Looks like the new generation is ready to take on the veterans! The 2013 West Japan Yo-yo Contest was held earlier today in Osaka and the winner in the 1A division was Iori Yamaki, who took first place with his very contest-oriented style.
But the veterans were not entirely outplayed, as Takayuki “Marron” Kuriyama took first place in 5A and we were also fortunate to witness the legendary 4A artist Kenji Eto place 2nd in his division!
Check the results below, courtesy of Yama@18!
**UPDATED**
Videos courtesy C3YoYoDesign! Check out their YouTube channel for video of all the competitors!
1A
- Iori Yamaki
- Masahiro Terada
- Kazuki Okada
- Shinya Azuma
- Takahiro Iizuka
- Amane Okubo
- Taro Komari
- Hiroaki Okada
- Masaki Okita
- Takayasu Murakami
2A
- Ryo Yamashita
- Arata Imai
- Yusuke Nakayama
- Takahiro Ishihara
3A
- Yasuki Tachibana
- Sora Tahira
- Toru Komatsu
4A
- Yudai Kimura
- Kenji Eto
- Shota Kubota
5A
- Takayuki Kuriyama
- Ryota Torigoe
- Yasuhiro Uchida
- Hayato Fujiwara