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AP16 Results: Shion Araya wins 1A, Liu Man Ki beats Shinji Saito in 2A!

July 6, 2016 By Rafael Matsunaga

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:

  1. Shion Araya
  2. Marcus Koh
  3. Ahmad Kharisma
  4. Dong Ruida
  5. Toya Kobayashi
  6. Hiroyuki Suzuki
  7. Nuttanan Runagpanich
  8. Amirrul Rahman
  9. Kazuya Murata
  10. Shinya Kido
  11. Garbkamol Limangkul
  12. Arif Ramadhan
  13. Sun Jiahao
  14. Chiang Shan Cheng
  15. Christopher Chia
  16. Hua Phu Nguyen
  17. Ian Loh
  18. Ikumi Kato
  19. Panyapat Ananutamapap
  20. Brandon Vu
  21. Thawhir Iqbal
  22. Hu Ruiheng
  23. Mohd Omarail Hafizzudin
  24. 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!

  1. Liu Man Ki
  2. Shinji Saito
  3. Arata Imai
  4. Tomoyuki Kaneko
  5. Shuhei Kanai
  6. Yuki Takami
  7. Chan Chun Hay
  8. Wasakorn Lattilertwit
  9. Shunsuke Kawakami
  10. Yoon Jong Ki
  11. Jun Taniguchi
  12. Tran Minh Hieu
  13. 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.

  1. Taiichiro Higashi
  2. Yuuki Kurumisawa
  3. Thawhir Iqbal
  4. Chen Junhao
  5. John Eric Galicha
  6. Teruo Kameya
  7. Kuo Yung Chih
  8. Yu Huiwon
  9. Li Tiancheng
  10. Winalda Aryudha
  11. Shuji Kinoshita
  12. 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!

  1. Lim Aik Hwee
  2. Tsubasa Onishi
  3. Tomohiko Zanka
  4. Kuo Po Han
  5. Jeon Ji Hwan
  6. Sean Hung
  7. Pornpinit Sanprasert
  8. Chan Chun Hin
  9. Dong Ruida
  10. Jeong Yong Chan
  11. Osshe Louis
  12. Nguyen Hoang Tri Hai
  13. Lee Min Woo
  14. Wesley Lim
  15. Mohd Khairsyah
  16. 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.

  1. Hideo Ishida
  2. Tran Quoc Huy
  3. Ian Loh
  4. Naoya Takeuchi
  5. Kuo Chun Yu
  6. Wayne Xiu
  7. Zhu Sheng Yong
  8. Yuttana Sukhumalchatsombat
  9. Azim Jameel
  10. Teruo Kameya
  11. Chong Yichen
  12. 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!

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: ap, ap16, ap2016, hideo ishida, lim aik hwee, liu man ki, results, shion araya, taiichiro higashi

Lim Aik Hwee – Offstring Demo

July 28, 2015 By Steve Brown

Singapore yoyo legend Lim Aik Hwee turned in a solid offstring demo at the recent China YoYo Corporation Championship (China has like four “national championships”, it’s a long story). Great work!

Yoyo used is the Something JetSet EG.

Filed Under: Manufacturer, Players, Video Tagged With: 4a, china, jetset eg, lim aik hwee, offstring, sOMEThING, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Acquaintance x Something – Lim Aik Hwee

June 30, 2015 By Steve Brown

Singaporean yoyo legend Lim Aik Hwee drops bombs in this quick new video for Hiroyuki Suzuki’s brand, Something.

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: lim aik hwee, sOMEThING, yoyo tricks, yoyo video

Duncan Skyhawk ft. Lim Aik Hwee

June 18, 2014 By Steve Brown

Duncan announced their new offstring yoyo, the Skyhawk, at this year’s International Toy Fair in New York. Hopefully we’re getting close to a release date! Singapore player Lim Aik Hwee seems to have given the Skyhawk his seal of approval, and rocks the hell out of it in this new promo video from YoYo Acquaintance.

Yoyo used is the Skyhawk by Duncan Toys.

Filed Under: Players, Video Tagged With: duncan toys, lim aik hwee, offstring, skyhawk, video

Duncan Crew Worldwide 2013 – Chapter 1

September 24, 2013 By Steve Brown

Duncan Toys has a new video showing off some members of their worldwide team, featuring Paul Escolar, Jeff Coons, Lim Aik Hwee, Gabe Lozano, and Bryan Jardin. Since this is listed as “Chapter 1” I think we can expect more installments, probably featuring Hank Freeman, Rafael Matsunaga, Janos Karancz, and more.

Filed Under: Manufacturer, Players, Video Tagged With: bryan jardin, duncan crew, duncan toys, gabe lozano, jeff coons, lim aik hwee, paul escolar, video

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