The 2011 Indiana State Yo-Yo Contest is one of the largest and longest running state contests in the United States. With world and national champions regularly showing up to compete, Indy States is one of the contests yo-yo players will not miss! And neither should you.

( Rank, Name, Score )

First Place Match
1. Harold Owens - 281
2. Connor Scholten - 255

Third Place Match
3. Michael Stecz - 202
4. Isaac Boehman - 163

*Semifinal Round Scores
Isaac Boehman - 112 Vs. Connor Scholten - 151
Michael Stecz - 135 Vs. Harold Owens - 220

Quarterfinals
5. Hank Freeman - 91
6. Yu Tsumura - 76
7. Isaac Sams - 74
8. Andrew Robinson - 55

Round of 16
9. Casey Bauchle - 81
10. Matt Warren - 76
11. Brian Long - 55
12. Arthur Debaets - 49
13. Noel Kunz - 47
14. Aaron Bendet - 45
15. Bradd Collins - 28
16. Tyler Noblitt - 23

Preliminaries
17. Max Burch - 45
18. Zach Smith - 43
19. Jacob Monash - 42
20. Riley Borgard - 41
21. Derrick Brodnex - 40
22. Derek Leonard - 39
23. Alex Morton - 38
24. Garrett Keeney - 33
T25. Ryan McCormack - 32
T25. Will Baach - 32
27. Phillip Michaelson - 31
28. Rob Armin - 30
T29. Connor Ebbinghouse - 28
T29. Mark Allen - 28
T29. Alex Curry - 28
32. Gyan Partlow - 22
33. Tyler Ebbinghouse - 21
34. Tyler Yoakem - 8

*Semifinal Round determines which players will move on to the first place match and which players will move on to the third place match. Semifinal round does NOT determine the final placing of the semifinal competitors.

1. Harold Owens
2. Isaac Boehman
3. Yu Tsumura
4. Casey Bauchle
5. Arthur Debaets
6. Noel Kunz
7. Bradd Collins
8. Tyler Noblitt
9. Max Burch
10. Riley Borgard
11. Derrick Brodnex
12. Derek Leonard
13. Alex Morton
14. Garrett Keeney
T15. Ryan McCormack
T15. Will Baach
16. Phillip Michaelson
17. Rob Armin
T18. Connor Ebbinghouse
T18. Alex Curry
19. Gyan Partlow
20. Tyler Ebbinghouse

1. Connor Scholten - 141
2. Yu Tsumura - 123
3. Mark Allen - 46

1. Hank Freeman - 178
2. Yu Tsumura - 89
3. Connor Scholten - 35

1. Connor Scholten - 158
2. Casey Bauchle - 59
3. Yu Tsumura - 56

First Place Match
1. Connor Scholten - 126
2. Connor Ebbinghouse - 123

Third Place Match
3. Mark Allen - 77
4. Drew Tetz - 70

*Semifinal Round Scores
Connor Scholten - 82 Vs. Mark Allen - 44
Drew Tetz - 45 Vs. Connor Ebbinghouse - 110

Quarterfinals
5. Derek Leonard - 54
6. Asher Kahn - 33
7. Noel Kunz - 20
8. Arthur Debaets - 12

Preliminaries
9. Phillip Michelson - 22
10. Max Burch - 14

* Semifinal Round determines which players will move on to the first place match and which players will move on to the third place match. Semifinal round does NOT determine the final placing of the semifinal competitors.

1. Connor Ebbinghouse
2. Derek Leonard
3. Asher Kahn
4. Noel Kunz
5. Arthur Debaets
6. Phillip Michelson

1. James Buffington - 27
2. Marcus Williford - 23
3. Russel Andert - 23
4. Alex Dias - 16
5. Heidi Grubaugh - 16
6. Terry Ulmer - 14
7. Devon Miller - 14
8. Shane Hornish - 10
T9. Nicky Cabanillas - 9
T9. Ricky Cabanillas - 9

Along with the coveted title of the 2011 Indiana State Yo-Yo Champion, there will be prizes given out to the top three in every division along with cash prizes for the following winners, The Indiana State Yo-Yo Champion 1A Division $200, the Indiana State Overall 1A Division Champion $100, The Indiana State Yo-Yo Champion 5A Division $100 and the Indiana State Overall 5A Division Champion $100. *The Indiana State Champion title goes to the highest placing Indiana state resident in each division.

Friday, April 29 from 6pm - 9pm (1A and 5A Preliminary Freestyles)
Saturday, April 30 from 9am - 3:30pm (All other divisions plus 1A and 5A Finals)

Indianapolis State Museum
650 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Directions

- $10 per competitor (includes admission to museum)
- Free to spectators on Friday evening
- Spectators fee will be $5.50 on Saturday with this printout, which includes admission to the contest and museum. - Parking is $3, but you must get your parking ticket stamped when purchasing your admission ticket.

