Tuesday 17 January 2017

Spinworkx King of the Spin 2016: The Key is Consistency

Every year, there can only be ONE winner at King of the Spin. So once again at the final SHOWCASE of the year, we ran this annual contest to find out who is KING for the year till the next contest. A brief introduction to King of the Spin, Spinners sign up not knowing what they need to do in the contest until each event is announced. So this allows Spinners from different skill levels to participate and stand a chance of winning, whilst having a fun time. Tricks are not crazy technical or difficult, but the main focus is on fun and consistency. So let us take you through how the King of the Spin 2016 went down!

Just to recap, here are the King of the Spin winners from past years.
2012: Darrell Mitchell
2013: Colin Wan
2014: Wong Wei Da
2015: Colin Wan


At the start, there were 28 participants that signed up for King of the Spin 2016:
1) Chris Lee 
2) Chia Meng Leong
3) Brandon Sommer
4) Koh Yang Jie
5) Jeremy Tan
6) Muhd I'zzun
7) Thawhir Iqbal
8) Masanobu Iwata
9) Karthik Devaraj
10) Jia Wei
11) Kent Lim
12) Joseph Wong
13) Kai Wei
14) Wayn Ooi
15) Muhd Yasier
16) Darius Lim
17) Preston Lim
18) Hafiq Hairuddin
19) Colin Wan
20) MC Cheng
21) Brian Low
22) Chong Yichen
23) Sean Hung
24) Lim Aik Hwee
25) Zen Lim
26) Ryan
27) Ian Loh
28) Cheong Meng Wei

For the first round of battle, we did a quick warm-up round whereby all 28 competitors had to throw a long Sleeper and keep it spinning as long as possible whilst trying to prevent other competitors from stopping their yo-yos! It was a fun and exciting warm up and everyone was then ready for the Consistency Rounds!


First Elimination Consistency Round was to do the first few Spinworkx Challenge tricks (Gravity Pull, Forward Pass, Rock the Baby, Trapeze, Shoot the Moon) but the catch was they only had ONE attempt at the trick, and they are not able to test the yo-yo before attempting the trick. During this first round, quite a number of players managed to survive and move on to the next round without much difficulty, but the majority were cut off on the Trapeze and Shoot the Moon.




Competitors moving on were:
1) Jun Wei
2) Jeremy Tan
3) Chris Lee
4) Lim Aik Hwee
5) Joseph Wong
6) Chong Yichen
7) Thawhir Iqbal
8) Masanobu Iwata
9) Colin Wan
10) Sean Hung

Following this tough trick, the next Elimination Consistency Round was a weak-hand Challenge Round. To progress, competitors had to hit 3 different tricks on their weaker hand (Braintwister, Trapeze and Eli Hop). Clearly the 3A players had a slight edge for this challenge but even then, it wasnt a walk in the park. Weak-hand tricks are always fun to do to challenge yourself on how well you understand the trick, and this is exactly what went down. Following this, more players were eliminated. Sean was knocked-out on Weak-hand Trapeze and Jun Wei was eliminated on Weak-hand Eli Hops. Colin (2-time King of the Spin) was also eliminated on Weak-hand Eli Hops, and the remaining competitors breathed a sigh of relief at the elimination of one of their most formidable opponents!


From here on out, every trick that the competitors did, they only had ONE attempt!

Competitors remaining:
1) Jeremy Tan
2) Chris Lee
3) Lim Aik Hwee
4) Joseph Wong
5) Chong Yichen
6) Masanobu Iwata
7) Thawhir Iqbal

Next trick for the Consistency Challenge was yet another different style of play, Offstring! Trick was the Offstring Whip, yet another familiar trick from past years. This time, the Offstring Whip knocked out yet another 2 strong competitors, Joseph Wong and special guest, Masanobu Iwata.

Competitors remaining:
1) Jeremy Tan
2) Chris Lee
3) Lim Aik Hwee
4) Chong Yichen
5) Thawhir Iqbal

Next Elimination Consistency Round was the Fixed Axle Trapeze on a Duncan Ignite. Tough trick that has recurred almost every year for King of the Spin. After this trick, only 1 player was eliminated. 


