Pen Spinning Olympics 2026

The Pen Spinning Olympics 2026, also known as PSO26, was the fourth Pen Spinning Olympics. Organized by the Pen Spinning Board of Directors, it comprised eight parallel themed competitions, each awarding its own champion. Registration opened on April 28, 2026, and the champions were announced on July 12.

History

PSO26 retained the multi-discipline format of the Pen Spinning Olympics, with separate events for Power, Multipen, Infinity, Technical, Classic, Performance, Freeform, and Spinless. Competitors could enter any number of themes, but every theme followed the same schedule, requiring entrants in multiple events to prepare simultaneous submissions.

The approved field contained 106 unique spinners and 159 category entries across the eight events. DubaiTzuyuCookie67 was the only competitor to win two themes, becoming champion in both Infinity and Technical.

Schedule

All submission deadlines were set for 11:59 p.m. GMT−5.

Stage	Date
Registration opened	April 28, 2026
Registration deadline	May 31, 2026
Round 1 submission deadline	June 14, 2026
Round 1 results	June 21, 2026
Round 2 submission deadline	July 5, 2026
Round 2 results	July 12, 2026

Categories

Each category acted as an independent tournament with its own focus, judges, and numerical criteria.

Theme	Focus	Judging criteria	Maximum
Power	Power tricks and sequences, emphasizing difficulty and creative use	Difficulty 15; Originality 10; Execution 10; Structure 5	40
Multipen	Creative control of two or more pens using one or both hands, the body, or the environment	Execution 8; Difficulty 10; Originality 12	30
Infinity	Infinities, wipers, and other pen-tip tricks	Difficulty 10; Execution 10; Creativity 10; Construction 10	40
Technical	Technical one-pen, one-hand spinning	Difficulty 10; Execution 10; Creativity 10; Construction 10	40
Classic	Execution, aesthetics, rhythm, and structure rather than technical difficulty or originality	Flow and Concept 15; Expression 10; Individual Trick Execution 15; Overall Appearance 5; Aesthetic of Difficult Linkages 5	50
Performance	Stage or street-style spinning intended to entertain a general audience	Composition 10; Originality 10; Showmanship 10; Execution 10	40
Freeform	Unusual or interdisciplinary elements such as dance, magic, other objects, string, or three-way mods	Peculiarity 30; Effect 10; Execution 10	50
Spinless	Tricks and linkages creating the illusion that the pen is still or not spinning	Originality 15; Difficulty 15; Integration 6; Effect 4	40

Tournament Structure

Each theme consisted of two rounds. Round 1 was a qualification round in which all submitted combos received a ranking and comment. The top four in each theme normally advanced, although the organizers reserved the right to adjust the number according to submission volume. Round 2 used the same criteria and ranking system, with more detailed comments for finalists; first place became champion of that theme.

Judging System

Each event used either one or three judges. Judges ranked every submission without ties, and overall placement was determined by adding those ranks, with the lowest sum placing first. When rank sums tied, only the tied competitors' placements were compared: the spinner ranked higher by more judges won the tie-break. Unresolved ties involving three or more competitors could be settled through judge discussion. Judges from the organizing team or other themes could act as reserves if an assigned judge could not submit results on time.

The official judging dashboard listed 12 judges and 278 scored combo entries across both rounds.

Submission Requirements

Most submissions had to last 10–25 seconds from the first trick to the last. Performance entries could last 10–90 seconds for the complete video. Videos had to begin before the first trick and end after the last, without splicing separate recordings or intentionally removing frames. Hands and pen movement had to remain visible with sufficient lighting, resolution, frame rate, stability, and zoom; filters or edits that obstructed judging were prohibited.

Time violations incurred a two-point deduction for every second over or under the limit, rounded up. Late submissions lost one point for every hour past the deadline. Technical-quality and sportsmanship problems could also receive deductions, while severe violations could result in disqualification.

Sponsors

Public sponsor cards on the official website totalled $608. Donations supported the tournament prize pool and community operations.

