Gymmin' Miel!

The second day of Event Finals at the 2016 Doha Challenge World Cup event were held on the Saturday at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar. Romanian Catalina Ponor and Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland were the top qualifiers to the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise respectively. China's HUANG Mingqi was the top qualifier to the Vault final over Armenia's Artur Davtyan whilst on the Parallel Bars HE Youxiao of China outclassed the field to take the top qualification spot. Japan's Fuya Maeno is the highest qualifier to the Horizontal Bar Final. Ponor dominated on the Balance Beam with an extremely solid routine. Brazil's Thauany Lee de Araujo took the silver medal over Portugal's Ana Filipa Martins. Steingruber won the Floor Exercise title by 0.575 points over Romania's Diana Laura Bulimar with Hungary's Zsofia Kovacs rounding out the top three. China's HUANG Mingi produced another two solid and beautifully executed Vaults to take the honors. In his first World Cup assignment, Australia's Christopher Remkes took the silver over Brazil's Diego Hypolito. Azerbaijan's Oleg Stepko earned the Parallel Bars title over Cuba's Manrique Larduet Bicet with Vietnam's PHAM Phuoc Hung. Maeno narrowly earned the Horizontal Bar over Great Britain's Ashley Watson. Croatia's Marijo Moznik finished in third. 

Brazil's Diego Hypolito narrowly edged Slovenia's Rok Klavora as the Finals at the 2016 Doha Challenge World Cup got underway yesterday. Great Britain's Sam Oldham was third. Armenian Harutyun Merdinyan topped the Pommel Horse over Croatia's Robert Seligman. Azerbaijan's Oleg Stepko and Slovenia's Saso Bertoncelj tied for third. Greece's Eleftherios Petrounias shined on his pet event - the Still Rings as Armenia's Vahagn Davtyan and Artur Tovmasyan finished second and third respectively. Switzerland's Giulia Steingruber outclassed the field on the Vault, taking the honors over Slovenia's Teja Belak and Tjasa Kysselef. Sweden's Jonna Adlerteg dominated the field in the Uneven Bars final taking the honors over Brazil's Rebeca Rodrigues de Andrade and Portugal's Ana Filipa Martins. 

WOMEN'S VAULT:

WOMEN'S UNEVEN BARS:

MEN'S FLOOR EXERCISE:

MEN'S POMMEL HORSE:

1. Harutyun Merdinyan (ARM) 15.675
2. Robert Seligman (CRO) 15.300
3. Oleg Stepko (AZE); Saso Bertoncelj (SLO) 15.000
4. 
   
5. Petro Pakhnyuk (AZE); Daiki Yorogo (JPN) 13.600
6. 
   
7. Ahmed Aldyani (QAT) 13.475
8. Dmitrijs Trefilovs (LAT) 13.100

1. Eleftherios Petrounias (GRE) 15.875
2. Vahagn Davtyan (ARM) 15.800
3. Artur Tovmasyan (ARM) 15.775
4. Manrique Larduet Bicet (CUB) 15.600
5. Ibrahim Colak (TUR) 15.425
6. Henrique Medina Flores (BRA) 15.325
7. LIAO Junlin (CHN) 15.225
8. Azizbek Kudratullayev (KAZ) 14.975

The Doha World Challenge Cup has wrapped up in Doha, Qatar. Romanian Larisa Andreea Iordache won the Vault title over Slovenian Teja Belak and Hong Kong's Hiu Ying Angel Wong. New Zealand's Courtney McGregor is definitely one to watch especially given the upcoming Pacific Rim and Commonwealth Games competitions. Kristyna Palesova of the Czech Republic topped compatriot Jana Sikulova for the Uneven Bars title, with Switzerland's Laura Schulte finishing in third. Iordache picked up the honors on both the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise. Australia's Mary-Anne Monckton finished in second place on the Balance Beam with Vietnam's PHAN Thi Ha Thanh in third. Diana Laura Bulimar of Romania and Canadian Isabela Maria Onyshko rounded out the top three places on the Floor Exercise. Laura Schulte replaced Latvia's Valerija Grisane in the Floor Exercise final.

Japan's Kenzo Shirai dominated in the Men's Floor Exercise final. U.S.A.'s Paul Ruggeri III finished in second place over China's PENG Wang. Armenian Harutyum Merdinyan who qualified to the Pommel Horse final in first won the title. Robert Seligman of Croatia and Slovenian Saso Bertoncelj rounded out the top three. Armenia's Artur Tovmasyan won the Still Rings title with compatriot Vahagn Davtyan tying with Brazil's Henrique Medina Flores for second place. Armenian Artur Davtyan captured the Vault title over Japan's Yusuke Saito and Kenzo Shirai. Germany's Marcel Nguyen and Dutchman Epke Zonderland tied for the Parallel Bars title over Slovenia's Mitja Petkovsek. Zonderland also picked up the honors on the Horizontal Bar with Ruggeri and Belarussian Dzmitry Barkalau rounding out the top three on the event. 

