Red Bull BC One
Red Bull BC One is an annual international breakdancing competition, established in [|2004]. The competition is organised by the beverage company Red Bull. Its first event was held in Biel, Switzerland in 2004.
The competition's main event is a knockout tournament, featuring sixteen break dancers. The format involves one-on-one battles judged by a panel of five experienced judges
Red Bull BC One's has regional finals held in various parts of the world, including North America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. These regional winners compete in the World Finals, representing their regions internationally.
In the 2004 and 2005 events Red Bull BC released an official video that has been criticized due to restrictive music playing rights, as the live music played during the competition had to be dubbed over. From [|2006] onwards, Red Bull stopped releasing DVDs and made the videos available online for free. In [|2007], Alastair Siddons directed a film about the Red Bull BC One 2007 competition. The film was released in [|2009] under the title, Turn it Loose.
Since 2014, Red Bull BC One has partnered with the World B-Boy Series to help create Undisputed, which crowns a solo world B-Boy champion.
Winners
| Year | Location | B-Boy winner | Crew | B-Girl winner | Crew |
| 2004 | Biel, Switzerland | Omar | Jive Turkeys / Mighty Zulu Kingz | ||
| 2005 | Berlin, Germany | Lilou | Pockemon Crew | ||
| 2006 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hong 10 | Drifterz / 7 Commandoz | ||
| 2007 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Ronnie | Full Force / Super Cr3w / 7 Commandoz | ||
| 2008 | Paris, France | Wing | Jinjo / 7 Commandoz | ||
| 2009 | New York City, United States | Lilou | Pockemon Crew | ||
| 2010 | Tokyo, Japan | Neguin | Tsunami All-Stars | ||
| 2011 | Moscow, Russia | Roxrite | Renegade Rockers / Squadron | ||
| 2012 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Mounir | Vagabonds | ||
| 2013 | Seoul, South Korea | Hong 10 | Drifterz / 7 Commandoz | ||
| 2014 | Paris, France | Menno | Hustle Kidz | ||
| 2015 | Rome, Italy | Victor | Squadron / MF Kidz / Backyard Funk | ||
| 2016 | Nagoya, Japan | Issei | Foundnation | ||
| 2017 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Menno | Hustle Kidz | ||
| 2018 | Zurich, Switzerland | Lhiba King Zoo / El Mouwahidin / Flying Steps | Ami | Good Foot Crew | |
| 2019 | Mumbai, India | Menno | Hustle Kidz | Kastet | 3:16 |
| 2020 | Salzburg, Austria | Shigekix | K.A.K.B. | Kastet | 3:16 |
| 2021 | Gdańsk, Poland | Amir | Predatorz | Logistx | Underground Flow |
| 2022 | New York City, United States | Victor | Squadron / MF Kidz / Backyard Funk | India | Hustle Kidz / Heavyhitters |
| 2023 | Paris, France | Hong 10 | Flow XL | Ami | Good Foot Crew |
| 2024 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Menno | Hustle Kidz | India | Hustle Kidz / Heavyhitters |
| 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | Issin | Body Carnival | Riko | One Piece Crew |
| 2026 | Toronto, Canada |
Yearly editions
[|2025]
The Red Bull BC One took place in Tokyo on November 9, 2025.Judges:
MC:
- Amjad
- Kensaku
- DJ KhanFu
Location: Tokyo, Japan
1. Qualified via Last Chance Cypher
| Battle | Ronnie Ruen |  Finland[|2024]The Red Bull BC One took place in Rio de Janeiro on 7 December, 2024.Judges:
B-boy World FinalLocation: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
B-Girl World FinalLocation: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
