Outbreak Europe
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| Status | active |
| Genre | Bboy competition |
| Begins | July 28, 2017 |
| Ends | July 30, 2017 |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | Ministry of Fun, Europa Shopping Center, Main Square |
| Location(s) | Banska Bystrica |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Years active | 2010 - present |
| Founders | The Bboy Spot Europe, The Legits |
| Participants | 1600 |
| Attendance | 71 countries |
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Outbreak Europe is an annual international B-Boy competition organized by a streetwear and video production company The Legits and The Bboy Spot Europe taking place in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia during last week of July. The competition includes battles in 5 + 1 categories: 2 vs 2, 1 vs 1 Undisputed, 1vs 1 Bgirl, 1 vs 1 Kids, Cypher Kings and Rep Your Country crew battle. This 3-day event is notable for its uniqueness in featuring all 4 hip hop elements which are B-Boy, DJing, MCing and graffiti writing.
Winners
| Year | 2 vs 2 | 1 vs 1 Undisputed | 1 vs 1 Bgirl | 1 vs 1 Kids | Cypher King | Rep Your Country |
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| 2010 |  Intact & Pluto (Ruffneck Attack) | - |  Nadia (DaFunky Style Crew) | - |  Mefo (Polskee Flavour) | - |
| 2011 |  Neguin & Blanka | - |  Movie One (Lunaticks Crew) | - | Slef (Ruffneck Attack) | - |
| 2012 | Vlad &  Rukus | - |  Eri (Queen of Queens Crew) | - | Ruffneck Attack | Ukraine |
| 2013 | Greku & Kleju (Polskee Flavour) | - | Kate (South Front Crew) | - |  Ladie One (Heartbreakerz Crew) | Ukraine |
| 2014 |  Vicious & Fleau (Sweet Technique) | Kleju (Polskee Flavour Crew) | Paulina (Breaknuts Crew) | Nick | Kosto (Top 9) | Poland |
| 2015 |  Menno & Roxrite (Red Bull BC One All Stars) | El Niño (Floor Lords/Squadron) | Sunny (Floor Obsessions) |  Untied | Den (Ruffneck Attack) | Poland |
| 2016 | Intact & Pluto (Ruffneck Attack) | Kuzya | Paulina | Shigekix |  SMAC 19 Crew |  France |
History
Outbreak Europe started in 2010 as the first official European qualifier for the Outbreak Hip Hop Festival - World Finals that was established by the Unique Styles Crew in 2003 in Florida, USA. After last edition of Outbreak World Finals in USA in 2013, Outbreak Europe became the only Outbreak in the world and European qualifier became the World championship.
2010
First edition took place on July 1 – 4, 2010. Attendance at the event was 700 dancers and 200 visitors from 31 countries.[1]
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2011
Second edition moved to a new place within the city and was held on June 30 - July 3, 2011. Attendance at the event increased to 1050 dancers and visitors from 36 countries.[2] [3]
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2012
Third volume of Outbreak Europe took place on July 27 – 29, 2012. It was a special edition because Outbreak World Finals moved from USA to Slovakia. For the first time, bboys and bgirls could win Outbreak World Finals title directly at the event in Banska Bystrica. This year also featured new unique world championship in category country vs country called Rep Your Country. Attendance was 1200 people and number of attending countries increased to 53 countries.[4] [5]
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2013
Fourth annual was held on July 26 – 28, 2013. After special World Finals edition in 2012, bboys and bgirls battled to qualify and get to Outbreak World Finals in USA again. Attendance increased to 1350 dancers and visitors from 61 countries.[6] [7]
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2014
Fifth edition was a celebration of Outbreak Europe 5th anniversary and took place on July 25 – 27, 2014. It was an essential edition because European qualification became officially the World championship. This year was accompanied by new major event The Legits Blast Concert and Undisputed 1 vs 1 Battle qualification. The Legits Blast brought to Outbreak Europe live concert of legendary hip hop trio The Lords of the Underground from Newark, USA and concert of Slovak hip hop and funk band Krok Spet. Winner of Undisputed 1 vs 1 Battle advanced to Undisputed World Bboy Series championship. Attendees number reached 1750 people from 64 countries.[8][9][10]
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2015
Sixth edition took place on July 24 – 26, 2015. The Legits Blast brought to Outbreak Europe live concert of another American legendary hip hop trio M.O.P., and famous slovak trio Kontrafakt. Attendees number reached 2700 people from 70 countries.[11] [12]
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2016
Seventh edition took place on July 29 – 31, 2016. The Legits Blast brought to Outbreak Europe live concert of The Beatnuts, and famous slovak Hip Hop artists Majk Spirit, H16, Moja Reč, Strapo, Boy Wonder and others. Attendees number reached 3200 people from 71 countries. In 2016 334 bboys, 114 bgirls and 225 2on2 participants entered the competition, making Outbreak Europe the largest bboy event in the world. [13]
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2017
Eight edition is scheduled for July 28 – 30, 2017.
References
- ↑ Hip-hopové šialenstvo opäť zavíta do Banskej Bystrice, BB Online, Retrieved May 11, 2016
- ↑ Banská Bystrica cez víkend pohostí Outbreak Europe Hip Hop Festival 2011, Aktualne.sk. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ↑ OUTBREAK EUROPE HIP-HOP FESTIVAL 2011, Street Dance Life. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ↑ Banskobystrický OUTBREAK tentokrát svetovým finále!, BB Online. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ OUTBREAK 2012 WORLD FINALS, TK Element. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ Banská Bystrica opäť na niekoľko dní centrom svetovej hip-hop scény, BB Online. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ Príď na Outbreak Europe Hip-Hop Festival!, Refresher. Retrieved May 05, 2016.
- ↑ Finále Outbreak Europe 2014, Red Bull Slovakia. Retrieved May 05, 2016.
- ↑ Outbreak Europe 2014, Europa Shopping Center. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ Outbreak Europe 5th edition, Undisputed. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ Ak milujete hip-hop nemali by ste chýbať v Banskej Bystrici, Školský servis. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ Festival The Legits Blast zverejňuje headlinera, do Banskej Bystrice príde M.O.P., BB Online. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ The Legits Blast 2016 : Z breakovej súťaže až po prvotriedny tanečný festival, Ženskyweb. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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