Category: Announcement

As mentioned previously, IYYF has donated $10 of each contestant’s OWYYC2022 participation fee to Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) in support of Ukraine. MSF provides important medical humanitarian assistance worldwide and we are proud to support their vital work. For more information on MSF, or to make a donation, please visit their website.
We appreciate your continued understanding and thank all players for their participation in the online contest.

Date of donation: March 8, 2023
Amount: $1460

 

 

Rules Added on Oct. 6, 2022

[Regarding Submitted Footage]

If we find that a submitted video appears unnatural (speed adjustment, evidence of editing, etc.), the following actions will be taken.

• We will request that the player submit the original file without any trimming, for the purpose of evaluation by the contest organizers.
• We will verify the file size, file information, and shooting environment.
• We will check a live performance of the freestyle using a video call, and check the filming equipment

After conducting the above, the organizing team and judges will hold a discussion.

Even if we find no traces of video manipulation in the data, the following measures will be taken if the majority of judges involved feel uncomfortable with the video (starting from the Final of OWYYC2022).

• We will request that the video be reshot.
• The player must visibly place a commercially available clock with a second-hand or second counter in their filming space and reshoot the freestyle video.
• If it is confirmed that any editing or manipulation was done intentionally, the contestant may be disqualified at the discretion of the organizing team (in this case, no payments will be refunded).

However, if you have already started filming your final freestyle and are concerned about it, please contact us as soon as possible (we will respond to each case individually by confirming sample footage in advance).

A note about participation in OWYYC 2022:

The ongoing war in Ukraine is of great concern to the entire organizing team of the OWYYC, and we’ve been contacted by many players asking us to take one action or another in response. We’ve discussed this at great length and have decided on a position that we feel benefits everyone.

For the foreseeable future, competitors in OWYYC will only be listed by name, not by country. We believe all yoyo players belong in our community, regardless of their place of birth or residence. As long as they behave in a sportsmanlike manner, we will not hold individual players responsible for the actions of their governments.

That said, we also believe strongly in offering assistance to those in need. For the 2022 Online World YoYo Contest, the IYYF will donate $10 from each registration fee to charities providing aid to Ukraine. We will consult with experts to determine the most effective charity to support, and will make sure all donation accounting is public for the sake of transparency.

If we restricted players based on the actions of their governments, almost no one would be left to compete. Our hope is that by creating a kind and welcoming international environment, we can help foster the next generation of policymakers worldwide who carry greater compassion and perspective than those currently in power.

We understand that our decision may not please everyone, and we welcome constructive criticism as well as ideas on how to handle this kind of conflict in the future. Please reach out to owyyc2022 AT iyyf.org with any thoughts or suggestions.

Thank you.

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• Registration Form @ OWYYC

Deadline of Registration and Video Upload for Prelim is September 1.

After the excitement and great show of skill at last year’s online contest, we are happy to announce that, yes, we will be holding OWYYC2022! Since we’re still not able to have a WYYC in person yet, this is your big chance this year to put together a competitive yo-yo freestyle and go up against the rest of the global yo-yo community. It will take place starting in the summer of 2022 and go into fall. We hope you’ll look forward to an event that will satisfy not only yo-yo competitors, but spectators and fans alike.

For those just tuning in, Online World Yo-Yo Contest 2022 is an IYYF officially sanctioned online contest open to yo-yo players worldwide. This is your chance to take part, especially if you’ve never been to WYYC or entered a contest before, or don’t usually have the means to travel far to a physical contest. We hope to see entries from many new contestants from all over the globe!

Here is a quick list of changes from last year! Please check if you are interested in competing:

Changes from last year:

• Prelim and Final only (No Semi-Final)
• Final is 2 minutes (instead of 3 minutes)
• 4 evaluation categories for Final (same as Prelim: Execution, Control, Body Control, Music Use)
• No live sound needed on the video
• No edits allowed on music (Prelim & Final)
• New music content standards (details coming soon)
• Final music must come from IYYF library or certain web sites provided by IYYF
  

Here is a summary of our contest plans:

• Name: Online World Yo-Yo Contest 2022 (“Online Worlds”)
• Hashtag: #OWYYC2022

Timeline (tentative):

• In June: More details are coming
• August 21: Prelim Submission starts
• September 1: Prelim Deadline
• October 1: Prelim Results / Final Submission starts
• October 10: Final Deadline (Also, Women/Over 40/AP)
• November 12: Final Results

* The timeline is subject to change

Contest Divisions:

• 1A Division
• 2A Division
• 3A Division
• 4A Division
• 5A Division
• AP (Art & Performance) *Video edits allowed
• Women’s Freestyle
• Over 40 Freestyle

*Contestants can compete in multiple divisions.

