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Team Final at Worlds contested between the top 8 teams.

1. Russia
2. China
3. Japan

4. Ukraine
5. GBR
6. Switzerland
7. USA
8. Chinese Taipei TPE Taiwan
9. Korea
10. Brazil
11. Spain
12. Germany

Particular congratulations to TPE and Spain. Few pundits were predicting they’d get through, particularly after Zapata withdrew from the Spanish team.

They replace France and Netherlands who competed in Rio 2016.

Oleg was back to near 100%. Ukraine would not be denied.

It’s great to see Germany get the last spot — in Germany. And they deserved it.

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1. United States
2. China
3. Russia
4. France
5. Canada
6. Netherlands
7. Great Britain
8. Italy
9. Germany
10. Belgium
11. Japan
12. Spain

There were thrills.

And spills.

More MAG day 1 photos.

As always, the Men’s competition was more exciting and unpredictable than WAG.

FIG – Russian men romp to early lead at Stuttgart Worlds

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related – Lauren’s summary on theGymter.net.

The biggest story of World Championships 2019 will be the astonishing performance of Chinese Taipei.

That’s the name recognized by the China (PRC) for events like Olympic Games.

Sadao Hamada:

“I think a 250 [team score] will get us into the Tokyo Olympics,” he said. …

Chinese Taipei last qualified to the Olympic Games in 1964, also held in Tokyo, where they placed 17th. The team has two World medals in history; the silver on Pommel Horse won by Lee Chih-Kai‘s silver medal on Pommel Horse last year in Doha came 25 years after a silver on Vault from Feng Chih Chang.

FIG – ‘Harvest day’: Chinese Taipei turns in Tokyo-worthy performance