|
Since the culmination of the modern yo-yo contest beginning with the World Contest in 1992 and the US National Yo-Yo Contest in 1993 there has been a tremendous change in the styles of yo-yo play. The AYYA has a record of the champions through the present day.
Modern National Champions (U.S.) Division/ Year | 2A | 1A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 2008 | Joseph Harris | Eric Koloski | Paul Yath | Bryan Figueroa | Miguel Correa | 2007 | John Ando | Yuuki Spencer | Kentaro Kimura | Bryan Figueroa | Tyler Severance | 2006 | John Ando | Paul Han | Kentaro Kimura | Tsubasa Onishi | Dana Bennett | 2005 | John Ando | Yuuki Spencer | Paul Yath | Tsubasa Onishi | Jack Ringca | 2004 | John Ando | Augie Fash | Paul Yath | Shane Karan | Shane Karan | 2003 | Matt Harlow | Johnnie DelValle | Paul Yath | Cody Taylor | Miguel Correa | 2002 | Matt Harlow | Brent Dellinger |
| 2001 | Masahiro Tanikawa | Jason Lee | 2000 | Alan Batangan | Takumi Sakamoto | 1999 | Alan Batangan | Joel Zink | 1998 | Alex Garcia | Sky Kiyabu | 1997 | Jennifer Baybrook | Cody Kiyabu | 1996 | Bill DeBoisblanc |
| 1995 | Bill DeBoisblanc | 1994 | Bill DeBoisblanc | 1993 | Ryan Carver |
Modern World Champions Division/ Year | 2A | 1A | AP | 4A | 5A | 3A | X | Combined | 2008 | Takuma Yamamoto, Japan | John Ando, USA | John Higby, USA | Rei Iwakura, Japan | Takeshi Matsuura, Japan | Hiroki Miyamoto, Japan |
| Shinji Saito, Japan | 2007 | Shinji Saito, Japan | Yuuki Spencer, USA | Tomonari Ishiguro, Japan | Eiji Okuyama, Japan | Tyler Severance, USA | Yuki Tanami, Japan |
| Shinji Saito, Japan | 2006 | Shinji Saito, Japan | Hiroyuki Suzuki, Japan | Yu Kawada, Japan | Taiki Nishimura, Japan | Dana Bennett, USA | Paul Yath, USA | Shinji Saito, Japan | 2005 | Shinji Saito, Japan | Hiroyuki Suzuki, Japan | Takahiko Hasegawa, Japan | John Narum, USA | Maya Nakamura, Japan | Daisuke Shimada, Japan |
| 2004 | Shinji Saito, Japan | Hiroyuki Suzuki, Japan | Tomiyuki Watanabe, Japan | Tsubasa Onishi, Japan | Makoto Nomagami, Japan | Daisake Shimada, Japan | 2003 | Shinji Saito, Japan
| Johnnie DelValle, USA
| Mark Montgomary, USA
| Eiji Okuyama, Japan
| Rafael Matsunaga, Brazil
| Daisuke Shimada, Japan
| 2002 | Shinji Saito, Japan | Yuuki Spencer, USA | Takahiko Hasegawa, Japan |
|
|
| Daisuke Shimada, Japan | 2001 | Matt Harlow, USA | Tomonari Ishiguro, Japan |
| Shingo Terada, Japan | 2000 | Tomoya Kitamura, Japan | Yu Kawada, Japan | Hironori Mii, Japan | 1999 | Takumi Nagase, Japan | Joel Zink, USA |
| 1998 | Jennifer Baybrook, USA | Ryoichi Suzuki, Japan | 1997 | Bill DeBoisblanc, USA | Jason Tracy, USA | 1996 | Dale Myrberg, USA | Dave Schulte, USA | 1995 | Bill DeBoisblanc, USA | Mark Hayward, USA | 1994 | Bill DeBoisblanc, USA |
| 1993 | Rocco Ysaguire, USA | 1992 | Dale Oliver, USA |
|