Silverback Open Championships
# Silverback Open Championships

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

| Year | Winner | Crew | Runner-up | Crew |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | Victor | MF Kidz/Squadron | Stripes | Flipside Kingz |
| 2017 | Issei | Foundnation | Alkolil | Original Breakers Circle |
| 2016 | Thesis | Knuckleheads Cali/Massive Monkees | Issei | Foundnation |
| 2015 | Victor | MF Kidz/Squadron | Issei | Foundnation |
| 2014 | Thesis | Knuckleheads Cali/Massive Monkees | Niek | The Ruggeds |

## Silverback Open Championships 3 vs 3 results

| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
| - | - | - |
| 2018 | Hong 10, Menno, Vero | Lussy Sky, Beetle, Shigekix |
| 2017 | 7 Commandoz | Robin, Alkolil, Bumblebee |
| 2016 | Kuzya, Sunni, Pocket | Super Cr3w |
| 2015 | 7 Commandoz | Polskee Flavour |
| 2014 | Squadron | Lionz of Zion |

## Silverback Open Championships 1-on-1 B-Girl results

| Year | Winner | Crew | Runner-up | Crew |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | Logistx | Underground Flow | Jilou | Jimakeno |
| 2017 | Ami | Good Foot | Ayumi | Body Carnival |
| 2016 | Narumi | Body Carnival | AT | Flow Mo Crew |
| 2015 | Narumi | Body Carnival | Macca | 360 Flava |
| 2014 | AB Girl | Domestic Apes | Macca | 360 Flava |

## 2018

### 2018 1-on-1 Solo Battle result

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Issei | W | | | | | | | | |
| Quick | L | Issei | W | | | | | | |
| Khalifa | L | Phil Wizard | L | | | | | | |
| Phil Wizard | W | | | Issei | W | | | | |
| Lussy Sky | W | | | Wild Jerry | L | | | | |
| Fleau | L | Lussy Sky | L | | | | | | |
| Zeku | L | Wild Jerry | W | | | | | | |
| Wild Jerry | W | | | | | Stripes | W | | |
| Icey Ives | L | | | | | Issei | L | | |
| Hong10 | W | Shigekix | W | | | | | | |
| Morris | L | Hong10 | L | | | | | | |
| Shigekix | W | | | Shigekix | L | | | | |
| Heat Rock | L | | | Stripes | W | | | | |
| Stripes | W | Gravity | L | | | | | | |
| Vero | L | Stripes | W | | | | | | |
| Gravity | W | | | | | | | Victor | W |
| Wingzero | W | | | | | | | Stripes | L |
| Menno | L | Wingzero | L | | | | | | |
| Khalil | W | Khalil | W | | | | | | |
| Bumblebee | L | | | Khalil | W | | | | |
| Kuzya | W | | | El Niño | L | | | | |
| Pocket | L | Kuzya | L | | | | | | |
| El Niño | W | El Niño | W | | | | | | |
| Tata | L | | | | | Victor | W | | |
| Victor | W | | | | | Khalil | L | | |
| Beetle | L | Victor | W | | | | | | |
| Lil Kev | L | Kid Karam | L | | | | | | |
| Kid Karam | W | | | Kazuki Rock | L | | | | |
| Dr. Hill | L | | | Victor | W | | | | |
| Kazuki Rock | W | Thesis | L | | | | | | |
| Thesis | W | Kazuki Rock | W | | | | | | |
| Lil G | L | | | | | | | | |

