Here is an unofficial list of semi-finalists for the 2013 US National YoYo Contest. This list is unofficial for now but will be reviewed by the National YoYo League and should be posted soon on the official website and when it is we will update this list to reflect the official list.
We are still unclear if you must qualify to finals to be considered top 5 from the region (ex: only 3 in region players are in finals). Bold indicates the seeded player from the region. The number following the name of the region designates the number of qualifiers and total participants.
The seeded players will be the focal point for our analysis on who we believe to have a great shot at taking home the cup and, looking at this list, the US National YoYo Contest is going to be extremely competitive. It is really great for all parties involved, competitors and spectators, to see the likes of Alec Campbell and Isaac Sams in 1A, Joesph Harris and Shane Karan in 2A, Ian Smith and Eric Tranton in 3A, Alex Lee and Ian Johnson in 4A and Chase Baxter and Shane Lubecker in 5A, get guaranteed stage time. All of those 10 names will have a well deserved shot at their three minutes for the cup.
Finally, still looking for some motivation? Check out the promo vids.
UPDATE: The official list has been posted here. We have made the corrections below to reflect the official list published by the NYYL. We will update this list following the weekend and publication of the results of the 2013 Bill Lebowitz Classic.
UPDATE #2: I received official clarification on if you must qualify for finals to be considered top 5 from your region and you do not. Therefore, we have updated PNWR and BAC to reflect that clarification with Tomas Keane, Ibrahim Rahman from PNWR and Ian Lawson from BAC.
1A:
Seeded Players:
- Isaac Sams
- Alec Campbell
- Zach Gormley
- Andrew Maider
- Kevin Nicholas
- Gentry Stein
- Sebastian Brock
- Anthony Rojas
Mideast Regional – 8 (41)
- Tylor McMallumore
- Shane Lubecker
- Eric Tran-Ton
- Isaac Sams
- Michael Stecz
- Chandler Steele
- Joseph Plummer
- Yu Tsumura
Midwest Regional – 8 (43)
- Eric Koloski
- Grant Johnson
- Tessa Piccillo
- Alec Campbell
- Adam Brewster
- Shane Lubecker
- John Narum
- Eric Tranton
South Central Regional – 5 (26)
- Zach Gormley
- Patrick Canny
- Dylan Benharris
- Jon Best
- Darren Kim
Northeast Regional – 5 (43)
- Andrew Maider
- Tylor McCallumore
- Michael Kurti
- Mark Mangarin
- Eric Koloski
Mid Atlantic Regional – ?
Pacific Northwest Regional – 9 (54)
- Zach Gormley
- Eric Koloski
- Kevin Nicholas
- Grant Johnson
- Gentry Stein
- JT Nickel
- Luke Finnell
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Tomas Keane
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Ibrahim Rahman
Bay Area Classic – 7 (100)
- Gentry Stein
- Anthony Rojas
- Eric Tranton
- Augie Fash
- Guy Wright
- Tessa Piccillo
- Ian Lawson
Southeast Regional – 5 (20)
- Sebastian Brock
- Mark ?
- Jon ?
- Daniel ?
- Charlie ?
Bill Lebowitz Classic – TBD
2A:
Seeded Players:
- Yu Tsumura
- John Narum
- Shane Karan
- Ryan Lai
- Joseph Harris
- Patrick Mitchell
Mideast Regional – 5 (6)
- Yu Tsumura
- Adam Bottiglia
- John Wolfe
- Mike Durdak
- Seth Gerstner
Midwest Regional – 3 (3)
- John Narum
- Josh Kanoff
- Seth Gerstner
Southcentral Regional – 2 (2)
- Cade Herrera
- Cody Schneider
Northeast Regional – 5 (5)
- Shane Karan
- Phillip White
- Graeme Steller
- Ben Gates
- John HasselbackIII
Mid Atlantic Regional –
Pacific Northwest Regional – 5 (5)
- Yoshi Mikamoto
- Ryan Lai
- Ian Lawson
- Jordan Sambueno
- Hugh Higinbotham
Bay Area Classic – 6 (7)
- Joseph Harris
- Patrick Mitchell
- Yoshi Mikamoto
- Ian Lawson
- Anthony Rojas
- Haru Ray
Southeast Regional – No dedicated 2A Division Run
Bill Lebowitz Classic – TBD
3A:
Seeded Players:
- Yu Tsumura
- Eric Tranton
- Darren Kim
- Donald Hodgkinson
- Ryan Lai
- Ian Smith
- Alex Hattori
Mideast Regional – 6 (9)
- Eric Tran-Ton
- Yu Tsumura
- Collin Beckford
- Ky Zizan
- Mike Durdak
- Chris Chunn
Midwest Regional – 5 (5)
- Patrick Borgerding
- Eric Tranton
- Ian Johnson
- Martin Christofferson
