Gamblerz (
Hangul
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: 갬블러 크루), formerly known as Gambler, is a South Korean
b-boy
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crew formed in 2002. They are best known for winning first place at
Battle of the Year
Battle of the Year, commonly referred to as BOTY, is an annual international breakdancing competition that began in 1990. It has been regarded as the premier b-boying competition in the world
and has been referred to as the "World Cup of B-Boying" ...
2004 and 2009, the
R-16 Korea Sparkling in 2008 and 2014, CYON Bboy Championships 2010, and Bucheon Bboy International Championship in 2016 along with many other major competitions across the world. Many of their b-boys have competed in individual tournaments as well, such as
Red Bull BC One.
The original members of Gamblerz, known in 2002 simply as ''Gambler'', were B-boy Darkness, Music, Bruce Lee, Still, and Sebin. B-boy So (King So) and The End (KYS) were regional members.
According to former crew leader B-boy Darkness, when B-boy Music, the founding member of Gamblerz, left the crew on a hiatus, Darkness changed the crew name from ''Gambler'' to ''Gamblerz''. However, after B-boy Music, along with B-boy Sebin and B-boy Laser, returned from the hiatus, Darkness, Music, Laser, and Sebin left Gamblerz to form a separate crew under the original crew name of ''Gambler''. The present day Gamblerz is now led by B-boy Sick. In 2016, the crew ran tests to have a new member and for the first time in Korea, a foreigner was accepted. The Brazilian Victor Carvalho, now better known as Victorious.
Members
References
External links
Gamblerz Crew Official Site*
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Gamblerz Crew on Daum CafeGamblerz Crew on Naver BlogGamblerz Crew on Naver TV
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Gamblerz Crew Fan (갬블리) on Kaokao Talk
South Korean breakdancing groups
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