### 2018 3 vs 3 Crew Battle result

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lussy Sky, Beetle, Shigekix | W | | | | | | | |
| Monster Energy Breakers | L | | | | | | | |
| Monster Energy Breakers | L | Lussy Sky, Beetle, Shigekix | W | | | | | |
| | | Born to Burn | L | | | | | |
| Lil Kev, Kuzya, Lagaet | L | Born to Burn | L | | | | | |
| Born to Burn | W | | | | | | | |
| Born to Burn | W | | | Knuckleheads Cali | L | | | |
| | | | | Lussy Sky, Beetle, Shigekix | W | | | |
| Knuckleheads Cali | W | | | | | Lussy Sky, Beetle, Shigekix | W | | | |
| Funky Mindz | L | | | | | | | |
| Funky Mindz | L | Knuckleheads Cali | W | | | | | |
| | | Red Bull BC One All Stars | L | | | | | |
| Monster Energy | L | Red Bull BC One All Stars | L | | | | | |
| Red Bull BC One All Stars | W | | | | | | | |
| Red Bull BC One All Stars | W | | | | | | Plan B | W |
| | | | | | | | Lussy Sky, Beetle, Shigekix | L |
| Plan B | W | | | | | | | | Lussy Sky, Beetle, Shigekix | L |
| Gorilla Legion | L | | | | | | | |
| Gorilla Legion | L | Plan B | W | | | | | |
| | | Monster Force | L | | | | | |
| Monster Force | W | Monster Force | L | | | | | |
| Body Carnival | L | | | | | | | |
| Body Carnival | L | | | Plan B | W | | | |
| | | | | Squadron | L | | | |
| Predatorz | L | | | | | Squadron | L | | | |
| Foundnation | W | | | | | | | |
| Foundnation | W | Squadron | W | | | | | |
| | | Foundnation | L | | | | | |
| Squadron | W | Foundnation | L | | | | | |
| Flipside Technique | L | | | | | | | |

Winning b-boys: Vero, Menno, and Hong 10.

## 2017

### 2017 1-on-1 Solo Battle result

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Issei | W | | | | | | | | |
| Tata | L | Issei | W | | | | | | |
| Lussy Sky | L | Harrien | L | | | | | | |
| Harrien | W | | | Issei | W | | | | |
| Kid Colombia | W | | | Vero | L | | | | |
| Lil G | L | Kid Colombia | L | | | | | | |
| Tomi | L | Vero | W | | | | | | |
| Vero | W | | | | | Issei | W | | |
| Robin | L | | | | | Menno | L | | |
| Gravity | W | Gravity | W | | | | | | |
| Junior | L | Zeku | L | | | | | | |
| Zeku | W | | | Gravity | L | | | | |
| Danny Dann | L | | | Menno | W | | | | |
| Shigekix | W | Shigekix | L | | | | | | |
| MN Joe | L | Menno | W | | | | | | |
| Menno | W | | | | | | | Issei | W |
| Roxrite | W | | | | | | | Alkolil | L |
| Thomaz | L | Roxrite | L | | | | | | |
| Alkolil | W | Alkolil | W | | | | | | |
| Ronnie | L | | | Alkolil | W | | | | |
| T-Rock | W | | | El Niño | L | | | | |
| Kuzya | L | T-Rock | L | | | | | | |
| El Niño | W | El Niño | W | | | | | | |
| Nord Diamond | L | | | | | Alkolil | W | | |
| Taisuke | W | | | | | Victor | L | | |
| Flying Buddha | L | Taisuke | W | | | | | | |
| Xisco | L | Focus | L | | | | | | |
| Focus | W | | | Taisuke | L | | | | |
| Omen | L | | | Victor | W | | | | |
| Kleju | W | Kleju | L | | | | | | |
| Victor | W | Victor | W | | | | | | |
| Gun | L | | | | | | | | |

