The winning teams of the 1st SBO President's Cup World Cheer and Dance Online Competition will be given the opportunity to perform a congratulatory show at the celebrity sports event hosted by SBO. <Photo by SBO>

The winning teams of the 1st SBO President's Cup World Cheer and Dance Online Competition will be given the opportunity to perform a congratulatory show at the celebrity sports event hosted by SBO.

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] The Korea Celebrity Baseball Association (SBO, President Jeong Cheonsik) announced on the 15th that it will hold the "1st SBO President's Cup World Cheer and Dance Online Competition" under the theme "Cheer Up, Republic of Korea!". The competition is open to cheerleading and dance teams composed of domestic elementary, middle, high school, university students, and the general public, with no age restrictions or participation fees.


Participants must record a video set to music and send it along with the application form to the Hanstar official competition email from Monday, March 22 until midnight on April 25. The competition results announcement and awards ceremony will be broadcast live on May 2 on the YouTube channel "HanstarTV".


The head judge is singer Insooni, the leader of the SBO Women's Celebrity Baseball Team, and the judging panel consists of five experts each in the cheer and dance categories.


The awards include five categories each for cheer and dance, with Grand Prize, Gold Prize, Silver Prize, Bronze Prize, Popularity Award, and Encouragement Award. Teams winning the Grand Prize, Gold Prize, and Silver Prize will be given special performance opportunities at SBO celebrity sports events such as celebrity baseball and futsal hosted by SBO. The Grand Prize is awarded by the Chairman of the National Assembly Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee (Do Jonghwan, member of the Democratic Party) and includes a prize of 3 million KRW, a trophy, and a certificate.



Jeong Cheonsik, SBO President and organizer and sponsor of the competition, stated, "At the Asian Olympic Council (OCA) General Assembly held in December 2020, breakdancing was selected as an official event for the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games along with e-sports, bringing joy to the public and increasing national interest in dance. This competition was planned with that in mind." He added, "It also carries the meaning of supporting medical staff worldwide who are dedicated to treating COVID-19."


This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.

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