Great Britain held off Ukraine to take the team title Saturday at the DTB Team Challenge in Stuttgart. Pictured: Team medalists Ukraine, Great Britain and Brazil
Great Britain held off Ukraine and Brazil to take the men's team title Saturday at the DTB Team Challenge in Stuttgart.
The DTB Cup team competition is held in conjunction with this weekend's World Cup. The top six teams from Friday's qualification competed in the finals on Saturday after the women's World Cup event. Only two gymnasts competed on each event in the team final, with both scores counting.
World team member Nile Wilson led the British men to first place in both the qualification and the final. Wilson, the 2014 Junior European champion, had the highest score of the competition with his 15.866 on parallel bars, while teammate Courtney Tulloch impressed on with 15.766 on still rings.
Superstar Oleg Verynayev competed all six events for Ukraine, who grabbed the last qualification spot on Friday. Verynayev hit five of his routines, but uncharacteristic mistake on parallel bars allowed the British to pass Ukraine for the title. Olympic bronze medalist Igor Radivilov posted strong scores on still rings 15.233 and vault 15.266.
Brazil claimed third thanks to consistent performances, with only two scores below 14. The Brazilians placed barely bumped Germany off the podium, defeating the hosts by .233.
German coach Andreas Hirsch was pleased nonetheless, noting the team did well without some of its biggest stars. Olympic medalist Marcel Nguyen and world high bar finalist Andreas Bretschneider will compete in Sunday's World Cup event.
"The guys have accepted the situation here and did a good job," Hirsch said. "We are within easy reach countries like Brazil and Ukraine. If you consider that Andreas Bretschneider and Marcel Nguyen were not on the team with us, it's not so bad."
Italy finished fifth, while a team of Japanese newcomers took sixth.
Competition continues Sunday in Stuttgart with the men's all-around World Cup and women's team final. Nguyen headlines the lineup, which also includes U.S. Olympian Danell Leyva and Russia's Nikolai Kuksenkov.
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2016 DTB CUp Team Challenge
March 18-19, Stuttgart
Men's Team Final | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB | Total |
1. | Great Britain | | | | | | | 177.228 |
Frank Baines | | 14.166 | | | 14.566 | | |
James Hall | | 14.500 | | | | | |
Kristian Thomas | 15.000 | | | 14.133 | | 14.800 | |
Courtney Tulloch | | | 15.766 | | | | |
Nile Wilson | 14.733 | | 15.066 | 14.666 | 15.866 | 13.966 | |
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2. | Ukraine | | | | | | | 176.762 |
Vladyslav Hryko | | 13.366 | | | | | |
Igor Radivilov | | | 15.233 | 15.266 | | | |
Maksym Semiankiv | 14.500 | | | | 13.233 | 14.733 | |
Oleg Vernyaiyev | 14.966 | 15.133 | 15.433 | 15.000 | 14.733 | 15.166 | |
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3. | Brazil | | | | | | | 175.428 |
Francisco Barretto | | | 13.866 | | 14.833 | | |
Lucas Bitencourt | 14.333 | | 14.633 | 14.666 | | | |
Arthur Mariano | 15.266 | 13.500 | | 14.566 | | 15.300 | |
Sergio Sasaki | | 14.966 | | | 14.666 | 14.833 | |
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4. | Germany | | | | | | | 175.195 |
Lukas Dauser | 14.366 | | 13.266 | 14.333 | 15.400 | | |
Philipp Herder | 14.366 | 14.366 | | | 15.166 | | |
Christopher Jursch | | | | | | 14.933 | |
Helge Liebrich | | | | 14.533 | | | |
Andreas Toba | | 14.633 | 14.900 | | | 14.933 | |
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5. | Italy | | | | | | | 171.564 |
Andrea Cingolani | 12.933 | | 14.933 | 14.700 | | | |
Ludovico Edalli | | 14.200 | | 14.300 | 14.633 | | |
Matteo Morandi | | | 15.033 | | 13.733 | | |
Enrico Pozzo | | | | | | 14.400 | |
Paolo Principi | 14.400 | 14.333 | | | | 13.966 | |
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6. | Japan | | | | | | | 170.630 |
Hibiki Arayashiki | 14.733 | 14.500 | | 14.500 | | | |
Daisuke Fudono | 13.133 | | 14.100 | | 15.000 | 13.766 | |
Fumiya Kitamura | | 13.900 | | | 13.566 | | |
Kiichi Takenaka | | | 14.833 | 14.466 | | | |
Kentaro Tani | | | | | | 14.133 | |
Men's Team Qualification | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB | Total |
1. | Great Britain | | | | | | | 262.250 |
Frank Baines | | 14.600 | 13.600 | 13.900 | 14.050 | 12.400 | |
James Hall | 14.300 | 14.800 | | | 14.350 | 13.300 | |
Kristian Thomas | 14.750 | | 13.650 | 15.000 | | 14.050 | |
Courtney Tulloch | 14.050 | 13.700 | 15.750 | 13.950 | 14.750 | | |
Nile Wilson | 14.400 | 14.250 | 15.100 | 14.600 | 15.400 | 15.250 | |
