Full results and scoring breakdowns are in for the 2015 MA States YoYo Contest!
Doug Kapinos – Jack Finn Sportsmanship Award Winner
2015 MA States Results
Archives for May 2015
Duncan Toys – Torch Kendama
Duncan Toys has announced another addition to their kendama line, the light-up Torch Kendama. No word on pricing or release date yet.
Introducing the new Torch Kendama! Brilliant lights illuminate both the ken and the tama. Each cup is surrounded by soft, removable silicone rings, making for easy landings.
Team YoYoFactory Malaysia – Zafran Aqil
Malaysian National Champion Zafran Aqil has been announced as part of the YoYoFactory team in Malaysia! Check out this new video featuring some of his killer 1A.
Yoyo used is the Space Cowboy by YoYoFactory.
Duncan Toys – Yoshihiro Abe
Duncan player Yoshihiro Abe gives up some really fun 5A play in his newest video. I have a soft spot for 5A players, but Yoshihiro is still really damn good.
Yoyo used is the Barracuda by Duncan Toys.
Duncan Crew Worldwide Lineup Finalized!
A couple of weeks ago we got the huge news that Duncan Toys was trimming their team way down to just a core group of their most active members. This led to a ton of speculation and lots of questions as we all waited from official word from Duncan on who would remain on the team.
Today YoYoNews is proud to give you the exclusive jump on the final Duncan Crew roster! Looks like the final team is a much more manageable size, and filled with their most active players. Looks like a great lineup for Duncan moving forward…congrats to everyone who made the cut, and I hope we can expect big things from all of them.
North/South America
Colin Beckford
Sebastian Brock
Augie Fash
Hank Freeman
Bryan Jardin
Sean Perez
Zac Rubino
Isaac Sams
Javier Augusto Martinez
Europe
Janos Karancz
Viktor Kollar
Jan Paprstein
Asia
Ian Loh
Jason Kao
Takayuki Kuriyama
Hidemasa Semba
Yoshihiro Abe
Chris Makita
Kazuaki Sugimura
Lee Min Woo – Love Vibration
Korean yoyo champion Lee Min Woo shows off some really clean tech in this new “day in the life” video. He also shows off some hilariously missed binds…always fun to watch a player who’s not afraid to totally blow a few catches on camera. 😉
Yoyos used are the JetSet EG and Slasher by sOMEThING.
Acquaintance Presents: Jeremy Tan
Singapore blog Acquaintance dropped a new video with Jeremy Tan! There’s some really nice tech 1A in here…the video is short but sweet and definitely worth a watch.
Luis E Celis – Spin Top (New Ideas & Movements)
Luis E. Celis from Bogota, Colombia sent us this new fixed tip spin top video, and it’s packed with crazy hard stuff. Not many people are crazy enough to specialize in fixed tip but those who do are baller beyond compare. Enjoy!
Alec Campbell – Yeti
Artem Sadriev – Old Gold / In & Out Wraps
Artem Sadriev has a great new 5A combo at 60fps, and it’s a really nicely put-together study on combo-building. Check it out!
Yoyo used is the Code 2 Nautilus by One Drop.
Bay Area Classic 2015 – Follow The Light
Looks like Josh Yee skipped the after-party and went straight home to start editing this post-contest video for the 2015 Bay Area Classic. Thanks, Josh!
Aristidis Voultsios – Park-ing
YoYoFactory player Aristidis Voultsios enjoys some shade on a hot day in this new video. He shows off some really primo slack control here, with plenty of trick elements that should give you some new ideas!
Yoyo used is the YoYoFactory Regen.
2015 Bay Area Classic Results & Video
The 2015 Bay Area Classic was held this past weekend, and once again some of the best players in the US gathered for a full day of fierce competition. The ENTIRE 1A Finals list was stacked with champions, but CLYW’s Andrew Maider came out on top with his best freestyle yet. Tyler Hsieh pulled out a nice routine in the otherwise sparse 2A Division, while Elliot Ogawa took home a hard-won 1st Place trophy in the 3A Division. The 4A Division had a World Champion squaring off against a National Champion, with Michael Nakamura taking home top honors, and the 5A division saw contest stalwart Tyler Severance from YoYoFactory taking home his FIFTH win at the Bay Area Classic! Congrats to all the winners!
1A Finals
1st Place – Andrew Maider
2nd Place – Anthony Rojas
3rd Place – Nate Dailey
4th Place – Colin Beckford
5th Place – Eric Tran-ton
6th Place – Keiran Cooper
7th Place – Harrison Lee
8th Place – Paolo Bueno
9th Place – James Reed
10th Place – Yulin Li
11th Place – Clint Armstrong
12th Place – Eric Koloski
13th Place – Michael Nakamura
14th Place – Ky Zizan
15th Place – Brandon Vu
16th Place – Kevin Nicholas
17th Place – Michael Kurti
18th Place – Alec Campbell
19th Place – Isaac Sams
20th Place – Tessa Piccillo
21st Place – Josh Yee
22nd Place – Matthew Poon
23rd Place – Dennis Cinquegrani
24th Place – Ken Luo
25th Place – Alan Herrera
2A Finals
1st Place – Tyler Hsieh
2nd Place – Anthony Rojas
3A Finals
1st Place – Elliot Ogawa
2nd Place – Ian Smith
3rd Place – Patrick Borgerding
4th Place – Takaki Clark
5th Place – Ken Luo
4A Finals
1st Place – Michael Nakamura
2nd Place – Steven Yok Wai Lee
3rd Place – Michael Goody
4th Place – Stephanie Haight
5th Place – Zac Rubino
6th Place – Rick Cobb
5A Finals
1st Place – Tyler Severance
2nd Place – Juan Renteria
3rd Place – Josh Yee
4th Place – Will Hahn
5th Place – Ian Smith
6th Place – Brandon Cole
7th Place – Jacob Jensen
Hiroyuki Suzuki – Guinness World Record Classics
The Guinness World Record channel on YouTube just posted this “classic” clip, of 4-time World YoYo Champion Hiroyuki Suzuki setting the original Guinness World Record for knocking coins off people’s ears with a yoyo. Nice to see a clip like this archived for posterity!
The first record was set by John & Rebecca Higby in Spain on the Guiness World Record show. This clip shows Hiroyuki beating that time. Then in 2013, John Higby set a new record with TWO yoyos, live on television in Beijing. (Thanks to John Higby for the clarification!)
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