Ryuichi Nakamura - 1st Place - 1A Final - PNWR 2026 - Presented by Yoyo Contest Central

#PNWR2026 Ryuichi Nakamura wins the 1A Championship Division Final round at PNWR 2026. The 18th annual Pacific Northwest Regional Yo-Yo Championship was held on Saturday, March 7th 2026 at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon. Professional yoyo players competed at this tournament, and winners earned seeds to the US National Yo-Yo Competition, which will be held in Las Vegas on June 26-28. Find an upcoming Yo-Yo Contest near you at: https://yoyocontest.com/ Presented by the National YoYo League, this event is made possible with support from these generous sponsors: Crystal Sponsors: Doc Lucky's YoYo Talk    / @docluckysyoyotalk7826   Gibb (Yeah, THAT Gibb)   / that_gibb   Platinum Sponsors: Bird in Hand https://birdinhand.com/ Duncan Toys https://duncantoys.com/    / @duncantoys   YoYoExpert https://yoyoexpert.com/    / @yoyoexpert   Gold Sponsors: Enso YoYos https://ensoyoyo.com/ Caribou Lodge https://clyw.ca/    / @cariboulodge   Turner Return Tops https://www.turnerreturntops.com/    / @turnerreturntops   W1LD https://w1ldyoyo.com/    / @w1ld_official   YoYoChampion https://yoyochampion.com/    / @yoyochampion   Yo-Yo Store REWIND https://yoyostorerewind.com/    / @yoyostorerewind   Silver Sponsors: C3 Yoyo Design https://www.c3yoyodesign.com/    / @c3yoyodesign   Canopy Collection https://canopy-collection.com/    / @canopy.collection   Hollywood Modern Yoyos https://modernyoyos.com/    / @modern_yoyos   MagicYoYo https://www.gomagicyoyo.com/    / @magicyoyo_official   Mk1 Yoyos https://mk1yoyos.com/    / @mk1yoyos   OneDrop YoYos https://onedropyoyos.com/    / @onedropdesign   Recess Intl. https://www.recessintl.com/    / @recessintl   Yomega https://yomega.com/    / @yomegacorp   YoYoFriends https://yoyofriends.store/    / @yoyofriends4257   YOYOFFICER https://yoyofficer.com/    / @yoyofficer   YoYoSam https://www.yoyosam.com/    / @yoyosamdotcom   YoYoLoco https://yoyoloco.com/ Pop! Yo-Yos   / popyoyos   For more information about this event, visit: https://yoyocontest.com/pnwr/   / pnwr.yoyo   https://linktr.ee/PNWR.YOYO For information about the Shadow Judges Training Program, and to submit your clicker scores, check out https://nyyl.org/shadow-judging/ For press/media inquiries, contact video@nyyl.org Filmed by Max Paprika and edited by Ben Gates Yoyo Contest Central does not endorse the use of projector screens for competition backdrops. #yoyo #yoyocontest #NationalYoYoLeague #YoYoCommunity #PNWRyoyo