Results · VSYC-26 · Brought to You by Goodles

VSYC-26

By the Numbers

200–500

Estimated total attendance across the day — based on spot headcounts and venue estimates, not a ticketed count

53

Competitors registered — 50 took the stage, 3 no-showed

18

Spectators who registered in advance — from 7 states

20

Volunteers who made the day run — across 12 roles, 3 of them under 18

14

U.S. states represented — VA 18 · MD 10 · OH 6 · MA 4 · NC 4 · NJ 2 · NY 2 · CO/GA/MI/MT/PA/TX/WV 1 each

13

Yo-yo clubs represented

32%

Of competitors were minors — 17 of 53

100%

Registered online in advance — zero walk-ups

34 · 8 · 15

1A · X · SBJ entries (4 competitors doubled up across divisions)

75

Days between the first sign-up (July 6) and contest day — the last entry came in the day before

91%

Sent their freestyle music in ahead of time — 48 of 53

SCORING

Inside the Scores

54

Freestyles judged across the three divisions

65%

Routines that took zero major deductions — 35 of 54 clean

20 · 9 · 0

Stops · discards · detaches called all day — nobody lost a yo-yo off the string

2

Perfect 60.00 Technical Execution scores — Ryan Kim (1A) and Chandler Steele (X)

95.50

Highest score of the contest — Ryan Kim, 1A. Contest-wide average was 42.03

2.41

Closest finish of the day — the SBJ title decided by barely two points

🗺️ All 9 podium spots across the three divisions went to competitors from outside Virginia. This contest drew serious talent from across the country — and Virginia still put up a fight. Each division's top Virginia finisher is called out below as that division's VA State Champion.

1A — SINGLE STRING

Podium

🥈 Connor Sheahan

Boulder, CO

84.71 PTS

🥉 Colin Beckford

Cleveland, OH

79.56 PTS

🇺🇸 VA State Champion — Bryant Baus · Virginia Beach, VA · 48.48 pts · 13th overall

X DIVISION

Podium

🥈 Drew Buscemi

Long Island, NY

59.93 PTS

🥉 Richard Pigkaso

Bronx, NY

52.64 PTS

🇺🇸 VA State Champion — Alex Curfman · Henrico, VA · 40.77 pts · 4th overall

SPORT / BEGINNER / JUNIOR

Podium

🥈 Larkin M.

NC

71.62 PTS

🥉 Joshua Russell

Mooresville, NC

59.52 PTS

🇺🇸 VA State Champion — Christian E. · VA · 54.91 pts · 5th overall

Some SBJ competitors are minors whose families haven’t opted into public name/city listing — shown here as first name + last initial, per our privacy policy.

ALL AGES, ALL LEVELS

Who Showed Up

7

Youngest competitor — Larkin M., NC

SBJ · 2ND PLACE

21

Median age across all 50 competitors

MEAN: 20.7

38

Oldest competitor — Richard Pigkaso, Bronx, NY

X · 3RD / 1A · 27TH

📊 Median age by division: Sport/Beginner/Junior 12 (ages 7–27) · 1A 23 (ages 13–38) · X Division 29 (ages 14–38). A 31-year age gap separated the youngest and oldest competitors on the floor.

EVERYONE WHO THREW

Full Standings

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★ Thank you to Goodles for presenting VSYC-26, our judges and volunteers who made the day run, and Dulles Town Center for hosting. Thank you to every competitor who came out — see you at the next one.