- Best overall yo-yo performance: yoyorecreation
- Smoothness: Something
- Best colorways: MonkeyfingeR Design
- Best New Company Award (3 releases or less): Sturm Panzer
- Best Marketing and Promotion: YYF
- Best Packaging and Graphic Design: Sturm Panzer
- Best Accessories Award (only if they make yo-yos too): MFD
- Best Customer Service: YYR
- Best Quality Control: CLYW
- Best at Consistency, Meeting Customer Expectations: OD
- Fan Favorite Award: C3
- Best Team Award: YYR
*13. Legend Award: SPYY
- Best overall yo-yo performance: One Drop
- Smoothness: One Drop
- Best colorways: Caribou Lodge Yoyo Works
- Best New Company Award (3 releases or less): G^2
- Best Marketing and Promotion: YoYoJam
- Best Packaging and Graphic Design: YoYoJam
- Best Accessories Award (only if they make yo-yos too): Monkey Finger Design
- Best Customer Service: YoYoJam
- Best Quality Control: One Drop
- Best at Consistency, Meeting Customer Expectations: YoYoJam
- Fan Favorite Award: YoYoJam
- Best Team Award: YoYoJam
*13. Legend Award: YoYoJam
- Best overall yo-yo performance: Yoyorecreation
- Smoothness: SPYY
- Best colorways: Monkeyfinger
- Best New Company Award (3 releases or less): GSquared
- Best Marketing and Promotion: CLYW
- Best Packaging and Graphic Design: Monkeyfinger
- Best Accessories Award (only if they make yo-yos too): Yoyofactory
- Best Customer Service: General Yo
- Best Quality Control: One Drop
- Best at Consistency, Meeting Customer Expectations: General Yo
- Fan Favorite Award: CLYW
- Best Team Award: CLYW
*13. Legend Award: Tom Kuhn
I have to thank you guys for taking the time out to put some votes in. I thought this thread lost steam. It’s good to see people being honest and putting so much thought into the answers. I’ll explain why I posted this at the end. It will be one of my long write-ups, so get ready for that one 
Coming soon…
Also, I’m particularly interested in the answers of users who I know try and buy a lot of different companies’ throws. I think it allows them a wide array of options when considering companies to vote for. In my personal opinion, those are the strongest votes. Also, I’m paying attention to brands I have missed that are showing up. There is much to be gained from this. The more participation, and the more honest your votes Re, the better the results…I assure you. 
My votes:
- Best overall yo-yo performance: CLYW
- Smoothness: CLYW
- Best color ways: CLYW
- Best New Company Award (3 releases or less): J and H SPINS
- Best Marketing and Promotion: YoyoFactory
- Best Packaging and Graphic Design: Adegle
- Best Accessories Award: YoyoFactory
- Best Customer Service: CLYW
- Best Quality Control: SPYY
- Best at Consistency, Meeting Customer Expectations: Spyy
- Fan Favorite Award: CLYW
- Best Team Award: CLYW
*13. Legend Award: SPYY
- Best overall yo-yo performance: onedrop
- Smoothness: general yo
- Best colorways: CLYW
- Best New Company Award (3 releases or less): Tenyoyo
- Best Marketing and Promotion: Duncan (I see more duncan in stores than YYF I wonder why)
- Best Packaging and Graphic Design: c3 yoyodesign (i love those nice sea glass looking boxes they come in!)
- Best Accessories Award (only if they make yo-yos too): YYJ
- Best Customer Service: YYF
- Best Quality Control: YYJ
- Best at Consistency, Meeting Customer Expectations: general yo
- Fan Favorite Award: CLYW
- Best Team Award: YYJ
*13. Legend Award: Yoyo addict
- Best overall yo-yo performance: CLYW
- Smoothness: SPYY
- Best colorways: CLYW
- Best New Company Award (3 releases or less):
- Best Marketing and Promotion: YYF
- Best Packaging and Graphic Design: CLYW
- Best Accessories Award (only if they make yo-yos too): DUNCAN
- Best Customer Service: YYF
- Best Quality Control: SPYY
- Best at Consistency, Meeting Customer Expectations: OD
- Fan Favorite Award: CLYW
- Best Team Award: SPYY
*13. Legend Award: SPYY
Best overall yo-yo performance: OneDrop
Smoothness: OneDrop
Best colorways: Monkey Finger
Best New Company Award (3 releases or less): Ill pick a totally different company.
Best Marketing and Promotion: CLYW (I haven’t wanted something like I wanted the Summit after watching the documentary… in a while.)
Best Packaging and Graphic Design: CLYW
Best Accessories Award (only if they make yo-yos too): OneDrop ( Side effect!! LEGO SIDE EFFECTS!!!)
Best Customer Service: YYJ ( only because Andre aligns himself with them and YYE has phenomenal service.)
Best Quality Control: OneDrop
Best at Consistency, Meeting Customer Expectations: CLYW
Fan Favorite Award: CLYW
Best Team Award: CLYW
Legend Award: SPYY (Duncan very very close second for 4a, recessed silicone, everyones first yoyo, etc…)
Awesome thread
Thanks to all you guys who put in a few votes recently. I just want to keep this going a few more days to see what some other people think.
@Heavenshaker, sorry for the edit, but forum rules must apply there. Your vote for that manufacturer was noted for the final write-up I will do though, and it will be taken into account. Glad you are enjoying the thread. I am enjoying reading the answers as well. This will stay active for 7 days, and we’ll see how many votes we can get.
