Latin American Yo-Yo Contest

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Latin American Yo-Yo Contest
VenuePabellón Polanco
Location Mexico City, Flag of Mexico.svg MEX
Start dateMarch 21, 2015

Latin American Yo-Yo Contest (LYYC) is the South American competition of yo-yo organized and sanctioned by the International Yo-Yo Federation (IYYF), and is one of 4 annual multi-national yo-yo competitions from which winners receive seeds to compete in the semi-finals of the annual World Yo-Yo Contest.

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This event is called Campeonato Latinoamericano de Yo-yo in Spanish.

Contests

LYYC had 5 title divisions, 1 non-title division, and 2 national divisions in 2015.

History

There was a plan to promote the international contest for yo-yo in America continent before LYYC. Isaac Kanarek, the president of Mexican Yo-Yo Association (AMYY) tried to promote North American Yo-Yo Championship in 2010 but it had been cancelled. [1]

In addition, Gregory Cohen the founder of World Yo-Yo Contest (WYYC) tried to promote Pan American International Yo-Yo Contest as the American Continental contest on June 30, July 1 & 2 2014 but it was also cancelled.

After International Yo-Yo Federation (IYYF) in 2013, Kanarek offered the international contest for South American nations to give Latin players chance to participate in world contest during annual meeting in 2014 WYYC Prague. His proposal was accepted. This was the start of Latin American Yo-Yo Contest.

Participating nations

The 60 competitors came from 5 nations from the American continents.

List of champions

Latin American Category

1A

YearWinner2nd3rd
2015Paul Kerbel (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)Javier Augusto Martinez (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)Luis Enrique Villasenor (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)

2A

YearWinner2nd3rd
2015Paul Kerbel (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)Salvador Ferruz (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)Santiago Torres (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)

3A

YearWinner2nd3rd
2015Patrick Borgerding (Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States)Paul Kerbel (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)Sergio Daniel Licona (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)

4A

YearWinner2nd3rd
2015Gustavo Amaral (Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil)Paul Kerbel (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)Javier Augusto Martinez (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)

5A

YearWinner2nd3rd
2015Betty Gallegos Gracia (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)Javier Augusto Martinez (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)Paul Kerbel (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)

Spintop (Trompo)

YearWinner2nd3rd
2015Alberto Saldivar (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)Gustavo Castro (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)Pablo Garita (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)

Mexican national category

Intermediate 1A (Intermedios)

YearWinner2nd3rd
2015Bernardo Figueroa (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)Luis Carlos Cuesta (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)Leon Tejed (Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico)

Beginners 1A (Peincipiantes)

YearWinner2nd3rd
2015? (?)? (?)? (?)

See also

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