Gymmin' Miel!

The Men's Team Qualification was held yesterday morning as part of the 2014 EnBW DTB Pokal Team Challenge. The top four teams advance to the Team Challenge Final which is to be held at the Porsche Arena today starting at 3.30pm (Stuttgart Local Time). The German team consisting of Andreas Bretschneider, Philipp Herder, Helge Liebrich and Andreas Toba had the best team total - a 2 point lead over the United States of America. Japan and Brazil were third and fourth today and also advance to the final. The top scorers on each event were: Frank Baines of Great Britain on the Floor Exercise with team mate James Hall achieving the high mark on the Pommel Horse. Brazil's Arthur Nabarette Zanetti dominated on the Still Rings, with Liebrich recording top marks on the Vault. Andreas Bretschneider outscored the field on both the Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar.

In the Women's Team Challenge Qualification the team from Germany, consisting of Pauline Schaefer, Michelle Timm, Sophie Scheder and Nadja Schulze advance to Sunday's final after qualifying with the highest team title. They outscored Russia, Switzerland and Team Schwabischer Turnerbund (STB) who all advance to the final as well. Russian Ksenia Afanasyeva was the top scorer on the Vault whilst Germany's Scheder and Schaefer were top scorers on the Uneven Bars and Balance Beam respectively. Schaefer also recorded the top mark on the Floor Exercise. 

WOMEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS:
TEAM RESULTS (TOP FOUR MOVE TO THE FINAL):

1. GERMANY 112.250
• Pauline Schaefer (14.350, 13.400, 14.700, 13.900)
• Michelle Timm (13.950, 13.000, 12.150, 12.850)
• Nadja Schulze (13.500, 0.000, 0.000, 12.850)
• Sophie Scheder (0.000, 15.100, 14.000, 0.000)
2. RUSSIA 108.850
• Ksenia Afanasyeva (14.550, 0.000, 11.500, 13.550)
• Ekaterina Kramarenko (14.100, 14.650, 12.850, 13.200)
• Polina Fedorova (13.600, 11.600, 14.050, 13.500)
3. SWITZERLAND 103.700
• Ilaria Kaeslin (13.650, 12.150, 13.350, 13.450)
• Jessica Diacci (13.050, 13.150, 12.050, 12.300)
• Stefanie Siegenthaler (12.600, 12.200, 12.500, 12.350)
4. TEAM SCHWABISCHER TURNERBUND 102.550
• Lisa Ecker (13.700, 11.600, 13.300, 13.100)
• Dorothee Henzler (12.950, 10.400, 12.600, 12.350)
• Nicole Fritz (12.450, 0.000, 11.350, 0.000)
• Sarina Maier (0.000, 12.950, 0.000, 11.100)
5. AZERBAIJAN 96.900
• Marina Nekrasova (13.500, 10.850, 12.550, 11.000)
• Mariia Smirnova (13.500, 9.950, 10.850, 10.100)
• Kristina Pravdina (0.000, 12.600, 12.800, 0.000)

MEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS:
TEAM RESULTS (TOP FOUR MOVE TO THE FINAL):

The Chinese Women earned the 2013 EnBW DTB-Pokal Team Challenge honors on the 1st of December at the Porsche-Arena by a massive 1.7 points. Russia finished second with Germany winning the bronze. The Switzerland team finished in fourth. China's TAN Jiaxin top scored on the Vault whilst Germany's Sophie Scheder and Russian Aliya Mustafina dominated on the Uneven Bars and Balance Beam respectively. Kim Bui of Germany once again outshone the field on the Floor Exercise.

TEAM RESULTS:

The Chinese team of LIN Chaopan, CHENG Ran, DENG Shudi and LIU Rongbing won the 2013 EnBW DTB-Pokal Team Challenge which was contested last night (30th November) in the Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart, Germany. Finishing 1.25 points behind them in second place was the Japanese contingent with Great Britain taking out the bronze medal over Germany. China's DENG Shudi top scored on the Floor Exercise whilst Great Britain's Daniel Keatings was the top scorer on the Pommel Horse. Germany's own Marcel Nguyen and Japan's Jumpei Oka achieved top marks on the Still Rings and Vault respectively. LIN Chaopan and Keatings were joint high scorers on the Parallel Bars whilst LIU Rongbing outclassed the field on the Horizontal Bar. 

Competition at the Porsche-Arena continues on the 1st December with the Men's World Cup competition and the Women's Team Challenge Final. 

