List of World Yo-Yo Champions is the list of the competitors who won the World Yo-Yo Contest . This list includes non-championship divisions.
Year(s)
Event name
Governing body
Note
1932
World Yo-Yo Championship
Reportedly held in England , United Kingdom .
1992–1995
Yo-Yo Championships
International Jugglers' Association
Organized by Dale Oliver under the auspices of the IJA and held during the annual IJA convention.
1996–1997
World Yo-Yo Championships
1998
World Yo-Yo Championships
HPK Marketing
Organized by Alan Nagao, head of HPK Marketing and owner of hobby shop High Performance Kites. The events were held in conjunction with Bandai and during the height of the yo-yo boom.
1999
World Yo-Yo Competition
2000–2012
World Yo-Yo Contest
Organized by Greg Cohen, owner of hobby shop Infinite Illusions and confectionary Lofty Pursuits.
2013–
World Yo-Yo Contest
International Yo-Yo Federation
Headed by Steve Brown. Event venues rotate between Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Primary solo divisions
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Was known as A or "Single A" from 1998 to 2004.
Historical world championships
Year
Category
Winner
2nd
3rd
Ref.
1932
Harvey Lowe
Joe Young
International Jugglers' Association
1992
Dale Oliver
Dale Myrberg
Jennifer Baybrook
1993
Senior
Rocco Ysaguirre
Jon Gates
Mark Hayward
[ 1]
Amateur
Tom Gates
Masahiro Mizuno
Eric Cohen
1994
Pro-Am
Bill de Boisblanc
Jon Gates
Tom McCoy
[ 2]
Senior (16 and older)
Mike Taylor Jr.
Bonnie Matthews
Josh Kavanagh
Junior (12 to 15)
Brett Burkhart
Thai Nguyen
Liubo Yepez
Novice (11 and under)
Chris Gryndle
Joe Hout
Marshall Wharam
1995
Pro-Am
Bill de Boisblanc
Dale Myrberg
Mike Tayler
[ 3]
Masters
Mark Hayward
Ron Spears
Masahiro Mizuno
Senior
Stuart Crump
Michael Harris
Mike Taylor
Junior (12 to 15)
Jacob Hall
Jason Tracey
Tuan Nguyen
Novice (11 and under)
Brett Jurgens
Steve Crump
Joe Hout
1996
Pro-Am
Dale Myrberg
Bill de Boisblanc
Mike Tayler
[ 4]
Masters
'Dazzling' Dave Schulte
Jason Tracy
Masahiro Mizuno
Senior
Jon Steinman
David Harris
Greg Cohen
Junior (12 to 15)
Brett Jurgens
Joe Hout
Novice (11 and under)
Mikey McCabe
Wayne
Abi Maharaj
1997
Pro-Am
Bill de Boisblanc
Alex Garcia
Jennifer Baybrook
[ 5]
Masters
Nalukai Hookano
Yves Young
Steve Brown
Modern world championships
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref.
MPK Marketing
1998
Ryoichi Suzuki
Ross Pascual
Masashi Ishiwatari
Steve Brown
[ 6]
1999
Joel Zink
Hironori Mii
Keijiro Hasegawa
Keiichi Kura
[ 7]
World Yo-Yo Contest
2000
Yu Kawada
Hidemasa Semba
Matthew Rose
Chris Vedral
[ 8]
2001
Tomonari 'Black' Ishiguro
Kota Watanabe
Dennis Schleussner
Hidemasa Semba
[ 9]
2002
Yuuki Spencer
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Tomonari 'Black' Ishiguro
Eric Hesterman
[ 10]
2003
Johnnie DelValle
Brent Dellinger
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Yuuki Spencer
[ 11]
2004
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Tomonari 'Black' Ishiguro
Yuuki Spencer
Justin Weber
[ 12]
2005
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Yuuki Spencer
Takayasu Tanaka
Mark Montgomery
[ 13]
2006