WOMEN'S UNEVEN BARS:

1. Kristyna Palesova (CZE) 13.425
2. Jana Sikulova (CZE) 13.175
3. Laura Schulte (SUI) 12.775
4. Olivia Vivian (AUS) 12.725
5. Dorina Boczogo (HUN) 12.650
6. Tunde Csillag (HUN) 10.975
7. Ashly Wei-Ning Lau (SIN) 10.800
8. Anastasiya Yekimenka (BLR) 9.525

1. Larisa Andreea Iordache (ROU) 14.850
2. Mary-Anne Monckton (AUS) 14.700
3. PHAN Thi Ha Thanh (VIE) 13.875
4. Diana Laura Bulimar (ROU) 13.650
5. Dorina Boczogo (HUN) 13.300
6. Kristyna Palesova (CZE) 13.150
7. Ashly Wei-Ning Lau (SIN) 12.825
8. Shaden Wohdan (QAT) 10.950
9. Zhanerke Duisek (KAZ) 10.775

1. Larisa Andreea Iordache (ROU) 14.425
2. Diana Laura Bulimar (ROU) 14.300
3. Isabela Maria Onyshko (CAN) 13.725
4. Lauren Mitchell (AUS) 13.475
5. Charlotte Sullivan (NZL) 12.950
6. Dorina Boczogo (HUN) 12.800
7. Sasa Golob (SLO) 12.725
8. Laura Schulte (SUI) 12.575

1. Kenzo Shirai (JPN) 16.000
2. Paul Ruggeri III (USA) 15.150
3. PENG Wang (CHN) 15.000
4. Tomislav Markovic (CRO) 15.075
5. Casimir Schmidt (NED) 14.900
6. Donnell Whittenburg (USA) 14.800
7. Ryuzo Sejima (JPN) 14.700
8. HAORAN Wang (CHN) 11.575

1. Harutyum Merdinyan (ARM) 15.475
2. Robert Seligman (CRO) 15.275
3. Saso Bertoncelj (SLO) 15.150
4. Zoltan Kallai (HUN) 15.025
5. Maxim Petrishko (KAZ) 14.875
6. Krisztian Berki (HUN) 14.775
7. BO Wang (CHN) 14.400
8. Dmitrijs Trefilovs (LAT) 14.300
9. Ahmed Aldayani (QAT) 12.625

1. Artur Tovmasyan (ARM) 15.575
2. Vahagn Davtyan (ARM); Henrique Medina Flores (BRA) 15.425
3. 
   
4. Andrei Vasile Muntean (ROU) 15.400
5. Lambertus van Gelder (NED) 15.375
6. Marcel Nguyen (GER) 15.250
7. Chih-Yu Chen (TPE) 15.125
8. Ibrahim Colak (TUR) 14.725

1. Artur Davtyan (ARM) (15.625, 14.900) 15.262
2. Yusuke Saito (JPN) (15.375, 15.100) 15.237
3. Kenzo Shirai (JPN) (15.350, 15.050) 15.200
4. Andrei Vasile Muntean (ROU) (15.325, 14.925) 15.125
5. Paul Ruggeri III (USA) (15.100, 14.775) 14.937
6. Tomi Tuuha (FIN) (15.025, 14.800) 14.912
7. RUIYANG Qu (CHN) (14.950, 14.750) 14.850
8. Jeffrey Wammes (NED) (14.675, 14.650) 14.662

1. Marcel Nguyen (GER); Epke Zonderland (NED) 15.450
2. 
   
3. Mitja Petkovsek (SLO) 15.175
4. Donnell Whittenburg (USA) 14.975
5. Yusuke Saito (JPN) 14.175
6. DINH Phuong Thanh (VIE) 13.825
7. Marius Daniel Berbecar (ROU) 13.450
8. Ferhat Arican (TUR) 13.175

1. Epke Zonderland (NED) 15.750
2. Paul Ruggeri III (USA) 15.350
3. Dzmitry Barkalau (BLR) 15.200
4. Marijo Moznik (CRO) 15.050
5. Yusuke Saito (JPN) 15.025
6. Francisco Carlos Barretto Junior (BRA) 14.350
7. Masayoshi Yamamoto (JPN) 13.975
8. Umit Samiloglu (TUR) 13.550

The 7th FIG Doha Challenge Cup will be held from the 26th to the 28th of March in the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar. As the roster currently stands, 35 Women and 99 Men are set to compete and I must say that both the Men's and Women's fields are very exciting and there are some big names throughout the rosters. Find below the Nominative Registrations as well as the schedule for this competition.

N.B. Updated 13/03 - Nicole Hitz of Switzerland replaces compatriot Ilaria Kaeslin.