- Sport Ladder
- 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A freestyle divisions. 1A and 5A divisions will be run tournament style.
- 1A bracket - 5A bracket
* Players will only be allowed to compete in freestyle or ladder. Not both.
* Rules, regulations, and competition breakdown.

General rules for all freestyle divisions.

Once the competitor's freestyle has begun:
The competitor may not leave the stage.
The competitor may not receive help from anyone during their freestyle.
The competitor may not retrieve a yo-yo that has fallen off the stage.

Music that contains any profanity, vulgarity or derogatory language will result in immediate disqualification for the competitor in all divisions. Absolutely no exceptions.

You may compete in one or more of the freestyle divisions, but please note that if you compete in any freestyle division, you may not enter the Sport Ladder division.

1A Tournament Division

Qualifying Round - Friday evening 4/29/11
One-minute freestyles. Top 16 move on to the Round of 16.
Qualifying Round freestyles will be judged using the same method as the U.S. National Yo-Yo Contest and World Yo-Yo Contest; Contest judges use "clickers" to award points using a positive and negative point system. The top 16 competitors advance to the Round of 16.

The players advancing to the Round of 16 will be put into the brackets according to their placing in the Qualifying Round. Places are marked on the outside of each bracket in the picture here.

Round of 16 - Saturday 4/30/11
Each match consists of two players, each performing a freestyle. The winner of each match will move on to the next round. Round of 16 and after will be judged by the three judges, each judging specific criteria:
Technical - hits, misses and difficulty
Originality - innovative aspects to tricks and trick elements
Performance - smoothness, style, trick flow and stage presence
Each of these criteria is one third of the player's freestyle score.

Round of 16
16 competitors > 8 matches of one-minute freestyles

Quarterfinals
8 competitors > 4 matches of one-minute freestyles

Semifinals
4 competitors > 2 matches of two-minutes

Third Place Match - the two players that were eliminated in the Semifinals.
2 competitors > 1 match of three-minute freestyles

First Place match - Winners from Semifinals
2 competitors > 1 match of three-minute freestyles

MUSIC for 1A Tournament Division
DJ will choose music for Qualifying Round and Round of 16.

Players may bring a CD or USB flash drive with music that they would like to use for the Quarterfinal, Semifinal, and Final rounds. MP3 or WAV formats only.

2A, 3A and 4A Divisions

2A, 3A and 4A divisions - Saturday 4/30/11
There will be no qualifying round. Competitors will perform a two-minute freestyle. Criteria Judged:
Technical - hits, misses and difficulty
Originality - innovative aspects to tricks and trick elements
Performance - smoothness, style, trick flow and stage presence
Each of these criteria is one third of the player's freestyle score.

Music for 2A, 3A and 4A Divisions
Players may bring a CD or USB flash drive with music that they would like to use for their two-minute freestyle. MP3 or WAV formats only.

5A Tournament Division

Qualifying Round - Friday evening 4/29/11
One-minute freestyles. Top 8 move on to the Quarterfinals.
Qualifying Round freestyles will be judged just as Nat's and Worlds are judged. Two clickers (one for positive points and one for negative), highest 8 scores advance to the Quarterfinal Round.

The players advancing to the Quarterfinals will be put into the brackets depending on their placing in the qualifying round. Places are marked on the outside of each bracket in the picture here.

Quarterfinals - Saturday 4/30/11
Each match consists of two players each performing a freestyle. The winner of each match will move on to the next round. Quarterfinals and after will be judged by the three judges, each judging specific criteria:
Technical - hits, misses and difficulty
Originality - innovative aspects to tricks and trick elements
Performance - smoothness, style, trick flow and stage presence
Each of these criteria are one third of the players freestyle score.

Quarterfinals
8 competitors > 4 matches of one-minute freestyles

Semifinals
4 competitors > 2 matches of two-minute freestyles

Third Place Match - The two players that were eliminated in the Semifinals.
2 competitors > 1 match of three-minute freestyles

First Place match - Winners from Semifinals
2 competitors > 1 match of three-minute freestyles

MUSIC for 5A Tournament Division
DJ will choose music for Qualifying Round and Quarterfinals.

Players may bring a CD or USB flash drive with music that they would like to use for the Semifinal, and Final rounds. MP3 or WAV formats only.

Online registration closes at 6 pm on Thursday, April 28. Competitors can still register day of the contest. Check schedule for registration hours.

Friday, April 29
6pm - 7pm registration for 1A and 5A competitors
7pm - 9pm 5A one-minute preliminaries, 1A preliminaries will immediately follow.


Saturday, April 30
9am - 10:30am registration for Sports Ladder, 2A, 3A and 4A divisions.
9:45am - 10:45am Sport Ladder.
10:50am - Noon 4A, 3A and 2A Freestyles
Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00pm - 2:00pm 5A Finals
2:10pm - 3:15pm 1A Finals
3:15pm - 3:30pm Award Ceremonies

Hank Freeman	Jack Ringca
Chris Neff	Drew Tetz

Takeshi Kamisato