International Jugglers' Association

The International Jugglers' Association (IJA) is the oldest and largest organization of jugglers, founded in 1947.
The IJA holds the largest week-long juggling festival in North America, with competitions, workshops, and public shows. The festival is held in a different North American city each year, usually in the United States, during mid-to-late July.
The official publication of the IJA is eJuggle, an online magazine that replaced the printed JUGGLE magazine in 2011.
==IJA competitions==
The IJA's Stage Championships are competitions for juggling performances, held during the IJA's annual festival. There are three categories in the Stage Championships: Individuals (individual competitors), Teams (two or more people per team) and Juniors (individuals 17 years old or younger). First, second and third place winners in the Stage Championships are awarded medals and cash prizes.
In the Numbers Championships, the goal is to juggle (qualify) the most balls (there are competitions for both toss juggling and bounce juggling), rings or clubs for the highest number of catches. Each competitor is given two minutes to get their best run with each number/prop. There are three categories of numbers competitions: individuals, duos and trios. (The trios division only has competitions for club passing.) Starting at the 2006 convention, a prize is given to each Numbers winner, with an extra prize for anyone who breaks an IJA competition record.
Other competitions held at the IJA festival include the eXtreme Juggling Competitions and the World Joggling Championships, as well as traditional (and more informal) juggling Games, such as 5 ball endurance, 3 ball Simon says, combat, speed passing, and club gathering.
==IJA champions==
===Stage championships===
Year	Individuals 	Teams 	Juniors
1969	George Zsilak (All Around Champion - won 3 Clubs, Club Passing, Object Manipulation), Danny Rees (3 Balls, Object Spinning), Ron Henon (Ball Manipulation, Auxiliary Equipment) 	 	
1970	Danny Rees (All Around Champion - won Club Passing, Object Spinning, Object Balancing), Gerald Greenberg (3 Balls), Stu Raynolds (3 Clubs), Bill Gnadt (Ball Manipulation), Ken Benge (Auxiliary Equipment)	 	
1971	Tommy Curtin (All Around Champion - won 3 Balls, 4-5 Balls, 3 Clubs, 4 Clubs, Club Passing, Ball Spinning, Object Manipulation, Auxiliary Equipment) 	 	
1972	John McPeak (Balls), Stu Raynolds (Clubs), Jay Green (Manipulation, Auxiliary) 	 	
1973	Jay Green (All Around Champion - won Balls, Clubs, Manipulation, Auxilary) 	 	Martin Gray
1974	Jay Green (Balls, Clubs, Manipulation), Michael Moschen (Auxiliary) 	 	Nate Stein
1975	Michael Moschen (Balls), Pam Doyle (Object Manipulation), Dick Franco (Clubs), Jay Green (Auxiliary) 	 	Peter Cuneen
1976	John McPeak (Balls and Manipulation), Steve Mills (Clubs), Bob Bryant (Auxiliary) 	 	Norm Johnson
1977	Robert Morganti (Balls), Barrett Felker (Clubs), Mike Marlin (Manipulation), Claude Crumley (Auxiliary) 	 	Lenny Mazel
1978	Barret Felker (Balls and Clubs), Steve Mock (Manipulation), Edward Jackman (Auxiliary) 	Fred Garbo & Allan Jacobs 	Ben Decker
1979	Edward Jackman 	Wimbledon Bros 	Lindsey Morris
