Gymmin' Miel!

The 2013 Berlin Masters Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix will take place from the 19th to the 20th of October at the Max-Schmeling-Halle. The competition will see both Senior Individuals and Groups take to the competition mat, with the 19th featuring the All Around Competitions starting at 1.00pm (Berlin Local Time) and the 20th featuring the Finals also commencing at 1.00pm (Berlin Local Time). 

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A selection trial for the German men hoping to represent their country at the upcoming World Championships, was held on the 8th of September in Berlin. Fabian Hambuechen (TSG Wetzlar Niedergirmes) won the All Around, Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bars titles at this trial and was named to compete in Antwerp. Also a definite starter in the team will be Andreas Bretschneider (KDR Chemnitz) who finished tops on the Floor Exercise in Berlin. Christopher Jursch (SC Cottbus), Matthias Fahrig (SV Halle), Andreas Toba (TK Hannover) and Thomas Taranu (KTV Straubenhardt) will undergo further testing from the 12th to the 14th of September in order to decide the final composition of the team (as to who competes on which apparatus/es. Philip Sorrer (SC Berlin) crashed his vault and injured his foot. His bad luck continued on the Parallel Bars where he once again counted a fall and injured his wrist as well. Best wishes to him for a speedy recovery.

ALL AROUND:

FLOOR EXERCISE:

1. Andreas Bretschneider (KTV Chemnitz) 14.650
2. Fabian Hambuechen (TSG Niedergirmes) 14.250
3. Helge Liebrich (TV Wetzgau) 13.900
4. Thomas Taranu (KTV Straubenhardt) 13.800
5. Philip Sorrer (SC Berlin) 13.600
6. Matthias Fahrig (SV Halle) 13.500
7. Christopher Jursch (SC Cottbus Turnen) 13.200
8. Ivan Rittschik (KTV Chemnitz) 12.650
9. Andreas Toba (Turn-Klubb zu Hannover) 12.600
10. Brian Gladow (SC Berlin) 12.500
11. Waldemar Eichorn (TV Germania Dillingen) 11.950
12. Christian Auer (MTV Stuttgart) 11.750
13. GUEST: Sascha Palgen (LUX) 11.600

1. Daniel Weinert (Kieler MTV) 14.250
2. Fabian Hambuechen (TSG Niedergirmes) 12.950
3. Andreas Toba (Turn-Klubb zu Hannover); Ivan Rittschik (KTV Chemnitz) 12.750
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5. Ivan Bykov (TV 1883 Bous) 12.550
6. Christian Auer (MTV Stuttgart); Waldemar Eichorn (TV Germania Dillingen) 12.400
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8. Helge Liebrich (TV Wetzgau) 12.200
9. Philip Sorrer (SC Berlin) 11.300
10. Christopher Jursch (SC Cottbus Turnen) 11.250
11. GUEST: Sascha Palgen (LUX) 11.200

1. Thomas Taranu (KTV Straubenhardt) 14.850
2. Fabian Hambuechen (TSG Niedergirmes) 14.750
3. Helge Liebrich (TV Wetzgau) 14.350
4. Andreas Toba (Turn-Klubb zu Hannover) 14.200
5. GUEST: Sascha Palgen (LUX) 13.800
6. Daniel Weinert (Kieler MTV) 13.550
7. Philip Sorrer (SC Berlin) 13.050
8. Ivan Rittschik (KTV Chemnitz) 13.000

VAULT:

1. Matthias Fahrig (SV Halle) (15.000, 14.850) 14.925
2. Lukas Dauser (TSV Unterhaching) (13.750, 14.450) 14.100

1. Fabian Hambuechen (TSG Niedergirmes) 15.300
2. Christopher Jursch (SC Cottbus Turnen) 14.850
3. Andreas Bretschneider (KTV Chemnitz) 14.600
4. Lukas Dauser (TSV Unterhaching) 14.450
5. Matthias Fahrig (SV Halle) 14.000
6. Andreas Toba (Turn-Klubb zu Hannover); Brian Gladow (SC Berlin) 13.850
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8. Christian Auer (MTV Stuttgart) 13.000
9. Waldemar Eichorn (TV Germania Dillingen) 12.950
10. Philip Sorrer (SC Berlin) 11.800
11. Ivan Rittschik (KTV Chemnitz) 11.650
12. Daniel Weinert (Kieler MTV) 11.600

1. Fabian Hambuechen (TSG Niedergirmes) 16.350
2. Andreas Bretschneider (KTV Chemnitz) 15.000
3. Philip Sorrer (SC Berlin) 14.600
4. Andreas Toba (Turn-Klubb zu Hannover) 13.850
5. Christian Auer (MTV Stuttgart); Christopher Jursch (SC Cottbus Turnen) 13.750
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7. Brian Gladow (SC Berlin) 12.200
8. Matthias Fahrig (SV Halle) 11.700
9. Waldemar Eichorn (TV Germania Dillingen) 11.650

The 2010 Berlin Masters event will be held in the illustrious city from the 30th to the 31st of October. This is the final event in the Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix calendar, with previous legs being held in Moscow, Kiev, Thiais, Marbella, Innsbruck, Holon and Brno. This is considered one of the best meets and at the conclusion the best gymnast of the series is awarded the "Winner's Prize". Some big, big names are set to line up and I personally do not believe that the Russians cannot be pipped for the top honours. Would love to know who you picks are!

INDIVIDUALS:

• Anna Gurbanova (AZE)
• Aliya Garaeva (AZE)
• Liubov Charkashyna (BLR)
• Melitina Staniouta (BLR)
• Aliaksandra Narkevic (BLR)
• Julia Romanjuk (FIN)
• Laura Jung (GER)
• Jana Berezko-Margrander (GER)
• Irina Risenson (ISR)
• Neta Rivkin (ISR)
• Anna Alyabyeva (KAZ)
• Rut Castillo (MEX)
• Cynthia Valdez (MEX)
• Joanna Mitrosz (POL)
• Alexandra Piscupescu (ROU)
• Evgenia Kanaeva (RUS)
• Daria Dmitrieva (RUS)
• Daria Kondakova (RUS)
• Jana Duchnovska (SVK)
• Nevin Sevic Deveci (TUR)
• Ganna Rizatdinova (UKR)
• Ulyana Trofimova (UZB)

GROUP:
GERMANY: Camilla Pfeffer, Mira Bimperling, Cathrin Puhl, Sara Radman, Karolina Raskina, Regina Sergeeva