- Best overall yo-yo performance: CLYW
- Smoothness: General-Yo
- Best color ways: CLYW
- Best New Company Award (3 releases or less): G2
- Best Marketing and Promotion: YoyoFactory
- Best Packaging and Graphic Design: CLYW
- Best Accessories Award: YoyoFactory
- Best Customer Service: Yoyofactory
- Best Quality Control: One Drop
- Best at Consistency, Meeting Customer Expectations: Yoyofactory
- Fan Favorite Award: Yoyofactory
- Best Team Award: YoyoJam
*13. Legend Award: Duncan
Hey T.A, does G2 count for about 3 yoyo releases? They have 3 models,
Plus a 7075 version of some…
Also, YYF is the only company I have really experienced due to having a small amount of cheaper yoyos…
Yes, she stated earlier G2 counts, the 7075 versions of their throws don’t count as extra releases.
Then no offense but maybe you shouldn’t vote, or at least leave blank the categories you don’t have experience with? How can you say what manufacturer performs the best or is the smoothest if you’ve never played them?
I have played a ton of yoyos, but I mean experience with Costumer service, and stuff like that…
- Best overall yo-yo performance: One Drop
- Smoothness: CLYW
- Best colorways: One Drop
- Best New Company Award (3 releases or less): Spin Dynamics
- Best Marketing and Promotion: YYF
- Best Packaging and Graphic Design: YYJ
- Best Accessories Award (only if they make yo-yos too): One Drop (Side effects, duh! The yoyo stand is also a genius accessory.)
- Best Customer Service: One Drop
- Best Quality Control: One Drop
- Best at Consistency, Meeting Customer Expectations: One Drop
- Fan Favorite Award: One Drop
- Best Team Award: One Drop
*13. Legend Award: Duncan
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- Best overall yo-yo performance: n/a (haven’t tried enough different companies to vote)
- Smoothness: CLYW
- Best colorways: CLYW
- Best New Company Award (3 releases or less): n/a
- Best Marketing and Promotion: YoYoFactory
- Best Packaging and Graphic Design: CLYW
- Best Accessories Award (only if they make yo-yos too): OneDrop (side effects ftw)
- Best Customer Service: n/a
- Best Quality Control: CLYW
- Best at Consistency, Meeting Customer Expectations: CLYW
- Fan Favorite Award: CLYW
- Best Team Award: CLYW (was between them and YYF)
*13. Legend Award: Duncan
- Best overall yo-yo performance: One Drop
- Smoothness: One Drop
- Best colorways: CLYW
- Best New Company Award (3 releases or less): G2
- Best Marketing and Promotion: CLYW
- Best Packaging and Graphic Design: Which one?
- Best Accessories Award (only if they make yo-yos too): Monkeyfinger
- Best Customer Service: One Drop
- Best Quality Control: Monkeyfinger
- Best at Consistency, YYJ
- Fan Favorite Award: CLYW
- Best Team Award: YYJ
*13. Legend Award: SPYY
- Best overall yo-yo performance:
One Drop - Smoothness: General Yo
- Best color ways: CLYW
- Best New Company Award (3 releases or less): Deadly Spins
- Best Marketing and Promotion: YoyoFactory
- Best Packaging and Graphic Design: CLYW
- Best Accessories Award: YoyoFactory
- Best Customer Service: YoyoFactory
- Best Quality Control: One Drop
- Best at Consistency, Meeting Customer Expectations: YoyoFactory
- Fan Favorite Award: CLYW
- Best Team Award: CLYW
*13. Legend Award: Duncan
- Best overall yo-yo performance: YYR
- Smoothness: Onedrop
- Best colorways: C3
- Best New Company Award (3 releases or less): G Squared
- Best Marketing and Promotion: Duncan
- Best Packaging and Graphic Design: CLYW
- Best Accessories Award (only if they make yo-yos too):
- Best Customer Service:
- Best Quality Control: Ondrop
- Best at Consistency, Meeting Customer Expectations: CLYW
- Fan Favorite Award: CLYW
- Best Team Award: Duncan
*13. Legend Award: Duncan
Actually, I want to change a few of my votes. I probably shouldn’t have done it so quickly.
- Best overall yo-yo performance: One Drop
- Smoothness: General Yo
- Best colorways: Monkeyfinger
- Best New Company Award (3 releases or less): G2
- Best Marketing and Promotion: CLYW
- Best Packaging and Graphic Design: Crucial
- Best Accessories Award (only if they make yo-yos too): Monkeyfinger
- Best Customer Service: One Drop
- Best Quality Control: One Drop
- Best at Consistency, YYJ
- Fan Favorite Award: CLYW
- Best Team Award: YYJ
*13. Legend Award: SPYY
- Best overall yo-yo performance: G-Squared
- Smoothness: General Yo
- Best colorways: MonkeyFinger
- Best New Company Award (3 releases or less): G-Squared
- Best Marketing and Promotion: CLYW
- Best Packaging and Graphic Design: MonkeyFinger
- Best Accessories Award (only if they make yo-yos too): G-Squared
- Best Customer Service: G-Squared
- Best Quality Control: One Drop
- Best at Consistency, Meeting Customer Expectations: G-Squared
- Fan Favorite Award: G-Squared
- Best Team Award: CLYW
*13. Legend Award: Duncan