European Yo-Yo Championship facts for kids
Quick facts for kids European Yo-Yo Championship |
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| Venue | Theatre Archa |
| Location | Prague,  Czech |
| Start date | January 30, 2010 |
The European Yo-Yo Championship (EYYC) is a big competition where the best yo-yo players from Europe show off their skills. It's like the Olympics for yo-yo! The International Yo-Yo Federation (IYYF) organizes this event.
Winning at EYYC is a huge deal. It's one of four major yo-yo contests held each year around the world. If you win here, you get a special spot in the semi-finals of the yearly World Yo-Yo Contest. This means you're already halfway to becoming a world champion!
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Yo-Yo Contests
In 2011, the EYYC had five main divisions where players could win a European title. These divisions test different styles of yo-yo play.
Who Can Play?
Most of the countries that take part in the EYYC are from Europe. However, sometimes countries outside of Europe are allowed to join. For example, countries like Armenia and Israel have competed.
The International Yo-Yo Federation (IYYF) decides which non-European countries can join. This usually happens if a country is very far from its own regional yo-yo competition. Or, if there isn't a big yo-yo contest in their part of the world.
Here are some of the countries that were allowed to compete in EYYC 2015:
West Europe |
East Europe |
North Europe |
South Europe |
Other |
Past Champions
Many talented yo-yo players have won titles at the European Yo-Yo Championship. Here you can see the winners, second-place, and third-place finishers for different categories over the years.
Championships
These are the main championship divisions where players compete for the top European titles.
1A
This division is for single yo-yo freestyle. Players perform amazing tricks with one yo-yo.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Vashek Kroutil ( Czech Republic) |
Mateusz Ganc ( Poland) |
Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
| 2011 | Tomáš Bubák ( Czech Republic) |
Mateusz Ganc ( Poland) |
Grzegorz Wojcik ( Poland) |
| 2012 | Grzegorz Wójcik ( Poland) |
Vashek Kroutil ( Czech Republic) |
Mateusz Ganc ( Poland) |
| 2013 | Janos Karancz ( Hungary) |
Gregorz Wójcik ( Poland) |
Maxim Gruzintsev ( Russia) |
| 2014 | Carlos Braun ( Germany) |
Jan Hlinka ( Slovakia) |
Vilmos Zoltan Kiss ( Hungary) |
| 2015 | Jakub Dekan ( Czech Republic) |
Tal Mordoch ( Israel) |
Vilmos Zoltan Kiss ( Hungary) |
| 2016 | Tal Mordoch ( Israel) |
Konstantin Tudjarov ( Bulgaria) |
Jakub Dekan ( Czech Republic) |
| 2017 | Tal Mordoch ( Israel) |
Konstantin Tudjarov ( Bulgaria) |
Janos Karancz ( Hungary) |
| 2018 | Tal Mordoch ( Israel) |
Michael Malik ( Czech Republic) |
Kacper Pałatyński ( Poland) |
| 2019 | Kacper Pałatyński ( Poland) |
Tal Mordoch ( Israel) |
Michael Malik ( Czech Republic) |
2A
This division focuses on two-handed looping tricks. Players use two yo-yos at once!
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 2010 | Dave Geigle ( Germany) |
Jan Schmutz ( Switzerland) |
Ivo Studer ( Switzerland) |
| 2011 | Dave Geigle ( Germany) |
Jan Schmutz ( Switzerland) |
Ivo Studer ( Switzerland) |
| 2012 | Dave Geigle ( Germany) |
Jan Schmutz ( Switzerland) |
Luke Roberts ( United Kingdom) |
| 2013 | Dave Geigle ( Germany) |
Jan Schmutz ( Switzerland) |
Jan Bubák ( Czech Republic) |
| 2014 | Dave Geigle ( Germany) |
Matyáš Racek ( Czech Republic) |
Dominique Vionnet ( Switzerland) |
| 2015 | Jan Schmutz ( Switzerland) |
Matyáš Racek ( Czech Republic) |
Clément Bertaux ( France) |
| 2016 | Naoto Okada ( Germany) |
Jan Schmutz ( Switzerland) |
Matyáš Racek ( Czech Republic) |
| 2017 | Clément Bertaux ( France) |
Matyáš Racek ( Czech Republic) |
Andres "PAC" Pegam ( Germany) |
| 2018 | Matyáš Racek ( Czech Republic) |
Quentin Godet ( France) |
George Stoyanov ( Bulgaria) |
| 2019 | Huy Chan Chun ( United Kingdom) |
Matyáš Racek ( Czech Republic) |
Márk Németh ( Hungary) |
3A
This division is for two-handed string tricks. Players use two yo-yos, but they perform tricks where the yo-yos stay on the string.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
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| 2010 | Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
Ondřej Šedivý ( Czech Republic) |
Liam Devine ( United Kingdom) |
| 2011 | David Molnár ( Hungary) |
Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
Saska Särkilahti ( Finland) |
| 2012 | Michal Jaško ( Czech Republic) |
Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
Stephen Langley ( United Kingdom) |
| 2013 | Michal Jaško ( Czech Republic) |
Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
Stephen Langley ( United Kingdom) |
| 2014 | Michal Jaško ( Czech Republic) |
Stephan Kosintev ( Russia) |
Stephen Langley ( United Kingdom) |
| 2015 | Stephen Langley ( United Kingdom) |
Páll Valdimar Guðmundsson Kolka ( Iceland) |
Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
| 2016 | Stephen Langley ( United Kingdom) |
Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
Pall Valdimar Gudmundsson ( Iceland) |
| 2017 | Stephen Langley ( United Kingdom) |
Páll Valdimar Guðmundsson Kolka ( Iceland) |
Seva Golovin ( Czech Republic) |
| 2018 | Takuma Inoue ( Hungary) |
Páll Valdimar Guðmundsson Kolka ( Iceland) |
Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
| 2019 | Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
Páll Valdimar Guðmundsson Kolka ( Iceland) |
Stephen Langley ( United Kingdom) |
4A
This division is for offstring yo-yo. Players throw the yo-yo completely off the string and catch it again. It's very tricky!
