Takeshi skating 20 years ago
We don’t post many videos here on Hired to Win, but this is GOLD! Duncan Crew’s one and only Takeshi Kamisato is known for being pretty awesome at skateboarding, but other than a couple of tricks on yo-yo clips, we rarely see him ride. Takeshi has, however, dug up this VHS gem! That’s right, Takeshi … Read more
Cash prizes announced for BAC 2012
The 2012 Bay Area Classic has announced cash prizes for this year’s contest! This year’s edition of one of the most prestigious regional contests in the US is offering great cash prizes for each division winner! Competition at the BAC is traditionally fierce, and the prizes should give an extra incentive to competitors this year. … Read more
Marcin Drzewiecki wins Polish Nationals!
Earlier today, YoyoFactory’s only “graduated” protegé, Marcin Drzewiecki won the 2012 Polish National Yo-yo Contest held in Lodz with a killer freestyle! This is Marcin’s second national title in a row, he also got 4th place at the European Yo-yo Contest earlier this year and is the newest star in the traditionally strong Polish scene. 1A … Read more
Kazuki Okada wins 2012 West Japan!
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. … Read more
West Japan and Polish Nationals this weekend
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 … Read more
The 2012 Asia Pacific Yo-yo Championship is on!
Asia’s biggest contest is back! Readers will remember the contest was postponed last November with no new date defined. This week we had an announcement of a new date, from July 13th to 15th, in Singapore. From the announcement, AP will be held along with this year’s Singapore Nationals, at the Singapore Street Festival! Several people … Read more
Luis Enrique wins Mexico Nationals
The YoyoFactory duo Luis Enrique and Paul Kerbel finished on top at this year’s Mexico National Contest, held yesterday. Luis Enrique came out on top, followed by Paul and Duncan Crew’s Alan Grimberg. 1A Luis Enrique Villaseñor Paul Kerbel Alan Grimberg We’ll post more detailed results as they become available!
World Champions dominate South Japan 2012
This year’s South Japan regional contest saw very little surprises at the final placings, with strong players taking the top spot. In 1A, YoyoRecreation’s Akitoshi Tokubuchi won for the second time in a row, followed by sOMEThING’s young newcomer Touya Kobayashi. 2A, 3A and 5A were won by the former World Champions Takuma Yamamoto, Minato Furuta … Read more
Mexican Nationals and South Japan tomorrow!
March 11th will be an action-packed Sunday for yoyoing! In Mexico, the 7th National Yo-yo Contest will put YoyoFactory’s extraordinary duo Paul Kerbel and Luis Enrique against each other again for the title. With expressive results at last year’s World Yo-yo Contest (5th for Luis Enrique, 7th for Kerbel), and Triple Crown (1st place for … Read more
Ryosuke Kawamura joins One Drop
One Drop continues to expand its team and has now added a Japanese player to its roster: 44CLASH head judge Ryosuke Kawamura! Ryosuke got 7th at the East Japan Contest B-block earlier this year: Be sure to check out his YouTube channel for more goodies! Here’s the official announcement post on the One Drop forums.