Awards:

• Champion will be the “Online World Contest Winner,” not “2022 World Champion”
• Seeding to WYYC2023
  • 1A-5A Division Champions seed to the WYYC2023 Semi-Final Round
  • Top 10 finalists of 1A-5A Divisions seed to the WYYC2023 Prelim Round
• More details to be announced soon.

Contest Format:

1A-5A Divisions:

• Same rules as WYYC
• Prelim: 1-minute freestyle
• Final: 2-minute freestyle

AP:

• Details are coming soon

Women / Over 40:

• Same rules as WYYC2019
• Final only: 2-minute freestyle
• Submission deadline is the same as 1A-5A Final round
• You must be 40 or above on August 31, 2022 in order to compete in Over 40 Freestyle

Music Rules:

• Prelim: Music provided by IYYF only (Library will be updated soon. Some music will be removed/added.)
• Final: Music provided by IYYF or music from the web site we provide a list of (List will be announced shortly)
  
• No editing (even length adjustment) is allowed.
• Entries with any other music will NOT be allowed.

Those are the basics. We will announce more details soon, but take this as a sign that you can start practicing and working on your freestyles! We’re so excited to see what everyone brings to the table!

We’re looking forward to your participation in the Online World Yo-Yo Contest 2022!

Official Web site will be updated soon.

Dear fellow national contest organizers,

Just like we have struggled with being able to run WYYC under current circumstances, we are sure everyone is having hard time to run their own national contests.

If you are running a national contest as an online contest for your country and are seeking seed spots for WYYC, please follow the guidelines below.

30 days before your online national contest (or first round video submission deadline), please submit the following:

• Main organizer’s name:
• Organization name:
• Country:
• Name of contest (English):
• Name of contest (local language):
• Web site URL:
• Name of Judges (as many as you know/have already confirmed as attending):
• Date of your Contest Results Announcement:

Within 15 days after your national contest (or result announcement), please submit the following:

• Name of champions (in all divisions):
• Name of the top 10 contestants (in all A divisions):
• Video link to champions’ freestyles (in all divisions):
• Link to official results posted on your contest web site:
• List of judges with their email addresses:
• Judge score spreadsheet file(s) including all judge names attached:

Please send your complete information from this contact form.

If you fail to report this information, your online national contest may not be eligible for seed spots for WYYC.

*Our ultimate goal as a sports governing body is to facilitate in-person contests. For that reason, our decision to accept seeds from online national contests is a temporary solution for our current situation. We may cancel this in future years with advance notice.

OWYYC official web site is now open!
https://owyyc.com

The IYYF Music Library was also updated with new 1 minute edited songs that have a start countdown.
These are the ones that should be used for the Prelim round of OWYYC.
http://iyyf.org/iyyf-music-library-1min-edited/

Detailed Rules and Music Guidelines are now available.
https://owyyc.com/rules/
For OWYYC, Music Guidelines are especially important, so please be sure you read them fully.
Filming guidelines are coming soon.

We have 3 announcements today about OWYYC2021

1. Cloud Native Inc. will be the title sponsor for OWYYC2021!
They also supported WYYC2019! Please welcome Cloud Native as our top sponsor! Thank you for your generous support of our community!

2. IYYF music library is ready!
http://iyyf.org/music-library/
You can choose your music from this 120+ music collection.
You cannot edit or mix songs for the Prelim round at OWYYC2021, so please be careful (editing and mixing is permitted for the Semi Final and Final rounds only).

3. There are big prizes for the winners of OWYYC2021!
The five champions of 1A-5A will get a free flight to WYYC2022 in Japan.
Also, ONE highest ranking contestant in 1A-5A who has never attended any WYYC previously will also win a free flight.
*You can only get this prize if you compete at WYYC2022. This prize will not fall back to 2nd place even if the champion cannot attend and compete at WYYC2022.

Official web site and more details are coming soon.

 

Hello, yo-yo friends all over the world!

