Shinya Kido wins Central Japan!

2009 World Champion Shinya Kido won the Central Japan Yo-yo Contest earlier today in Iwakura! Shinya and Hiroyuki Suzuki are of course the main contenders every year at CJ, and the current World Champion ended in second place this time.

In 2A, another former World Champion beat the current title holder. Yasushi Furukawa won the division, ahead of Shu Takada, who fell to the floor after his signature backflip, according to his own report.

In 3A, yet another former World Champion was the winner. Minato Furuta ended up in first place, ahead of Takayuki Nanba and Atsushi Kamoshita.

Current 4A World Champion Rei Iwakura took the title in his division, while Hiroyasu “Pon” Ishihara won 5A. Both were also the winners of the team division, as the Ishihara Dai Circus.

Check the top three placings below, courtesy of Rewind.

1A

1. Shinya Kido
2. Hiroyuki Suzuki
3. Yoshitaka Torita

2A

1. Yasushi Furukawa
2. Shu Takada
3. Yoshihiro Matsubara

3A

1. Minato Furuta
2. Takayuki Nanba
3. Atsushi Kamoshita

4A

1. Rei Iwakura
2. Shinya Muraki
3. Haruaki Nishitani

5A

1. Hiroyasu Ishihara
2. Toshiaki Nakamura
3. Shohei Nishio

Teams

1. Ishihara Dai Circus
2. Love Yo
3. Red Fairy