# The 2019 World Yo-Yo Contest Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Contests, Clubs, and Events\ **Created:** [February 4, 2019, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510 "2019-02-04T22:21:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 30
**Author:** ![EOS44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eos44/32/47059_2.png) [@EOS44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EOS44)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/588 "2019-08-15T18:06:19Z")
I mean. Yeah, technically you are not wrong. But, I think it’s not that noble to shift this and blame Gentry for not having enough emotional stability to handle the massive hate he’s receiving. Not paying attention to it is one way to go about it, but there’s sensible people out there who do not roll that way. Just because you can act that way doesn’t mean it’s that easy for everyone. ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/589 "2019-08-15T18:09:42Z")
I’m not blaming Gentry, I’m feeling bad for him. And I never said it was easy, only that doing so is the best way to inoculate oneself to the pain, particularly if one is going to continue to wade in the cesspool of social media. It is a matter of perspective mostly. ---
**Author:** ![EOS44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/eos44/32/47059_2.png) [@EOS44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EOS44)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/590 "2019-08-15T18:11:20Z")
Oh, I get you. Sorry for implying those things about your comment. ---
**Author:** ![SpyseaRice](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/spysearice/32/82121_2.png) [@SpyseaRice](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SpyseaRice)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/591 "2019-08-16T03:09:44Z")
it takes a particular kind of person to be capable of that and ngl it’s hard ---
**Author:** ![Astralis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@Astralis](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Astralis)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 4:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/592 "2019-08-16T04:47:25Z")
Imagine working an entire year to achieve something, and once you finally do you get put down the way he is being now. People are human ffs., get off your high horse. ---
**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/593 "2019-08-16T05:40:28Z")
> [@Astralis](#): > > People are human ffs You got any proof to back up your claim here? ---
**Author:** ![feryuweryu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/feryuweryu/32/42092_2.png) [@feryuweryu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/feryuweryu)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/594 "2019-08-16T06:02:11Z")
He’s just stating some facts and not trying to grab some moral high ground or something, and he clarified that he is no way blaming Gentry. Go and pick on those actually bissing Gentry if you really have all the time on the internet. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Leithead](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mark_leithead/32/56640_2.png) [@Mark\_Leithead](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mark_Leithead)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/595 "2019-08-16T18:53:33Z")
Gentry and his tricks were awesome and although I am still learning scoring, I can see how he outright won the contest: he took a bit less risk to have a cleaner freestyle while also doing many original difficult tricks. He also went after many risky tricks (which was great), and messed some up, but messed these up less than the other top competitors IMO. Gentry also looked faster and looked like he did more tricks than whom I thought was comparable. I don’t often say things that are quite obvious to me, like Gentry creating an awesome routine and doing it so cleanly to take the title, huge congrats and there’s a lot of tricks to learn in that routine. ---
**Author:** ![JWaugh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jwaugh/32/42366_2.png) [@JWaugh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JWaugh)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/596 "2019-08-17T03:17:09Z")
Will someone move this to it’s own topic and pin it so more will see it? ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2019, 3:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/597 "2019-08-17T03:19:22Z")
Pinning is almost never necessary, but @vegabomb or @jhb8426 could move this subtopic to its own topic. ---
**Author:** ![NoT\_ATHROWER](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/not_athrower/32/14242_2.png) [@NoT\_ATHROWER](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NoT_ATHROWER)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2019, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/599 "2019-08-17T05:57:49Z")
He only does the lasso thing at the end because it risks a lot of snag. If he did the same bind in the middle of the freestyle, it sure would’ve snagged a bit. ---
**Author:** ![NoT\_ATHROWER](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/not_athrower/32/14242_2.png) [@NoT\_ATHROWER](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NoT_ATHROWER)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2019, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/600 "2019-08-17T06:01:40Z")
There should be like a category thats like “overall impression of freestyle”. I think it would rank players better according to their skill. :thinking: ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnnyj/32/94616_2.png) [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/601 "2019-08-17T13:19:42Z")
I think skill is being misused here. That’s implying the most skilled is whoever’s freestyle is the most crowd pleasing, which definitely isn’t always true. ---
**Author:** ![hotei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5fc32e/32.png) [@hotei](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hotei)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2019, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/602 "2019-08-17T19:13:34Z")
A win is a win. That’s all I need to know. ---
**Author:** ![EthanV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4491bb/32.png) [@EthanV](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EthanV)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2019, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/603 "2019-08-19T04:54:58Z")
Thank you for finally posting something about this. The Gentry memes were funny at first, but that was because it was a joke to me. Yet this person went too far though. Gentry did deserve the win. We can clearly see his improvement and all the effort he had put into his routine. People get too salty about their favorite players not winning. ---
**Author:** ![Durfee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/durfee/32/593280_2.png) [@Durfee](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Durfee)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2019, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/604 "2019-08-19T05:11:03Z")
I find the lack of appreciation of who places higher at contests comparable to how non yoyoers are more impressed by Eli hops than a complex tech combo. The reason judges are highly skilled yoyoers themselves is you have to be to appreciate some of the finer points of evaluating freestyles. When people get upset about who won or placed high I think they are saying more about themselves. ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/605 "2019-08-19T11:55:51Z")
> [@Durfee](#): > > I find the lack of appreciation of who places higher at contests comparable to how non yoyoers are more impressed by Eli hops than a complex tech combo Straight facts ---
**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:** [August 21, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/606 "2019-08-21T02:18:45Z")
I know I’m late to the party on this thread but have my thoughts. Well done to Gentry. Congratulations!!! Not that he needs my input to validate himself. I believe there are 2 factors to the dislike that is shown towards Gentry. There my be others but these two stick out to me. First one I find funny but I feel is a bit true. People are jealous of his looks. Let’s face it he looks like the member who was kicked out of the boyband for Yoyoing too much. The networks are not lining up reality tv where yoyoing attracts the opposite sex. I am amused that my mind put that together but do feel there is a bit of truth to be found there. Second, this one I’m going to get bloody on because I feel as whole no one likes this idea. People are upset with Gentry because they can’t identify the reason why but feel the growing pains of the sport. The IYYF will eventually take the sport to Olympic/Ice skating/Gymnastic style of venues. I ask how many of us have watched the videos with non yoyoers and pointed out great tricks along with “oh” that was a mess up. Much like my wife does to me when watching Ice Skating and Gymnastics. I feel Gentry and Evan are ahead of the game in mapping their routines to achieve maximum results. Now before I’m ripped to shreds, will the YoYo world come to end, the sun stop shinning because 10, 15, 20 or more years in the future if Yo-yoing is on Tv where you are with your kids or grandkids watching a little more water downed routines but polished and filled with player movement that is entertaining to the viewers. Well as Forest Gump said “that’s all I got to say about that” ---
**Author:** ![hobbygod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hobbygod/32/120997_2.png) [@hobbygod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobbygod)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/607 "2019-08-21T02:26:27Z")
I think your first reason to dislike him is actually why my girlfriend likes him :joy::joy::joy: ---
**Author:** ![Durfee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/durfee/32/593280_2.png) [@Durfee](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Durfee)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 2:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-2019-world-yo-yo-contest-thread/298510/608 "2019-08-21T02:48:18Z")
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