The Yoyos of World Champions

General Yo-Yo
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There’s two different topics commonly bumped for this, and in both of them the actual lists are buried in replies deep within the topics. So I’m just making a new topic, so the OP can have a current (as of 2026) list.

(if the forums are still around and a worlds goes by without me updating, feel free to yell at me.)

The only included lists are what are currently defined as being “Championship Divisions” by the IYYF. Artistic Performance became an extended division in 2024. If somebody else wants to compile a list of yoyos used for AP, Women’s, and Over-40 I can add them to the OP.

Common Abbreviations

YYJ - Yoyojam
YYF - Yoyofactory
YYR - Yoyorecreation (formerly 44re:creation)
TP - Turning Point
C3 - C3yoyodesign
JPLS - Japan Looping Solutions
CLYW - Caribou Lodge (abbreviated name no longer used)
JT - Japan Technology

1A

1998 - Yomega RB II - Ryoichi Suzuki
1999 - Spintastics Tigershark - Joel Zink
2000 - Spintastics Tigershark - Yu Kawada
2001 - YYJ SpinFaktor - Tomonari ‘Black’ Ishiguro
2002 - Duncan Freehand 1 - Yuuki Spencer
2003 - YYJ Hitman - Johnnie DelValle
2004 - YYJ Speeder - Hiroyuki Suzuki
2005 - YYJ Speeder - Hiroyuki Suzuki
2006 - YYJ Speeder - Hiroyuki Suzuki
2007 - YYF 888 - Yuuki Spencer
2008 - YYF Superstar - John Ando
2009 - YYR Sleipnir - Shinya Kido
2010 - YYF Northstar - Jensen Kimmitt
2011 - TP Positron - Marcus Koh
2012 - Something Anglam - Hiroyuki Suzuki
2013 - Duncan Barracuda - Janos Karancz
2014 - YYF Shutter - Gentry Stein
2015 - CLYW Borealis - Zach Gormley
2016 - C3 Radius - Shion Araya
2017 - C3 Radius - Shion Araya
2018 - YYF Edge Beyond - Evan Nagao
2019 - YYF Wide Angle Shutter - Gentry Stein
*2021 Online - TP Awoken Anubis? - Mir Kim
*2022 Online - YYF Miracle - Mir Kim
2023 - YYF Miracle V3 PC - Mir Kim
2024 - YYF Miracle V3 AL - Mir Kim
2025 - YYF Miracle 2025 - Mir Kim
2026 - YYF Miracle 4 Experiment X - Mir Kim

2A

1998 - Yomega RB II - Jennifer Baybrook
1999 - Yomega Raider - Takumi Nagase
2000 - Yomega Raider - Tomoya Kitamura
2001 - Spintastics Spintega - Matt Harlow
2002 - Yomega Fireball - Shinji Saito
2003 - Yomega Raider - Shinji Saito
2004 - Yomega Raider - Shinji Saito
2005 - Yomega Raider - Shinji Saito
2006 - Yomega Raider - Shinji Saito
2007 - Yomega Raider - Shinji Saito
2008 - Yomega Raider - Shinji Saito
2009 - Yomega Raider - Shinji Saito
2010 - YYJ Sunset Trajectory - Shinji Saito
2011 - Yomega Raider - Shinji Saito
2012 - YYF Loop 900 - Shu Takada
2013 - Yomega Raider - Shinji Saito
2014 - Yomega Raider - Shinji Saito
2015 - Yomega Raider - Shinji Saito
2016 - YYF Loop 1080 - Shu Takada
2017 - YYF Loop 2020 - Shu Takada
2018 - YYF Loop 2020 - Shu Takada
2019 - JPLS Loop Up - Takuma Yamamoto
*2021 Online - YYF Loop 720 - Shu Takada
*2022 Online - Yomega Raider - Hiraku Fujii
2023 - Duncan Hornet - Hajime Sakauchi
2024 - Duncan Hornet - Hajime Sakauchi
2025 - JPLS Loop Up - Arata Imai
2026 - C3 Revolve - Chun Hay Chan

3A

2003 - YYJ Sigma Blade - Daisuke Shimada
2004 - YYJ Sigma Blade Zwei prototype - Daisuke Shimada
2005 - YYJ Sigma Blade Zwei - Daisuke Shimada
2006 - Buzzon Bushido - Paul Yath
2007 - YYJ Speeder - Yuki Tanami
2008 - YYR Stargazer - Hiroki Miyamoto
2009 - YYF Superstar - Kentaro Kimura
2010 - YYR Stargazer v2 - Minato Furuta
2011 - Duncan Echo - Hank Freeman
2012 - Duncan Barracuda - Hank Freeman
2013 - Duncan Barracuda - Hank Freeman
2014 - SOMEThING Phaser - Hajime Miura
2015 - SOMEThING Phaser - Hajime Miura
2016 - SOMEThING Phaser - Hajime Miura
2017 - SOMEThING Phaser - Hajime Miura
2018 - SOMEThING Phaser - Hajime Miura
2019 - SOMEThING Phaser - Hajime Miura
*2021 Online - YYR Anomaly - Minato Furuta
*2022 Online - TP Untangle - Tomoya Kurita
2023 - YYR Para Autoscopy - Hajime Miura
2024 - YYR Anomaly - Minato Furuta
2025 - YYR Re:Autoscopy - Hajime Miura
2026 - TP Untangle 2 - Tomoya Kurita