TEAM CHALLENGE FINAL:

• CHINA 179.200
• LIN Chaopan (0.000, 13.500, 14.600, 15.000, 15.700, 14.850)
• CHENG Ran (14.150, 0.000, 0.000, 15.150, 0.000, 0.000)
• DENG Shudi (15.150, 14.400, 13.550, 14.850, 15.500, 14.750)
• LIU Rongbing (14.400, 14.500, 14.550, 0.000, 15.450, 15.400)
• JAPAN 177.950
• Jumpei Oka (15.050, 14.600, 0.000, 15.250, 0.000, 14.850)
• Ryuzo Sejima (14.550, 0.000, 15.000, 0.000, 15.200, 14.500)
• Masayoshi Yamamoto (0.000, 13.550, 14.850, 14.000, 0.000, 13.200)
• Toshiya Ikejiri (14.750, 14.450, 14.550, 14.600, 14.850, 0.000)
• GREAT BRITAIN 176.250
• Dominick Cunningham (14.900, 0.000, 0.000, 14.600, 0.000, 0.000)
• Daniel Keatings (0.000, 14.650, 14.000, 0.000, 15.700, 14.750)
• Sam Oldham (15.100, 13.600, 14.150, 14.350, 14.400, 14.900)
• Ashley Watson (0.000, 13.950, 13.750, 0.000, 14.900, 15.050)
• GERMANY 174.550
• Marcel Nguyen (14.350, 0.000, 15.150, 14.350, 15.100, 14.750)
• Andreas Toba (0.000, 14.550, 14.900, 13.700, 0.000, 14.850)
• Helge Liebrich (14.450, 13.150, 0.000, 13.500, 14.150, 0.000)
• Daniel Weinert (13.700, 14.250, 14.050, 0.000, 13.800, 13.950)

The Russian Women's team consisting of Aliya Mustafina, Kristina Goryunova, Yulia Inshina and Anna Rodionova won the Team Title at the DTB Pokal Stuttgart World Cup. The competition did not go without incidence when Anna Rodionova come off after her Pak Salto on the Uneven Bars and did not compete for the remainder of the competition, Inshina came into the competition to compete on one event only. Germany's Pia Tolle had a mishap on the Balance Beam but was okay as can be expected. Japan was second with Germany's Team 1 finishing second. Lisa Katharina Hill who competed for the Germany 1 team in qualification did not compete in the final, with Anja Rheinbay who competed for the second team replacing her in the lineup. Highest scorers on each event, were: German Janine Berger and Japan's Wakana Inoue on Vault; Mustafina on the Uneven Bars; Goryunova on Balance Beam and Inoue on Floor Exercise. This event also served as a fitting farewell to Marie-Sophie Hindermann who was a part of the Germany 2 team, who is retiring from the International Gymnastics scene. All the best to her!

RESULTS:

1. RUSSIA - 109.450
• Kristina Goryunova (13.350, 13.900, 14.600, 13.200) 55.050
• Aliya Mustafina (12.900, 14.450, 14.400, 0.000) 41.750
• Yulia Inshina (0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 12.650) 12.650
• Anna Rodionova (0.000, 4.800, 0.000, 0.000) 4.800
2. JAPAN - 108.700
• Wakana Inoue (13.850, 13.200, 14.200, 13.650) 54.900
• Mai Murakami (13.450, 11.900, 14.050, 13.350) 52.750
• Wakiko Ryu (12.950, 0.000, 0.000, 13.350) 26.300
• Sakura Noda (0.000, 12.950, 12.300, 0.000) 25.250
3. GERMANY 1 - 105.900
• Isabelle Marquard (13.800, 13.250, 13.400, 12.750) 53.200
• Anja Rheinbay (13.400, 11.150, 13.450, 12.550) 50.550
• Janine Berger (13.850, 12.850, 0.000, 0.000) 26.700
• Pia Tolle (0.000, 0.000, 12.800, 0.000) 12.800
• Lisa Katharina Hill (0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000) 0.000
4. GERMANY 2 - 98.600
• Annabel Holzer (12.950, 11.800, 10.750, 12.000) 47.500
• Nadine Jarosch (13.750, 0.000, 13.200, 0.000) 26.950
• Marie-Sophie Hindermann (0.000, 12.200, 0.000, 11.950) 24.150

The triumphant team (courtesy of the official DTB website)

The Japanese team consisting of Yusuke Saito, Kenya Kobayashi, Koji Uematsu and Kohei Kameyama have won the Men's team title at the 2012 DTB Pokal over Russia and Great Britain. Top scorers on each event in the Team Final were: Russian Denis Ablyazin on Floor Exercise and Vault, Kameyama on Pommel Horse, Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti of Brazil on the Still Rings, Kobayashi on the Parallel Bars and Yusuke Saito on the Horizontal Bar. Results were calculated by adding the top two scores on each event to reach a total. 

