Archives for January 26, 2013

New names and old names faced each other in Northern Japan earlier today at the 2013 North Japan Yo-yo Contest in Sapporo.

In 1A, plenty of new names made the top of the list, with Hirotaka Akiba taking the top spot. In 2A, former World Champion Takuma Yamamoto was the clear winner. Taichiro Higashi had no problems taking first place in 3A, while the 4A and 5A titles went to Atsushi Takeuchi and Yoshihiro Abe, respectively.

Check the final standings below:

1A

1. Hirotaka Akiba
2. Shion Araya
3. Izuru Hasumi
4. Ayumu Kuramoto
5. Yuki Fujisawa

2A

1. Takuma Yamamoto
2. Shota Aizawa
3. Kazuki Yoshida

3A

1. Taichiro Higashi
2. Yuki Kurumisawa
3. Yuki Fujisawa

4A

1. Atsushi Takeuchi
2. Teruo Kameya
3. Ken Hashimoto

5A

1. Yoshihiro Abe
2. Sojun Miyamura
3. Teruo Kameya