4A

2003 - YYJ Aquarius - Eiji Okuyama
2004 - YYJ Big Ben - Tsubasa Onishi
2005 - YYJ Aquarius - Eiji Okuyama
2006 - YYJ Big Yo 2 - Taiki Nishimura
2007 - YYJ Aquarius - Eiji Okuyama
2008 - YYJ Big Yo 2 - Naoto Okada
2009 - Shinwoo Griffin Wing - Naoto Okada
2010 - JT Kamui - Tsubasa Onishi
2011 - YYR Maestro - Rei Iwakura
2012 - YYJ Rextreme - Rei Iwakura
2013 - SOMEThING Jetset EC - Michael Nakamura
2014 - YYJ Rextreme 2 - Rei Iwakura
2015 - YYR Aeronaut - Naoto Onishi
2016 - C3 Flawless - Rei Iwakura
2017 - C3 Flawless - Rei Iwakura
2018 - SOMEThING Jetset EG - Hajime Miura
2019 - C3 Flawless - Rei Iwakura
*2021 Online - C3 Flawless - Kaoru Nakamura
*2022 Online - C3 Flawless Air - Kaoru Nakamura
2023 - C3 Flawless Air - Gun Ju Eom
2024 - iYoyo Unlimited - Ryan Connolly
2025 - C3 Caldera - Kaoru Nakamura
2026 - JT Virga - Koyo Hashimoto

5A

2003 - YYJ Night Moves 1 - Makoto Numagami
2004 - YYJ Hitman - Makoto Numagami
2005 - Duncan Freehand Zero - Maya Nakamura
2006 - Buzz-on Element X Pro - Dana Bennett
2007 - Duncan Freehand Zero - Tyler Severance
2008 - YYJ Lyn Fury - Takeshi Matsuura
2009 - TP Leviathan 1 - Takuma Inoue
2010 - YYJ Ai - Takeshi Matsuura
2011 - YYJ Destiny - Takeshi Matsuura
2012 - YYJ Quest - Takeshi Matsuura
2013 - YYJ Ai - Takeshi Matsuura
2014 - Turning Point Leviathan 5 - Takeshi Matsuura
2015 - YYF/Yotricks Atlas - Jake Elliott
2016 - TP Palpitation - Takeshi Matsuura
2017 - TP Anubis - Takuma Inoue
2018 - C3 ReMaster Galaxy - Sora Ishikawa
2019 - Hydrangea Laurus - Hideo Ishida
*2021 Online - C3 IX - Sora Ishikawa
*2022 Online - C3 Stellar IX - Sora Ishikawa
2023 - C3 Stellar IX - Sora Ishikawa
2024 - C3 Ambition - Jihoo Lee
2025 - C3 Stellar IX - Sora Ishikawa
2026 - C3 Abare - Jihoo Lee

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Holy C3 got that 5a on lock haha

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Thanks!

I was able to update the list on the Archive with this info.

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i did a quick search, i thought there was a list of the actual winners too - maybe @Exmime posted it - but i couldn’t seem to find it. it would be great if these were linked. thank you @mable for doing this!

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Shigehiro Yamada was so close to bringing it back this year for Hydrangea, Jihoo winning to keep the bag with C3 is extra crazy when you consider they’re in the middle of military service right now.

That’s a good idea @fatguysnacks247 I’ll add the player after each yoyo when I get home tonight.

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Also the 5a yoyos are so different from each other!

You have basically a 4a yoyo for a while and then the abare which looks 1a except the weight is higher.

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The winners are paired with their throw on the YYA article

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Nicely Done

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3a list needs some small changes :slight_smile:

2007 Winner: Yuki Tanami
2009 Winner: Kentaro Kimura
2010 Winner: Minato Furuta
2024 Winner: Minato Furuta

Some random 5a changes:
2014 YoYo: Leviathan 5
2009 Winner: Takuma Inoue
2017 Winner: Takuma Inoue

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What was the Phaser? And did that 6 year streak come from the same 3A champ?

Edit: answer for the player is there I see, and holy crud that is insane! I’ll just have to look up what the yoyo looked like

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Hajime Miura is nuts! Didn’t he do that mind-blowing 2 yo yo 4A routine too?

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i think jeniffer baybrooke won worlds 1998 2a divison with yomega rb2

at least thats what i remember from reading

https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Yomega_RB_II

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Thank you for the corrections! Sorry for making you proofread it, I just copy pasted in somebody else’s list of players without even double checking :sob:

That’s on me for not paying more attention.

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Just looked a bit more at that and I think you’re probably right, I think @JeiCheetah helped put the 2A list together. If you wanna chime in on what was used, just from a cursory search though RB2 looks right.

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this her page if you want to ask her directly, im just going off of the yoyo wiki

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I’m very positive she used RBII’s to win Worlds.
I know I’m dating myself here, but I distinctly remember all the hype around that model right after it happened.

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proof from jennifer baybrook says in this video she won worlds with the rb2

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