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| Yomega Workshops & World Competition poster |
| Exhibit #4416 |
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| Type | Advertising |
| Size | 55.5cm tall |
| Width | 43cm |
| Condition | Mint |
| Date | 1999 |
| Owner | Rick Brough |
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"The New England Yo-Yo Workshops & The First Annual Yomega Yo-Yo Association World Competition", held July 15 to 18, 1999 in Providence, Rhode Island. The date of the competition was the apex year and month of the yo-yo boom that was occurring across North America and throughout Japan. It was an exciting time to be a yo-yoer!
In 1999, the world yo-yo championship was still the "World Yo-Yo Championship"; that is, the annual culminating event in yo-yo competition, crowning the best player in the world. However, during some of the years in the mid to late 1990s, Yomega and Playmaxx held their own self-branded world championship. They each were the exclusive sponsors of their respective event. To compete, a player was required to use a Yomega yo-yo in a Yomega world competition. Likewise, if you competed in a Playmaxx world competition, you were required to use a Playmaxx yo-yo. As such, these "yo-yo brand contests" were never quite considered true world championships that recognized a player regardless of what yo-yo they used in competition.
The 1999 World Yo-Yo Championship, won by Jennifer Baybrook, was held in Hawaii. It was organized and hosted by Bandai in August. At that time, any player could enter and use any brand of yo-yo they preferred. Jennifer recalled, "Dale Oliver managed and ran the World Championship from about 1992 through 1998, if I recall correctly. I don't know if he sold the rights or if he was working in conjunction with Bandai, HPK Marketing, and others to put on the 1999 Worlds. I believe Greg Cohen took over in 2000 onward." | |
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