The Las Vegas Open Championship was inaugurated in December 2014 as the seeding event for North America to the World Yo-Yo Contest. Held in conjunction with SkillCon, a convention open to skill toy players of all kinds, and is hosted annually by the World Juggling Federation at the Riviera Hotel Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. In addition to the contest, there are various workshops and related events designed to promote cross pollination of skill toy techniques of all kinds. The winners of the 2014 contest are: 1A: Ky Zizan 2A: Joseph Harris 3A: Hank Freeman 4A: Michael Nakamura