# The Yoyos of World Champions **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [August 21, 2026, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351 "2026-08-21T10:11:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mable](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mable/32/194074_2.png) [@mable](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mable)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/1 "2026-08-21T10:11:40Z")
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 - _Rei Iwakura_ > 2009 - Shinwoo Griffin Wing - _Naoto Okada_ > 2010 - JT Kamui - _Tsubasa Onishi_ > 2011 - YYR Maestro - _Naoto Okada_ > 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_ ---
**Author:** ![Upmanyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e68b1a/32.png) [@Upmanyu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Upmanyu)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/2 "2026-08-21T15:15:27Z")
Holy C3 got that 5a on lock haha ---
**Author:** ![theyoyoarchive](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theyoyoarchive/32/681004_2.png) [@theyoyoarchive](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theyoyoarchive)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/3 "2026-08-21T15:43:56Z")
Thanks! I was able to update the list on the Archive with this info. > **[Yo-yos Used by World Champions - The Yoyo Archive](https://yoyoarchive.org/articles/yo-yos-used-by-world-champions)** > > This is a list of all the yo-yos used by World Champions in their world-winning routines for yo-yo styles 1A-5A, and some other categories. If you have additional information or corrections, contact us! 1A Division 2A Division (Note: Shinji Saito... ---
**Author:** ![fatguysnacks247](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fatguysnacks247/32/81478_2.png) [@fatguysnacks247](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fatguysnacks247)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/4 "2026-08-21T16:01:56Z")
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! ---
**Author:** ![mable](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mable/32/194074_2.png) [@mable](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mable)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/5 "2026-08-21T16:05:18Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Upmanyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e68b1a/32.png) [@Upmanyu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Upmanyu)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/6 "2026-08-21T16:19:40Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![rkalajian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rkalajian/32/672584_2.png) [@rkalajian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rkalajian)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/7 "2026-08-21T16:29:33Z")
The winners are paired with their throw on the YYA article ---
**Author:** ![hotei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5fc32e/32.png) [@hotei](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hotei)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/8 "2026-08-22T14:37:13Z")
Nicely Done ---
**Author:** ![Alex\_Hattori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@Alex\_Hattori](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Alex_Hattori)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/9 "2026-08-22T15:17:54Z")
3a list needs some small changes 🙂 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 ---
**Author:** ![NuroVolt7](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nurovolt7/32/671908_2.png) [@NuroVolt7](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NuroVolt7)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/10 "2026-08-22T15:26:42Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![SpaceCat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/spacecat/32/688368_2.png) [@SpaceCat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SpaceCat)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/11 "2026-08-22T16:33:43Z")
Hajime Miura is nuts! Didn’t he do that mind-blowing 2 yo yo 4A routine too? ---
**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 22, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/12 "2026-08-22T16:57:15Z")
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](https://yoyo.fandom.com/wiki/Yomega_RB_II) ---
**Author:** ![mable](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mable/32/194074_2.png) [@mable](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mable)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/13 "2026-08-22T18:24:54Z")
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 😭 That’s on me for not paying more attention. ---
**Author:** ![mable](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mable/32/194074_2.png) [@mable](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mable)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/14 "2026-08-22T18:31:03Z")
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. ---
**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 22, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/15 "2026-08-22T18:43:54Z")
> **[Jennifer Baybrook (@jenniferbaybrook) • Instagram photos and videos](https://www.instagram.com/jenniferbaybrook/)** > > 508 Followers, 417 Following, 274 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Jennifer Baybrook (@jenniferbaybrook) this her page if you want to ask her directly, im just going off of the yoyo wiki ---
**Author:** ![Pindrop34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Pindrop34](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pindrop34)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/16 "2026-08-22T19:03:24Z")
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. ---
**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 22, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/17 "2026-08-22T19:54:53Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/4/c/74cb0aabcb343f596b076c5f4afd8c77b9b0886e.jpeg "Episode 29 Jennifer Baybrook") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdjO7PRf_Y8) proof from jennifer baybrook says in this video she won worlds with the rb2 ---
**Author:** ![persson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/persson/32/208357_2.png) [@persson](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/persson)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/18 "2026-08-22T20:25:27Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/e/f/9ef0a343a70749d1b438dab6b563bd5f7e931efd.jpeg "Jennifer Baybrook 2022 National Yo-Yo Hall of Fame Inductee | First female world yo-yo champion.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9GRu2g-cW0) ---
**Author:** ![Theyeeterr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theyeeterr/32/611762_2.png) [@Theyeeterr](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Theyeeterr)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/19 "2026-09-16T13:43:38Z")
So quick correction: Rei DID win 2008 worlds, and he DID NOT win 2011 worlds. ---
**Author:** ![mable](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mable/32/194074_2.png) [@mable](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mable)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-yoyos-of-world-champions/451351/20 "2026-09-16T23:42:21Z")
ooops, thanks for the correction. Those two were swapped. Also got whiplash from having to listen to electro swing again in Naoto’s 2011 finals.