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Ahmad Dimi Suffers Stroke (Updated March 12)

March 11, 2019 By Steve Brown

Malaysian yoyo player and friend to many, Ahmad Dimi suffered a stroke over the weekend. Dimi is a pillar of the Malaysian yoyo scene, and beloved by all who have met him.

Surgeons were able to successfully remove the blood clot in his brain, and as of today he is awake and able to recognize the people around him. Local yoyo players have been visiting him in the hospital as often as possible to keep his spirits up, and doctors are monitoring his blood pressure to make sure he’s not at risk for a second stroke or complications from the first.

The right side of his body is partially paralyzed, and it will be a long road to recovery for Dimi with medical care and physical therapy. A GoFundMe page sprung up immediately, and even though it’s met the original goal, further donations are needed and welcome to help Dimi with the costs of ongoing care and recovery.

https://www.gofundme.com/pray-for-dimi-the-father-of-yoyo-malaysia

On a personal note, Dimi is one of the kindest and most gentle people I’ve ever known, and one of my best friends in the world. He personifies everything that we love about our community, and is a constant reminder to me to try harder and be a better person. Please donate if you can, and signal boost the fundraiser to help spread the word. Thank you.


UPDATE: Tuesday, March 12,2019 @ 4:07 pm (Malaysian time)

As before, Dimi can move his left side (sometimes aggressively) but still no movement on his right. However while he cannot move his right side, the doctor said when they did tests on the side he showed reaction to it. We take this as a positive.

Dimi is still sleeping most of the time because the effect of the injury to the part of the brain. He is no longer on sleeping medication, but still needs a nasal oxygen tube and feeding tube.

His blood pressure is still high, which is why he is still in ICU. This is likely because of damage to his liver caused by gout, and the hospital is providing medication for this. Once his blood pressure is lower he can be moved to normal ward and starts active physiotherapy. He has already started passive rehab.

Dimi recognizes some of the visitors who’ve come and knows that people are here, but he hasn’t spoken yet and he can’t see because he’s not wearing his glasses. The nurses did say he says his name to them when they asked him.

CT scan post op has shown that the swelling and midshift have decreased. Another CT scan will be done later in the week.

Filed Under: Featured, General News Tagged With: ahmad dimi, donate, gofundme, help, malaysia, stroke, yoyo player

Instinct: A YoYo Adventure

December 9, 2016 By Steve Brown

Follow three professional yoyo players, Zafran Aqil, Dimi Nur, and Ewin Ee around Malaysia as they share their love for the craft and the ups and downs of their journey. Directed & edited by Kelvin Goh.

Yup. That synopsis does the job. Settle in with a sandwich and enjoy this one!

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: dimi nur, ewin ee, kelvin goh, malaysia, safran aqil, yoyo documentary, yoyo movie, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Mimi Thian – 2015

December 28, 2015 By Steve Brown

Malaysia’s Mimi Thian gives up a few of her favorite tricks in one last video for the year. Thanks, Mimi!

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: c3yoyodesign, malaysia, mimi thian, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

2015 Sarawak Regional YoYo Contest – Results

November 23, 2015 By Johnny Le

2015 Sarawak Regional YoYo Contest

Congratulations to the new champions of the 2015 Sarawak Regional YoYo Contest recently held in Kuching, Malaysia. This is the 6th year the contest has been running and it shows true potential in talent from young yoyoers emerging on to the scene. The contest held two unique divisions this year: 3D and Finger Spin. The 3D division is an ironman division in which the participants perform three different yoyoing styles in a three minute freestyle. The Finger Spin division is where contest will compete strictly doing only finger spin tricks during a one minute routine. Check out the full break down of results below and the organizers are currently working on videos.

1A Division

1A finals Sarawak Regional YoYo Contest 2015 Junior Division

Junior Sarawak Regional YoYo Contest 2015

3D Division

3D division Sarawak Regional YoYo Contest 2015

Finger Spin Division

Finger Spin Sarawak Regional YoYo Contest 2015

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: 2015 sarawak regional yoyo contest, contest results, malaysia, yoyo contest

YoYoFactory Malaysia Presents: Black Rainbow

August 11, 2015 By Steve Brown

YoYoFactory Malaysia dropped a new video featuring team member Zafran Aqil, and it’s just what I needed on a dreary Tuesday morning. Great tricks, solid construction, and glorious black-and-white filming? It’s like coffee for my eyes.

