UK Beatbox Championships

Since 2024, the UK Beatbox Championships (UKBC) have been hosted every year in Bristol, England. Prior to 2024, they have been held in London. This historic annual all-day event, which brings together the country's top beatbox artists for gladiatorial knock-out of face to face beatbox battles, in five different categories solo, female, team, loopstation and under-18. The 2025 UK Beatbox Championships was held on 20 and 21 November 2025 at Trinity Center. A new international battle clock competition was held to celebrate 20 years of UK Beatboxing Championships during the 2025 championships.

History

The UK Beatbox Championships are one of the major tournaments in British Hip Hop music scene, and has been held at various venues in its history that include the Scala at Kings Cross,[1] the O2 Academy Islington,[2] the Garage, Highbury [3] the Grand Theatre, Clapham, London and the Battersea Arts Centre[4] The first ever UK Beatbox Championship took place in 2005 in London, England, hosted by UK Beatbox Championships.[5] Qualification for the UK Beatbox Championships consists of geographical heats held around Britain, which are contested from February through to June in London(South-east), Bristol (South-West) (Bristol heats), Nottingham (Midlands) and Liverpool (North).[6] Beatboxing is the art of producing percussion, rhythm and musical sounds using only parts of the human body, namely the mouth, lips, tongue, vocal cords, nasal passage and throat.[6] The event attracts around 1000 spectators and is live streamed to around 90 countries globally.[1] A panel of highly respected judges include former winners and international judges from the beatboxing fraternity.[6] The judges listen for originality, musical composition, technique, clarity, complexity, timing, rhythm, flow, and performance. They look for witty response in battle, ingenuity, endurance and intelligence.[7]

In 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UKBB championships were successfully held online, the judges included Chiwawa, Chris Selez, D-Low, Kim, Sizzler, Frosty, Inkie and Rythmind. The UKBB championships were unsuccessful in receiving their arts council England funding application 2022 and was unable to hold another event until 2024.

Timeline

  • 2005 UKBB inaugural event won by Faith FSX.[5]
  • The tournament was sponsored in the early years by Vauxhall,[6] since then the sponsor has been Relentless energy drink and Popbox.[5]
  • The winners of each title qualify for the Beatbox Battle World Championship in Berlin.[8]
  • 2006 – Solo was won by Beardyman
  • 2007 – Solo was won by Beardyman
  • 2008 – Solo was won by MC Zani
  • 2009 – Solo was won by Reeps One
  • 2010 – Solo was won by Reeps One
  • 2011 – Solo was won by Ball-Zee
  • 2012 – Male Solo was won by Ball-Zee
  • 2012 – A solo event for ladies was introduced and was won by Grace Savage.[5]
  • 2012 – A team event was introduced and was won by Illbits.[5]
  • 2013 – Solo was won by Ball-Zee
  • 2013 – Solo Female was won by Grace Savage
  • 2013 – Team event was won by Illbits
  • 2014 – Solo was won by Contirx
  • 2014 – Solo Female was won by Bellatrix
  • 2014 – Team event was won by Illbits
  • 2014 – Loopstation was introduced and was won by Hobbit.[5]
  • 2014 – An Under 18 tournament was introduced and was won by D-Low.[5]
  • 2015 – Solo was won by D-Low
  • 2015 – Solo Female was abolished as a category
  • 2015 – Team Category was won by all female beatbox team BURD (Bellatrix and Grace Savage)
  • 2015 – Loopstation was won by OxBox.[5]
  • 2015 – Under 18 was won by RedBeard
  • 2016 – Solo was won by D-Low
  • 2016 – Team Category was won by all female beatbox team BURD (Bellatrix and Grace Savage)
  • 2016 – Loopstation was won by Bellatrix
  • 2016 – Under 18 was won by Frosty
  • 2017 – Solo was won by Frosty
  • 2017 – Team Category was won by Kotcha
  • 2017 – Loopstation was won by Balance
  • 2017 – Under 18 was won by Epos
  • 2018 – Solo was won by D-Low
  • 2018 – Team Category was won by Kotcha
  • 2018 – Loopstation was won by Balance
  • 2018 – Under 18 was won by Jeddzino
  • 2019 – Solo was won by ABH
  • 2019 – Team Category was won by A-Cloud
  • 2019 – Loopstation was won by Frosty
  • 2019 – Under 18 was won by Kyleeshvns
  • 2020 – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only the Solo and Loopstation events went ahead and were held online.
  • 2020 – Solo and Loopsation were won by Epos
  • 2024 – Solo was won by Bass Ventura
  • 2024 – Loopstation was won by Har-V
  • 2024 – Under 18 was won by Deity
  • 2024 – Team Category was won by Throwback

