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Find sources: "Freestyle Session" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) *Freestyle Session* is a [b-boy](/source/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](/source/International_B-Boy_Championships#Undisputed)'s [World BBoy Series](/source/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](/source/B-boy) event, but has also featured [b-girl](/source/Bgirl), youth breaking, [popping](/source/Popping), and [open styles](/source/Hip-hop_dance) 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](/source/International_B-Boy_Championships#Undisputed), an event to crown the solo world bboy champion.[2] ## Freestyle Session Championship results 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 From 2014, the winner of Freestyle Session Solo qualifies to [Undisputed](/source/International_B-Boy_Championships#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 Location: [San Diego](/source/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 Location: [Los Angeles](/source/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 Location: [San Diego](/source/San_Diego) Date: August 26–27, 2017 Individuals in **bold** won their respective battles. Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 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 Location: [Los Angeles](/source/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 Location: [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California) Date: November 12, 2016 Individuals in **bold** won their respective battles. Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 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 Location: [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/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](/source/World_BBoy_Series), **Victor** () earned a double pass to [Undisputed](/source/World_BBoy_Series#World_BBoy_Series_2015_/_Undisputed_Masters_II). ## 2014 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](/source/International_B-Boy_Championships#Undisputed), an event to crown the solo world bboy champion. By winning Freestyle Session, **El Niño** () earned the seventh bid to the [Undisputed](/source/International_B-Boy_Championships#Undisputed) World BBoy Series at the end of the 2014 year. Location: [San Diego](/source/San_Diego), [California](/source/California) Date: November 8, 2014 Individuals in **bold** won their respective battles. Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 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 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** *freestylesession.com* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151118064115/http://freestylesession.com/blog/?page_id=62](https://web.archive.org/web/20151118064115/http://freestylesession.com/blog/?page_id=62). Archived from [the original](http://freestylesession.com/blog/?page_id=62) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015. {{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: Missing or empty |title= ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#citation_missing_title))[*[title missing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [\[1\]](http://freestylesession.com/blog/?page_id=65) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131109203802/http://freestylesession.com/blog/?page_id=65) 2013-11-09 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Retrieved November 9, 2013 ## External links - [Freestyle Session Official Site](http://freestylesession.com) v t e Hip-hop dance History of hip-hop dance Primary influences Breaking Locking Popping Derivative styles Krumping Jerkin' Turfing Memphis Jookin' Lyrical hip-hop Film Balttle of the Year Beat Street Beat the World Breakin Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo Honey Honey 2 Honey 3: Dare to Dance Battlefield America Step Up Step Up 2: The Streets Step Up 3D Step Up Revolution Step Up: All In Bouncing Cats Planet B-Boy Rize Save the Last Dance Save the Last Dance 2 Feel the Noise StreetDance 3D StreetDance 2 Beat This: A Hip-Hop History Saigon Electric Neukölln Unlimited ABCD: Any Body Can Dance ABCD 2 Make Your Move B-Girl Wild Style You Got Served Television Soul Train The Grind The Party Machine with Nia Peeples Dance Fever Dance 360 The Wade Robson Project America's Best Dance Crew Dance on Sunset Shake It Up Step Up People Jeffrey Daniel Crazy Legs DJ Kool Herc Lil' C Ken Swift James Brown Salah Toni Basil Dave Scott Frosty Freeze Luca Patuelli Darrin Henson Ashley Banjo Hong 10 Mr. Wiggles Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo George Sampson Shane Sparks Mona Berntsen Harry Shum Jr. Laurieann Gibson Detlef Soost Fever One Alyson Stoner Adil Khan Jon M. Chu Haspop Nam Hyun-joon Sofia Boutella Adam G. Sevani Lilou Shaun Evaristo Columbus Short Les Twins Roxrite Lil Buck Akai Osei Cloud Twist and Pulse Sisco Gomez Shantanu Maheshwari Theater In the Heights Into the Hoods Hamilton Events Breakin' Convention Hip Hop International United Dance Organisation World of Dance Rock the Spot Urban Street Jam UK B-Boy Championships Red Bull BC One Related topics African-American dance Street dance House dance Funk Flexing (dance) Electro dance Hip-hop theater Bounce Streetdance Company So You Think You Can Dance The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers World of Dance The Hip Hop Dance Experience --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Freestyle Session](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freestyle_Session) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freestyle_Session?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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