Congratulations to Hideo Ishida, winner of the 5A division at the 2019 World YoYo Contest!
Full results below, and video of the rest of the competitors here: 2019 World YoYo Contest 5A Division
2018 Japan Nationals – 5A Results & Video
Congratulations to Hideo Ishida on winning the 5A Division of the 2018 Japan National YoYo Championship! Check out full results and video of the top 3 winners below.
5A Division
1st Place – Hideo Ishida
2nd Place – Sora Ishikawa
3rd Place – Naoya Takeuchi
2018 South Japan YoYo Contest – Winners
Video is up for the winners of the 2018 South Japan YoYo Contest, and the amount of talent on display is mind-blowing. Japan Nationals is gonna be amazing.
Izuri Hasumi took the 1A division with an intense but problematic routine. He was still able to power through a lot of small mistakes and mostly stick to his music cues, which shows how much work he’s put in. A clean version of this would could definitely be a Japan Nats contender for Top 3.
1A – First Place – Izuru Hasumi
Ryo Yamashita took the 2A division with a solid routine that only had a few minor losses of control and could probably win any 2A Division in the US easily. The level of play for 2A is so high in Japan that it’s hard to say how this routine will play out at Japan Nats, but it’s definitely up to snuff.
2A – First Place – Ryo Yamashita
Ryosuke Ito put together a nice 3A routine that led off with some interesting asymmetrical tricks, but definitely struggled to land it clean. The routine was difficult enough to pull off a win, but he’s got some work to do before Nationals.
3A – First Place – Ryosuke Ito
Yuki Uchida brought a stunning offstring routine that has definitely pushed him out to the front of the pack for Japan Nationals contenders. With 4th Place finishes at the last two World YoYo Contests, Yuki Uchida is definitely a rising star and one of the most exciting new contenders in offstring.
4A – First Place – Yuki Uchida
2015 Japan National Champion Hideo Ishida took the 5A division with a strong routine and minimal flubs. Hideo is a gifted and practiced player, and a clean run with this routine could definitely make some waves at Japan Nationals this year, as well as Worlds.
5A – First Place – Hideo Ishida
AP16 Results: Shion Araya wins 1A, Liu Man Ki beats Shinji Saito in 2A!
The 2016 Asia Pacific Yo-yo Championships was held last week in Singapore, and with yet another huge player turnout, we got a couple of nice surprises among the results!
1A
While we had the usual group of players among the top finishers in 1A, this year we have a brand new face topping the chart! Shion Araya, who finished second at last year’s World Yo-yo Contest, was the winner, with a solid and fast-paced routine, beating AP veterans Marcus Koh, who finished second and took home the Singapore Champion title, and Ahmad Kharisma, arguably the most consistent of the AP contestants.
Last year’s winner, Iori Yamaki, was absent, while veteran contenders Hiroyuki Suzuki and Christopher Chia finished in 6th and 15th place, respectively.
Check out Shion’s winning freestyle and full results from finals below:
- Shion Araya
- Marcus Koh
- Ahmad Kharisma
- Dong Ruida
- Toya Kobayashi
- Hiroyuki Suzuki
- Nuttanan Runagpanich
- Amirrul Rahman
- Kazuya Murata
- Shinya Kido
- Garbkamol Limangkul
- Arif Ramadhan
- Sun Jiahao
- Chiang Shan Cheng
- Christopher Chia
- Hua Phu Nguyen
- Ian Loh
- Ikumi Kato
- Panyapat Ananutamapap
- Brandon Vu
- Thawhir Iqbal
- Hu Ruiheng
- Mohd Omarail Hafizzudin
- Kuo Tzu Wei
2A
The biggest surprise of the contest was in the 2A division, where veteran Liu Man Ki, from Hong Kong, beat 13-time World Champion Shinji Saito, thanks to a major deduction from the latter that was just enough to switch their final rankings. An impressive feat nonetheless!
- Liu Man Ki
- Shinji Saito
- Arata Imai
- Tomoyuki Kaneko
- Shuhei Kanai
- Yuki Takami
- Chan Chun Hay
- Wasakorn Lattilertwit
- Shunsuke Kawakami
- Yoon Jong Ki
- Jun Taniguchi
- Tran Minh Hieu
- Kyle Capiral
3A
3A had fewer big names compared to the other divisions, and Taiichiro Higashi had no trouble securing his second title in a row.
- Taiichiro Higashi
- Yuuki Kurumisawa
- Thawhir Iqbal
- Chen Junhao
- John Eric Galicha
- Teruo Kameya
- Kuo Yung Chih
- Yu Huiwon
- Li Tiancheng
- Winalda Aryudha
- Shuji Kinoshita
- David Lau
4A
Offstring at this year’s AP was nothing short of fantastic! Local legend Lim Aik Hwee took home his fourth AP title 10 years after his first, and after no less than 4 years of competition hiatus!
He was closely followed by Tsubasa Onishi and his usual and always entertaining acrobatics, and Tomohiko Zanka, who got his career’s best result yet!
- Lim Aik Hwee
- Tsubasa Onishi
- Tomohiko Zanka
- Kuo Po Han
- Jeon Ji Hwan
- Sean Hung
- Pornpinit Sanprasert
- Chan Chun Hin
- Dong Ruida
- Jeong Yong Chan
- Osshe Louis
- Nguyen Hoang Tri Hai
- Lee Min Woo
- Wesley Lim
- Mohd Khairsyah
- Brandon Vu
5A
Hideo Ishida had no trouble winning the counterweight division and his first AP title. His “modern old-school” 5A is always a pleasure to watch.
- Hideo Ishida
- Tran Quoc Huy
- Ian Loh
- Naoya Takeuchi
- Kuo Chun Yu
- Wayne Xiu
- Zhu Sheng Yong
- Yuttana Sukhumalchatsombat
- Azim Jameel
- Teruo Kameya
- Chong Yichen
- Marcus Koh
Many thanks to organizers of the Asia Pacific Yo-yo Contest for the official videos, and of course for bringing us yet another fantastic event! Check out their YouTube channel for more videos from the contest!
YoYoMonster – Antagonist ft. Hideo Ishida
Hideo Ishida (2014 Japan Nationals, 3rd Place – 5A Division) has a new signature yoyo coming from YoYoMonster, the Antagonist. It’s a plastic version of the YoYoMonster Agonist, optimized for 5A play and designed to take a beating. Expect to see it in stores soon!
2014 South Japan Results
The 2014 South Japan Regional Yo-yo Contest was held earlier this month in Fukuoka, and we have the results!
In 1A, newcomer Tsukasa Ryu got first place ahead of Toya Kobayashi. The remaining divisions saw very experienced players win with considerable ease. Veteran Shuhei Kanai won took the 2A division, former World Champion Minato Furuta won 3A, Tomohiko Zanka won 4A, and Hideo Ishida took home the 5A title.
Check the results below:
1A
- Tsukasa Ryu
- Toya Kobayashi
- Hiroaki Yoshii
- Masahiro Terada
- Minato Furuta
- Masaya Kudo
2A
- Shuhei Kanai
- Kensaku Hirayama
- Ryuya Kaneko
- Chikanobu Yamada
- Yusuke Kadoya
3A
- Minato Furuta
- Hajime Ueda
- Takayuki Namba
4A
- Tomohiko Zanka
- Shinya Muraki
- Takashi Naito
5A
- Hideo Ishida
- Shogo Watanabe