National Yo-Yo Contest

The top players in the Nation wind up in Chico

Yo-Yo Sport Ladder Winners

10& Under: Mike Goody (17/9)

11 to 12: Ian Lawson (28/23)

13 to 16: Andrew Hulterstrom (31/26)

17 to 39: Jon Gates (37/34)

40 and Over: Isagani Macaraig (35/22)

Spin Top Sport Ladder

11 and Under: Orlando Cristobal-Mandel

12 to 16: John Ferre

17 and Over: Catherine Sampetro

Diabolo Sport Ladder

11 and under: Kobe Allen

12 to 16: John Ferre

17 and over: Blaine Schelton

2011 1A Champion Harold Owens III

2011 1A Champion Harold Owens III (Photo from Chico-ER)

2011 Nationals makes the front page of our local newspaper. Above the fold!

Great article here: http://www.chicoer.com/fromthenewspaper/ci_19024062

More about the contest and the photo gallery are in the article as well.

Congratulations to all the competitors. 2011 was a great year and a great competition. We look forward to seeing everyone back in 2012!

2011 Nationals - Ann Connoly

2011 Nationals - Mike MarshallThe Chico Enterprise-Record (our local newspaper) has a great photo gallery of the 2011 National Yo-Yo Contest:

http://chicoer.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=1333677&CategoryID=19046&ListSubAlbums=0

1A Finals

Place First Name Last Name Tech Score Perf 1 Perf 2 Perf 3 Perf 4 Perf 5 Total Score
1 Harold OWENS III 74.90 4.00 4.00 3.50 3.25 4.25 93.90
2 Anthony ROJAS 66.49 3.50 4.00 4.25 4.25 4.25 86.74
3 Gentry STEIN 65.97 3.00 3.75 3.25 3.75 3.25 82.97
4 Daniel DIETZ 62.95 2.50 3.00 2.75 3.00 3.00 77.20
5 Chris FRASER 60.35 2.50 4.00 3.00 3.50 3.25 76.60
6 Andrew BERGEN 58.83 3.00 3.75 4.25 3.25 3.50 76.58
7 Eric KOLOSKI 59.19 2.25 3.00 3.00 2.50 3.25 73.19
8 Zach GORMLEY 54.56 2.50 2.75 4.00 3.25 3.25 70.31
9 John NARUM 55.55 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 69.30
10 Mike MARSHALL 49.20 1.00 2.25 2.50 2.25 2.50 59.70
11 Paolo BUENO 46.13 3.00 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 59.13
12 Tyler GOLDENBURG 46.99 2.25 2.50 2.25 2.50 2.25 58.74
13 Clint ARMSTRONG 46.41 2.75 2.25 2.50 2.25 2.50 58.66
14 Paul HAN 44.43 1.75 3.00 3.25 2.50 2.50 57.43
15 Gee CHEUNG 38.02 0.50 1.50 1.25 1.25 1.50 44.02
16 Daniel MIZELL 26.90 0.75 1.00 1.50 1.75 1.00 32.90

2A Finals

Place First Name Last Name Tech Score Perf 1 Perf 2 Perf 3 Perf 4 Perf 5 Total Score
1 Joseph HARRIS 74.72 3.00 3.25 3.50 3.25 3.25 90.97
2 Grant JOHNSON 63.95 4.50 3.75 3.75 3.75 4.00 83.70
3 Yu TSUMURA 45.54 2.25 2.25 2.50 3.00 2.75 58.29
4 Paul YATH 32.16 1.75 1.50 2.00 1.75 1.50 40.66
5 Ryan LAI 27.03 1.00 1.50 1.50 1.75 1.25 34.03
6 Jordan SAMBUENO 14.40 0.75 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.00 19.15

