Northwest Sweet 16 Recap

All right folks here we go.

First off, thank you to everyone who supported this weekend. It meant a lot to me and Andrew Oledan for you to be there. Shout out to Lars Soulrane Sverre for laying down the beats and simply killin it all night long. For the all styles, it really doesn’t get any better than Huy Pham Computer Fam. Playing some cuts, but also some challenge songs. “I’m gonna challenge you”, what a dork. Big thanks to all of our judges for making tough calls all night long. Hieu Pham, Marcus Sharpe, Alfredo Free, Byron Jay Donaldson, and Nolan for the b-boys, and Aj Heavyhittaz, Maezing Calinisan, Nathan Tic Tock Washington, Brandon Knowbody Greathouse, and Donna DonnaMation Oefinger.

For the results:

Sweet 16 Invite:
1st place: Thias Lopez Thesis
2nd place: Brendan Uomoto Boxcutta
3rd place: Serg Vela
4th place: Jose “Roc” Valdez

7v7 Crew:
1st place: Hoodz
2nd place: Unleashed

5v5 All Style:
1st place: Survival of the Freshest
2nd place: Boys and Girls Club

WIthout a doubt, this was the best Sweet 16 we have ever had. Almost every battle was hype or had some memorable moment. Mathieu Lost Child with the smooth style, his first battle against John Riddelz was a nice battle of unique get downs. Ash Cornette had some killer rounds, but when does he not? Serg vs Philip Kim round 1 was also another incredibly sick match up. Jalen Testerman Killed it in his first time at the Sweet 16, and Beany GerardoandBrooke Guzman definitely showed the NW how serious he was. Last but not least Boxcutta putting it down with incredibly intricate footwork sets all night long, and Thesis simply murdering the beats and putting down his usual crazy moves.

Video Footage

Sweet 16:
Final:
Thesis vs Boxcutta
3rd place battle:
Serg vs Roc

Semi Finals:
Roc vs BoxcuttaThesis vs Serg

Quarter Finals: (Posting 3/9)
Roc vs JstylesVital vs BoxcuttaSerg vs Lost ChildComplex vs Thesis

1st Round:
Thesis vs Moe | Complex vs Gan | Lost Child vs Riddlez | Serg vs Philip
Vital vs Buckshot | Boxcutta vs Jason | Jstyles vs Beany | Roc vs Thaiyo

7 v 7 Crew Battle
Final Battle:
Hoodz vs Unleashed
Semi Finals:
The Hoodz vs Dog Pound | Unleashed vs Flexible Flave
Quarter Finals:
Dog Pound vs Descendants of Soul | Kim Jong Skillz vs Unleashed
The Hoodz vs Battle Reflexes | Flexible Flave vs Shoryukent

5v5 All Style Competition
Final Battle:
Survival of the Freshest vs Boys and Girls Club
Semi Finals:
Survival of the Freshest vs Flower Power | Insert Name vs Boys and Girls Club
Quarter Finals:
Survival of the Freshest vs | Flower Power vs Paul Walking Dead
Insert Name vs Chapter 1 | Boys and Girls Club vs

Jbugz Drops from NWS16

Jbugz from Soul Felons drops due to knee injury. He will be replaced by Gam from Seven Stars Vancouver BC. New bracket as follows:

The Bracket:

Jason – Moon Patrol – Portland OR
vs
Riddlez – Record Junkies/No Roots – Kent WA

Serg – Portland OR
vs
Vital – Misguided Steps – Seattle WA

Phillip – The Wizards – Vancouver BC
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Complex – Dance Broomz – Tacoma WA

Thesis – Knuckleheads Cali – Seattle WA
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Jstyles – Seattle WA

Buckshot – Unleashed – Seattle WA
vs
Tim the Pitt – Massive Monkees – Seattle WA

Beany – Boise ID
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Boxcutta – Fraggle Rock Crew – Seattle WA

Gam – Seven Stars – Vancouver BC
vs
Roc – Fresh Descendants – Burien WA

Thaiyo – NON – Vancouver BC
vs
Lost Child – Fresh Format Crew – Vancouver BC

All Style Sweet 16 & Northwest Sweet 16 THIS WEEKEND!!!!

Here is the quick breakdown for what you need to know about both battles, but more info can be seen on the individual event pages.

All Style Sweet 16
Best All Styles dancers from the West Coast. Includes waackers, funk stylers, b-boys, house, hip hop, and much more.
Doors open at 6:30pm
Wild card slot will be chosen from 7-8pm
All Style Sweet 16 starts at 8pm
Ticket combo available on Brownpaperticket.com for $20 which include entry into the NWS16 also.
Location is Harambee in Renton.

The Northwest Sweet 16 2014
The best b-boys from the Northwest battle for the most coveted championship.
Doors open at 1pm
Prelims start at 2pm for competitors
Doors open for general public at 6pm
Finals start at 7pm
Limited amount of discount tickets are available on Brownpapertickets.com for $10
Location is Washington Hall in Seattle.

All Style Sweet 16 Competitors

Everything is looking up for the All Style Sweet 16. We have all of our invitees accounted for, peep their competitor cards below.

