Yo-yo all stars Harrison Lee, 13, the 2012 international rookie of the year, center, Charles Haycock, 19, the 2011 Canadian champion, right, and Jensen Kimmitt, 24, the 2010 world champion, left, warm up in a quiet hallway before their performances at the ninth annual Pacific Northwest Regionals Yo-Yo Championship on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, in Seattle, Wash. (Jordan Stead, for seattlepi.com)
Jensen Kimmitt, 24, the 2010 world yo-yo champion, right, performs during the 1A competition at the ninth annual Pacific Northwest Regionals Yo-Yo Championship on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, in Seattle, Wash. (Jordan Stead, for seattlepi.com)
A colorful variety of high-performance yo-yos sit on display in a traveler's case at the ninth annual Pacific Northwest Regionals Yo-Yo Championship on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, in Seattle, Wash. (Jordan Stead, for seattlepi.com)
Performers deftly execute tricks at the ninth annual Pacific Northwest Regionals Yo-Yo Championship on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, in Seattle, Wash. (Jordan Stead, for seattlepi.com)
California's Grant Johnson performs during the 1A competition at the ninth annual Pacific Northwest Regionals Yo-Yo Championship on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, in Seattle, Wash. (Jordan Stead, for seattlepi.com)
California's Joshua Ray cheers while heading off the 1A competition section at the ninth annual Pacific Northwest Regionals Yo-Yo Championship on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, in Seattle, Wash. (Jordan Stead, for seattlepi.com)
