# 5a World Champion **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Videos\ **Created:** [June 16, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-world-champion/322498 "2020-06-16T02:19:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tx7x1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tx7x1/32/61489_2.png) [@Tx7x1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tx7x1)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-world-champion/322498/1 "2020-06-16T02:19:38Z")
2007 Tyler Severance [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kttTz67JM6E) 2008 Takeshi Matsuura [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/9/d/39d61fad0631e5a78e8672155da6887e5ebaeab1.jpeg "【ヨーヨー】world yo-yo contest 2008 final 5a 01 takeshi matsuura") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei71ECwHpMI) 2009 Takuma Inoue [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/d/4/cd40367f88b1f5d30a6eede2ca5eb620a1baafa9.jpeg "World Yo-Yo Contest 2009 5a 1st Takuma Inoue") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnWVcARhhdM) 2010 Takeshi Matsuura [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/f/d/5fd1eda6b23a97f1460eb94e4b0f39f986713b5b.jpeg "World Yo Yo Contest 2010 5A Division 1st Takeshi Matsuura") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkAzKdElScY) 2011 Takeshi Matsuura [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/2/1/d2108ab0e0f2897f16397985230861094901cd8e.jpeg "C3yoyodesign present: World Yoyo contest 2011 5A 1st - Takeshi Matsuura") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L4KBYUUp4s) 2012 Takeshi Matsuura [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/a/c/2ac24395e1c40849c0e677e60c8f001375da96a1.jpeg "2012World Final 5A 01 Takeshi Matsuura") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-bmOOHVBL8) 2013 Takeshi Matsuura [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/3/1/1316168a5b436cef0fedbca85a39d2ffc3cbef76.jpeg " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QEcMUYbxUU) 2014 Takeshi Matsuura [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/a/c/5ac26262dcec2d42f08c7583f7e0af1219625a98.jpeg "C3yoyodesign present WYYC 2014 5A Champion Takeshi Matsuura") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRonomh3qFY) 2015 Jake Elliott [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/6/f/56f4f84efdf7e33be5d687f8b8189fecf1d30459.jpeg "2015World 5A Final 01 Jake Elliott") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg17FtXw8Q0) 2016 Takeshi Matsuura [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/d/d/3dde4b6b56c3a6b80de55026a5bac07704b3d3b5.jpeg " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wYX2jnv60o) 2017 Takuma Inoue [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/3/2/732917ea8aec8dc59cec7a6205cce7991ff10d17.jpeg "Takuma Inoue - 5A Final - 1st Place - World Yoyo Contest 2017") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTOh0zVUAgk) 2018 Sora Ishikawa [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/e/1/7e1075f8e00c905a80707825be41937e12977e7a.jpeg "2018World Final 5A 01 Sora Ishikawa") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE5RYGBtcc8) 2019 Hideo Ishida [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/0/0/900d5ca51bc68639875a56ed00e1d0f6946a0988.jpeg " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIwkHap0YZA) ---
**Author:** ![JeiCheetah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jeicheetah/32/612192_2.png) [@JeiCheetah](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JeiCheetah)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-world-champion/322498/2 "2020-06-16T03:15:17Z")
Can’t just keep it to 07 and after! So many great players and freestyles from it’s first year in 03 Worlds 06: Dana Bennet [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/1/6/316f318df5f265dc429bb150a9dd06382a7fcfc6.jpeg "world 06 5A 1st Dana Bennett") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miFPHyA0vM4) Worlds 05: Maya Nakamura [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/6/5/065800dd9126d529cb7f1d91eac2bf7977fd8b33.webp "Worlds05 5A 1st Maya Nakamura") ](https://vimeo.com/5845293) Worlds 04: Makoto Numagami [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeQ3RrMuEnc) Worlds 03: Rafael Matsunaga [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/4/0/140bb1b25a5b97db865bba0bef59c92fe4d2837f.jpeg "2003 World Yo-Yo Contest - 5A - Rafael Matsunaga") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDpowBmCQBs) ---
**Author:** ![100FatYoyoDads](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/100fatyoyodads/32/198123_2.png) [@100FatYoyoDads](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/100FatYoyoDads)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-world-champion/322498/3 "2020-06-16T15:17:09Z")
Omg Tyler looks sooooooooo much different than he does today. I cannot imagine him looking like that lol. ---
**Author:** ![WorkFromHome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/workfromhome/32/65123_2.png) [@WorkFromHome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WorkFromHome)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-world-champion/322498/4 "2020-06-16T19:25:06Z")
For about 7 years there, we were also watching Takeshi grow up. lol ---
**Author:** ![Tx7x1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tx7x1/32/61489_2.png) [@Tx7x1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tx7x1)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-world-champion/322498/5 "2020-06-16T22:26:23Z")
I like how Takuma Inoue came back after 8 years. But 2015 Jake Elliott is my fav. ---
**Author:** ![shatterFX](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shatterfx/32/66476_2.png) [@shatterFX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shatterFX)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/5a-world-champion/322498/6 "2020-06-17T00:29:15Z")
I’ve watched Jake’s 2015 routine more times than I care to admit lol