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Paul Han
Eric Koloski
Takayasu Tanaka
[ 14]
2007
Yuuki Spencer
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Paul Han
Eric Koloski
[ 15]
2008
John Ando
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Sebastian Brock
Luo Yi Cheng
[ 16]
2009
Shinya Kido
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Chris Fraser
Jensen Kimmitt
[ 17]
2010
Jensen Kimmitt
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Christopher Chia
Yuuki Spencer
[ 18]
2011
Jin-Hao 'Marcus' Koh
Sebastian Brock
Gentry Stein
Hiroyuki Suzuki
[ 19]
2012
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Jin-Hao 'Marcus' Koh
Christopher Chia
Harold Owens III
[ 20]
International Yo-Yo Federation
2013
János Karancz
Christopher Chia
Luis Enrique Villasenor
Eric Tran-Ton
[ 21]
2014
Gentry Stein
Takeshi Matsuura
Iori Yamaki
Paul Kerbel
[ 22]
2015
Zach Gormley
Shion Araya
Iori Yamaki
Takeshi Matsuura
[ 23]
2016
Shion Araya
Yamato Murata
Zach Gormley
Gentry Stein
[ 24]
2017
Shion Araya
Andrew Bergen
Gentry Stein
Yamato Murata
[ 25]
2018
Evan Nagao
Takeshi Matsuura
Yuki Nishisako
Shion Araya
[ 26]
2019
Gentry Stein
Evan Nagao
Yuki Nishisako
Nathan Dailey
[ 27]
2023
Mir Kim
Ryuichi Nakamura
Evan Nagao
Connor Seals
[ 28]
2024
Mir Kim
Jakub Dolejš
Hunter Feuerstein
Jae Hwi Seung
[ 29]
Was known as AA or "Double A" from 1998 to 2004.
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref.
MPK Marketing
1998
Jennifer Baybrook
Takumi Nagase
Alan Batangan
Alex Garcia
[ 6]
1999
Takumi Nagase
Koji Yokoyama
Masaya Shimazaki
Paul Han
[ 30]
World Yo-Yo Contest
2000
Tomoya Kitamura
Koji Yokoyama
Masahiro Tanikawa
Taichi Takagi
[ 31]
2001
Matt Harlow
Koji Yokoyama
John 'JM' McNulty
Kenichiro Tada
[ 32]
2002
Shinji Saito
Yukihiro Suzuki
Koji Yokoyama
Matt Harlow
[ 33]
2003
Shinji Saito
Koji Yokoyama
Yukihiro Suzuki
Masahiro Tanikawa
[ 11]
2004
Shinji Saito
Koji Yokayama (tie)
Ryusei Saito
John Ando
[ 12]
Hiraku Fujii (tie)
2005
Shinji Saito
Koji Yokoyama
Patrick Mitchell
Junya Yamamoto
[ 13]
2006
Shinji Saito
Koji Yokoyama
John Ando
Kiwamu Ebata
[ 14]
2007
Shinji Saito
Koji Yokoyama
Ryusei Saito
Shuhei Kanai
[ 15]
2008
Takuma Yamamoto
Shinji Saito
Hiraku Fujii
Jun Taniguchi
[ 16]
2009
Shinji Saito
Yasushi Furukawa
Hiraku Fujii
Ryo Yamashita
[ 17]
2010
Yasushi Furukawa
Ryo Yamashita
Shu Takada
Masakazu Yamasaki
[ 18]
2011
Shinji Saito
Yasushi Furukawa
Ryo Yamashita
Takuma Yamamoto
[ 19]
2012
Shu Takada
Takuma Yamamoto
Hiraku Fujii
Joseph Harris
[ 20]
International Yo-Yo Federation
2013
Takuma Yamamoto
Shu Takada
Ryo Yamashita
Chun Hay Chan
[ 34]
2014
Takuma Yamamoto
Yasushi Furukawa
Hiraku Fujii
Tomoyuki Kaneko
[ 22]
2015
Shinji Saito
Shu Takada
Takuma Yamamoto
Tomoyuki Kaneko
[ 23]
2016
Shu Takada
Hiraku Fujii
Takuma Yamamoto
Shuhei Kanai
[ 24]
2017
Shu Takada
Hiraku Fujii
Takuma Yamamoto
Chenghao Yi
[ 25]
2018
Shu Takada
Takuma Yamamoto
Hiraku Fujii
Man Ki Liu
[ 35]
2019
Takuma Yamamoto
Chun Hay Chan
Hajime Sakauchi
Arata Imai
[ 27]
2023
Hajime Sakauchi
Arata Imai
Arika Kato
Hiraku Fujii
Also known as AAA or "Triple A".
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref.
