Asia Pacific Yo-Yo Championships facts for kids
Asia Pacific Yo-Yo Championships (AP) is Asia's most renowned and premier yo-yo competition organized by Spinworkx, a company based in Singapore since 2003. The competition has grown steadily since its inception in 2003. Spinners from around the region get to compete with current world champions, trade tips and tricks with the best in the scene, raising the standard of spinning.
Contests
AP has 5 Divisions since 2011.
The 5 Divisions are 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A
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.
Participating Nations
The organizer let players from only Asia-Pacific region compete in all divisions.
Competition Prizes
Prize is given competitors who won 1st to 3rd places. 500 SGD for 1st, 300 SGD for 2nd, 100 SGD for 3rd place.
List of past champions
1A
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Hiroyuki Suzuki ( Japan) |
Man-Fai Chan ( Hong Kong) |
Chun-Hin Cheung ( Hong Kong) |
| 2004 | Hiroyuki Suzuki ( Japan) |
Nicholas Hang ( Indonesia) |
Chun-Hin Cheung ( Hong Kong) |
| 2005 | Hiroyuki Suzuki ( Japan) |
Chun-Hin Cheung ( Hong Kong) |
Johji Takamatsu ( Japan) |
| 2006 | Hiroyuki Suzuki ( Japan) |
Johji Takamatsu ( Japan) |
Mohd Faiz ( Malaysia) |
| 2008 | Hiroyuki Suzuki ( Japan) |
Shinya Kido ( Japan) |
Yi-cheng Luo ( China) |
| 2010 | Hiroyuki Suzuki ( Japan) |
Marcus Koh ( Singapore
) |
Shinya Kido ( Japan) |
| 2011 | Christopher Chia ( Singapore
) |
Marcus Koh ( Singapore
) |
Hiroyuki Suzuki ( Japan) |
| 2012 | Hiroyuki Suzuki ( Japan) |
Christopher Chia ( Singapore
) |
Darrell Mitchell ( Singapore
) |
| 2013 | Ahmad Kharisma Luhur ( Indonesia) |
Christopher Chia ( Singapore
) |
Hiroyuki Suzuki ( Japan) |
| 2014 | Ahmad Kharisma Luhur ( Indonesia) |
Iori Yamaki ( Japan) |
Hiroyuki Suzuki ( Japan) |
| 2015 | Iori Yamaki ( Japan) |
Ahmad Kharisma Luhur ( Indonesia) |
Hiroyuki Suzuki ( Japan) |
| 2016 | Shion Araya ( Japan) |
Marcus Koh ( Singapore
) |
Ahmad Kharisma Luhur ( Indonesia) |
| 2017 | Shion Araya ( Japan) |
Hirotaka Akiba ( Japan) |
Marcus Koh ( Singapore
) |
2A
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Koji Yokoyama ( Japan) |
Hiroyuki Suzuki ( Japan) |
Man-Fai Chan ( Hong Kong) |
| 2004 | Hiraku Fujii ( Japan) |
Yutaro Kasuya ( Japan) |
Jin-Gyu Han ( South Korea) |
| 2005 | Hiraku Fujii ( Japan) |
Koji Yokoyama ( Japan) |
Man-Ki Liew ( Hong Kong) |
| 2006 | Koji Yokoyama ( Japan) |
Shota Aizawa ( Japan) |
Yutaro Kasuya ( Japan) |
| 2008 | Shuhei Kanai ( Japan) |
Masanori Jodai ( Japan) |
Chun-Hay Chan ( Hong Kong) |
| 2010 | Shinji Saito ( Japan) |
Hiraku Fujii ( Japan) |
Masanori Jodai ( Japan) |
| 2011 | Shinji Saito ( Japan) |
Takuma Yamamoto ( Japan) |
Man-Ki Liu ( Hong Kong) |
| 2012 | Shunsuke Kawakami ( Japan) |
Siu-Ho Yiu ( Hong Kong) |
Wasakorn Lattilertwit ( Thailand) |
| 2013 | Ginji Miura ( Japan) |
Atsushi Yamada ( Japan) |
Chun-Hay Chan ( Hong Kong) |
| 2014 | Shinji Saito ( Japan) |
Hikaru Fujii ( Japan) |
Man-Ki Liu ( Hong Kong) |
| 2015 | Shinji Saito ( Japan) |
Shu Takada ( Japan) |
Man-Ki Liu ( Hong Kong) |
| 2016 | Man-Ki Liu ( Hong Kong) |
Shinji Saito ( Japan) |
Arata Imai ( Japan) |
| 2017 | Arata Imai ( Japan) |
Tomoyuki Kaneko ( Japan) |
Yi Chenghao ( China) |
3A
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kentaro Kimura ( Japan) |
Taiichiro Higashi ( Japan) |
Takeshi Matsuura ( Japan) |
| 2011 | Minato Furuta ( Japan) |
Takeshi Matsuura ( Japan) |
Taiichiro Higashi ( Japan) |
| 2012 | Chak-Wing Wong ( China) |
Takao Morioka ( Japan) |
Taiichiro Higashi ( Japan) |
| 2013 | Chak-Wing Wong ( China) |
Taiichiro Higashi ( Japan) |
Thawhir Iqbal ( Singapore
) |
| 2014 | Hajime Miura ( Japan) |
Thawhir Yao ( Singapore
) |
Taiichiro Higashi ( Japan) |
| 2015 | Taiichiro Higashi ( Japan) |
Mizuki Takimoto ( Japan) |
Thawhir Iqbal ( Singapore
) |
| 2016 | Taiichiro Higashi ( Japan) |
Yuuki Kurumisawa ( Japan) |
Thawhir Iqbal ( Singapore
) |
| 2017 | Hajime Miura ( Japan) |
Thawhir Iqbal ( Singapore
) |
Taiichiro Higashi ( Japan) |
4A
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Atsushi Yamada ( Japan) |
Lim Aik Hwee ( Singapore
) |
Eiji Okuyama ( Japan) |
| 2005 | Kin-Lok Lee ( Hong Kong) |
Lim Aik Hwee ( Singapore
) |
Eiji Okuyama ( Japan) |
| 2006 | Lim Aik Hwee ( Singapore
) |
Kin-Lok Lee ( Hong Kong) |
Sean Perez ( Philippines) |
| 2008 | Lim Aik Hwee ( Singapore
) |
Naoto Okada ( Japan) |
Jung-Ting Tsao ( Taiwan) |
| 2010 | Rei Iwakura ( Japan) |
Sean Hung ( Singapore
) |
Po-Han Kuo ( Taiwan) |
| 2011 | Tsubasa Onishi ( Japan) |
Rei Iwakura ( Japan) |
Sean Hung ( Singapore
) |
| 2012 | Lim Aik Hwee ( Singapore
) |
Sean Hung ( Singapore
) |
Yan-Ting Lam ( Hong Kong) |
| 2013 | Tsubasa Onishi ( Japan) |
Pornpinit Sanprasert ( Thailand) |
Ji-Hwan Jeon ( South Korea) |
| 2014 | Ji-Hwan Jeon ( South Korea) |
Chun-Hin Chan ( Hong Kong) |
Sean Hung ( Singapore
) |
| 2015 | Naoto Onishi ( Japan) |
Sean Hung ( Singapore
) |
Zhao Chen ( China) |
| 2016 | Lim Aik Hwee ( Singapore
) |
Tsubasa Onishi ( Japan) |
Tomohiko Zanka ( Japan) |
| 2017 | Hajime Miura ( Japan) |
Takumi Hakamata ( Japan) |
Po-Han Kuo ( Taiwan) |
5A
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Makoto Numagami ( Japan) |
Lim Aik Hwee ( Singapore
) |
Andrew Lim ( Singapore
) |
| 2005 | Muhammad Iskandar Shah ( Singapore
) |
Sojun Miyamura ( Japan) |
Hiroyasu Ishihara ( Japan) |
| 2006 | Daijiro Akatsuka ( Japan) |
Iskandar Shah ( Singapore
) |
Muhammad Shakeel ( Malaysia) |
| 2008 | Sojun Miyamura ( Japan) |
Naoto Okada ( Japan) |
Muhammad Shakeel ( Malaysia) |
| 2010 | Takeshi Matsuura ( Japan) |
Muhammad Iskandar Shah ( Singapore
) |
Tsu-Chieh Lan ( Taiwan) |
| 2011 | Takeshi Matsuura ( Japan) |
Bryan Jardin ( Philippines) |
Kwok-San Chan ( Hong Kong) |
| 2012 | Bryan Jardin ( Philippines) |
Muhammad Iskandar Shah ( Singapore
) |
Naoya Takeuchi ( Japan) |
| 2013 | Bryan Jardin ( Philippines) |
Kwan-Ho Ko ( Hong Kong) |
Muhammad Iskandar Shah ( Singapore
) |
| 2014 | Jaued Cervas ( Philippines) |
'Teeny' Kai Zhang ( China) |
Naoya Takeuchi ( Japan) |
| 2015 | Naoya Takeuchi ( Japan) |
Ian Loh ( Singapore
) |
Yuttana Sukhumalchatsombat ( Thailand) |
| 2016 | Hideo Ishida ( Japan) |
Tran Quoc Huy ( Vietnam) |
Ian Loh ( Singapore
) |
| 2017 | Yoshihiro Abe ( Japan) |
Miggy Hizon ( Philippines) |
Tran Quoc Huy ( Vietnam) |
X
Only in 2003. X was divided into 3 divisions (3A, 4A, 5A).
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Eiji Okuyama ( Japan) |
Fajar Siddiq ( Singapore
) |
Hyun-Woong Moon ( South Korea) |
