American Nationals

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The American Nationals, also known as the US National Yo-Yo Contest, is a yo-yo contest that started in 1993. It is held every year in Chico, California home of the US National Yo-Yo Museum. It is a national competition which the winner of is deemed number one in the nation. The event is traditionally held the first weekend in October.

Players can earn a seeded spot into the Championship 1A Finals by winning one of the nine regional yo-yo contests authorized by the US National Yo-Yo League.

The contest is hosted by Bird In Hand yo-yo store in Chico and organized by Bird In Hand owner Bob Malowney.

In addition to the contest, they present US National Yo-Yo Museum awards and other honorary awards given to individuals who have contributed significantly to the yo-yo community.

Contents 1 Current Champions (2007) 2 Past Champions 2.1 2006 2.2 2005 2.3 2004 2.4 2003 2.5 2002 2.6 2001 2.7 2000 2.8 1999 2.9 1998 2.10 1997 2.11 1996 2.12 1995 2.13 1994 2.14 1993 2.15 National Yo-Yo Museum Awards 2.16 Past Nationals 3 External Link

[edit] Current Champions (2007)

• 1A - Yuuki Spencer (BAC Seed) - San Jose, CA
• 2A - John Ando - Dallas, TX
• 3A - Kentaro Kimura - New York, NY
• 4A - Bryan Figueroa - Oakley, CA
• 5A - Tyler Severance - Newcastle, DE

[edit] Past Champions

[edit] 2006

• 1A – Paul Han - Cupertino, CA
• 2A – John Ando - Dallas, TX
• 3A – Kentaro Kimura - Cuthbert, GA
• 4A – Tsubasa Onishi - Las Vegas, NV
• 5A – Dana Bennet - Lewiston, ME

[edit] 2005

• 1A – Augie Fash
• 2A – John Ando
• 3A – Paul Yath
• 4A – Tsubasa Onishi
• 5A – Jack Ringca

[edit] 2004

• 1A – Augie Fash
• 2A – John Ando
• 3A – Paul Yath
• 4A – Shane Karan
• 5A – Shane Karan

[edit] 2003

• 1A – Johnnie Delvalle
• 2A – Matt Harlow
• 3A – Paul Yath
• 4A – Cody Taylor
• 5A – Miguel Correa

[edit] 2002

• 1A – Brent Dellinger
• 2A – Matt Harlow

[edit] 2001

• 1A – Jason Lee
• 2A – Masahiro Tanikawa

[edit] 2000

• 1A – Takumi Sakamoto
• 2A – Alan Batangan

[edit] 1999

• 1A – Joel Zink
• 2A – Alan Batangan

[edit] 1998

• 1A – Sky Kiyabu
• 2A – Alex Garcia

[edit] 1997

• 1A – Cody Kiyabu
• 2A – Jennifer Baybrook

[edit] 1996

• Championship 2A
  • Bill de Boisblanc
• Freestyle 1A
  • Alex Garcia

[edit] 1995

• Championship 2A
  • Bill de Boisblanc

[edit] 1994

• Championship 2A
  • Bill de Boisblanc

[edit] 1993

• Championship 2A
  • Ryan Carver

[edit] National Yo-Yo Museum Awards

• Donald F. Duncan Family Award for Industry Excellence
• National Achievement Award
• Sitton Sportsmanship Award
• National League Merit Award
• Holiday Inn Best Junior Player Award
• Best Girl Player Award
• Trick Innovator of the Year Award
• Most Inspirational Player Award
• Extreme Spin National Cup Award

[edit] Past Nationals

• American Nationals 2000
• American Nationals 2001
• American Nationals 2002
• American Nationals 2003
• American Nationals 2004
• American Nationals 2005

[edit] External Link

• National yo-yo Contest Home page for the American National Yo-yo Contest