We hope you are doing well considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

It’s been a difficult year and a half for many, and at this point we all could sure use something fun to lift our spirits and bring back a feeling of normalcy. Unfortunately, due to slow vaccine rollout around the world, we decided that the safest option this year was to cancel the in-person WYYC2021 event in Budapest. Of course, that means we’re sad that we can’t meet up face to face to compete, cheer each other on, and swap tricks.

But fear not! In place of the usual World Contest, we’re going to try something new this year that we hope will satisfy yo-yo competitors, spectators, and fans alike.

We’re calling it the Online World Yo-Yo Contest 2021. This IYYF officially sanctioned online contest will be open to all yo-yo players worldwide, so anyone can compete. This is your chance to take part, especially if you’ve never been to WYYC or entered a contest before, or don’t usually have the means to travel far to a physical contest. We hope to see entries from many new contestants from all over the globe!

Here is a summary of our contest plans:

• Name: Online World Yo-Yo Contest 2021 (“Online Worlds”)
• Hashtag: #OWYYC2021

Timeline:

• In June: More contest details will be announced
• July 15: Entry submission starts for Prelims
• July 31: Submission Deadline for Prelims
• August 15: Result Announcement for Prelims
• August 31: Submission Deadline for Semi-Finals/Women/Over 40
• September 15: Result Announcement for Semi-Finals
• September 30: Submission Deadline for Finals/AP
• October 15: Result Announcement for Finals

* The timeline is subject to change

Contest Divisions:

• 1A Division
• 2A Division
• 3A Division
• 4A Division
• 5A Division
• AP (Art & Performance)
• Women’s Freestyle
• Over 40 Freestyle

Eligible Contestants:

• Everyone in the world is encouraged to join! We hope to welcome everyone from first timers to world champions.
• Contestants can compete in multiple divisions.

Judges:

• IYYF Official Judges just like the usual World Yo-Yo Contest (WYYC)

Awards:

• Champion will be “Online World Contest Winner,” not “2021 World Champion”
• Seeding to WYYC2022
  • 1A-5A Division Champions seed to the WYYC2022 Semi-Final Round
  • Top 10 finalists of 1A-5A Divisions seed to the WYYC2022 Prelim Round
• More details to be announced soon.

Contest Format:

1A-5A Divisions:

• Same rules as WYYC2019
• Prelim: 1-minute freestyle
• Semi-Final: 90-second freestyle
• Final: 3-minute freestyle

AP:

• Maximum video length: 5 minutes
• Video editing, transitions, and sound/visual effects ARE allowed
• Submission deadline is the same as 1A-5A Final round
• An AP submission can include multiple players (please list all the participating contestant names when you submit your entry)

Women / Over 40:

• Same rules as WYYC2019
• Final only: 2-minute freestyle
• Submission deadline is the same as 1A-5A Semi-Final round
• You must be 40 or above on August 31, 2021 in order to compete in Over 40 Freestyle

Filming Rules:

• Security and safety first
• Each contestant uploads their freestyle(s) as a video, submitted directly to IYYF.
• No editing, no cuts, no effects, no camera transitions (except for the AP Division)
• Contestants can film as many times as they need to be satisfied with their freestyle quality.
• Major Deductions will be judged. We suggest that contestants not have any yo-yo stops or change outs if they are seeking a better score.
• IYYF will add sponsor banners at the beginning, during, and at the end of the video.
• If the sound and video quality is not good enough, IYYF may adjust the quality or ask the player to resubmit.
• More details to be announced soon.

Music Rules:

Due to the nature of video upload, we have new rules about music choice for this contest.

• Prelim: Music provided by IYYF only
• Semi-Final and Final: Music provided by IYYF or copyright/license free music
• Entries with any other music will NOT be allowed.
• The contestant will be held responsible if the music is cut/muted or the video is removed by YouTube, and the contestant may receive 0 points for the Music Use category if the music is removed/muted by YouTube. In this case, IYYF will apply other music and reupload the freestyle (we will also announce on the video itself that the music has been replaced).

Entry Fees:

• US$30 for each division submission (1A-5A, AP, Women, & Over 40)
• One AP submission can have multiple players in the video, and it will count as only one fee (US$30 total)

Those are the basics. We will announce more details soon, but take this as a sign that you can start practicing and working on your freestyles! We’re so excited to see what everyone brings to the table!

We’re looking forward to your participation in the Online World Yo-Yo Contest 2021!

