World Pump Festival, better known as World Pump It Up Festival or WPF, is a competition and event focusing on the dance game Pump It Up which takes place in various time slots.[1] Pump It Up is a Korean game that requires physical movement of the feet. The game is open for breakdancing, and many people have accomplished this feat by memorizing the steps and creating dance moves to hit the arrows on time. What separates this from other Machine dance tournaments is the large amount of prize money on offer and national qualifiers around the world.

World Pump Festival
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event World Pump Festival 2016
SporteSports
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Owner(s)Andamiro
CountriesKorea
Indonesia
Japan
United States
Mexico
Thailand
Bolivia
Malaysia
Philippines
Peru
Official websitePIU Game's official WPF page

At WPF, the best technical and freestyle players are flown from several countries to compete in their respective categories: Speed and Freestyle. As of 2006, a Female Speed category was introduced. The candidates are selected by tournaments held in their respective country by Supporters and Club Leaders - Members of the Pump community who work unpaid for Andamiro, organise tournaments and social events during the year. As well as the competition itself, Andamiro takes players and spectators on a tour of the host country, as a form of tourism aiming to promote the game as a sport for weight loss using videogames and Korean culture to create friendship between players. Previous locations of WPF have been held in Korea at G Star, Lotte World and more recently[when?], Mexico City. Nationals (qualifiers for WPF) in Mexico and Brazil have been held in sports stadiums.

Competitors in the freestyle category incorporate elements of locking, salsa, funk styles, popping, hip hop dance, breakdance, street dance and other types of dance and theatrical movements into performances. It has become the norm to make a routine using choreography while facing the audience.

Andamiro provides a round trip flight, hotel, meals, transportation and tour at WPF for national winners. Spectators wishing to travel also have accommodation and most expenses covered.[2]

Tournament categories

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NOTE: Players can ONLY compete in 1 division!

Speed

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Players will achieve the highest score possible. Technical players focus on timing and pattern reading during gameplay, while minimizing combo breaking because combo breaking will disrupt the multiplier. Speed entrants (both in the male and female category) will practice the game on the most difficult songs/highest difficulty levels in an attempt to perfect their scores. The following rounds are as follows:

MEN WOMEN
Preliminary Single 17-19 Single 15-17
Quarterfinal Single 20-23 Single 18-20
Semifinal Double 21-23 Double 18-20
Final (Best 2 of 3) Double 24+ Double 21-23

Freestyle

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Pump players will choose to incorporate complex or flashy techniques into their play movements, and develop intricate dance routines to perform during a song. Freestyle players tend to choose songs on lower difficulty levels or Freestyle-based Performance Charts designed for it, so that the player is not restricted in their movements by large quantities of required steps.[3] Freesylers can choose between performing solo or have a partner involved. This category contains 2 rounds: Preliminary and final (Top 8 or Top 4). The scorecard are as follows:

Category Points Notes
Dance & Skill 55 Overall performance, including the execution, flow, synchronization, power moves, etc.
Apparel & Makeup 20 Costume and props.
Machine Score 15 Letter grade.
CAUTION: An 'F' will result in an auto-Disqualification.
Judge's Evaluation 10 Miscellaneous. Includes the use of the song in the latest installment, creativity, and crowd reaction.
Total 100 Total Points

Supporters and clubs

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A Supporter is a person who is the main point of contact between their respective country and Andamiro Korea. Any events and tournaments held require a written report with photos/videos sent to Andamiro, in exchange for prizes and recognition of athletes to enter WPF. A Club Leader is the person in charge of their respective club and should use their best efforts to maintain a close relationship with their Supporter. Clubs are normally (but not exclusively) town specific and focus on events in their area. As of 2007 a minimum of 10 officially recognised clubs are required per country to validate them for WPF (150 club members). Excellent club organisers can be designated as jurors in competitions for selecting national team members and also the WPF competition itself. If this is the case, Andamiro pays for all WPF jurors expenses, like WPF athletes. Andamiro gives prize money two times a year to the club's treasurer for club activities. Members who make a forum post, upload a picture/video or high score for the home/arcade versions of the game receive points. These can be exchanged in the online store for T-shirts, Sweatbands, Visors, CD's/DVD's and signed MP3 players by Banya (musical group).

History

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World Pump Festival 2005

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This was the first year Andamiro hosted its first-ever World Pump Festival. This was hosted in Korea. The primary machine used for this was Pump It Up Exceed 2. The total prize offered was $129,000.

World Pump Festival 2006

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World Pump Festival returns to Korea. The primary machine used for this was Pump It Up Zero. Female Speed was introduced to the competition, while removing Battle Station as part of their lineup. The total prize offered was $146,000.

World Pump Festival 2007

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The biggest change with World Pump Festival was the move to Mexico. The primary machine used for this was Pump It Up NX. The total prize offered was $148,000. This is the last World Pump Festival to consistently be annual as the next one wasn't until 2011.

