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We got the good stuff from Hungary! Check out a bunch of great play from 4x EYYC champ David Molnar and Duncan pro Viktor Kollar as they run through some of their favorite 5A tricks.
Yoyos used are the C3yoyodesign Imagine Breaker and the Duncan Barracuda.
C3YoYoDesign filmed an all-counterweight video during their trip to Prague for the 2014 World YoYo Contest! Tons of great talent and awesome tricks in here. Players featured are Ron Chan (Hong Kong) , Dávid Molnár (Hungary), Maciek Cwynar (Poland), and Denny Ko Kwan Ho (Hong Kong).
Check out that horizontal wrap at the end of the video. I literally jumped out of my chair and yelled when I saw that…the highest of fives to Denny Ko Kwan Ho for that banger!
Yoyo used is the C3YoYoDesign Dymension.
Duncan’s International YoYo Championship is just around the corner, and they’ve announced an incredible roster of talent that they are flying in to compete in their event! Some of the top players from around the world are being flown to Orlando to compete against each other for more than $17,000 in cash prizes! Who will come out on top? We’ll be taking a look at some of the players Duncan has invited, and we want to know: who do YOU think is going to win?
Our second match-up: David Molnar vs. Bryan Jardin!
David Molnar is a 2x European 5A Champion, 2x Hungarian 5A Champion, and has racked up contest wins in the 5A division in Italy, the Czech Republic, and the UK. He’s an absolute powerhouse of a player, and also has a slew of titles and Top 3 finishes in the 1A, 3A, and 4A divisions all across Europe. Sponsored by C3YoYoDesign with a new signature yoyo, the Dymension, David is a force to be reckoned with in multiple divisions and if he’s on his game he could come away with a crazy amount of prize money from the International YoYo Championship.
Bryan Jardin is a 5x Philippines 5A Champion, and a 2x winner of the 5A division at the highly competitive Asia Pacific YoYo Championship. One of Duncan’s true star players, Bryan’s counterweight play is fast, smooth, stylish, and he has one tremendous advantage over David: the IYYC event is in Florida, and that weather (even for an indoor event) has been known to wreak havoc on players and their equipment. Bryan has the home-field advantage here, and won’t be suffering from the jet lag that David will be fighting at the event.
Who do you think will place higher in the 5A division at the 2014 International YoYo Championship…David Molnar or Bryan Jardin? Cast your vote below!
Accidental 5A May! Yeah!
C3YoYoDesign dropped a new video from EYYC Champion David Molnar, featuring his new signature model, the Dymension. David is one of those “all bangers, all the time” players…tons of high-risk moves and the skill to pull them off.
Yoyo used is the Dymension by C3YoYoDesign.
C3YoYoDesign and Rewind YoYo Store dropped a new video to promote the Dymension, the signature model of 2011 & 2014 European 5A Champion Dávid Molnár!
The Dymension was designed to Dávid’s specs…a hybrid of the Dark Sonic and Mo-vitation with a tremendous amount of rim weight for long spins and stability on horizontal tricks. I got a chance to try a Dymension during EYYC, and it’s a tremendous throw for 1A and 5A…as Dávid proves in this video.
David Molnar, 2014 EYYC 5A Champion. Sponsored by C3YoYoDesign.
Dávid Molnár is a C3 Professional who is a highly accomplished 5A player, being the EYYC14 Champion. Proving his skill at many competitions, Dávid is a well respected and easily recognized face in both the European scene as well as the community worldwide. Dávid and I had the chance to talk tricks, contests, his new signature yoyo, and more!
Dávid, as the 5A Champion of EYYC14, contest organizer, and C3 Professional you’ve definitely proved yourself in yoyoing so far. How did you first start yoyoing?
I got my first yoyo in the summer of 2007, but managed to break it within a week. So, I count December 2007 as the beginning. One of my classmates had a yoyo, and I saw him doing Double Trapeze. I was mindblown, and that was the moment I decided to start.
That’s interesting, I think I broke some yoyos too when I first started. How did you first learn tricks back then?
I think everybody breaks at least 1 yoyo in his career 🙂 In the beginning, I was watching YouTube for the first couple of months. After that, it turned out that there are meetings in Budapest every weekend. I joined them, and they were very friendly and helpful.
What were some of your favorite tricks then?
I didn’t have any favorite trick, but I loved all kind of slacks- Follow, for example. Interesting fact…I hated 5A back then.
Wow, that’s surprising! How long was it after you started yoyoing that you first tried 5A?
It was at a 2008 New Years Eve party. We had a yoyo party at a players home. Dana Bennett was studying in Hungary back than, and he was there too, showing off some tricks. Completely changed my attitude towards 5A. Not even half a year passed, and I won the first 5A division I was competing at, and in December 2009 I became the 5A Hungarian National Champion.
That’s so awesome, would you say you learned 5A pretty quickly then?
I think I learned the basics fast, but we all are still learning.
Did you have any inspirations in 5A/1A back then?
In 5A I was watching Petr Kavka, Tyler Severance, Dana Bennett, Takuma Inoue, and in 1A Guy Wright, Yuuki Spencer, Sebastian Brock. Mostly USA guys, but nowdays I almost only watch Japan/Asia players and some upcoming talents from the USA. Some of my biggest inspiration comes from Hiroyasu Ishihara, Soujun Miyamura and still Takuma Inoue.
