YoYoFactory has added a new Czech player to their much-vaunted Protége team, Matouš Tomeš! This promising 14-year old has won the last two contests he entered, and has shown great style and creativity in his short time throwing. Matouš will be mentored by multi-time Czech National YoYo Champion, Vashek Kroutil.
Archives for May 22, 2013
2013 Asia Pacific YoYo Championships
Registration is now open for the 2013 Asia Pacific YoYo Championships!
Held in Singapore, AP is one of the largest contests in Southeast Asia and draws top talent from all over the world. Spectators can expect to see competitors from Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, China, Thailand, Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan and more as they compete for the title of Asia Pacific Champion.
AP 2013 takes place July 12 – 14 at Bugis+ in Singapore. Full details are up on the contest website, AsiaPacYoYo.com. YoYoNews will be covering the event live via our Instagram account using hashtag #ap2013.
Matt Rice – Kendama Edit #12
Matt Rice from DealWithItSF shows off his dog, his apartment, a couple of sweet bikes, his girlfriend’s tolerance of kendama clacking, and some pretty amazing tricks in his twelfth video.
Jason Lee – China
(Vimeo version here.)
Jason Lee (YoYoFactory) continues his travels across Asia, stopping in China for the third video in this series. Locales include the Great Wall of China and Tiananmen Square.
See the previous videos here:
Jason X Ann (Cambodia)
Jason Lee – Bangladesh
2013 MASS State YoYo Contest (6.7 – 6.8)
The Mass State YoYo Contest is one of the best yoyo contests in the country, and we’re only two weeks away from this year’s event! Taking place June 7th & 8th in Northampton, Massachusetts, this event brings the best talent the East Coast has to offer.
Full website with all information is up at MAStates.com.