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Scales Open Vol. 3 Results & Video

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The third Scales Open contest is over, with Japanese player Yuki Nishisako taking home the win in the Pro Division and Canadian player Christian Veselovsky taking first in the Amateur Division! Congrats to both winners, and to everyone who competed. The online contest attracted over 100 registrants from 20 different countries…a great turnout!

Check out full results and video of the winners below.

Pro Division – 1st Place – Yuki Nishisako (Japan)

Pro Division – 2nd Place – Hunter Feuerstein (USA)

Pro Division – 3rd Place – Jonathan Sittanggang (Indonesia)

Scales Open Vol. 3 Pro Division Final Scores

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Goodbye Collin

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Collin Ellingson is heading off on a 2-year mission trip, which means the world gets more Collin than usual and we get much less. Luckily, we get to send him off with this lovely video. Can’t wait too see the sequel. Have fun, Collin!

From SF:

Almost two years ago exactly, we gave Collin a yoyo and a sticky note at PNWR that said “Welcome to the team.” He was one of the very first people Paul Harness told us he’d like to have as a teammate when we were a new brand… and that was such a great suggestion. In those two years he’s grown as a player even more than we have as a brand, obtained the camera that filmed Static, helped produce some awesome videos (worlds team video!!!), bickered with Alec a lot, spread hophopgeetee around the globe, made Keiran kick him from the team chat at least 60 times, and even made a goofy yoyo with us. Now- he’s about to take off for a couple years. He’ll be back with two years of trickmaking in isolation under his belt. Sequel video in 2022. Hold us to it.

Player: Collin Ellingson Yoyo: SF YoYos Ignorance

Duncan Toys Presents: Javier Augusto X Sebastian Lavin

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Javier August and Sebastian Lavin bring the heat in their first video of the year for sponsor Duncan Toys. Solid dudes, solid tricks. From Duncan:

New Year. New Video.

A cinematic approach with a trick focused video. We present to you, Javier Augusto x Sebastian Lavin! These two are a great tandem. Javier is a Team Duncan veteran with a National Champion title under his belt, and Sebastian, who just started playing yo-yo three years ago and a rising Mexican star with a very competitive mindset. What else can we ask for? In a serious note, Javier is working hard to train Sebastian as he sees a bright future ahead of him. He’s been coaching Sebastian for two years now, and he’s not going to stop to help him become a top tier competitive player.

Yoyo used is the Duncan Barracuda X.

First Look – CLYW BOY

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CLYW has announced their first signature model for Ayumu Harada, the BOY. An update to the classic CLYW Arctic Circle family, the first release of the BOY comes in Copper Pot, Dark Green, Harrison Hurricane, Clareview Station and Red w/Silver Splash…all long-time favorite CLYW colorways. From their site:

We’re very excited to release the BOY, the first signature return top for Ayumu Harada. Designed to be the next evolution of Arctic Circle family, the BOY is the ultimate refinement of those ideals. Zach Gormley’s original vision was something wide, powerful, and floaty that could handle anything he could create…and Ayumu’s dream was to take it just a bit further.

Working with Ayumu, we looked at every single line, angle, and transition and made sometimes the tiniest adjustments to bring out the absolute maximum potential of this shape and profile. Weight adjustments were made to keep the ultra-light and floaty feel of the AC series while finding just a bit more power and stability to get through modern tricks. No detail was too small to consider, and we revisited every single aspect of the AC and AC2, questioned our own motivations, and make sure that every decision was deliberate and furthered the goal of bringing this idea to it’s full potential.

Sometimes you need to look back in order to move forward. This return top is an amazing midpoint between throwback and next steps, and we can’t wait bring you on this journey with us.

The BOY hits North American retailers Tuesday, December 17th at 9 pm EST, is available in Asia Wednesday, December 18th at 12 pm JST, and in Europe Wednesday, December 18th at 4 am CEST. Retail price is $85-$95.

CLYW BOY Specs:

Diameter – 56 mm
Width – 44.5 mm
Weight – 66.6 grams
Bearing – Centering Bearing
Response – Snow Tires

SFTUTS: Keiran Cooper “Derek Jeter Was An eBoy”

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I do not understand Keiran’s outfit, but that trick is fantastic.

Yoyo used is the SF Cadence ES.

Colin Beckford – Biennium

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Becko celebrates his 2-year anniversary on the UNPRLD team with a video that reminds us all what a total badass he is.

Yoyo used is the UNPRLD ReCognition.

Polo Garbkamol – Trick Dump

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Nine minutes of new tricks from Polo Garbkamol all at once? Is it Christmas already? Did we win something?

Yoyo used is the YoYoFactory Marco.

 

Bryan Jardin – What’s Your Setup?

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Today we catch up with Bryan Jardin – Marketing Specialist for Duncan Toys and 7-time Philippine National YoYo Champion!

What are you throwing?

Barracuda X and Yoshicuda X. They’re just so powerful! The spin-time is what I needed for both 1A and 5A. Barracuda X is for 1A: it’s light and I can easily control it. Yoshicuda X for 5A: As I grow old, I’m liking undersized yo-yos for 5A. Both share the same shape, but the dimension and weight are perfectly designed on each discipline.

