Okay, how do I put this? Stop whatever you’re doing and watch this video RIGHT NOW. János Karancz of Duncan Crew Hungary shows why he’s the European champion and sets a new gold standard in trick composition – seriously, kids, this is it:
2013 Winter Freestyle YoYo Competition Video
Poland’s Winter Freestyle Competition is quickly becoming one of the most respected international yoyo events in the world, and our friends at Backspin do an excellent job covering the event. This official video from the contest features everything you could hope for in a contest video…great players, top-level tricks, and slow-motion crotch-shots of European breakdancers. Featuring Vashek Kroutil, Janos Karancz, David Molnar, Igor Galiev, and more.
2013 European YoYo Championship: A Look at the Favorites
The 2013 European Yo-yo Championship is just around the corner! With 150 players registered for 1A, competition will be fierce and furious. Who will come out on top? Here’s YoYoNews’ list of highlights:
Magne Sætran
We start out with the Europe’s biggest surprise of 2013, Norwegian marvel Magne Sætran. His first videos came out in the last days of 2012, and he’s already being considered a strong contender for the European title this year. His practice video above shows why. Can Magne become European Champion in his first contest ever?
Grzegorz Wójcik
Contrasting with Magne is the proven record of Polish veteran Plamek, winner of last year’s EYYC, and obviously a strong contender for this year as well. With more and more players taking competition seriously in Europe, the champion’s task will not be easy!
János Karancz
Another crowd favorite is Hungarian string charmer János Karancz. His unique style sets him apart from the crowd, and with support from his home turf in Budapest, János is Hungary’s biggest hope!
Vashek Kroutil
Last year’s runner-up and 2010 European Champion Vashek Kroutil is back for more! His contest experience and refined showmanship will be put to the test once again.
Petr Kavka
Another member of the all-star SLUSNY team from the Czech Republic is Petr Kavka. Petr had some excellent results in 2012 and if momentum means anything, he’s surely among the favorite!
Other strong contenders registered include 2011 European Champion Tomász Bubák, Iceland’s Palli Guðmundsson, Poland’s Michał Zakrzewski and Maciek Cwynar, Italy’s Riccardo Fraolini, Russia’s Maxim Gruzintsev, and UK’s Yuji Shimokawa Kelly.
The open international division is no sideshow, either, with World and National champions going up against each other. Here are just a few of them: Tyler Severance, Ben Conde, Ryosuke Iwasawa, 3A legends Kentaro Kimura and Taichiro Higashi, and the two most prominent “finger spinners” in the scene: Kohta Watanabe and Ethan “Momo” Wong.
Stay with us as we’ll be covering the contest as it unfolds next weekend!
Janos Karancz x Innovation Movement
This is possibly the best trick composition we’ve seen yet in 2013. And I realize we’re only in January, but holy crap have you been paying attention to how many videos have been released already this year?
Absolutely amazing video, as we always expect from Innovation Movement.
János Karancz and Dávid Molnár are the 2012 Hungarian Champions!
The 2012 Hungarian National Yo-yo Contest was held yesterday in Budapest, and the favorites did not disappoint!
In 1A, the winner and new Hungarian Champion is János Karancz, who brought his whole arsenal of mind-blowing tricks to the stage and ended up ahead of Dávid Molnár, Vilmos Zoltán Kiss, and Bálint “Vooper” Farkas.
Dávid Molnár also had a great day in Budapest, not only finishing 2nd in 1A, but also winning both 4A and 5A, making his stack of 2012 titles another bit taller!
An Open 1A division was also held, and Slusny teammates Vashek Kroutil and Petr Kavka from the Czech Republic ended up in the top spots.
Check the full results below:
1A
- János Karancz
- Dávid Molnár
- Vilmos Zoltán Kiss
- Bálint Farkas
- Gábor Boldog
- Ákos Linzenbold
- Erik Eisenreich
- Miklós Pardy
- Áron Horváth
- Benjamin Horváth
- Dénes Rácz
- Bence Virág
- David Bolgárfalvy
- Péter Szollosi
- Roland Kovács
- Viktor Kollár
- Attila Hájas
4A
- Dávid Molnár
- Bence Faragó
- Erik Eisenreich
- Norbert Jenei
- Bálint Farkas
- Viktor Kollár
5A
- Dávid Molnár
- Daniel Budai
- Roland Kovács
- Miklós Pardy
- Pac
- Gábor Kocsis
- Attila Botlik
- Jozséf Telkes
Open 1A
- Vashek Kroutil
- Petr Kavka
- Tyler Young
- Adrian Koniecki
- Gabriel Szalay
- Matous Tomes
- David Kreibich
- Pac
- Richard Aufricht
- Ivan Knocik
Many thanks to yo-yo.hu for the video uploads and Slusny for the results!
János Karancz joins Duncan Crew Hungary
Hungarian slack-trick master János Karancz was announced today as the new member of Duncan Crew Hungary.
János also seems to be a banjo enthusiast: