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2016 Bay Area Classic – Important Update!

May 12, 2016 By Steve Brown

The 2016 Bay Area Classic is coming up really soon…are you ready?

The contest is being held May 27th & 28th…prelims on Friday night, and Finals on Saturday. Registration closes on May 25th and all competitors must register and upload their music in advance. Register and upload your music online at yoyocontest.com.

If you’re heading to the 2016 Bay Area Classic, you definitely want to stay in the official contest hotel. Rooms are going fast and the contest rate is going to expire soon and trust me…staying in the Bay Area can get real pricey, real quick! Take advantage of this deal and get your room….the special contest pricing is only available through Friday, May 13th so hurry up and book NOW at the link below.

Hotel Kabuki

The Hotel Kabuki, San Francisco is the official Hotel of this year’s BAC. It’s located in the heart of Japan Town within walking distance of Peace Plaza and the Japan Center Mall.

We’ve reserved a block of rooms to accommodate our traveling contest attendees and they’re available for our special contest rate. Rooms are limited so please book fast.

GROUP CODE: 0527BAYA

Throws In The City

November 1, 2013 By Steve Brown

John Jimenez put together a new video from some of the San Francisco players…here’s a few minutes of fun featuring Sonny Patrick, Ernest Kahn, Ryan Clark, John Jimenez, and Sean Stuart.

Kengarden Roots Tour 2013

July 6, 2013 By Steve Brown

The Kengarden has put together an incredible West Coast tour with some of the top talent in the modern kendama scene, running from July 19th – July 27th, and traveling from San Francisco to Seattle. More details online at TheKengarden.com.

7/19 – San Francisco, CA

Dolores Park // Noon – 4 PM

7/20 – Sacramento, CA

Shasta Community Park // Noon – 4 PM

7/22 – Tahoe, NV

Shoreline of Tahoe @ The Marriot // 11 AM – 4 PM

7/23 – Eugene, OR

BBQ – Alton Baker Park – (details soon) // 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

7/24 – Portland, OR

Ed Benedict Skate Park // 3 PM – 7 PM

7/26 – Wenahatchee, WA

Walla Walla Park // 11 AM – 4 PM (Ft. KendamaCo Pros Hunter Bailey, Gus Carstens, & Sam Merkel)

*AFTER PARTY at Hooked on Toys // 5 PM – 6 PM*

7/27 – Seattle, WA

Richmond Beach Park // 1 PM

2013 Bay Area Classic – Schedule, Competitor List, & more!

May 20, 2013 By Steve Brown

The Bay Area Classic is one of the longest running and most prestigious yoyo contests in the United States. This year’s event will be held Saturday, May 25th and is shaping up to be another legendary throwdown.

The contest website has been updated with a schedule of events, as well as a full list of competitors. Aside from pre-qualified players, only 10 players in 1A will advance from prelims to finals…out of 90 registered competitors. Not only do you have to throw a top-quality, original routine but you’re going to have to run it with ZERO mistakes to get through to finals. Below is a list of pre-qualified players who are already confirmed through to finals…the talent on this list is staggering!

Information has also been announced for the pre-contest Friday Night Pizza Party!

We are all going to have a pizza party with a secret un-released Mystery Bag! Each stuffed with a yoyo that has not been released yet worth $20 dollars for $10! Only 30 available so you better line up! Be at Pizza Inferno at 5:00 PM – just two blocks from our official Hotel the TOMO!

Pizza Inferno Restaurant & Bar
1800 Fillmore St
San Francisco, CA 94115
http://www.pizzainfernosf.com/

Good luck to all the competitors! YoYoNews will be updating live from the contest on our Instagram and Twitter accounts, and we’ll post here with updates as quickly as we can.

