Taipei, Dec. 22 (CNA) Taiwanese Olympic breakdancer Sun Chen (孫振) lost to Ukrainian Oleg Kuznietsov, widely known as B-Boy Kuzya, in the quarterfinals of the WDSF (World DanceSport Federation) World Championship Breaking 2024 in Chengdu, China on Saturday, securing sixth place, his career best in the event.
Earlier Saturday, in the preliminary round of 16, Sun, also known as B-Boy Quake, defeated 19-year-old Chinese B-Boy Lithe-ing (亓祥宇), a bronze winner in the Asian Games in Hangzhou last year and ranked fourth in the last World Championships Breaking.
Sun and his Chinese opponent tied 1-1 in the first two battles and entered the third throwdown during which Sun showed his signature original moves, making changes based on fast and slow rhythms, and eventually won the competition to advance to the quarterfinals.
However, Sun was defeated by Kuzya 0-2 in the quarterfinals but has set a new career best result of sixth place in the World Championships.
Despite being in poor condition due to a severe cold, Sun won the first two games on Friday and advanced to the round of 16 at the event.