- Josh Kanoff
South Central Regional – 3(3)
- Patrick Borgerding
- Darren Kim
- Mack Finley
Northeast Regional – 4 (4)
- Alex Hattori
- Donald Hodgkinson
- John Wolfe
- Stuar White
Mid Atlantic Regional –
Pacific Northwest Regional – 8 (11)
- Donald Hodgkinson
- Patrick Borgerding
- Yoshi Mikamoto
- Ryan Lai
- Mack Finley
- Elijah Tan
- Mason Devriend
- Luke Reinert
Bay Area Classic – 5 (6)
- Eric Tranton
- Elliot Ogawa
- Patrick Borgerding
- Yoshi Mikamoto
- Ian Smith
Southeast Regional – No dedicated 3A Division Run
Bill Lebowitz Classic – TBD
4A:
Seeded Players:
- Alex Lee
- Ian Johnson
- Jimmy Peng
- Tylor McCallumore
- Kevin Nicholas
- Bryan Figueroa
- Michael Nakamura
Mideast Regional – 8 (13)
- Ben Conde
- Tylor McCallumore
- Alex Lee
- Shane Lubecker
- Mike Durdak
- Owen Ekblad
- Jumario Simmons
- Michael Stecz
Midwest Regional – 5 (9)
- Ian Johnson
- Ben Conde
- Eric Tranton
- Alex Lee
- Noah Bachofen
South Central Regional – 5 (5)
- Jimmy Peng
- Zach Ostler
- Ryan Ayers
- Jared Popwski
- Ty Foos
Northeast Regional – 5 (7)
- Tylor McCallumore
- Stuart White
- Phillip White
- Ethan Lassey
- John Wolfe
Mid Atlantic Regional –
Pacific Northwest Regional – 7 (13)
- Bryan Figueroa
- Zac Rubino
- Kevin Nicholas
- Ian Lawson
- Nick Johnson
- Anthony Martinez
- Mason Devriend
Bay Area Classic – 6 (8)
- Michael Nakamura
- Bryan Figueroa
- Zac Rubino
- Julian Grauner
- Cory Hendon
- Michael Goody
Southeast Regional – No dedicated 4A Division Run
Bill Lebowitz Classic – TBD
5A
Seeded Players:
- Chase Baxter
- Shane Lubecker
- Patrick Canny
- AJ Kirk
- Sterling Quinn
- Josh Yee
- Tyler Severance
Mideast Regional – 6 (11)
- Chase Baxter
- Jacob Elliot
- Darnell Hairston
- Shane Lubecker
- Owen Ekblad
- Isaiah Messer
Midwest Regional – 6 (11)
- Shane Lubecker
- Ian Johnson
- Adam Brewster
- Eric Tranton
- Chase Baxter
- Justin Perez
South Central Regional – 7 (7)
- Tyler Severance
- Ryan Ayer
- Patrick Canny
- Darren Kim
- Shannon Jackson
- Colter Colvetti
- Cody Schneider
Northeast Regional – 7 (12)
- AJ Kirk
- Elliot Jackson
- Chase Baxter
- Andrew Maider
- Alex Morgan
- John Wolfe
- Ethan Bein
Mid Atlantic Regional –
Pacific Northwest Regional – 7 (10)
- Sterling Quinn
- Michael Kurti
- Kyle Hedges
- Slade Riggs
- Jacob Jensen
- Mac Wood
- Luke Reinert
Bay Area Classic – 6 (10)
- Tyler Severance
- Josh Yee
- Elliot Jackson
- Oscar Ramirez
- Kyle Hedges
- Will Haun
Southeast Regional – No dedicated 5A Division Run
Bill Lebowitz Classic – TBD
If anyone has information regarding the Mid Atlantic Regional, please post below.
Full Results are linked here:
MER – http://www.yojake.com/Mideast/MERResults2013.html
MWR – http://www.mwryoyo.com/2013mwr/2013mwr.html
SCR – http://www.jongates.com/yoyocontest/past-events/
NER – http://a-two-z.com/ZGames/results/
MAR – ?
PNWR – http://yoyonews.com/2013/02/24/2013-pnwr-yoyo-contest-zach-gormley-wins/
BAC – http://bayareaclassic.com/results/
SER – https://www.facebook.com/events/444758475562995/?fref=ts
BLC – TBD
Tylor McCallumore lives in the NER (where he is in the top 5), yet is also counted in the top 8 for MER.
Ky Zizan lives in PA (for which there was no MAR), and placed 7th at MER.
Somebody please explain? Why does Ky have a seed in 3A from MER and not in 1A? Three people from MER were counted in the top despite placing lower than Ky did.
I notice that in the MER results he is listed as from MI in 3A but from PA in 1A. Is this a typo or am I just nuts?
I thought players who won their respective division at the regional level were seeded to finals, and the top five in their respective division were seeded to prelims at Nationals, or are we calling prelims semi-finals? After looking at the list of seeded players in all divisions one could easily double or triple the ten names mentioned.
The prelims at Nationals are technically called the ‘semi-finals’ because you must qualify. Top player from the region gets the seed directly to finals and top 5 overall qualify plus top 5 from region (ex: maximum of 10 players from each regional competition could qualify).