1A Finals Order

Order	Name	Name (Last)
11	Anthony	ROJAS
12	Augie	FASH
13	Kevin	NICHOLAS
14	Eric	KOLOSKI
15	Harold	OWENS III
16	Gentry	STEIN
17	Andrew	MAIDER
18	Charles	HAYCOCK
19	Luis	ENRIQUE
20	Zach	GORMLEY
21	Paul	KERBEL

2A Finals Order

Order	Name	Name (Last)
1	Tyler	Hsieh
2	Yoshi	MIKAMOTO
3	Ian	LAWSON
4	Haru	RAY
5	Anthony	ROJAS
6	Joseph	HARRIS
7	Patrick	MITCHELL

3A Finals Order

Order	Name	Name (Last)
1	Elliot	OGAWA
2	Ian	SMITH
3	Song	YAO
4	Yoshi	MIKAMOTO
5	Eric	TRAN-TON
6	Mack	FINLEY
7	Patrick	BORGERDING

4A Finals Order

Order	Name	Name (Last)
1	Michael	GOODY
2	Kyle	HEDGES
3	Cory	HENDON
4	Zac	RUBINO
5	Julian	GRUNAUER
6	Rick	COBB
7	Michael	NAKAMURA
8	Bryan	FIGUEROA

5A Finals Order

Order	Name	Name (Last)
1	Will	HAHN
2	Josh	YEE
3	David	SNEED
4	Kyle	HEDGES
5	Oscar	RAMIREZ
6	Jacob	JENSEN
7	Ryan	AYERS
8	Chase	BAXTER
9	Tyler	SEVERANCE

Bay Area Classic Registration Closing Soon

April 25, 2013 By Steve Brown

The 2013 Bay Area Classic is coming up soon, and registration closes May 15th, 2013. Remember, you MUST register online in advance this year…there will be NO registration available the day of the event.

Head over to the BAC Registration Page to get signed up. YoYoNews will be covering the contest on our Instagram account…be sure to follow us for updates!

2013 Bay Area Classic – Important Changes

April 6, 2013 By Steve Brown

The website for the 2013 Bay Area Classic is up, and there have been a couple of important changes this year. Sounds like a nice step forward for the event…details are below and at BayAreaClassic.com. For those who don’t know, the Bay Area Classic is one of the longest running and most prestigious contests in the United States. Since 1998, the BAC has been the player’s choice of US contests and for many years was considered a more difficult win than US Nationals.

The changes to the event for this year should go a long way towards smoothing out the contest for everyone. Details below!

Here are some important changes for the 2013 Bay Area Classic!

1. Registration and Registration Fees are ALL ONLINE this year. So we won’t have any registration for freestyles on contest day.

2. Prelims are now off stage! You will have 15 songs to choose from for your Prelim Freestyle: http://bayareaclassic.com/1a-prelims-music-and-rules/

3. Your freestyle group (1A Prelims) and freestyle order will be posted a few days before the contest so that you know exactly when you have to go up!

Why the changes this year? Our venue has limited us to 6 hours of live music time and we wanted to make sure to do it the fastest most efficient way possible yet still give you a great day and weekend of yoyoing :).

Swiss Kendama – 5 Tricks In San Francisco

March 18, 2013 By Steve Brown

Swiss Kendama player Thomas Holzer just released this new kendama video, 5 Tricks In San Francisco, and it’s incredible.

This might well be one of the densest kendama trick videos I’ve ever seen. The amount of work put into these five combos is over the top, and absolutely beautiful to watch. Bookmark this video, you’re going to want to watch it a few dozen times.

2013 Kengarden Kendama Battle Results

January 29, 2013 By Steve Brown

The Kengarden hosted their first Kendama Battle of 2013 at Dolores Park in San Francisco, with attendees including Lex from Kendama Co, Thomas Holzer from swisskendama, and SacKendama. There was also a huge yoyo player attendance, including Duncan Crew’s Paul Escolar and Sonny Patrick from AntiYo!

The new champions:

Beginner Boss
– Paul School

Intermediate Champ
-Mary Tolosa

Advanced Grand Royal Champion Boss
-Chris Do

Best trick / Most steeze in the kneeze
-Sans Kadace

Sponsored by KEN LAB , Co Kendama , Kendama USA, and Kengarden.

2016 Bay Area Classic – Important Update!

Hotel Kabuki

Throws In The City