What response are you using?

Default Red Duncan Pads. Not available for retail stores yet, but coming soon. It makes my yo-yo snappy…I kinda like old school feeling when I throw. I want my yo-yos to bind easily without thinking I have a knot, you know what I mean? I’m picky, I also change these depending on how many hours I play. But if it doesn’t bind the way I wanted to, I change both sides.

What bearing are you using?

Dif-E-Yo Konkave for more than a decade now. Everday carry, I don’t worry much about it. As long as it binds and the bearing is working, I’m all good. Contest season is a different story. If I’m serious about winning, I have a different formula. I break bearings because I throw so hard. I tried cleaning it in different ways for many years, then I got tired. So I change bearing if I feel like it doesn’t spin the way I wanted to. I don’t throw out the bad ones, I just switch them to my EDC.

What string are you using?

Kitty Fat – it’s fat, and tension is consistent. I also like the economical price string. I change strings frequently. When I’m practicing for a contest, I change strings every after 2 freestyle practice. Since I throw hard, I stretch the string so fast. I don’t throw them out, I just set them aside and then use them in my everyday carry yo-yos.

Mark Montgomery – What’s Your Setup?

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Today we catch up with Mark Montgomery – trick innovator, graphic designer, philanthropist, and one of the most stylish trick creators in the history of yoyoing.

What are you throwing?

Clear Markmont. Classic. Favorite thing is the weight distribution and comfort of shape

What response are you using?

One Drop response pads – not overly grabby and smooth in play w/o any slipping.

What bearing are you using?

One Drop 10 ball factory lubed. Silent and smooth.

What string are you using?

Markmont. Formulas Draken – stiff, fast and tactile. I can really ‘feel’ what I’m doing because of the texture and weighted feel it has. When it’s hot and sticky outside I use MF Copernicus (Copi) – it’s very bounce, soft to the touch and great against humidity and hand sweat.

CLYW Presents: Bear Trap

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CLYW recently released the Bear Trap, their newest design and a sort of inverted successor to their flagship model, the Chief. And hot on the heels of this release comes a new video from team member Alann Herrera and friend of CLYW Brendan “Heshgod” McGinnis. The amount of smooth trick flow and creativity on display here are awe-inspiring, and it’s always great to see new tricks from two players who spent more time behind the camera than in front of it.

Yoyo used is the CLYW Bear Trap.

Simpson Wong – What’s Your Setup?

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What’s Your Setup? is a new feature for YoYoNews where we ask your favorite players about what they’re throwing with. Today we catch up with Simpson Wong – co-owner of C3yoyodesign, fashion mogul, and one of the absolute nicest people in yoyoing.

What are you throwing?

My throw of the month is Berserker MAX. Because it is speedy and yet just heavy enough for doing tech-ish combo.

What response are you using?

I am using C3 JP response pad. It has a nice spin power in the beginning, a smooth feeling even mounting on multiple strings, and can still binds smoothly even when the spin starts to lose its momentum.

What bearing are you using?

Dif-e-Yo Konkave bearing, clean it with Zippo lighter fluid, and then add a touch of Revolution BB.
Also, I replaced aluminum axle with a titanium axle. This makes the centre a bit lighter, which in turns adds even more speed and power to Berserker MAX.

What string are you using?

Kitty String Fat Orange or Original Throw Fat Pink. Kitty String Fat Orange is the easiest to see on stage; Original Throw Fat Pink is a slack trick cheater!

Keiran Cooper – What’s Your Setup?

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What’s Your Setup? is a new feature for YoYoNews where we ask your favorite players about what they’re throwing with. Today we catch up with Keiran Cooper – sponsored player for SF YoYos, design nerd, and all-around nice guy.

What are you throwing?

I’ve been using a modified version of the Cadence ES recently. I wanted to mess around with the functional benefits of laser engraving to see if we could create a different weight distribution without having to change the design itself. It worked, and the yo-yo plays great.

What response are you using?

I don’t really have a preference in response pads. In 2017, I bought a couple hundred of these pink pads with a gift certificate I won. They seem to do the job.

What bearing are you using?

I don’t really use any specific bearings. I have an assorted collection of concave, CT, and flat bearings that I rotate through. When a bearing of mine dies, I just throw in whatever bearing spins well enough. I also for whatever reason tend to not perform any maintenance on my bearings beyond using a little bit of YYJ thin lube here and there.

What string are you using?

I’m currently rotating between Zipline’s KC24 and PH22 blends. Both differ in terms of thread count but feel pretty similar in use. Each string lasts me up to three days of heavy use and a week of casual use.

C3yoyodesign – Simpson Anodizes YoYos

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Simpson Wong from C3yoyodesign gives us a look at how he personally anodizes all the yoyos for C3yoyodesign. Not a lot of companies have this level of creative control over their final product, and it’s deeply heartening to see how much joy Simpson gets from making sure that every C3 yoyo looks exactly the way he wants it to.

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