The 2022 US National Yo-Yo Contest marked the triumphant return of in-person national competition after the 2020 and 2021 contests were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Evan Nagao claimed his third US National 1A title, while Alex Hattori continued his dominance in 3A. The event featured a wide array of sponsors, including Duncan Toys, YoYoFactory, CLYW, and YoYoExpert.
- Date
- January 1, 2022
- Type
- National
- Location
- Mesa, Arizona, USA
1A Division Finals
- 1st Evan Nagao
- 2nd Leo Chan
- 3rd Hunter Feuerstein
- 4th Gavin Hubner
- 5th Tylor McCallumore
- 6th Kris Toledo
- 7th Chandler Steele
- 8th Patrick Canny
- 9th Adrian Velez
- 10th Mark Mangarin
- 11th Philip Pacific
- 12th Blaise Becker
- 13th Justin Dauer
- 14th Ty Goldman
- 15th Lucas Decker
- 16th Isaac Viteri
- 17th Nathan Joseph
- 18th Ian Tenney
- 19th Collin Ellingson
- 20th Matthew Poon
- 21st West Way
2A Division Finals
- 1st John Ando
- 2nd Connor Scholten
- 3rd Dennis Shatter
- 4th Ben McPhee
- 5th Matthew Szeto
3A Division Finals
- 1st Alex Hattori
- 2nd Don Hodgkinson
- 3rd Aliyah Tan
- 4th Ian Smith
- 5th Daniel Walling
4A Division Finals
- 1st Ryan Connolly
- 2nd Myles Gregory
- 3rd Ian Smith
- 4th Rick Cobb
5A Division Finals
- 1st Jared Marcus
- 2nd Ian Smith
- 3rd Theodore Munoz
International 1A
- 1st Shuyun Tang (China)
- 2nd Brandon Vu
- 3rd Paul Kerbel
- 4th Darrell Dai
- 5th Jonathan Lee
- 6th Ruizhe Ray Li
- 7th Yue Huang
Over-40
- 1st Paul Yath
- 2nd Ben McPhee
- 3rd Dick Allen
- 4th Dave Adams
- 5th Hans Van Dan Elzen (YoHans)
- 6th John Huber
National championship determining advancement to international competitions. Top finishers qualify for world championships.
Mesa, Arizona, USA