This theme revolves around the usage of direction changes and tap tricks
Unmod
In Unmod, spinners were required to submit a combo using a Pilot Dr. Grip or a Stalogy pen.
Wipers
In this category, spinners were judged on their wiper tricks. This notably includes the wipers' execution and creativity.
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 30 seconds long, except for the Stand-up category where the duration was between 15 and 45 seconds (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 or any kind of storage website.
Participants
Contrary to the previous Pen Spinning Olympics, PSO22 allows participants to participate in as many categories as they desired.
