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A '''multiplex''' is a throw where two or more objects are thrown from one hand at the same time.
 
A '''multiplex''' is a throw where two or more objects are thrown from one hand at the same time.
   
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==Types of multiplexes==
 
==Types of multiplexes==
 
In a [[Stack|stacked]] multiplex, all the objects are thrown to the same hand (either all of them cross to the other hand or none of them cross). In a [[Split|split]] multiplex, some objects are thrown to the right hand and some to the left hand. In a [[Slice|sliced]] multiplex, one of the objects is passed straight into the other hand.
 
In a [[Stack|stacked]] multiplex, all the objects are thrown to the same hand (either all of them cross to the other hand or none of them cross). In a [[Split|split]] multiplex, some objects are thrown to the right hand and some to the left hand. In a [[Slice|sliced]] multiplex, one of the objects is passed straight into the other hand.
   
Multiplex throws are sometimes called [[Duplex|duplexes]], [[Triplex|triplexes]], [[Quadruplex|quadruplexes]], [[Quintuplex|quintuplexes]], etc., depending on the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rec.juggling/LE9YpclJGN0/IpprfZJT3YEJ number of objects that are thrown] from one hand.
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Multiplex throws can be called [[Duplex|duplexes]], [[Triplex|triplexes]], etc., depending on the number of objects that are being thrown from one hand. Higher numbers of objects thrown at once are too rare to have commonly agreed-on names, and it may be preferable to just use a numeral (as in "4-plex"), rather than using increasingly cumbersome [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numeral_prefix Latin or Greek prefixes].
   
 
The term "[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.juggling/LE9YpclJGN0/eDn2ZjxdeFcJ uniplex]" is sometimes used to mean throwing an object [[Martin|while holding on to another object with the same hand]] and not throwing it, as opposed to a '''true multiplex''', where two or more objects actually leave the hand at the same time.
 
The term "[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.juggling/LE9YpclJGN0/eDn2ZjxdeFcJ uniplex]" is sometimes used to mean throwing an object [[Martin|while holding on to another object with the same hand]] and not throwing it, as opposed to a '''true multiplex''', where two or more objects actually leave the hand at the same time.
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A [[Squeeze|squeeze]] catch is a [[Reversed patterns|reverse]] multiplex throw - more than one object is caught in one hand at the same time.
 
A [[Squeeze|squeeze]] catch is a [[Reversed patterns|reverse]] multiplex throw - more than one object is caught in one hand at the same time.
   
[[File:How To Juggle Basic 5 Ball Multiplex Tricks Juggling Tutorial by JugglingTricks|thumb|right|480 px|[[Ball juggling|Ball]] multiplex tutorial]][[File:IJA Ring Juggling Tutorial - Ring Multiplexes - Norbi Whitney - Patreon Sponsored|thumb|right|480 px|[[Ring juggling|Ring]] multiplex tutorial]]
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[[File:How To Juggle Basic 5 Ball Multiplex Tricks Juggling Tutorial by JugglingTricks|thumb|right|360 px|[[Ball juggling|Ball]] multiplex tutorial]][[File:IJA Ring Juggling Tutorial - Ring Multiplexes - Norbi Whitney - Patreon Sponsored|thumb|right|360 px|[[Ring juggling|Ring]] multiplex tutorial]]
   
 
==World records==
 
==World records==
 
Every throw in a multiplex record must involve the same number of objects. For example, a duplex record must consist of only duplexes, with no other kinds of throws in between.
 
Every throw in a multiplex record must involve the same number of objects. For example, a duplex record must consist of only duplexes, with no other kinds of throws in between.
   
For a record to be listed on this page, the number of objects used must be greater than twice the number of objects involved in each throw. The minimum number of objects allowed is 5 for duplex records, 7 for triplex records, 9 for quadruplex records, 11 for quintuplex records, 13 for sextuplex records, 15 for septuplex records, 17 for octuplex records, and 19 for nonuplex records.
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For a record to be listed on this page, the number of objects used must be greater than twice the number of objects involved in each throw. So the minimum number of objects allowed is 5 for duplex records, 7 for triplex records, 9 for 4-plex records, 11 for 5-plex records, etc.
   