We hope everyone is taking good care of themselves and their loved ones.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, World Yo-Yo Contest 2021 in Budapest has been officially cancelled.
Also, there are many national contests that have been cancelled or not scheduled around the world.

Therefore, we have re-adjusted our yearly World Yo-Yo Contest seeding rules as follows:

Seeding from National Contests (NC)

Originally, NCs which were held between WYYC2019 and WYYC2020 would have seeded to WYYC2020 Budapest and NCs which were held between WYYC2020 and WYYC2021 would have seeded to WYYC2021 Japan.

Now, all NCs will seed to WYYC 2022 Japan:
– NCs between WYYC 2019 and summer 2020 seed to WYYC 2022 Japan
– NCs between summer 2020 and (canceled) WYYC 2021 also seed to WYYC 2022 Japan
– NCs between (canceled) WYYC 2021 and WYYC 2022 seed to WYYC 2022 Japan as usual

Here are some clarifications about this rule adjustment:
We are aware that there were/are not many NCs held in 2020 & 2021. However, if the health and safety of participants can be guaranteed and if the situation allows, the IYYF would encourage NC organizers to run their contest. Also, having a seed to WYYC is a national champion’s privilege we respect. Therefore, we will grant all the national champions between WYYC2019 and WYYC2022 a seed to WYYC2022.
With this adjustment, some countries may possibly have 3 NCs that can seed to 2022 Japan (not 4 NCs).
NCs must be a different year number to seed to WYYC2022 Japan from the same country.
Even if the same player wins 2 or 3 NCs, the 2nd or 3rd NC seed will not transfer to the 2nd place winner(s).

For example:
– Country-A NC in Oct. 2019 seeds to WYYC2022 Japan
– Country-B NC in June 2021 seeds to WYYC2022 Japan
– Country-C NC in Oct. 2020 and June 2021 both seed to WYYC2022 Japan

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All 1A-5A Division National Contest Champions will be seeded into the Semi-Final Round, and their Top 10 will be seeded into the Prelim Round.

 

Seeding from WYYC2019

Champions and finalists from WYYC2019 (the previous WYYC) will be seeded to WYYC2022 Japan as usual.

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For 1A-5A Divisions:
1st place – Seed to Final
2nd & 3rd place – Seed to Semi-Final
Other Finalists – Seed to Prelim

The 2019 AP Division Grand-Prix Champion will be seeded to WYYC2022 Final.

 

Seeding from Multi-National Contests (MNC)

Same as National Contest seeding, all AP and EYYC will seed to WYYC2022 Japan. See rules below.

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If a contestant from a country which does not have a National Contest places in the Top 10 at an MNC, the contestant will be seeded to the Prelim Round.

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For more details about seeding rules, please check the latest seeding rules page.
http://iyyf.org/wyyc2019-rules/round-structure-seeding-rules-wyyc2019/

If you have any questions, please use this form to contact us.
http://iyyf.org/contact-us/

The IYYF and WYYC teams are hoping for the best that there will be a quick end to this pandemic, and that everyone is staying safe and healthy during this difficult time. Meanwhile, we are working hard to get ready to host WYYC in Japan in 2022. See you at the World Yo-Yo Contest!

Given the circumstances regarding the continued spread of the novel corona virus (COVID-19), the IYYF has decided to cancel the World Yo-Yo Contest 2021 in Budapest. The new WYYC planned schedule is as follows:

• Summer 2021 in Budapest, Hungary -> Online Contest
• Summer 2022 in Japan

Once we know the detailed dates for the future World Yo-Yo Contests and have made the necessary seeding rule adjustments, we will announce here.

Cancellation Announcement

Based on the slow vaccine rollout around the world and therefore the fact that many people still won’t be able to travel and attend the World YoYo Contest in person this summer we are cancelling the Budapest event.⁣
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For the 2021 season we are working on bringing the World YoYo Contest to everyone around the world as a virtual experience. This will make it possible for players and fans of yo-yo to participate from every corner of the world, especially for those who never attended Worlds before. This also opens us as organisers new range of possibilities for the contest.⁣
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We kindly ask for patience from those who registered to the 2020-2021 Budapest contest. We are in the process of arranging refunds for all of the competitors.⁣
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Thank you for your support and keep an eye out for more information regarding the 2021 WYYC Virtual Experience!⁣
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#worldyoyocontest #wyyc2021

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