1980	Michael Kass 	Magnificent Material Movers 	Kezia Tenenbaum
1981	Tommy Curtin 	Gravity's Last Stand 	Anthony Gatto
1982	Peter Davison 	Airjazz 	Andrew Allen
1983	Allan Jacobs 	Bryan Wendling & Scott Burton 	David Deeble
1984	Albert Lucas 	Raspyni Brothers 	David Lee
1985	Andrew Head 	Benji Hill & Dana Tison 	Ken Falk
1986	Anthony Gatto 	Jet Set Jugglers 	Robbie Weinstein
1987	Benji Hill 	Manic Expressions 	Curt Bonnem
1988	Jeff Mason 	Raspyni Brothers 	Jason Garfield
1989	Cindy Marvell 	The Passing Zone 	Jonathan Rosenberg
1990	Mark Nizer 	Darn, Good & Funny 	Chuck Gunter
1991	Andrew Head 	Doubble Troubble 	Pat McGuire
1992	Miguel Herrera 	Chuck Gunter & Benji Hill 	Sean McKinney
1993	Fritz Grobe 	Chuck Gunter & Benji Hill 	Jay Gilligan
1994	Tony Duncan 	Crash & Burn 	Joey Cousin
1995	Françoise Rochais 	Blink 	Vladik Miagkostoupov
1996	Greg Kennedy 	Dew Drop Jugglers 	Casey Boehmer
1997	Vladik Miagkostoupov 	Mark & Charlie Peachock 	Adam Kariotis
1998	Jason Garfield 	Les Tourisks 	Jeff Civillico
1999	Adam Kariotis 	The Mad Five 	Peter Gerber
2000	Michael Price 	Redefining Gravity 	Chris Chiappini
2001	Matt Henry 	The LaSalle Brothers 	David DiMuzio
2002	Jason Garfield 	Saccade 	Ryo Yabe
2003	Bill Berry 	Team Rootberry 	Jon Brady
2004	Thomas Dietz 	Olga & Vova Galchenko 	Wes Peden
2005	Ryo Yabe 	Jonglissimo 	Kazuhiro Shindo
2006	Artem Khomanko 	MHD 	William Wei-Liang-Lin
2007	Thomas Dietz 	Jonglissimo 	Yoshiaki Nagatake
2008	Vova Galchenko 	Sharpe Brothers 	Takashi Kikyo
2009	Doug Sayers 	The Jugheads 	Liu-Wen Yeh
2010	Jorden Moir 	Dream Team 	Noah Malone
2011	Tony Pezzo 	Showy Motion 	David Ferman
2012	Satoshi Eto 	Daniel Ledel & Dominik Harant 	Kellin Quinn
2013	Kyle Driggs 	The Pastels 	Ashley Ellis
2014	Kota Hayashi 	Institute of Jugglology 	Jack Denger
2015	Yusaku Mochizuki 	Kentokaito 	Delaney Bayles
2016	Hiroki Kamei 	Jonglissimo 	Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse
2017	Hayato Watanabe 	New Style Crew 	Bennett Santora
2018	Masayuki Furuya 	Cosmic Cousins 	Sho Kasuya
2019	Zak McAllister 	Zak & Delaney 	Christopher Haaser
2020	Hazel Bock 	 	David Pavlove Cunsolo
2021	Adam Dipert 	Raising Cain 	Nikolai Marshall
2022	Pun Ho Lam 	 	Matthew Walmsley
2023	Shih Rong Huang 	Manuel Mitasch & Moritz Rosner	
2024	Delaney Bayles 	Daniel & Julius 	Stefan Hart
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===Individual Numbers championships===
Until 1984, there were usually no more than two divisions in the Numbers Championships, one for 7 objects (balls or rings), and one for 5 clubs. Often there was just one Numbers competition, where competitors were allowed to use either 7 objects or 5 clubs.
Starting in 1984, the IJA has had numbers competitions with a separate division for each prop, where competitors can attempt to juggle higher numbers, and those who successfully juggle higher numbers are scored higher. This new competition format was initially called the Numbers Challenge. The Numbers competitions currently require a minimum of 8 balls, 8 rings, or 6 clubs. No bounce juggling was allowed in the Numbers competitions until a separate division for ball bouncing was added in 1993.
