Player profile

Adrian Velez

Style: 1A, 5A
Sponsor: Edition, Mythril (former)
Throws designed: 2

Adrian Velez

Adrian Velez is an American yo-yo player known for technical 1A competition and Midwest community organizing. After placing third in Junior 1A at the 2013 Midwest Regional, he won Minnesota’s 1A title in 2016, 2017, and 2018 and Missouri state honors in 2024 and 2026. He helped organize the University of Minnesota yo-yo group that developed into the Minnesota State Yo-Yo Club. Velez contributed design input to Mythril’s Flux and supplied the concept and design direction for Edition Yoyo’s Aspen, his signature model, with CAD by Dressel Designs.

§ Career

2013 — 3rd, Midwest Regional Jr 1A.
2014 — 13th, Midwest Regional 1A.
2015 — 6th, Midwest Regional 1A.
2016 — 1st, Minnesota State 1A.
2017 — 1st, Minnesota State 1A.
2018 — 1st, Minnesota State 1A; 2nd, Minnesota State Open (5A).
2022 — 9th, U.S. National 1A.
2023 — 3rd, Steel City Throwers 1A; 4th, Midwest Regional 1A; 13th, Pacific Northwest Regional 1A; 11th, U.S. National 1A.
2024 — 3rd, UYYC 1A (Missouri state champion); 1st, UYYC Kendama Freestyle (Missouri state champion); 30th, World Yo-Yo Contest 1A semifinal.
2025 — 5th, UYYC 1A; 1st, Indiana State 1A; 3rd, Illinois State 1A.
2026 — 2nd, UYYC 1A (Missouri state champion); 3rd, UYYC Kendama Freestyle.

§ Signature throws

Signature throw