Chinese B-girl wins world’s top breakdance competition

Liu Qingyi, 16-year-old girl from Central China’s Henan Province, won the global breakdance competition at the Outbreak Europe 2022 in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia on Sunday, achieving a major breakthrough by becoming the first Chinese B-girl to ever win the first world breakdance toplevel championship.

The much-anticipated event was held in Slovakia from Thursday to Sunday, with more than 600 people from over 30 countries around the world participating in the competition, Thepaper reported.

Besides Liu, other members of the Chinese breakdance external training team, such as Shang Xiaoyu, Qi Xiangyu, Rui Fenqi and Zeng Yingying also joined the competition, media said.

In the women’s 1vs1 match, Liu successfully advanced to position 16 out of 124 participants in the audition. Liu defeated the Dutch BO in the eight rounds of the 16, and then beat the German competitor Jilou to reach the semi-finals, it said.

In the semi-finals, Liu Qingyi continued to exert her strength and won 2-0 against Italian dancer Anti. In the final, Liu competed against the famous Dutch veteran India and reached the top, said Thepaper.

Liu first saw street dance for the first time in her hometown of Huixian county when she was only 10 years old, and she was deeply attracted by the performer’s cool and dynamic dance.

Liu said that her parents have always been supportive of her. Before hip-hop, Liu had also learned guitar, taekwondo, and boxing, which shows that she is more interested in intense activities.

“I’ve been engaged in many sports and hobbies, but only found hip-hop is my true love after I started learning it,” Liu was quoted as saying by the media.

In the competition for the men’s event, Chinese dancer Shang Xiaoyu also performed well. He also made a historical breakthrough for China by entering the semi-finals, which is the best result Chinese male breakdancers have ever obtained in the world’s top breakdance competition.