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Red Bull BC One - the 16 best international B-Boys in One on One Battles

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Red Bull BC One Germany 2005

May 21st 2005 / BERLIN, Germany / Palace of the Republic

"Lights on!" in Palace of the Republic: More than 1000 breaking-aficionados from all around the world had gathered at the Red Bull BC ONE 2005 to celebrate their heroes. 16 B-Boys from nine countries and five continents had come to Berlin to battle to the max. Shortly before midnight the Red Bull BC ONE saw a glorious winner: heat after heat the 21-year-old Lilou from France impressed the judges with his seemingly endless power and perfect dancing technique. In the finals he beat his Korean fellow B-Boy Hong 10 and became the new „King of the Dancefloor“.

Everyone wanted to be part of it: there was a massive run on the tickets, even those left at the box office were sold out within minutes. For those who couldn’t make it into the Palace of the Republic a huge video wall outside of the palace showed the whole battle live. The arena around the “winners’ circle” was already pumping when the Godfather of Noyze himself, Rahzel, encouraged the crowd to “get ready to rumble!”

16 B-Boys head-to-head: Already in the first heat the renowned jury headed by German B-Boy-legend STORM found it hard to send half of the participants home. The only German B-Boy “Rubber Legz” made clear why he was called that way. He turned and twisted his legs and earned himself some great respect. But in the end he didn’t make it into the next heat.

In the second heat the spectators saw many of their favourites out. Even last year’s semi-finalists Junior and Sonic as well as current champion Omar had to give in. In the semi-finals Korean Hong 10 beat Brazilian Pelezinho. Even Ronnie, last year’s runner-up, finally had to give way. None of them was able to cope with an overwhelmingly strong and energetic Lilou.

In the finals Lilou went all the way to victory. He even suggested battling five minutes instead of three to be able to prove his skills. And then Lilou just went off! He presented a highly explosive mixture of music, finest acrobatics and dancing skills and made the crowd jump off their seats. The judges agreed: The winner of the Red Bull BC ONE 2005 is Lilou! The master’s belt is his!

That night, the Red Bull BC ONE 2005 in the Palace of the Republic in Berlin became part of the history of B-Boying.

21. Mai 2005 / BERLIN / Palast der Republik

"Lights on!" im Palast der Republik: Über 1000 Fans aus aller Welt hatten sich beim Red Bull BC ONE 2005 versammelt, um ihre Helden zu feiern. 16 B-Boys aus neun Ländern und fünf Kontinenten waren gekommen, um den Besten unter ihnen zu küren.

Kurz vor Mitternacht stand der glorreiche Sieger fest: Der 21-jährige Lilou aus Frankreich überzeugte die Judges Runde für Runde mit seiner schier grenzenlosen Kondition und perfekten Tanztechnik. Im Finale besiegte er seinen koreanischen B-Boy-Kollegen Hong 10 und ging als „King of the Dancefloor“ des Abends hervor.

Alle wollten dabei sein: Der Ansturm auf die Tickets war riesengroß, binnen Minuten waren auch die letzten Karten an der Abendkasse ausverkauft. Und wer es nicht in den ehrwürdigen Palast der Republik geschafft hatte, konnte den Battle auf einer monströsen Videoleinwand vor dem Palast verfolgen. Die Arena rund um den „Winners Circle“ bebte bereits als der Godfather of Noyze höchstpersönlich, Rahzel, der Zuschauermenge mit seinem „Let’s get ready to rumble!“ gehörig einheizte.

16 B-Boys head-to-head: Schon in der ersten Runde fiel es der hochkarätigen Jury rund um die deutsche B-Boy-Legende STORM sichtlich schwer, das Teilnehmerfeld zu halbieren. Der einzige deutsche B-Boy „Rubber Legz“ machte seinem Namen alle Ehre. Er verdrehte und verbog sich und verdiente sich so eine gehörige Portion Respekt. Trotzdem konnte er sich nicht gegen seinen Konkurrenten durchsetzen.

In der zweiten Runde erlebten die Zuschauer ein echtes Favoritensterben – sowohl die Semifinalisten des Vorjahres Junior und Sonic als auch der amtierende Champion Omar mussten ihren Hut nehmen. Im Halbfinale besiegte der Koreaner Hong 10 knapp Pelezinho aus Brasilien. Auch Ronnie, der Zweitplatzierte 2004, schied schließlich aus. Keiner war der überschäumenden Energie von Lilou gewachsen.

Im Finale konnte Lilou dann nichts mehr bremsen. Statt der geplanten drei Minuten wollte er dem Publikum ganze fünf Minuten sein Können unter Beweis stellen. Lilou explodierte – ein wahres Feuerwerk aus Musik, feinster Akrobatik und Tanzkunst riss die Zuschauer von den Rängen. Auch die Judges waren sich einig: der Gewinner des Red Bull BC ONE 2005 hieß Lilou! Der begehrte Meistergürtel war sein!

In dieser Nacht hat der Red Bull BC ONE 2005 im Palast der Republik in Berlin ein Stück B-Boy-Geschichte geschrieben.

© 2008 Red Bull

2005-05-21

Germany

Berlin

first round:
Physicx / Lilou
Junior / Jora
Ronnie / Born
Omar / Bennie
Hong 10 / Moy
Machine / Brahim
Pelézinho / Cico
Sonic / RubberLegz

quarter finals:
Junior / Ronnie
Lilou / Omar
Hong 10 / Machine
Pelézinho / Sonic

semi finals:
Hong 10 / Pelézinho
Lilou / Ronnie

3rd place battle:
Pelézinho / Ronnie

final:
Hong 10 / Lilou

winner:
Lilou