### 2017 3 vs 3 Crew Battle result

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Monster Energy | W | | | | | | | |
| Vagabonds | L | | | | | | | |
| Vagabonds | L | Monster Energy | W | | | | | |
| | | RAD Force | L | | | | | |
| Super Cr3w | L | RAD Force | L | | | | | |
| RAD Force | W | | | | | | | |
| RAD Force | W | | | Monster Energy | L | | | |
| | | | | Bumblebee Alkolil Robin | W | | | |
| Bumblebee Alkolil Robin | W | | | | | Bumblebee Alkolil Robin | W | | | |
| Illusion of Exist | L | | | | | | | |
| Illusion of Exist | L | Bumblebee Alkolil Robin | W | | | | | |
| | | Bboy World Asia | L | | | | | |
| Bboy World Asia | W | Bboy World Asia | L | | | | | |
| Hustle Kidz | L | | | | | | | |
| Hustle Kidz | L | | | | | | 7 Commandoz | W |
| | | | | | | | Bumblebee Alkolil Robin | L |
| Navi Solution | L | | | | | | | | Bumblebee Alkolil Robin | L |
| 7 Commandoz | W | | | | | | | |
| 7 Commandoz | W | 7 Commandoz | W | | | | | |
| | | Monster Bboys | L | | | | | |
| Monster Bboys | W | Monster Bboys | L | | | | | |
| Foundnation | L | | | | | | | |
| Foundnation | L | | | 7 Commandoz | W | | | |
| | | | | United Rivals | L | | | |
| United Rivals | W | | | | | United Rivals | L | | | |
| Polskee Flavor | L | | | | | | | |
| Polskee Flavor | L | United Rivals | W | | | | | |
| | | Havi Flava Renegade | L | | | | | |
| The Flooriorz | L | Havi Flava Renegade | L | | | | | |
| Havi Flava Renegade | W | | | | | | | |

Winning b-boys: Wing, Skim, and Hong 10.

## 2016

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.

### 2016 1-on-1 Solo Battle result

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Issei | W | | | | | | | | |
| Pocket | L | Issei | W | | | | | | |
| Thriller | L | Cheerito | L | | | | | | |
| Cheerito | W | | | Issei | W | | | | |
| Roxrite | W | | | Roxrite | L | | | | |
| Dol | L | Roxrite | W | | | | | | |
| Skim | L | Focus | L | | | | | | |
| Focus | W | | | | | Issei | W | | |
| Lil Zoo | L | | | | | El Niño | L | | |
| Taisuke | W | Taisuke | L | | | | | | |
| Terra | L | El Niño | W | | | | | | |
| El Niño | W | | | El Niño | W | | | | |
| Tricky | L | | | Remind | L | | | | |
| Lil G | W | Lil G | L | | | | | | |
| MN Joe | L | Remind | W | | | | | | |
| Remind | W | | | | | | | Thesis | W |
| Thesis | W | | | | | | | Issei | L |
| Niek | L | Thesis | W | | | | | | |
| Victor | W | Victor | L | | | | | | |
| Benstacks | L | | | Thesis | W | | | | |
| Gravity | W | | | Gravity | L | | | | |
| Hong 10 | L | Gravity | W | | | | | | |
| Sunni | W | Sunni | L | | | | | | |
| Bootuz | L | | | | | Thesis | W | | |
| Kid Colombia | W | | | | | Robin | L | | |
| Kleju | L | Kid Colombia | L | | | | | | |
| Kareem | L | Robin | W | | | | | | |
| Robin | W | | | Robin | W | | | | |
| Morris | L | | | Alkolil | L | | | | |
| Alkolil | W | Alkolil | W | | | | | | |
| Wing | W | Wing | L | | | | | | |
| Lussy Sky | L | | | | | | | | |

### 2016 3 vs 3 Crew Battle result

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuzya, Sunni, Pocket | W | | | | | | | |
| Flow Mo Crew | L | | | | | | | |
| Flow Mo Crew | L | Kuzya, Sunni, Pocket | W | | | | | |
| | | Eastside Bboys | L | | | | | |
| Foundnation | L | Eastside Bboys | L | | | | | |
| Eastside Bboys | W | | | | | | | |
| Eastside Bboys | W | | | Kuzya, Sunni, Pocket | W | | | |
| | | | | Style Elements | L | | | |
| Knuckleheads Cali | W | | | | | Style Elements | L | | | |
| Body Carnival | L | | | | | | | |
| Body Carnival | L | Knuckleheads Cali | L | | | | | |
| | | Style Elements | W | | | | | |
| Style Elements | W | Style Elements | W | | | | | |
| MF Kingz | L | | | | | | | |
| MF Kingz | L | | | | | | Kuzya, Sunni, Pocket. | W |
| | | | | | | | Super Cr3w | L |
| Floor Renegades | L | | | | | | | | Super Cr3w | L |
| Navi Crew | W | | | | | | | |
| Navi Crew | W | Navi Crew | L | | | | | |
| | | Team Monster | W | | | | | |
| Team Monster | W | Team Monster | W | | | | | |
| Terra, Niek, Lilou | L | | | | | | | |
| Terra, Niek, Lilou | L | | | Team Monster | L | | | |
| | | | | Super Cr3w | W | | | |
| Super Cr3w | W | | | | | Super Cr3w | W | | | |
| Rock Force | L | | | | | | | |
| Rock Force | L | Super Cr3w | W | | | | | |
| | | 7 Commandoz | L | | | | | |
| 7 Commandoz | W | 7 Commandoz | L | | | | | |
| Cheerito, Gun, Nasty Ray | L | | | | | | | |

Winning b-boys: Kuzya, Sunni, and Pocket.

## 2015

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.

### 2015 1-on-1 Solo Battle result

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| El Niño | L | | | | | | | | |
| Xisco | W | Xisco | L | | | | | | |
| Pocket | L | Kid Columbia | W | | | | | | |
| Kid Columbia | W | | | Kid Columbia | L | | | | |
| Morris | L | | | Victor | W | | | | |
| Victor | W | Victor | W | | | | | | |
| Cheerito | W | Cheerito | L | | | | | | |
| Illz | L | | | | | Victor | W | | |
| Wing | W | | | | | Hong 10 | L | | |
| Scumbag Jose | L | Wing | W | | | | | | |
| Menno | W | Menno | L | | | | | | |
| Luigi | L | | | Wing | L | | | | |
| Moy | L | | | Hong 10 | W | | | | |
| Shigekix | W | Shigekix | L | | | | | | |
| Hong 10 | W | Hong 10 | W | | | | | | |
| Ronnie | L | | | | | | | Victor | W |
| Kareem | W | | | | | | | Issei | L |
| Gun | L | Kareem | W | | | | | | |
| Skim | L | Zeku | L | | | | | | |
| Zeku | W | | | Kareem | L | | | | |
| Ben Stacks | L | | | Issei | W | | | | |
| Kill | W | Kill | L | | | | | | |
| Robin | L | Issei | W | | | | | | |
| Issei | W | | | | | Issei | W | | |
| Gravity | W | | | | | Sunni | L | | |
| Ken Furry | L | Gravity | L | | | | | | |
| Nasty Ray | W | Nasty Ray | W | | | | | | |
| Yarko | L | | | Nasty Ray | L | | | | |
| Killa Kolya | L | | | Sunni | W | | | | |
| Sunni | W | Sunni | W | | | | | | |
| Thomaz | W | Thomaz | L | | | | | | |
| Alkolil | L | | | | | | | | |

Victor 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

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Knuckleheads Cali | L | | | | | | | |
| Body Carnival | W | | | | | | | |
| Body Carnival | W | Body Carnival | W | | | | | |
| | | Flipside Havik | L | | | | | |
| Alkolil, Cheerito & Jamal | L | Flipside Havik | L | | | | | |
| Flipside Havik | W | | | | | | | |
| Flipside Havik | W | | | Body Carnival | L | | | |
| | | | | 7 Commandoz | W | | | |
| 7 Commandoz | W | | | | | 7 Commandoz | W | | | |
| Top Eastside | L | | | | | | | |
| Top Eastside | L | 7 Commandoz | W | | | | | |
| | | Skillz Methodz | L | | | | | |
| Skillz Methodz | W | Skillz Methodz | L | | | | | |
| Squadron | L | | | | | | | |
| Squadron | L | | | | | | 7 Commandoz | W |
| | | | | | | | Polskee Flavor | L |
| Beast Coast | L | | | | | | | | Polskee Flavor | L |
| Polskee Flavor | W | | | | | | | |
| Polskee Flavor | W | Polskee Flavor | W | | | | | |
| | | The Ruggeds | L | | | | | |
| Super Cr3w | L | The Ruggeds | L | | | | | |
| The Ruggeds | W | | | | | | | |
| The Ruggeds | W | | | Polskee Flavor | W | | | |
| | | | | Rock Force | L | | | |
| Rock Force | W | | | | | Rock Force | L | | | |
| Foundnation | L | | | | | | | |
| Foundnation | L | Rock Force | W | | | | | |
| | | Hustle Kidz | L | | | | | |
| MF Kidz | L | Hustle Kidz | L | | | | | |
| Hustle Kidz | W | | | | | | | |

7 Commandoz participating b-boys: Hong 10, Wing, and Skim.

## 2014

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.

### 2014 1-on-1 Solo Battle result

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gravity | W | | | | | | | | |
| Shorty Brick | L | Gravity | W | | | | | | |
| Pluto | W | Pluto | L | | | | | | |
| Lancer | L | | | Gravity | L | | | | |
| Moy | W | | | Moy | W | | | | |
| Mig187 | L | Moy | W | | | | | | |
| Morris | W | Morris | L | | | | | | |
| Jeremy | L | | | | | Moy | L | | |
| Blond | W | | | | | Thesis | W | | |
| Fantum | L | Blond | W | | | | | | |
| Menno | L | Victor | L | | | | | | |
| Victor | W | | | Blond | L | | | | |
| Scumbag Jose | L | | | Thesis | W | | | | |
| Thesis | W | Thesis | W | | | | | | |
| El Niño | W | El Niño | L | | | | | | |
| Intact | L | | | | | | | Thesis | W |
| Bebo | L | | | | | | | Niek | L |
| Ronnie | W | Ronnie | L | | | | | | |
| Flexum | L | Wing | W | | | | | | |
| Wing | W | | | Wing | L | | | | |
| Tata | W | | | Niek | W | | | | |
| MN Joe | L | Tata | L | | | | | | |
| Niek | W | Niek | W | | | | | | |
| Wealthy | L | | | | | Niek | W | | |
| Kareem | W | | | | | Kareem | L | | |
| Stripes | L | Kareem | W | | | | | | |
| Nasty Ray | W | Nasty Ray | L | | | | | | |
| Prada G | L | | | Kareem | W | | | | |
| Ronnie Ruen | W | | | Ronnie Ruen | L | | | | |
| Palmer | L | Ronnie Ruen | W | | | | | | |
| Issei | W | Issei | L | | | | | | |
| Knuckles | L | | | | | | | | |

### 2014 3 vs 3 Crew Battle result

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Squadron | W | | | | | | | |
| Brickheadz/Phase II | L | | | | | | | |
| Brickheadz/Phase II | L | Squadron | W | | | | | |
| | | Killa Ground Flow | L | | | | | |
| Killa Ground Flow | W | Killa Ground Flow | L | | | | | |
| Fallen Kings | L | | | | | | | |
| Fallen Kings | L | | | Squadron | W | | | |
| | | | | Ruffneck Attack | L | | | |
| Ruffneck Attack | W | | | | | Ruffneck Attack | L | | | |
| Raw Phlow | L | | | | | | | |
| Raw Phlow | L | Ruffneck Attack | W | | | | | |
| | | Havikoro | L | | | | | |
| Havikoro | W | Havikoro | L | | | | | |
| Street Masters | L | | | | | | | |
| Street Masters | L | | | | | | Squadron | W |
| | | | | | | | Lionz of Zion | L |
| United Outkast | L | | | | | | | | Lionz of Zion | L |
| Lionz of Zion | W | | | | | | | |
| Lionz of Zion | W | Lionz of Zion | W | | | | | |
| | | Last Samurai | L | | | | | |
| Floor Obsession | L | Last Samurai | L | | | | | |
| Last Samurai | W | | | | | | | |
| Last Samurai | W | | | Lionz of Zion | W | | | |
| | | | | Beast Coast | L | | | |
| Beast Coast | W | | | | | Beast Coast | L | | | |
| Mighty Zulu Kingz | L | | | | | | | |
| Mighty Zulu Kingz | L | Beast Coast | W | | | | | |
| | | Super Cr3w | L | | | | | |
| Flava Fenz | L | Super Cr3w | L | | | | | |
| Super Cr3w | W | | | | | | | |

Squadron participating b-boys: Nasty Ray, Moy, and Prada G.