TEAM RESULTS:

1. JAPAN 181.629
• Yusuke Saito (13.333, 13.966, 15.033, 15.666, 14.966, 15.533) 88.497
• Kenya Kobayashi (0.000, 14.733, 14.800, 15.333, 15.233, 0.000) 60.099
• Kohei Kameyama (14.466, 15.366, 13.933, 0.000, 0.000, 14.833) 58.598
• Koji Uematsu (14.900, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 15.166, 15.400) 45.466
2. RUSSIA 176.295
• Nikita Ignatyev (14.566, 14.033, 14.900, 16.000, 14.866, 12.466) 86.831
• Andrey Cherkasov (0.000, 13.333, 0.000, 15.233, 14.366, 14.633) 57.565
• Denis Ablyazin (15.366, 0.000, 15.433, 16.333, 0.000, 0.000) 47.132
• Aleksandr Balandin (0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000) 0.000
3. GREAT BRITAIN 175.930
• Sam Oldham (14.866, 14.033, 14.533, 15.200, 14.333, 14.800) 87.765
• Frank Baines (12.566, 13.433, 0.000, 15.100, 14.966, 14.333) 70.398
• Daniel Keatings (0.000, 14.100, 0.000, 0.000, 15.133, 14.700) 43.933
• Theo Seager (14.066, 0.000, 14.333, 15.200, 0.000, 0.000) 43.599
4. BRAZIL 174.428
• Arthur Nory Oyakawa Mariano (14.866, 12.766, 0.000, 16.033, 13.700, 13.566) 70.931
• Fellipe Arakawa Ferreira (10.566, 14.033, 0.000, 15.133, 12.533, 14.066) 66.331
• Francisco Carlos Barretto Junior (0.000, 14.266, 14.266, 0.000, 12.433, 14.966) 55.931
• Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti (14.533, 0.000, 15.700, 15.466, 0.000, 0.000) 45.699

N.B: Team Scores calculated by adding the top two scores on each Event.

In the Women's Team Qualification, German Team 1 consisting of Lisa-Katharina Hill, Isabelle Marquard, Janine Berger and Pia Tolle topped the Russian team by 0.250. Japan finished in third. Pia Tolle, who was originally supposed to start in the second German team, moved up after Oksana Chusovitina withdrew due to a cold. Annabel Holzer moved up to start in German Team 2, whilst Canadian Jessica Dowling withdrew from the competition due to injury. The Switzerland squad also changed with Sarina Gerber and Romina Bertschinger replacing Caterina Barloggio and Nadia Baeriswyl and Russian Yulia Inshina did not compete. The top four teams from qualification move onto the Final to be held on the 2nd of December. Highest scorers on each event were: German Janine Berger (Vault), Russians Aliya Mustafina (Uneven Bars) and Kristina Goryunova (Balance Beam) with Japan's Wakana Inoue on Floor Exercise. 

In the Men's competition, Aleksandr Balandin came into the Russian squad as the fourth gymnast but did not compete, whilst Pablo Braegger and Pascal Bucher replaced Kevin Rossi and Oliver Hegi in the Switzerland team. The Canadian team consisted of Anderson Loran, Joshua Stewart, Robert Watson and Scott Morgan while the Dutch team saw Melvin Omek and Boudewijn de Vries replace Jorian Ilbrink and Anthony van Assche. The Qualification was won by the Japanese Team with Brazil and Great Britain rounding out the top three. The highest scorers on each Event were: Russian Nikita Ignatyev and Britain's Sam Oldham on the Floor Exercise; Japan's Kohei Kameyama on Pommel Horse, Brazilian Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti on the Still Rings and Vault (tied with Oldham), Japan's Kenya Kobayashi on the Parallel Bars, and German's Christopher Jursch on the Horizontal Bar. 