 
[[Collect]]ing begins when an object lands in a hand that was already holding the number of objects required for each throw in the pattern. Any object that leaves a hand after collecting has begun is considered to be dropped at the moment it's released, so no subsequent catches will be counted. Every catch of every object is counted while no drops have been made.
 
[[Collect]]ing begins when an object lands in a hand that was already holding the number of objects required for each throw in the pattern. Any object that leaves a hand after collecting has begun is considered to be dropped at the moment it's released, so no subsequent catches will be counted. Every catch of every object is counted while no drops have been made.
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*5 [[Ball juggling|ball]] duplexes: 2 hours, 13 minutes, and 57 seconds by [[Bill Coad]] in 2019 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNh9TXdJSDU video])
 
*5 [[Ball juggling|ball]] duplexes: 2 hours, 13 minutes, and 57 seconds by [[Bill Coad]] in 2019 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNh9TXdJSDU video])
 
*6 ball duplexes: 1 hour and 30 seconds by [[Patrick Pettersson]] in 2016 ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM0uH5U9N1c video])
 
*6 ball duplexes: 1 hour and 30 seconds by [[Patrick Pettersson]] in 2016 ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM0uH5U9N1c video])
*7 ball duplexes: 211 catches by [[Patrick Frey]] in 2020 ([https://youtu.be/yL5CpCYwwTA video])
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*7 ball duplexes: 1 minute and 12 seconds by [[Aaron Berliner]] in 2021 ([https://youtu.be/YqqzR96HASI video])
 
*8 ball duplexes: 3 minutes and 13 seconds by [[Patrick Pettersson]] in 2016 ([https://youtu.be/fehOLbrSSfg video])
 
*8 ball duplexes: 3 minutes and 13 seconds by [[Patrick Pettersson]] in 2016 ([https://youtu.be/fehOLbrSSfg video])
*9 ball duplexes: 18 catches by [[Luke Davies]] in 2018 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/BmzAumWlPXH/ video])
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*9 ball duplexes: 18 catches by [[Luke Davies]] in 2018 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/BmzAumWlPXH/ video]) and [[Johnathan Mundell]] in 2024 ([https://youtu.be/I7RPBcUs4AY?t=11 video])
 
*10 ball duplexes: 210 catches by [[Patrick Pettersson]] in 2016 ([https://youtu.be/DuY0SqHUzbQ video])
 
*10 ball duplexes: 210 catches by [[Patrick Pettersson]] in 2016 ([https://youtu.be/DuY0SqHUzbQ video])
*12 ball duplexes: 16 catches by [[Patrick Pettersson]] in 2016 ([https://youtu.be/e-RtYll774w?t=26s video])
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*11 ball duplexes: 14 catches by [[Sylar Buckner]] in 2023 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQRyMDUWxNM video])
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*12 ball duplexes: 24 catches by [[Patrick Pettersson]] in 2024 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3qFrV-kuwA video])
   
*5 [[Ring juggling|ring]] duplexes: 5 minutes and 54 seconds by [[Robert LeBoeuf]] in 2020 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c3ma3K5mTQ&feature=youtu.be video])
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*5 [[Ring juggling|ring]] duplexes: 6 minutes and 3 seconds by [[Johnathan Mundell]] in 2024 ([https://youtu.be/MXKkjscIUVA?t=1075 video])
 
*6 ring duplexes: 60 catches by [[Jay Gilligan]] in 2020 ([https://youtu.be/ejE6acM8NUE?t=193 video])
 
*6 ring duplexes: 60 catches by [[Jay Gilligan]] in 2020 ([https://youtu.be/ejE6acM8NUE?t=193 video])
*7 ring duplexes: 30 catches by [[Robert LeBoeuf]] in 2020 ([https://youtu.be/_K90E4zT1KU video])
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*7 ring duplexes: 35 catches by [[Johnathan Mundell]] in 2023 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxyx6Y6PNon/ video])
 
*8 ring duplexes: 51 catches by [[Jean-Philippe Deltell]] in 2018 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/BnbKFBcja94/ video])
 
*8 ring duplexes: 51 catches by [[Jean-Philippe Deltell]] in 2018 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/BnbKFBcja94/ video])
*9 ring duplexes: 12 catches by [[Luca Pferdmenges]] in 2020 ([https://youtu.be/y0kmbQhIyWc?t=144 video])
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*9 ring duplexes: 12 catches by [[Luca Pferdmenges]] in 2020 ([https://youtu.be/y0kmbQhIyWc?t=144 video]) and [[Johnathan Mundell]] in 2024 ([https://youtu.be/I7RPBcUs4AY?t=16 video])
*10 ring duplexes: 10 catches by isaacTR in 2010 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obSXZR8ds48&t=16s video]), [[Jean-Philippe Deltell]] in 2015 ([https://youtu.be/Ko8ksXAbzyA?t=1m2s video]), and [[Rudolf Levitskiy]] in 2020 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/B9rdObRAN9y/ video])
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*10 ring duplexes: 10 catches by isaacTR in 2010 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obSXZR8ds48&t=16s video]), [[Jean-Philippe Deltell]] in 2015 ([https://youtu.be/Ko8ksXAbzyA?t=1m2s video]), [[Rudolf Levitskiy]] in 2020 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/B9rdObRAN9y/ video]), and [[Johnathan Mundell]] in 2024 ([https://youtu.be/I7RPBcUs4AY?t=23 video])
 
*12 ring duplexes: 12 catches by [[Rudolf Levitskiy]] in 2020 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/B9tyss6gmxg/ video]) and [[Jean-Philippe Deltell]] in 2020 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/CF5En60Aovn/ video])
 
*12 ring duplexes: 12 catches by [[Rudolf Levitskiy]] in 2020 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/B9tyss6gmxg/ video]) and [[Jean-Philippe Deltell]] in 2020 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/CF5En60Aovn/ video])
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*14 ring duplexes: 14 catches by [[Rudolf Levitskiy]] in 2023 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQs52x90kuY video])
   
*5 [[Club juggling|club]] duplexes: 5 minutes and 48 seconds by [[Moritz Rosner]] in 2020 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJV4KCm9F9I video])
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*5 [[Club juggling|club]] duplexes: 16 minutes by [[Alexandr Inozemtzev]] in 2022 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv-EKZTmraA video])
 
*6 club duplexes: 2 minutes and 3 seconds by [[Moritz Rosner]] in 2020 ([https://youtu.be/aJV4KCm9F9I?t=354 video])
 
*6 club duplexes: 2 minutes and 3 seconds by [[Moritz Rosner]] in 2020 ([https://youtu.be/aJV4KCm9F9I?t=354 video])
 
*8 club duplexes: 8 catches by [[Ruslan Guseynov]] in 2014 ([https://www.facebook.com/GuseynovRus/videos/1723194431107649/ video]), [[Alexey Isamukhamedov]] in 2018 ([https://youtu.be/5PEKfF4R6ns?t=87 video]), and [[Moritz Rosner]] in 2020 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/CFHjHBTiEiL/ video])
 
*8 club duplexes: 8 catches by [[Ruslan Guseynov]] in 2014 ([https://www.facebook.com/GuseynovRus/videos/1723194431107649/ video]), [[Alexey Isamukhamedov]] in 2018 ([https://youtu.be/5PEKfF4R6ns?t=87 video]), and [[Moritz Rosner]] in 2020 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/CFHjHBTiEiL/ video])
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=== Triplexes ===
 
=== Triplexes ===
 
[[Triplex]] [[World records|world records]] with publicly available video evidence: 
 
[[Triplex]] [[World records|world records]] with publicly available video evidence: 
*7 ball triplexes: 11 minutes and 39 seconds by [[Andrea Borini|Aaron Berliner]] in 2021 ([https://youtu.be/7eYm1hHT34Y video])
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*7 ball triplexes: 11 minutes and 41 seconds by [[Aaron Berliner]] in 2021 ([https://youtu.be/7eYm1hHT34Y video])
 
*8 ball triplexes: 3 minutes and 19 seconds by [[Bill Coad]] in 2017 ([https://youtu.be/TwUBlKKHUsg video])
 
*8 ball triplexes: 3 minutes and 19 seconds by [[Bill Coad]] in 2017 ([https://youtu.be/TwUBlKKHUsg video])
*9 ball triplexes: 223 catches by [[Yosuke Matsumoto]] in 2020 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxnigOAfxpo video])
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*9 ball triplexes: 240 catches by [[Yosuke Matsumoto]] in 2024 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/C4aQhzCS31q/ video])
*12 ball triplexes: 18 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2018 ([https://youtu.be/mGGZGi214L8 video])
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*12 ball triplexes: 24 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2021 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCIer1LeolE video]) and [[Rodion Dragun]] in 2021 ([https://www.facebook.com/groups/JugglingHome/posts/3583858615172062/ video])
   
*7 ring triplexes: 30 catches by [[Jay Gilligan]] in 2016 ([https://youtu.be/Kn1hegrgrJk?t=1m38s video]) and [[Johnathan Mundell]] in 2020 ([https://youtu.be/4A3v1U83Tuc video])
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*7 ring triplexes: 41 catches by [[Johnathan Mundell]] in 2023 ([https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxjSnt3vKZq/ video])
 
*8 ring triplexes: 1 minute and 8 seconds by [[Robert LeBoeuf]] in 2020 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk-oNLUQzGE&feature=youtu.be video])
 
*8 ring triplexes: 1 minute and 8 seconds by [[Robert LeBoeuf]] in 2020 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk-oNLUQzGE&feature=youtu.be video])
 
*9 ring triplexes: 42 catches by [[Wes Peden]] in 2017 (''[http://wespeden.com/pages/gumball.html Gumball]'' video at 26:29)
 
*9 ring triplexes: 42 catches by [[Wes Peden]] in 2017 (''[http://wespeden.com/pages/gumball.html Gumball]'' video at 26:29)
*10 ring triplexes: 13 catches by [[Robert LeBoeuf]] in 2020 ([https://youtu.be/_K90E4zT1KU&t=29 video])
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*10 ring triplexes: 14 catches by [[Johnathan Mundell]] in 2023 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxoi3fWLY3S/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== video])
   
*7 club triplexes: 24 catches by [[Jonas Beauvais]] in 2010 ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olN04c0hjUw&t=3m29s video])
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*7 club triplexes: 66 catches by [[Kento Tanioka]] in 2024 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/C28zHVvydIa/ video])
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*9 club triplexes: 9 catches by [[Kento Tanioka]] in 2022 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/CknqshFpXsV/ video])
 
Unverified claims:
 
Unverified claims:
 
*9 ball triplexes: ~360 catches by [[Yosuke Matsumoto]] ([https://www.facebook.com/groups/JugglingRock/permalink/987181441351411/?comment_id=987206728015549&reply_comment_id=987211371348418 claim])
 
*9 ball triplexes: ~360 catches by [[Yosuke Matsumoto]] ([https://www.facebook.com/groups/JugglingRock/permalink/987181441351411/?comment_id=987206728015549&reply_comment_id=987211371348418 claim])
   
=== Quadruplexes ===
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=== 4-plexes ===
[[Quadruplex]] [[World records|world records]] with publicly available video evidence:
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[[4-plex]] [[World records|world records]] with publicly available video evidence:
*9 ball quadruplexes: 43 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2016 ([https://youtu.be/R3IiNrupbjU video])
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*9 ball 4-plexes: 43 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2016 ([https://youtu.be/R3IiNrupbjU video])
*10 ball quadruplexes: 59 seconds by [[Bill Coad]] in 2020 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_WbyzEHZe4 video])
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*10 ball 4-plexes: 59 seconds by [[Bill Coad]] in 2020 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_WbyzEHZe4 video])
*11 ball quadruplexes: 24 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2017 ([https://youtu.be/fbYqapVsgOs video])
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*11 ball 4-plexes: 24 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2017 ([https://youtu.be/fbYqapVsgOs video])
*12 ball quadruplexes: 24 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2016 ([https://youtu.be/57-sxKMwfgk video])
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*12 ball 4-plexes: 28 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2021 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqrW8SdDqz8 video])
*16 ball quadruplexes: 24 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2017 ([https://youtu.be/5FeZKujhDN8 video])
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*16 ball 4-plexes: 32 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2021 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqmo9YMKvT0 video])
   
