National Yo-Yo Contest

The top players in the Nation wind up in Chico
Sport Ladder – 10 and under
Scores combined from String and Looping ladders
Place Name Last Made First Miss
1 Sam Findther 22 15
2 Caleb Orque 21 21
3 Tryon Jardin 15 15
4 Sam Magallow 13 13
5 Jeremy Dumalig 13 13
5 Joey Montoya 9 11
7 Daniel Snider 8 6
8 Camden Bryant 6 8
9 Luis Gomez 3 5

 

Sport Ladder – 11 to 12
Scores combined from String and Looping ladders
Place Name Last Made First Miss
1 Randy Dumalig 25 17
2 Daniel Bello 22 16
3 Michael Goody 22 14
4 Josh Brown 22 12
5 Victor Alpert 20 19
5 Gregory Dunbar 19 21
7 Lisandro Agell 19 18
8 Jack Dunn 16 18
9 William Snider 14 14
10 Cody Schneider 13 12
11 Tomo Clark 11 12

 

Sport Ladder – 13 to 16
Scores combined from String and Looping ladders
Place Name Last Made First Miss
1 Austin Germain 29 29
2 Ross Levine 21 18
3 Connor Burns 19 14
4 Ta Kaki Clark 17 16
5 Julian Semenza 16 18
5 Thomas Biley 13 18
7 Jordan O’Brien 13 15
8 Josh Oake 13 11
9 Luke Reed 10 8

 

Sport Ladder – 17 to 39
Scores combined from String and Looping ladders
Place Name Last Made First Miss
1 Mark Montgomery 34 24
2 Greg W. 29 24
3 Colin L. 25 21
4 Katie Shrank 22 13
5 Coffin Graham 10 11

 

Sport Ladder – 40 and over
Scores combined from String and Looping ladders
Place Name Last Made First Miss
1 Jon Gates 39 29
2 Chuck Short 29 22
3 Seth Childers 26 25
4 Rick 21 23
5 Sally Lord 11 12

 

Results for the Championship Freestyles

Placement only listed here. PDF files have all the details and scores available.

1A Finals (PDF version with details)

Place First Name Last Name
1 Zach GORMLEY
2 Gentry STEIN
3 Harold OWENS III
4 Andrew MAIDER
5 Anthony ROJAS
6 Eric KOLOSKI
7 Paolo BUENO
8 Paul HAN
9 John NARUM
10 Kevin NICHOLAS
11 Luke FINNELL
12 Eric TRAN-TON
13 Jason LEE
14 Dylan BENHARRIS
15 Clint ARMSTRONG
16 Michael STECZ

2A Finals (PDF version with details)

Place First Name Last Name
1 Patrick MITCHELL
2 Joseph HARRIS
3 Connor SCHOLTEN
4 Yoshi MIKAMOTO
5 Ian LAWSON
6 Josh YEE
7 Benjamin MCPHEE
8 Hugh HIGINBOTHAM
9 Jordan SAMBUENO
10 John HUBER

3A Finals (PDF version with details)

Place First Name Last Name
1 Patrick BORGERDING
2 Donald HODGKINSON
3 Eric TRAN-TON
4 Elliot OGAWA
5 Alex CURFMAN
6 Alex HATTORI
7 Josh YEE
8 John NARUM
9 Mack FINLEY

 4A Finals (PDF version with details)

Place First Name Last Name
1 Bryan FIGUEROA
2 Benjamin CONDE
3 John NARUM
4 Ian JOHNSON
5 Michael NAKAMURA
6 Zac RUBINO
7 Connor SCHOLTEN
8 Nick JOHNSON
9 Daniel DIETZ
10 Daniel MIZELL
11 Eric NGU
12 Shane LUBECKER
13 Kevin NICHOLAS

 5A Finals (PDF version with details)

Place First Name Last Name
1 Tyler SEVERANCE
2 Miguel CORREA
3 Samm SCOTT
4 Paolo BUENO
5 Josh YEE
6 Ian JOHNSON
7 Uri GOTTSCHALK
8 Andrew MAIDER
9 Michael KURTI
10 John NARUM
11 Juan RENTERIA
12 Patrick CANNY

 1A Semi-Finals (PDF version with details)

