumi
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Body Carnival | Error creating thumbnail: Macca | 360 Flava |
| 2014 | Error creating thumbnail: AB Girl | Domestic Apes | Error creating thumbnail: Macca | 360 Flava |
2018
[edit | edit source]2018 1-on-1 Solo Battle result
[edit | edit source]| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Issei
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| China Quick | 0 | Issei
| 7|5 | ||||||||||||||||
| France Khalifa | 2 | Canada Phil Wizard | 0|2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada Phil Wizard | 5 | Issei
| 7|7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine Lussy Sky | 6 | Belarus Wild Jerry | 0|0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada Fleau | 1 | Ukraine Lussy Sky | 3|3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Zeku | 3 | Belarus Wild Jerry | 4|4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belarus Wild Jerry | 4 | Error creating thumbnail: Stripes | 4|0|5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Icey Ives | 1 | Issei
| 3|7|2 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea Hong10 | 6 | Shigekix
| 5|4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Morris | 0 | South Korea Hong10 | 2|3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shigekix
| 7 | Shigekix
| 3|1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Heat Rock | 1 | Error creating thumbnail: Stripes | 4|6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Stripes | 6 | Error creating thumbnail: Gravity | 2|2 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea Vero | 3 | Error creating thumbnail: Stripes | 5|5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Gravity | 4 | Error creating thumbnail: Victor | 6|4|5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wingzero
| 4 | Error creating thumbnail: Stripes | 1|3|2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Menno | 3 | Wingzero
| 1|3 | ||||||||||||||||
| France Khalil | 6 | France Khalil | 6|4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia Bumblebee | 1 | France Khalil | 5|6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine Kuzya | 4 | Error creating thumbnail: El Niño | 2|1 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea Pocket | 3 | Ukraine Kuzya | 0|1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: El Niño | 6 | Error creating thumbnail: El Niño | 7|6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Tata | 1 | Error creating thumbnail: Victor | 3|7|7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Victor | 5 | France Khalil | 4|0|0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia Beetle | 2 | Error creating thumbnail: Victor | 6|7 | ||||||||||||||||
| France Lil Kev | 3 | United Kingdom Kid Karam | 1|0 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Kid Karam | 4 | Kazuki Rock
| 0|1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico Dr. Hill | 0 | Error creating thumbnail: Victor | 7|6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazuki Rock
| 7 | Error creating thumbnail: Thesis | 2|0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Thesis | 5 | Kazuki Rock
| 5|7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela Lil G | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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2018 3 vs 3 Crew Battle result
[edit | edit source]| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| United Nations Lussy Sky, Russia Beetle, Shigekix
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Monster Energy Breakers | L | ||||||||||||||
| United Nations Lussy Sky, Russia Beetle, Shigekix
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico Born to Burn | L | ||||||||||||||
| France Lil Kev, Ukraine Kuzya, Portugal Lagaet | L | ||||||||||||||
| RussiaMexico Born to Burn | W | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Knuckleheads Cali | L | ||||||||||||||
| United Nations Lussy Sky, Russia Beetle, Shigekix
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Knuckleheads Cali | W | ||||||||||||||
| FranceBelgium Funky Mindz | L | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Knuckleheads Cali | W | ||||||||||||||
| United Nations Red Bull BC One All Stars | L | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Monster Energy | L | ||||||||||||||
| United Nations Red Bull BC One All Stars | W | ||||||||||||||
| United Nations 'Plan B' (Hong10, Menno, Vero) | W | ||||||||||||||
| United Nations Lussy Sky, Russia Beetle, Shigekix
| L | ||||||||||||||
| United Nations Plan B (Hong10, Menno, Vero) | W | ||||||||||||||
| Gorilla Legion
| L | ||||||||||||||
| United Nations Plan B (Hong10, Menno, Vero) | W | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Monster Force | L | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Monster Force | W | ||||||||||||||
| Body Carnival
| L | ||||||||||||||
| United Nations Plan B (Hong10, Menno, Vero) | W | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Squadron | L | ||||||||||||||
| Russia Predatorz | L | ||||||||||||||
| Foundnation
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Squadron | W | ||||||||||||||
| Foundnation
| L | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Squadron | W | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Flipside Technique | L | ||||||||||||||
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Winning b-boys: South Korea Vero, Netherlands Menno, and South Korea Hong 10.
2017
[edit | edit source]2017 1-on-1 Solo Battle result
[edit | edit source]| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Issei
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Tata | 1 | Issei
| 6*|7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine Lussy Sky | 3 | Taiwan Harricane | 0*|0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan Harricane | 4 | Issei
| 7|4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Kid Colombia | 4 | South Korea Vero | 0|3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela Lil G | 3 | Netherlands Kid Colombia | 3|3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia Tomi | 0 | South Korea Vero | 4|4 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea Vero | 7 | Issei
| 7|5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia Robin | 1 | Netherlands Menno | 0|2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Gravity | 6 | Error creating thumbnail: Gravity | 7|5 | ||||||||||||||||
| France Junior | 1 | Error creating thumbnail: Zeku | 0|2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Zeku | 6 | Error creating thumbnail: Gravity | 1|1 | ||||||||||||||||
| France Danny Dann | 0 | Netherlands Menno | 6|6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shigekix
| 7 | Shigekix
| 1|0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: MN Joe | 2 | Netherlands Menno | 6|7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Menno | 5 | Issei
| 0|6|7|6|4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Roxrite | 4 | Russia Alkolil | 7|1|0|1|3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland Thomaz | 3 | Error creating thumbnail: Roxrite | 0|0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia Alkolil | 6 | Russia Alkolil | 7|7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Ronnie | 1 | Russia Alkolil | 5|7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium T-Rock | 6 | Error creating thumbnail: El Niño | 2|0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine Kuzya | 1 | Belgium T-Rock | 2|1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: El Niño | 5 | Error creating thumbnail: El Niño | 5|6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia Nord Diamond | 2 | Russia Alkolil | 6|7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taisuke
| 7 | Error creating thumbnail: Victor | 1|0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia Flying Buddha | 0 | Taisuke
| 6|4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Xisco | 2 | Finland Focus | 1|3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland Focus | 5 | Taisuke
| 1|6|0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Omen | 0 | Error creating thumbnail: Victor | 6|1|7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland Kleju | 7 | Poland Kleju | 3|1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Victor | 7 | Error creating thumbnail: Victor | 4|6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia Gun | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2017 3 vs 3 Crew Battle result
[edit | edit source]| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Monster Energy | W | ||||||||||||||
| France Vagabonds | L | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Monster Energy | W | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: RAD Force | L | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Super Cr3w | L | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: RAD Force | W | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Monster Energy | L | ||||||||||||||
| Russia Bumblebee Alkolil Robin | W | ||||||||||||||
| Russia Bumblebee Alkolil Robin | W | ||||||||||||||
| Russia Illusion of Exist | L | ||||||||||||||
| Russia Bumblebee Alkolil Robin | W | ||||||||||||||
| China Bboy World Asia | L | ||||||||||||||
| China Bboy World Asia | W | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Hustle Kidz | L | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea 7 Commandoz | W | ||||||||||||||
| Russia Bumblebee Alkolil Robin | L | ||||||||||||||
| European Union Navi Solution | L | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea 7 Commandoz | W | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea 7 Commandoz | W | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Monster Bboys | L | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Monster Bboys | W | ||||||||||||||
| Foundnation
| L | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea 7 Commandoz | W | ||||||||||||||
| Canada United Rivals | L | ||||||||||||||
| Canada United Rivals | W | ||||||||||||||
| Poland Polskee Flavor | L | ||||||||||||||
| Canada United Rivals | W | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Havi Flava Renegade | L | ||||||||||||||
| The Flooriorz
| L | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Havi Flava Renegade | W | ||||||||||||||
Winning b-boys: South Korea Wing, South Korea Skim, and South Korea Hong 10.
2016
[edit | edit source]The Silverback Open Championships ’16 took place on October 8 and 9 2016 at the YSC Sports complex outside of Philadelphia as part of the 2016 Pro Breaking Tour's Champions Series. The event was organized by Silverback Bboy Events and paid $100,000 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 Prague, Czech Republic for the 1-on-1 Open winner. A panel of seven judged the 1-on-1 Open, the 3-on-3 Open and the 1-on-1 Bgirl with two alternates in case a judge happened to be in the same crew as a competitor. The preliminary battles expanded the judging panel to five judges for each cypher.[2]
2016 1-on-1 Solo Battle result
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2016 3 vs 3 Crew Battle result
[edit | edit source]Winning b-boys: Ukraine Kuzya, United Kingdom Sunni, and South Korea Pocket.
2015
[edit | edit source]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.[3]
2015 1-on-1 Solo Battle result
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Victor (Error creating thumbnail: ) 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
[edit | edit source]| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Knuckleheads Cali | L | ||||||||||||||
| Body Carnival
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Body Carnival
| W | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Flipside Havik | L | ||||||||||||||
| Russia Alkolil, Cheerito & Jamal | L | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Flipside Havik | W | ||||||||||||||
| Body Carnival
| L | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea 7 Commandoz | W | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea 7 Commandoz | W | ||||||||||||||
| Ukraine Top Eastside | L | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea 7 Commandoz | W | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Skillz Methodz | L | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Skillz Methodz | W | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Squadron | L | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea 7 Commandoz | W | ||||||||||||||
| Poland Polskee Flavor | L | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Beast Coast | L | ||||||||||||||
| Poland Polskee Flavor | W | ||||||||||||||
| Poland Polskee Flavor | W | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands The Ruggeds | L | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Super Cr3w | L | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands The Ruggeds | W | ||||||||||||||
| Poland Polskee Flavor | W | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Rock Force | L | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Rock Force | W | ||||||||||||||
| Foundnation
| L | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: Rock Force | W | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Hustle Kidz | L | ||||||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: MF Kidz | L | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Hustle Kidz | W | ||||||||||||||
7 Commandoz participating b-boys: South Korea Hong 10, South Korea Wing, and South Korea Skim.
2014
[edit | edit source]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.[4][5]
2014 1-on-1 Solo Battle result
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2014 3 vs 3 Crew Battle result
[edit | edit source]Squadron participating b-boys: Error creating thumbnail: Nasty Ray, Error creating thumbnail: Moy, and Error creating thumbnail: Prada G.
References
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ 2015 Silverback Open Championship Retrieved November, 2015
- ^ UDEF Silverback Open Recap Retrieved November, 2014
- ^ 2014 Silverback Open Championships Retrieved 18 August 2013