6 Yo-Yo Masters Performing Mind-Bending String Feats

The 2011 World Yo-Yo Championships wrapped up in Orlando, Florida, last Saturday. Here are the winning performers from each of division — all with their own hardware and stunt styles — pulling off tricks you can’t even fathom.

Division 1A: Marcus Koh

The player manipulates a long string (with a sleeping yo-yo at the end) to perform tricks.

Division 2A: Shinji Saito

Two yo-yos simultaneously.

Division 3A: Hank Freeman

The same idea as Div. 1A but with twice as many yo-yos.

Division 4A: Naoto Okada

The yo-yo is not attached, useful for playing catch with oneself.

Division 5A: Takeshi Matsuura

Yo-yo on one end of the string, a counterweight on the other. No fingers necessary.

Division AP (Artistic Performance): Takahiko Hasegawa

Freestyle yo-yo-ing. With props.

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(8 Comments)
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    Sam D

    Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    I’m just imagining the tangled mess, broken knuckles and bangs on the head I’d have if I even attempted any of that. Absolutely crazy!

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    Jimmy Jones

    Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    Videos are mislabeled, move them all down by 1 :P

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      Elly Hart

      Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 9:46 AM

      The description is below the video, not above it.

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    Gabriel

    Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    This is INSANE!! I’m stoked when i pull off “walk the dog”..

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      Sam

      Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 11:15 AM

      yeah, so was i, until i did round the world… 3 times around in 1 go… string broke, yoyo went flying and hit the classroom speaker and broke it… (this is in like 1997)

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    James

    Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    Get a girlfriend.

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      Thomas

      Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 2:53 PM

      Get lost.

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    Steve

    Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    lol that’s the last time I tell someone that I can do yo-yo tricks. That’s just insane

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