Hideo Ishida
Hideo Ishida (石田 英雄), also known as ヒデヲ or “hero”, is a Japanese 5A (counterweight) competitor. Local reporting places his hometown in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and the JYYF results list him under Tokyo. He placed at the World Yo-Yo Contest in 5A from 2010, finishing fifth in 2010, fourth in 2012, 2013 and 2015, third in 2017, second in 2018 and first in 2019, which JYYF records as his world title. He won the Japan National 5A title in 2015 and 2018 and the Asia Pacific 5A title in 2016. He placed third at the 2021 Online World Yo-Yo Contest and third again at WYYC 2023. He was sponsored by yoyomonster. and is now listed with Hydrangea. Yo-Yo Store REWIND identifies the Checkmate, Agonist and Antagonist as his signature models.