| For many, the World Crew Battle is the main event of the Sony Ericsson B-Boy Championships. Once again 8 crews from around the world will carry with them the pride of their countries, as they set out to take the title of "World's Best Crew" back home with them. Reputations have been made & lost here, so the stakes are always high, which makes the battling intense & truly compelling. Winning the World's biggest, battle only, b-boy event is arguably the most coveted acheivement for any crew. For some it will only ever be a dream, but make no mistake, every crew comes to win. This year is set to be the best yet, featuring some of the dopest crews in the game right now. There can be few specticles as entertaining as the crew battles at the Sony Ericsson B-Boy Championships.So get ready to see an explosion of flava, style, footwork, power, strength and freezes as they battle it out to be the Sony Ericsson B-Boy Champions of 2009! |
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| TOP 9 - RUSSIA (Defending Champions) |
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Top 9
- Robin
- Kosto
- Flying Buddah
- Tony Rock
- Karma
- Rezky
- Volt
| Top 9 are now part of that most exclusive of clubs & are now considered one of the World's elite crews! They might have been the surprise outfit in last years competition, but this year they arrive in London as defending champions, to keep their World title. Bringing a battle hardened crew to the stage, they will be looking to take out anyone that stands in their way. This will be Top 9's forth journey to the Champs and this time around they will be bringing greater experience and the self belief they will need if they are to lift the title for a 2nd year. Prepared for war with dynamic routines, killer solos, a wealth of power, blow ups and of course a crew that can rock the beat with unique Russian flava. St Petersberg’s finest are as about as dangerous, confident and relaxed on stage as you can get. Keen on continuing their winning streak, which has seen them take every major and minor title they have set their sights on since winning last years world finals. |
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Jinjo
- Wing
- Skim
- Hong 10
- Vero
- Octopus
- Stony
- Fleta
- F.E.
This Korean contingent travel half way across the globe to represent the toughest bboy scene in the world. Hyped form their first major title victory, the UK Championship Korean qualifier this crew on the come up will be keen to prove to the rest of Korea and the world they are the new superstars of Asia. Led by BC1 contender Wing and backed up with bboy legend Hong10 they bring hunger, youth, dynamics and creativity. A crew whose presence will fill the stage with routines rarely seen in such quantity and quality. This is an army on a mission, ready to rock the World Finals.
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Soul Mavericks
- Yu-Genius
- Ghost
- Angry Abdul
- Nameless 1
- Reklesslee
- Roxy
- A.J.
- Mid-Air
The brainchild of DJ Renegade the crew has been dancing together since 2005. Initially put together as a selection of the UKs finest talent with the aim of pushing the UK scene to its full potential. This London based collective have been competing at the top level ever since representing in every home competition and travelling abroad regularly to further their rep. Showing their dominance in the UK scene they return for the third time to the world finals stage. Fielding many younger generation prospects this year giving the newer recruits their first taste of mixing it with the big boys on the Brixton Academy stage.
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Flo-Mo
- Focus
- Hatsolo
- Taya
- A.T
- Wartecs
- Mercy 1
- Rome 1
Representing funky Finland and following the motto ‘motion as identity, footwork as art form. This is their 2nd trip to the finals having won the Scandinavian qualifier. Flo Mo bring an old school mentality and philosophy, a raw cypher style which has given them global recognition as masters of the dance. Always ready to battle on stage, in the circle or on the concrete, this is a crew that is imitated across the world .Concentrating on the elements of footwork, floorrocks, finesse, flava, foundation, freestyle, originality, soul, rawness, character and above all preserving the essence of the art of bboying.
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EXC Crew
- Mitaken
- Shouko
- Potato
- Yuto
- Macho
- Shun
- Tsuyoshi
- Shin
The surprise winners of the Japanese qualifier they battled there way through a field of over 100 crews and leaving all the bigger names and favorites by the wayside. Bringing endless amounts of routines they are organized and know what they need to bring to the finals. This underground crew may be the dark horse of the competition as it is their first outing on the global scene for a major title. Having already knocked out big names from the hardcore Japanese scene they wont be phased by the world class competition the finals brings together. Expect heavy firepower with the routines gunning, added with strong solos that mix Japanese style with flexibility tricks and traditional bboy style. Always keen to put on a show and a performance that always makes them crowd favorites they will excel in front of the 5000 strong crowd. |
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Skill Methodz
- Luigi
- Moy
- Lil’ Jon
- Beastmode
- Cloud
- Spee-D
- Venum
- Flipz
A squad of renown US bboys that began to innovate the dance in 1995 in Tampa Florida. Since humble beginnings they have become one of the most celebrated crews who have as a crew and individually inspired a whole generation of dancers. Notorious for a unique approach to the art of bboying by simply applying the foundational essence or ‘sauce’ of the dance. Now almost 15 years deep they have travelled, toured and battled the globe. A formidable force that command respect worldwide as originators, innovators and inspiration for the bboy community. Following the motto ‘we look forward to continuing to inspire the same way we are continuously inspired’.
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| EAST SIDE RUFFNECKS - UKRAINE |
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Team Shmetta
-Mayo
-Karim
-Sam
-Sambo
-Dziri
-Kidfresh
-Illest Foe
-Hurricane Ray
| Team Shmetta officially founded in 2006. Many members have been dancing together before Team Shmetta though. In 2006 they decided to take the strongest and most upcoming bboys from the North of Belgium and form a local allstar crew. Some members left and some new came in and begin 2009 two bboys from Holland joined the crew. Although it's a crew made only for the strongest bboys from the area, Team Shmetta is a crew of friends that inspires and motivates each member and forms an important part of their lives. Coming from nothing, Team Shmetta is a self-made crew and has had a long way of battling, losing and winning. Next to their individual skills and groupwork they are an experienced and mentally strong crew. This year they qualified through the IBE 2009 Uk Champs qualifier. With their high energy and strong groupwork Team Shmetta may possibly be one of the crews that surprise you this year. |
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East Side Ruffnecks
- InTact
- Pluto
- Sley
- Well
- Gimnast
- Minik
- Kolobok
- ToolsKit
A combination of Ukraines heavy hitters Eastside bboys and Ruffneck attack. These first generation Kiev bboys formed around 2000 and represent some of the oldest crews in the Ukraine and the first to break into the international scene. Eastern Europe is making serious noise and has developed a dangerous battle style of raw flava and style mixed with crazy power moves and blow ups. This collective will be hungry to continue their successes which have dominated eastern Europe and build on their rep with the addition of the worlds no 1 title.
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