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Iori Yamaki Wins West Japan YoYo Contest (again!)

February 17, 2014 By Rafael Matsunaga

Raw speed and accuracy were Iori Yamaki’s weapons once again to take the West Japan title for the second year in a row! Even Hiroyuki Suzuki’s perfectly choreographed routine was not enough to beat Yamaki’s blazing-fast horizontal-behind-the-back-under-the-wrist madness. No doubt one of the strongest contest routines we’ve seen recently!

In 2A and 3A, Ryo Yamashita and Taiichiro Higashi counted on their larger contest experience to take their respective titles. The first runner-up in each division was close enough in Technical Execution to be a threat, with Sora Tahira even beating Higashi here, but the Technical and Performance evaluations easily guaranteed the title for both Ryo and Taiichiro.

Speaking of experience, 4A was a delight to the audience, with veterans Futoshi Maruyama and Kazuaki Sugimura displaying beautiful precision in their own unique styles, and Futoshi taking the title by a little over three points, the closest gap in the entire contest.

Three relatively new players competed in 5A finals, with Yasuhiro Uchida claiming his first title despite having four points deducted from his score.

Check the results and winner videos below, courtesy of yoyovideoarchive:

1A

  1. Iori Yamaki
  2. Hiroyuki Suzuki
  3. Kazuki Okada
  4. Masaki Okita
  5. Amane Okubo
  6. Kazuya Murata
  7. Yuki Shiguematsu

2A

  1. Ryo Yamashita
  2. Arata Imai
  3. Keigo Nakata
  4. Reo Takamatsu
  5. Yuki Yamaguchi

3A

  1. Taiichiro Higashi
  2. Sora Tahira
  3. Atsushi Kamoshita

4A

  1. Futoshi Maruyama
  2. Kazuaki Sugimura
  3. Yuki Uchida
  4. Teppei Hino
  5. Ryuzo Baba

5A

  1. Yasuhiro Uchida
  2. Daisuke Ariyoshi
  3. Ryotaro Morimoto

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: 2014, futoshi maruyama, iori yamaki, japan, kazuaki sugimura, results, ryo yamashita, taiichiro higashi, west japan, wj, yasuhiro uchida

Iori Yamaki Wins West Japan YoYo Contest!

April 13, 2013 By Rafael Matsunaga

2013 Japan YoYo League

Looks like the new generation is ready to take on the veterans! The 2013 West Japan Yo-yo Contest was held earlier today in Osaka and the winner in the 1A division was Iori Yamaki, who took first place with his very contest-oriented style.

But the veterans were not entirely outplayed, as Takayuki “Marron” Kuriyama took first place in 5A and we were also fortunate to witness the legendary 4A artist Kenji Eto place 2nd in his division!

Check the results below, courtesy of Yama@18!

**UPDATED**

Videos courtesy C3YoYoDesign! Check out their YouTube channel for video of all the competitors!

1A

  1. Iori Yamaki
  2. Masahiro Terada
  3. Kazuki Okada
  4. Shinya Azuma
  5. Takahiro Iizuka
  6. Amane Okubo
  7. Taro Komari
  8. Hiroaki Okada
  9. Masaki Okita
  10. Takayasu Murakami

2A

  1. Ryo Yamashita
  2. Arata Imai
  3. Yusuke Nakayama
  4. Takahiro Ishihara

3A

  1. Yasuki Tachibana
  2. Sora Tahira
  3. Toru Komatsu

4A

  1. Yudai Kimura
  2. Kenji Eto
  3. Shota Kubota

5A

  1. Takayuki Kuriyama
  2. Ryota Torigoe
  3. Yasuhiro Uchida
  4. Hayato Fujiwara

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: 2013, c3yoyodesign, iori yamaki, results, ryo yamashita, takayuki kuriyama, west japan, wj, yama@18, Yasuki Tachibana, Yudai Kimura

Kazuki Okada wins 2012 West Japan!

April 21, 2012 By Rafael Matsunaga

Kazuki Okada, of team Febre’s, took back the West Japan 1A throne this year, after finishing 2nd place in 2011. This is Okada’s fourth West Japan title!

In 2A, Ryo Yamashita dominated the division, taking 1st place by a large margin, while Hajime Miura faced a tougher competition in 3A, barely edging out favorite Taiichiro Higashi.

4A and 5A titles went to Duncan Crew members Kazuaki Sugimura and Takayuki Kuriyama, respectively.

Check the final standings!

1A

  1. Kazuki Okada
  2. Hirotaka Akiba
  3. Tatsuya Fujisaka
  4. Iori Yamaki
  5. Masahiro Terada
  6. Amane Ookubo
  7. Atsunori Tanimoto
  8. Ryosuke Iwasawa
  9. Shunichi Fukuda
  10. Kenji Nakatsuka

2A

  1. Ryo Yamashita
  2. Ryosuke Ishida
  3. Leo Takamatsu

3A

  1. Hajime Miura
  2. Taiichiro Higashi
  3. Tomoya Kurita
  4. Takayuki Namba

4A

  1. Kazuaki Sugimura
  2. Teppei Hino

5A

  1. Takayuki Kuriyama
  2. Ryota Torigoe
  3. Kakeru Nagata

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: 2012, hajime miura, japan, kazuaki sugimura, kazuki okada, ryo yamashita, takayuki kuriyama, west japan, wj

West Japan and Polish Nationals this weekend

April 20, 2012 By Rafael Matsunaga

An action-packed weekend approaches quickly!

In Japan, one of the country’s oldest regional contests, West Japan will take place in Osaka. Plenty of well known names are expected, including Tatsuya Fujisaka, Ryosuke Iwasaka, Ryo Yamashita, Ryusei Saito, Taichiro Higashi, and Kazuaki Sugimura. A certain “Jyon Ando” is listed among the 58 1A players, and it remains to be seen if that’s the legendary John Ando himself!

Live transmission is planned on Ustream!

In Europe, the attention is turned to Poland, running the eleventh edition of its national contest. Poland’s old and new talents will meet again after an excellent show earlier this year at the European Yo-yo Contest. European Champion Grzegorz Wojcik, from One Drop, and YoyoFactory’s Marcin Drzewiecki and Mateusz Ganc are no doubt the favorites there.

Stay tuned, as we’ll be back with contest updates throughout the weekend!

Filed Under: Contests Tagged With: gacek, japan, john ando, plamek, poland, polish nationals, west japan, wj

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