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Yo-Yo’s: How They Have Changed From Yesteryear To Today

Shu Takada is the 2017 2A (Two Handed Looping style) World Yoyo Champion. The 2017 World Yo-Yo Championship was held on August 10-12th at the Harpa Conference Center in Reykjavík, Iceland.

How else could someone ever get this good at playing with yo-yos unless they had to spend every waking moment of their life dealing with spinning tops tethered to strings at the end of each arm? Would it have been an easy childhood? No. But at least once a year these afflicted folk get to show off what they’ve learned at this championship.

So how did this championship come about? Click “Next” to find out.

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