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Nandor Groger ( Hungary) |
Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
Luke Roberts ( United Kingdom) |
| 2011 | Nandor Groger ( Hungary) |
Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
Hybl Zdenek ( Switzerland) |
| 2012 | Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
Groger Nandor ( Hungary) |
Molnar David ( Hungary) |
| 2013 | Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
Molnar David ( Hungary) |
Quentin Godet ( France) |
| 2014 | Quentin Godet ( France) |
Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
Groger Nandor ( Hungary) |
| 2015 | Quentin Godet ( France) |
Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
Jeff Coons ( Germany) |
| 2016 | Naoto Okada ( Germany) |
Norbert Jenei ( Hungary) |
Quentin Godet ( France) |
| 2017 | Quentin Godet ( France) |
Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
Norbert Jenei ( Hungary) |
| 2018 | František Procházka ( Czech Republic) |
Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
Quentin Godet ( France) |
| 2019 | František Procházka ( Czech Republic) |
Quentin Godet ( France) |
Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
5A
This division is for counterweight yo-yo. Players use a weight on the end of the string instead of attaching it to their finger.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Petr Kavka ( Czech Republic) |
David Molnar ( Hungary) |
Peter Kison ( Slovakia) |
| 2011 | David Molnar ( Hungary) |
Alexey Nemchik ( Russia) |
Peter Kison ( Slovakia) |
| 2012 | Daniel Budai ( Hungary) |
David Molnar ( Hungary) |
Alexey Nemchik ( Russia) |
| 2013 | Ján Hlinka ( Slovakia) |
Daniel Budai ( Hungary) |
Maciek Cwynar ( Poland) |
| 2014 | David Molnar ( Hungary) |
Daniel Budai ( Hungary) |
Petr Kavka ( Czech Republic) |
| 2015 | David Molnar ( Hungary) |
Daniel Budai ( Hungary) |
Petr Kavka ( Czech Republic) |
| 2016 | David Molnar ( Hungary) |
Petr Kavka ( Czech Republic) |
Nicolas Záhorský ( Slovakia) |
| 2017 | Viktor Kollár ( Hungary) |
Petr Kavka ( Czech Republic) |
George Stoyanov ( Bulgaria) |
| 2018 | Takuma Inoue ( Hungary) |
Viktor Kollár ( Hungary) |
George Stoyanov ( Bulgaria) |
| 2019 | Petr Kavka ( Czech Republic) |
Viktor Kollár ( Hungary) |
Gábor Szilágyi ( Hungary) |
AP
This division is for Artistic Performance. It's about how creative and entertaining the routine is, not just the difficulty of the tricks.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | |||
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| 2012 | inmot!on | Ivo Studer ( Switzerland) |
Yoyo Elite | Berkay Güleç ( Turkey) |
InTeam! | Joe Greve ( Germany) |
| Jan Schmutz ( Switzerland) |
Ege Demir ( Turkey) |
Markus Wagner ( Germany) |
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| – | Eren Ataş ( Turkey) |
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| – | Gökten Uzuner ( Turkey) |
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| – | Ömer Çelebi ( Turkey) |
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| – | Rüçhan Akyüz ( Turkey) |
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| 2013 | inmot!on | Ivo Studer ( Switzerland) |
Burnin Berlin | Andres Pegam ( Germany) |
Wolwes | Farkas-Holpert Péter ( Hungary) |
| Jan Schmutz ( Switzerland) |
Dinh Bao Dang ( Germany) |
Farkas Bálint ( Hungary) |
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| – | Jakub Kendzierski ( Poland) |
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| – | Marc Freudenreich ( Germany) |
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| – | Paul Klatt ( Germany) |
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| 2014 | Sleeperz | Robert Kučera ( Czech Republic) |
Burnin Berlin | Andres Pegam ( Germany) |
– | No 3rd Place |
| Zdeněk Hýbl ( Czech Republic) |
Dinh Bao Dang ( Germany) |
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| – | Jakub Kendzierski ( Poland) |
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| – | Tina Assmann ( Germany) |
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| – | Gesine Lent ( Germany) |
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| 2015 | inmot!on | Ivo Studer ( Switzerland) |
Yoyoboys | Robert Kučera ( Czech Republic) |
– | No 3rd Place |
| Jan Schmutz ( Switzerland) |
Zdeněk Hýbl ( Czech Republic) |
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Spin Top
This division is for spin tops, which are similar to yo-yos but are spun on the ground or in the hand.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jan Dvorak ( Czech Republic) |
Jakub Konečný ( Czech Republic) |
Daniel Konečný ( Czech Republic) |
| 2011 | Jakub Konečný ( Czech Republic) |
Daniel Konečný ( Czech Republic) |
Jan Dvořák ( Czech Republic) |
| 2012 | Jakub Konečný ( Czech Republic) |
Tyler Young ( United States) |
Lorenzo Sabatini ( Italy) |
| 2013 | Daniel Konečný ( Czech Republic) |
Jakub Konečný ( Czech Republic) |
Tyler Young ( United States) |
| 2014 | Daniel Konečný ( Czech Republic) |
Tyler Young ( United States) |
Jakub Konečný ( Czech Republic) |
| 2015 | Jakub Konečný ( Czech Republic) |
Jan Kloubec ( Czech Republic) |
Daniel Konečný ( Czech Republic) |
| 2016 | Daniel Konečný ( Czech Republic) |
Jakub Konečný ( Czech Republic) |
Taka Hasegawa ( Japan) |
Other Divisions
These divisions are also part of the competition but are not considered main championship titles. They often include special categories or age groups.
