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The Just Dance World Cup 2015 was the second annual Just Dance World Cup, held in 2015 by Ubisoft in collaboration with the Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC). The competition was announced on July 8, 2015, with offline qualifications held at various Ubisoft and ESWC events from July 11 to October 28, 2015,[1] and online qualifications held weekly on the World Dance Floor from July 19 to August 23, 2015.[2] Finals were held during Paris Games Week 2015 and was won by Brazilian competitor Diegho San for the second year in a row.

Qualifiers[]

Diegho San, the winner of the previous Just Dance World Cup, qualified automatically. The remaining 17 competitors were chosen through online and in-person qualifiers.

Offline qualifications[]

Offline qualifications were available at the following in-person events:[1]

  • July 25: Just Dance booth at the Mondial des Jeux Loto Québec on Boulevard Maisonneuve in Montreal, Canada
    • July 11-24: Free play and casting for the final
    • July 25: Final Tournament with the 8 best players
  • August 8: ESWC Stand (Hall 10.1, Booth A-046) at Gamescom in Koln, Germany
    • August 6-7: Free play and casting for the final
    • August 8: Final Tournament with the 8 best players
  • October 4: Ubisoft Booth (Show floor at the Dome) at EB Games Expo in Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia
    • 1-3PM: Final tournament between top online players, returning champion, and two wildcards
  • October 12: Ubisoft Stand (in Expo Center Norte) at Brasil Game Show in São Paulo, Brazil
    • October 9-11: Free play and casting for the final
    • October 12: Final Tournament with the 8 best players
  • October 28: ESWC Finals at the Just Dance ESWC Area (Hall 1 of Paris Expo Porte de Versailles) at Paris Games Week in Paris, France
    • AM: Free play and casting for the final
    • PM: Final Tournament with the 8 best players

The following people qualified:[3]

  • Cellybird (Canada)
  • Lucktose (Germany)
  • Denz (Australia)
  • Kelvin Jaeder (Brazil)
  • TheFairyDina (France)

Online qualifications[]

Online qualifications took place weekly on the Just Dance 2015 World Dance Floor (excluding Wii) from July 19 to August 23 from 5PM-6PM UTC.[2] Unlike the previous tournament, where the top 10 qualified regardless of region, this year’s competitors were split into 12 regions and the winner of each region moved onto the finals.[4] The top five from each region are denoted below, with the qualifying player denoted in bold.

France[]

  1. Roxsora___ - 12550
  2. TheFairyDina - 12280
  3. Stalhito - 11574
  4. Bgirl_Estelle - 11075
  5. r0u4ff - 10783

See the full list here.

United Kingdom[]

  1. chapie69 - 10001
  2. Tintaglia84 - 8664
  3. GeeCanary - 8329
  4. Ken Matthews 1 - 7559
  5. ManicChihuahua - 7226

See the full list here.

Germany[]

  1. qR Absolut - 11426
  2. dangerniel - 9679
  3. bondi96 - 9628
  4. xx_Lauchilein_xx - 9529
  5. q26061111565 - 9470

See the full list here.

Italy[]

  1. MoonAngel90 - 11819
  2. arys_24 - 9484
  3. OpeningOrphan93 - 8043
  4. Edwinthebest11 - 7470
  5. evilsephi - 6368

See the full list here.

Spain[]

  1. Mereth86 - 10389
  2. albertojustdance - 9868
  3. davidHR22399 - 9349
  4. Marquitox1999 - 8946
  5. Nachetee96 - 8916

See the full list here.

United States[]

  1. littlesiha - 12646
  2. jay.del.rey18 - 11365
  3. cocox100pre - 11243
  4. electivirefrost - 11108
  5. CrimpyBark052 - 10728

See the full list here.

Brazil[]

  1. PamellaRibeiro - 12517
  2. CamusCreed - 12434
  3. Alisson Renan - 12360
  4. KelvinJaeder - 12200
  5. Tiagomonteiro882 - 12078

See the full list here.

Mexico[]

  1. MrManu96 - 12671
  2. TheFawki - 12116
  3. CereMoon - 11726
  4. Ferch12 - 11401
  5. AldoJustCentral - 11370

See the full list here.

Canada[]

  1. TheStormex - 9690
  2. Jordann360 - 8565
  3. LoveLink1406 - 7936
  4. nerdbrasil - 7935
  5. Dr-Ake246 - 7728

See the full list here.

Region America[]

  1. Dial-k901 - 12325 (Peru)
  2. AIFO14 - 12144 (Chile)
  3. Naxo.Ch - 11978 (Chile)
  4. morales360bkn - 11878 (Chile)
  5. andrey_hernan02 - 11439 (Costa Rica)

See the full list here.