3A Finals

Place First Name Last Name Tech Score Perf 1 Perf 2 Perf 3 Perf 4 Perf 5 Total Score
1 Hank FREEMAN 75.00 2.00 3.75 3.00 3.25 3.50 90.50
2 Alex HATTORI 59.84 2.25 3.00 3.00 2.75 3.00 73.84
3 Alex CURFMAN 55.74 1.75 2.50 2.00 2.75 2.75 67.49
4 Michael NAKAMURA 37.45 2.00 1.75 2.75 2.25 2.00 48.20
5 Elliot OGAWA 36.24 1.25 1.75 2.00 2.00 1.75 44.99
6 Yoshi MIKAMOTO 32.75 1.50 1.50 2.00 2.00 1.75 41.50
7 Ryan LAI 27.74 1.25 1.50 2.25 2.00 2.00 36.74
8 Darren KIM 18.90 1.75 1.50 1.75 2.00 1.25 27.15

4A Finals

Place First Name Last Name Tech Score Perf 1 Perf 2 Perf 3 Perf 4 Perf 5 Total Score
1 Bryan FIGUEROA 74.75 3.00 4.00 4.00 3.75 4.00 93.50
2 Ian JOHNSON 66.86 3.50 3.00 3.50 3.25 3.50 83.61
3 John NARUM 63.92 4.25 3.25 3.75 3.75 3.75 82.67
4 Ben CONDE 61.92 4.00 3.25 4.50 3.50 3.75 80.92
5 Zachary RUBINO 61.70 2.50 2.50 3.25 3.00 3.00 75.95
6 Michael NAKAMURA 46.26 1.75 1.75 2.50 2.25 2.50 57.01
7 Nick JOHNSON 35.27 1.50 1.50 2.00 2.25 2.00 44.52
8 Daniel MIZELL 24.99 1.25 0.50 1.25 1.50 1.00 30.49
9 Kyle HEDGES 17.77 1.00 0.25 1.50 1.25 1.00 22.77

5A Finals

Place First Name Last Name Tech Score Perf 1 Perf 2 Perf 3 Perf 4 Perf 5 Total Score
1 Samm SCOTT 73.21 1.50 3.75 3.00 3.25 3.25 87.96
2 Tyler SEVERANCE 73.18 1.75 3.25 3.25 2.75 3.25 87.43
3 Miguel CORREA 54.07 1.75 2.25 3.25 3.00 2.75 67.07
4 Aj KIRK 45.17 1.25 2.25 1.75 2.00 2.00 54.42
5 Josh YEE 43.22 1.25 2.25 1.50 1.75 1.50 51.47
6 Jeff COONS 40.97 1.75 2.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 50.22
7 Ian JOHNSON 41.07 1.75 1.50 1.75 2.00 2.00 50.07
8 Juan RENTERIA 39.27 1.50 1.50 2.50 2.25 1.75 48.77
9 Kyle HEDGES 32.54 1.25 1.75 2.00 1.25 1.75 40.54
10 Chase BAXTER 30.02 0.75 1.00 0.75 1.00 1.25 34.77
11 Daniel MIZELL 27.25 0.50 0.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 31.25

 

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Courtesy of Duncan Yo-Yos, the 2011 National Yo-Yo Contest will be live streamed. Go to http://www.yo-yo.com to get the link to the stream for Saturday.

1A 1-minute Competitor Order

1 Charlie BYERS   Conyers GA
2 Michael KURTI   Flemington NJ
3 Leo QIN   Portland OR
4 Harold OWENS III   Carmel IN
5 Paul HAN   Cupertino CA
6 Tyler SEVERANCE   Phoenix AZ
7 Daniel DIETZ   Northampton MA
8 Mike MARSHALL   Chico CA
9 Isaac SAMS   Buckhannon WV
10 Gee CHEUNG   Richmond VA
11 Nathan DeWITT   Phoenix AZ
12 Andrew BERGEN   Bellmore NY
13 Ann CONNOLY   Springfield VA
14 James REED   Long Beach CA
15 Daniel MIZELL   Scottsdale AZ
16 Paolo BUENO   Carlsbad CA
17 Adrien LA   Antioch CA
18 Josh YEE   San Francisco CA
19 CJ ATKINSON   Burlington NJ
20 Tyler GOLDENBURG   Phoenix AZ
21 Clint ARMSTRONG   Tempe AZ
22 Alex CURFMAN   Glen Allen VA
23 Michael STECZ   Dearborn MI
24 Samm SCOTT   Richmond VA

2A 1-minute Compeitor Order

1 Ben MCPHEE   Phoenix AZ
2 Yu TSUMURA   West Lafayette IN
3 John HUBER   Phoenix AZ
4 Paul YATH   Signal Hill CA
5 Hugh HIGINBOTHAM   Kirkland WA
6 Josh YEE   San Francisco CA
7 Jordan SAMBUENO   Honolulu Hill

3A 1-minute Competitor Order

1 John WOLFE   Charleroi PA
2 Michael NAKAMURA   Tarzana CA
3 Zachary LYTLE   Chico CA
4 Yoshi MIKAMOTO   Lomita CA
5 Yu TSUMURA   West Lafayette IN
6 Ryan LAI   Honolulu HI
7 Patrick BORGERDING   Redondo Beach CA
8 Elliot OGAWA   San Marcos CA
9 Chase BAXTER   Trenton MI
10 Eric TRANTON   Lincolnwood IL

4A 1-minte Competitor Order

1 Michael KURTI   Flemington NJ
2 Ian JOHNSON   Hebron IL
3 Jeff COONS   Millbury MA
4 Xander KRUEGER   Big Lake MN
5 Daniel DIETZ   Northampton MA
6 Rick COBB   San Francisco CA
7 Chase BAXTER   Trenton MI
8 Daniel MIZELL   Scottsdale AZ
9 Zachary RUBINO   Chico CA
10 Kyle HEDGES   Lake Stevens WA
11 Eric TRANTON   Lincolnwood IL

5A 1-minute Competitor Order

1 Daniel MIZELL   Scottsdale AZ
2 Sam MARTIN   Wimberley TX
3 Chase BAXTER   Trenton MI
4 Kyle HEDGES   Lake Stevens WA
5 AJ KIRK   New Castle DE
6 Shannon JACKSON   Whiteriver AZ
7 David SNEED   Grass Valley CA
8 Nick JOHNSON   Ellensburg WA
9 Mark GUILLERMO   Riverside CA
10 Darren KIM   Aurora CO
11 Josh YEE   San Francisco CA
12 Tyler SEVERANCE   Phoenix AZ

As of Monday morning, September 26th, here’s who is registered:

1A

  1. Clint ARMSTRONG – Tempe, AZ
  2. CJ ATKINSON – Burlington, NJ
  3. Andrew BERGEN – Bellmore, NY
  4. Paolo BUENO – Carlsbad, CA
  5. Charlie BYERS – Conyers, GA
  6. Gee CHEUNG – Richmond, VA
  7. Ann CONNOLY – Springfield, VA
  8. Alex CURFMAN – Glen Allen, VA
  9. Nathan DeWITT – Phoenix, AZ
  10. Daniel DIETZ – Northampton, MA
  11. Chris FRASER – Novi, MI
  12. Tyler GOLDENBURG – Phoenix, AZ
  13. Zach GORMELY – Fort Collins, CO
  14. Paul HAN – Cupertino, CA
  15. Eric KOLOSKI, Easthampton, MA
  16. Michael KURTI – Flemington, NJ
  17. Mike MARSHALL – Chico, CA
  18. Daniel – MIZELL – Scottsdale, AZ
  19. Adrien LA – Antioch, CA
  20. Harold OWENS III – Carmel, IN
  21. Leo QIN – Portland, OR
  22. James REED – Long Beach, CA
  23. Anthony ROJAS – Riverside, CA
  24. Isaac SAMS – Buckhannon, WV
  25. Samm SCOTT – Richmond, VA
  26. TylerSEVERANCE – Phoenix, AZ
  27. Michael STECZ – Dearborn, MI
  28. Gentry STEIN – Chico, CA
  29. Josh YEE – San Francisco, CA
2A
  1. Joseph HARRIS – San Francisco, CA
  2. Hugh HIGINBOTHAM – Kirkland, WA
  3. John HUBER – Phoenix, AZ
  4. Grant JOHNSON – Manhattan Beach, CA
  5. Ryan LAI – Honolulu, HI
  6. Ben MCPHEE – Phoenix, AZ
  7. Jordan SAMBUENO – Honolulu, HI
  8. Yu TSUMURA – West Lafayette, IN
  9. Paul YATH – Signal Hill, CA
  10. Josh YEE – San Francisco, CA
3A

