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Congratulations to Alex Hattori, the 2017 US National YoYo Contest 3A Champion!
Check out full results and scoring breakdowns below.
2017 US National YoYo Contest – 3A – Alex Hattori Wins!
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Alex Hattori in OneRepublic “Wherever I Go” Video
Three-time National YoYo Champion Alex Hattori appears in the new OneRepublic music video for their single, “Wherever I Go”. The video was released just yesterday and already has over 100,000 views, which is pretty good! Alex appears in the video with actor Kenneth Choi (Sons of Anarchy, Captain America: The First Avenger), and it was directed by Grammy winner Joseph Kahn. Alex appears at the 2:40 mark.
Fun fact: this was shot during mid-term exams, so Alex flew to LA, shot the video, and was home the next morning for a test. Highest of fives, Alex!
Alex Hattori Wins US Nationals 3A Division!
Alex Hattori won the 3A Division at the 2015 US National YoYo Contest!
Check out full results and scoring breakdowns below!
Alex Hattori on FOX 11 LA KTTV
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US National Champion Alex Hattori appeared on FOX 11 in Los Angeles this morning..check out the full appearance above. Nice job, Alex!
Alex Hattori on SoCalJapan
National YoYo Champion Alex Hattori got himself another nice bit of press, with a feature on SoCal Japan.
SoCal Japan is a weekly local community news program focusing on news in the Japanese and Japanese-American community in Los Angeles. You can watch it locally in Los Angeles on Channel 18.2, SAT 8pm and TUE 7pm. You can also watch episodes online on their YouTube Channel.
Alex has a great feature on the show, and his piece starts at the 7:15 mark. Congrats, Alex!
Alex Hattori on Queen Latifah Show
2013 National YoYo Champion Alex Hattori wowed over a million viewers with his fantastic appearance on The Queen Latifah Show yesterday. We’ve got a short clip from his appearance above, and it looks like Alex was in top-form for his appearance. Congratulations to Alex and YoYoJam…this is a great bit of press!
Alex Hattori on ABC News
Yoyos really are just everywhere in the news lately! Alex Hattori picked up a ton of press for his win at the 2013 US National YoYo Contest, including an article in the LA Times and this spot on his local ABC affiliate station. Fair warning, this spot has all the same stupid puns we’ve come to expect from lazy American TV stations. The worst offender in this one? “These yoyos can cost some serious dough-dough!”
(Thanks to Rewind for the tip!)
YoYo News – Alex Hattori
2013 National 3A Champion Alex Hattori got a great write-up in the Los Angeles Times…that’s a HUGE bit of press for a really deserving player. Excerpt below!
He doesn’t have to put a spin on what he does. Alex Hattori’s hobby does that automatically.
At the age of 15, the Torrance youth has become the yo-yo king.
He has his own sponsor, his own trading cards and his own line of yo-yos — the “C-Force” and the “Collid3r” — which the YoYoJam Co. sells for $57 and $107.
And now, after stiff competition at the yo-yo nationals in the Northern California town of Chico, he has been crowned the top double yo-yo player in the nation.
“I yo-yo everywhere I go. At the supermarket. In the classroom. When my mom is talking to me,” he said.
Alex picked up his first yo-yo four years ago when a group of his middle school friends sneaked some on campus and were playing with them at lunchtime.
Since then, his own yo-yo career has had its ups and downs — although for the most part it’s been on a steady ascent.
By the time he was 12, his skills earned him the title of America’s junior national yo-yo champion. In 2011 he won several regional yo-yo contests and had his name inscribed on a permanent trophy that honors this country’s “most inspirational player” in the sport.
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Alex Hattori – Collid3r
YoYoJam has released a new video featuring 3A wunderkind Alex Hattori to promote his new signature yoyo, the Collid3r. Alex has a tremendous amount of skill for someone who’s only been playing for a few years, and he’s definitely a leading contender for any contest he enters. No release date or price yet for the Collid3r.