World Yo-Yo Contest
2003
Daisuke Shimada
Jun Aramaki
Yu Kawada
Paul Yath
[ 11]
2004
Daisuke Shimada
Yuki Tanami
Maya Nakamura
Paul Yath
[ 12]
2005
Daisuke Shimada
Maya Nakamura
Masanobu Iwata
Kentaro Kimura
[ 13]
2006
Paul Yath
Yuki Tanami
Kentaro Kimura
Daisuke Shimada
[ 14]
2007
Yuki Tanami
Kentaro Kimura
Daisuke Shimada
Hank Freeman
[ 15]
2008
Hiroki Miyamoto
Kentaro Kimura
Hank Freeman
Masanobu Iwata
[ 16]
2009
Kentaro Kimura
Hiroki Miyamoto
Taiichiro Higashi
Paul Yath
[ 17]
2010
Minato Furuta
Taiichiro Higashi
Hank Freeman
Takeshi Matsuura
[ 18]
2011
Hank Freeman
Alex Hattori
Taiichiro Higashi
Minato Furuta
[ 19]
2012
Hank Freeman
Wang-Kit Ng
Minato Furuta
Ken Takabayashi
[ 20]
International Yo-Yo Federation
2013
Hank Freeman
Patrick Borgerding
Yasuki Tachibana
Kentaro Kimura
[ 34]
2014
Hajime Miura
Hank Freeman
Minato Furuta
Mizuki Takimoto
[ 22]
2015
Hajime Miura
Alex Hattori
Hank Freeman
Mizuki Takimoto
[ 23]
2016
Hajime Miura
Tomoya Kurita
Alex Hattori
Hank Freeman
[ 24]
2017
Hajime Miura
Minato Furuta
Alex Hattori
Tomoya Kurita
[ 25]
2018
Hajime Miura
Alex Hattori
Minato Furuta
Thawhir Iqbal
[ 36]
2019
Hajime Miura
Alex Hattori
Tomoya Kurita
Minato Furuta
[ 27]
2023
Hajime Miura
Minato Furuta
Sora Tahira
Tomoya Kurtia
2024
Minato Furuta
Sora Tahira
Tomoya Kurtia
Hajime Miura
[ 37]
Also known as "Offstring".
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref.
World Yo-Yo Contest
2003
Eiji Okuyama
Atsushi Yamada
Shingo Terada
Kenji Eto
[ 11]
2004
Tsubasa Onishi
Kunihisa Kawabe
Koichiro Mori
Eiji Okuyama
[ 12]
2005
John Narum
Eiji Okuyama
Jimmy Peng
Tsubasa Onishi
[ 13]
2006
Taiki Nishimura
Tsubasa Onishi
Eiji Okuyama
Rei Iwakura
[ 14]
2007
Eiji Okuyama
Rei Iwakura
Tsubasa Onishi
Atsushi Yamada
[ 15]
2008
Rei Iwakura
John Narum
Yohei Kagawa
Atsushi Yamada
[ 16]
2009
Naoto Okada
Rei Iwakura
Tsubasa Onishi
Bryan Figueroa
[ 17]
2010
Tsubasa Onishi
Rei Iwakura
Naoto Okada
John Narum
[ 18]
2011
Naoto Okada
Bryan Figueroa
Tsubasa Onishi
Ben Conde
[ 19]
2012
Rei Iwakura
Bryan Figueroa
Naoto Okada
Ben Conde
[ 20]
International Yo-Yo Federation
2013
Michael Nakamura
Naoto Okada
Chun Hin Chan
Gustavo Amaral
[ 34]
2014
Rei Iwakura
Michael Nakamura
Naoto Okada
Ian Johnson
[ 22]
2015
Naoto Onishi
Takumi Yasumoto
Rei Iwakura
Michael Nakamura
[ 23]
2016
Rei Iwakura
Tsubasa Onishi
Michael Nakamura
Yuki Uchida
[ 24]
2017
Rei Iwakura
Michael Nakamura
Chen Zhao
Yuki Uchida
[ 25]
2018
Hajime Miura
Tsubasa Onishi
Rei Iwakura
Koyo Hashimoto
[ 38]
2019
Rei Iwakura
Tsubasa Onishi
Yuki Uchida
Koyo Hashimoto
[ 27]
2023
Gun Ju Eom
Rei Iwakura
Koyo Hashimoto
Tsubasa Takada
Also known as "Counterweight" or "Freehand".
