Tessa Piccillo of Castro Valley CA makes it to the World Yo-Yo Contest

For Immediate Release

Tessa Piccillo, of Castro Valley, CA makes it into The 2013 World Yo-Yo Contest

When: August 8th to 10th, 2013

Where:  Orlando, Florida, Rosen Plaza Hotel Convention Center 9700 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819

Tessa Piccillo is going to Orlando, Florida to test his skills against over 200 Yo-Yo Players coming in from over 22 countries to vie for the highest title of World Yo-Yo Champion. This annual contest that started 80 years ago has been bringing the best of the best from every corner of the globe since the first World Yo-Yo Contest was won by Harvey Low in London, England in 1932. This contest is now considered to be the 21st modern World Yo-Yo Contest.

The World Yo-Yo Contest is fed by a network of other contests. In the USA, winners from state contests are seeded into regional contests that are seeded into to the U.S. National yo-yo contest that then are seeded into the World Yo-Yo Contest. This system works similarly in 28 different countries around the world.

Yo-Yos have greatly evolved over the time, from 10 cent pieces of wood on a string to high tech models made of exotic metals and complex synthetic string. A high end competition grade yo-yo can cost upwards of $400, but quality standard yo-yos are still available for under $20.00.

The World Yo-Yo Contest has 6 Divisions divided by different yo-yo styles. These include Single A (one yo-yo traditional), Double A (two yo-yos looping), Triple A (Two yo-yos sleeping tricks), Off-String (Where the string is tied to your finger but not to the yo-yo), Counter-Weight  (Where the string is tied to the yo-yo but not to your finger), and Artistic Performance.

This contest is supported by the world’s best yo-yo manufacturers including Duncan, Yo-Yo Best Buy, Yomega, and Yo-Yo Jam, each sponsors players in this contest.

Since 2000, the World Yo-Yo Contest has been chaired by Gregory Cohen of Tallahassee, Florida. This year; however, will be the last year the contest is held in the USA until 2016. It will be moving on to Prague for 2014

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If you would like to get in touch with these contestants please contact us, we would be happy to help you get in contact with them.

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Resources:

High Resolution Photos from the World Yo-Yo Contest that can be used by your news outlet can be found here:

http://www.worldyoyocontest.com/photos

More information about attending this event or about this event in general can be found at:

http://www.worldyoyocontest.com

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Contact information for this story:

Kelly Pettit: 850-521-0091 ext. 828

kelly@pd.net

Gregory Cohen Chairman

2013 World Yo-Yo Contest

worldyoyo@pd.net