YoYo Related News From Around The World
Ann Connolly jumped in a van with the Slunsy gang and headed to Madrid for Spanish Nationals! Check out this long, two-video diary covering the various adventures during the trip, including Vashek Kroutil turning 58 years old, David Kreibich doing laundry, and a really nasty van floor.
Enjoy!
Tomas Bubak is holding things down for C3yoyodesign in the Czech Republic. Check out some really smooth tricks from this Czech champion!
Yoyo used is the Apparition by C3yoyodesign.
For this new video from the Czech Republic, a gaggle of yoyo players throw down in what looks to be a several centuries-old wine cellar. Seriously, is there any part of Prague that isn’t amazing?
Featuring Vashek Kroutil, Ann Connolly, Veronika Kamenska, and Tomas Bubak.
C3YoYoDesign just announced a THIRD new signature yoyo being released at the 2014 World YoYo Contest…the Apparition, signature model for Tomas Bubak!
See what C3 had to say about the yoyo and check out the specs below.
Apparition is definitely the design out of C3’s comfort zone. New “Curve Straight” body design made Apparition become very easy to control. Players can change from front style to horizontal or even to 3D tricks only with a little push.
Also, we sand blasted the curve area of the body and added “CD-Pattern” engraving like Heartbeat to make it shine when doing horizontal tricks!!! Black Blue Purple, Sliver Purple Blue and Purple Blue Sliver, three colorways will be released in WYYC2014!!!
Tomáš will use Apparition on stage!!!
C3YoYoDesign dropped a new promo video for their recent budget release, the Level 6 (reviewed here). Featuring one of their newest team members, National and European YoYo Champion Tomas Bubak, this new video is a great showcase for Tomas’ skill and the Level 6’s capabilities. Watching Tomas play is a ridiculous amount of fun…he’s got such strong technical ability, mixed with a really playful and stage-friendly style. Check out the video, and grab yourself a Level 6!
Slusny dropped a quick promo for the C3YoYoDesign Level.6, their newest budget metal yoyo, featuring C3YoYoDesign team member Tomas Bubak. If this quickie is any indication of what Tomas is up to lately, he’s going to put on a hell of a show at EYYC next month!
Yoyo used is the Slusny Edition Level.6 by C3YoYoDesign.
The 2013 Winter Freestyle Contest and Polish Nationals is tomorrow in Krakow, Poland and we’ve got a look at the top contenders for the 1A Division.
Just last month, Tomas announced his departure from Duncan Crew to join the C3YoYoDesign team, shortly after taking 3rd Place in the Czech National YoYo Contest. Tomas is one of the brightest stars of the European scene, and is always a contender for Top 3 in any event he wants to win.
Petr is the 2013 Czech National Champion, and easily the top contender for this year’s WFC 1A Division. But for all his talent, Petr is just as susceptible to nerves as anyone else, and at this level of play it only takes one mistake to knock yourself out of First Place.
Ben Conde is a wild card for this event…while not usually one of the top competitive players in 1A, he’s a much better 1A player than many people realize. His trick construction is extremely well regarded among top-name players, but his natural tendency towards absurdly difficult banger tricks makes him a hit-or-miss in a contest setting.
With a strong 4th Place finish in the Open division at the 2013 Czech Nationals, Slovakian player Jan Hlinka is definitely a top contender this year. While other competitors might benefit by coming from larger scenes, the smaller scene in Slovakia and less exposure for Jan leaves him with a lot of room to roll in and surprise everyone. And while swagger will get you noticed, more than a few judges have crowned champions on skill + surprise.
With a solid 2nd Place finish at the 2013 European YoYo Championships, Plamek is not only a lead contender for the title but he’s also got the home-field advantage. While venue may not help much in yoyoing, being able to represent your country at a major event IN your country definitely boosts the confidence…and since Plamek already has the skill, that extra boost of confidence may be just what he needs to take home the gold.
With only an 11th Place finish at this year’s European YoYo Championships, Adrian Koniecki is an unlikely name on our list…but his play shows a ton of promise, and watching his freestyle you can see that he’s just on the edge of being a serious threat for the Top 3. He lost his nerve with a major mistake in the first minute of his finals routine at EYYC, but if he can keep it together and learn to recover quicker, we could easily see Adrian in the Top 3 at WFC.
Last year’s Polish National Champion Marcin Drzewiecki has kept a low profile this year, but it’s hard to deny his skill. Without recent contest standings to guess from, it’s hard to say what kind of a contender Marcin is going to be tomorrow. But with piles of talent, a home town crowd, and last year’s Polish National title under his belt, he’s got everything he needs to take home another win.
Marcin Fresel only took 17th Place at the 2013 European YoYo Championships, but watching the video above it’s hard to understand why. One of the most unique players in Poland, Marcin has a style all his own and trick construction that has tons of potential. If Marcin can speed things up a bit and get those points in, he stands a good chance at Top Five.
With a strong 6th Place finish at EYYC and a 1st Place win at the 2012 WFC, Michał Zakrzewski is one of the strongest contenders for the Top 3.
It’s REALLY hard to know what Kentaro is going to do! Competitively, his focus is primarily on 3A but he is such an effortlessly amazing 1A player that he can show up, completely unprepared, and land in the Top Five easily. Kentaro walked away from EYYC with 4th Place in the 1A Open division and rumor has it that he only decided to compete at the last minute and hadn’t prepared at all. No idea if that’s true, but Kentaro has the chops to pull if off and everyone else better bring their A-game.
We’ve got freestyle video from some of the top winners of the 1A division at the2013 Czech National YoYo Contest…the crowd was going NUTS for these players and at times they completely drowned out the music. Amazing! Still looking for video from the other divisions…hit us with a link if you see it uploaded anywhere!
Former European and Czech YoYo Champion, Tomáš Bubák has announced his departure from Duncan Crew to join the ever-growing C3yoyodesign team!
Tomáš, who finished third yesterday at the Czech National Yo-yo Contest, is the first Czech member of the Hong Kong-based manufacturer’s team, a very welcome presence in a country where yoyoing is experiencing a big surge.
Tomáš Bubák shows off the Duncan Strix in this new promo video from Czech yoyo retailer, SLUSNY. We’re expecting Tomáš to be a serious competitor at the 2014 World YoYo Contest in Prague, so get a good look at the competition now. Music is NSFW, so headphone it up.
The gang at Slusny dropped an new instructional video showing 3 minutes of alternative bind returns…really neat stuff! Well worth taking a look at if you’re looking to spice up your combos or freestyles.
Featuring Petr Kavka, Zdenda Hýbl, Tomáš Bubák, Vashek Kroutil, Robert Kučera, and David Kreibich.
The 2012 Triple Crown of Yo-yo took place today in sunny Chicago and the results are in!
Duncan Crew had a most excellent day, with World Champion Hank Freeman taking the Dual Trick division, and Isaac Sams and Tomás Bubak taking the top spots in the Standard (1A) division.
Ben Conde took the Aerial Trick division, followed by Miguel Correa and Ian Johnson!
Check the results below:
Standard (1A):
Aerial (4A + 5A)