The results are in, and Evan Nagao from the USA is the 2018 1A World YoYo Champion!
Check out full results and scoring breakdowns below!
2018 World YoYo Contest – 4A Division Results & Video
The results are in, and Hajime Miura from Japan is the 2018 4A World YoYo Champion!
Check out full results and scoring breakdowns below!
2018 World YoYo Contest – Spin Top Results
The results are in! Congratulations to Kanta Tani from Japan, the 2018 World Spin Top Champion!
Check out full results and scoring breakdowns below.
2018 World YoYo Contest – AP Division Results & Video
The results are in! Congratulations to all the winners of the 2018 World YoYo Contest Art & Performance Division!
2018 World YoYo Contest – 2A Division Results & Video
The results are in, and Shu Takada is the 2018 2A World YoYo Champion!
Check out full results and scoring breakdowns below.
2018 World YoYo Contest – 3A Division Results & Video
The results are in, and Hajime Miura from Japan is the 2018 3A World YoYo Champion!
Full results and scoring breakdowns are below.
2018 World YoYo Contest – Over 40 Final Results
The results are in, and Koji Torita from Japan is the 2018 Over 40 Division World YoYo Champion!
Check out full results and scoring breakdowns below!
2018 World YoYo Contest – Women’s Division Results
The results are in, and Xiao-Wen Wang from Taiwan is the 2018 Women’s Division World YoYo Champion!
Check out full results and scoring breakdowns below!
2018 World YoYo Contest – 5A Division Results & Video
The results are in, and Sora Ishikawa from Japan is the 2018 5A World YoYo Champion!
Check out full results and scoring breakdowns below.
2018 World YoYo Contest – Semi Final Results
We’ve got full results for Semi Finals in all divisions! The level of play here at the 2018 World YoYo Contest is the highest we’ve ever seen, and every player truly earned their place in Finals. Check out full Semi Final results and scoring breakdowns below!
In the 1A Division, the top 19 players will advance to Finals. In 2A and 3A, the top 9 players will advance. In 4A, the top 11 players move on to Finals, and in 5A the top 10 players will advance.
2018 World YoYo Contest – Semi Final Freestyle Order
Welcome to Day Three of the 2018 World YoYo Contest in Shanghai….Semi Finals! Here’s the full freestyle order for today. Be sure to follow along on the live stream here: 2018 World YoYo Contest Live Stream
***PLEASE NOTE: There is a typo on the sheet…the top 19 players will advance to Finals in 1A, not 7.***
2018 World YoYo Contest – Wild Card Results
Results are in for the 2018 World YoYo Contest Wild Card round! Wild Card is always a meat grinder…each player only has 30 seconds to get through their routine, with no room for error. This year found over 300 people competing in Wild Card, with only 50 players moving forward in 1A, 6 moving on in 2A and 3A, 10 advancing in 4A, and only 4 players moving on in 5A.
Here are the full results and scoring breakdowns for Wild Card…congrats to everyone who made it through!
2018 World YoYo Contest – Local Access Info
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.
2018 World YoYo Contest – Do You Need A Visa?
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.
Countries that do NOT need a Visa:
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.”
- San Marino
- Mauritius
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Ecuador
- Fiji
- Grenada
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Tonga
- United Arab Emirates
- Brunei
- Japan
- Singapore
Countries that DO need a Visa
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.
Visa Type:
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. Basic Documents
(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)
2. Supporting documents
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.
Visa Express
Please check the links below for more information.