Sol-T-Shine of Japan lands in first place in the semi-final standing of World Varsity division. ©John Salangsang/PRPP.

By Pacific Rim Video Staff

Las Vegas – It was almost a Japan sweep of the top three but Canada’s Brotherhood did make that happen as they took the 1st place standing for the semi-final round. Defending champion Sol-T-Shine was knocked off its top spot and left to take 2nd place.

The competition is still wide open.

The standing is as follows:

(rank, score, crew)

7. 7.75 – I-Rock of Canada*
6. 7.75 – JB Star Varsity of Japan*
5. 7.79 – Onizawa Ikka of Japan*
4. 7.81 – Sorority of New Zealand
3. 7.90 – No Chaos Allowed of Netherlands
2. 8.11 – Sol-T-Shine of Japan
1. 8.28 – Brotherhood of Canada

*Tie score, score is broken my crew who has highest performance score
Score is based on 1-10  with 10 being highest.
8 judges score – 4 judges performance  and 4 for technical skill

All The above crews move to the finals this Sunday at the Orleans Arena

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By Pacific Rim Video Staffer

Las Vegas – It was no surprise as J.B. Star Varsity took the top spot in today’s world varsity preliminary.

Crowd favorite, Brotherhood of Canada came in second while The Netherlands made a big surprise landing in 3rd place. 24 teams will return to the stage for the semi-finals along with defending champion Sol-T-Shine of Japan.

The top 24 ranking from lowest to highest is listed as follows (rank, score*, crew):

24. 6.17 – That’s Soul of Spain
23. 6.18 – Season 5 of Guam*
22. 6.18  – Evolution Mad of Spain*
21. 6.19 – Banda Forse of Russia
20. 6.26 – The A-Team of The Philippines
19. 6.35 – Lil Hustlers of Ireland
18. 6.41 – Prophecy of The United States
17. 6.49 – RNG Rated Next Generation of The United States
16. 6.54 – Beat Flava of Italy
15. 6.56 – Zavod of Russia
14. 6.57 – Brobots Dance Crew of The United States
13. 6.61 – Kani Krew of New Zealand
12. 6.71 – Legit Status of The Philippines
11. 6.80 – Notorious of The United Kingdom
10. 6.83 – I-Rock of Canada
09. 6.88 – Stronger of Japan
08. 6.99 – Onizawa Ikka of Japan
07. 7.11 – Lil’s Dance of Russia*
06. 7.11 – Sorority of New Zealand*
05. 7.12 – P.B.K. of Canada
04. 7.20 – Krash of New Zealand
03. 7.24 – No Chaos Allowed of The Netherlands
02. 7.29 – Brotherhood of Canada
01. 7.42 – J.B. Star Varsity of Japan

*Tie score, broken by the performance score.
**Scores add up to a possible 10 with 8 judges scoring.  4 judges for skill and 4 performance judges.

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