Filed Under: Manufacturer, Players, Video Tagged With: malaysia, yoyo tricks, yoyo video, yoyofactory, zafran aqil

Yoyofficer Malaysia Contest 2015

August 10, 2015 By Steve Brown

Yoyofficer held a great promotional contest in Malaysia last month, and now we’ve got a great highlight video of the event! High fives to Yoyofficer for supporting the long-running Malaysian yoyo scene!

Filed Under: Contests, Video Tagged With: malaysia, yoyo contest, yoyo tricks, yoyo video, yoyofficer

Team YoYoFactory Malaysia – Zafran Aqil

May 29, 2015 By Steve Brown

Malaysian National Champion Zafran Aqil has been announced as part of the YoYoFactory team in Malaysia! Check out this new video featuring some of his killer 1A.

Yoyo used is the Space Cowboy by YoYoFactory.

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: malaysia, space cowboy, yoyofactory, zafran aqil

YoYoSkeel SEC Vol 9 @ Street Vibez KL

February 11, 2015 By Steve Brown

The yoyo scene in Malaysia just never quits! Check out some quality business from YoYoSkeel, featuring Aliff Haikal, Rafeq Aziz, Hazim Zaini, and Syamel Asri.

 

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: malaysia, yoyo tricks, yoyo video, yoyoskeel

YoYoSkeel – STRYo ft. Shakeel

December 19, 2014 By Steve Brown

Enjoy a solid minute of goodness from Malaysian National Champion Shakeel.

How good? So good.

Yoyo used is the STRYo by YoYoSkeel.

 

Filed Under: Manufacturer, Players, Video Tagged With: malaysia, shakeel, stryo, video, yoyoskeel

Hundred% Duncan International Open Freestyles

November 3, 2014 By Rafael Matsunaga

The Hundred% Duncan International Yo-yo Open was held in Kuala Lumpur on October 25th-26th, and we have full results and freestyles videos!

The 1A division had the best players from Southeast Asia fighting for the title, and the winner was AP champion Ahmad Kharisma from Indonesia, edging out Marcus Koh and Christopher Chia from Singapore.

The Y division was also quite strong despite having 2A to 5A all gathered in the same division. The winner was Japan’s Ryuya Kaneko, followed by a strong Thai duo: “Han” Sanprasert and Wasakorn Laitilertwit!

Check the results and freestyle videos below, courtesy of Kedaiyoyo! Be sure to visit their YouTube channel to see all the freestyles!

1A Division

  1. Ahmad Kharisma (Indonesia) – 75.43
  2. Marcus Koh (Singapore) – 66.38
  3. Christopher Chia (Singapore) – 64.72
  4. Ho Swee Jim (Malaysia) – 51.58
  5. Sean Hung (Singapore) – 51.09
  6. Wazir Zahari (Malaysia) – 46.14
  7. Muhammad Shakeel (Malaysia) – 45.74
  8. Zafran Aqil (Malaysia) – 39.23
  9. Jeremy Tan (Singapore) – 31.58
  10. Hassan Marialis (Malaysia) – 30.63
  11. Kang Seonho (South Korea) – 25.25
  12. Immran Khash (Malaysia) – 24.99
  13. Kendrick Hu (Singapore) – 22.41
  14. Kenneth Bay (Singapore) – 22.32
  15. Muhammad I’zzun (Singapore) – 10.86

Y Division

  1. Ryuya Kaneko (Japan) – 79.46
  2. Pornpinit Sanprasert (Thailand) – 73.41
  3. Wasakorn Laitilertwit (Thailand) – 60.10
  4. Sean Hung (Singapore) – 56.78
  5. Fajar Siddiq (Singapore) – 54.87
  6. Muhammad Shakeel (Malaysia) – 52.74
  7. Sittiporn Noppakoon (Thailand) – 44.81
  8. Ewin Ee (Malaysia) – 41.72
  9. Muhammad Muhsin (Malaysia) – 17.03
  10. Takahiko Hasegawa (Japan) – 13.81
  11. Azim Jameel (Brunei) – 10.79
  12. Fa’iq Farisan (Malaysia) – 6.49

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: Ahmad Kharisma, Duncan, hundred%, kuala lumpur, malaysia, ryuya kaneko

YoYoFactory – Gentry Stein Orient Express Tour

September 30, 2014 By Steve Brown

YoYoFactory Orient Express Gentry Stein Tour

YoYoFactory has announced a new promotional tour with 2014 World YoYo Champion Gentry Stein!

