West Coast Flipping Championships Placers

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West Coast Flipping Championships Placers

BLADE Staff

November 17, 2025

West Coast Flipping Championships Placers — The top three finishers in the 6th Annual West Coast Flipping Championships hosted and conducted by Squid Industries, from left: @_in8jo_ (third place), @balisongnerd (first) and @__hey.austin (second). (Squid Industries image)

See who took home top honors at the West Coast Flipping Championship.

The contestant known as @balisongnerd won the 6th Annual West Coast Flipping Championships October 11 at BLADE Show West in Salt Lake City.

Contestants @in8jo and @__hey.austin captured second and third place, respectively.

Hosted and conducted by Squid Industries before a crowd of engaged onlookers in the Salt Palace Convention Center, the event drew a large number of young contestants who competed against each other by displaying their balisong flipping talents in a round robin format.

Prizes included $1,000 for first place, along with a Poikilo Blade Nova, MachineWise Opus V2 Live Blade and Microtech Ultratech ZBP OTF Zero Forks from Blade HQ. Second place took home a $500 cash prize, a MachineWise Opus V2 Trainer and a Dessert Warrior Civivi Elementum II from Blade HQ. Third place earned $250, a MachineWise Opus V2 trainer and a CRKT Folts Minimalist Dessert Warrior from BladeHQ.

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