The Just Dance World Cup was an annual Just Dance event which saw Just Dancers from all around the world compete against each other for the title of World Champion. Five editions of the event were held: in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019. In May 2019, it was announced that the World Cup would not be returning in 2020,[1] and no further editions have been held since. However, Just Dance would go on to be featured as an esport at the Olympic Esports Series 2023 with the majority of the competitors being former JDWC participants.
Format[]
Overview[]
Competitors were chosen through weekly tournaments on the World Dance Floor and through offline competitions that were held throughout the year. In 2014, players were also chosen based on the most unique Autodances while from 2015 on, the champion from the previous year was guaranteed a slot in the following year’s competition. From 2014 to 2017, online and offline qualifiers were separated, meaning that the top online player from each region or country moved on in addition to the winners from each offline tournament. In 2018 and 2019, the top online player(s) from each region or country competed against the top offline player(s) in an in-person national final for a spot in the world final.
Details[]
In 2014, the finalists consisted of the top 10 World Dance Floor players, 4 players chosen based on Autodances, and the winners of 6 offline competitions for a total of 20 players. However, 4 players would be unable to compete, bringing the total down to 16. The players were then seeded into groups of four where they would compete individually against every other group member. The top player from each group moved onto the semifinals which consisted of two 1v1 matches, followed by the final round between the two winners.
In 2015, the finalists consisted of the returning champion, the winners of five offline competitions, and the top players from 12 countries and regions, for a total of 18 players. They were then split into three groups of six and each group faced off in four rounds of six matches. The top four from each group moved onto the playoffs, where they went through another five rounds of three matches each. The top four from this group moved onto the final round.
In 2016, the digital qualifications were held later due to the eighth-generation versions of Just Dance 2016 lacking a World Dance Floor. This resulted in the finals being pushed to early 2017 and the competition being rebranded as the 2017 edition of the World Cup. The top players from 13 countries and regions advanced to the finals, alongside the returning champion and the winners of four offline competitions. The finals were formatted using the Swiss system consisting of four rounds of nine matches each, with the top four advancing the finals.
For the 2018 and 2019 editions, the format was changed to incorporate in-person national finals between the top online and offline players in countries and regions with offline competitions. In countries and regions without in-person competitions, the top online players moved onto the finals directly. In 2018, the finalists consisted of the returning champion, 8 online finalists, and 9 national finals. In 2019, the same format was used, except the United States was given a national final despite not having any in-person qualifiers. For the finals, both separated players into winner’s and loser’s brackets. The winner of each bracket moved onto the final round.
Winners[]
Year | Winner | Info | Runner-Ups | |
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Country of Origin | Photo | |||
2014 | Diego Silva (Diegho San) |
Brazil | ![]() |
Tulioakar96 TheFairyDina |
2015 | TheFairyDina Kelvin Jaeder | |||
2017 | Umutcan Tütüncü (Technoth) |
Turkey | ![]() |
PamellaRibeiro JustDenz30 |
2018 | Jordan Boury (Jjtattoo75) Joseph Cordero (Aazzlano) | |||
2019 | Tarcisio Dos Santos Jr. (Tarcisiojr99) Antonino Pomilia (Dancer280) |
Subsequent competitions[]
Following the conclusion of the 2019 edition, Just Dance announced in May 2019 that the World Cup would be "taking a break" to allow for improvements to be made to the format of future editions.[1] However, no future edition would ever be announced or held. Instead, smaller regional competitions would be held sporadically. No global competition would be held until the Olympic Esports Series 2023, which featured eight competitors hand-picked by Ubisoft, mostly former JDWC competitors, from around the world.
Just Dance Party[]
- Main article: Just Dance Party
Just Dance Party was a Just Dance tour that took place across Europe at Klépierre Shopping Centers from April to September 2019. A competition was one of the attractions at the event and the top three players won a chance to visit Ubisoft and appear in the game. However, the visit prize was canceled due to scheduling conflicts and rescheduling did not occur due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The in-game prize was the Community Remix for Calypso.
Just Dance French Cup 2019[]
The Just Dance French Cup was held at Paris Games Week from October 30 to November 2, 2019.[2][3] Previously, the French Cup served as a French qualification event for the Just Dance World Cup, but in 2019 it was held as a standalone competition due to the lack of a global competition. The previous French champion, Chakib Benssoum, qualified automatically, and the remaining players qualified in-person at Paris Games Week.[2] The finals were held at 2pm local time on November 2, and the winner received a prize of 1000€, followed by a 500€ prize for second and 250€ each for joint third. The competition was hosted by two-time French champion TheFairyDina and was judged by Just Dance choreographers Mehdi Kerkouche and Jerky Jessy.[4] The competition was won by a player named Bastien.[5]
Just Dance MAC Challenge[]
- Main article: Just Dance MAC Challenge
The Just Dance MAC Challenge was an annual event held from 2019 to 2021 in South America in collaboration with MAC Cosmetics. The 2020 event was canceled and moved online due to the pandemic, while the 2021 event occurred normally.
No Gás do Just Dance[]
No Gás do Just Dance was a Brazilian competition that took place in 2021 as an eight episode reality show featuring 10 players.[6] The winner was Amanda Chase, who appeared in If You Wanna Party (VIP Version) as her prize.
TGA Event[]
A Chinese Just Dance event was held at the Tencent Games Arena (TGA) sometime in 2021, 2022, or early 2023. The winner was Elsie Fang, who would later represent China at the Olympic Esports Series 2023.[7]
Olympic Esports Series 2023[]
- Main article: Olympic Esports Series 2023
The Olympic Esports Series 2023 was an Olympic Esports event, held in 2023 in Singapore. The event featured several games, with Just Dance 2023 Edition representing the dance category. Ubisoft chose eight players from around the world to compete at the event, six of whom were previous Just Dance World Cup competitors. The event was won by French dancer TheFairyDina.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.facebook.com/justdancegame/posts/greetings-dancers-the-just-dance-team-is-taking-a-break-from-the-just-dance-worl/1554298121372299/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.facebook.com/events/528336731073629/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20191220193401/https://www.eswc.com/event/justdancefrenchcup
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/live/O00jzQnxZ10?t=451
- ↑ https://x.com/SFR/status/1190661343290019840
- ↑ https://florestaprod.com.br/en/producao/no-gas-just-dance/
- ↑ https://youtu.be/u7-s2VhF4vo?t=31
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