Dennis Cinquegrani, Zafran Aqil, and Luke Trautwein put in some solid work for this new video, shot at the New Jersey State YoYo Contest.
Yoyo used is the Recess Charm.
Recess Tutorial – Zafran Aqil – Double Fold Bergy Triangle
Zafran Aqil delivers another Extra Credit Tutorial for Recess, this one featuring some of that good good stuff we love getting from our man Andrew Bergen.
Yoyo used is the Recess First Base.
Recess Extra Credit Tutorial – Zafran Aqil / Shota on Ice
Zafran Aqil drops a tutorial for his sponsor, Recess, featuring a trick inspired by his teammate Shota Saga. Nice!
Yoyo used is the Recess First Base.
Zafran Aqil – Weekend Strangler
The newest Recess Intl. team member puts in some work! Ok, he’s smiling the whole time and it looks like he’s having a really good time, but still, it takes work to get this good. And be this happy.
Yoyo used is the Recess Weekend.
YoYoFactory Malaysia Presents: Black Rainbow
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.
Acquaintance Presents: Zafran Aqil
YoYoFactory player and 2x Malaysian National Champion Zafran Aqil looks like he’s fearing up for Worlds 2015!
Yoyo used is the YoYoFactory Space Cowboy.
Team YoYoFactory Malaysia – Zafran Aqil
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.
Zafran Aqil is the 2014 Malaysian Champion!
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
- Zafran Aqil
- Ho Swee Jim
- Tariq Nor
- Ryan Lim Jian Liang
- Wazir Zahari
- Jia Cheng Low
- Mimi Thian
- Hassan Marialis
- Ryan Bunsu
- Aliff Haikal
- Toh Wooi Ming
- Andy Kay
- Aiman Rohisham
- Fu Ken Ho
- Hazim Zaini
2A
- Ewin Ee
- Azrul Hafriz
- Alif Izwan
- Jia Cheng Low
- Ahmad Dimi
3A
- Hassan Marialis
- Ewin Ee
- Alif Izwan
- Jia Cheng Low
- Azrul Hafriz
- Aliff Haikal
4A
- Ewin Ee
- Raymond Thian
- Muhammad Muhsin
- Alif Izwan
- Muhamad Nabihan
- Jia Cheng Low
- Zafran Aqil
5A
- Alif Izwan
- Ahmad Dimi
- Rafeq Aziz
- Aliff Haikal
- Ewin Ee
- Muhammad Muhsin
- Jia Cheng Low
In The News – Zafran Aqil (Malaysia)
Malaysian yoyo player Zafran Aqil got a nice write-up in The Star Online, a Malaysian newspaper. Article excerpt below!
Get personal with Zafran Aqil, one of Malaysia’s top yo-yo players.
THE yo-yo craze might already be dead, but someone clearly forgot to tell art student Zafran Aqil, 19. And it’s a good thing no one did either, because the guy is now one of the best yo-yo players in the country!
Zafran has been successful not just in local yo-yo competitions, but in overseas ones as well. He placed third in the Central Malaysian Yo-yo Contest 2012, and was once invited to the Philippines as a guest performer at a competition!
He’s now sponsored by Singaporean yo-yo brand Diamont Noir, as well as clothing label Menagé.
He specialises in the 1A category, where the player performs string tricks with a single “sleeping” yo-yo. A sleeping yo-yo is one that continues spinning even after it has reached the end of the string.
Zafran admits that he was one of those who got caught up in the trend as a kid. He bought his first yo-yo when he was 14, and it cost him RM40. Now he has over 15 yo-yos, collectively worth at least RM3,000!
Click through for the rest of the article.