Kendama World Cup
Competition Status: Active
2024 Competition Date TBD
The annual Kendama World Cup is the largest international kendama competition in the world. Each year, the competition’s trick list is composed by players of all backgrounds, skill levels, and styles, ranging from fun loving level ones to sweat dripping level tens. The Kendama World Cup features a specialized competition format in which players must execute unique runs composed by the competitor. The height of the Cup’s energy comes from the day two finals, where the most proficient kendama players in the world execute some of the most difficult tricks ever thought to be attempted on stage, all in the quest for the title of Kendama World Champion.
Est. 2013
2023
Location: Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima, Japan
Venue: Global Resort Sports Complex Suncherry
Host(s): Gloken, WoodOne
Live Division
Point Based 3:00 run
1st - Takuya Igarashi (Japan)
Prelims - 97 pts. (1st)
Finals - 1,543 pts.
2nd - Hiroto “Motty” Motohashi (Japan)
Prelims - 93 pts. (3rd)
Finals - 1,367 pts.
3rd - Maharu Tashiro (Japan)
Prelims - 88 pts. (11th)
Finals - 1,289 pts.
2022
Location: Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima, Japan
Venue: Global Resort Sports Complex Suncherry
Host(s): Gloken, WoodOne
Live Division
Point Based 3:00 run
1st - Takuya Igarashi (Japan)
Prelims - 96 pts. (1st)
Finals - 2,070 pts.
2nd - So Kanada (Japan)
Prelims - 88 pts. (16th tie)
Finals - 1,354 pts.
3rd - Hiroto “Motty” Motohashi (Japan)
Prelims - 94 pts. (3rd tie)
Finals - 1,217 pts.
Online Exhibition
Point Based 3:00 run
1st - Nick Gallagher (USA)
Finals - 977 pts.
2nd - Johnny Kress (USA)
Finals - 906 pts.
3rd - Jacob Schultz (USA)
Finals - 789 pts.
2021
Location: Online
Platform(s): Zoom
Host(s): Gloken, Wood One
Point Based 3:00 run
1st - Yasuhito Chiba (Japan)
Finals - 2131 pts.
2nd - Maharu Tashiro (Japan)
Finals - 1705 pts.
3rd - Tiberiu Terteleac (Romania)
Finals - 1664 pts.
2020
Location: Online
Platform(s): Zoom
Host(s): Gloken, WoodOne
Point Based 3:00 run
1st - Takuya Igarashi (Japan),
Prelims - 97 pts. (1st)
Finals - 1,460 pts.
2nd - Hiroto “Motty” Motohashi (Japan)
Prelims - 96 pts. (4th)
Finals - 1,337 pts.
3rd - Maharu Tashiro (Japan)
Prelims - 97 pts. (1st)
1,271 pts. (Finals)
2019
Location: Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima, Japan
Venue: Global Resort Sports Complex Suncherry
Host(s): Gloken, WoodOne
Point Based 3:00 run
1st - Rui Sora (Japan)
Prelims - 88 pts. (13th)
Finals - 1,308 pts. (Finals)
2nd - Nick Gallagher (USA)
Prelims - 97 pts. (1st),
Finals - 1,240 pts.
3rd - Hiroto “Motty” Motohashi (Japan)
Prelims - 92 pts. (2nd)
Finals - 1,182 pts.
2018
Location: Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Kansai Region, Japan
Venue: Global Resort Sports Complex Suncherry
Host(s): Gloken, WoodOne
Point Based 3:00 run
1st - Nick Gallagher (USA),
Prelims - 96 pts. (1st)
Finals - 1,447 pts.
2nd - So Kanada (Japan)
Prelims - 88 pts. (10th)
Finals - 1,226 pts.
3rd - Rumina Yakabi (Japan)
Prelims - 87 pts. (12th)
Finals - 910 pts.
2017
Location: Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima, Japan
Venue: Global Resort Sports Complex Suncherry
Host(s): Gloken, WoodOne
Point Based 3:00 run
1st - So Kanada (Japan)
Prelims - 88 pts. (9th)
Finals - 1,300 pts.
2nd - Bryson Lee (USA)
Prelims - 98 pts. (Seeded)
Finals - 1,126 pts.
3rd - Liad Kotlarker (Israel)
Prelims - 87 pts. (14th)
Finals - 1,066 pts.
2016
Location: Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima, Japan
Venue: Global Resort Sports Complex Suncherry
Host(s): Gloken, WoodOne
Point Based 3:00 run
1st - Bryson Lee (USA)
Prelims - 80 pts. (2nd)
Finals - 976 pts.
2nd - Lukas Funk (USA),
Prelims - 80 pts. (3rd)
Finals - 883 pts.
3rd - Nagata Kazuki (Japan)
Prelims - 76 pts. (10th)
Finals - 737 pts.
2015
Location: Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima, Japan
Venue: Global Resort Sports Complex Suncherry
Host(s): Gloken, WoodOne
Point Based 3:00 run
1st - Wyatt Bray (USA)
Prelims - 78 pts. (11th)
Finals - 775 pts.
2nd - Lukas Funk (USA)
Prelims - 76 pts.(15th)
Finals - 761 pts.
3rd - Nicholas Stodd (USA)
Prelims - 91 pts. (1st)
736 pts. (Finals)