Region Europe[]

  1. kevindudas - 12763 (Hungary)
  2. CarlosShadow7 - 12694 (Portugal)
  3. Rcaplx - 10603 (Portugal)
  4. Orbital Target - 10369 (Netherlands)
  5. GiannisInLove - 9743 (Greece)

See the full list here.

Region Asia – Middle East – Africa – Oceania[]

  1. Moogly-H - 12152 (New Zealand)
  2. arms73 - 11617 (India)
  3. far_end - 10912 (Hong Kong)
  4. ProvenThrower2 - 10833 (Singapore)
  5. SiViOMango - 10725 (Russia)

See the full list here.

Jury[]

The following judges were present at the French qualifications:[5]

  • Mouss Otakool, Just Dance community ambassador
  • Barbara Chane-Kane, choreography director
  • Olivier Adelh, game director

The following judges were present at the finals:[6]

  • Véronique Halbrey, associate creative director
  • Jason Altman, executive producer
  • Mehdi Kerkouche, professional choreographer

Results[]

The 18 finalists were split into 3 groups of 6, in a format developed in collaboration with the gaming tournament platform Toornament.[7] From each group, the top 4 would move on to the Qualifying Playoff stage. During the Qualifying Playoff stage, the bottom 2 from each group would be eliminated and the top 2 would move on to the Group Finals, of which the top 4 would move on to the Final Playoffs. Winners of each round are denoted in bold.

Qualifying Groups[]

Group A[]

Group A[8]
Match 1 Match 2 Match 3
Round 1
littlesiha PamellaRibeiro Denz
Mereth86 TheStormex TheFairyDina
Round 2
littlesiha Mereth86 PamellaRibeiro
TheStormex TheFairyDina Denz
Round 3
littlesiha TheStormex Mereth86
TheFairyDina Denz PamellaRibeiro
Round 4
littlesiha TheFairyDina TheStormex
Denz PamellaRibeiro Mereth86
Round 5
littlesiha Denz TheFairyDina
PamellaRibeiro Mereth86 TheStormex
Final results
Place Player Wins
1 Denz 5
2 TheFairyDina 4
3 littlesiha 2
4 PamellaRibeiro 2
5 Mereth86 1
6 TheStormex 1

Group B[]

Group B[9]
Match 1 Match 2 Match 3
Round 1
Diegho San Roxsora___ MoonAngel90
Cellybird qR Absolut Dial-k901
Round 2
Diegho San Cellybird Roxsora___
qR Absolut Dial-k901 MoonAngel90
Round 3
Diegho San qR Absolut Cellybird
Dial-k901 MoonAngel90 Roxsora___
Round 4
Diegho San Dial-k901 qR Absolut
MoonAngel90 Roxsora___ Cellybird
Round 5
Diegho San MoonAngel90 Dial-k901
Roxsora___ Cellybird qR Absolut
Final results
Place Player Wins
1 Diegho San 5
2 qR Absolut 3
3 Roxsora___ 3
4 Cellybird 2
5 Dial-k901 2
6 MoonAngel90 0

Group C[]

Group C[10]
Match 1 Match 2 Match 3
Round 1
MrManu96 kevindudas Moogly-H
chapie69 Lucktose Kelvin Jaeder
Round 2
MrManu96 chapie69 kevindudas
Lucktose Kelvin Jaeder Moogly-H
Round 3
MrManu96 Lucktose chapie69
Kelvin Jaeder Moogly-H kevindudas
Round 4
MrManu96 Kelvin Jaeder Lucktose
Moogly-H kevindudas chapie69
Round 5
MrManu96 Moogly-H Kelvin Jaeder
kevindudas chapie69 Lucktose
Final results
Place Player Wins
1 Kelvin Jaeder 4
2 Lucktose 4
3 chapie69 3
4 MrManu96 2
5 Moogly-H 2
6 kevindudas 0

Qualifying Playoffs[]

Qualifying Playoffs took the top four players from each group and split them into two groups. From each group, the best player would compete against the worst and the two middle players would compete against each other in a best of three format. The winners of each round would move onto the final group. The amount of wins for each player is denoted in parentheses while the qualifying player is denoted in bold. These matches took place immediately after the qualifying matches for their respective group.

Qualifying Playoffs[11]
Group A Group B Group C
Round 1
Denz (1) Diegho San (2) Kelvin Jaeder (2)
PamellaRibeiro (2) Cellybird (0) MrManu96 (0)
Round 2
TheFairyDina (2) qR Absolut (0) Lucktose (2)
Littlesiha (1) Roxsora___ (2) chapie69 (0)

Final Group[]