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref.
World Yo-Yo Contest
2003
Rafael Matsunaga
Makoto Numagami
Shingo Terada
Matt Schmidt
[ 11]
2004
Makoto Numagami
Rafael Matsunaga
Shingo Terada
Andrew Lin Yikai
[ 12]
2005
Maya Nakamura
Makoto Numagami
Andrew Lin Yikai
Rafael Matsunaga
[ 13]
2006
Dana Bennett
Jake Bullock
Andrew 'AJ' Kirk
Tyler Severance
[ 14]
2007
Tyler Severance
Takeshi Matsuura (tie)
Dana Bennett
Miguel Correa
[ 15]
Sojun Miyamura (tie)
2008
Takeshi Matsuura
Sterling Quinn
Takuma Inoue
Miguel Correa
[ 16]
2009
Takuma Inoue
Miguel Correa
Tyler Severance
Sterling Quinn
[ 17]
2010
Takeshi Matsuura
Sterling Quinn
Miguel Correa
Tyler Severance
[ 18]
2011
Takeshi Matsuura
Takuma Inoue
Samm Scott
Tyler Severance
[ 19]
2012
Takeshi Matsuura
Takuma Inoue
Hiroyasu Ishihara
Hideo Ishida
[ 20]
International Yo-Yo Federation
2013
Takeshi Matsuura
Tyler Severance
Samm Scott
Hideo Ishida
[ 21]
2014
Takeshi Matsuura
Jake Elliott
Sora Ishikawa
Ko Kwan Ho
[ 22]
2015
Jake Elliot
Takeshi Matsuura
Sora Ishikawa
Michael Nakamura
[ 23]
2016
Takeshi Matsuura
Jake Elliot
Sora Ishikawa
Naoya Takeuchi
[ 24]
2017
Takuma Inoue
Naoya Takeuchi
Hideo Ishida
Bryan Jardin
[ 25]
2018
Sora Ishikawa
Hideo Ishida
Yoshihiro Abe
Ko Kwan Ho
[ 39]
2019
Hideo Ishida
Yoshihiro Abe
Sora Ishikawa
Naoya Takeuchi
[ 27]
2023
Sora Ishikawa
Shigehiro Yamada
Hideo Ishida
Miggy Hizon
Online World Yo-Yo Contest
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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic , the 2020 World Yo-Yo Contest was canceled. Since the World Yo-Yo Contest could not be held as a result of the pandemic and the various travel restrictions it caused, the Online World Yo-Yo Contest was created. As the name suggests, the contests were held online. The winners of the Online World Yo-Yo Contest do not gain the title of World Yo-Yo Champion, however. The title they receive is that of Online World Yo-Yo Champion (in their respective divisions).
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref.
World Yo-Yo Contest
2021
Mir Kim
Akitoshi Tokubuchi
Park Junsang
Kohei Nishimura
[ 40]
2022
Mir Kim
Akitoshi Tokubuchi
Park Junsang
Ryuichi Nakamura
[ 41]
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref.
World Yo-Yo Contest
2021
Shu Takada
Satoshi Yamanaka
Wasakorn Lattilertwi
Kenshiro Osada
[ 42]
2022
Hiraku Fujii
Hajime Sakauchi
Arata Imai
Akira Kato
[ 41]
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref.
World Yo-Yo Contest
2021
Minato Furuta
Tomoya Kurita
Mizuki Takimoto
Qing Yang
[ 43]
2022
Tomoya Kurita
Minato Furuta
Dongyoung Kim
Thawhir Iqbal
[ 41]
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref.
World Yo-Yo Contest
2021
Kaoru Nakamura
Tsubasa Onishi
Yuki Uchida
Tomohiko Zanka
[ 44]
2022
Kaoru Nakamura
Gunju Eom
Tomohiko Zanka
Taiyo Katsumata
[ 41]
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref.
World Yo-Yo Contest
2021
Sora Ishikawa
Yoshihiro Abe
Hideo Ishida
Naoki Uemae
[ 45]
2022
Sora Ishikawa
Jihoo Lee
Yuki Sakamoto
Naoya Takeuchi
[ 41]
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref.