Sponsor	Amount	Tier
pd	$250	Sponsor Titan
Coffy	$100	Diamond Sponsor
Spinnovation	$100	Diamond Sponsor
domo	$50	Core Sponsor
sepelathons	$30	Core Sponsor
Joule	$30	Core Sponsor
FLow	$25	Core Sponsor
Sano from PSB	$10	Baby Sponsor
Magiai / Shoko	$7	Baby Sponsor
wanadoodoo	$6	Baby Sponsor

Participants

The number in each tab is the number of approved Round 1 entrants in that theme. Because participants could enter multiple themes, these figures total 159 category entries rather than 159 unique people.

PowerMultipenInfinityTechnicalClassicPerformanceFreeformSpinless

Power (23)
#	Participant
1	82Oth
2	Arthur
3	brainless_brainer
4	feg
5	focus
6	goofyguyps
7	Haro0318
8	Human.
9	HX.ZSB
10	klb
11	LeeKai
12	lwcps
13	lwcps054
14	Maple
15	mi0331
16	P.J
17	Pearl
18	Punple
19	Takaspinning
20	test
21	toccha
22	Tuanz
23	Zi-fly_204

Multipen (18)
#	Participant
1	agr1920
2	ashwaganda
3	b1ack
4	DumBananaMike
5	i.suk
6	IChika
7	ItzChikis
8	IZUMI
9	Krystofa
10	muii
11	Mumm3y
12	N1716
13	Nel
14	NTH
15	OTNn
16	Pearl
17	Shork
18	Tuanz

Infinity (24)
#	Participant
1	b1ack
2	ch1
3	chaa45
4	cute
5	Czern_43
6	DasonBoBo
7	dron
8	DubaiTzuyuCookie67
9	duckie
10	DumBananaMike
11	Erina
12	Froog
13	HUI
14	IChika
15	IZUMI
16	luvyou
17	N1716
18	OmaYang_
19	OTNn
20	Pearl
21	TheWok
22	TK_
23	Tuanz
24	UlaTROI

Technical (25)
#	Participant
1	1961
2	AsHi
3	Btewy
4	chaa45
5	Cub
6	Cyanswan27_ps
7	dron
8	DubaiTzuyuCookie67
9	Erina
10	fasty
11	kxngaclan
12	kxngaclan1
13	mizuno
14	N1716
15	Pearl
16	Penguin
17	Shork
18	Tekito
19	TheWok
20	Tuanz
21	UlaTROI
22	uuN
23	Vibes
24	Yo8konushi
25	Zzzara

Classic (31)
#	Participant
1	1epic_
2	ch1
3	creamcheese
4	domo
5	dron
6	Dron
7	FLow
8	higurashi
9	jacksontam
10	kiwi
11	LeeKai
12	luvyou
13	mizuno
14	MRP1
15	NaOH
16	nomad
17	Omin
18	p_arker
19	Rc.ps
20	rote
21	shomon
22	Shork
23	Sota
24	Soyo
25	TheWok
26	Tuanz
27	UlaTROI
28	wanadoo
29	Wee9
30	xeno
31	ZapZep

Performance (11)
#	Participant
1	Akkey
2	Haro0318
3	IChika
4	jay2up
5	LeeKai
6	Pearl
7	Ruribitaki
8	Shinnotcool
9	Tuanz
10	uuN
11	Yamasa

Freeform (16)
#	Participant
1	AfricanDemon
2	brainless_brainer
3	dron
4	i.suk
5	IChika
6	IZUMI
7	jack
8	jacksontam
9	muii
10	Nature
11	noobbolt
12	penspinning
13	Ruribitaki
14	taanvnps
15	Tuanz
16	UlaTROI

Spinless (11)
#	Participant
1	Avisuper
2	b1ack
3	Ca.
4	iwwerall
5	LeeKai
6	N1716
7	Pearl
8	Ruribitaki
9	Shinnotcool
10	Tuanz
11	Yo8konushi

Judges

The twelve judges were assigned by theme as follows. Some judges served on more than one panel.

Theme	Judges
Power	DumBananaMike; i.suk; tilt
Multipen	Criswea!!
Infinity	fukrou; i.suk; pd
Technical	Mumm3y; probloodbag; tilt
Classic	A_; chillpan
Performance	Kay
Freeform	Kay; Mumm3y; pd
Spinless	nive

Results

Round 1

The top four competitors in each theme advanced to Round 2. Rankings are ordered by final placement; the number in parentheses is the sum of the judges' rankings.

