SUBDIVISION 8 / GRUPPE 8	HUN	CAN	CHN	POR
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Rotation 1
If it is true that vault is a weak apparatus for the Chinese, we are in for a treat. The five gymnasts scored between 9,212 and 9,462 for their double twisting Tsukaharas. The gymnasts from the other countries can't keep up and only score in the medium range.

Rotation 2
Liu Jinyu (CHN) shows a complex routine on bars garnished with a few mistakes and ends up with only 8,9 points. Surely they will drop this score. Or maybe not. Deng Weiwei also has problems on a press to handstand and his double salto is far from flawless. His 8,875 puts him behind Liu. Feng Jing gives a clinic in Chinese bars artistry: free hip, giant to double tuck, Diamidov, double pike and a double pike dismount.  9,637 was his reward. Zhang Shangwu has a similar routine only with an extra double salto and an additional  Tippelt. He receives a 9,675. Meanwhile Canadian David Kikuchi scores a 9,425.

Rotation 3
Things start going wrong for the Chinese on high bar. Only Deng Weiwei stays clean and scores 9,262. All the others fall. Feng Jing garners applause for hanging on with one arm after losing his grip on an ellgrip giant. He pulls himself up and rearranges his grips lying across the bar. On vault the Canadians improve with three scores in the nines while Csollany is not looking as strong as usual on rings despite his usual brilliant strength elements. A 9,625 will have to be enough.

Rotation 4
Robert Gal is the best gymnast in this rotation. The judges award him a 9,437 for his double twisting Tsukahara. Alexander Tvauri misses the chance to make rings final (9,337).The Chinese have mixed fortunes on floor:  Li Rongjie is best:  9,425  The Canadians are strong on bars. RIchard Ikeda scores a 9,062, Grant Golding tops that with 9,137.

Rotation 5
The Chinese are incredibly sure of themselves on pommels.  Liu Jinyu starts off with  9,3, Feng Jing goes one better 9,55.  Li Rongjie is a little weaker with 9,412. Xiao Qin's aesthetic routine delights the crowd but not the judges - 9,675.  Leszek Blanik's high double Tsukahara is another highlight. The Pole nails it for 9,687. Alexander Jeltkov fails on high bar, an event he was world champion on.

Rotation 6
To make up for his mishap on high bar, Jeltkov competes well on floor and caps off a fantastic Canadian team effort on tha piece. The Portuguese do similarly well on vault while the Hungarians falter on high bar. The Chinese are mixed on rings - they do have a high level of difficulty, two of them have 10 SVs, but they lack the precision of experienced gymnasts. Feng Jing is their top scorer with a 9,1.

Conclusion:
China definitely dominated this group. The young gymnasts did well with the exception of high bar. Their specialists could win titles in the finals. Canada, Hungary and Portugal were tame despite exceptional gymnasts like Csollany or Jeltkov. Leszek Blanik is almost scary, he has consistenly been throwing 10 SV vaults for the past few years.

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