World Yo-Yo Contest
2021
Miri Kim
Veronika Kamenská
Hobbit Xiao-Wen Wang
Ziyu Meng
[ 46]
2022
Miri Kim
Xueqing Yang
Ziyu Meng
Kira Morrow
[ 41]
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref.
World Yo-Yo Contest
2021
Ricardo Marechal
Benjamin McPhee
Tomomi Matsuda
Patrick Jüptner
[ 47]
2022
Lorenzo Sabatini
Ricardo Marechal
Tomoya Isoshima
Tomomi Matsuda
[ 41]
The X division was separated into three new divisions (3A, 4A, 5A) in 2003.
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref.
World Yo-Yo Contest
2000
Hironori Mii
Takahiko Hasagawa
'Doctor Popular' Brian Roberts
Shingo Terada
[ 48]
2001
Shingo Terada
Takahiko Hasegawa
Jun Aramaki
Hironiri Mii
[ 49]
2002
Daisuke Shimada
Tsubasa Onishi
Takahiko Hasegawa
Hironiri Mii
[ 50]
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
4th
Ref.
World Yo-Yo Contest
2006
Shinji Saito
Shane Karan
Rei Iwakura
?
[ 51]
2007
Shinji Saito
Ryusei Saito
John Narum
Dave Geigle
[ 15]
2008
Shinji Saito
John Narum
Dave Geigle
Takeshi Matsuura
[ 16]
2009
Shinji Saito
Naoto Okada
Rei Iwakura
Yasushi Furukawa
[ 17]
All champions and runners-up (1899–present)
Rank
Name
1st
2nd
3rd
Total
Years: Division Champion
Years: Division Runner-up
1
Shinji Saito
13
1
0
14
2A (2002, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 11, 15); CB (06, 07, 08, 09)
2A (2008)
2
Takeshi Matsuura
7
4
0
11
5A (2008, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16)
5A (2007, 15); 1A (14, 18)
3
Hajime Miura
8
0
0
8
3A (2014, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23); 4A (18)
4
Rei Iwakura
6
4
4
14
4A (2008, 2009 AP, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19)
4A (2007, 09, 10, 23)
5
Hiroyuki Suzuki
4
5
1
10
1A (2004, 05, 06, 12)
1A (2002, 07, 08, 09, 10)
6
Takuma Yamamoto
4
2
6
12
2A (2008, 13, 14, 19)
2A (2012, 18)
7
Shu Takada
4
2
1
7
2A (2012, 16, 17, 18)
2A (2013, 15)
8
Daisuke Shimada
4
1
5
10
X (2002); 3A (03, 04, 05)
9
Hank Freeman
3
1
3
7
3A (2011, 12, 13)
3A (2014)
10
Tsubasa Onishi
2
5
3
10
4A (2004, 10)
X (2002); 4A (2006, 16, 17, 19)
11
Naoto Okada
2
2
3
7
4A (2009, 11)
CB (2009)
12
Takuma Inoue
2
2
1
5
5A (2009, 17)
5A (2011, 12)
13
Yuuki Spencer
2
1
1
4
1A (2002, 07)
1A (2005)
14
Eiji Okuyama
2
1
1
4
4A (2003, 07)
4A (2005)
15
Shion Araya
2
1
0
3
1A (2016, 17)
1A (2015)
16
Gentry Stein
2
0
2
4
1A (2014, 19)
1A (2017)
17
Yasushi Furukawa
1
3
0
