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Scales Open Vol. 3 Results & Video

The third Scales Open contest is over, with Japanese player Yuki Nishisako taking home the win in the Pro Division and Canadian player Christian Veselovsky taking first in the Amateur Division! Congrats to both winners, and to everyone who competed. The online contest attracted over 100 registrants from 20 different countries…a great turnout!

Check out full results and video of the winners below.

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Duncan Toys Presents: Javier Augusto X Sebastian Lavin

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Javier August and Sebastian Lavin bring the heat in…

First Look – CLYW BOY

CLYW has announced their first signature model for Ayumu Harada, the BOY. An update to the classic CLYW Arctic Circle family, the first release of the BOY comes in Copper Pot, Dark Green, Harrison Hurricane, Clareview Station and Red w/Silver Splash…all long-time favorite CLYW colorways. From their site:

We’re very excited to release the BOY, the first signature return top for Ayumu…

SFTUTS: Keiran Cooper “Derek Jeter Was An eBoy”

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I do not understand Keiran’s outfit, but that trick is fantastic.

Yoyo used is the SF Cadence ES.

Colin Beckford – Biennium

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Becko celebrates his 2-year anniversary on the UNPRLD team with a video that reminds us all what a…

Polo Garbkamol – Trick Dump

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Nine minutes of new tricks from Polo Garbkamol all at once? Is it Christmas already? Did we win something?

Yoyo used is the YoYoFactory Marco.

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Bryan Jardin – What’s Your Setup?

Today we catch up with Bryan Jardin – Marketing Specialist for Duncan Toys and 7-time Philippine National YoYo Champion! What are you throwing? Barracuda X and Yoshicuda X. They’re just so powerful! The spin-time is what I needed for both 1A and 5A. Barracuda X is for 1A: it’s light and I can easily control it. Yoshicuda Xfor 5A: As I grow old, I’m liking undersized yo-yos for 5A. Both…

Mark Montgomery – What’s Your Setup?

Today we catch up with Mark Montgomery – trick innovator, graphic designer, philanthropist, and one of the most stylish trick creators in the history of yoyoing. What are you throwing? Clear Markmont. Classic. Favorite thing is the weight distribution and comfort of shape What response are you using? One Drop response pads– not overly grabby and smooth in play w/o any slipping. What…

CLYW Presents: Bear Trap

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Simpson Wong – What’s Your Setup?

What’s Your Setup? is a new feature for YoYoNews where we ask your favorite players about what they’re throwing with. Today we catch up with Simpson Wong – co-owner of C3yoyodesign, fashion mogul, and one of the absolute nicest people in yoyoing. What are you throwing? My throw of the month is Berserker MAX. Because it is speedy and yet just heavy enough for doing tech-ish combo. What response…

Keiran Cooper – What’s Your Setup?

What’s Your Setup? is a new feature for YoYoNews where we ask your favorite players about what they’re throwing with. Today we catch up with Keiran Cooper – sponsored player for SF YoYos, design nerd, and all-around nice guy. What are you throwing? I’ve been using a modified version of the Cadence ESrecently. I wanted to mess around with the functional benefits of laser engraving to see if we…

2019 US Junior Nationals Winners

Congratulations to Justin Dauer on winning the 2019 US Junior Nationals! Check out video of Justin’s winning perforrmance as well as the rest of the top finishers below.

1st Place – Justin Dauer 2nd Place – Hayden Brickman 3rd Place – Sam Magallon

Colin Beckford – What’s Your Setup?

What’s Your Setup? is a new feature for YoYoNews where we ask your favorite players about what they’re throwing with. Today we catch up with Colin Beckford…sponsored player for UNPRLD, yoyo judge, SCALES COLLECTIVE member, and all-around nice guy. What are you throwing? Currently throwing the ReCognition by UNPRLD. Just got some new colors for the 2nd run of it and I’ve been really digging…

PLSTC ft. Leonid Nemchik

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The new plastic release from SF YoYos, called simply “PLSTC”, is inspiring a ton of creativity among players who are thrilled to finally have a true beater from SF, who has quickly become a powerhouse in the yoyo community.

Duncan Toys Presents: Isaac Sams ft. Exit 8

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Duncan Toys brings us some quality yoyoing from Isaac Sams, someone we haven’t heard from in a while. Isaac has had a huge impact on the technical yoyo scene, and he’s the kind of guy that is your…

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First release of the Pariah was at the 2019 World YoYo Contest, but more will be available soon. Check out full specs below.

Basecamp Pariah (SF x CLYW) Specs:

Diameter: 55.3 mm Width: 45.5 mm Weight: 65 grams Response: Snow Tires Bearing: Centering Size C