SCHEDULE:

• 26TH MARCH:
• 2.00PM - 4.30PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Qualifcation - Men's Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse and Still Rings; Women's Vault and Uneven Bars
• 5.15PM - 7.30PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Qualification - Men's Vault, Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar; Women's Balance Beam and Floor Exercise
• 27TH MARCH:
• 5.30PM - 6.00PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Men's Floor Exercise Final
• 6.00PM - 6.40PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Women's Vault Final
• 6.40PM - 6.50PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Award Ceremonies 
• 6.50PM - 7.20PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Men's Pommel Horse Final
• 7.20PM - 7.50PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Women's Uneven Bars Final 
• 7.50PM - 8.00PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Award Ceremonies
• 8.00PM - 8.30PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Men's Still Rings Final
• 8.30PM - 8.35PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Award Ceremony
• 28TH MARCH:
• 5.30PM - 6.00PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Men's Vault Final
• 6.00PM - 6.40PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Women's Balance Beam Final
• 6.40PM - 6.50PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Award Ceremonies
• 6.50PM - 7.20PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Men's Parallel Bars Final
• 7.20PM - 7.50PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Women's Floor Exercise Final
• 7.50PM - 8.00PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Award Ceremonies
• 8.00PM - 8.30PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Men's Horizontal Bar Final 
• 8.30PM - 8.35PM (DOHA LOCAL TIME): Award Ceremony

PARTICIPANTS:
WOMEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS:

• Alexandra Eade (AUS)
• Lauren Mitchell (AUS)
• Mary-Anne Monckton (AUS)
• Olivia Vivian (AUS)
• Katsiaryna Fiadutsik (BLR)
• Anastasiya Yekimenka (BLR)
• Kristyna Palesova (CZE)
• Jana Sikulova (CZE)
• Hiu Ying Angel Wong (HKG)
• Yuen Yin Ng (HKG)
• Dorina Boczogo (HUN)
• Tunde Csillag (HUN)
• Aida Bauyrzhanovaf (KAZ)
• Zhanerke Duisek (KAZ)
• Valerija Grisane (LAT)
• Charlotte Sullivan (NZL)
• Courtney McGregor (NZL)
• Ahlam Al-Habshi (QAT)
• Farah Mahmoud (QAT)
• Shaden Wohdan (QAT)
• Larisa Andreea Iordache (ROU)
• Diana Laura Bulimar (ROU)
• Ashly Wei-Ning Lau (SIN)
• Heem Wei Lim (SIN)
• Janessa Min Yi Dai (SIN)
• Teja Belak (SLO)
• Tjasa Kysselef (SLO)
• Ilaria Kaeslin (SUI) Nicole Hitz (SUI)
• Laura Schulte (SUI)
• Giulia Steingruber (SUI)
• Demet Mutlu (TUR)
• Kamile Ahsen Goktekin (TUR)
• Yelena Rega (UZB)
• PHAN Thi Ha Thanh (VIE)
• DO Thi Van Anh (VIE)

Romanians Larisa Andreea Iordache and Diana Laura Bulimar won the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise respectively on the final day of Event Finals at the Doha Challenge World Cup. China's ZENG Siqi won the silver medal on the Balance Beam with Gabrielle Jupp of Great Britain winning the bronze medal. Iordache finished second on the Floor Exercise, with ZENG Siqi finishing in third. RI Se Gwang (PRK) topped Vietnam's LE Thanh Phuong and Armenia's Artur Davtyan for the Vault title. Romania's Andrei Vasile Muntean won the Parallel Bars with KIM Jin Hyok (PRK) and China's LIAO Qiuhua rounding out the top three. Whilst Croatian Marijo Moznik earned the Horizontal Bar honors over Netherland's Jeffrey Wammes and Oliver Hegi of Switzerland. 

PARALLEL BARS:

1. Andrei Vasile Muntean (ROU) 15.325
2. KIM Jin Hyok (PRK) 15.225
3. LIAO Qiuhua (CHN) 15.000
4. HOANG Cuong (VIE) 14.900
5. Jorian Ilbrink (NED) 14.550
6. Marius Daniel Berbecar (ROU) 14.425
7. Artur Davtyan (ARM) 14.150
8. Mahmood Alsadi (QAT) 13.600
9. Luke Wiwatowski (AUS) 12.100

1. Marijo Moznik (CRO) 14.925
2. Jeffrey Wammes (NED) 14.875
3. Oliver Hegi (SUI) 14.825
4. Theo Seager (GBR) 14.750
5. Arthur Nory Oyakawa Mariano (BRA) 14.675
6. KIM Kwang Chun (PRK) 14.575
7. Nicolas Cordoba (ARG) 14.475
8. Francisco Carlos Barretto Junior (BRA) 13.650

The first day of Event Finals at the 6th Doha Gymnastics Challenge World Cup were contested on the 28th of March. PHAN Thi Ha Thanh of Vietnam won the Women's Vault honors over Romania's Larisa Andreea Iordache and Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland. China's TAN Jiaxin won the Uneven Bars title with Great Britain's Ruby Harrold and Gabrielle Jupp rounded out the top three. Romanian Flavius Koczi won the Floor Exercise title with Brazilian Arthur Nory Oyakawa Mariano and Slovenian Rok Klavora rounding out the top three. Hungary's Krisztian Berki won the Pommel Horse title with Japan's Jumpei Oka finishing in second and Vid Hidvegi of Hungary finishing in third. Brazilian Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti won the Still Rings honors with China's LIAO Qiuhua and Armenia's Artur Tovmasyan rounding out the top three.

 

RESULTS:

WOMEN'S VAULT:

UNEVEN BARS:

MEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS:

FLOOR EXERCISE:

POMMEL HORSE:

STILL RINGS: