Freestyle Session is a b-boy competition held every year which crowns the best crew in the world. It is sanctioned by the Urban Dance & Educational Foundation and part of the Pro Breaking Tour and Undisputed's World BBoy Series. Originally held only in the United States, Freestyle Session is now being recognized worldwide. Most years have featured a 3 on 3 battle, but formats have varied over the years, from a 2 on 2 to a 10 on 10 full crew battle. Freestyle Session is most well known as a b-boy event, but has also featured b-girl, youth breaking, popping, and open styles competitions, among others [1]

In 2013, Freestyle Session set off to raise the bar of International Competition with a series of events from local preliminaries to Regional Qualifiers and ultimately the Freestyle Session World Finals to find out who is the best crew in the World. Since 2014, Freestyle Session partnered up with The World BBoy Series and helped create Undisputed, an event to crown the solo world bboy champion.[2]

Freestyle Session Championship results

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Year Edition First place Second place Third/Fourth place
2022 25    Ruggeds/Squadron   Red Bull BC One All-Stars   FlowXL Kings /   Vicious by Nature
2021 23   Rock Force   Breakmatic      Red Bull BC One Squad /   BreakinMIA
2019 22     Red Bull BC One All-Stars   Renegade Lords   Belgian With Attitude /   Rock Force
2018 21   Red Bull BC One All-Stars   Bring It Back Squad   Found Carnival /   Monster RAD
2017 20     Monster Bboys   The Squadron   Momentum /   Team Ukraine
2016 19   Foundnation   Polskee Flavour   United Rivals /   Predatorz
2015 18    7 Commandoz   Found Carnival   Last Rock Coast /   Gun Smoke Breakers
2014 17   The Squadron   Top 9   Concrete Docious FX /   Ruffneck Crew
2013 16   The Squadron   Polskee Flavour   Body Carnival /   The Flooriorz
2012 15   Skill Brat Renegades   Top 9   Dynasty Descendants /   Lionz of Zion
2011 14  Jinjo   Renegades   Skillz Method II /   Havikoro
2010 13   Killafornia   Massive Monkees   SD Syndicate /   Dynamic Rockers
2009 12   The Squadron   Monsta Squad   Hustle Kidz /   Mighty Zulu Kingz
2008 11   Natural Flava   Foundnation   Killafornia /   Mighty Zulu Kingz
2007 10   Mighty Zulu Kingz   Gamblerz   Drifterz /   Furious Soldier
2006 8   Killafornia   Massive Monkees
2005 Special Edition Korea   Pockemon   Massive Monkees
2004 7   Killafornia   Skill Methods/Ground Zero
2003 Special Edition Bumbershoot   Skill Brat Kings   Massive Monkees
2001 6   Cali Texas   Massive Monkees
1999 5   Rock Force/Rythm Bugz   Havikoro
1999 4   Beans and Rice   Battle Utensils
1999 FSS San Francisco   Stylelements   Soul Control
1998 3   Flying Tortillas   Soul Control
1998 2   Unknown Bboys Exhibition Battle -   Soul Control vs  Kaiten Club
1997 1   Soul Control/Abstrakt Flavor/Foot Soldiers 3 Way Tie for First as it did not complete

Freestyle Session Solo Champions results

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From 2014, the winner of Freestyle Session Solo qualifies to Undisputed.

Year Winner Crew
2017   Thesis Knuckleheads Cali/Massive Monkees/Fresh Descendants/TheM Team/Last Samurai/The Legendary P-Boys
2016   El Niño Squadron/Floorlords
2015   Victor MF Kidz/Squadron
2014   El Niño Squadron/Floorlords

2019

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Location: San Diego

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  BC One All-Stars W
  "Windbreakers" L   CrazyStan W
  Pelisgrosos L   Boogie Renaissance L
  Body Carnival W   Belgium With Atittude W
  Motion Disorderz W   Body Carnival L
  Crossover Crew L   German Ingenuiety L
  NarekTheShow, MicShaggy, Jerry L   Renegade Lords W
  Rock Force W   BC One All-Stars W
  HZK Floor Gangz L   Rock Force L
  Nothing 2 Lose W   Motion Disorderz L
  RAW Minds L   Rock Force W
  Monster W   CrazyStan L
  Hoolukunz Rhythm Invade L   BC One All-Stars W
  3:16 W   808 Breakers L
  Smac 19 L   Nothing 2 Lose W
  808 Breakers W   BC One All-Stars W
  CrazyStan W   Renegade Lords L
  Break Syndicate L   Juice Crew L
  Monster MZK W   Monster W
  Knucklehead Zoo L   Rock Force W
  Belgium With Attitude W   Monster L
  Drifterz L   Body Carnival W
  Juice Crew W   Bring it Back L
  Underground Flow L   Belgium With Attitude L
  Boogie Renaissance W   Renegade Lords' W
  Illusion of Exist L   Monster MZK L
  United Rivals L   Belgium With Attitude W
  German Ingenuity W   Nothing 2 Lose L
  Ariya L   Renegade Lords W
  Renegade Lords W   3:16 L
  Bring It Back W   BC One All-Stars W
  Florida H-Town L

2018

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Location: Los Angeles

Date: November 10–11, 2018

Individuals in bold won their respective battles.

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  BC One All-Stars W
  Kadetes Del Toke L   BC One All-Stars W
  Monster Bboys L   Foundnation L
  Foundnation W   BC One All-Stars W
  Unstoppabullz W   Rock Force L
  Team Shmetta L   Unstoppabullz L
  Box Won & Breeze L   Rock Force W
  Rock Force W   BC One All-Stars W
  Kid Cruz & Ali L   Found Carnival L
  Body Carnival W   Body Carnival L
  Total Feeling L   Knuckleheads Cali W
  Knuckleheads Cali W   Knuckleheads Cali L
  Unik Breakers L   Found Carnival W
  Rock Force Crew W   Rock Force Crew L
  Killafornia L   Found Carnival W
  Found Carnival W   BC One All-Stars W
  Squadron W   Bring It Back L
  Exaggerate & Tunde L   Squadron L
  Monster RAD W   Monster RAD W
  Checkered Minds L   Monster RAD W
  Style Vale Tudo W   Style Vale Tudo L
  Pnut & Phil L   Style Vale Tudo W
  Funk Fockers W   Funk Fockers L
  STO Crew L   Monster RAD L
  Backyard Funk W   Bring It Back W
  Reformerz L   Backyard Funk L
  Bomb Jam L   Illusion of Exist / OBC W
  Illusion of Exist / OBC W   Illusion of Exist / OBC L
  Skill@Will L   Bring It Back W
  Renegade Rockers W   Renegade Rockers L
  Bring It Back W   Bring It Back W
  Boogie Renaissance L

2017

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Location: San Diego

Date: August 26–27, 2017

Individuals in bold won their respective battles.

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Thesis W
 
 
 
  Omen L
 
  Thesis W
 
 
 
  Saewl L
 
  Saewl W
 
 
 
  Phil L
 
  Thesis W
 
 
 
  Moy L
 
  Shigekix L
 
 
 
  Moy W
 
  Moy W
 
 
 
  Ronnie L
 
  Nico L
 
 
 
  Ronnie W
 
  Thesis W
 
 
 
  El Niño L
 
  El Niño W
 
 
 
  Frankie L
 
  El Niño W
 
 
 
  Buckshot L
 
  Exaggerate L
 
 
 
  Buckshot W
 
  El Niño W
 
 
 
  Remind L Third place
 
  Lil Rock L
 
  
 
  Remind W
 
  Remind W  
 
 
 
  Gravity L  
 
  Zeku L
 
 
  Gravity W
 

20th Anniversary: The Return of the Crew Battle

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Location: Los Angeles

Date: November 11–12, 2017

Individuals in bold won their respective battles.

