Top YoYos of 2019

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I understand that the YYE Awards thread covers this a bit, but it’s only one mono and one bi and not everyone is picking 2019 releases.

So list your top 5 yo-yos that were released this year and later on I can determine a YYE top 5 by assigning values based on placement and having a final score for each yo-yo that shows up on multiple lists frequently.

Also feel free to list yo-yos you don’t own. And it doesn’t necessarily have to be “the best yo-yos” it could also be stuff like most unique or significant releases.

Mine:

  1. Bimetal Shutter
  2. Titanium Wide Angle
  3. Ti-Vayder
  4. World Champion Wide Angle
  5. Sunrise

Honorable mention: Grasshopper GTX

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Has to be 2019 releases. And doesn’t have to be yo-yos you own.

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I’m pretty sure these are all 2019 releases, order is just my gut feeling. I only own 2 of these.

  1. Butter
  2. Ti-Vayder
  3. Diffraction 2
  4. Endgame
  5. Death Adder

Honorable Mention: Sunrise

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I thought about throwing the Diffraction out there. It was incredibly well received for a first full run (I believe, might be wrong @MarkD) from a new company.

Maybe I should update my post with significant releases from this year.

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  1. butter
  2. PLSTC
  3. exit 8
  4. wangle bi-styling
  5. ti vader
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oh oops i will edit it

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Yep, the 2018 run was 11 units only, v2 was 61 units.

I’m going to have to spend some time thinking about 2019 releases… lots of great stuff this year.

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Not in any particular order…

  1. G2 Banshee SS (don’t own)
  2. 2SickYoYos Endgame
  3. Duncan Tourney
  4. Ti-Vayder (don’t own)
  5. Bimetal Shutter (don’t own)

The Tourney is one of my favorites that I own. It’s not the highest performing (that goes to my AL7 Banshee)…but dang it feels good to throw around.

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I’m lucky enough to make exactly what I want and don’t try a ton of other yo-yos but this is my list of what I pick up most often that was made in 2019.

1 - Campaign Normal
2 - Banshee SS
3 - Respawn
4 - Campaign Easy
5 - Jensen sent me this wooden yo-yo I really like. Not sure on its name

I forgot when we made the Life right now but I still pick that up a ton too

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  1. G2 TiShee
  2. 2Sick Endgame
  3. Nameless A-RT bimetal
  4. ILYY 2WEI 2019
  5. G2 Banshee SS
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  1. SF Cadence ES
  2. G2 Banshee SS
  3. SF Motive
  4. MK1 Diffraction v2
  5. CLYW Akita
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  1. BATSQUATCH
  2. Wanker
  3. Ti-Vayder
  4. Endgame
  5. Ti888
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Top 5 2019

  1. Static Co Sudo
  2. PDX-Yo Batsquatch
  3. OD/ Markmont 2019 MMC Pyramatte Runs
  4. Rain City Skills Retro Rocket
  5. A-RT Trypditch

Honorable Mentions
• YYF/Basecamp Edgeless
• YYF 2019 DNA
• A-RT Unnamed Bi-Metal
• TMBR EHKNOWN
• Doc Pop Weekender
• Recess Little League
• Ti Vayder
• YYF 888 Forever
• Duncan Exit 8
• Freshly Dirty Rooster
• TMBR Morrow
• G2/A-RT Life

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Everyone has forgotten, or wasn’t lucky enough to get, the best release of 2019…the CoreCo Qubit. Such a great little yoyo, so much personality.

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the Ti-Vaydar is 2019 right?

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Yeah I think it is

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Maybe not a “Top Yoyos of 2019”, but a list of 2019 yoyo releases that carry weight or/and importance for the whole yoyo community:

  • Sengoku Shogun: Only tri-metal release of this year.
  • CLYW BOY: the rebirth of the Arctic Circle.
  • CLYW Bear Trap: first press-fit design for CLWY.
  • CLYW Wildfire: Bimetal design based on the Bonfire.
  • YYF Edge Ultimate: Evan Nagao’s latest signature yoyo.
  • YYF Skyline: rebirth of the old Skyline.
  • YYF Bi-Shutter: people have been waiting for this one for a while.
  • YYF Meerkat: Betty Gallegos signature.
  • YYF Edgeless: organic, press-fit design for Evan Nagao.
  • YYF BiND: bimetal design for Nate Dailey, which showcased new tech for ring attachment.
  • YYF MVP: design conceptually focused on rimweight.
  • YYF 888Forever: rebirth of the 888 in Ti.
  • Basecamp Moonshine 2.0: Modern responsive design from Basecamp.
  • hspin x iYoyo Pyro X: the rebirth of the legendary Pyro.
  • SF Cadence ES: revisited design for Keiran Cooper.
  • SF Motive: Connor Seals’ signature yoyo.
  • SF Statement: Tony Sec signature.
  • SF PLSTC: first polycarb design from SF.
  • UNPRLD x TopYo Antidote: first plastic offering from UNPRLD.
  • UNPRLD ReCognition: Colin Beckford signature, succeeding the Cognition.
  • Duncan Tourney: Owen Ekblad signature.
  • Duncan Grasshopper GTX: widely loved design from Duncan.
  • Duncan Butterfly Al: as ridiculous as it sounds.
  • YoyoFriends Sync: monometal design from YYF.
  • YoyoFriends Dove: first plastic design from YYF.
  • YoyoRecreation TM: Mizuki Takimoto’s signature that includes the letters “TM” in the cross-section of the yoyo.
  • YoyoRecreation Inevitable: Arata Imai signature.
  • YoyoRecreation Overdrive Draupnir: Ryota Ogi signature.
  • YoyoFriends Raytracer: Second bimetal design from YYF, following the success of the Hummingbird.
  • One Drop 1to1: first square-ratio design from OD.
  • One Drop Legendary Terrarian: redesign for the Terrarian, which is an iconic yoyo in ReLogic’s Terraria.
  • One Drop Sugar Glider: first budget design from OD since the SK.
  • VsNYYC Ti-Vayder: Titanium rework of the Ti-Walker.
  • DocPop Weekender: Modern Responsive design from DocPop.
  • G2 Respawn: First Modern Responsive design from DocPop.
  • Spinworthy Skinflint: First budget offering from Spinworthy.
  • TMBR EHKNOWN: TMBR x Unknown collab for Ed Haponik.
  • ILYY 2019 2WEI: rebirth of the 2WEI.
  • MK1 Diffraction 2: first design from a YYEForum’s member that was available for purchase on YYE.
  • Thesis Serenade: widely acclaimed plastic design.
  • Offset x MagicYoyo Variant: plastic design from Brandon Vu and Jeffrey Pang.
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So at this point, unless anyone else posts, the list goes:

1.Bimetal Shutter
2.Banshee SS
3. TiVayder
4. Endgame
5. Batsquatch

I assigned each spot from 1-5 in everyone’s lists a corresponding point total, and just added them up.

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