World Records

A World Record is a record that has been certified by the AYYA, however players setting records don't have to be a member of the AYYA. Records will only be accepted in the pre-defined categories (adjusted once yearly) and can be set in one of three categories, or a combination thereof:

Open (Available to all ages)
Junior (Ages 14 and under)
Masters (Ages 50 and over)

Submission Rules

Reproduced from AYYA PDF document linked below

1. Submissions must be filed using the AYYA World Record Submission Form.

2. A competitor can only have one attempt per trick, per contest.

3. Any commercially available yo-yo may be used for any record attempt, (but the axle type must match the axle type specified in the sleeping events.) This is any yo-yo sold to the general public by retailers other than the manufacturer with a production run of at least 100. A retailer is any storefront or internet store not owned by the manufacturer. No modifications are allowed to the yo-yo; tuning is allowed as stated below.

The string length must be between 32 and 42 inches measured from the finger down to the rim of the yo-yo. The string cannot be rigged, but it can be waxed/treated. Wearing of finger protectors and gloves is allowed, as long as the string is not attached to the protector or glove. Note: The yo-yo can be â€œtunedâ€ but not â€œmodifiedâ€.

Tuning definition: Changing of any yo-yo string, sanding the string slot and/or removing friction return pads or similar type of device, addition or removal of lubrication, changing gap width, changing out axles, adding or removing ball bearings, removal or addition of side lens or pogs. Any components that are used in tuning the yo-yo (string, axles, bearings, pogs or lens) must be commercially available, but does not have to be of the same brand as the body of the yo-yo. These components cannot be modified (altering the shape, weight or size).

Modified definition: Altering the shape, weight or size of the yo-yo body or the addition of components to the yo-yo that are not covered under tuning.

4. Records can only be set during an AYYA sanctioned or recognized event. This event must be a publicized public contest open to all competitors with at least 20 people in attendance (players and/or spectators). The contest director must be at least 18 year of age. The AYYA board can recognize an event for record-breaking purposes without granting official AYYA contest sanction. Note: Prior to your event, fill out the AYYA Sanction Request Form at www.ayya.org.

5. If an individual breaks one of the records, that entire record attempt must be videotaped and submitted without edits. It can be sent using any of the following media types: VHS, DVD, CD. All submitted video become property of the AYYA and are non-returnable. If the video does not clearly show the attempt in a fashion that it can be fully judged, the submission will be disqualified.

6. The contest director, head judge, or an AYYA board member present during testing must completely fill out the submission form, verifying that the judges, person breaking the record, and the yo-yo used are all official and meet AYYA requirements for the record broken.

7. Once a record attempt has begun, the contestant has a two-minute grace period to restart if needed. After two minutes no further restarts of that trick are allowed. Example: If you are attempting to break the Eli Hop record, and you miss the string after 42 hopsâ€¦..but only 58 seconds have elapsed, you can start over. Once the two-minute mark has passed, you can no longer start again. Note: If you break the OPEN record in under the two-minute grace period, you cannot start again to try and beat it by even more. The broken record is recorded. If you break the Junior or Masters record, and you are a junior or masters player, you have the option of trying again, but if you do, the last attempt will be your official total. (so if you have the record, but try to do better, and fail, you get the lower total)

8. All judges must be at least 18 years of age. There must be three judges counting, or two judges with stopwatches. Judges must initial their counts on the World Record Submission Form. The official count will be the average of the three judgesâ€™ count, or in sleeping events, the average of the two times. The world record committee can accept this as the official count and certify the record or review the video for an official count. The committee decision is final. Once the record has been certified or denied, there will be no further counts or video reviews. The committee must do a video review if the record is broken by less than 1%. If there is a discrepancy of more than 3% of one judge from the average of the other two judges, then that judgeâ€™s count will be dropped and the other two judges average will be used. If there is a discrepancy of 3% from all three judges, the middle value will be submitted.

Records

Reproduced from AYYA PDF document linked below
Listed as: Trick Record Division Record Holder Country Age Date Location/Contest Yo-Yo

Sleeper (Fixed Axle, to extinction)

2min 53.61 sec Open Timothy Redmond USA 31 2/26/06 MA, States Yo-Yo Jam DJ
2min 39.42 sec Junior John Narum USA 11 4/23/05 Worlds, Fl Yo-Yo Jam DJ
2min 13.90 sec Masters Dale Bell USA 51 7/5/05 Smithsonian Yo-Yo Jam DJ

Sleeper (Trans Axle, to extinction)

16 min 17.18 sec Open Timothy Redmond USA 30 5/28/05 PA States YoYoJam Mega SpinFaktor 2.2
11 min 38.57 sec Junior Evan Geller USA 14 08/06/04 Worlds, Fl YoYJam Mega SpinFaktor
10 min 58.33 sec Masters Jim E Johnson USA 60 08/10/06 Worlds, Fl YoYoJam Clessiah

100 Meter Dash (Looping)

13.85 sec Open Taro Yamashita Japan 08/98 Fixed axle
20.58 sec Junior Alex Brant USA 13 5/28/05 PA States Yo-Yo Jam Sunset Trajectory

Longest Shoot the Moon (String Length)

13 ft, 2 in Open Dave Schulte USA 08/10/06 Worlds, FL YoYoJam Aquarius
5 ft, 9 in Junior John Narum USA 08/10/06 Worlds, FL YoYoJam Aquarius