Competitors remaining:
1) Jeremy Tan
2) Chris Lee
3) Lim Aik Hwee
4) Chong Yichen

Down to the wire, the top 4 remains and the tricks arent getting any easier. The next trick was a classic trick from Hyper yoyo days. 30x Loop the Loop. Seeing how the remaining 4 players are all veterans in the freestyle contest scene, this trick shouldnt be too tough. Yet, this trick knocked out old-school player Yichen and Hypebeast Jeremy Tan, leaving the FINAL 2!


Finalists:
1) Chris Lee
2) Lim Aik Hwee

For the very last trick, it was going to be conducted in a 'Penalty-Shooutout' style. 5 tricks each player and the player who hits it the most times wins. The trick was to do a simple Trapeze, with a responsive yo-yo, blindfolded with Flyaway Dismount. Chris VS Aik Hwee.

First 4 Blindfolded Trapeze for both competitors, no problem. Both of them hit the trick clean and the score was 4-4.


But on the last Blindfolded Trapeze, Chris hit the trick but failed to catch following the Flyaway Dismount.

Aik Hwee, with nerves of steel, hit the trick clean as if it was just a regular stroll through the park. Real close final battle (5 - 4) between Chris and Aik Hwee. Yet another exciting King of the Spin finale this year.

And there you have it, the 2016 King of the Spin, yo-yo legend and superstar, Lim Aik Hwee!
Congratulations Aik Hwee for winning the King of the Spin contest, and thank you to all the competitors who took part. Hope everyone had a fun time again!

Till the next King of the Spin, have fun and have a superb 2017!

Photos by: Andrew Lin
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Tuesday 3 January 2017

SHOWCASE Vol.13 Freestyles

1A Champion: Hafiq Hairuddin


X Champion: Thawhir Iqbal



Check out the rest of the Freestyles here:

Thursday 22 December 2016

SHOWCASE Vol.13 (31 December 2016)

SHOWCASE Vol.13 is coming up next after a fun time at the XPYY Camp 2016. We always enjoy the year end SHOWCASE as we get not just the regular Freestyles BUT the King of the Spin as well!

We can't wait to see new tricks, and awesome routines this time round. Remember to bring your best and close out 2016 with a BANG! As always, this is a great opportunity to practice freestyle tricks, and prepare yourself for the new year.


What:  SHOWCASE Vol.13
When: 31 December 2016 (Saturday)
Time:  2.00pm - 6.00pm
Where: Level 5 Recognize Studios at Orchard Central
Who: Absolutely anybody can take part

There will be 3 events for SHOWCASE Vol.13. They are the 2 minute freestyle divisions, namely the 1A Division and the combined X Division, and the third event will be our annual King of the Spin 2016 (http://blog.spinworkx.com/search/label/King%20of%20the%20Spin). King of the Spin is the best! It is fun and exciting for everyone, with no pressure so just take part and have a good time. You do not need to be an expert player to join in or take part.

Read up more info on the webpage here:

Register for SHOWCASE here:

SHOWCASE Vol 13. Registration deadline is 29 December 2016.
SHOWCASE Vol 13. Music Submission deadline is 30 December 2016.

For SHOWCASE Vol.13, the rules are simple. Full Evaluation scoring (if you don't understand this, go to the more info link above) and Major Deductions only. Don't worry, for this year end SHOWCASE, there will NOT be any 'special rules' unlike last year.

For the King of the Spin 2016 contest, participants DO NOT need to sign up beforehand. If you wish to join, just come on down on the day itself and when the call for participation is out, just let us know that you wish to join. If you are wondering what you will need to do for King of the Spin, well it is always a mystery till you participate on the day itself. Don't worry, it's all in the name of fun!

We are excited to see everyone come together again for SHOWCASE and throw-down and chill before embarking on practice for the new season. Remember, at SHOWCASE, we wanna see your very best tricks, your best routines and remember to have fun and to get in some crucial practice time in front of an audience. 

As always, we are requesting for community-based volunteers to judge at the event. So please do us a favour and sign up as a judge if you do not wish to compete!

***This benefits the volunteers as they get to learn how to judge AND they get to learn how to improve on their own freestyles by understanding how freestyles are clicked and scored. (If you wish to volunteer as a judge, fill in the registration form as well). ***

Sign up for SHOWCASE Vol.13 NOW and we will see y'all soon!

Thursday 1 September 2016

Tuesday 30 August 2016

SHOWCASE Vol.12 Freestyles

1A Champion: Marcus Koh


X Champion: Lim Aik Hwee


Check out the rest of the Freestyles here:
  

 
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