4
2A (2010)
2A (2009, 11, 14)
18
John Narum
1
2
1
4
4A (2005)
4A (2008), CB (08)
19
Kentaro Kimura
1
2
1
4
3A (2009)
3A (2007, 08)
20
Minato Furuta
1
2
3
6
3A (2010)
3A (2017, 23)
Michael Nakamura
1
2
1
4
4A (2013)
4A (2014, 17)
Makoto Numagami
1
2
0
3
5A (2004)
5A (2003, 05)
Yuki Tanami
1
2
0
3
3A (2007)
3A (2004, 07)
Jake Elliot
1
2
0
3
5A (2015)
5A (2014, 16)
Tomonari Ishigaru
1
1
1
3
1A (2001)
1A (2004)
Evan Nagao
1
1
1
3
1A (2018)
1A (2019)
Maya Nakamura
1
1
1
3
5A (2005)
3A (2005)
Tyler Severance
1
1
1
3
5A (2007)
5A (2013)
Hideo Ishida
1
1
2
4
5A (2019)
5A (2018)
Hironiri Mii
1
1
0
2
X (2000)
1A (1999)
Rafael Matsunaga
1
1
0
2
5A (2003)
5A (2004)
Hiroki Miyamoto
1
1
0
2
3A (2008)
3A (2009)
Jin-Hao Koh
1
1
0
2
1A (2011)
1A (2012)
Shingo Terada
1
0
3
4
X (2001)
Yu Kawada
1
0
1
2
1A (2000)
Dana Bennet
1
0
1
2
5A (2006)
Zach Gormley
1
0
1
2
1A (2015)
Jennifer Baybrook
1
0
0
1
2A (1998)
Joel Zink
1
0
0
1
1A (1999)
Matt Harlow
1
0
0
1
2A (2001)
Johnnie DelValle
1
0
0
1
1A (2003)
Paul Yath
1
0
0
1
3A (2006)
Taiki Nishimura
1
0
0
1
4A (2006)
Shinya Kido
1
0
0
1
1A (2009)
Jensen Kimmitt
1
0
0
1
1A (2010)
János Karancz
1
0
0
1
1A (2013)
Naoto Onishi
1
0
0
1
4A (2015)
Koji Yokoyama
0
8
1
9
2A (1999, 2000, 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07)
Alex Hattori
0
4
2
6
3A (2011, 15, 18, 19)
Hiraku Fuji
0
3
5
8
2A (2004, 16, 17)
Takahiko Hasegawa
0
2
1
3
X (2000, 01)
Sterling Quinn
0
2
0
2
5A (2008, 10)
Bryan Figueroa
0
2
0
2
4A (2011, 12)
Ryusei Saito
0
1
3
4
CB (2007)
Taiichiro Higashi
0
1
3
4
3A (2010)
Ryo Yamashita
0
1
2
3
2A (2010)
Christopher Chia
0
1
2
3
1A (2013)
Yukihiro Suzuki
0
1
1
2
2A (2002)
Jun Aramki
0
1
1
2
3A (2003)
Paul Han
0
1
1
2
1A (2006)
Tomoya Kurita
0
1
1
2
3A (2016)
Yoshihiro Abe
0
1
1
2
5A (2019)
Ross Pascual
0
1
0
1
1A (1998)
Hidemasa Semba
0
1
0
1
1A (2000)
Brent Dellinger
0
1
0
1
1A (2003)
Atsushi Yamada
0
1
0
1
4A (2003)
Kunihisa Kawabe
0
1
0
1
4A (2004)
Shane Karan
0
1
0
1
CB (2006)
Jake Bullock
0
1
0
1
5A (2006)
Sojun Miyamura
0
1
0
1
5A (2007)
Sebastian Brock
0
1
0
1
1A (2011)
Wang-Kit Ng
0
1
0
1
3A (2012)
Takumi Yasumoto
0
1
0
1
4A (2015)
Yamato Murata
0
1
0
1
1A (2016)
Andrew Bergen
0
1
0
1
1A (2017)
Naoya Takeuchi
0
1
0
1
5A (2017)
Chun Hay Chan
0
1
0
1
2A (2019)
Also known as "Artistic Performance".
Grand Prix
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
Ref.
