YoYo Related News From Around The World
Dave Mateo is easily one of the most gifted and effortlessly brilliant kendama players and performers in the world. Watching him hang out in Singapore during the 2015 Asia Pacific YoYo Championships is basically like being handed a gift. So, enjoy your gift.
Kendamas used are by Kendama USA.
With excitement at an all-time high for the 2015 World YoYo Contest happening soon in Tokyo, we have a great documentary that takes a look back at last year’s event in Prague.
The 2014 World YoYo Contest was the first one to be held outside of the United States since 1932, and was a huge “level up” for the event. The previous organizer, Greg Cohen, took the event as far as he could, but once it was handed over to the IYYF and allowed to move around the world we saw a massive jump in production value.
The 2014 event in Prague was the best-produced World YoYo Contest to date…and we can’t wait to see what Tokyo brings!
Duncan Toys is hosting their second International YoYo Championship on Saturday, August 8th at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California!
RSVP for the event on Facebook, and join the Duncan Crew and other fantastic yoyo players as they compete for thousands of dollars in cash and prizes! There will also be special appearances by LA Lakers basketball player Jordan Clarkson, and the Laker Girls!
ESPN and Duncan Toys have co-produced a series of player profile videos of the Duncan Crew to promote the event; check out this profile of Colin Beckford!
There are few things I love more than posting someone’s first video. But when someone’s first video is really damn good, that definitely makes my day.
Scott Watters is a regular on the YoYoExpert forums…you might know him as Gambit. Scott is a “Forum Expert”, and one of the more helpful people you’re likely to run across online. And as you can see…he’s a pretty damn good yoyo player.
Yoyo used is the One Drop Markmont Classic.