Patrick Mitchell is a 2A yo-yo player from Huntington Beach, California and a member of both Team YoYoFactory and Team Central Bearing Co. In addition to being a two-time USA National Yo-Yo Champion and scoring high in various contests, he is the holder of two world records. Patrick holds the junior world records for milk the cow (267 repetitions) and inside loops (191 repetitions). Patrick is also featured on the Yomega Mania DVD.
Patrick has toured all around the globe performing yo-yo demonstrations and being involved in international yo-yo competitions. In addition to performing all around the USA, Patrick has performed in Japan, China, England, Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, and many other countries. Patrick now works as a full time sales/operations director and demonstrator for YoYoFactory in Phoenix, AZ.
Achievements[]
2012[]
- 1st Place, 2A, USA National Yo-Yo Contest
- 1st Place, 2A - Bay Area Classic
2010[]
- 1st Place, 2A - Bay Area Classic
- 1st Place, OPEN - California State Yo-Yo Contest
- 1st place, 2A - Southwest Regionals
- 5th place, 2A - World Yo-Yo Contest
2009[]
- 1st Place 2A, USA National Yo-Yo Contest
2005[]
- 3rd Place 2A, World Yo-Yo Contest
- 2nd Place 2A, U.S. National Yo-Yo Contest
- 1st Place 2A, California State Yo-Yo Contest
- 1st Place OPEN, Bay Area Classic
- 1st Place F.A.S.T. Challenge, Bay Area Classic
- 1st Place F.A.S.T. Challenge, World Yo-Yo Contest
2004[]
- 1st Place 2A, California State Yo-Yo Contest
2003[]
- 2nd Place 2A, US National Yo-Yo Contest
- 1st Place 2A, California State Yo-Yo Contest
- Recipient of the AYYA Mark Sitton Sportsmanship Award
2002[]
- 5th Place 2A, World Yo-Yo Contest
2001[]
- 1st Place 2A, California State Contest
- 4th Place 2A, US National Yo-Yo Contest
- 2nd Place 2A, Bay Area Classic
- 1st Place, Team Division (Team 'Out of America'), World Yo-Yo Contest
- 13th Place 2A, World Yo-Yo Contest
2000[]
- 1st Place 2A, California State Contest
- 1st Place, Golden Apple Vs. Lakewood Contest
- Milk the Cow World Record (Junior), 267 repetitions, Set at World Yo-Yo Contest
- Inside Loops World Record (Junior), 191 repetitions, Set at World Yo-Yo Contest
Media Coverage[]
- In 2006 Patrick Mitchell, Farrah Siegel and Paul Yath were on a Diet Mountain Dew commercial that portrays the myth of a yo-yo as weapon with hilarious results.
- In 2007, Patrick Mitchell appeared yo-yoing solo in a nationwide television and print campaign for Express Jet Airlines. [1]
Patrick has appeared on Fusion TV's Good Morning, Today program as his alter-ego, P-Mitch, a celebrity from an alternate universe where yo-yoing is a major competitive sport in the public sphere.