Those are all inspirational yoyoers in my opinion too. At what point did you decide to start competing?
I decided to start competing from the first second I found out that there are competitions in Hungary.
What was your first contest?
My first was August of 2008. Offline Sport Games in Hungary, and I got Semi-Pro 5th out of more than 20 players.
That’s really impressive for your first contest. If you had to pick, do you think it’s harder to compete in 1A or 5A?
It is very hard to compete in 1A, since there are the most players, and it is the division most people admire, but most of the time I just enjoy myself on the stage. But since I have chosen 5A to be my main division, I have a huge pressure in the division even at the smallest contest I attend.
That’s true, I know what you mean. I think it would be hard to compete in different divisions at the same contest. When it comes to tricks, how do you make your tricks up?
I don’t really have a method. Sometimes I watch videos, and when there is a move I really like I stand up, and try to figure out something from it. Sometimes, I just open a bottle of wine, put some chill music on and start to play, and the trick comes by itself. I invent a lot of moves, or mounts, but I throw most of them away if I don’t find them good enough for competition.
That’s awesome, I think that everyone has their own method to creating tricks but it’s really what works best for someone that helps make a trick good. How long does it take to prepare for a contest?
For me it all depends on when I can choose the music. I always build my freestlyle on the music. Most of the time, I can only find music during the last week before the competition, but in the meantime I practice the tricks a lot. I have the order in my mind, and I just change it a little to fit the music.
Did you plan on taking 1st in 5A at EYYC14?
I really wanted to win this year to show what great yoyoing it is, so I practiced a lot. It turned out that I did well since I won with about +17% compared to second place. I was really happy.
That is really good, I would definitely say that it was a well deserved win. On another note, how did you end up getting sponsored by C3?
Actually, I was in Turning Point first. I quit from them in June 2012, and right after I quit was when official C3YoYoDesign offered me a place. They only had a few yoyo back then, but they were amazing people with great goals, so I decided to join them.
What was the process like in putting together your new signature yoyo from them?
For my signature yoyo, I just told them what I like and what I want it to play like. Ron got my proto designed in December, we changed a few things by January, and I was sent some samples to try. I loved it, so they went to final production, and they turned out even better than the prototype. I would like to mention Balint ‘Vooper’ Farkas for helping me to find the perfect name for the yoyo.
That sounds like a pretty painless process to me, I really like the name too. Lastly, do you have any advice for any aspiring yoyoer in any division?
I would recommend to watch lot of videos, go to lots of contests and meet other players. Try to develop your own style no matter what division, set a goal for yourself, and don’t stop practicing until you have reached it. Then, it is time for a short break, and to have new goals. Thank you very much for the interview Matt.
Go big or go home! 🙂
I totally agree, no problem! Thank you Dávid!
C3YoYoDesign has announced the Dymension, the new signature model for European team member David Molnar!
Based on the DarkSonic’s profile, with a redesigned weight distribution and diameter, the Dymension was designed with both 1A and 5A in mind.
The three colors above will be the first release, available at EYYC 2014 this coming weekend. No word on retail price.
The 2013 Hungarian National Contest was held last Saturday in Budapest!
Hungary is host to the 2013 and 2014 European Yo-yo Championships, and of course home of the current 1A World Champion János Karancz, and the yo-yo scene there is at an all-time high.
The World Champion — and last year’s National Champion — acted as judge in the contest, but the contestant list still included very strong names, and the strongest of the day was Ákos Linzenbold, who despite having a bumpy start, was able to take the 1A title with some of the craziest grab-binds we’ve ever seen!
Hungarian title collector Dávid Molnár had little trouble taking home two more titles, winning 4A and 5A. Check the full results below, courtesy of retYo.eu.
C3YoYoDesign Hungarian team member David Molnar throws down “Gate to Triangle” for Terra YoYo Tutorials. Great work as always from David! Yoyo used is the Alpha Crash by C3YoYoDesign.
We’ve got full results for the 2013 East Hungarian YoYo Contest, and video of the top winners courtesy of YoYoRaven.
C3YoYoDesign’s Dávid Molnár is one of the best and most consistent players in Europe…at any given moment you can count on whatever he’s doing to be pretty cool. In this new video he’s showing off the C3YoYoDesign Glitter, and making it look pretty damn good. The horizontal combo starting at 1:31 is one of the smoothest and prettiest I’ve seen lately, and that slack combo at the end of the video is beautifully done. Great work, Dávid!
Poland’s Winter Freestyle Competition is quickly becoming one of the most respected international yoyo events in the world, and our friends at Backspin do an excellent job covering the event. This official video from the contest features everything you could hope for in a contest video…great players, top-level tricks, and slow-motion crotch-shots of European breakdancers. Featuring Vashek Kroutil, Janos Karancz, David Molnar, Igor Galiev, and more.
C3YoYoDesign drops another great video to promote the Mo-vitation yoyo, this one featuring Dávid Molnár (Hungary), Julia Aleksandra Gutowska (Poland), and Ethan Wong Wing Hang a.k.a MOMO (Hong Kong). Great players, great tricks, great backdrops. C3YoYoDesign does it again!
Hungarian superhero Dávid Molnár fully earns his spot on the C3YoYoDesign team in this fantastic video, shot on a trip to Moscow. Dávid’s style is daring, with lots of small but high-risk moves thrown almost recklessly into combos. His trick density is pretty impressive, but not as much as the fluidity of his style.