Open 1A
This is an open division for single yo-yo freestyle, allowing players from anywhere in the world to compete.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sebastian Brock ( United States) |
Jason Lee ( United States) |
Ryan Dembiec ( United States) |
| 2011 | Kōta Watanabe ( Japan) |
Kengo Kido ( Japan) |
Kentarō Kimura ( Japan) |
| 2012 | Peter Pong-Si Yee ( Hong Kong) |
Augie Fash ( United States) |
Paul Han ( United States) |
| 2013 | Kōta Watanabe ( Japan) |
Tyler Severance ( United States) |
Ricardo Marechal ( Brazil) |
| 2014 | Paul Kerbel ( Mexico) |
Marcus Koh ( Singapore
) |
Iori Yamaki ( Japan) |
| 2015 | Ryōsuke Iwasawa ( Japan) |
Simpson Wong Sheuk ( Hong Kong) |
Rodrigo Yokota ( Brazil) |
| 2016 | Gentry Stein ( United States) |
Paolo Bueno ( Brazil) |
Izuru Hasumi ( Japan) |
| 2017 | Evan Nagao ( United States) |
Andrew Maider ( United States) |
Colin Beckford ( United States) |
| 2018 | Yulin "Luckey" Li ( China) |
Ye Tong ( China) |
Ryōtarō Miura ( Japan) |
| 2019 | Keiran Cooper ( United States) |
Daniel Flaherty ( United States) |
Remy Baskin ( United States) |
1A Junior
This division is specifically for younger players competing in the single yo-yo freestyle category.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kacper Pałatyński ( Poland) |
Matyáš Hronek ( Czech Republic) |
Ernest Wróbel ( Poland) |
| 2016 | Sebastian Holzkamp ( Germany) |
Lukáš Pánek ( Czech Republic) |
Alessandro Pulesel ( Czech Republic) |
| 2017 | Dan Boura | Jakub Dolejš | Kuba Velek |
Trick Ladder
In this fun division, players try to complete a series of tricks in a specific order, like climbing a ladder of difficulty.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | ||||
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| 2010 | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| 2011 | Dan Souček ( Switzerland) |
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| 2012 | ? | ? | ? | 2013 | ? | ? | ? |
| 2014 | Matěj Bělousov ( Slovakia) |
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| 2015 | Veronika Kamenská ( Czech Republic) |
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1A Women’s freestyle
This division is specifically for female players competing in the single yo-yo freestyle category.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Corli du Toit ( United Kingdom) |
Ann Connolly ( United States) |
Julia Gutowska ( Poland) |
| 2013 | Julia Aleksandra Gutowska ( Poland) |
Ann Connolly ( United States) |
Ekaterina L'gotina ( Russia) |
| 2014 | Jaslyn Shi ( Singapore
) |
Corli du Toit ( United Kingdom) |
Josefina Nešporová ( Czech Republic) |
| 2015 | Julia Aleksandra Gutowska ( Poland) |
Veronika Kamenská ( Czech Republic) |
Małgorzata Derkacz ( Poland) |
| 2016 | Tessa Piccillo ( United States) |
Veronika Kamenská ( Czech Republic) |
Ann Connolly ( Czech Republic) |
| 2017 | Veronika Kamenská ( Czech Republic) |
Karolína Záhrubská ( Czech Republic) |
Corli de Toit ( South Africa) |
| 2018 | Veronika Kamenská ( Czech Republic) |
Dominika Stanisławska ( Poland) |
Karolína Záhrubská ( Czech Republic) |
| 2019 | Veronika Kamenská ( Czech Republic) |
Dominika Stanisławska ( Poland) |
Kori Mirtse ( Hungary) |