Year	Balls 	Rings 	Clubs 	Ball Bouncing
1969	Danny Rees 	George Zsilak 	George Zsilak 	
1970	Ken Benge 	Albert Lucas 	Stu Raynolds 	
1971	Bill Gnadt (using 7 objects) 	Bill Gnadt (using 7 objects) 	Stu Raynolds 	
1972	Eddie Tierney 	Eddie Tierney 	Eddie Tierney 	
1973	Stu Raynolds 	Stu Raynolds 	Stu Raynolds 	
1974	Ken Benge (using clubs) 	Ken Benge (using clubs) 	Ken Benge (using clubs) 	
1975	Steve Mills (using clubs) 	Steve Mills (using clubs) 	Steve Mills (using clubs) 	
1976	Steve Mills (using clubs) 	Steve Mills (using clubs) 	Steve Mills (using clubs) 	
1977	Barrett Felker (using clubs) 	Barrett Felker (using clubs) 	Barrett Felker (using clubs) 	
1978	Steve Mills (using clubs) 	Steve Mills (using clubs) 	Steve Mills (using clubs) 	
1979	Edward Jackman (using rings) 	Edward Jackman (using rings) 	Mitch Kelly 	
1980	Edward Jackman 	Edward Jackman 	Peter Davison 	
1981	Rande Aronson 	Rande Aronson 	Daniel Rosen 	
1982	Tony Duncan (using balls) 	Tony Duncan (using balls) 	Peter Davison 	
1983	Tony Duncan 	Tony Duncan 	Anthony Gatto 	
1984	Dan Bennett (won the ball Numbers Challenge)	Albert Lucas (won the ring Numbers Challenge and the 7 object endurance competition)	Albert Lucas (won the 5 club endurance competition)	
1985	Dan Bennett 	Dan Bennett 	 	
1986	Anthony Gatto 	Anthony Gatto 	Anthony Gatto 	
1987	Dana Tison 	Dana Tison 	Dana Tison 	
1988	Frank Olivier 	Bob Mendelsohn 	 	
1989	Anthony Gatto 	Anthony Gatto 	Anthony Gatto 	
1990	Jason Garfield 	Jason Garfield 	Andrew Senske, Bruce Tiemann 	
1991	Anthony Gatto 	Anthony Gatto 	Anthony Gatto 	
1992	Barry Rosenberg 	 	 	
1993	Alan Morgan 	Scott Sorensen 	Corey Hoelker 	Fritz Grobe
1994	Bruce Sarafian 	Scott Sorensen 	Jay Gilligan 	Jay Gilligan
1995	Bruce Sarafian 	Scott Sorensen 	Françoise Rochais 	Malkenthin Hannes
1996	Joey Cousin 	Albert Lucas 	Scott Sorensen 	Ram Prasad
1997	Bruce Sarafian 	Scott Sorensen 	Darin Marriott 	Ram Prasad
1998	Jason Garfield 	Jason Garfield 	Vladik Miagkostoupov 	David Cain
1999	Peter Blanchard, Joey Cousin 	Dana Tison 	Scott Sorensen 	Emile Carey
2000	Jason Garfield 	Jason Garfield 	Jason Garfield 	Ben Jennings
2001	Peter Blanchard 	Jason Garfield 	Darin Marriott 	Nate Seefeldt
2002	Sam Hartford 	Albert Lucas 	Peter Kaseman 	Jonathan Root
2003	Anthony Peterson 	Nicolas Souren, Sam Hartford 	Peter Kaseman 	John Jones
2004	Thomas Dietz 	Dana Tison 	Peter Kaseman 	Christian Kloc
2005	Grysha Lovigin 	Scott Sorensen 	Manuel Mitasch 	Christian Kloc
2006	Doug Sayers 	Scott Sorensen 	Doug Sayers 	Frida Brinkmann
2007	Doug Sayers, Thomas Dietz 	Sean Blue 	Vova Galchenko 	Robert Mosher III
2008	Daniel Eaker, Vova Galchenko 	Scott Sorensen 	Vova Galchenko 	Robert Mosher III
2009	Daniel Eaker 	Dana Tison 	Daniel Eaker 	Christian Kloc
2010	Doug Sayers 	Doug Sayers 	Doug Sayers 	Doug Sayers
2011	Doug Sayers 	Scott Sorensen 	Ben Thompson 	John Jones
2012	Doug Sayers 	Pavel Evsukevich 	Jack Denger 	Doug Sayers
2013	Doug Sayers 	Sam Malcolm, Manuel Mitasch 	Jack Denger 	Doug Sayers
2014	Brian Koenig, Vladik Miagkostoupov 	Scott Sorensen 	Jack Denger 	John Jones
