YoYo Related News From Around The World
C3YoYoDesign has announced another signature model that will be debuted at the World YoYo Contest, the Heartbeat! Designed for Grzegorz “Plamek” Wojcik, the Heartbeat is based on the Mo-Vitation, but with a larger diameter, different weight distribution, and a slimmer response pad than the usual C3 pads. Plamek will be using this on stage at the World YoYo Contest next week!
We’ll update with full specs once we have them…in the meantime check out this great teaser video and product shots!
Rewind dropped a new player promo video, this one featuring C3YoYoDesign’s newest team member in Poland, Grzegorz “Plamek” Wojcik. This guy is a machine…all speed and precision and always worth watching. Enjoy!
The 1A division this year has been absolutely STACKED with talent! More than 90 players entered the wildcard round, with only 27 moving through to prelims. Of those, only the following outstanding players will advance to semi-finals!
Members of the Backspin Group gathered in Krakow, Poland to celebrate National YoYo Day in the best way they knew how…by filming a new video!
Featuring Grzegorz Wójcik, Damian Lada, Zbyszek Kubiński, Karol Blancioch, and Piotrek Śmietana.
The WFC International 4 and Polish National Yoyo Contest was held today in Cracow, Poland! As the last major international contest of the year, all eyes were on some of Europe’s best, as they warm up for next year’s EYYC!
A strong Czech crew composed of Petr Kavka, Vashek Kroutil, and Tomas Bubak, in addition to the local legend and 2012 European Champion Plamek were among the favorites, but the big winner today was Michal Zakrzewski, who took not only the Polish 1A title, but also the international title! Congratulations!
Check the results below!
Results for the 1A prelims are up for the International and Polish divisions of WFC x Polish Nationals! Check the list of qualified players below!
**Updated with 3rd – 5th Place videos in the 5A Division**
We already posted video of the 1A winners…now we’ve got video from the Open and 5A (counterweight) division of the 2013 Czech National YoYo Contest. Thanks to Slusny for getting this video up…no word on when they’ll have the rest of the 5A division uploaded, but we’ll add them to this post as soon as we see them.
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Petr Kavka is the 2013 Czech National Champion! Petr, who’s no stranger to competition in Czech Republic and abroad, is the 1A winner of this year’s Czech Nationals, beating his Slusny teammates Vashek Kroutil and Tomáš Bubák!
Check the results below!
The 2013 European Yo-yo Championship is over! Meet this year’s European Champions!
Congratulations to all winners!
And for your 2013 EYYC Moment of Zen:
PAC says “Thanks for a great time, and see you all next year!”
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!
The 2013 European YoYo Contest is approaching quickly, and as one of the most prestigious and competitive events in the world all eyes will be on Budapest on February 23rd & 24th.
The seeding rules and a partial list of seeded players has been posted, and it’s a thick with talent. This contest is going to be absolutely amazing, as always. Make your travel plans now!
The list of seeded players is not final, so keep an eye on their site for updates. But as of today, these players will be in the finals in their respective divisions:
1A Divison
2A Divison
3A Divison
4A Divison
5A Divison
An action-packed weekend approaches quickly!
In Japan, one of the country’s oldest regional contests, West Japan will take place in Osaka. Plenty of well known names are expected, including Tatsuya Fujisaka, Ryosuke Iwasaka, Ryo Yamashita, Ryusei Saito, Taichiro Higashi, and Kazuaki Sugimura. A certain “Jyon Ando” is listed among the 58 1A players, and it remains to be seen if that’s the legendary John Ando himself!
Live transmission is planned on Ustream!
In Europe, the attention is turned to Poland, running the eleventh edition of its national contest. Poland’s old and new talents will meet again after an excellent show earlier this year at the European Yo-yo Contest. European Champion Grzegorz Wojcik, from One Drop, and YoyoFactory’s Marcin Drzewiecki and Mateusz Ganc are no doubt the favorites there.
Stay tuned, as we’ll be back with contest updates throughout the weekend!
Congratulations to the 2014 Polish National YoYo Champion, Grzegorz “Plamek” Wójcik! Check out full results and video of the winners below.
As always, the 1A Division at EYYC is absolutely stacked with top notch talent. It would take forever for us to list off every amazing player in the division…so here are a handful of our favorite contenders for Top Five. Good luck to EVERYONE competing at EYYC this coming weekend…can’t wait to see you all on stage!
Country: Hungary
City: Budapest
Age: 19
Sponsored by Duncan
What can we even say about János? He took top honors last year at EYYC and the World YoYo Contest, and looks to be unstoppable. There’s going to be a lot of talent in the 1A division, but for everyone who gets on that stage….János is the man to beat.
Country: Poland
City: Baborów
Age: 16
Sponsored by C3yoyodesign
Plamek took 2nd Place at both EYYC and the Open Division at Czech Nationals last year, and he’s definitely got his eye on the prize, and the skill to back it up. But can he beat János?
Country: Czech Republic
City: Prague
Age: 22
Sponsored by CLYW
Czech National Champion Petr Kavka has greatly improved his 1A game since his 10th Place finish at EYYC last year…his winning Czech Nationals routine was the best we’ve seen from him yet!
Country: Slovakia
City: Bratislava
Age: 13
Sponsored by Turning Point
Coming off a stellar 1st Place finish at the BRNO YoYo Contest last month, Ján Hlinka is definitely Top Three material. He took the 5A division last year, so he’s no stranger to keeping up with the talent at EYYC…maybe this is his year!
Country: Germany
City: Ammerbuch
Age: 17
Sponsored by WERRD
Carlos took 1st Place last year at both the German Masters competition and the Open Division at Czech Nationals, and could definitely take a spot in the Top Five at EYYC.
Country: Iceland
City: Hafnarfjordur
Age: 22
Sponsored by CLYW, Backspin
We all know and love Palli for his style and originality, but he’s that rare combination of player who can create mind-blowing tricks AND deliver them on-stage. He took 4th Place at EYYC last year…will he stay in the Top Five or will be move up to the Top Three?
Country: Bulgaria
City: Nessebar
Age: 16
Sponsored by YoYoFactory
2013 Bulgarian National Champion Konstantin Tudjarov is a relatively fresh face in the top ranks of competition, but if his winning Nationals freestyle is any indication, he’s coming up quick and could possibly snag a spot in the Top Three.
Country: Russia
City: Nizniy Novgorod
Age: 16
Sponsored by Throw yoyo, Broken Fingers Yo-Yos
Petr just took First Place at the YYF Cup in Moscow this past weekend, and looking at that routine he seems like a safe bet for Top Five in the 1A division if he goes clean.
Country: Czech Republic
City: Prague
Age: 24
Sponsored by Yoyofactory, SLUSNY
A permanent fixture in the Top Five at pretty much every European contest he attends, Vashek Kroutil is definitely a favorite to come up with a spot in the Top Three…and always a treat to watch!