Conventions and Championships
Annual WJF conventions are held; and juggling competitions produce annual winners who are named "overall champions". At WJF 5, the top competition event ran alongside the Battle for the WJF Presidency, with Thomas Dietz as the inaugural winner, beating Jason Garfield. However, Dietz resigned from presidency soon after, saying he didn't have time to fulfill his duties as president. At WJF 7 in 2011, Doug Sayers was initially named overall champion, but due to a miscount of the scores this was proved not to be the case, as Vova had scored more points overall.
| Year | Event | Location | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | WJF Convention | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| 2005 | WJF2 | Las Vegas | Thomas Dietz, Overall champion |
| 2006 | WJF3 | Las Vegas | Thomas Dietz, Overall champion |
| 2007 | WJF4 | Hartford, Connecticut | Thomas Dietz, Overall champion |
| 2008 | WJF5 | Las Vegas | Thomas Dietz, Overall champion. |
| 2010 | WJF6 | Las Vegas | Doug Sayers, Overall champion. |
| 2011 | WJF7 | Springfield, Illinois | Vova Galchenko, Overall champion |
| 2012 | WJF8 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Doug Sayers, Overall champion |
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