Varsity Is Versatile

We've got 41 teams vying for the top spots in the Varsity preliminaries, which began at 1pm today.

Our fierce competitors come in all shapes and sizes, and speak all different languages--but everyone's here to show their fiercest and finest.

Competing now:

IMPACTO URBANO (Brazil)
BANDA ILYICHA (Russia)
DNA (United Kingdom)
UNTAMED (South Africa)
REEL STYLE (Mexico)
BREAKTHROUGH (United States)
RAPTURE CREW (Ireland)
GUM-Q (Japan)
ANEXAR (Philippines)
BK CITY KIDS (Germany)
UP2U (Australia)
MUGRE (Mexico)
NEUTRAL ZONE VARSITY (Mexico)
BLACKOUT (Trinidad & Tobago)
NEXT DOOR BOYS (Italy)
TWITCH (South Africa)
DC CREW (Australia)
MYZTIKAL (United Kingdom)
DZIAH 2.0 (New Zealand)
FUNK BEYOND CONTROL (United States)
MIND THE GAP (Italy)
KANA BOON! (Japan)
KSTAR VARSITY (Australia)
FEARLESS DANCE KREW (New Zealand)
PROJECT ONE (Canada)
MAGNETIC JAM MESSENGERS (Germany)
ILLEST-VIBE (Canada)
REQUEST (New Zealand)
PHYZIKAL GRAFFI-T (United States)
IN CONTROL (The Netherlands)
LUCKY JEANS (Switzerland)
JUNIOR FUNK STAR TEAM (Japan)
HURRICANES (Italy)
STREET FEET (Denmark)
MASTAZZ (Switzerland)
IRRATIK (Canada)
GHETTO FABULOUS (Ireland)
LEGIT STATUS (Philippines)
UNDERCOVER (France)
GHETTO BLASTER (Switzerland)
LAS 8 SUPERNENAS (Spain)

Head Judge: Natasha Jean-Bart
Judiciary Director: Ian Levia
Performance Judges: Shane Sparks, Alexandra Lande, Jesselee Santos Denyse Nagee, Margherita Vasselli
Skill Judges: Tony GoGo, Luther Brown, Devon Marlink, Dennis Danehy

We wish everyone in the running good luck!

All photos courtesy of Master Shots and Hip Hop International. Please do not use without citation.