World Yo-Yo Contest
2002
Takahiko Hasegawa
Hironori Mii
Shingo Terada
[ 52]
2003
Mark Montgomary
Tomiyuki Watanabe
Dave Bazan
[ 11]
2004
Tomiyuki Watanabe
Yu Kawada
Jennifer Baybrook
[ 12]
2005
Takahiko Hasegawa
Hironori Mii
Tomiyuki Watanabe
[ 13]
2006
Yu Kawada
Tomiyuki Watanabe
Tomonori Ishiguro
[ 14]
2007
Tomonari 'Black' Ishiguro
Rei Iwakura
Steve Brown
[ 15]
2008
John Higby
Rei Iwakura
Tomiyuki Watanabe
[ 16]
2009
Rei Iwakura
Tomiyuki Watanabe
Hironori Mii
[ 17]
2010
Shaqler
Atsushi 'A2C' Yamada John 'Ryuji' Ando Shigesato 'Kuri' Kurita Takeshi 'Woodz' Maruyama
Rei Iwakura
Takahiko Hasegawa
[ 18]
2011
Takahiko Hasegawa
Justin Weber
Hironori Mii
[ 19]
2012
inmot!on
Ivo Studer Jan Schmutz
Takahiko Hasegawa
Tomiyuki Watanabe
[ 20]
International Yo-Yo Federation
2013
Spination
Tomiyuki Watanabe Yu Kawada
Chih-Min Tuan
W.H.O. Theatre
Ren-Zhi Yang Tzu-Wei Chang
[ 21]
2014
Spination
Tomiyuki Watanabe Yu Kawada
[ 22]
2015
Shaqler
Atsushi 'A2C' Yamada John 'Ryuji' Ando Shu Takada Takeshi 'Woodz' Maruyama
2016
Not awarded
2017
inmot!on
Ivo Studer Jan Schmutz
[ 24]
2018
Old Skool Famous
Hiraku Fujii Shuhei Kanai Tsubasa Ōnishi
[ 53]
2019
Shu Takada
[ 27]
2023
Daniel Tamariz
Other awards
Year
Entertainment Award
Artistic Award
Creativity Award
Ref.
Team
Members
Team
Members
Team
Members
International Yo-Yo Federation
2014
Not awarded
Spination
Tomiyuki Watanabe Yū Kawada
Chih-Min Tuan
[ 22]
2015
Shaqler
Atsushi 'A2C' Yamada John 'Ryuji' Ando Shigesato 'Kuri' Kurita Takeshi 'Woodz' Maruyama
Beat Poin't
Masakazu Yamazaki Tooru Abe
W.H.O Theatre [ 54]
Chih-Han Chao Ren-Jhih Yang Tzu-Wei Chang Zhao-Xian Pan
2016
Old Skool Famous
Hiraku Fujii Shuhei Kanai Tsubasa Ōnishi
Tomiyuki Watanabe
Not awarded
[ 24]
2017
inmot!on
Ivo Studer Jan Schmutz
Not awarded
Not awarded
[ 25]
2018
Old Skool Famous
Hiraku Fujii Shuhei Kanai Tsubasa Ōnishi
TR-Yo Team
Hong Xin Cham Jia Cheng 'Stanley' Low Jia Xin Lee Jiann Yow Toh Jun Sheng Ho Sin Yu Wee Yong Leong 'Jerard' Loo Zi Hao Chew
Not awarded
[ 53]
2019
Not awarded
Shu Takada
Not awarded
[ 27]
2023
Daniel Tamariz
Ryo Oishi
Daniel Tamariz
Was replaced by the AP division in 2002.
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
Ref.
Team
Members
Team
Members
Team
Members
HPK Marketing
1999
Team Heimlech [ 55]
Alan Batangan Cody Kyabu Ryan Lai Sky Kyabu
Gotemba Pinocchio
Team 4 Angels
[ 56]
1999 (Mega Team)
Hooters
Alan Batagan Allan Leal Casey Kodama Cody Kiyabu Devin Yamada Eric Masumori Gabriel Cabagbag Ian Hoshino Nana Sakamoto Paul Han Ryan Kono Ryan Lai Yves Young
Junk THP Japan
Junpei Suzuki Kazuki Abe Keiichi Kura Keijiro Hasegawa Keita Saito Koji Yokoyama Masaya Shimazaki Takumi Nagase Yuji Hattori Yuji Imatuji Yuki Kudo
Brad Durnas Chris Ciosek Dwane Forter Eric Mitz Eric Twark Jeff Medeiros Jerry Yuan Joey Lacerday Jon McNulty Matt Kubera Matt Rose Mike Carreiro
[ 57]
World Yo-Yo Contest
2000
Team Off String [ 58]
Hironori Mii Kota Watanabe Shingo Terada Takahiko Hasegawa Yu Kawada
Chocko Ball Family
Others D [ 59]
Hidemasa Semba Jun Aramaki Masato Inohara Ryusei Saito
[ 60]
2001
Out of America
Team TOP [ 61]
Jun Aramaki Tomiyuki Watanabe
Team Off String [ 62]
Hironori Mii Kenji Eto Kota Watanabe Shingo Terada Takahiko Hasegawa Yu Kawada
[ 63]
Additional solo divisions