Place First Name Last Name
1 Gentry STEIN
2 Harold OWENS III
3 Eric TRAN-TON
4 Andrew MAIDER
5 Paolo BUENO
6 John NARUM
7 Jason LEE
8 Kevin NICHOLAS
9 Dylan BENHARRIS
10 Clint ARMSTRONG
11 Michael FERDICO
12 Isaac SAMS
13 Daniel JORANLIEN
14 Mike MARSHALL
15 Michael NAKAMURA
16 Daniel MIZELL
17 Ernest KAHN
18 Nehemiah PETERSON
19 Tessa PICCILLO
20 Jacob JENSEN
21 Shane LUBECKER
22 Tyler GOLDENBERG
23 Connor SEALS
24 Joe WILSON
25 Samm SCOTT
26 Ky ZIZAN
27 Gee CHEUNG
28 Sam UNGERER
29 Alec CAMPBELL
30 Daniel DIETZ
31 Michael KURTI
32 Ibrahim RAHMAN
33 Alex CURFMAN
34 Nick JOHNSON
35 Jt NICKEL
36 Paul DANG
37 Mike MONTGOMERY
38 Josh YEE
39 Ann CONNOLLY
40 James REED
41 Patrick CANNY
42 Jonathon BEST
43 Cj ATKINSON
44 Graeme STELLER
45 Jordan SAMBUENO
46 Odon ALBERTO JR.
47 Aaron BENDICH
48 Hugh HIGINBOTHAM
49 Alvin SIMON
50 Uri GOTTSCHALK
51 Ethan NIELSON

 4A Semi-Finals (PDF version with details)

Place First Name Last Name
1 Ian JOHNSON
2 Daniel MIZELL
3 Zac RUBINO
4 Nick JOHNSON
5 Shane LUBECKER
6 Eric NGU
7 Josh YEE
8 Noah BACHOFEN
9 Cory HENDON
10 Alvin SIMON

 5A Semi-Finals (PDF version with details)

Place First Name Last Name
1 Miguel CORREA
2 Paolo BUENO
3 Michael KURTI
4 John NARUM
5 Juan RENTERIA
6 Patrick CANNY
7 Shannon JACKSON
8 Aj KIRK
9 Daniel MIZELL
10 Cj ATKINSON
11 David SNEED

Duncan Raptor – 2012 Nationals Edition

Duncan is prepping some great limited edition yo-yos as commemorative editions of the 2012 National Yo-Yo Contest.

Beautifil work, great sidecaps, and limited production. True assets for the collector!

Duncan Flipside – 2012 Nationals Edition

These will be available at the Duncan booth during the National Yo-Yo Contest. Come by to pick up a piece of history, enjoy the Contest, and see what else Duncan has to offer.

https://www.yo-yo.com/index.php/site/news/full/3656

Think you have what it takes to win? The Today Show would like to see you in New York on Monday morning for an appearance!

Excerpt from the e-mail:

“We’re hoping to get some of the winners to teach our anchors how to YO YO on MONDAY AM. We would fly them into NY and put them up in a hotel for the night!”

1A 1-min

  1. Eric Tran-Ton
  2. Michael Nakamura
  3. Mike Marshall
  4. Tyler Goldenberg
  5. Odon Alberto Jr.
  6. Joe Wilson
  7. Graeme Steller
  8. Jason Lee
  9. Gentry Stein
  10. Daniel Joranlien
  11. Samm Scott
  12. Daniel Dietz
  13. Nehemiah Peterson
  14. Tessa Piccillo
  15. John Narum
  16. Uri Gottschalk
  17. Michael Ferdico
  18. Ernest Kahn
  19. Kevin Nicholas
  20. Jordan Sambueno
  21. Shane Lubecker
  22. James Reed
  23. Connor Seals
  24. Hugh Higinbotham
  25. Jacob Jensen
  26. Mike Montgomery
  27. Harold Owens III
  28. Alec Campbell
  29. Josh Yee
  30. CJ Atkinson
  31. Ethan Nielson
  32. Daniel Mizell
  33. Gee Cheung
  34. Nick Johnson
  35. Aaron Bendich
  36. Paolo Bueno
  37. Michael Kurti
  38. Ibrahim Rahman
  39. JT Nickel
  40. Paul Dang
  41. Isaac Sams
  42. Sam Ungerer
  43. Ann Connolly
  44. Alvin Simon
  45. Alex Curfman
  46. Clint Armstrong
  47. Andrew Maider
  48. Patrick Canny
  49. Jonathon Best
  50. Dylan Benharris

2A 1-min

  • All 2A competitors advance to the Finals

3A 1-min

  • All 3A competitors advance to the Finals

4A 1-min

  1. Ian Johnson
  2. Steven Lee
  3. Noah Bachofen
  4. Shane Lubecker
  5. Cory Hendon
  6. Eric Ngu
  7. Alvin Simon
  8. Josh Yee
  9. Kyle Hedges
  10. Nick Johnson
  11. Daniel Mizell
  12. Zac Rubino

5A 1-min

  1. Kyle Hedges
  2. Patrick Canny
  3. Paolo Bueno
  4. Juan Renteria
  5. Chase Baxter
  6. John Narum
  7. David Sneed
  8. Shannon Jackson
  9. Michael Kurti
  10. Daniel Mizell
  11. Miguel Correa
  12. AJ Kirk
  13. CJ Atkinson

 

The title says it all. Registration for the 2012 National Yo-Yo Contest is now open.

All competitors in 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, and 5A Championship divisions must pre-register by September 30th. All Sport Ladder, Spintop, and Diabolo competitors may register on site.

Link here>>

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