Only one possible place to start, a huge thank you and congratulations to Korda, Sheda the Czech Yo-Yo association and everyone involved with the running of the event for an absolutely immaculate contest. I don’t know what the plans are for the future of the contest, but if it doesn’t go on tour I, for one, would be happy to return to Prague year on year.

So, the contest! First of all, i have to talk about Vashek Kroutil and his 1A winning performance. I was totally shocked to see the level of adoration and hype that Vashek generates in his home country as well as the rock star he transforms into when he takes the stage. Off stage, he’s a pretty quiet, super nice guy, on stage he undergoes an instant metamorphosis. He owned the stage from start to finish and i can’t say enough good things about his performance.

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US Nationals is right around the corner. I don’t know about anyone else, but i’m excited!

With the emergence of the “new guard” at Worlds this year, the 1A title looks to be more open than ever before. Can new kids on the block Anthony Rojas and Chris Frasier put up a a serious challenge to the likes of Yuuki Spencer and Sebastian Brock? Will Augie finally come good? What about Tyler Severance’s ever improving 1A? Or can John Chow put together the sort of top level freestyle that we know he has in him.

5A looks to be a straight up battle once again between Miggy and Tyler, unless Samm or JonRob can take their stuff to a new level or Sterling can recapture past glories. The standard however, is sure to be higher than ever before.

You can view the list of registered competitors Here. Thoughts on who will win 2A, 3A or 4A? Disagree with me on 1A or 5A? Let us know in the comments section!

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A thought just occurred to me. While many people were disappointed with the Worlds Finals Line Up In the long term, will this years results improve the standard at US Nationals, Regionals and contests around the world?

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