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[]
Multiplex Terminology
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.
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[]
World records for continuous duplexes:
Balls[]
| Number of balls | Record | Juggler | Year | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ball duplexes | 2 hours, 13 minutes, and 57 seconds | Bill Coad | 2019 | YouTube |
| 6 ball duplexes | 1 hour and 30 seconds | Patrick Pettersson | 2016 | YouTube |
| 7 ball duplexes | 1 minute and 12 seconds | Aaron Berliner | 2021 | YouTube |
| 8 ball duplexes | 3 minutes and 13 seconds | Patrick Pettersson | 2016 | YouTube |
| 9 ball duplexes | 18 catches | Luke Davies | 2018 | |
| Johnathan Mundell | 2024 | YouTube | ||
| 10 ball duplexes | 210 catches | Patrick Pettersson | 2016 | YouTube |
| 11 ball duplexes | 14 catches | Sylar Buckner | 2023 | YouTube |
| 12 ball duplexes | 24 catches | Patrick Pettersson | 2024 | YouTube |
Unverified claims and records with insufficient video evidence:
| Number of balls | Unofficial record | Juggler | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 ball duplexes | 20 catches | Luke Davies | 2018 | Video no longer available |
| 33 catches | Bruce Sarafian | 2008 | Claim | |
| 10 ball duplexes | ~1 minute | Mikhail Rudenko | Secondhand claim | |
| 12 ball duplexes | 32 catches? | Mikhail Rudenko | 1978 | Secondhand claim |
Rings[]
| Number of rings | Record | Juggler | Year | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ring duplexes | 6 minutes and 3 seconds | Johnathan Mundell | 2024 | YouTube |
| 6 ring duplexes | 60 catches | Jay Gilligan | 2020 | YouTube |
| 7 ring duplexes | 35 catches | Johnathan Mundell | 2023 | |
| 8 ring duplexes | 57 seconds | Jean-Philippe Deltell | 2024 | YouTube |
| 9 ring duplexes | 12 catches | Luca Pferdmenges | 2020 | YouTube |
| Johnathan Mundell | 2024 | YouTube | ||
| 10 ring duplexes | 10 catches | isaacTR | 2010 | YouTube |
| Jean-Philippe Deltell | 2015 | YouTube | ||
| Rudolf Levitskiy | 2020 | |||
| Johnathan Mundell | 2024 | YouTube | ||
| 12 ring duplexes | 12 catches | Rudolf Levitskiy | 2020 | |
| Jean-Philippe Deltell | 2020 | |||
| 14 ring duplexes | 14 catches | Rudolf Levitskiy | 2023 | YouTube |
Clubs[]
| Number of clubs | Record | Juggler | Year | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 club duplexes | 16 minutes | Alexandr Inozemtzev | 2022 | YouTube |
| 6 club duplexes | 2 minutes and 3 seconds | Moritz Rosner | 2020 | YouTube |
| 8 club duplexes | 10 catches | Ameron Rosvall | 2024 | YouTube |
Unverified claims:
| Number of clubs | Unofficial record | Juggler | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 club duplexes | 16 catches | Ben Thompson | Claim |
Triplexes[]
World records for continuous triplexes:
Balls[]
| Number of balls | Record | Juggler | Year | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 ball triplexes | 11 minutes and 41 seconds | Aaron Berliner | 2021 | YouTube |
| 8 ball triplexes | 3 minutes and 19 seconds | Bill Coad | 2017 | YouTube |
| 9 ball triplexes | 1 minute and 38 seconds | Pablo | 2025 | |
| 12 ball triplexes | 24 catches | Bill Coad | 2021 | YouTube |
| Rodion Dragun | 2021 |
Rings[]
| Number of rings | Record | Juggler | Year | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 ring triplexes | 41 catches | Johnathan Mundell | 2023 | |
| 8 ring triplexes | 1 minute and 8 seconds | Robert LeBoeuf | 2020 | YouTube |