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Concrete All Stars W
  Skechers All Stars L   Concrete All Stars W
  Floorgangz L   Waseda Breakers L
  Waseda Breakers W   Concrete All Stars L
  808 Breakers W   Monster Bboys W
  Good Foot L   808 Breakers L
  Fresh All Stars L   Monsters Bboys W
  Monster Bboys W   Monster Bboys W
  Unstoppabbullz L   Momentum L
  Knuckleheads Cali W   Knuckleheads Cali L
  Ill Abilities L   Momentum W
  Momentum W   Momentum W
  Top Coalition L   Supernaturalz L
  The Ruggeds W   The Ruggeds L
  Kadetes del Toke L   Supernaturalz W
  Supernaturalz W   Monster Bboys W
  Killafornia Monsta W   Squadron L
  GunSmokeBreakers L   Killafornia Monsta W
  Flow Mo W   Flow Mo L
  West Japan Hero L   Killafornia Monsta L
  Body Carnival W   Team Ukraine W
  13.28.11 L   Body Carnival L
  Team Ukraine W   Team Ukraine W
  Hazardous Being L   Team Ukraine L
  Foundnation W   Squadron W
  Elusive Fenz L   Foundnation W
  Lil Killaz L   Mighty Zulu Kingz L
  Mighty Zulu Kingz W   Foundnation L
  The Saxonz L   Squadron W
  Flooriorz W   Flooriorz L
  Squadron W   Squadron W
  Lion City Bboys L

Winning Bboys:   Moy,   Zeku,   Gravity,   Jeremy,   Tata   Kareem   Jeffro,   Boxwon,   Pocket, and   Benji.

2016

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Location: Los Angeles, California

Date: November 12, 2016

Individuals in bold won their respective battles.

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
  El Niño W
 
 
 
  Phil L
 
  El Niño W
 
 
 
  Lil G L
 
  Lil G W
 
 
 
  Victor L
 
  El Niño W
 
 
 
  Pocket L
 
  Kleju L
 
 
 
  Pocket W
 
  Pocket W
 
 
 
  Dol L
 
  Thesis L
 
 
 
  Dol W
 
  El Niño W
 
 
 
  Issei L
 
  Issei W
 
 
 
  Paco L
 
  Issei W
 
 
 
  Kareem L
 
  Zeku L
 
 
 
  Kareem W
 
  Issei W
 
 
 
  Nasty Ray L Third place
 
  Robin L
 
  
 
  Nasty Ray W
 
  Nasty Ray W  
 
 
 
  Gravity L  
 
  MN Joe L
 
 
  Gravity W
 

2015

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Location: Los Angeles, California

Date: November 8, 2015

Individuals in bold won their respective battles.

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
        
  Victor W
  Robin L
  Victor W
  El Niño L
  El Niño W
  Yarko L
  Victor W
  Moy L
  Moy W
  Issei L
  Moy W
  Gravity L
  Gravity W
  Sunni L
  Victor W
  Kleju L
  Kid Colombia L
  Kleju W
  Kleju W
  Flaeu L
  Yuri Domingos L
  Fleau W
  Kleju W
  Morris L
  Morris W
  Cheerito L
  Morris W
  Lancer L
  Lancer W
  Thomaz L

After winning Freestyle Session, the second to last event of the World BBoy Series, Victor ( ) earned a double pass to Undisputed.

2014

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Starting in 2014, Freestyle Session began hosting solo or 1-on-1 b-boy battles. This was a result of partnering up with The World BBoy Series and Undisputed, an event to crown the solo world bboy champion. By winning Freestyle Session, El Niño ( ) earned the seventh bid to the Undisputed World BBoy Series at the end of the 2014 year.

Location: San Diego, California

Date: November 8, 2014

Individuals in bold won their respective battles.

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
  El Niño W
 
 
 
  Kaneki L
 
  El Niño W
 
 
 
  Tawfiq L
 
  Ronnie Ruen L
 
 
 
  Tawfiq W
 
  El Niño W
 
 
 
  Illz L
 
  Kleju L
 
 
 
  Illz W
 
  Illz W
 
 
 
  Nori L
 
  Nasty Ray L
 
 
 
  Nori W
 
  El Niño W
 
 
 
  Gravity L
 
  Niek W
 
 
 
  Wealthy L
 
  Niek W
 
 
 
  Moy L
 
  Bebo L
 
 
 
  Moy W
 
  Niek L
 
 
 
  Gravity W Third place
 
  Lazy L
 
  
 
  Morris W
 
  Morris L  
 
 
 
  Gravity W  
 
  Palmer L
 
 
  Gravity W
 

References

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  1. ^ freestylesession.com http://freestylesession.com/blog/?page_id=62. Retrieved November 11, 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[title missing]
  2. ^ [1] Archived 2013-11-09 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 9, 2013
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