Today I will be doing a recap on PNWR and also be giving my opinions on the upcoming yoyo contests: Cal States and BAC. PNWR, also known as Pacific Northwest Regionals, was a very successful yoyo contest this year. It is held in Seattle, Washington every year. The 1A division was won by a close friend of mine, Nate Dailey. Here is a video of his winning freestyle:
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The 2A division was won by Ryan Lai, 3A was won by Elijah Tan, 4A was won by Christopher Chunn, and 5A was won by Kyle Hedges. “Divisions 2A-5A weren’t as competitive this year due to the lack of people signing up for those divisions”(Brown). Each division, other than 1A, only consisted of 2 to 5 contestants but like always, 1A was packed with players. Sadly I wasn’t able to make it to the contest this year but I will hopefully go in one of these upcoming years.
The next contest that we’ll be talking about is Cal States. This contest used to be in downtown Sacramento for quite some time but was moved to Chico last year due to the construction of the Golden 1 Center (Steel).This year it is being moved again to Oakland. I am quite happy for this change due to the fact that this contest will be so close to an airport. One of the main reasons of moving the contest away from Chico was because of how far the nearest airport was. “Any yoyoer that wanted to come from any other part of California would have to fly in to Sacramento airport and then drive another 2 hours to get to the contest”(Lite). I am planning on competing in Cal States this year.
The final contest that I will be talking about is BAC, aka Bay Area Classic. This contest has been around for quite some time now. It has always been in San Francisco on the theater by the DeYoung Museum. This year the contest organizers chose to move the contest to a children’s museum in San Jose. The venue will most likely not be as nice but it will really lower the cost of the venue. I am also planning on competing at BAC too.
Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read this blog post. Also, be ready for my next blog post to inform you more about the world of yoyoing.
Works Cited
Brown, Steve. “2017 PNWR Results & Video.” YoYoNews. N.p., 27 Feb. 2017. Web. 28 Feb. 2017.
Lite, Zerif. “Contest Proposal.” YoYoContest.com. N.p., 30 May 2016. Web. 28 Feb. 2017.
Steel, JD. “2016 California State Yo-Yo Contest.” YoYoContest.com. N.p., 02 Apr. 2016. Web. 28 Feb. 2017.
Yoyo Contest Central. “Nate Dailey – 1A Final – 1st Place – PNWR 2017.” YouTube. YouTube, 25 Feb. 2017. Web. 28 Feb. 2017.
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