PowerMultipenInfinityTechnicalClassicPerformanceFreeformSpinless

Power	Rank sum
82Oth	1st (3)
klb	2nd (6)
Human.	3rd (12)
Arthur	4th (13)
Maple	5th (14)
LeeKai	6th (15)
Punple	7th (25)
lwcps	8th (26)
toccha	9th (30)
feg	10th (31)
Tuanz	11th (33)
Pearl	12th (34)
Haro0318	13th (36)
brainless_brainer	14th (39)
mi0331	15th (43)
Zi-fly_204	16th (48)
Takaspinning	17th (51)

Multipen	Rank sum
Mumm3y	1st (1)
i.suk	2nd (2)
DumBananaMike	3rd (3)
N1716	4th (4)
Krystofa	5th (5)
Tuanz	6th (6)
IChika	7th (7)
IZUMI	8th (8)
Nel	9th (9)
agr1920	10th (10)
NTH	11th (11)
Pearl	12th (12)
ItzChikis	13th (13)

Infinity	Rank sum
DubaiTzuyuCookie67	1st (7)
DasonBoBo	2nd (7)
IZUMI	3rd (12)
Froog	4th (13)
N1716	5th (14)
IChika	6th (20)
luvyou	7th (22)
duckie	8th (22)
DumBananaMike	9th (23)
TK_	10th (27)
Tuanz	11th (33)
cute	12th (35)
Pearl	13th (38)

Technical	Rank sum
fasty	1st (3)
1961	2nd (11)
mizuno	3rd (11)
DubaiTzuyuCookie67	4th (13)
TheWok	5th (16)
N1716	6th (19)
Cub	7th (26)
Penguin	8th (27)
Pearl	9th (27)
Yo8konushi	10th (28)
Tuanz	11th (29)
UlaTROI	12th (34)
Vibes	13th (35)
Btewy	14th (38)
AsHi	15th (44)
Tekito	16th (48)
Cyanswan27_ps	17th (50)

Classic	Rank sum
wanadoo	1st (1)
FLow	2nd (2)
rote	3rd (3)
LeeKai	4th (4)
nomad	5th (5)
mizuno	6th (6)
Tuanz	7th (7)
Soyo	8th (8)
shomon	9th (9)
Sota	10th (10)
TheWok	11th (11)
luvyou	12th (12)
kiwi	13th (13)
creamcheese	14th (14)
1epic_	15th (15)
ZapZep	16th (16)
higurashi	17th (17)
p_arker	18th (18)
domo	19th (19)
xeno	20th (20)
UlaTROI	21st (21)
Wee9	22nd (22)
Omin	23rd (23)
Rc.ps	24th (24)
jacksontam	25th (25)
MRP1	26th (26)

Performance	Rank sum
LeeKai	1st (1)
Tuanz	2nd (2)
Akkey	3rd (3)
Haro0318	4th (4)
Yamasa	5th (5)
IChika	6th (6)
Pearl	7th (7)
jay2up	8th (8)

Freeform	Rank sum
Nature	1st (5)
i.suk	2nd (5)
IZUMI	3rd (8)
jacksontam	4th (13)
IChika	5th (17)
Tuanz	6th (18)
taanvnps	7th (18)

Spinless	Rank sum
Ca.	1st (1)
Tuanz	2nd (2)
b1ack	3rd (3)
Pearl	4th (4)
Yo8konushi	5th (5)
iwwerall	6th (6)
N1716	7th (7)

Round 2

The number one finalist in each theme became its PSO26 champion.

Theme	Champion	2nd	3rd	4th
Power	klb (3)	82Oth (6)	Arthur (10)	Human. (11)
Multipen	i.suk (1)	Mumm3y (2)	DumBananaMike (3)	N1716 (4)
Infinity	DubaiTzuyuCookie67 (5)	Froog (7)	IZUMI (9)	DasonBoBo (9)
Technical	DubaiTzuyuCookie67 (4)	mizuno (6)	fasty (8)	1961 (12)
Classic	FLow (1)	wanadoo (2)	rote (3)	LeeKai (4)
Performance	Haro0318 (1)	Tuanz (2)	LeeKai (3)	—
Freeform	Nature (4)	i.suk (7)	IZUMI (9)	jacksontam (10)
Spinless	Ca. (1)	Tuanz (2)	b1ack (3)	—