The Ultimate Kendama Player Tier List

[@damacher]

dwesty was also supposed to be in this list but his image didn't load in for some reason. He and any other players I can think of that I missed will be in a part 2!

[@Aaron-kr5vg]

Yasu has the highest KWC score ever and is almost unbeatable in freestyle. Plus he podiumed in EKC open last year. He should be an obvious S tier.

[@kkt1986]

I would very much like to see a non-cisman tier video. Thank you for your incredible service to the kendama community with these videos, damacher!

[@sebastiangussner]

awesome Video! I think yasu should definitely be s tier for winning ekc freestyle, podium open ekc, winning catch and flow, setting a new kwc record, etc. He is a prodigy

[@damacher]

yeah I can definitely see that. He's kinda interchangeable between s and a for me

[@cupnballtorture]

See you next week basti!!! Let's go KIO 🔥🔥🔥

[@sebastiangussner]

@@cupnballtorture yooo so hyped already, see you there 🔥

[@th0masf25]

another sick vid idea you should do is your top 10. i think people would love to see that

[@th0masf25]

a 30 min dave vid🙏🙏

[@trevorwindsor8860]

You shouldve moved d to c, c to b, b to a then split S into S and A

[@Zenowtski]

I vouch for mr.flox and jokbert in the part 2

[@Zenowtski]

And ben helard

[@Zenowtski]

Tim Orr, too

[@heshdad]

Zackie killed it at LVKO, fun vid def got a new sub

[@Caseyhh]

Haha this is a super sick video. Thanks for putting it out!

[@TeddyDamas21]

Kress won freestyle at Van Jam 10, 2023, vs. Benny Boy

[@oprica4142]

Great video, but I feel like you should take in count that some players don't have the oportunity to play in competitions, either because they don't have money or because they live in countries where kendama isn't really known, so they can't really compete

[@damacher]

yeah that's true for sure. But I think if we want to take kendama more seriously as a sport, then the discussion around it needs to be more heavily focused on competition.

[@oprica4142]

@@damacher yeah that's true because at the end of the day if you only take insta tricks in cosideration then all of the players in the vid are amazing and everyone would be in A or S tier, so there would be no point in making a tier list no more. But still, I belive you should still consider that for part 2, great vid anyways🙌

[@tristandueck6077]

Man these are some hot takes

[@ben2949]

I’d appreciate some more women and European players on the list.

[@NPCTrapy]

What do you think of Frant Mars? Where would you put him?

[@damacher]

he'll be in part 2 :)

[@yunghermitcrab_]

make for the next video a tierlist with romanian kendama players

[@MihaandMojca]

You forgot yourself. Where would you put yourself at?

[@damacher]

haha I appreciate the thought, but I don't have nearly as much competition experience as these players. So probably D tier at the highest.

[@bradwillard8009]

nobu won ekc last year

[@hannongt9160]

No Jacob Watts is wild on multiple levels

[@kariemhassan9]

Gabe, Dwesty, and hiroto def couldve been added in imo!

[@Uriahdoeskendama]

Man, I miss Logan tosta, he’s one of my favorites

[@beeniem1899]

pretty off imo, this dosent really reflect the euro scene

[@curalol]

Miguel in B is blasphemous 😭💀🫶🏿

[@damacher]

how? don't get me wrong he's great but he doesn't have the competition success yet. he's placed high at smaller events but not at a major event yet.