Wasn’t mickeys yo-yo the magnesium Anglam? $709.00 USD phew
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If you don’t mind me asking, what yo-yo is that in your profile picture??
There’s a plastic too!
in 2002 the Freehand 1
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(I apologize for the OT)
It’s the Futuro, but it doesn’t work. String stock in the return system. It was a weight distribution experiment I did.
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Well; I kinda think that is only ‘half interesting’, since before 2012; there weren’t that many bi-metal yo-yos in production.
There were bi-material yo-yos like the Speeder. But bi-metal yoyos were slim Pickens.
I don’t know this to be a fact; Since I was obviously around yoyos since about 1998; I watched many things change; I will share a theory with you.
I don’t think bi-metal yoyos took off because people thought bi-metal yoyos were ‘better’.
I think people started making bi-metal yoyos because few Makers were ‘set up’ to do injection molding yoyo halves. And few people were even messing with delrin at the time.
Machine work was a more economical way to make ‘product’ than bouncing for thousands of bucks in plastic injection equipment.
Dale jumped right into yoyos because he already had his own Plastics Injection Company called Advanced Air. Making various fan blades and other parts in plastics. He is a Master Machinist, mold maker and does his own cad work; all in house.
Obviously after years of experimenting; mono metal and bi-metal and even a few tri-metal yo-yos have been fine tuned to provide amazing performance.
But if you put a Speeder or a Northstar or even a Dark Magic in the right hands; prepare to stand and clap.
The players provide the magic. And they don’t need titanium walls .4mm thin. They just need a: good yoyo, a fresh string and mad skills.
Go figure🤔
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I quote every words.
In Formula 1: Pilot 60% - Car 40%
In Moto GP: Pilot 70% - Bike 30%
In WYYC: Player 90% - Yoyo 10%
BTW I’m still sad because in 2013 the yoyo used by János could be one of mine :’(
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Dang that stinks! That is one beautiful looking yo-yo!!
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Fair point!
They don’t call you the doc for nothing.
The exponential price brackets for creating a bimetal and trimetal adds a new step into the process and win almost all yo-yo companies subcontracting each step to vendors it gets exponentially more expensive with variables that I would put money on most wouldn’t be able to deciefer the difference.
It was the OG Anglam. Titanium rings. Pretty sure the body was 6061. Still $289 though, was still one of the most expensive yoyos at the time. The most expensive non-novelty yoyo if I remember correctly. The MG didn’t release until a little while after. This was the first or 2nd year of sOMETHING. Mickey decided to casually win worlds again to give his new yoyo and company a little more attention 
He stopped really practicing for competitions after that year. Naturally he still stayed somewhat competitive at worlds for the next few years even without much practice or improving but yeah.
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Hmm, I don’t know if that’s exactly true 
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I agree with the numbers, but I am trying to imagine what the WYYC would be like with even 10% of the Formula 1 budget!!
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I dunno, but 1% of a Formula1 is probably already in the hundred thousand range and I can’t even imagine a 2000usd yoyo 
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1% of any one team (or whatever they are) would be crazy money. It has always been a mystery to me why certain sports and activities are looked at as so valuable and others just a waste of time…
I’m looking at you, golfers… Why is Tiger Woods so rich and yo-yo champions so poor?
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Because golf is a sport, and, though it pains me to admit it, yoyoing isn’t.
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Is the sport part the drinking, or the golf cart driving?
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I’m not sure. I’ve played a lot of golf with my dad and grandpas, but I’ve always walked. And I’m too young to drink.
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Update for 2023 for future reference.
**1a**
1998 - Yomega RB II
1999 - Spintastics Tigershark
2000 - Spintastics Tigershark
2001 - YYJ SpinFaktor
2002 - Duncan Freehand 1
2003 - YYJ Hitman
2004 - YYJ Speeder
2005 - YYJ Speeder
2006 - YYJ Speeder
2007 - YYF 888
2008 - YYF Superstar
2009 - YYR Sleipnir
2010 - YYF Northstar
2011 - TP Positron
2012 - Something Anglam
2013 - Duncan Barracuda
2014 - YYF Shutter
2015 - CLYW Borealis
2016 - C3 Radius
2017 - C3 Radius
2018 - YYF Edge Beyond
2019 - YYF Wide Angle Shutter
*2021 Online - TP Awoken Anubis?
*2022 Online - YYF Miracle
2023 - YYF Miracle
**2a**
1998 - Yomega Raider
1999 - Yomega Raider
2000 - Yomega Raider
2001 - Spintastics Spintega
2002 - Yomega Fireball
2003 - Yomega Raider
2004 - Yomega Raider
2005 - Yomega Raider
2006 - Yomega Raider
2007 - Yomega Raider
2008 - Yomega Raider
2009 - Yomega Raider
2010 - YYJ Sunset Trajectory
2011 - Yomega Raider
2012 - YYF Loop 900
2013 - Yomega Raider
2014 - Yomega Raider
2015 - Yomega Raider
2016 - YYF Loop 1080
2017 - YYF Loop 2020
2018 - YYF Loop 2020
2019 - JPL Loop Up
*2021 Online - YYF Loop 720
*2022 Online - Yomega Raider
2023 - Duncan Hornet
**3a**
2003 - YYJ Sigma Blade?
