International Yo-Yo Federation


International Yo-Yo Federation is an international Yo-yo organization that promotes World Yo-Yo Contest and European Yo-Yo Championship and develops and promotes yo-yoing as a sport on a global level.

History

The International Yo-Yo Federation was formed on February 8, 2013. World Yo-Yo Contest had been promoted by Greg Cohen since 2000. IYYF was formed to promote world Yo-Yo contest and other international competitions. The United States, the Czech Republic, Japan, and Brazil are the first national members to join the IYYF.

Executive board

  • Ondrej Sedivy
  • Hironori Mii
  • Rafael Matsunaga
  • Thad Winzenz
  • Jan Kordovsky

Styles

The 5 Divisions are 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A:
  1. Single-handed String
  2. Double-handed Looping
  3. Double-handed String
  4. Off-string
  5. Counterweight
1A is the single unresponsive yoyo category, players are required to use only 1 unresponsive yoyo for their performance.
2A is the double responsive yoyo category, players are required to use 2 responsive yoyos for their performance. This is also known as the hardest yo-yoing style.
3A is the double unresponsive yoyo category, players are required to use 2 unresponsive yoyos for their performance.
4A is the off-string yoyo category, players are required to use a specially designed offstring yoyo for their performance, there are no limits to how many offstring yoyos you can use in the 4A category.
5A is the off-hand yoyo category, players are required to attach a special counter weight to a single unresponsive yoyo on the string for their performance.

Events

Winners

Nations

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