2015	Matan Presberg 	Scott Sorensen 	Kento Tanioka 	Christian Kloc
2016	Matan Presberg 	Scott Sorensen 	Manuel Mitasch 	John Jones
2017	Matan Presberg 	Scott Sorensen 	Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse 	Christian Kloc
2018	Matan Presberg 	Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse 	Wes Peden 	Christian Kloc
2019	Matan Presberg 	Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse 	Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse 	Nick Jamesson
2021	Tom Whitfield 	Daniel Lysenko 	Moritz Rosner 	Christian Kloc
2022	Doug Sayers 	Spencer Androli 	Spencer Androli 	Christian Kloc
2023	Tom Whitfield 	Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse 	Manuel Mitasch 	Christian Kloc
2024	Matan Presberg 	Daniel Lysenko 	Delaney Bayles 	Christian Kloc
 
===Passing Numbers championships===
Year	Balls 	Rings 	Clubs 	Ball Bouncing 	Club Trios
1988	Barry Friedman & Frank Olivier 	Bob Mendelsohn & Owen Morse 	Barry Friedman & Frank Olivier 	 	
1989	Johnnie Scarcello & Andrew Senske 	Johnnie Scarcello & Andrew Senske 	Nick & Alex Karvounis 	 	
1990	Allen Knutson & Dave Morton 	Bob Mendelsohn & Owen Morse 	Owen Morse & Jon Wee 	 	
1991	Allen Knutson & Jack Boyce 	Nick & Alex Karvounis 	Nick & Alex Karvounis 	 	
1992	 	 	Owen Morse & Jon Wee 	 	
1993	Allen Knutson & Morton Hansen 	David Cain & Jay Gilligan 	Owen Morse & Jon Wee 	Fritz Grobe & Jay Gilligan 	
1994	Allen Knutson & Greg Warrington 	David Cain & Jay Gilligan 	Jimmy Robertson & Todd Blair 	Fritz Grobe & Jay Gilligan 	Barry Rosenberg, Arthur Lewbel & Benjamin Elfant
1995	Joey Cousin & Bruce Sarafian 	Nick & Alex Karvounis 	Nick & Alex Karvounis 	Fran Favorini & Fred Strempel 	David Cain, Mark Peachock & Merry Spahr
1996	David & Scott Cain 	David Cain & Scott Sorensen 	Peter Kaseman & Randy Lyman 	Fran Favorini & Fred Strempel 	David & Scott Cain & Jack Kalvan
1997	Joey Cousin & Bruce Sarafian 	Charlie & Mark Peachock 	Heather Hackett & Darin Marriott	Morten Hansen & Ben Jennings 	David & Scott Cain & Jack Kalvan
1998	David & Scott Cain 	Brian Patz & Rob Weinstein 	Heather Hackett & Darin Marriott	 	David & Scott Cain & Jack Kalvan
1999	David Cain & Nathan Dorrell 	Sean Gandini & Jay Gilligan 	Heather Hackett & Darin Marriott	David Cain & Nathan Dorrell 	Matt Jergens, Mark Nading & Marty LaSalle
2000	Peter Kaseman & Darin Marriott 	David Cain & Darin Marriott 	Todd Blair & Darin Marriott 	Emile Carey & Ben Jennings 	Heather Hackett, Peter Kaseman & Darin Marriott
2001	Sam Hartford & Josiah Jones 	Darin Marriott & Scott Sorensen 	Darin & Heather Marriott 	Dave Critchfield & John Jones 	Darin & Heather Marriott & Peter Kaseman
2002	Peter Kaseman & Darin Marriott 	Darin & Heather Mariott 	Darin & Heather Mariott 	 	Darin & Heather Marriott & Peter Kaseman
2003	Peter Kaseman & Darin Marriott 	Darin & Heather Mariott 	Olga & Vova Galchenko 	Morten Hansen & Ben Jennings 	Darin & Heather Marriott & Peter Kaseman
2004	Nate Martin & Kelvin Ying 	Darin & Heather Mariott 	Peter Kaseman & Darin Marriott 	Dave Critchfield & John Jones 	Darin & Heather Marriott & Peter Kaseman