  1. Chase BAXTER – Trenton, MI
  2. Patrick BORGERDING – Redondo Beach, CA
  3. Alex CURFMAN – Glen Allen, VA
  4. Hank FREEMAN – Ravenna, OH
  5. Alex HATTORI – Torance, CA
  6. Darren KIM – Aurora, CO
  7. Ryan LAI – Honolulu, HI
  8. Zachary LYTLE – Chico, CA
  9. Yoshi MIKAMOTO – Lomita, CA
  10. Michael NAKAMURA – Tarzana, CA
  11. Elliot OGAWA – San Marcos, CA
  12. Eric TRANTON – Lincolnwood, IL
  13. Yu TSUMURA – West Lafayette, IN
  14. John WOLFE – Charleroi, PA
4A
  1. Chase BAXTER – Trenton, MI
  2. Andrew BERGEN – Bellmore, NY
  3. Rick COBB – San Francisco, CA
  4. Ben CONDE – Lenexa, KS
  5. Jeff COONS – Millbury, MA
  6. Daniel DIETZ – Northampton, MA
  7. Bryan FIGUEROA – Oakley, CA
  8. Kyle HEDGES – Lake Stevens, WA
  9. Ian JOHNSON – Hebron, IL
  10. Nick JOHNSON – Ellensburg, WA
  11. Xander KRUEGER – Big Lake, MN
  12. Michael KURTI – Flemington, NJ
  13. Daniel – MIZELL – Scottsdale, AZ
  14. Michael NAKAMURA – Tarzana, CA
  15. Zachary RUBINO – Chico, CA
  16. Eric TRANTON – Lincolnwood, IL
  17. John WOLFE – Charleroi, PA
5A
  1. Chase BAXTER – Trenton, MI
  2. Jeff COONS – Millbury, MA
  3. Miguel CORREA – Phoenix, AZ
  4. Mark GUILLERMO – Riverside, CA
  5. Kyle HEDGES – Lake Stevens, WA
  6. Shannon JACKSON – Whiteriver, AZ
  7. Ian JOHNSON – Hebron, IL
  8. Nick JOHNSON – Ellensburg, WA
  9. Darren KIM – Aurora, CO
  10. AJ KIRK – New Castle, DE
  11. Sam MARTIN – Wimberley, TX
  12. Daniel – MIZELL – Scottsdale, AZ
  13. Juan RENTERIA – Salinas, CA
  14. Samm SCOTT – Richmond, VA
  15. Tyler SEVERANCE – Phoenix, AZ
  16. David SNEED – Grass Valley, CA
  17. Josh YEE – San Francisco, CA

Time to Register for the National Yo-Yo Contest.

Register Here>>

Registration is open through Sunday, September 25th, 2011.

A great article in the LA Times about the 2010 National Yo-Yo Contest.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-yo-yo-20101011,0,2945372.story

LA Times photo gallery from 2010 Nationals

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-yo-yo-pictures,0,1486787.photogallery

And the LA Times video clip from 2010 Nationals

http://www.latimes.com/videobeta/?watchId=82c07d73-1727-4899-9a1a-0c268b9228ab