UKBC Historical results 2005 to present

Solo
Year Champion Runner-up Semi-Finalist Semi-Finalist Video/Reference
2005 Faith FSX Beardyman MC Zani Dr Badfunk [9]
2006 Beardyman Pikey Esquire Foz Dr Rhythm [10]
2007 Beardyman [11] MC Zani Bellatrix Talisman [12]
2008 MC Zani Reeps One Lippicool ThePetebox [13]
2009 Reeps One ThePetebox Layth Big Taj [14]
2010 Reeps One Hobbit Layth Yasson [15]
2011 Ball-Zee Reeps One Hobbit Beatfox [16]
2012 Ball-Zee BeatFox Experimental Griff [17]
2013 Ball-Zee Hobbit Minamus Raw Element [18]
2014 Contrix Hobbit ABH Big Taj [19]
2015 Contrix BeatFox Trey Qua Cull [20]
2016 D-Low ABH Contrix Beatfox [21]
2017 Frosty D-Low ABH Renegrade [22]
2018 D-Low Frosty BeatFox Graycloud [23]
2019 ABH Bass Ventura Kimmybeatbox Epos [24]
2020 Epos X-Flawz W1sh Shiro [25]
2024 Bass Ventura Graycloud Madz Epos [26]
2025 Epos Aspie Pye TMY
Women
Year Champion Runner-up Semi-Finalist Semi-Finalist Video/Reference
2012 Women Grace Savage Dana McKeon – – [17]
2013 Women Grace Savage Dana McKeon MC Lycan Ness [18]
2014 Women Bellatrix BeBox Dirty Gut Bucket J9 [19]
2015 Women Event abolished – – –
Teams
Year Champion Runner-up Semi-Finalist Semi-Finalist Video/Reference
2012 Teams IllBits Minamus & Raw Element – – [17]
2013 Teams IllBits Minamus & Crumpets TyTe & Bevis SoundByts & Feman [18]
2014 Teams IllBits ABH & Contrix MicB & Subsonic Grace Savage & Bellatrix [19]
2015 Teams BURD ABH & Contrix A-Cloud The Foosa [20]
2016 Teams BURD A-Cloud Waveless ABH & Contrix [21]
2017 Teams Kotcha A-Cloud Ultragrade BPM [22]
2018 Teams Kotcha A-Cloud BPM Intensifree [23]
2019 Teams A-Cloud K-A-Pow Throwback Bassacre [24]
2020 Teams Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2024 Teams Throwback Ka-pow! Hush Funkstep [26]
2025 Teams Chuchid Ka-Pow! Weights N Wok Throwback
Loopstation
Year Champion Runner-up Semi-Finalist Semi-Finalist Video/Reference
2013 Loopstation Hobbit Mr Phormula – – [18]
2014 Loopstation Hobbit Oxbox Ram Z Mr Phormula [19]
2015 Loopstation Oxbox Ram Z Frack Motormouf [20]
2016 Loopstation Bellatrix Heavy Treble Oxbox Motormouf [21]
2017 Loopstation Balance D-Low Frosty Bowl [22]
2018 Loopstation Balance Oxbox Frosty D-Low [23]
2019 Loopstation Frosty Guuru Oxbox TMY [24]
2020 Loopstation Epos TMY Clockworx Domtapper
2024 Loopstation Har-V Objekt TMY Reload [26]
2025 Loopstation Frosty Epos TMY Tomker
Under 18
Year Champion Runner-up Semi-Finalist Semi-Finalist Video/Reference
2014 Under 18s D-Low [27] Redbeard Scorch FrostyFX [19]
2015 Under 18s Redbeard Lewie G Epos Scorch [20]
2016 Under 18s Frosty Epos Maish Droplet [21]
2017 Under 18s Epos Maish Sonorous Crocs [22]
2018 Under 18s Jeddzino W1sh Sonorous Mozzie [23]
2019 Under 18s Kyle ESHvans Mozzie Chewis Marcus Bush [24]
2020 Under 18s Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2024 Under 18s Deity Alxie Hidden Tax [26]
2025 Under 18s Izen Exotix Alxie Hidden

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