YoYo Related News From Around The World
Check out full results, scoring breakdowns, and video from the 2018 Northeast Regional YoYo Contest!
Check out full results, scoring breakdowns, and video of the winners from the 2018 Mideast Regional YoYo Contest!
Check out full results, scoring breakdowns, and video of the winners from the 2018 Midwest Regional YoYo Contest!
We’ve got video of the winners from the 2018 Korean National YoYo Contest. Looks like a nice bunch of contenders for the upcoming 2018 World YoYo Contest in China…hope to see all of these players in Shanghai!
Are you attending the 2018 World YoYo Contest in Shanghai? Here is local transit information to get to and from the event hotel and venue!
Did you get your travel visa? More information is available here: 2018 WYYC Travel Visa
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport T1
To
Hyatt Regency Shanghai Wujiaochang Hotel
Subway： Shanghai Subway Line 10 (heads to Xin Jiang Wan Cheng)
| From | To | Stops | Ticket fee | Time |
| Hongqiao Airport Terminal 1 | Wujiaochang | 21 stops | 5 yuan | 1h 10 min |
Notes：From Wujiaochang station please exit from Exit No.5. The hotel is 900 meters from the station.
Taxi：Taxi takes about 1 hour for the 25 kilometers journey and costs about 90 yuan.
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport T2
To
Hyatt Regency Shanghai Wujiaochang Hotel
Subway：Shanghai Subway Line 10 (heads to Xin Jiang Wan Cheng)
| From | To | Stops | Ticket fee | Time |
| Hongqiao Railway Station | Wujiaochang | 23 stops | 6 yuan | 1h 20min |
Notes：From Wujiaochang station please exit from Exit No.5. The hotel is 900 meters from the station.
Taxi：Taxi takes about 1 hour for the 30 kilometers journey and costs about 100 yuan.
Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station
To
Hyatt Regency Shanghai Wujiaochang Hotel
Subway： Shanghai Subway Line 10 (heads to Xin Jiang Wan Cheng)
| From | To | Stops | Ticket fee | Time |
| Hongqiao Railway Station | Wujiaochang | 23 stops | 6 yuan | 1h 20min |
Notes：From Wujiaochang station please exit from Exit No.5. The hotel is 900 meters from the station.
Taxi：Taxi takes about 1 hour for the 30 kilometers journey and costs about 100 yuan.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport T1/T2
To
Hyatt Regency Shanghai Wujiaochang Hotel
Subway： Take Shanghai Subway Line 2 East Extension Line and get off at Guanglan Road stop;
Take Subway Line 2(heads to East Xujing) and get off at East Nanjing Road stop;
Take Subway Line 10(heads to Xin Jiang Wan Cheng) and arrive at Wujiaochang stop.
| From | To | Stops | Transfer Stop | Ticket fee | Time |
| Pudong International Airport | Guanglan Road | 8 stops |
Guanglan Road |
8 yuan |
1h 50min |
| Guanglan Road | East Nanjing Road | 9 stops |
East Nanjing Road |
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| East Nanjing Road | Wujiaochang | 8 stops |
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Notes：From Wujiaochang station please exit from Exit No.5. The hotel is 900 meters from the station.
Taxi：Taxi takes about 70 min for the 70 kilometers journey and costs about 160 yuan.
Shanghai Railway Station
To
Hyatt Regency Shanghai Wujiaochang Hotel
Subway： Take Shanghai Subway Line 4 (heads to Yishan Road) and get off at Hailun Road stop;
Take Subway Line 10(heads to Xin Jiang Wan Cheng) and arrive at Wujiaochang stop.
| From | To | Stops | Transfer Stop | Ticket fee | Time |
| Shanghai Railway Station | Hailun Road |
2 stops |
Hailun Road |
4 yuan |
50min |
| Hailun Road | Wujiaochang |
5 stops |
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Notes：From Wujiaochang station please exit from Exit No.5. The hotel is 900 meters from the station.
Taxi：Taxi takes about 30 min for the 12 kilometers journey and costs about 40 yuan.
