2013 World Yo-Yo Contest

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2013 World Yo-Yo Contest
VenueRozen Plaza Hotel
Location Flag of the United States.svg Orlando, Florida, United States
DatesAugust 8–10, 2013

The 2013 World Yo-Yo Contest was the culminating yo-yo competition of the worldwide competitive circuit. The winners from this competition in any of the six championship divisions were deemed the current World Yo-Yo Champion until the 2014 World Champions were crowned. The competition was run by Gregory Cohen with the International Yo-Yo Federation (IYYF). The competition took place at the Rozen Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA from August 8–10, 2013.

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History

The first World Yo-Yo Contest was held in London, England, in 1932. The winner was Harvey Lowe. [1] The contest was not held annually until 1992, [2] when Dale Oliver started one in Montreal, Canada during that year's annual International Jugglers' Association's (IJA) convention. The contest was held during this convention until 1999, when it was held in Hawaii. The 2000 contest was held at Universal Studios in Orlando, but in 2001, the event moved to the Rosen Plaza Hotel, where it was held annually until 2013 by Gregory Cohen, owner and operator of YoYoGuy and Infinite Illusions. After the 2013 contest, an international coalition (the IYYF) was formed to organize a new, rotating contest which will be held in a different venue/country every year.

Championship divisions

The World Yo-Yo Contest has 6 championship divisions that award the title of "World Yo-Yo Champion".

Division NameOther NameExplanation
1ASingle Hand String TrickThe player uses a long spinning yo-yo to perform tricks that typically require manipulation of the string.
2ATwo Hands Looping TrickThe player uses two yo-yos simultaneously to perform reciprocating or looping maneuvers.
3ATwo Hands String TrickThe player uses two long spinning yo-yos and performs tricks with both simultaneously.
4AOffstringThe player uses an offstring yo-yo, often releasing the yo-yo into the air and attempting to catch it on the string.
5ACounterweightThe player uses a yo-yo with a counterweight on the other end of the string rather than having it attached to a finger.
APArtistic PerformanceThe performer uses any type of yo-yo or other prop for an open-ended performance which emphasizes choreography and stage presence.

Championship division structure

There are a series of preliminary rounds before the final round at the World Yo-Yo Contest. Competitors were allowed a one-minute routine, and a set number of players would make the finals.

In the 1A division, there were three rounds of competition. In 2A-5A, there was only the Preliminary (1 minute) and the Final (3 minute). [3] Only those who meet these requirements can enter the rounds.

Champions

StyleWinner2nd3rd
1AJanos Karancz (Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary)Christopher Chia (Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore)Luis Enrique-Villasenor (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)
2ATakuma Yamamoto (Flag of Japan.svg  Japan)Shu Takada (Flag of Japan.svg  Japan)Ryo Yamashita (Flag of Japan.svg  Japan)
3AHank Freeman (Flag of the United States.svg  USA)Patrick Borgerding (Flag of the United States.svg  USA)Yasuki Tachibana (Flag of Japan.svg  Japan)
4AMichael Nakamura (Flag of the United States.svg  USA)Naoto Okada (Flag of Japan.svg  Japan)Chun Hin Chan (Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong)
5ATakeshi Matsuura (Flag of Japan.svg  Japan)Tyler Severance (Flag of the United States.svg  USA)Samm Scott (Flag of the United States.svg  USA)
APSPIN NAT!ON (Flag of Japan.svg  Japan)

1A

Janos Karancz winning World Title. He was the first European to win the 1A World Title. Janos Karancz winning World Title. He was the first European to win the 1A World Title..jpg
Janos Karancz winning World Title. He was the first European to win the 1A World Title.

Hungary's Janos Karancz became the first European to win the 1A division [4] at the World Yo-Yo Contest. 2013 was also the first, and only, year to feature a top-3 in 1A with no players from Japan or the United States.

2A

Following Shu Takada's 2012 World Title in the 2A division, 2013 was set up as a rematch between Takuma Yamamoto and Shu Takada. Yamamoto's secured his second World Title, [5] his first in 2008. Japan, once again, swept the top three with Ryu Yamashita taking third.

3A

Following a win at the 2012 US National Yo-Yo Competition, Patrick Borgerding came into the 3A finals. He challenged two-time defending champion Hank Freeman, but fell short. Hank Freeman completed a routine with only two minor mistakes—a record for the division—and secured his third consecutive World Title.

4A

Every player had at least one major deduction. After defending champion Rei Iwakura got thirteen major deductions, Michael Nakamura to take the World Title. Chun Hin Chan became the first player outside of the United States or Japan to finish top-3 in the 4A division.

5A

Takeshi Matsuura came in first place, earning his fifth world title in the 5A division. In second place was 2007 5A World Champion Tyler Severance, and in third place was 2011 5A US National Chamption Samm Scott.

The judging system awarded Matsuura's tricks with a near-perfect score of 95.1, more than 20 points above the runner-up's score of 73.0. [6]

AP

Japan's SP!N NATION won the AP division with a Cops and Robbers themed yo-yo skit.

Participating nations

There are 33 countries currently registered [7] with the IYYF that have the right to seed a National Champion into the semi-final round at the World Yo-Yo Contest. IYYF is also in communication with several other countries [8] (denoted by *), but, currently, these countries do not have the right to seed a National Champion to the semi-finals.

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References

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  2. ↑ Branch, John (2008-08-18). "Competitors Go To Extremes in World Yo-yo Contest". NY Times. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  3. ↑ "Change in WYYC15 seeding from Multi-National Contests – IYYF.ORG".
  4. ↑ "1A Finals | 2013 World Yo-Yo Contest -".
  5. ↑ "2A Finals | 2013 World Yo-Yo Contest -".
  6. ↑ "5A Finals | 2013 World Yo-Yo Contest -".
  7. ↑ "Member Organizations – IYYF.ORG".
  8. ↑ "Other Recognitions – IYYF.ORG".
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