The 2014 World Yo-Yo Contest marked a historic milestone for the sport as management officially transferred to the newly formed IYYF, and the event was hosted outside the United States for the first time in twenty-two years. Gathering over 1,000 players and fans from more than 30 countries, the contest saw Gentry Stein claim the highly coveted 1A World Champion title. Japanese competitors swept the remaining championship playstyles with victories from Takuma Yamamoto (2A), Hajime Miura (3A), Rei Iwakura (4A), and Takeshi Matsuura (5A), while Tessa Piccillo secured the Women’s 1A title.
- Date
- January 1, 2014
- Type
- World
- Location
- Archa Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic
1A Division Finals
- 1st Gentry Stein
- 2nd Takeshi Matsuura
- 3rd Iori Yamaki
- 4th Paul Kerbel
- 5th Zach Gormley
- 6th Ahmad Kharisma
- 7th Shinya Kido
- 8th Hiroyuki Suzuki
- 9th Yamato Murata
- 10th Izuru Hasumi
2A Division Finals
- 1st Takuma Yamamoto
- 2nd Yasushi Furukawa
- 3rd Hiraku Fujii
- 4th Tomoyuki Kaneko
- 5th Shuhei Kanai
- 6th Joseph Harris
- 7th Liu Man Ki
- 8th Dave Geigle
- 9th JongKi Yoon
3A Division Finals
- 1st Hajime Miura
- 2nd Hank Freeman
- 3rd Minato Furuta
- 4th Mizuki Takimoto
- 5th Taiichiro Higashi
- 6th Patrick Borgerding
- 7th Alex Hattori
- 8th Ng Wang Kit
- 9th Michal Jau0161ko
- 10th Donald Hodgkinson
4A Division Finals (Partial)
- 1st Rei Iwakura
- 3rd Naoto Okada
5A Division Finals (Partial)
- 1st Takeshi Matsuura
Specialty Divisions
- Women's Division Tessa Piccillo
- Art & Performance (AP) Grand Prix SPINATION
- Artistic Award (AP) SPINATION
- Creativity Award (AP) Tuan Chin-Min
International championship bringing together top yo-yo players from around the world to compete across all divisions.
Archa Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic