# Will Gentry defend?

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-gentry-defend/381647>\
**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [August 1, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-gentry-defend/381647 "2023-08-01T11:30:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Shwa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shwa/32/108351_2.png) [@Shwa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shwa)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-gentry-defend/381647/1 "2023-08-01T11:30:11Z")

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I don’t see his name registered for Worlds. Anyone know for sure whether he will defend his title?

@Gentry_Stein I really hope so!!

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**Author:** ![GTDropKnot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gtdropknot/32/212400_2.png) [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-gentry-defend/381647/2 "2023-08-01T11:33:28Z")

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I heard no he’s retired and it makes makes me sad bc he’s so cool.

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**Author:** ![Sam](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sam/32/276240_2.png) [@Sam](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sam)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-gentry-defend/381647/3 "2023-08-01T11:40:27Z")

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He posted recently to say that he had retired from competing.

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**Author:** ![Shwa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shwa/32/108351_2.png) [@Shwa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shwa)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-gentry-defend/381647/4 "2023-08-01T11:55:48Z")

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That’s disappointing. I really want to see him defend.

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**Author:** ![MJ27](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mj27/32/214071_2.png) [@MJ27](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MJ27)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-gentry-defend/381647/5 "2023-08-01T17:46:56Z")

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Yeah, sad. me too

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**Author:** ![Benthrowsyoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/benthrowsyoyo/32/300522_2.png) [@Benthrowsyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Benthrowsyoyo)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-gentry-defend/381647/6 "2023-08-01T17:53:16Z")

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I know! He actually was a pleasure to talk to at the PNWR, especially seeing how I started by going up to him and asking who he was like a dimwit