Full details have not yet been announced, but it looks like Gentry will be making appearances next month in China, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Tokyo. There will be exclusive tour edition Shutters available at each stop of the tour, prototypes of new YoYoFactory models to try out, and raffles for awesome YoYoFactory prizes.

October 14 – 16

Shanghai, China
China Toy Show (YoYoFactory Booth)

October 17

Singapore
Spinworkx

October 18

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
28Spin @ Pop by Jaya One

October 19

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
HCMC Youth Cultural House

October 20

Tokyo, Japan
SpinGear Tokyo

Filed Under: General News, Manufacturer, Players Tagged With: china, featured, gentry stein, japan, malaysia, singapore, tour, vietnam, yoyofactory

YoYoFactory Superstar ft. Asnu Minzian

June 20, 2014 By Steve Brown

28Spin.com dropped a new video from up-and-coming Malaysian player Asnu Minzian. Always great to see more promising talent…thanks to 28Spin for supporting their local scene.

Yoyo used is the YoYoFactory Superstar.

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: 28spin, asnu minzian, malaysia, SuperStar, video, yoyofactory

Zafran Aqil is the 2014 Malaysian Champion!

June 9, 2014 By Rafael Matsunaga

The 2014 Malaysia National Yo-yo Contest was held on June 6th and 7th, and marked the tenth edition of the contest!

This 1A winner was Zafran Aqil, who had placed third last year. While he did not have the cleanest routine, he kept his cool, and took the crown with plenty of pretty cool arm combos.

Veteran Ewin Ee took first in 2A and 4A, adding to his massive collection of national titles, while trick monster Hassan Marialis was once again crowned 3A, his second in the division back to back. 5A also had last year’s winner keep the crown, with Alif Izwan winning his third title in a row!

Check the full results below:

1A

  1. Zafran Aqil
  2. Ho Swee Jim
  3. Tariq Nor
  4. Ryan Lim Jian Liang
  5. Wazir Zahari
  6. Jia Cheng Low
  7. Mimi Thian
  8. Hassan Marialis
  9. Ryan Bunsu
  10. Aliff Haikal
  11. Toh Wooi Ming
  12. Andy Kay
  13. Aiman Rohisham
  14. Fu Ken Ho
  15. Hazim Zaini

2A

  1. Ewin Ee
  2. Azrul Hafriz
  3. Alif Izwan
  4. Jia Cheng Low
  5. Ahmad Dimi

3A

  1. Hassan Marialis
  2. Ewin Ee
  3. Alif Izwan
  4. Jia Cheng Low
  5. Azrul Hafriz
  6. Aliff Haikal

4A

  1. Ewin Ee
  2. Raymond Thian
  3. Muhammad Muhsin
  4. Alif Izwan
  5. Muhamad Nabihan
  6. Jia Cheng Low
  7. Zafran Aqil

5A

  1. Alif Izwan
  2. Ahmad Dimi
  3. Rafeq Aziz
  4. Aliff Haikal
  5. Ewin Ee
  6. Muhammad Muhsin
  7. Jia Cheng Low

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: Alif Izwan, ewin ee, hassan marialis, malaysia, zafran aqil

28Spin Presents: YoYoFactory Shutter x Ryan Bunsu

April 8, 2014 By Steve Brown

Malaysian Contest Team member Ryan Bunsu teamed up with 28spin.com for another promo video of the YoYoFactory Shutter. The Shutter has gone from a limited release at 2013 Worlds to becoming one of the top choice choices for competitors, and at only $45 retail that’s a pretty impressive feat. Watch as Ryan demonstrates why the Shutter is getting so much love.

 

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: 28spin, malaysia, ryan bunsu, shutter, video, yoyofactory

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