Cup stacking, an amateur sport, is gaining popularity across the world, especially in the United States.

At a sport stacking championship that concluded on July 29 in Novi, Michigan, stackers from across the world showed their skills with a handful of plastic cups - stacking and un-stacking them in specific order as quickly as possible.

Wu Zhewei is a champion sport stacker. Born in China's Guangdong Province and raised in the U.S., the 21-year old student is known as one of America's fastest stackers.

"Sport Stacking is very repetitive. But that may be a good thing, because it shows progression. If you have the perseverance, if you are willing to practice hard enough, you can become one of the best in the world," he said.

Wu recently showed-off his skills in China on television, trying to break the world record. Though he didn't, he had no regrets as his goal was to showcase this sport to the Chinese audience.

"That's a way for us to expand Sport Stacking in China, and I want to be a part of that initiative," said Wu.

The sports now has a variety of game methods. Stackers can participate in different games, such as Relay Stacking, a sort of team race, and Singles and Doubles--two people, each using one hand. However, though started in California in the 1980s, it wasn't until stacking morphed from a hobby into a sport that it really took off around the world.

Larry Goers, CEO of the World Sport Stacking Association (WSSA), has contributed a lot to the change by going around from school to school introducing stacking.

"They see the kids moving, they see them developing their ambidexterity, hand-eye coordination. And most importantly, they see kid's self-esteem changing. And they're able to stand tall now, and look adults in the eye and shake their hands. They weren't like that a year or two before," said Goers.

It's not by coincidence that stacking is now part of the amateur Junior Olympics right alongside other more traditional sports; and the sport is also welcomed by people from all age groups.

Virginia Daloisio, a 65-year-old retired teacher who used to teach stacking to her students, started competing herself. By getting awarded at the competition, she proved that age doesn't matter to start this sport.
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