[|2023]The Red Bull BC One took place in Paris at the Roland-Garros on October 21, 2023.Judges:
B-boy World FinalLocation: Paris, France
B-Girl World FinalLocation: Paris, France
[|2022]In 2022, the 19th Red Bull BC One took place in New York City on November 12, 2022.Judges:
B-boy World finalLocation: New York, United States
B-Girl World FinalLocation: New York, United States
2021The 18th edition of the breaking competition took place for the first time in Gdańsk, Poland, on November 5 and 6.Judges:
B-boy World FinalLocation: Gdańsk, Poland
B-Girl World FinalLocation: Gdańsk, Poland
2020The 17th edition took place in Salzburg, Austria.Judges: MC:
B-boy World FinalLocation: Salzburg, Austria
B-Girl World FinalLocation: Salzburg, Austria
[|2019]In its 16th edition took place on November 9, in Mumbai, India.Judges:
B-boy World FinalLocation: Mumbai, IndiaPoe One didn't get to show his vote after Physicx showed his vote for Menno, which was the 3rd vote for Menno which was enough to win
B-Girl World FinalLocation: Mumbai, IndiaNarumi didn't get to show her vote after Poe One showed his vote for Kastet, which was the 3rd vote for Kastet which was enough to win [|2018]In 2004, the first Red Bull BC One was held at the cultural centre La Coupole in Biel. Fourteen years later, it to Switzerland. This time, at the Hallenstadion in northern Zurich.Judges:
B-boy World FinalLocation: Zurich, SwitzerlandWicket didn't get to show his vote after Benny showed his vote for Lil Zoo, which was the 3rd vote for Lil Zoo which was enough to win
B-Girl World FinalLocation: Zurich, SwitzerlandIn the videos for Mess vs Roxy, Ami vs Kastet, Kate vs Mini Japa, Sunny vs Paulina, Narumi vs Paulina, Ayuma vs Sarah Bee and Ami vs Kate one of the judges votes couldn't be seen. In Ami vs San Andrea, Taisuke didn't get to show his vote after Wicket showed the 3rd vote for Ami, which was enough to win. [|2017]The 2017 Red Bull BC One was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 4, 2017.This was the first addition of a b-girl before Redbull BC One introduced B girl finals, featuring Ayumi from Body Carnival. Judges:
B-boy World FinalLocation: Amsterdam, NetherlandsHong 10 didn't show his vote after Niek showed his vote for Menno, which was the 3rd vote for Menno which was enough to win, Crazy Legs showed his vote though, he voted for Menno.
[|2016]Red Bull BC One held camps around the world that featured traditional cyphers. It no longer held the six regional finals from previous years. Camps were held in Austria, France, South Africa, Italy, Japan, and Ukraine.In 2016, Toronto also held the first direct Canadian qualifier for the world final in Nagoya, Japan. The winners of each cypher competed in a Last Chance Cypher to qualify to the World Finals in Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, Japan on December 3. With the winners of the Last Chance Cypher going against each other in Nagoya alongside fifteen Wild Card entries, chosen by an international team of B-Boy experts. The 2016 event was the final BC One that would feature Taisuke, as he announced his retirement from this competition. Thus, Issei's victory making him the first Japanese champion of Red Bull BC One. Judges:
B-boy World FinalLocation: Nagoya, Japan
2015On November 14, 2015, the Red Bull BC One World Finals, took place in Rome's Palazzo dei Congressi.Judges:
DJ:
B-boy World FinalLocation: Rome, ItalyIf a battle is italicized it means it was initially a tie and went into an extra round. In Issei vs Nasso, Lamine voted TIE.
