 Participating nations are mainly, but not limited to nations situated in the continent of Europe.Exceptions have been made for some non-European countries in West Asia such as Armenia in West Asia and past Republics of the Soviet Union, and most recently Israel.These countries are permitted to compete at the discretion of the International Yo-Yo Federation (IYYF), either due to their geographical distance from their respective multi-national competitions, or due to the lack of a multi-national competition in their respective continent.