Veronika Dleskova dropped a new video, adding to her reputation as a rising talent. Solid work!
Yoyo used is the Cyborg by YoYoFactory.
Archives for July 15, 2014
2014 Triple Crown of YoYo Results (Video)
The 2014 Triple Crown of YoYo was yesterday in Chicago, IL at Navy Pier, and in spite of the contest moving indoors at the last second due to rain, the event was a tremendous success! More than 50 competitors showed up for a chance at cash and prizes, including a $1000 First Place! CLYW player Michael Kurti took home the top prize, with Duncan’s Isaac Sams in second place and Wisconsin State Champion Nehemiah Peterson in third. Duncan player and former National Champion Sebastian Brock came in fourth place, and took home an Honorable Mention prize in the form of an original painting by John Higby!
Full results are below…thanks to all the players and sponsors for making this such a fantastic event.
1st Place – Michael Kurti (CLYW)
2nd Place – Isaac Sams (Duncan Toys)
3rd Place – Nehemiah Peterson
Standard Pro Final Results
| Name (Last, First) | Age | Tech | Originality | Performance | Overall Score | Place |
| Michael Kurti | 17 | 65.00 | 9 | 20 | 94.00 | 1st |
| Isaac Sams | 17 | 59.77 | 9 | 17.5 | 86.27 | 2nd |
| Nehemiah Peterson | 16 | 59.61 | 9 | 15 | 83.61 | 3rd |
| Sebastian Brock | 24 | 55.46 | 9 | 17.5 | 81.96 | 4th |
| Daniel Dietz | 20 | 48.81 | 8 | 25 | 81.81 | 5th |
| Ky Zizan | 22 | 54.81 | 9 | 17.5 | 81.31 | 6th |
| Eric Tran-Ton | 20 | 54.45 | 8.5 | 15 | 77.95 | 7th |
| Alec Campell | 18 | 53.53 | 9 | 15 | 77.53 | 8th |
| Adam Brewster | 28 | 48.18 | 8.5 | 17.5 | 74.18 | 9th |
| Eric Koloski | 24 | 43.25 | 9 | 20 | 72.25 | 10th |
| Chandler Steele | 15 | 46.98 | 8 | 15 | 69.98 | 11th |
| Shane Lubecker | 18 | 45.65 | 8.5 | 15 | 69.15 | 12th |
| Michael Ferdico | 20 | 41.07 | 8 | 17.5 | 66.57 | 13th |
| Colin Beckford | 14 | 41.78 | 6.5 | 17.5 | 65.78 | 14th |
| Jackson Hannon | 10 | 41.91 | 7.5 | 15 | 64.41 | 15th |
| Shakeem Anderson | 13 | 39.22 | 8 | 15 | 62.22 | 16th |
| Caleb Fisher | 13 | 36.08 | 7 | 15 | 58.08 | 17th |
| Keegan Orr | 18 | 31.42 | 7.5 | 15 | 53.92 | 18th |
| Drew Mrowiec | 16 | 28.31 | 7 | 17.5 | 52.81 | 19th |
| Adam Park | 14 | 31.51 | 6 | 12.5 | 50.01 | 20th |
| Brian Long | 19 | 26.90 | 7 | 15 | 48.90 | 21st |
| Coulter Fafard | 18 | 24.33 | 7 | 15 | 46.33 | 22nd |
| Noah Bachofen | 17 | 22.14 | 8.5 | 15 | 45.64 | 23rd |
| Chase Brown | 17 | 27.32 | 6.5 | 10 | 43.82 | 24th |
| Philips Nguyen | 17 | 22.00 | 6.5 | 15 | 43.50 | 25th |
| Jared Marcus | 15 | 27.91 | 6 | 7.5 | 41.41 | 26th |
| Erik Goes | 14 | 20.47 | 5.5 | 15 | 40.97 | 27th |
| Chris Mizura | 30 | 19.97 | 6 | 12.5 | 38.47 | 28th |
| Jaron Rogers | 24 | 15.07 | 3 | 10 | 28.07 | 29th |
| Lawson Kosulic | 17 | 11.81 | 5.5 | 10 | 27.31 | 30th |
| Johnny Le | 20 | 6.66 | 6 | 10 | 22.66 | 31st |
Amateur Final Results
| Name (Last, First) | Age | Tech | Originality | Performance | Overall Score | Place |
| Evan Gronberg | 14 | 65.00 | 7 | 17.5 | 89.50 | 1st |
| Neel Surti | 15 | 45.36 | 5.5 | 12.5 | 63.36 | 2nd |
| Mark Wendt | 13 | 41.23 | 7 | 7.5 | 55.73 | 3rd |
| Andrew Lim | 13 | 36.71 | 5 | 10 | 51.71 | 4th |
| Matt Mullins | 24 | 30.28 | 5.5 | 15 | 50.78 | 5th |
| Spencer Sullivan | 20 | 25.75 | 6 | 12.5 | 44.25 | 6th |
| Colin Tuite | 16 | 24.21 | 5 | 12.5 | 41.71 | 7th |
| Cameron Friedman | 13 | 20.20 | 5 | 12.5 | 37.70 | 8th |
| Cody Krzyzaniak | 16 | 21.79 | 5 | 5 | 31.79 | 9th |
| Emma Finucane | 15 | 16.03 | 4 | 5 | 25.03 | 10th |
| Matthew Crown | 13 | 12.30 | 5 | 7.5 | 24.80 | 11th |
| Jai Sharma | 9 | 11.87 | 4 | 7.5 | 23.37 | 12th |
| Tiereney Ulmer | 17 | 1.07 | 2 | 7.5 | 10.57 | 13th |
Innovation Movement – Lazar Medvedev
Innovation Movement is starting back up, and they’ve just dropped a new video from Lazar Medvedev that deserves a watch. The trick construction in here is fresh and unique, and implemented perfectly. Really great stuff!
Benjamin Moore Presents: Worlds Largest Wooden YoYo
Benjamin Moore came up with a pretty awesome idea to promote their new ARBORCOAT® product…by building the world’s largest wooden yoyo out of reclaimed wood, and dropping it from a crane! They even brought in Duncan Toys’ Brian Cabildo to consult on the design…awesome! Check out video below of Brian helping the Benjamin Moore team with their design, and the final launch.
To show how Benjamin Moore ARBORCOAT® makes old wood young again, we took old reclaimed wood from backyard decks and attempted to give it new life — as the world’s largest wooden yo-yo.
We recruited a team of seven craftsmen, contractors and engineers to help model our yo-yo, and even brought in an expert from Duncan Yo-Yos to help consult.
Our final yo-yo:
- Used over 500 lbs. of reclaimed Douglas Fir
- Weighed 374 lbs.
- Measured 6′ 2″ diameter
- And took 3 gallons of ARBORCOAT® to stain and seal
Our butterfly yo-yo took almost two weeks to build and prepare for deployment in the Sierra Pelona Valley in Southern California. We used Benjamin Moore ARBORCOAT® to rejuvenate and beautify the wood as well as protect it from the harsh sunlight of the desert.
We transported our yo-yo to Vasquez Rocks in the California desert, where it was hoisted nearly 100 feet in the air by a 4-ton crane with a boom extension. Then we kept our fingers crossed…