A huge shout-out to the members of Pat’s yo-yo class at New York’s P.S. 234 who competed in the 2007 Northeast Regional Yo-Yo Contest in Northampton, MA, this past weekend!
Congrats to Yohji, Sebastian, and Kainan on awesome performances in their first yo-yo competition!
That’s how we do it in NYC.
The next area contest will be the PA State Yo-Yo Contest on Saturday, May 19 in Ephrata, PA — good luck to all.
Add comment May 9th, 2007 Posted by amy
Yuuki Spencer’s 1A freestyle was nothing short of amazing. We caught up with Yuuki shortly after he completely dominated the 1A freestyles at the ‘07 Bay Area Classic.
And here is some RARE footage of Yuuki’s freestyle!!! Check it out!
3 comments May 7th, 2007 Posted by Tim Kress-Spatz
Final results of the 2007 Bay Area Classic are in!
1A Overall Placing
| Place | Player Name | Score |
| 1 | Yuuki Spencer | 96.23 |
| 2 | Mark Montgomery | 76.32 |
| 3 | Augie Fash | 71.80 |
| 4 | Johnnie DelValle | 65.79 |
| 5 | Paul Han | 59.77 |
| 6 | Jesse Garcia | 48.98 |
| 7 | Ky Zizan | 42.45 |
| 8 | Jake Bullock | 42.04 |
| 9 | Morike Yusuke | 34.97 |
| 10 | Sterling Quinn | 33.47 |
| 11 | Sky Kiyabu | 30.15 |
| 12 | John Chow | 29.86 |
| 13 | Patrick Borgerding | 28.21 |
| 14 | Grant Johnson | 25.65 |
| 15 | Evan Geller | 23.78 |
| 16 | JD DiGiovanni | 20.40 |
The top 5 Overall 1A players qualify to the semi-finals at the 2007 National
Yo-Yo Contest.
1A Regional Placing
| Place | Player Name | Score |
| 1 | Yuuki Spencer | 96.23 |
| 2 | Augie Fash | 71.80 |
| 3 | Johnnie DelValle | 65.79 |
| 4 | Paul Han | 59.77 |
| 5 | Sky Kiyabu | 30.15 |
| 6 | John Chow | 29.86 |
| 7 | Evan Geller | 23.78 |
| 8 | JD DiGiovanni | 20.40 |
The 1st place 1A Regional player qualifies directly to the 1A Finals at the
2007 National Yo-Yo Contest.
Regional players placing 2 through 5 qualify to the semi-finals at the 2007
National Yo-Yo Contest.
The following players qualify to the 2007 National Yo-Yo Contest in 1A:
Yuuki Spencer - qualifies to the 1A Finals.
Mark Montgomery, Augie Fash, Johnnie DelValle, Paul Han, and Sky Kiyabu -
all qualify to the 1A semi-finals.
Open Division Placing
| Place | Player Name | Score |
| 1 | Tsubasa Onishi | 95.84 |
| 2 | Jake Bullock | 94.83 |
| 3 | Yoshi Mikamoto | 92.15 |
| 4 | Joseph Harris | 80.70 |
| 5 | Moriki Yusuke | 72.89 |
| 6 | Pat Cuartero | 66.65 |
| 7 | Jack Ringca | 65.14 |
| 8 | Grant Johnson | 63.73 |
| 9 | Paul Yath | 61.90 |
| 10 | Bryan Figueroa | 60.51 |
| 11 | Sterling Quinn | 54.53 |
| 12 | Patrick Borgerding | 42.80 |
| 13 | Dylan Benharris | 30.03 |
| 14 | Ky Zizan | 29.90 |
| 15 | Matt Kolbrener | 17.27 |
| 16 | Sky Kiyabu | 13.51 |
| 17 | Elliot Schwartz | 8.60 |
| 18 | Tyler Hsieh | 3.09 |
| 19 | Rick Cobb | 0.56 |
1 comment May 7th, 2007 Posted by amy
** UPDATE: Photos of BAC winners added Monday 5/7! **
Hey Nationites,
Initial results just in!
1A Division:
1st: Yuuki Spencer
2nd: Mark Montgomery
3rd: Augie Fash
4th: Johnnie DelValle
5th: Paul Han
Open Division:
1st: Tsubasa Onishi
2nd: Jake Bullock
3rd: Yosshi Mikamoto
4th: Joseph Harris
5th: Yusuke Moriki
Pro-Team Meltdown:
1st: Tsubasa Oniki for Team Buzzon
2nd: Bryan Figueroa for SpinDox
3rd: Yosshi Mikamoto for Team YoYoJam
Sport Ladder (Junior Division, 14 and under):
1st: Dario Cifuentes
Sport Ladder (15 - 25):
No Contestants!
Sport Ladder (26 and over Division):
1st: Gani Macaraig
Sport Ladder Overall:
1st: Gani Macaraig
2nd: Seth Childress
3rd: Amilcar Cifuentes
Congratulations to all of the winners!
Stay tuned for some video recaps as well as a full results list as we get them in!
Add comment May 5th, 2007 Posted by Pat Cuartero
Konichiwa, Nationites!
Tsubasa Onishi, Mark “Yosshi” Mikamoto, and Yusuke Moriki share a few words with YoYoNation.com about BAC and the upcoming PRO-TEAM MELTDOWN!
Just in case you didn’t know, here are a few facts about them:
Tsubasa Onishi: 2004 4A World Yo-Yo Champion, 2005 and 2006 4A US National Champion (he currently studies in Las Vegas, and is therefore eligible to compete at the National Yo-Yo Contest as a US player), ear-trick master, Team Buzzon / Throw_Yo.
Mark “Yosshi” Mikamoto: Current “Iron Man” of Yo, Team YoYoJam, and yo-yo teacher / mentor.
Yusuke Moriki: Team Buzzon / Throw_Yo, North Japan Regional Yo-Yo Contest, 2A 2nd Place, overall “funny-trick” master.
They’re all amazing players, and are competitors for the PRO-TEAM MELTDOWN. What is the Pro-Team meltdown, you ask?
Well, it’s a “side contest” at BAC where representatives from certain companies are called on stage and have to perform a RANDOM style of yo-yo play. For example, if the judges call “5A”, the competitor will have to pick up a 5A yo-yo, and start doing a full minute of 5A to the best of their ability. What’s it mean? Well, it means that all of the competitors have to have SOME knowledge of ALL of the styles of yo-yo play, but we all know that they all have strengths and weaknesses. It’ll be interesting to see who comes through as the winner at the end. There are some AMAZING competitors at this event!
Here are some comments from our Japanese friends, who will all be competing against each other at the Pro-Team Meltdown.
Add comment May 5th, 2007 Posted by Pat Cuartero
