YoYo Related News From Around The World
Just got pics from Duncan Toys of the super limited Barracudas they’ll be dropping at the 2013 European YoYo Championship. With the EYYC logo replacing the familiar Barracuda, these guys are only available in blue and black, and will be limited to only 15 pieces of each color. No word on price, but I’m assuming these will be close to the usual $110 retail.
Japanese yoyo star Takahiko Hasegawa was the best source of yoyo news and pictures at the 2013 International Toy Fair in New York this year, and he just posted this video tour of the YoYoFactory booth. This is our first really good look at the new Ricochet, a titanium yoyo coming soon from YoYoFactory. Release date and price have not yet been finalized, but we hear it will be available in Spring 2013 in the $200 – $300 range. And from the engraving, it appears that these will be a limited edition of only 500 pieces. Enjoy the video!
IrParlor.jp just dropped this fantastic video featuring Ryosuke Iwasawa. Fantastic style and trick construction from a modern master.
Congrats to the winners of the Amateur and Pro Divisions at the 2013 YoYoFactory Cup! Check the videos below for freestyles of 1st – 3rd place.
1st Place – 1A Pro – Igor Galiev
2nd Place – 1A Pro – Vlad Zamahaev
3rd Place – 1A Pro – Petr Aminev
1st Place – 1A Amateur – Oleg Kazanstev
2nd Place – 1A Amateur – Vladimir Lartsev
3rd Place – 1A Amateur – Stepan Koftaenko
This past weekend was the YoYoFactory Cup contest in Russia, and 98yoyo.com just dropped this great video from the event…looks like the contest was plenty of fun, with a ton of serious talent on hand.
For this week’s CLYW Cabin Tutorial, Charles Haycock shows you how to do his favourite trick: Spencer ‘the Legend’ Berry’s Enigma.
From a cinematography point of view this video was really well done!
Starring Steiffan Mang.
Went to Downtown Dallas and filmed this. Came out amazing.
Big shout outs to Tommy for filming and editing:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TopNotchTommyAlso Sammy Rith for being the Behind The Scenes photographer:
http://www.facebook.com/SammyRith
The 2013 European Yo-yo Championship is just around the corner! With 150 players registered for 1A, competition will be fierce and furious. Who will come out on top? Here’s YoYoNews’ list of highlights:
We start out with the Europe’s biggest surprise of 2013, Norwegian marvel Magne Sætran. His first videos came out in the last days of 2012, and he’s already being considered a strong contender for the European title this year. His practice video above shows why. Can Magne become European Champion in his first contest ever?
Contrasting with Magne is the proven record of Polish veteran Plamek, winner of last year’s EYYC, and obviously a strong contender for this year as well. With more and more players taking competition seriously in Europe, the champion’s task will not be easy!
Another crowd favorite is Hungarian string charmer János Karancz. His unique style sets him apart from the crowd, and with support from his home turf in Budapest, János is Hungary’s biggest hope!
Last year’s runner-up and 2010 European Champion Vashek Kroutil is back for more! His contest experience and refined showmanship will be put to the test once again.
Another member of the all-star SLUSNY team from the Czech Republic is Petr Kavka. Petr had some excellent results in 2012 and if momentum means anything, he’s surely among the favorite!
Other strong contenders registered include 2011 European Champion Tomász Bubák, Iceland’s Palli Guðmundsson, Poland’s Michał Zakrzewski and Maciek Cwynar, Italy’s Riccardo Fraolini, Russia’s Maxim Gruzintsev, and UK’s Yuji Shimokawa Kelly.
The open international division is no sideshow, either, with World and National champions going up against each other. Here are just a few of them: Tyler Severance, Ben Conde, Ryosuke Iwasawa, 3A legends Kentaro Kimura and Taichiro Higashi, and the two most prominent “finger spinners” in the scene: Kohta Watanabe and Ethan “Momo” Wong.
Stay with us as we’ll be covering the contest as it unfolds next weekend!