World Pump Festival 2011

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After a long 3 year Hiatus, in 2010 Andamiro began hinting at WPF 2011, with the new release of "PIU Fiesta EX". Fiesta EX is the official version used in WPF 2011 and used a "Random for WPF" channel ver. WPF2011 was held in China, August 25–27, 2011 / GTI Game Show in Guangzhou.[4]

The biggest change in this event was allowing the use of the bar for all divisions, primarily Male Speed. Previously, bar was prohibited until this event, drastically changing the landscape of the competition. Because Fiesta removed the traditional difficulties (Crazy and Nightmare), they are replaced with actual difficulty numbers, making navigation easier (See Speed above).

World Pump Festival 2016

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Upon the release of Pump It Up Prime, World Pump Festival was announced both in the pamphlet and credits in the machine. The year of the festival was changed from 2015 to 2016.

On February 23, Andamiro released the official ruleset for the upcoming WPF.[5]

A video on April 18, 2016, confirmed that World Pump Festival will take place at Bali, Indonesia on July 23, 2016.[6]

Andamiro has released full details of WPF 2016:[7]

  • Host Country: Indonesia
  • Place of competition: LIPPO MALL Kuta, Denpasar Bali
  • Date: July 24, 2016
  • Category: Speed (Male and Female), Freestyle
  • Total prize: USD $18,000
  • Accommodation: Aston Hotel Kuta

Announced at this WPF was Pump It Up PRIME 2, scheduled for a November 2016 release.

Results

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2016 Finals Details

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Results:

Winning Country:   Mexico
Rank SPEED Male SPEED Female FREESTYLE Notes
  1st   Mexico
Luis Angel Remigio Garcia (Angel de Toluca)
  Peru
Lizeth Carolina Sánchez Blas (LIZZZZZY)
  Japan
Kyoko TAKAMOTO (RIRI)
Shingo TAKAMOTO (PANDA)
-Panda-san team-
TBA
  2nd   Bolivia
Santos Colque Guarachi (Anitamor)
  Mexico
Surya Salgado Camarena (Sury)
  Indonesia
Zegha Brasesa Budhy (K4ZEMURA)
Muhammad Hafidz Alfikri (NU7TYRYU)
TBA
 | 3rd   South Korea
Yoon Sang Yeon (FEFEMZ)
  Bolivia
Dora Lavinia Rojas Llampara (ldanger)
  Indonesia
Nugraha Arianto Putra (RAHADIAN)
TBA

4th Place and everything else TBA.

Entries List:

Winning Country: TBD
Country SPEED Male SPEED Female FREESTYLE
  South Korea Yoon Sang Yeon (FEFEMZ) Kim Da Young (PENGUIN) N/A
 Indonesia Christ Yeremias Kondorura Ines Bestari Nugraha Arianto Putra
Budi Hermawan Charissa Olivia Zegha Brasesa Budhy
Muhammad Hafidz Alfikri
Adhe Kresna Pustiadi Yohanes Grady Irawan
Aditya Satriadi
  Japan Yudai Tsujino (YUDAI_JP) N/A Kyoko TAKAMOTO (RIRI)
Shingo TAKAMOTO (PANDA)
-Panda-san team-
  U.S.A. jboy (JBOY) Lara Gardner (PIGGYPIG) Melvin Soliman Rubio (Rubio)
Tony Teon Dortch (Paraboi2)
  Mexico Luis Angel Remigio Garcia (Angel de Toluca) Surya Salgado Camarena (Sury) Emmanuel Lopez Arteaga (Zhaydragon)
Lissette Vásquez Sánchez (Kasumi)
  Thailand Nutchapon Thonoi (ICEKUNGX) Sompong Lerkpichai (AIMMILY) Kawin Suksathan (NNEWW)
Kanch Kruasuwan (SONATAR)
Wachirawit Chatwiriyacharoen (CONAN)
  Bolivia Santos Colque Guarachi (Anitamor) Dora Lavinia Rojas Llampara (ldanger) Juan Pablo Laime Apaza (JP RAY)
José Georgino Laime Apaza (GEORG1NO)
  Malaysia Chin Yun Wei (NextCrazy) N/A N/A
  Philippines N/A Patricia De Guia (HIKARI27) N/A
  Peru Junior Harold Ninalaya Espejo (PKOO) Lizeth Carolina Sánchez Blas (LIZZZZZY) David Eloy Villafuerte Sosa (Nando)
Jorge Luis Rivera Euchiaga (Buho)

Note: All sections listed as "N/A" did not meet minimum requirements to qualify for WPF or did not manage to travel for WPF.

