EVENT REPORT · 2022.11

Shiro-Chika Battle 2022.

The underground plaza battle returns — the ¥100 entry, winner-judges-next-time format that raised a generation of Okayama b-boys. 66 solos from 9 prefectures, plus powermove and B-girl brackets.

Date: 2022.11.26Sat · 13:00 – 18:00
Venue: Okayama Shiro-Chika PlazaUnderground plaza
Format: 1v1 + B-girl + Powermovefull bracket
Dancers: 94· 66 + 21 + 7

01 — On the floor

¥100 entry — the underground plaza lives again.

On November 26, 2022, the Okayama Breakin Culture Association held Shiro-Chika Battle at the Okayama Shiro-Chika underground plaza. Once a bimonthly fixture famous for its "¥100 entry, winner judges next time" rule, the event returns after a long hiatus.

The open 1v1 drew 66 dancers from 9 prefectures (Okayama, Kagawa, Hiroshima, Ehime, Tokushima, Hyogo, Tottori, Osaka, Gifu). Powermove expanded from a planned 13 to 21 with walk-ins, and the B-girl bracket pulled 7 dancers from 4 prefectures. The Breaking final came down to two Okayama b-boys — Rudyze edged Yuichiraw by the thinnest tiebreaker margin. In Powermove, Roman — grade 2 at Toyo JHS in Kurashiki and October's JDSF Chu-Shikoku champion — worked the room with headspins and airtracks. In B-girl, DORI, a grade 1 at Johto HS and former Chu-Shikoku champion, took it on pure skill.

The association will continue to stage breaking events in open public spaces, tying the scene to regional revitalization, sponsor and municipal outreach, and a growing competitive field. Entry & details on Judgames.

02 — Podium · Breaking 1 vs 1

Top of the Breaking 1 vs 1.

CHAMPION

01RudyzeOkayama¥50,000

RUNNER-UP

02YuichirawOkayama¥10,000

3RD PLACE

03PhilipAmagasaki¥5,000

03 — Podium · B-Girl 1 vs 1

Top of the B-Girl 1 vs 1.

CHAMPION

01DORIOkayama¥10,000

04 — Podium · Powermove 1 vs 1

Top of the Powermove 1 vs 1.

CHAMPION

01RomanKurashiki¥10,000

05 — Best moment

Okayama vs Okayama, into a tiebreaker.Rudyze vs Yuichiraw

CLIP · Shiro-Chika Plaza / 2022.11.26Judges: Onton / Konatsu / Mebius

06 — More footage

Frames from the floor.

OK BREAK on the plaza floor.

Wide shot of the Shiro-Chika plaza with its grid ceiling — Underneath the plaza grid.

Printed tournament bracket posted at the venue — The paper bracket, B block.

Dancer mid-freeze in front of the backdrop — Upside-down seconds.

Two dancers exchanging a handshake between rounds — A handshake between rounds.

Dancer freezing inches from seated spectators — Eye-to-eye with the crowd.

Dancer executing a windmill powermove — Windmills across the floor.

Dancer swiping across the TOWA HI SYSTEM sponsor floor graphic — On TOWA HI SYSTEM's floor.

Dancer battling with crowd pressed in from all sides — The crowd, that close.

Two dancers squared up in a 1v1 battle at the center of the floor — One on one, before the backdrop.

See all 301 photos in the shared album

08 — Sponsors

Made possible by.

This event was made possible with the support of local Okayama businesses and organizations. We welcome new annual sponsors.

一般社団法人岡山県アーバンスポーツ協会（UX）

Next report

Akeome Battle 2023

Co-hosted with NHK Okayama, the year's first battle opened Hikari-no-Hiroba with a regional Breaking crew bracket and an inter-university Freestyle bracket — 144 dancers from Chugoku/Shikoku with Tokyo and Osaka joining in.

Read the report →

Date: 2023.01.21
Venue: NHK Okayama · Hikari-no-Hiroba
Format: Breaking 4+ / Freestyle 4+

Shiro-Chika Battle 2022.

¥100 entry — the underground plaza lives again.

Top of the Breaking 1 vs 1.

Top of the B-Girl 1 vs 1.

Top of the Powermove 1 vs 1.

Okayama vs Okayama, into a tiebreaker.Rudyze vs Yuichiraw

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