WYYC2019 Contest Rules

Results from Day 4 (Aug. 10)

• 1A Final Results
• 2A-3A Final Results
• 4A-5A Final Results
• AP Final Results
• Women, Over-40 Results

 

Results from Day 3 (Aug. 9)

• 1A Semi-Final Results
• 2A-5A Semi-Final Results
• Day 4 Freestyle Order

 

Results from Day 2 (Aug. 8)

• 1A Prelim Results
• 2A-5A Prelim Results
• Day 3 Freestyle Order

 

Results from Day 1 (Aug. 7)

• 1A WildCard Results
• Day 2 Freestyle Order

 

Freestyle Performance Orders:

• Day 1: Wildcard (1A)
• Day 2: Prelim (1-5A), Over-40
• Day 3: Semi-Final (1-5A), Women
• Day 4: Final (1-5A, AP, SpinTop)

(Updated on August 4)

Championship Divisions

Yo-Yo has various play styles, and in competition there are five main divisions from 1A to 5A. They are separated depending on the number and type of Yo-Yo they use. The winner of each division will be crowned a World Champion title.

*There are no class divisions by gender or age.

• 1A – String Trick Freestyle with One Long-Spinning Yo-Yo
• 2A – Looping Trick Freestyle with Two Responsive Yo-Yos
• 3A – String Trick Freestyle with Two Long-Spinning Yo-Yos
• 4A – Freestyle with Off String Yo-Yo(s)
• 5A – Freestyle with Counter-Weight Yo-Yo(s)
• AP – Art & Performance Division

Freestyle Competition. Technical ability and performance will be scored.

In the Final round, contestants will perform a freestyle routine to music of 3 minutes (Semi-Final: 90 seconds, Prelim: 1 minute, WildCard: 30 seconds), and judges will score Technical Execution and Freestyle Evaluation.

Depending on their latest contest placement, players will be seeded into different rounds.

Previous year’s World Champions are seeded to Finals, Previous year’s World 2nd and 3rd place and National Champions are seeded to Semi-Finals, and Previous year’s World finalist and National Contest Top 10 are seeded to Preliminaries. All other contestants must compete from the WildCard Round. (Please see the details below.)

Round Structure & Seeding Rules

Seeded Players

Freestyle Music Guidelines

WildCard Round & Music

Freestyle Scoring Rules

Summary of Freestyle Scoring Criteria

Detail of freestyle Rules

AP Division Rules

Non-Championship Divisions

Women’s Freestyle

• Only women can compete
• 2 minute freestyle
• Choose one style from 1A-5A

Over-40 Freestyle

• Only players 40 years old or older can compete
• 2 minute freestyle
• Choose one style from 1A-5A