1. Ben Vo – Portland OR – Chapter1NExLDT
2. Chris Nauta – Seattle WA – Rockfam/FUcrew
3. Darylle Jhnsn – Surrey BC
4. Kuni/Groovy Boogie – Arigato Crew – Tokyo
5. Maho the Speck – Edamame Crew – Seattle/Japan
6. Andrew Tiger Claw – Misguided Steps – Tacoma WA
7. Patrick Horizun – FIO x GRVTY – Portland OR
8. Jessica Hu “Jess2sick” – The Cruw – Seattle/Salem
9. Ronald Comoda – Bible Black – Seattle/Beaverton
10. Terrence Spencer – PG Fam/PG Boys – Seattle
11. Anthony – EOR – Alaska
12. Maezing – Waackademy – Vancouver
13. Nicholas – retronichouse – Vancouver, Japan
14. Brandon Knowbody – Shut your trap – Sacremento
15. Deni K-Yool Kang – Creative Motion / Black Mamba – Vancouver
16. Wild card chosen the day of event

Queen Sweet 16 Invitee Preview

Queen Sweet 16 is going down this weekend. Please visit our event page for information by clicking HERE. Also check out our preview clip below:

October 4th – Cypher night at The Beacon (Massive Monkee Studio) from 6-9pm

October 5th – Doors open at 2pm for competitors, prelims start at 3pm                      Doors open for public at 5pm, finals start at 6pm

Queen Sweet 16 – 2014 brackets

Queen Sweet 16 Brackets

Queen Sweet 16 Brackets

Queen Sweet 16 – 2014 brackets! Preview video coming soon. Click HERE to view the event page.

Nagi (Japan)
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Prelim winner

Evil Eve (Germany)
vs
Cledasmurf (Vancouver)

Karebear (Toronto)
vs
Prelim Winner

Lee (Seattle)
vs
Candice (Calgary)

Tania (Spain, Europe Prelim Winner)
vs
Prelim Winner

Eren (Chicago)
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Cristeez (Seattle)

Ling (China)
vs
Prelim Winner

Mae Day (Sacremento)
vs
Loopi (Germany)

The Queen Sweet 16 – 2013

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The Queen Sweet 16 is almost here. Two weeks to go and boy are we excited. This year will feature b-girls from Japan, Germany, Spain, China, UK, Chicago, Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and of course, Seattle. J-kay 47 and Anna Banana (Massive Monkees), have been confirmed for judging. Also featured will be a 4 vs 4 open bracket for any b-girls or b-boys that want to showcase their talent. Winners of the 4 v 4 will receive a top 8 advance for the 2014 Northwest Sweet 16, plus cash and prizes.

Queen Sweet 16 brackets to be released later on this week. Stay tuned for more info, and click HERE to visit the event page.

Breaking the Silence 2013 Recap

We would like to thank everyone who showed up for Breaking the Silence 2013. The battle was AWESOME with hype battles, great energy, and our first ever Power King Exhibition. Big ups to Record Junkies for taking the championship and Road Trip Massacre for taking second place. Marks Iller from Filthee Feet with the King of the Hill Championship, Gully from Massive Monkees for taking 2nd place. Last but not least Akhang from Def Con 5 for becoming our first ever Power King Champion.

Other notables from the night included Break Tough and Wizards and DRS showing incredibly good form, Fishy in the Power King Exhibition showing everyone some insane blow ups, and Buckshot and Fredo in the King of the Hill battle with truly unique styles.

Footage will be posted throughout this week, visit our YouTube channel, or wait for the below links to become active:

Videos:

Crew Competition:
Finals:
Record Junkies vs Road Trip Massacre
Semi Finals:
Road Trip Massacre vs Wizards ft DRS | Record Junkies vs Break Tough
Quarter Finals:
All quarters

King of the Hill Exhibition:
Part 1 | Part 2

Power King Exhibition

Queen Sweet 16 Recap

Thank you to everyone who attended the Queen Sweet 16. Results below, more info aan footage to come today, and in the days to come. Finals will be up later on tonight.

Queen Sweet 16 champ: Bonita

1v1 champ (NW Sweet 16 spot): Prince Hector

All styles crew winner: Free-losophy

Other highlights from the night. AP from Crisis ripping it on the 1vs1s, Final battle, Bonita vs J-Kay (Clash of the b-girls titans), Blazii on the 1vs1s, 1st round of the Queen Sweet 16, watching Ben Vo & Ron the Don and Free-losophy.

Videos:
Queen Sweet 16 Bracket

Final Battle:
Bonita vs Jk47

Semi Finals:
Bonita vs Macca     Jk47 vs Momo

Quarter Finals:
Macca vs Crissy B    Lady Savage vs Bonita    Momo vs Naj    Jk47 vs Fidget Freedom

Prelim Round:
Macca vs Jordie    Crissy B vs Rascal    Maho vs Lady Savage    Jess2sick vs Bonita
Momo vs Jade    Naj vs Edukate    Emma Ready vs Fidget Freedom    Cristeez vs Jk47

All Styles Bracket
Final Battle:
Freelosophy vs ch1

Semi Finals (posting week of Nov 5th):
Ron the Don and Ben Vo vs Freelosophy    Harold and Kumar vs Ch1

Northwest Sweet 16 Qualifier Bracket
Final Battle:
Price Hector vs AP

Semi Finals (posting week of Nov 5th):

Photos: