World Gymnastics Championships 2015: Results and Reaction from Sunday
Great Britain put together a solid performance during Sunday's men's World Gymnastics Championships 2015 qualifiers, but Japan lead the team standings after the first day of action.
Kohei Uchimura leads the individual classification with a great score of 90.564 despite a heavy fall during his floor routine.
The top eight nations will advance to the final and will book passage to the 2016 Summer Olympics. Qualifiers continue on Monday, with teams like the USA and Ukraine taking the floor. Here's a look at the team standings after the first day of qualification:
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| 1 | Japan | 358.884 |
| 2 | China | 357.027 |
| 3 | GB | 354.417 |
| 4 | Russia | 352.692 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 350.127 |
| 6 | Brazil | 349.057 |
| 7 | Korea Republic | 346.166 |
| 8 | Germany | 345.717 |
The individual standings:
| 1 | Kohei Uchimura (JPN) | 90.564 |
| 2 | Daniel Purvis (GBR) | 88.956 |
| 3 | Shudi Deng (CHN) | 88.832 |
| 4 | Xiao Ruoteng (CHN) | 88.698 |
| 5 | Kazuma Kaya (JPN) | 88.431 |
| 6 | Max Whitlock (GBR) | 88.365 |
| 7 | Nile Wilson (GBR) | 88.365 |
| 8 | Arthur Oyakawa Mariano (BRA) | 88.182 |
The full schedule for the competition can be found on the event's official website. For the full team and individual results, visit the FIG's official website.
Recap
Great Britain's men's team was looking to emulate the wonderful performance of the women's team on Friday, and another fine showing from the hosts on Sunday means both are likely to qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
The total score of 354.417 was good enough to put the Brits in the top spot after their session was over, and by the end of Sunday's action, only Japan and China had overtaken the hosts.
Louis Smith was more than happy with the result:
Dan Purvis led the charge with a 88.956 total, courtesy of a sublime floor routine that set the tone for the rest of his session. He held the lead in the individual classification for most of the day, until five-time world champion Uchimura used a great showing on the vault to take the top spot.
Purvis was far from Great Britain's only impressive performer, however. Nile Wilson's set on the parallel bars was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the day.
Wilson and Max Whitlock finished with the same score of 88.365, with the former clinching the tiebreaker after the lowest apparatus score was removed.
The women's team sat in first place on Friday until the Russians finished their routine, and plenty of fans in Glasgow were wondering how Britain's score would stack up to the gymnastics powerhouse this time around.
Russia competed in Subdivision 2, and once it became clear the Russians wouldn't come close to Britain's score, everyone understood things were looking up for the hosts. The team's official Twitter account shared the difference between Russia and Britain:
China and Japan were the two nations to keep an eye on, and both would eventually pass Britain in the team standings. Uchimura did what was expected of him, taking the top spot from Purvis despite a fall during his floor routine. There was some controversy involved, as the Japanese superstar was forced to wait 11 minutes before starting the routine.
There were some concerns over whether he was alright as he took a particularly nasty tumble, but he put those concerns to rest by dominating the rest of the events. The FIG's official Twitter account was hardly surprised to see him take the top spot:
China also put together a strong showing, led by Shudi Deng and Ruoteng Xiao, who both fell just short of Purvis' total. Deng was sensational on the floor but saw his total suffer after a letdown on the pommel horse, while Ruoteng just couldn't keep up with Uchimura and Purvis on the rings.
Both the USA and Ukraine will compete on Monday, so the current top eight is far from set, and it's too early to make any definitive statements on who will qualify for the final. But things are looking very good for the British team, who will likely have the chance to join their female colleagues on the biggest stage gymnastics will provide in 2015.
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