*9 ring quadruplexes: 36 catches by [[Tony Pezzo]] in 2014 ([http://youtu.be/V-sAyxtz7QM?t=7m6s video])
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*9 ring 4-plexes: 72 catches by [[Tony Pezzo]] in 2023 ([https://www.instagram.com/p/CyNeklROJop/ video])
*10 ring quadruplexes: 204 catches by [[Ameron Rosvall]] in 2020 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUwaa4EYbYg video])
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*10 ring 4-plexes: 204 catches by [[Ameron Rosvall]] in 2020 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUwaa4EYbYg video])
*11 ring quadruplexes: 104 catches by [[Ameron Rosvall]] in 2020 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-SRigNMVYQ video])
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*11 ring 4-plexes: 104 catches by [[Ameron Rosvall]] in 2020 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-SRigNMVYQ video])
   
=== Quintuplexes ===
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=== 5-plexes ===
[[Quintuplex]] [[World records|world records]] with publicly available video evidence:
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[[5-plex]] [[World records|world records]] with publicly available video evidence:
   
*11 ball quintuplexes: 30 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2016 ([https://youtu.be/QqTefNFgfxg video])
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*11 ball 5-plexes: 30 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2016 ([https://youtu.be/QqTefNFgfxg video])
*12 ball quintuplexes: 35 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2018 ([https://youtu.be/RXQo2bkceDk video])
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*12 ball 5-plexes: 35 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2018 ([https://youtu.be/RXQo2bkceDk video])
*13 ball quintuplexes: 25 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2017 ([https://youtu.be/mEyx5GWl6MI video])
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*13 ball 5-plexes: 25 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2017 ([https://youtu.be/mEyx5GWl6MI video])
*14 ball quintuplexes: 25 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2020 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRuQxd2fRCo video])
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*14 ball 5-plexes: 25 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2020 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRuQxd2fRCo video])
*15 ball quintuplexes: 30 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2021 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWyNhjepajI video])
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*15 ball 5-plexes: 30 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2021 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWyNhjepajI video])
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*20 ball 5-plexes: 30 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2021 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZZvSmW0POg video])
   
*14 ring quintuplexes: 105 catches by [[Ameron Rosvall]] in 2020 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAkLgkDhNvU video])
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*14 ring 5-plexes: 105 catches by [[Ameron Rosvall]] in 2020 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAkLgkDhNvU video])
   
=== Sextuplexes ===
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=== 6-plexes ===
[[Sextuplex]] [[World records|world records]] with publicly available video evidence:
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[[6-plex]] [[World records|world records]] with publicly available video evidence:
   
*13 ball sextuplexes: 30 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2017 ([https://youtu.be/_NPsgOCpS_o video])
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*13 ball 6-plexes: 30 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2017 ([https://youtu.be/_NPsgOCpS_o video])
*14 ball sextuplexes: 30 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2017 ([https://youtu.be/HQxUqF-o0Qk video])
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*14 ball 6-plexes: 30 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2017 ([https://youtu.be/HQxUqF-o0Qk video])
*15 ball sextuplexes: 30 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2017 ([https://youtu.be/PDkIcfMyhF0 video])
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*15 ball 6-plexes: 30 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2017 ([https://youtu.be/PDkIcfMyhF0 video])
*16 ball sextuplexes: 30 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2020 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eyzb0yJzUoI video])
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*16 ball 6-plexes: 30 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2020 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eyzb0yJzUoI video])
*17 ball sextuplexes: 30 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2021 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z90hfQsFPv8 video])
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*17 ball 6-plexes: 30 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2021 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z90hfQsFPv8 video])
*18 ball sextuplexes: 24 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2018 ([https://youtu.be/0rpqlOBzaEo video])
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*18 ball 6-plexes: 36 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2021 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDT17987Itw video])
   