A slash signifies before/after the extra round. 2014In 2014 Red Bull BC One took place in Paris, France with a round-by-round judging system used by Undisputed. The round-by-round judging format allows boys to see the judges decision after every round. The battle is set for 3 rounds but can end if a boy beats his opponent in 2.However, this judging system received a lot of criticism from Red Bull BC One fans throughout social media following the event. Bboys and fans alike, both disagreed with the judges's decisions after many individual battles. Many argued that it was the worst Red Bull BC one competition since its initiation. Due to Menno's victory and Chelles Battle Pro, Gravity was awarded the final spot at Undisputed at the end of the year following Red Bull BC One. Judges:
DJ
B-boy World FinalLocation: Paris, France2013Red Bull BC One took place in Seoul, South Korea, on November 30, 2013.Judges:
DJ:
B-boy World FinalLocation: Seoul, KoreaIn Hong 10 vs Menno, El Niño voted TIE In Mounir vs Hong 10, Ducky didn't get to show his vote after Storm showed his vote for Hong10, which was the 3rd vote for Hong10 which was enough to win [|2012]Red Bull BC One took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on December 8, 2012.Judges:
B-boy World FinalLocation: Rio de Janeiro, BrazilIn the video for Hill vs Vicious Victor, the judges scorecards were not shown [|2011]Red Bull BC One took place in Moscow, Russia on November 26, 2011.Judges:
B-boy World FinalLocation: Moscow, RussiaNegiun vs Vero went into an extra round. [|2010]Red Bull BC One 2010 took place in Tokyo, Japan on November 27, 2010. This marks the first time the competition was held in Asia.Judges: MC: DJ:
B-boy World FinalLocation: Tokyo, JapanIn the video for Kill vs Niek, Roxrite's vote cannot be seen 2009Red Bull BC One was held on November 18, 2009, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Tickets went on sale at midnight, October 9, 2009, and were sold out within 30 minutes.Judges:
DJ:
B-boy World FinalLocation: New York City, United StatesIf a battle is italicized it means it was initially a tie and went into an extra round. In Neguin vs Menno, Ronnie voted TIE. In Thesis vs Lilou, Katsu and Ronnie voted TIE. [|2008]For 2008, Red Bull BC One was held in Paris on November 5 at the new 104 Cent Quatre avenue.Judges: MC:
B-boy World FinalLocation: Paris, France2007For 2007, qualifiers were held in May and June in 10 countries: Algeria, France, Japan, Germany, Brazil, South Africa, United States, Sweden, Taiwan, and Russia. The winner from each of these nine events, along with four wild card entries and the top 3 finishers from last year's 2006 main event, are the final 16 for the 2007 main event. However, two of the breakdancers – Baek, a wild card selection, and Niek, who won the Germany qualifier – had to withdraw from the competition due to injury. They were replaced by B-boys Cico and Jed.Judges:
B-boy World FinalLocation: Johannesburg, South Africa2006Judges:
'''DJ:''' B-boy World FinalLocation: São Paulo, BrazilIn the video for Muxibinha vs Lilou, 2 of the judges scorecards cannot be seen, but two judges can be seen voting for Muxibinha, and one can be seen voting for Lilou, so it was a split decision. In the video for Mouse vs Alex, 3 of the judges scorecards cannot be seen, but two judges can be seen voting for Mouse, so it is unknown if it is a split decision. In Pelezinho vs Roxrite, one of the judges voted TIE. [|2005]Judges:
DJ:
B-boy World FinalLocation: Berlin, GermanyIn Jora vs Junior and Ronnie vs Pelezinho the fifth judges vote wasn't shown. In Rubber Legz vs Sonic, the fourth judges vote wasn't shown. In Lilou vs Omar and Pelezinho vs Sonic, one of the judges voted TIE. In Hong 10 vs Machine and Lilou vs Hong 10 the fourth and fifth judges votes weren't shown. 2004Judges:
DJ:
B-boy World FinalLocation: Biel, SwitzerlandIn the video for Extremo vs Omar, Bebe vs Sonic and Wake Up vs Junior, two judges votes weren't shown. In the videos for Wake Up vs Wongo and Junior vs Nuno, one judges vote wasn't shown. Red Bull BC One All StarsRed Bull BC One All Stars is a crew of internationally renowned dancers. Together, they showcase the art of B-Boying in all of its many forms. Each of the B-Boys/B-Girls has competed in the Red Bull BC One.They travel the world to teach workshops, judge competitions and battle. Each crewmember brings a certain style and skillset, and two new members are added every year. Some notable achievements are the following:
Breaker in Bold denotes former Red Bull BC One champion. |