2005	Nate Martin & Kelvin Ying 	Peter Blanchard & Scott Sorensen 	Vova Galchenko & Peter Kaseman 	Dave Critchfield & John Jones 	Peter & Laura Kaseman & Jimmy Robertson
2006	Nate Martin & Kelvin Ying 	Peter Blanchard & Scott Sorensen 	Tsushi & Takashi Kikyo 	Dave Critchfield & John Jones 	
2007	Bruce Bailey & Doug Sayers 	Christoph & Manuel Mitasch 	Vova Galchenko & Peter Kaseman 	 	Tsushi & Takashi Kikyo & Vova Galchenko
2008	Stefan Brancel & Ben Hestness 	 	Vova Galchenko & Peter Kaseman 	Christian Kloc & Robert Mosher III, Dave Critchfield & John Jones	Alan Thompson, Carey Wagoner & Thom Wall
2009	Bruce Bailey & Doug Sayers 	Stefan Brancel & Ben Hestness 	Doug Sayers & Peter Kaseman 	Dave Critchfield & John Jones 	Ben Hestness, Stefan Brancel & Sean Carney
2010	Andrew & Chris Hodge 	Doug Sayers & Josh Horton 	Doug Sayers & Peter Kaseman 	Dave Critchfield & John Jones 	Doug Sayers, Peter Kaseman & Thom Wall
2011	Andrew & Chris Hodge 	Doug Sayers & Tony Pezzo 	Doug Sayers & Peter Kaseman 	Dave Critchfield & John Jones 	Ben Hestness, Stefan Brancel & Sean Carney
2012	Doug Sayers & Stefan Brancel 	Doug Sayers & Stefan Brancel 	Daniel Ledel & Dominik Harant 	Dave Critchfield & John Jones 	Daniel Ledel, Dominik Harant & Florian Canaval
2013	Doug Sayers & Peter Kaseman 	Daniel Ledel & Dominik Harant 	Daniel Ledel & Dominik Harant 	Dave Critchfield & John Jones 	Dominik Harant, Daniel Ledel & Manuel Mitasch
2014	Ben Thompson & Peter Kaseman 	Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse & Noah Schmeissner	Stefan Brancel & Peter Kaseman 	Dave Critchfield & John Jones 	Warren Hammond, Stefan Brancel & Peter Kaseman
2015	Peter Kaseman & Stefan Brancel 	Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse & Stefan Brancel 	Stefan Brancel & Peter Kaseman 	Dave Critchfield & John Jones 	
2016	Daniel Ledel & Dominik Harant 	Dominik Harant & Manual Mitasch 	Manuel Mitasch & Daniel Ledel 	David Critchfield & John Jones 	Dominik Harant, Daniel Ledel & Manuel Mitasch
2017	Peter Kaseman & Doug Sayers 	Noah Schmeissner & Jonah Botvinik-Greenhouse 	Stefan Brancel & Peter Kaseman 	Doug Sayers & Christian Kloc, David Critchfield & John Jones 	Nicholas Aikens, Peter Kaseman & Stefan Brancel
2018	Noah Schmeissner & Jonah Botvinik-Greenhouse	Jonah Botvinik-Greenhouse & Noah Schmeissner 	Tony Kaseman & Peter Kaseman 	David Critchfield & John Jones 	Jack Levy, Sean Carney, and Brenden Ying
2019	Tom Whitfield & Mark Pender-Bare 	Zak McAllister & Delaney Bayles 	Jack Levy and Ben Hestness 	David Critchfield & John Jones 	Ben Hestness, Chris Lovdal, & Jack Levy
2022	Doug Sayers & Peter Kaseman 	Noah Schmeissner & Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse	Peter Kaseman & Stefan Brancel 	John Jones & Dave Critchfield 	Tony Kaseman, Peter Kaseman, & Stefan Brancel
2023	Doug Sayers & Noah Schmeissner 	Noah Schmeissner & Doug Sayers 	Mortiz Rosner & Manuel Mitasch 	Christian Kloc & Adrian Goldwaser 	
2024	Chris Hodge & Kayla Malmgren 	Chris Hodge & Noah Schmeissner 	Christian Kloc & Chris Hodge 	Christian Kloc & Suzanne Zaccour 	Sean Carney, Jack Levy, Ben Hestness
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