=== Septuplexes ===
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=== 7-plexes ===
[[Septuplex]] [[World records|world records]] with publicly available video evidence:
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[[7-plex]] [[World records|world records]] with publicly available video evidence:
   
*15 ball septuplexes: 28 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2017 ([https://youtu.be/Rxkynq69g_U video])
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*15 ball 7-plexes: 28 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2017 ([https://youtu.be/Rxkynq69g_U video])
*16 ball septuplexes: 28 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2017 ([https://youtu.be/MWPktOazj5o video])
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*16 ball 7-plexes: 28 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2017 ([https://youtu.be/MWPktOazj5o video])
*17 ball septuplexes: 28 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2018 ([https://youtu.be/hH96wDm26sU video])
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*17 ball 7-plexes: 28 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2018 ([https://youtu.be/hH96wDm26sU video])
*18 ball septuplexes: 28 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2018 ([https://youtu.be/_xx7D7d5hFk video])
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*18 ball 7-plexes: 28 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2018 ([https://youtu.be/_xx7D7d5hFk video])
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*21 ball 7-plexes: 35 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2021 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG6ANxwq2ZA video])
   
=== Octuplexes ===
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=== 8-plexes ===
[[Octuplex]] [[World records|world records]] with publicly available video evidence:
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[[8-plex]] [[World records|world records]] with publicly available video evidence:
* 17 ball octuplexes: 32 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2018 ([https://youtu.be/eSwwEis26X0 video])
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* 17 ball 8-plexes: 32 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2018 ([https://youtu.be/eSwwEis26X0 video])
* 19 ball octuplexes: 32 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2018 ([https://youtu.be/X-xf1Xqv6FI video])
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* 19 ball 8-plexes: 32 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2018 ([https://youtu.be/X-xf1Xqv6FI video])
   
=== Nonuplexes ===
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=== 9-plexes ===
[[Nonuplex]] [[World records|world records]] with publicly available video evidence:
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[[9-plex]] [[World records|world records]] with publicly available video evidence:
* 20 ball nonuplexes: 27 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2018 ([https://youtu.be/hzHPWcUc9sk video])
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* 20 ball 9-plexes: 36 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2021 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqjXRxZDGQE video])
* 21 ball nonuplexes: 27 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2018 ([https://youtu.be/FPsR4emAhaU video])
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* 21 ball 9-plexes: 36 catches by [[Bill Coad]] in 2022 ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lUrcQQTmwo video])
   
[[File:Bruce Sarafian Multiplex Madness VOL II Juggler Incl 10 balls|thumb|right|480px|8 and 10 [[Ball juggling|ball]] multiplex patterns by [[Bruce Sarafian]]]]
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[[File:Bruce Sarafian Multiplex Madness VOL II Juggler Incl 10 balls|thumb|right|360px|8 and 10 [[Ball juggling|ball]] multiplex patterns by [[Bruce Sarafian]]]]
   
 
==Siteswap notation for multiplexing==
 
==Siteswap notation for multiplexing==

Latest revision as of 02:12, 15 March 2024

A multiplex is a throw where two or more objects are thrown from one hand at the same time.

Types of multiplexes[]

In a stacked multiplex, all the objects are thrown to the same hand (either all of them cross to the other hand or none of them cross). In a split multiplex, some objects are thrown to the right hand and some to the left hand. In a sliced multiplex, one of the objects is passed straight into the other hand.

Multiplex throws can be called duplexes, triplexes, etc., depending on the number of objects that are being thrown from one hand. Higher numbers of objects thrown at once are too rare to have commonly agreed-on names, and it may be preferable to just use a numeral (as in "4-plex"), rather than using increasingly cumbersome Latin or Greek prefixes.

The term "uniplex" is sometimes used to mean throwing an object while holding on to another object with the same hand and not throwing it, as opposed to a true multiplex, where two or more objects actually leave the hand at the same time.

A squeeze catch is a reverse multiplex throw - more than one object is caught in one hand at the same time.

How_To_Juggle_Basic_5_Ball_Multiplex_Tricks_Juggling_Tutorial_by_JugglingTricks

How To Juggle Basic 5 Ball Multiplex Tricks Juggling Tutorial by JugglingTricks

Ball multiplex tutorial

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IJA Ring Juggling Tutorial - Ring Multiplexes - Norbi Whitney - Patreon Sponsored

Ring multiplex tutorial

World records[]

Every throw in a multiplex record must involve the same number of objects. For example, a duplex record must consist of only duplexes, with no other kinds of throws in between.

For a record to be listed on this page, the number of objects used must be greater than twice the number of objects involved in each throw. So the minimum number of objects allowed is 5 for duplex records, 7 for triplex records, 9 for 4-plex records, 11 for 5-plex records, etc.

Collecting begins when an object lands in a hand that was already holding the number of objects required for each throw in the pattern. Any object that leaves a hand after collecting has begun is considered to be dropped at the moment it's released, so no subsequent catches will be counted. Every catch of every object is counted while no drops have been made.

Stacked multiplexes done with no vertical separation will not be accepted in ring multiplex records.

Duplexes[]

Duplex world records with publicly available video evidence:

Records with insufficient video evidence:

Unverified claims: 

  • 9 ball duplexes: 33 catches by Bruce Sarafian in 2008 (claim)
  • 10 ball duplexes: ~1 minute by Mikhail Rudenko (claim)
  • 12 ball duplexes: 32 catches? by Mikhail Rudenko in 1978 (claim)
  • 8 club duplexes: 16 catches Ben Thompson (claim)

Triplexes[]

Triplex world records with publicly available video evidence: 

  • 7 ball triplexes: 11 minutes and 41 seconds by Aaron Berliner in 2021 (video)
  • 8 ball triplexes: 3 minutes and 19 seconds by Bill Coad in 2017 (video)
  • 9 ball triplexes: 240 catches by Yosuke Matsumoto in 2024 (video)
  • 12 ball triplexes: 24 catches by Bill Coad in 2021 (video) and Rodion Dragun in 2021 (video)

Unverified claims:

  • 9 ball triplexes: ~360 catches by Yosuke Matsumoto (claim)

4-plexes[]

4-plex world records with publicly available video evidence:

5-plexes[]

5-plex world records with publicly available video evidence:

6-plexes[]

6-plex world records with publicly available video evidence:

7-plexes[]

7-plex world records with publicly available video evidence:

8-plexes[]

8-plex world records with publicly available video evidence:

9-plexes[]

9-plex world records with publicly available video evidence:

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Bruce Sarafian Multiplex Madness VOL II Juggler Incl 10 balls

8 and 10 ball multiplex patterns by Bruce Sarafian

Siteswap notation for multiplexing[]

A multiplex throw is written in siteswap notation as two or more numbers in square brackets. 6 balls juggled in a 3 ball cascade (6 ball duplex stacks) would be written as [33].

If the brackets for a multiplex contain a 2, it means one object stays in the hand instead of being thrown at that time, so it may not be a true multiplex throw. If a multiplex contains a 1, it's a sliced throw. A 0 in multiplex notation can be ignored, so [30] can be simplified to 3.

When working out the average of a multiplex siteswap to determine the number of balls in the pattern, the throws inside the brackets are added together but treated as one throw. So, [43]23 = [4 + 3] + 2 + 3 = 12. 12 / 3 (number of throws) = 4 ball pattern.

A multiplex pattern can be made by combining two non-multiplex siteswaps. The 3 ball siteswap 423 and the 2 ball siteswap 330 combined give the 5 ball siteswap [43][32]3. Since siteswaps can be rotated, 330 can also be read as 033 and 303 and thus, when combined with 423, give the 5 ball siteswaps 4[32][33] and [43]2[33] respectively. Further multiplex siteswap generation examples can be found here.

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