The 2026 Northeast Regional Yo-Yo Championship brought the regional yo-yo community together on April 18 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. Presented by the National Yo-Yo League, it was the premier yo-yo event in the Northeast, featuring high-stakes competition as players battled for the regional championship titles and a direct seed to the US National Yo-Yo Contest.
- Date
- January 1, 2026
- Type
- Regional
- Location
- MassMutual Center (1277 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103)
1A Finals
- 1st James Heder (91.50)
- 2nd Thomas Rajan (79.65)
- 3rd Dexter Listavich (76.27)
- 4th Marc Zuno (72.88)
- 5th Blaise Becker (67.42)
- 6th Ryan Kim (65.66)
- 7th Remy Baskin (57.83)
- 8th Tylor McCallumore (54.50)
- 9th Tey Chang (51.62)
- 10th Archie Harrison (48.91)
- 11th Jerry Carboneau (48.18)
- 12th Daniel Gorham (47.83)
- 13th Conor Neumann (45.36)
- 14th Oliver Neuschuez (44.10)
- 15th Ari Kim-Ramirez (42.11)
- 16th Timmy Won (16.19)
X-Division Finals
- 1st Michael Ferdico [5A] (78.77)
- 2nd Drew Buscemi [4A] (49.02)
- 3rd Chester Mah [3A] (38.20)
- 4th Gabe Wurcel [5A] (18.16)
- 5th Eric Girardi [5A] (4.82)
- 6th AnnaFaith Jorgensen [2A] (-10.68)
Specialty Divisions
- 1st Emerson Huang (81.00)
Doc Lucky's Duos Division
- 1st Exodia (Ari Kim-Ramirez & Connor McCullough)
- 2nd Team E-Bros! (Eli Minder & Eric Koloski)
Sports 1A (Ages 9 & Under)
- 1st Reid Haydon (51.17)
- 2nd Aiden Hua (48.62)
- 3rd Larkin McCrary (47.63)
- 4th Liam Pittelli (24.17)
- 5th Aaron Oprecht (23.47)
Sports 1A (Ages 10 to 12)
- 1st Eden Haase (53.00)
- 2nd Zion Oprecht (52.38)
- 3rd Micah Illian (41.38)
- 4th Jeremiah Johnson (35.34)
- 5th Milo Ippolito (32.05)
- 6th Colby Blackbird (23.25)
- 7th Eli Minder (22.52)
- 8th Elliot Dugre (19.79)
- 9th Jude Ortiz (16.59)
- 10th Oliver Nieves (16.59)
- 11th Bobby Cote (10.60)
- 12th Waylon Price (9.61)
Sports 1A (Ages 13 to 17)
- 1st Alex Ferenchick (57.50)
- 2nd Charlie Memoli (55.97)
- 3rd Lucas Zhuang (49.73)
- 4th Eli Svatek (32.91)
- 5th Ayden Novak (31.43)
- 6th Caden Yorgey (23.86)
- 7th Noah Shukla (16.35)
Sports 1A (Ages 18 & Up)
- 1st Howard Huang (55.50)
- 2nd Graeme Steller (54.54)
- 3rd Ben Arora (24.83)
- 4th Jeffrey Dibeneditto (21.25)
Sports X
- 1st Richard Pigkaso [5A] (48.00)
- 2nd Eden Haase [4A] (29.74)
Regional qualifier providing pathway to national championship. Winners advance with seeds to nationals.
MassMutual Center (1277 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103)