Evan Nagao - 1st Place - 1A Final - 2018 US Nationals - Presented by Yoyo Contest Central

Evan Nagao wins his second consecutive National Yo-Yo Title with a legendary 1A freestyle yoyo performance of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Freebird, earning the coveted seed to the World Yo-Yo Championship in Shanghai August 2018, using his signature yo-yo, The Edge from YoYoFactory, Evan went on to win the World Championship 1A title as well, performing a modified version of this routine. The 2018 US National Yo-Yo Championship was held on Sunday, July 1st at the Athenaeum Theater in Chicago, IL. Presented by the National YoYo League, this event was made possible by the following sponsors:

Platinum Sponsors:
Boutique Yoyo Collective http://boutiqueyoyos.com/
YoYoExpert https://yoyoexpert.com/

Gold Sponsor:
Duncan Toys https://www.yo-yo.com/

Bronze Sponsors:
YOYOZHIRIZ http://www.yoyozhiriz.com/
YoYoFriends http://www.yoyoyo.com.au/yoyofriends
Eagle Strings https://eagleyoyostring.com/
YoYofficer http://www.yoyofficer.com/

Event Support:
Purple YoYo http://purpleyoyo.org/
YoYoNews.com http://yoyonews.com/

For more details, visit:
http://nationalyoyocontest.com/

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Video Produced, Directed, and Edited by Ben Gates
"A" Camera + Livestream Operator: Brandon Murphy
"B" Camera Operator: Ben Gates