Pen Spinning Olympics 2018

The Pen Spinning Olympics 2018, more commonly known as PSO18, were the first Pen Spinning Olympics. They were organized by Coffy, and brought together 66 pen spinners from 17 pen spinning communities.

Category

These categories represent the theme in which participants were judged, with each category acting as its own tournament.

The different categories were:

Power

See also: Power

2 hands

See also: 2 Hands

Complexity

Complexity focuses on technical linkages which include Hybrid, the usage of unusual slots, fingercross, or other techical aspect of linkage based spinning.

Wipers

In this category, spinners were judged on their wiper tricks. This notably includes the wipers's execution and creativity.

Taps & counters

This category focus trick using taps and counters as it's mechanic, this can include half-tap and counter thumb-around

Participants

Each participant could enter a maximum of 2 categories. A community did not need to have a participant for each category, and could send no more than 2 participants for each category.

Country	Participant	Category
		Power	2 hands	Complexity	Wipers	Taps & counters
Autralia	i.suk		✓
	Zephia		✓			✓
Brazil	Ender		✓
	Mirios			✓
	Syno				✓
	ғroιdpen				✓
	DArKT					✓
China	Crush	✓
	Ian	✓
	Eagle		✓
	MHL		✓
	Erson			✓
	Genius			✓
	Prisoner				✓
	Mego				✓
	FLY					✓
	Mixem					✓
Colombia	Juandi	✓
South Korea	FLow	✓
	SNOBBISM	✓
	Fizz		✓
	Plum			✓
	Zen			✓
Spain	Allwars	✓	✓
USA	popte		✓
	mango			✓
	Monk			✓		✓
	Van					✓
France	Ark0nix	✓
	Neir'da	✓
	Leftfinger			✓		✓
	Taeko			✓		✓
	Tchus				✓
	Tracy				✓
Hong kong	Kin			✓	✓
	LaYe			✓
Indonesia	HAN		✓
	Dentol			✓
	Rotation87			✓
Japan	ocha	✓
	hinagiku		✓
	Laku		✓
	VAIN			✓
	Wabi			✓
	fukrou				✓
	MEL				✓
	natsumi					✓
	vampire					✓
Mexico	Chisko			✓		✓
	Nozarok			✓
New Zealand	DioBrando				✓
Philippines	juan			✓	✓
	Mordecai*			✓
Singapore	Thian			✓
Taiwan	ton		✓
	Herenz			✓	✓
	PT			✓
Thailande	GF	✓
	CoffY		✓
	OhYeaH!			✓
	FGsix				✓
Vietnam	KieOlt	✓
	Douglas			✓
	Huwng			✓
	DrakeS				✓
	HiGH*				✓
Country	Participant	Power	2 hands	Complexity	Wipers	Taps & counters
		Category

Structure of the rounds

Each category act like a separate tournament, but the formats were identical: Round 1 Participants are placed in a single pool. The 5 best-placed spinners advance to the next round, while the others are eliminated. Round 2 Participants who have been qualified are again in a single pool. The best-placed 2 advance to the next round, the others are eliminated. round 3 Final between the two qualified participants.

Structure of the matchups

For each category and each round for which the participants were qualified, participants submitted a video before the deadline via forms. Videos had to be between 10 and 25 seconds long (counted from the beginning of the first trick to the end of the last trick). A slow-motion version of the video was welcome to facilitate the work of the judges. No modifications to the video that would alter the viewing of the performance were permitted. Videos had to be uploaded to YouTube, any kind of storage website or be sent to the email address of the event.

Judges

The judges were revealed at the beginning of the event.

Power

i.suk

Supawit127

Gollumsk8

2 hands

OhYeaH!

snow

Kay

Complexity

Pixels

Sanozucke

Kagami

Wipers

Beige

EaglE

DArKT

Taps & counters

Zkhan

x1213

coffy

1st round

Results of the 1st round^ère manche

Power	Qualified
Allwars(Submited late)
Arkonix	✓
Crush	✓
FLow
GF
Ian	✓
Juandi
KieOlt
Neir'da	✓
ocha	✓
SNOBBISM

2 hands	Qualified
Allwars (did not submit)
Coffy
Eagle
Ender (did not submit with reasons)
Fizz	✓
HAN
hinagiku	✓
i.suk	✓
Laku	✓
MHL
popte
ton
Zephia	✓

Complexity	Qualified
Chisko
Dentol
Douglas
Erson	✓
Genius	✓
Herenz	✓
Huwng
juan
Kin
LaYe
Leftfinger (did not submit with reasons)
mango
Mirios
Monk (did not submit)
Mordecai*
Nozarok (did not submit)
OhYeaH!
Plum
PT	✓
Rotation87
Taeko
Thian
VAIN	✓
Wabi
Zen

Wipers	Qualified
DioBrando	✓
DrakeS
FGsix
fukrou	✓
Herenz
HiGH*
juan
Kin	✓
Mego
MEL	✓
Prisoner
Syno
Tchus	✓
Tracy
ғroιdpen

Taps & counters	Qualified
Chisko
DArKT	✓
FLY
Leftfinger (did not submit with reasons)
Mixem
Monk (did not submit)
natsumi
Taeko	✓
vampire	✓
VAN	✓
Zephia	✓

2nd round

Power	Qualified
Ark0nix	✓
Crush
Ian
Neir'da (did not submit)
ocha	✓

2 hands	Qualified
Fizz
hinagiku
i.suk	✓
Laku	✓
Zephyr (non rendu)

Complexity	Qualified
Erson
Genius
Herenz	✓
PT	✓
VAIN

Wipers	Qualified
DioBrando	✓
fukrou
Kin	✓
MEL (non rendu)
Tchus

Taps & counters	Qualified
DArKT
Taeko	✓
vampire
Van	✓
Zephyr (non rendu)

3rd round

Power	Rank
Ark0nix	1st
ocha	2nd

2 hands	Rank
i.suk	1st
Laku	2nd

Complexity	Rank
Herenz	1st
PT	2nd

Wipers	Rank
DioBrando	1st
Kin	2nd

Taps & counters	Rank
Van	1st
Taeko	2nd