2019 US Nationals – Full Results
Congratulations to 2019 National Champions Gentry Stein, Tyler Hsieh, Alex Hattori, Ryan Connolly, John Wolfe, and Coco Sun! And congrats to all competitors of the 2019 US National YoYo Contest! Check out full results and scoring breakdowns below.
1A Champion – Gentry Stein
2A Champion – Tyler Hsieh
3A Champion – Alex Hattori
4A Champion – Ryan Connolly
5A Champion – John Wolfe
Women’s Champion – Coco Sun
2018 US National YoYo Contest – 3A Final Results & Video
Check out full results and scoring breakdowns from the 3A Division at the 2018 US National YoYo Contest! Congratulations to 6x US National YoYo Champion Alex Hattori!
First Place – Alex Hattori
2016 US National YoYo Contest – Full Results & Video
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Check out full results, scoring breakdowns, and videos of the winners for the 2016 US National YoYo Contest!
1A Champion – Gentry Stein (YoYoFactory Shutter)
2A Champion – Joseph Harris (Yomega Fireball)
3A Champion – Alex Hattori (Unparalleled Ignite)
4A Champion – Philip White (Something JetSet EG)
5A Champion – John Wolfe (Recess Vacation)
2015 US National YoYo Contest – Winner Video
We’ve got the video of the winners from the 2015 US National YoYo Contest! All the rest of the contestants will be uploading soon…subscribe to YoYoNews on YouTube to catch them all.
1A Division
1st Place – Gentry Stein
2nd Place – Andrew Maider
3rd Place – Nate Dailey
4th Place – Michael Kurti
5th Place – Evan Nagao
2A Division
1st Place – Grant Johnson
2nd Place – Connor Scholten
3rd Place – Tyler Hsieh
3A Division
1st Place – Alex Hattori
2nd Place – Elliot Ogawa
3rd Place – Donald Hodgkinson
4A Division
1st Place – Philip White
2nd Place – Michael Nakamura
3rd Place – Zac Rubino
5A Division
1st Place – Jake Elliott
2nd Place – John Wolfe
3rd Place – Chase Baxter
2015 US National YoYo Contest – Prelim Results
The 2015 US National YoYo Contest really brought the talent out to the new venue in Redondo Beach, California. Tonight’s prelims determined which players will be moving to finals to challenge the seeded Regional winners…check out the list below of all players advancing to finals, along with full scoring breakdowns.
1A Division
Seeded from Regionals:
South Central – Patrick Canny
Mid Atlantic – Michael Kurti
Pacific Northwest – Odon Alberto
Bay Area Classic – Nate Dailey
Midwest – Connor Seals
Mid East – Colin Beckford
South East – Sebastian Brock
South West – Paolo Bueno
North East – Andrew Maider
2A Division
Seeded from Regionals:
Pacific Northwest – Jordan Sambueno
Bay Area Classic – Tyler Hsieh
Midwest – Jayden Vosseller
South West – Cedric Eusantos
North East – Doug Kapinos
3A Division
Seeded from Regionals:
Mid Atlantic – Bryan Baus
Pacific Northwest – Ken Luo
Bay Area Classic – Ian Smith
Midwest – Antonio Serna
Mid East – Colin Beckford
South East – Spenser Davis
South West – Elliot Ogawa
North East – Alex Hattori
4A Division
Seeded from Regionals:
Mid Atlantic – David Kane
Pacific Northwest – Trivet Sembal
Bay Area Classic – Steven Wok Wai Lee
Midwest – John Narum
Mid East – Mike Durdak
South East – Sean Perez
South West – Michael Nakamura
North East – Philip White
5A Division
Seeded from Regionals:
South Central – Patrick Canny
Mid Atlantic – Samm Scott
Pacific Northwest – Kyle Hedges
Bay Area Classic – Juan Renteria
Midwest – Antonio Serna
Mid East – Owen Ekblad
South East – Jonathan Robinson
South West – Paolo Bueno
North East – Philip White
