Seeding Rules

Here are the criteria to get a seeded spot to the Prelim, Semi-Final, and Final Rounds. All contestants who do not fit the criteria below must compete from the WildCard Round.

Seeded to Finals:

World Yo-Yo Contest 2015

Winners 1A – 5A & AP Divisions

Seeded to Semi-Finals:

Asia-Pacific Yo-Yo Championship
European Yo-Yo Championship
Las Vegas Open Yo-Yo Championship

The Top 3 of 1A-5A Divisions are seeded to Semi-Finals.

Also, if a contestant from a country which does not have a National Contest places in the Top 10 at an MNC, the contestant will be seeded to the Prelim Round.

National Contests (NC)

All 1A-5A & AP Division National Contest Champions will be seeded into the Semi-Final Round, and their Top 10 will be seeded into the Prelim Round.

Qualifying Countries and Territories:

• Australia
• Austria
• Bulgaria
• Brazil
• Brunei
• Canada
• China
• Czech Republic
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Indonesia
• Israel
• Italy
• Japan
• Malaysia
• Mexico
• Philippines
• Republic of Korea
• Poland
• Russia
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• Spain
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• United Kingdom
• United States of America
• Vietnam

For special cases (dual citizenship, living in another country), please check the details in the pages below:

Change in WYYC15 seeding from Multi-National Contests (IYYF Official Web Site)

Seeding Rules for the WYYC14 (IYYF Official Web Site)

Round Structure for the WYYC14 (IYYF Official Web Site)