Shanghai South Railway Station
To
Hyatt Regency Shanghai Wujiaochang Hotel
Subway： Take Shanghai Subway Line 1 (heads to Fujin Road) and get off at South Shanxi Road stop;
Take Subway Line 10(heads to Xin Jiang Wan Cheng) and arrive at Wujiaochang stop.
| From | To | Stops | Transfer Stop | Ticket fee | Time |
| Shanghai South Railway Station | South Shanxi Road |
6 stops |
South Shanxi Road |
5 yuan |
1h 10min |
| South Shanxi Road | Wujiaochang |
12 stops |
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Notes：From Wujiaochang station please exit from Exit No.5. The hotel is 900 meters from the station.
Taxi：Taxi takes about 60 min for the 30 kilometers journey and costs about 90 yuan.
Are you traveling to the 2018 World YoYo Contest in Shanghai? Make sure you are prepared!
Most people from outside of China will need to obtain a visa in advance to enter China.
Please check the information below carefully.
If you are from one of the following countries you should not need to obtain a visa (of course, you will still need your Passport).
“Citizens of Singapore, Brunei and Japan holding ordinary passports may enter China without a visa through the ports of entry open to foreigners provided that they come to China for tourism, family visit, business or transit, and intend to stay in China for no more than 15 days.”
If you are from any other country you will probably need to apply for a visa. It may cost money and take some time but it should not be too difficult.
The local host highly recommends you obtain an L-Visa (Foreigners who intend to go to China as a tourist).
Some people may think they need F-Visa since you are competing in a sport competition. However, China officials see the definition of “Sport” as professional sports like Baseball or Soccer or Olympic sports. This does not include sport yo-yo. If you apply for a F-Visa and claim that you are competing in “sport yo-yo,” you may confuse them and complicate or delay your visa process.
The easiest way for you is to apply for a Tourist Visa (L-Visa) and it does not need our invitation letter. Basically, it only requires proof of your flight ticket and hotel stay.
You can apply for a visa from the China Visa Application Service Center (Chinese Embassy Official Service)
What you need: (It is just a sample for your information. Please check with officials for your own situation.)
(1) Passport
(2) Visa Application Form and Photo
(3) Proof of legal stay or residence status (applicable to those not applying for the visa in their country of citizenship)
(4) Photocopy of previous Chinese passports or previous Chinese visas (applicable for those who were Chinese citizens and have obtained foreign citizenship)
1. Applicant’s round-trip flight booking and hotel reservation.
If applicants can’t provide the hotel reservation and are instead staying at a friend’s or relative’s place, please provide the tourism invitation letter and a copy of the inviter’s Chinese ID (front & back) or foreign residence permit and passport copy.
For US players, we HIGHLY recommend that you use a third-party service to manage your visa application process. The cost is slightly higher but they are very efficient and quite a few US players have used them for various yoyo-related trips to China with great success.
Please check the links below for more information.
Congratulations to Shion Araya on winning the 1A Division of the 2018 Japan National YoYo Contest! Check out full results and video of the top 5 winners below.
Congratulations to Takuma Yamamoto on winning the 2A Division of the 2018 Japan National YoYo Contest! Check out full results and video of the top 3 winners below.
Congratulations to Tomoya Kurita on winning the 3A Division of the 2018 Japan National YoYo Contest! Check out full results and video of the top 3 winners below.
Congratulations to Rei Iwakura on winning the 4A Division of the 2018 Japan National YoYo Contest! Check out full results and video of the top 3 winners below.
Congratulations to Hideo Ishida on winning the 5A Division of the 2018 Japan National YoYo Championship! Check out full results and video of the top 3 winners below.
The 2018 Canadian National Championship has come and gone, and once again Luckey Li takes the title by the slimmest of margins…less than half a point! Check out full results, scoring breakdowns, and video of the winners.
Luckey Li brings us a great highlight reel from the 2018 European YoYo Contest! Check out tricks and behind-the-scenes action from some of your favorite players including Tal Mordoch, Janos Karancz, Riccardo Fraolini, Quentin Godet, and more!
Check out full results, scoring breakdowns, and video of the winners from the 1A Division of the 2018 European YoYo Championship!
