Yoyo's used by world champions

2012: ?
2013: Barracuda
2014: Shutter
2015: Borealis
2016: Radius
2017: Radius
2018: Edge Beyond
2019: ???

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2012 was Anglam

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2019 duncan imperial for the win

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Updated for everyone to see.

1998: RBII
1999: Tigershark
2000: Tigershark
2001: Mega Spin Faktor
2002: FH1
2003: Hitman
2004: Speeder
2005: Speeder
2006: Speeder
2007: 888
2008: Superstar
2009: Sleipnir
2010: Northstar
2011: Positron
2012: Anglam
2013: Barracuda
2014: Shutter
2015: Borealis
2016: Radius
2017: Radius
2018: Edge Beyond

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Now can we get 2a-5a? :thinking:

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Bump for update?

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
2024 - 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
2024 - Duncan Hornet

3A

2003 - YYJ Sigma Blade
2004 - YYJ Sigma Blade Zwei prototype
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
2024 - YYR Anomaly

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
2024 - iYoyo Unlimited

5A

2003 - Yoyojam Night Moves 1
2004 - Yoyojam Hitman
2005 - Duncan Freehand Zero
2006 - Buzz-on Element X Pro
2007 - Duncan Freehand Zero
2008 - Yoyojam Lyn Fury
2009 - Turning Point Leviathan 1
2010 - Yoyojam Ai
2011 - Yoyojam Destiny
2012 - Yoyojam Quest
2013 - Yoyojam Ai
2014 - Turning Point Leviathan 6
2015 - YYF/Yotricks Atlas
2016 - Turning Point Palpitation
2017 - Turning Point Anubis
2018 - C3yoyodesign ReMaster Galaxy
2019 - Hydrangea Laurus
*2021 online - C3yoyodesign IX
*2022 online - C3yoyodesign Stellar IX
2023 - C3yoyodesign Stellar IX
2024 - C3yoyodesign Ambition

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Wow, looks like the Yomega Raider went on a massacre. Was still raiding in '22.

P. S. Thanks for the well-organized, updated list. It’s a great resource to add to the forum.

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@theyoyoarchive

Might this information be useful to you?

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I wouldn’t take this as a definitive list to be archived, there are a few potential errors.

As an example I have no idea if it was actually a Lev 1 or 2 for 2009 5A, I think that worlds was a few months before the public release of the Lev 2, but it still could have been a 2.

And early 3A is just sorta guessing based on videos and what would’ve made sense given the player and year.

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Indeed it is!

@mable - You cool with me posting this up and piggy-backing off your effort?

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Hey Mable!

In regards to 3∆, I can confirm that the 2∅03 winning yoyos were in fact original Sigma Blades.
2004 was actually what would technically be the “prototypes” of the Sigma Blade Zwei as they were not complete or released yet.
2005 was indeed the official production of the official Zwei.

Hope this helps!

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I thought he used the deadly protos one year, but I was at the post office when I first read the list and I couldn’t verify which year it was.

It’s up here: Yo-yos Used by World Champions - The Yoyo Archive

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So I love my Barracuda and I saw it was used by János Karancz to win 1A in 2013…amazing and under rated freestyle, btw. But then I realized his signature yoyo is the Grasshopper and the Barracuda is actually the signature model of Rafael Matsunaga, who won 5A in 2003 with the YYJ Night Moves One, the signature model of Dale Bell. So is anyone going to keep this train going and win worlds with a Grasshopper?

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Is it possible the Yasushi Furukawa used raiders/modded fireballs instead of sunset trajectories for his 2010 worlds win? The national yoyo museum in Chico has his modded fireballs on display.

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That’s a question for @JeiCheetah