2009 World Yo-Yo Contest 5A 1st Takuma Inoue
<youtube width="300" height="250">Xtl6Ll1JeOc</youtube>Takuma Inoue is a Japanese 5A player. He is the 5A World Champion of 2009 and 2017. He is known by many as the "5A Robot," because of his demeanor onstage, remarkable speed, and extremely difficult combos. His Horizontal 5A tricks are legendary.
At the 2012 World Contest, Inoue made history when he dropped his yo-yo early in the routine. Without skipping a beat, he proceeded to pick up the yo-yo from the floor (while still spinning) and completed the trick without hesitation. Despite coming in 2nd place, everyone knows that it is much more difficult to finish a trick after hitting the floor, rather than hitting it clean from the beginning of a throw.
Achievements[]
2007[]
- West Japan Yo-Yo Contest - 5A Division - 4th Place
- Japan National Yo-Yo Contest - 5A Division - 5th Place
2008[]
- West Japan Yo-Yo Contest - 5A Division - 1st Place
- West Japan Yo-Yo Contest - 4A Division - 2nd Place
- Japan National Yo-Yo Contest - 5A Division - 2nd place
- World Yo-Yo Contest - 5A Division - 3rd Place
2009[]
- West Japan Yo-Yo Contest - 5A Division - 2nd Place
- West Japan Yo-Yo Contest - 4A Division - 3rd Place
- Japan National Yo-Yo Contest - 5A Division - 2nd place
- World Yo-Yo Contest - 5A Division - 1st Place
2011[]
- North Japan Yo-Yo Contest - 5A Division - 1st Place
- Japan National Yo-Yo Contest - 5A Division - 1st Place
- World Yo-Yo Contest - 5A Division - 2nd Place
2012[]
- South Japan Yo-Yo Contest - 5A Division - 1st Place
- South Japan Yo-Yo Contest - 4A Division - 3rd Place
- Japan National Yo-Yo Contest - 5A Division - 1st Place
- World Yo-Yo Contest - 5A Division - 2nd Place
2014[]
- Japan National Yo-Yo Contest - 5A Division - 1st Place
2017[]
- Japan National Yo-Yo Contest - 5A Division - 1st Place
- World Yo-Yo Contest - 5A Division - 1st place