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Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
2014 [ 22]
Tessa Piccillo
Julia Aleksandra Gutowska
Corli du Toit
2015 [ 23]
Xiao-Wen 'Hobbit' Wang
Beatriz Gallegos 'Betty' Garcia
Reia Torita
2016 [ 24]
Beatriz Gallegos 'Betty' Garcia
Tessa Piccillo
Stephanie Height
2017 [ 25]
Tessa Piccillo
Beatriz Gallegos 'Betty' Garcia
Xiao-Wen 'Hobbit' Wang
2018 [ 64]
Xiao-Wen 'Hobbit' Wang
Ni Kang
Reia Torita
2019[ 27]
Beatriz Gallegos 'Betty' Garcia
Miri Kim
Tessa Piccillo
2023
Miri Kim
Beatriz Gallegos 'Betty' Garcia
Wan Jiang Liu
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
2015 [ 23]
Kiyoshi Kawamura
Ken Wong
Isaac Kanarek
2016 [ 24]
Takahiko Hasegawa
Steve Brown
Richard Cobb
2017 [ 25]
Steve Brown
Jose Madrigal
Dale Oliver
2018 [ 64]
Kōji Torita
Man-Kin Wong
Takahiko Hasegawa
2019[ 27]
Takahiko Hasegawa
Isaac Kanarek
Myk el-Ahrairah
Was known as "Compulsory" in 1997 and as "Advanced/Recreational" in 1998 and 1999.
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
Ref.
International Jugglers' Association
1997
Jason Tracy
Kenichi Nakamura
Nalukai Hookano
[ 5]
MPK Marketing
1998
Ed Giulietti
Valerie Krantz
Joel Zink
[ 6]
1999
Ryan Zink
Junichi Morita
Nemec Marcus
[ 65]
The SpinTop World Championships are held during the WYCC under the auspices of the International Top Spinners Association (ITSA).
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
2000
John Gates
Steve Brown
Dale Oliver
2001
Felix Avellana
Dale Oliver
Mark Vargas
2002
Dave Bazan
Felix Avellana
Mark Hayward
2003
Miguel Correa
Andre Boulay
Takeshi Kamisato
2004 [ 12]
Matt Ritter
Miguel Correa
Jon Gates
2005 [ 13]
Dave Bazan
Jon Gates
Takeshi Kamisato
2006
Matt Ritter
Takeshi Kamisato
Alan Gray
2007 [ 15]
Matt Ritter
Takeshi Kamisato
Jorge Alcoz
2008 [ 66]
Jon Gates
Mike Hout
Tom Connoly
2009 [ 67]
Jorge Alcoz
Felix Avellana
Mike Hout
2010 [ 68]
Darren Kim
Chris Neff
Mike Hout
2011
Chris Neff
Darren Kim
Omar Garza
2012 [ 69]
Carlos Solís
Brian Caster
Mark Hayward
2013 [ 70]
Gustavo Castro
Tyler Young
Salvador Martinez
2014 [ 22]
Tyler Young
Daniel Konecny
Jakub Konecny
2015 [ 23]
Jorge Alcoz
Kazuhito Miki
Keita Watanabe
2016 [ 24]
Chris Neff
Eli Hickerson
Takahiko Hasegawa
2017 [ 25]
Jakub Konecny
Daniel Konecny
Jose Madrigal
2018 [ 71]
Kanta Tani
Jun Shimamura
Takahiko Hasegawa
2019 [ 72]
Eli Hickerson (tie)
Takahiko Hasegawa
Jose Madrigal (tie)
2020 [ 73]
Guillem Vizcaino
Kanta Tani
Gerardo Montero
2021 [ 74]
Kanta Tani
Eli Hickerson
Marcus Heineck
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
2011
Mike Hout
Chris Neff
Darren Kim
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
2013 [ 70]
Eli Hickerson
Miguel Angel Chavez
Kirk Charles
Non-world championships
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Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
International Jugglers' Association
1996
Dale Oliver
Dale Myrberg
Bill de Boisblanc
1997
Kenichi Nakamura
Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
International Jugglers' Association
1996
Steve Brown
Mark Anderson
Jon Gates
1997
Alex Garcia
Ladder (11 and under)
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Ladder (17 and over)
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Year
Winner
2nd
3rd
2002 [ 104]
No Entry
2003 [ 105]
Merged to "10 and under" division