August 2nd, 3rd and 4th - 2012 at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando Florida.
World Yo-Yo Champion
Our 2012 Winners. Videos coming soon.
1A Hiroyuki Suzuki Japan
2A Shu Takada Japan
3A Hank Freeman USA
4A Rei Iwakura Japan
5A Takeshi MAtsuura Japan
Rules for Preliminary and Finals Seeding
GENERAL SEEDING RULES and 1A-5A PRELIMINARY FREESTYLE INFORMATION
General Seeding rules for the five technical divisions; 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, and 5A. ***
The five 2011 World Champions in 1A through 5A are seeded into the Championship Freestyle Finals.
All recognized current National Champions, in each of the five divisions, are seeded into the Championship Freestyle Finals. Note that winners of a National Open Division (or X-Division), where contestant may compete in more than one style, do not earn a seed in any of the divisions.
IF YOU ARE A RECOGNIZED NATIONAL CHAMPION PLEASE CONTACT CO-HEAD JUDGES ANDRE BOULAY (andrejboulay@gmail.com) AND BILL DEBOISBLANC (bdeb@sbcglobal.net) FOR CERTIFICATION OF THE SEED.
Performance order for the finals will be the qualifiers in reverse preliminary score order followed by the seeded players in random order.
General Preliminary Freestyles Rules
Contestants will have one-minute to perform a freestyle to the music of their choice. See Freestyle Judging Rules and Guidelines for 2012 for details.
Music should be uploaded online prior to the contest.
Final Preliminary Freestyle Score = sum of points for
Technical Execution (60.0 points maximum) plus
Technical Evaluation (20 points maximum) plus
Performance Evaluation (20 points maximum) minus MAJOR DEDUCTIONS.
See Freestyle Judging Rules and Guidelines for 2012 for details.
1A (Single A) Preliminary Round Procedure: One-Minute Freestyles
All non-seeded 1A players will be randomly sorted into three equal size groups, A, B & C, for the Preliminary Round and will compete on Day 1, Thursday August 2nd.
The top 25 contestants from the combined groups will advance to the 1A Semi-Final Round which will be held on Day 2, Friday August 3rd.
In addition to the 25 automatic qualifiers, any contestant with a score within 1.00 point of the 25th qualifier will also advance to the 1A Semi-Final Round.
1A (Single A) Semi-Final Round Procedure: One-Minute Freestyles
The top 10 contestants from the “1A Semi-Final Round” advance to the 1A Championship Freestyle Finals which will be held on Saturday night August 4th.
In addition to the 10 automatic qualifiers, any contestant with a score within 1.00 point of the 10th qualifier will also advance to the 1A Championship Freestyle Finals.
If there are less than 10 seeded 1A players competing, additional contestants may be chosen from the Semi-Final Round up to a maximum of 20 finalists. Note that extra contestants will be added only if their scores are within 5.00 points of the 10th qualifier.
All Semi-Final Round contestants will be randomly sorted to determine performance order.
2A (Double A) Preliminary Round Procedure: One-Minute Freestyles
The 2A Preliminary Round will be held on Day 1, Thursday August 2nd.
The top 5 contestants from the “2A Preliminary Round” automatically advance to the 2A Championship Freestyle Finals which will be held on Friday night August 3rd.
In addition to the 5 automatic qualifiers, any contestant with a score within 1.00 point of the 5th qualifier will also advance to the 2A Championship Freestyle Finals.
If there are less than 5 seeded 2A players competing, additional contestants may be chosen from the Preliminary Round up to a maximum of 10 finalists. Note that extra contestants will be added only if their scores are within 5.00 points of the 5th qualifier.
3A (Triple A) Preliminary Round Procedure: One-Minute Freestyles
The 3A Preliminary Round will be held on Day 1, Thursday August 2nd.
The top 5 contestants from the “3A Preliminary Round” automatically advance to the 3A Championship Freestyle Finals which will be held on Friday night August 3rd.
In addition to the 5 automatic qualifiers, any contestant with a score within 1.00 point of the 5th qualifier will also advance to the 3A Championship Freestyle Finals.
If there are less than 5 seeded 3A players competing, additional contestants may be chosen from the Preliminary Round up to a maximum of 10 finalists. Note that extra contestants will be added only if their scores are within 5.00 points of the 5th qualifier.
4A (Off String) Preliminary Round Procedure: One-Minute Freestyles
The 4A Preliminary Round will be held on Day 1, Thursday August 2nd.
The top 6 contestants from the “4A Preliminary Round” automatically advance to the 4A Championship
Freestyle Finals which will be held on Friday night August 3rd.
In addition to the 6 automatic qualifiers, any contestant with a score within 1.00 point of the 6th qualifier will also advance to the 4A Championship Freestyle Finals.
If there are less than 6 seeded 4A players competing, additional contestants may be chosen from the Preliminary Round up to a maximum of 12 finalists. Note that extra contestants will be added only if their scores are within 5.00 points of the 6th qualifier.
5A (Counter Weight) Preliminary Round Procedure: One-Minute Freestyles
The 5A Preliminary Round will be held on Day 2, Friday August 3rd.
The top 6 contestants from the “5A Preliminary Round” automatically advance to the 5A Championship Freestyle Finals which will be held on Saturday night August 4th.
In addition to the 6 automatic qualifiers, any contestant with a score within 1.00 point of the 6th qualifier will also advance to the 5A Championship Finals.
If there are less than 6 seeded 5A players competing, additional contestants may be chosen from the Preliminary Round up to a maximum of 12 finalists. Note that extra contestants will be added only if their scores are within 5.00 points of the 6th qualifier.
*** Note that with the concurrence of the Contest Director and the Co-Head Judges additional contestants may be advanced to the Championship Freestyle Finals or the 1A Semi-Final Round if it is in the best interest of the 2012 World Yo-Yo Contest.