§ Player profiles

The roster.

Throwers we have followed long enough to have an opinion about. Profiled chronologically by first archive appearance.

Thomas Rajan

American 1A and 5A competitor from Alabama; 2025 UYYC Champion and YoYoChampion team player with…
Bella Freestylin’

Florida-based 1A competitor and YoYoFactory team member; 2024 US Nationals Women’s Champion and WYYC 2024…
Ryuichi Nakamura

Japanese 1A player known for technical rails, horizontals, and varied freestyle aesthetics; 2023 WYYC runner-up…
Brandon Vu

Three-time Australian national champion and OFFSET YoYo co-founder known for wide-profile yoyo design and building…
Connor Seals

2025 US National Champion in 1A, known for fast high-speed routines and a decade of…
Conor Neumann

American 1A competitor from Massachusetts, 2025 Virginia State champion, and yo-yo instructor at A2Z Science…
John Ando

Three-time World Champion and five-time U.S. National Champion, credited with originating “Ancho Caves” — body-integrated…
Coffin Nachtmahr

1A freestyler, founder of OhYesYo, and subject of the award-winning documentary Throw.
Yuki Nishisako

Japanese 1A specialist known for effortless flow, horizontal play control, and back-to-back World Yo-Yo Contest…