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Battle of the Year — 2026 edition

Homecoming Jam

Special Homecoming edition of Battle of the Year, returning to Hannover after more than 30 years. Crew battle, 1vs1 B-Boy and 1vs1 B-Girl; winners of each category earn a wildcard for the Battle of the Year World Final 2027.


Date

October 17, 2026

Venue

Freizeitheim Döhren
Hannover, Germany

Field

12 entrants

CATEGORIES



1V1 BREAKING

WINNER Jilou

SECOND Menta



CREW BREAKING

WINNER Body Carnival

SECOND Last Alive


WINNER: Jilou

Watch the final

Bracket

1v1 Breaking

Video Winner Defeated Judges

Final

Video WinnerJilou DefeatedMenta
Video WinnerSucio DefeatedM17

Semifinals

Video WinnerMenta DefeatedSidi
Video WinnerJilou DefeatedLou
Video WinnerSucio DefeatedNoris By Nature
Video WinnerM17 DefeatedIll Will

Crew Breaking

Video Winner Defeated Judges

Final

Video WinnerBody Carnival DefeatedLast Alive

Semifinals

Video WinnerLast Alive DefeatedGolden Boys
Video WinnerBody Carnival DefeatedFlexible Flave

ENTRIES

MEMBERS TEAM NAME

Menta

Jilou

Sucio

M17

Sidi

Lou

Noris By Nature

Ill Will

Members not listed Body Carnival
Members not listed Last Alive
Members not listed Golden Boys
Members not listed Flexible Flave

PERSONNEL

ROLE NAME
Judges AT, Dora, Poe One, Skychief, Speedy
DJ Nobunaga, Woodo

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