The 2026 Pacific Northwest Regional Yo-Yo Championship (PNWR) took place on March 7 at the historic Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon. As the premier yo-yo event in the Pacific Northwest, the 18th annual contest attracted top talent from across the country to compete for regional supremacy and earn seeded spots for the 2026 US National Yo-Yo Contest in Las Vegas. In addition to the professional-level Championship divisions (1A and X), the event hosted a thriving group of amateur players in age-bracketed Sport divisions, giving up-and-coming throwers a vital opportunity to experience the competition stage.
- Date
- January 1, 2026
- Type
- Regional
- Location
- Crystal Ballroom (1332 West Burnside Street, Portland, Oregon, 97209)
1A Division Finals
- 1st Ryuichi Nakamura (93.85)
- 2nd Chandler Steele (85.77) u2014 Regional Champion
- 3rd James Heder (83.41)
- 4th Dexter Listavich (81.10)
- 5th Kris Toledo (77.73)
- 6th Thomas Rajan (74.45)
- 7th Matthew Wallsten (68.57)
- 8th Ty Goldman (61.70)
- 9th Connor Sheahan (60.87)
- 10th Daniel Kim (59.62)
- 11th Marc Zuno (57.05)
- 12th Levi White (55.61)
- 13th Archie Harrison (46.61)
- 14th Tylor McCallumore (40.44)
- 15th Dylan Sabedra (35.90)
Note: Ryuichi Nakamura took 1st place in the 1A division, but as an international competitor from Japan, the official Regional Champion title and US Nationals seed were awarded to the highest placing US competitor, Chandler Steele. X Division Finals: 1st — Aliyah Tan [3A] (77.05) — Regional Champion 2nd — Sterling Quinn [5A] (70.24) 3rd — Jared Marcus [5A] (69.26) 4th — Mike Marshall [5A] (60.12) 5th — Tony Sung [5A] (52.53) 6th — Royce Pinzon [4A] (42.01) 7th — Ryan Lai [2A] (31.43) 8th — Grant Jumamil [3A] (1.08) 9th — Steven Goshko [4A] (-3.72) Sport Divisions (Amateur): Sport 1A (Ages 10 12) 1st — Parker Corbly (84.71) 2nd — Jonah Andrews (75.42) 3rd — Bentley Patan (70.84) 4th — Liam Herrman (70.52) 5th — Noah Velarde (56.34) 6th — Bennett Grable (54.13) 7th — Ellis Doerr (43.52) 8th — Jasper Johnson (41.22) 9th — Trevor Moore (37.56) 10th — Wesley Pollock (33.69) Sport 1A (Ages 13 17) 1st — Joshua Lee (75.00) 2nd — Gavin Weum (69.53) 3rd — Claudio Presti (60.26) 4th — Bentley Gilchrist (56.83) 5th — Steven Goshko (53.33) 6th — Tyler Moore (44.94) 7th — Miles Huber (44.41) 8th — Remi Jalil (31.28) Sport 1A (Ages 18+) 1st — Taylor Schomer (46.44) 2nd — Joseph Pallagi (43.00) 3rd — Andrew Dominguez (39.89) 4th — Mark Jung (39.78) 5th — Corey Lynch (39.44) 6th — Joshua Curtis (23.44) 7th — Ben Seaberg (20.22) Sport X 1st — Taylor Schomer [5A] (59.00) 2nd — Joseph Pallagi [5A] (-0.66)
Crystal Ballroom (1332 West Burnside Street, Portland, Oregon, 97209)