# Controversy on Worlds 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [August 29, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473 "2023-08-29T16:12:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Abyss](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/abyss/32/230230_2.png) [@Abyss](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Abyss)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/141 "2023-09-20T18:50:13Z")
> **[Takahiko Hasegawa](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Takahiko_Hasegawa)** > > Takahiko Hasegawa, better known as Taka, is a Japanese National Yo-Yo Master and owner of the Spingear store, located in Japan. Taka is a former member of Team Off-String, the founder and leader of Team Others and has also helped in the development... just learned that duncan freehand has a magnesium version 😆 ---
**Author:** ![erebus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erebus/32/156121_2.png) [@erebus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/erebus)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/142 "2023-09-20T19:30:50Z")
it’s not cheap tho… ---
**Author:** ![theendofcake](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theendofcake/32/245990_2.png) [@theendofcake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theendofcake)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/143 "2023-09-20T19:40:20Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/a/d/1ad7255b849d7516fcb59152f299e66dee73dca6.png) definitely a legal issue ---
**Author:** ![Blaidd\_Drwg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/blaidd_drwg/32/53190_2.png) [@Blaidd\_Drwg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Blaidd_Drwg)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/144 "2023-09-20T19:42:47Z")
Lol, questions I’m legally allowed to answer ---
**Author:** ![digitalcharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/digitalcharlie/32/234575_2.png) [@digitalcharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/digitalcharlie)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/145 "2023-09-20T20:20:33Z")
So… who’s going to ask if he’s legally allowed to answer questions about the ban? (Also, since it’s now been a month, I am now much more in the, “where’s a statement of some kind” camp) ---
**Author:** ![SR1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sr1/32/104603_2.png) [@SR1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SR1)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/146 "2023-09-20T20:22:30Z")
I’m actually really surprised he’s doing that without a statement out… that’s more balls than I got lol Imma stick to my Klondike questions tho, someone else can ask about Taka :skull: ---
**Author:** ![MattC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mattc/32/258241_2.png) [@MattC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MattC)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/147 "2023-09-20T20:24:59Z")
> [@SR1](#): > > someone else can ask about Taka :skull: 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![SR1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sr1/32/104603_2.png) [@SR1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SR1)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/148 "2023-09-20T20:30:21Z")
![Screen Shot 2023-09-20 at 1.25.02 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/7/7/e779028521d4699641f53223c9ddc864d8cf2d50.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![UnluckyOwl53](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/unluckyowl53/32/190567_2.png) [@UnluckyOwl53](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/UnluckyOwl53)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/149 "2023-09-20T20:36:00Z")
Who else but me :skull: ---
**Author:** ![KirbyRobot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kirbyrobot/32/608292_2.png) [@KirbyRobot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/KirbyRobot)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/150 "2023-09-20T20:44:10Z")
Posts like these warrant :skull: emojis please mods add :skull: emoji reacts Looks like we’re getting our answers this Friday gang woohoo ---
**Author:** ![theendofcake](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theendofcake/32/245990_2.png) [@theendofcake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theendofcake)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/151 "2023-09-20T20:46:19Z")
😆 is all we got, we gotta get with the times ---
**Author:** ![SR1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sr1/32/104603_2.png) [@SR1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SR1)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/152 "2023-09-20T20:54:25Z")
> [@KirbyRobot](#): > > please mods add :skull: emoji reacts @AndreBoulay is it possible to change the hug emoji to the skull emoji? Would be 🤌🤌🤌 ---
**Author:** ![Shapapy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shapapy/32/141199_2.png) [@Shapapy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shapapy)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/153 "2023-09-20T21:15:24Z")
I want to react to this with a :skull: but I can’t ☹ ---
**Author:** ![PeterVenkman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/petervenkman/32/228872_2.png) [@PeterVenkman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PeterVenkman)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/154 "2023-09-20T21:15:38Z")
I need to up my discord game, what server Is that? ---
**Author:** ![theendofcake](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theendofcake/32/245990_2.png) [@theendofcake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theendofcake)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/155 "2023-09-20T21:16:12Z")
clyw discord, i just use it for random announcements. i’ll pm you an invite ---
**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:** [September 20, 2023, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/156 "2023-09-20T21:30:51Z")
CLYW Discord - [Join Here](https://discord.gg/clyw-official-922527053880885318) Guess I’ll see a bunch of you Friday night then, huh? ---
**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:** [September 20, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/157 "2023-09-20T21:42:19Z")
Cool, now do all the instances of me hanging out with Taka! I’ll go first with the time I flew to Japan in 2003 and spent a full week doing Hyper YoYo promo with him for Bandai: ![Corocoro2003_Page_0506](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/d/8/7d8f56bb9f677fa0c54857075e7a69df008c5e51.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![UnluckyOwl53](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/unluckyowl53/32/190567_2.png) [@UnluckyOwl53](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/UnluckyOwl53)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/158 "2023-09-20T21:47:03Z")
Why doesn’t spingear get any exclusives :thinking: ---
**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:** [September 20, 2023, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/159 "2023-09-20T22:23:22Z")
I assume you’re talking about exclusives from CLYW? Most retailers don’t get exclusives from us because most retailers don’t reach out to us with ideas that interest us and resources to get those ideas done. SpinGear is not special in this regard. ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/controversy-on-worlds-2023/383473/160 "2023-09-21T00:03:32Z")
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