RESULTS:

WOMEN'S TEAM QUALIFICATION:

MEN'S TEAM QUALIFICATION:

1. Japan - 176.350
• Yusuke Saito (13.900, 14.400, 13.950, 15.600, 14.900, 15.050) 87.800
• Kenya Kobayashi (0.000, 14.700, 15.000, 15.400, 15.450, 0.000) 60.550
• Kohei Kameyama (13.000, 14.800, 13.250, 0.000, 0.000, 14.400) 55.450
• Koji Uematsu (0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 15.100, 12.600) 27.700
2. Brazil - 176.200
• Fellipe Arakawa Ferreira (11.550, 14.500, 13.250, 15.500, 12.800, 12.350) 79.950
• Arthur Nory Oyakawa Mariano (14.200, 11.650, 0.000, 15.700, 13.650, 14.500) 69.700
• Francisco Carlos Barretto Junior (0.000, 14.350, 13.800, 0.000, 14.600, 14.900) 57.650
• Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti (14.400, 0.000, 15.500, 16.100, 0.000, 0.000) 46.000
3. Great Britain - 175.300
• Sam Oldham (15.150, 11.600, 13.950, 16.100, 14.500, 14.850) 86.150
• Frank Baines (13.500, 12.750, 0.000, 15.000, 13.000, 13.400) 67.650
• Theo Seager (14.800, 0.000, 14.400, 15.550, 0.000, 0.000) 44.750
• Daniel Keatings (0.000, 14.100, 0.000, 0.000, 14.550, 14.600) 43.250
4. Russia - 173.650
• Nikita Ignatyev (15.150, 12.200, 14.950, 15.850, 14.650, 13.650) 86.450
• Andrey Cherkasov (13.300, 13.500, 0.000, 15.500, 13.700, 14.700) 70.700
• Denis Ablyazin (14.000, 0.000, 15.250, 16.050, 0.000, 0.000) 45.300
• Aleksandr Balandin (0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000) 0.000
5. Germany - 172.700
• Andreas Toba (13.800, 13.600, 14.100, 15.350, 0.000, 15.100) 71.950
• Christopher Jursch (13.650, 13.050, 0.000, 15.500, 14.050, 15.600) 71.850
• Philipp Herder (14.400, 0.000, 13.050, 15.200, 14.200, 0.000) 56.850
• Daniel Weinert (0.000, 12.900, 13.850, 0.000, 14.150, 13.300) 54.200
6. Switzerland - 169.950
• Simon Nuetzi (14.250, 0.000, 14.550, 15.450, 0.000, 13.800) 58.050
• Pascal Bucher (14.000, 13.400, 0.000, 15.300, 13.450, 0.000) 56.150
• Nils Haller (0.000, 13.550, 13.900, 0.000, 14.050, 10.650) 52.150
• Pablo Braegger (0.000, 13.100, 13.600, 0.000, 0.000, 14.250) 40.950
7. Puerto Rico - 166.600
• Luis Rivera (13.000, 14.200, 13.500, 15.000, 12.800, 13.400) 81.900
• Angel Ramos Rivera (13.200, 11.100, 0.000, 15.800, 13.800, 13.000) 66.900
• Nestor Rodriguez Colon (0.000, 12.750, 13.150, 0.000, 14.150, 12.750) 52.800
• Rafael Morales Casado (14.400, 0.000, 13.150, 15.250, 0.000, 0.000) 42.800
8. Canada - 166.450
• Anderson Loran (13.200, 13.900, 13.400, 14.800, 13.550, 14.700) 83.550
• Joshua Stuart (12.600, 13.250, 0.000, 14.450, 13.350, 10.350) 64.000
• Robert Watson (0.000, 13.100, 13.200, 0.000, 13.150, 11.450) 50.900
• Scott Morgan (15.000, 0.000, 14.550, 15.300, 0.000, 0.000) 44.850
9. Netherlands - 165.950
• Glenn Smink (14.450, 14.100, 12.550, 15.050, 10.650, 0.000) 66.800
• Bart Deurloo (0.000, 12.600, 13.450, 15.350, 0.000, 14.700) 56.100
• Melvin Omek (12.700, 0.000, 13.650, 0.000, 13.300, 12.600) 52.250
• Boudewijn de Vries (0.000, 12.150, 0.000, 0.000, 12.800, 13.800) 38.750
10. Mixed Group - 162.700
• Helge Liebrich (12.800, 12.200, 13.600, 15.850, 13.800, 13.550) 81.800
• Christian Auer (13.200, 0.000, 13.500, 14.250, 13.950, 13.350) 68.250
• Shakir Shikhaliyev (AZE) (13.600, 11.800, 0.000, 14.300, 0.000, 10.700) 50.400
• Alexander Maier (0.000, 11.800, 12.650, 0.000, 13.400, 0.000) 37.850