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Battle of the Year, commonly referred to as BOTY, is an annual international b-boying competition that began in 1990. It has been regarded as the premier b-boying competition in the world〔(Hong 10: B-Boy Champion ), Retrieved August 21, 2007〕 and has been referred to as the "World Cup of B-Boying".〔(Planet B-Boy Plot Summary ), Retrieved August 21, 2007〕 Regional qualifying tournaments, also known as ''preliminaries'', are held worldwide culminating in the ''BOTY International'', the world finals event which is currently held at Volkswagen Halle in Braunschweig, Germany. For the first twenty-three editions, Battle of the Year was a crew competition; in 2013, a one-on-one competition was added. Since 2014, the one-on-one portion of Battle of the Year is one of eight tournaments that are a part of the World BBoy Series. The competition spawned the 2007 documentary ''Planet B-Boy'' as well as a 2013 eponymously named feature film ''Battle of the Year'', both directed by Benson Lee. It has also gained attention for positive promotion of hip-hop culture and social unity.〔 "Hip-hop events such as the Battle of the Year create spaces for a globalization from the bottom, bringing people together across the barriers of geography, language, and race."〕 ==Past Battle of the Year results== In 2006, 2 semifinal battles were implemented, with the winner of each battle advancing to the finals. The losers of the semifinal battles do not battle each other; therefore, there is no longer a fourth-place award. Until 2006, one battle was held solely for first place and one battle was held solely for third place. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of the Year」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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