| 9 ring triplexes | 42 catches | Wes Peden | 2017 | Gumball (at 26:29) |
| 10 ring triplexes | 14 catches | Johnathan Mundell | 2023 |
Clubs[]
| Number of clubs | Record | Juggler | Year | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 club triplexes | 66 catches | Kento Tanioka | 2024 | |
| 9 club triplexes | 9 catches | Kento Tanioka | 2022 |
4-plexes[]
World records for continuous 4-plexes:
Balls[]
| Number of balls | Record | Juggler | Year | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 ball 4-plexes | 43 catches | Bill Coad | 2016 | YouTube |
| 10 ball 4-plexes | 59 seconds | Bill Coad | 2020 | YouTube |
| 11 ball 4-plexes | 24 catches | Bill Coad | 2017 | YouTube |
| 12 ball 4-plexes | 28 catches | Bill Coad | 2021 | YouTube |
| 16 ball 4-plexes | 32 catches | Bill Coad | 2021 | YouTube |
Rings[]
| Number of rings | Record | Juggler | Year | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 ring 4-plexes | 72 catches | Tony Pezzo | 2023 | |
| 10 ring 4-plexes | 204 catches | Ameron Rosvall | 2020 | YouTube |
| 11 ring 4-plexes | 104 catches | Ameron Rosvall | 2020 | YouTube |
5-plexes[]
World records for continuous 5-plexes:
Balls[]
| Number of balls | Record | Juggler | Year | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 ball 5-plexes | 30 catches | Bill Coad | 2016 | YouTube |
| 12 ball 5-plexes | 35 catches | Bill Coad | 2018 | YouTube |
| 13 ball 5-plexes | 25 catches | Bill Coad | 2017 | YouTube |
| 14 ball 5-plexes | 25 catches | Bill Coad | 2020 | YouTube |
| 15 ball 5-plexes | 30 catches | Bill Coad | 2021 | YouTube |
| 20 ball 5-plexes | 30 catches | Bill Coad | 2021 | YouTube |
Rings[]
| Number of rings | Record | Juggler | Year | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 ring 5-plexes | 105 catches | Ameron Rosvall | 2020 | YouTube |
6-plexes[]
World records for continous 6-plexes:
| Number of balls | Record | Juggler | Year | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 ball 6-plexes | 30 catches | Bill Coad | 2017 | YouTube |
| 14 ball 6-plexes | 30 catches | Bill Coad | 2017 | YouTube |
| 15 ball 6-plexes | 30 catches | Bill Coad | 2017 | YouTube |
| 16 ball 6-plexes | 30 catches | Bill Coad | 2020 | YouTube |
| 17 ball 6-plexes | 30 catches | Bill Coad | 2021 | YouTube |
| 18 ball 6-plexes | 36 catches | Bill Coad | 2021 | YouTube |
7-plexes[]
World records for continuous 7-plexes:
| Number of balls | Record | Juggler | Year | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 ball 7-plexes | 28 catches | Bill Coad | 2017 | YouTube |
| 16 ball 7-plexes | 28 catches | Bill Coad | 2017 | YouTube |
| 17 ball 7-plexes | 28 catches | Bill Coad | 2018 | YouTube |
| 18 ball 7-plexes | 28 catches | Bill Coad | 2018 | YouTube |
| 21 ball 7-plexes | 35 catches | Bill Coad | 2021 | YouTube |
8-plexes[]
World records for continuous 8-plexes:
| Number of balls | Record | Juggler | Year | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 ball 8-plexes | 32 catches | Bill Coad | 2018 | YouTube |
| 19 ball 8-plexes | 32 catches | Bill Coad | 2018 | YouTube |
9-plexes[]
World records for continuous 9-plexes:
| Number of balls | Record | Juggler | Year | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 ball 9-plexes | 36 catches | Bill Coad | 2021 | YouTube |
| 21 ball 9-plexes | 36 catches | Bill Coad | 2022 | YouTube |
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.
See also[]
- Multiplex patterns category on Juggle Wiki