Most Loops (1 Hour, Alternating Inside/Outside)

8,437 Open "Fast Eddy" McDonald Canada 07/14/90 Toronto, Canada

Most Loops (3 Hours, Alternating Inside/Outside)

21,663 Open "Fast Eddy" McDonald Canada 10/14/90 Toronto, Canada

Behind the Back Loops

581 Open Tomonari Ishiguro Japan 21 08/06/04 Worlds, FL Yomega Bandai Hyper Raider
215 Junior Marcus Fiebka USA 13 07/08/00 Worlds, Fl Playmaxx Nuclear Bee
159 Masters Dale Myrberg USA 54 Russell fixed axle

Suicides (Same finger on catches)

39 Open Luke Roberts UK 22 08/10/06 Worlds, Fl YoYoFactory 401k
25 Junior John Narum USA 12 08/10/06 Worlds, Fl YoYoJam NightMoves
3 Masters John Bozung USA 55 10/1/05 USA Nationals Dif-e-yo Bare Bones

Regenerated Trapeze

224 Open Dave Schulte USA 35 6/16/05 Midwest Regional, MN Yomega Hyperwarp Heavy Wing
78 Junior Michael O'Connell USA 11 10/04/03 USA Nationals Yomega Stealth Raider

Eli Hops (Hands must touch)

120 Open Dave Schulte USA 35 07/28/05 Worlds, FL Dif-e-Yo Bare Bones
75 Junior John Narum USA 12 06/09/06 MWR YoYoJam SpinMaster II
31 Masters John Bozung USA 55 07/10/05 Idaho State Contest YoYoJam Dark Magic

Iron Whips

193 Open Brett Ferante USA 18 08/10/06 Worlds, Fl YoYoJam Dark Magic
46 Junior Ben Conde USA 13 08/10/06 Worlds, FL YoYoJam X-Con
31 Masters John Bozung USA 55 07/10/05 Idaho State Contest YoYoJam Dark Magic

Offstring Whips

146 Open Jimmy Peng USA 19 08/10/06 Worlds, Fl YoYoJam Special Agent
76 Junior John Narum USA 12 08/10/06 Worlds, Fl YoYoJam Aquarius
25 Masters John Bozung USA 55 10/1/05 USA Nationals YoYoJam Free Agent

Shoot the Moon

1057 Open Bill de Boisblanc USA 64 07/28/05 Worlds, FL Yo-Yo Jam Dragon Jam
471 Junior Matt Harlow USA 14 03/21/99 Worlds, HI Spintastics Manta Ray
1057 Open Bill de Boisblanc USA 64 07/28/05 Worlds, FL Yo-Yo Jam Dragon Jam

Milk the Cow

562 Open Bill DeBoisblanc USA 65 08/10/06 Worlds, Fl YoYoJam Sunset Trajectory
267 Junior Patrick Mitchell USA 14 07/08/00 Worlds, FL Playmaxx Nuclear Bee
562 Masters Bill DeBoisblanc USA 65 08/10/06 Worlds, Fl YoYoJam Sunset Trajectory

Outside Loops

250 Open Dale Myrberg USA 54 07/18/96 Worlds, SD Russell fixed axle
12 Junior Alex Brant USA 13 4/23/05 MAR Duncan Speed Beetles
250 Masters Dale Myrberg USA 54 07/18/96 Worlds, SD Russell fixed axle

Whirlwind

406 Open Kugayama Suginami Japan 15 08/06/04 Worlds, FL Yomega/Bandai Hyper Raider
5 Junior Patrick Borgerding USA 11 10/1/05 USA Nationals YoyoJam Sunset Trajectory
132 Masters Bill de Boisblanc USA 64 07/28/05 Worlds, FL Yo-Yo Jam Relic

Loop and Punch

253 Open Luke Roberts UK 21 07/28/05 Worlds, FL Yomega Raiders
88 Junior Michael O'Connell USA 12 10/02/04 USA Nationals Yomega Raiders
87 Masters Dale Myrberg USA 54 07/18/96 Worlds, SD Russell fixed axle

Inside Loops

457 Open Luke Roberts UK 21 07/28/05 Worlds, FL Yo-Yo Jam Sunset Trajectory
191 Junior Patrick Mitchell USA 14 07/08/00 Worlds, FL Playmaxx Nuclear Bee
187 Masters Dale Oliver USA 07/18/96 World, SD

Ride the Horse

250 Open Luke Roberts UK 21 07/28/05 Worlds, FL Yomega Raiders
33 Junior Michael O'Connell USA 12 10/02/04 USA Nationals Yomega Raiders
110 Masters Dale Oliver USA 07/18/96 Worlds, SD

Punching Bag

267 Open Matt Harlow USA 15 07/08/00 Worlds, Fl Yomega Hyper Raiders
217 Junior Adam Dennehy USA 13 07/08/00 Worlds, Fl Playmaxx Bumble Bee
85 Masters Bill de Boisblanc USA 64 07/28/05 Worlds, FL Yo-Yo Jam Relic

100 Meter Dash

20.60 sec Open Dale Oliver USA 56 07/18/96 Worlds, SD
20.60 sec Masters Dale Oliver USA 56 07/18/96 Worlds, SD