2011 Results

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Winning Country:   South Korea
Rank SPEED Male SPEED Female FREESTYLE
  1st   South Korea
Sooseck Ryoo
  Peru
Lizeth Sánchez (LIZZZZZY)
  Korea
Daecheon Kim
Kisuk Kim
  2nd   Chile
Alejandro Daniel Rios Ortiz (Xuma)
  Ecuador
Rafaela Calderón
  Brazil
Fabricio Rangel Velloso Orsolin (Faber)
Lucas Rodrigues de Souza Barros (Legal)
 | 3rd   China
Yi Qiu
  Mexico
Priscilla Sánchez (Priska)
  Ecuador
Alberto Gil Gutierrez
Gia Alexandra Gil Gutierrez
4th   Indonesia
Ryoku Hafiz Lazuardi
  Korea
Hee Jung Jang
  China
Lei Liang Zhang
Peng Zhou

2007 Results

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Winning Country:   South Korea
Rank SPEED Male SPEED Female FREESTYLE
  1st   Chile
Alejandro Daniel Rios Ortiz (Xuma)
  Taiwan
Shen Shiou-Hwa (Amy Shen)
  Korea
Dae Cheon Kim
Go Seok
  2nd   Ecuador
Carlos Enrique Monar Ormeño (Kike)
  Mexico
Rosario Nayeli Garcia Aragon (Nayeli)
  Korea
Kyeong Seok Seo
Kyungho Kim (Lee Cein)
 | 3rd   USA
jboy
  Chile
Celia Margarita Escudero Castillo (Celia)
  Ecuador
Los Garotos
4th   El Salvador
Walner Manuel Hernandez
  Argentina
Daniela Mohamed (Danielita)
  El Salvador
Walner
José Luis
5th   Mexico
Armando Zamudio Verduzco (El Wero)
  USA

Lara Gardner (PIGGYPIG)

  Colombia
Aura Sofía (Sophie)
Luis Alberto (Jam)
6th   Taiwan
Yiang Shu Cheng
  Mexico
Priscilla Sánchez (Priska)
  Italy
Rocco Mendola (Geko)
7th   Italy
Roberto Pedroni (Lion)
  Mexico
Carmen Torres
  Chile
Kuest
Palta
8th   Spain
Christian Cruselles Castaño (Yota)
  Korea
Heejung Jang
  Mexico
Marco Antonio Burgos
Jesus Alberto
9th   Korea
Chang Lee
  Argentina
Leandro Manuel González
Gastón Lasarte
10th   Colombia
Diego Castro Vargas (Degok)
  Brazil
RKW

2006 Results

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Winning Country:   Mexico
Rank SPEED Male SPEED Female FREESTYLE
  1st   Mexico
Armando Zamudio Verduzco (El Wero)
  Mexico
Rosario Nayeli Garcia Aragon (Nayeli)
  Korea
Lee Cein
Suo Kyoung Suk
  2nd   Mexico
Victor Lara Perez (El Gorras)
  Argentina
Daniela Mohamed (Danielita)
  Brazil
Fabricio Rangel Velloso (Faber) Orsolin
Lucas Rodrigues (Legal)
 | 3rd   Korea
Chang Lee
  Korea
Kim Mi Hee
  Colombia
Diego Castro Vargas (Degok)
Kaori Sanmiguel (Kaori)
4th   South Korea
Choi Kwon Sik (Windforce)
  Brazil
Sabrina Freire (Sabruta)
  Mexico
Flor Amelia Carrera Villabazo
Omar Hatzel Salazar (Simba)
5th   Chile
Alejandro Daniel Rios Ortiz (Xuma)
  Chile
Celia Margarita Escudero Castillo (Celia)
  Malaysia
Tan Kean Kiat
Tan Yew Seng
6th   Argentina
Ignacio Julian Veliz Martin (Nacho)
  Taiwan
Shen Shiou-Hwa (Amy Shen)
  USA
James DeVito (Smidget)
Rick Huber (Redviper)
7th   Ecuador
Carlos Monar
  Peru
Gisella Tolentino Diestro
  Ecuador
Andres Rivadeneira
8th   USA
jboy
  Korea
Lee Hyang Jin
  Italy
Matteo Favarelli
Mouhcine Elkhanfari
9th   Brazil
Saka

2005 Results

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Winning Country:   Mexico[8]
Rank SPEED BATTLE STATION FREESTYLE
  1st   Korea
Chang Lee
  Mexico
Erik Kyre
  Mexico
Flor Amelia Carrera Villabazo
Omar Hatzel Salazar (Simba)
  2nd   Mexico
Armando Zamudio Verduzco (El Wero)
  Argentina
Raul Jimenez
  Brazil
Lucas Rodrigues
Souza Barros (Legal)
 | 3rd TIE

  USA

Rick Huber (Redviper)

  Mexico
Miguel Martinez Lugo (Prey)

  Korea
Ye-Won Song (Yuri-Yuki)
Hyo-Jeong Kim (Yuki-Yuri)
9th   Brazil

Jorge Vergueiro Machado (Takahashi)

  Brazil
Thiago Ferreira de Campos (Black)

See also

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References and notes

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  1. ^ "Gamesindustry.Biz article". Archived from the original on December 31, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2007.
  2. ^ "Andamiro USA – WPF announcement". Retrieved November 17, 2007.
  3. ^ "Gamezone article". Retrieved November 17, 2007.
  4. ^ "FIRE GAME – WPF announcement". Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  5. ^ "Official Ruleset for WPF". Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  6. ^ "Andamiro's YouTube WPF 2016 Video". Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  7. ^ "World Pump Festival 2016". Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  8. ^ *::*:...:* Pump It Up World Festival 2005 *::*:...:*::*:...:*
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