About John Ando

Kohei John Ando

John Ando, or 'Ancho', is considered one of the best AA players in the world, having won the US Nationals for four consecutive years between 2004 and 2007, as well as coming fourth at the 2004 World Yo-Yo Contest. His favoured yoyo is the Yomega Raider, or in fact two of them.

John lives in Saitama, Japan, and goes to a college in Tokyo. He was sponsored by Yomega, but is now with YoYoFactory. He is also a member of Guys of Liberty. He began seriously playing 1A when YoYoFactory offered to sponsor him. The company was impressed by the tricks Ando performed at the US Nationals during some of his off-stage practice. In 2008, Ando debuted in the 1A division, where he found immediate success in winning the East Japan Regional Contest. Later that year, in only his second freestyle as a 1A competitor, Ando won the 1A world championship. He is famous for the original style of tricks he created often referred to as "arm wraps".

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Achievements :

2002

• 2nd Place, AA division, US Nationals

2003

• 5th Place, AA division, US Nationals

2004

• 1st Place, AA Division, US Nationals
• 4th Place, AA Division, World Yo-Yo Contest

2005

• 1st Place, AA Division, US Nationals

2006

• 1st Place, AA Division, US Nationals
• 3rd Place, AA Division, World YoYo Contest

2007 

• 1st Place, AA Division, US Nationals
• 3rd Place, AA Division, World YoYo Contest

2008

• 1st Place, A Division, Eastern Japan
• 1st Place, A Division, World YoYo Contest
• 3rd Place, A Division, International Yo-Yo Open
• 3rd Place, A Division, US Nationals
• 2nd Place, AA Division, US Nationals