# Alex Hattori and YYJ?

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alex-hattori-and-yyj/68847>\
**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [August 23, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alex-hattori-and-yyj/68847 "2014-08-23T16:35:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Rixtify](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rixtify/32/16_2.png) [@Rixtify](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rixtify)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alex-hattori-and-yyj/68847/1 "2014-08-23T16:35:05Z")

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[http://instagram.com/p/rfRA0FFw6F/](http://instagram.com/p/rfRA0FFw6F/)  
Is Alex still on the team? It looks like maybe he left and it doesn’t look like he was using YYJ yoyos in his finals routine.

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**Author:** ![Nathan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nathan/32/191605_2.png) [@Nathan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nathan)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alex-hattori-and-yyj/68847/2 "2014-08-23T17:54:32Z")

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Alex is not on Team YoYoJam anymore.

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**Author:** ![Mikers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mikers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mikers)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alex-hattori-and-yyj/68847/3 "2014-08-23T18:37:02Z")

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Their team has taken a few hits lately, huh?

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**Author:** ![Rixtify](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rixtify/32/16_2.png) [@Rixtify](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rixtify)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alex-hattori-and-yyj/68847/4 "2014-08-23T18:47:27Z")

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That means Sora Ishikawa is one of only 3A and 5A powerhouses left on their team…

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**Author:** ![samcordell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/samcordell/32/1539_2.png) [@samcordell](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/samcordell)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alex-hattori-and-yyj/68847/5 "2014-08-24T01:34:33Z")

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Everyone on YYJ seems to be jumping ship.

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**Author:** ![Bina](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bina/32/933_2.png) [@Bina](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bina)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alex-hattori-and-yyj/68847/7 "2014-08-24T13:08:09Z")

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For worlds finals, Alex used multiple pairs of Duncan Barracuda.

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**Author:** ![Philip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Philip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Philip)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2014, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alex-hattori-and-yyj/68847/8 "2014-08-25T13:12:07Z")

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3 people have left yoyojam recently - Eric, Takeshi, and Alex. Eric only left because he was offered a job at yoyofactory. Takeshi and Alex probably left because they wanted better yoyos.

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**Author:** ![Sergio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sergio/32/70931_2.png) [@Sergio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sergio)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alex-hattori-and-yyj/68847/9 "2014-08-25T15:26:29Z")

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So if I go to the yoyofactory headquarters I could possibly see Erik?

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**Author:** ![unklesteve](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/unklesteve/32/106934_2.png) [@unklesteve](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/unklesteve)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alex-hattori-and-yyj/68847/10 "2014-08-25T15:59:01Z")

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> [@Sergio](#):
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> So if I go to the yoyofactory headquarters I could possibly see Erik?

Not likely, since he still lives in Massachusetts.