Final Group[12]
Match 1 Match 2 Match 3
Round 1
PamellaRibeiro Diegho San Kelvin Jaeder
Lucktose Roxsora___ TheFairyDina
Round 2
PamellaRibeiro Lucktose Diegho San
Roxsora___ TheFairyDina Kelvin Jaeder
Round 3
PamellaRibeiro Roxsora___ Lucktose
TheFairyDina Kelvin Jaeder Diegho San
Round 4
PamellaRibeiro TheFairyDina Roxsora___
Kelvin Jaeder Diegho San Lucktose
Round 5
PamellaRibeiro Kelvin Jaeder TheFairyDina
Diegho San Lucktose Roxsora___
Final results
Place Player Wins
1 Kelvin Jaeder 3
2 TheFairyDina 3
3 Lucktose 3
4 Diegho San 3
5 Roxsora___ 3
6 PamellaRibeiro 0

Final Playoffs[]

Final results[13]
Semifinals Finals
Kelvin Jaeder (0) Diegho San (2)
Diegho San (2)
TheFairyDina (2) TheFairyDina (1)
Lucktose (0)
Third place
Lucktose (0)
Kelvin Jaeder (2)

Rules and Key Elements of the 2015 Edition[]

  • Selections are played on Just Dance 2015, the Grand Final on Just Dance 2016;
  • Participants must be 13 or older on August 23rd, 2015; qualified minors have to be accompanied by a legal guardian in order to attend the Grand Final in Paris;
  • Current world champion Diegho San (from Brazil) is automatically qualified for the Grand Final;
  • World Dance Floor selections take place on 6 different Sundays and are to be played from 7 PM to 8 PM (time zone UTC+2) across the globe;
  • Selections from organized events in Montreal, Cologne, São Paulo and Paris are only open to citizens from, respectively, Canada, Germany, Brazil, and France;
  • All qualified participants for the Grand Finale, whether through the World Dance Floor or the organized events, will see their travel and accommodation costs paid for (trip and 5 hotel nights in Paris).[14]

List of Songs for the 2015 Selections[]

World Dancefloor Qualifications[]

Play-off[]

Grand Final[]

Prizes[]

Only the crowned champions will get the chance to travel to Paris and meet the Team! The finalists and winners will also have the unique opportunity of participating in the next Just Dance, with their own remix and a specially-created dance routine for the winner!

For the gold medal winner[]

  • A trip to Paris - 6 days and 5 nights (transport + accommodation)
  • Meet the game developers (studio visit, launch with the team, photo session…)
  • Watch the filming of a dance routine for Just Dance
  • Create a special routine for Just Dance with the help of professional Just Dance coaches.
  • Surprises and goodies!

For the silver medal winner[]

  • A trip to Paris - 6 days and 5 nights (transport + accommodation)
  • Meet the game developers (studio visit, launch with the team, photo session…)
  • Watch the filming of a dance routine for Just Dance
  • Surprises and goodies!

For the bronze medal winner[]

  • A trip to Paris - 6 days and 5 nights (transport + accommodation)
  • Meet the game developers (studio visit, launch with the team, photo session…)
  • Watch the filming of a dance routine for Just Dance
  • Surprises and goodies!

For each of the 18 finalists[]

Gallery[]

Promotional Images[]

Offline Qualifications[]

Online Qualifications[]

Finals[]

Videos[]

Announcement[]

Offline Qualifiers[]

Finals[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20150720234605/http://www.justdanceworldcup.com/en/qualifiers/events
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20150721230618/http://www.justdanceworldcup.com/en/news/the-just-dance-world-cup-is-back-in-2015/VafV5R0AAB4AERSW
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20151031155620/http://www.justdanceworldcup.com/en/final
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20150920204019/http://www.justdanceworldcup.com/en/qualifiers/ranking
  5. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3bgb20
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20160226050648/http://www.justdanceworldcup.com/en/news/jury-announcement/VgvS4R8AAHUNrVXA
  7. https://blog.toornament.com/2015/10/building-a-custom-tournament-structure-for-the/
  8. https://play.toornament.com/es/tournaments/435937229916668375/stages/435937230654865922/groups/435937230654865923/#structure
  9. https://play.toornament.com/es/tournaments/435937229916668375/stages/435937230654865922/groups/435937230755529322/#structure
  10. https://play.toornament.com/es/tournaments/435937229916668375/stages/435937230654865922/groups/435937230856192721/#structure
  11. https://play.toornament.com/es/tournaments/435937229916668375/stages/435937230990410588/#nowhere
  12. https://play.toornament.com/es/tournaments/435937229916668375/stages/435937231091073999/groups/435937231091074000/
  13. https://play.toornament.com/es/tournaments/435937229916668375/stages/435937231225291843/
  14. https://web.archive.org/web/20150720234556/http://www.justdanceworldcup.com/en/news/2015-rules-and-key-elements/VafVHh0AAIsHERCo
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20150720234600/http://www.justdanceworldcup.com/en/news/list-of-songs-for-the-2015-selections/VafUwh0AAB8AEQ7T
  16. https://web.archive.org/web/20160226050653/http://www.justdanceworldcup.com/en/news/tracklist-and-prizes/Vh5stx4AALsEUcdg

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