2004 - YYJ Sigma Blade?
2005 - YYJ Sigma Blade Zwei?
2006 - Buzzon Bushido
2007 - YYJ Speeder
2008 - YYR Stargazer
2009 - YYF Superstar
2010 - YYR Stargazer v2
2011 - Duncan Echo
2012 - Duncan Barracuda
2013 - Duncan Barracuda
2014 - SOMEThING Phaser
2015 - SOMEThING Phaser
2016 - SOMEThING Phaser
2017 - SOMEThING Phaser
2018 - SOMEThING Phaser
2019 - SOMEThING Phaser
*2021 Online - YYR Anomaly
*2022 Online - TP Untangle
2023 - YYR Para Autoscopy
**4a**
2003 - YYJ Aquarius
2004 - YYJ Big Ben
2005 - YYJ Aquarius
2006 - YYJ Big Yo 2
2007 - YYJ Aquarius
2008 - YYJ Big Yo 2
2009 - Shinwoo Griffin Wing
2010 - JT Kamui
2011 - YYR Maestro
2012 - YYJ Rextreme
2013 - SOMEThING Jetset EC
2014 - YYJ Rextreme 2
2015 - YYR Aeronaut
2016 - C3 Flawless
2017 - C3 Flawless
2018 - SOMEThING Jetset EG
2019 - C3 Flawless
*2021 Online - C3 Flawless
*2022 Online - C3 Flawless Air
2023 - C3 Flawless Air
**5a**
2003 - Rafael Matsunaga - Night Moves 1 (YoYoJam)
2004 - Makoto Numagami - Hitman (YoYoJam)
2005 - Maya Nakamura - Freehand Zero (Duncan)
2006 - Dana Bennett - Element X Pro (Buzz-on)
2007 - Tyler Severance - Freehand Zero (Duncan)
2008 - Takeshi Matsuura - Lyn Fury (YoYoJam)
2009 - Takuma Inoue - Leviathan 1 (Turning Point)
2010 - Takeshi Matsuura - Ai (YoYoJam)
2011 - Takeshi Matsuura - Destiny (YoYoJam)
2012 - Takeshi Matsuura - Quest (YoYoJam)
2013 - Takeshi Matsuura - Ai (YoYoJam)
2014 - Takeshi Matsuura - Leviathan 6 (Turning Point)
2015 - Jake Elliott - Atlas (YYF&YoTricks)
2016 - Takeshi Matsuura - Palpitation (Turning Point)
2017 - Takuma Inoue - Anubis (Turning Point)
2018 - Sora Ishikawa - ReMaster Galaxy (C3yoyodesign)
2019 - Hideo Ishida - Laurus (Hydrangea)
*OWYYC 2021 - Sora Ishikawa - IX (C3yoyodesign)
*OWYYC 2022 - Sora Ishikawa - Stellar IX (C3yoyodesign)
2023 - Sora Ishikawa - Stellar IX (C3yoyodesign)
Ty to Josh Yee, Sean De Los Santos, and Mable for 2a, 4a, and 5a help respectively.
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5A list I made a while back, this should mostly be correct but there might be one or two errors (like if Takuma in 09 used a Leviathan 1 or 2… idk for sure).
Was kinda surprised to see Stellar IX get so much use this year, og IX and Stellar up until this year were a niche choice and most 5A players still seemed to prefer narrow. 2nd through 5th place this year were all using yoyos 42-44mm wide still though. Gonna be interesting to see if more players start winning with wide, because up until 2021-2023, the Atlas and ReMaster Galaxy were the only yoyos over 44mm wide used to win.
2023 - Sora Ishikawa - Stellar IX (C3yoyodesign)
*OWYYC 2022 - Sora Ishikawa - Stellar IX (C3yoyodesign)
*OWYYC 2021 - Sora Ishikawa - IX (C3yoyodesign)
2019 - Hideo Ishida - Laurus (Hydrangea)
2018 - Sora Ishikawa - ReMaster Galaxy (C3yoyodesign)
2017 - Takuma Inoue - Anubis (Turning Point)
2016 - Takeshi Matsuura - Palpitation (Turning Point)
2015 - Jake Elliott - Atlas (YYF&YoTricks)
2014 - Takeshi Matsuura - Leviathan 6 (Turning Point)
2013 - Takeshi Matsuura - Ai (YoYoJam)
2012 - Takeshi Matsuura - Quest (YoYoJam)
2011 - Takeshi Matsuura - Destiny (YoYoJam)
2010 - Takeshi Matsuura - Ai (YoYoJam)
2009 - Takuma Inoue - Leviathan 1 (Turning Point)
2008 - Takeshi Matsuura - Lyn Fury (YoYoJam)
2007 - Tyler Severance - Freehand Zero (Duncan)
2006 - Dana Bennett - Element X Pro (Buzz-on)
2005 - Maya Nakamura - Freehand Zero (Duncan)
2004 - Makoto Numagami - Hitman (YoYoJam)
2003 - Rafael Matsunaga - Night Moves 1 (YoYoJam)
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