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2. | Brazil | | | | | | | 258.050 |
Petrix Barbosa | 14.150 | 13.100 | 12.600 | 14.050 | 14.250 | 13.950 | |
Francisco Barretto | 14.350 | 14.300 | 14.200 | 14.450 | 14.850 | 14.350 | |
Lucas Bitencourt | 13.850 | | 14.200 | 14.250 | 14.250 | | |
Arthur Mariano | 14.850 | 14.200 | 14.000 | 14.700 | | 15.150 | |
Sergio Sasaki | | 13.600 | | | 13.800 | 13.050 | |
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3. | Germany 1 | | | | | | | 257.800 |
Lukas Dauser | 14.450 | | 14.100 | 13.700 | 14.850 | 12.450 | |
Philipp Herder | 14.300 | 13.250 | 14.100 | | 15.200 | | |
Christopher Jursch | 14.250 | 12.700 | | 14.050 | 13.600 | 14.700 | |
Helge Liebrich | | 13.350 | 13.300 | 14.700 | | 14.050 | |
Andreas Toba | 14.200 | 14.650 | 14.950 | 14.250 | 13.650 | 14.950 | |
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4. | Italy | | | | | | | 256.350 |
Andrea Cingolani | 13.400 | | 15.050 | 14.650 | | | |
Ludovico Edalli | 14.350 | 14.250 | 12.900 | 14.050 | 14.550 | 14.200 | |
Matteo Morandi | 13.750 | 13.000 | 14.950 | 13.600 | 14.300 | 13.350 | |
Enrico Pozzo | | 13.600 | | | 13.250 | 14.450 | |
Paolo Principi | 14.350 | 14.300 | 14.050 | 14.150 | 14.000 | 13.350 | |
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5. | Japan | | | | | | | 255.850 |
Hibiki Arayashiki | 14.850 | 14.700 | | 14.150 | 14.450 | 14.150 | |
Daisuke Fudono | 14.500 | | 13.300 | 13.700 | 15.050 | 14.400 | |
Fumiya Kitamura | | 14.250 | 12.900 | | 14.450 | 13.050 | |
Kiichi Takenaka | 14.300 | 13.600 | 14.600 | 14.300 | 14.350 | | |
Kentaro Tani | 14.300 | 12.300 | 13.600 | 13.950 | | 13.250 | |
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6. | Ukraine | | | | | | | 255.700 |
Vladyslav Hryko | | 12.450 | 13.850 | 13.650 | 14.200 | | |
Igor Radivilov | 11.500 | | 15.100 | 14.600 | | 13.000 | |
Maksym Semiankiv | 14.400 | 0.000 | 13.750 | | 14.500 | 12.400 | |
Oleg Vernyayev | 15.050 | 15.600 | 15.000 | 14.000 | 14.650 | 14.500 | |
Ilya Yehorov | 13.250 | 14.200 | | 12.900 | 14.400 | | |
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7. | Germany 2 | | | | | | | 253.500 |
Nils Dunkel | | 12.400 | 13.850 | 14.150 | 13.650 | | |
Waldemar Eichorn | 14.150 | 14.300 | 13.750 | 13.550 | 14.550 | 14.450 | |
Sebastian Krimmer | 13.550 | 13.550 | | 14.450 | 14.400 | 12.850 | |
Alexander Maier | 12.950 | | 13.600 | 14.400 | | 13.150 | |
Ivan Rittschik | 14.200 | 14.650 | 13.200 | | 14.300 | 14.050 | |
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8. | Mixed Team 2 | | | | | | | 251.950 |
Marios Georgiou | 13.450 | 14.050 | 14.150 | 14.450 | 14.250 | 14.950 | |
Tomas Gonzalez | | 12.350 | 14.500 | | 14.700 | 13.100 | |
Nikolaos Iliopoulos | 13.300 | 12.050 | 13.750 | 14.350 | 13.700 | 13.700 | |
Vlasios Maras | 13.450 | 13.300 | 13.600 | 14.600 | 14.000 | 14.650 | |
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8. | Netherlands 2 | | | | | | | 251.950 |
Jeffrey Wammes | 13.250 | | 13.600 | 14.400 | 13.150 | 14.100 | |
Frank Rijken | 13.850 | 14.000 | 14.150 | 14.150 | 14.200 | 13.950 | |
Michel Bletterman | 14.150 | 14.100 | | 14.100 | 13.200 | | |
Boudewijn de Vries | | 13.150 | 12.700 | | | 14.350 | |
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10. | Belgium 2 | | | | | | | 251.150 |
Jonas Baert | 12.650 | 12.950 | 12.800 | 13.650 | 13.150 | 5.900 | |
Gilles Gentges | 12.750 | 12.100 | 12.900 | 13.800 | 13.600 | 13.500 | |
Thibault Hoffreumon | 10.950 | 10.800 | 11.200 | 13.950 | 12.150 | 12.150 | |
Luka van den Keybus | 12.400 | 12.900 | 12.050 | 13.500 | 13.300 | 13.400 | |
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11. | Turkey | | | | | | | 250.350 |
Ferhat Arican | 14.250 | 14.550 | 13.500 | 14.850 | 14.950 | 13.950 | |
Ibrahim Colak | 12.950 | 11.950 | 15.450 | 12.850 | 14.750 | 12.850 | |
Yunus Emre Gundogdu | 12.650 | | 8.500 | 13.300 | | | |
Isa Hamaratcilar | | 10.250 | | | 13.850 | 12.950 | |
Ahmet Onder | 13.950 | 12.350 | 14.100 | 14.600 | 13.350 | 14.100 | |
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12. | Mixed Team 1 | | | | | | | 249.000 |
Botond Kardos | 14.000 | 13.800 | 12.150 | 14.250 | 14.200 | 13.200 | |
Tin Srbic | 13.850 | | | | | 14.400 | |
Filip Ude | 14.350 | 15.000 | 13.400 | 13.700 | 14.200 | 12.800 | |
Levente Vagner | 14.000 | 14.200 | 13.550 | 13.750 | 14.050 | 12.550 | |
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13. | Switzerland | | | | | | | 248.000 |
Benjamin Gischard | 15.200 | 13.000 | 13.700 | 14.500 | | | |
Marco Rizzo | | 11.900 | 12.600 | 13.800 | 13.550 | 13.700 | |
Kevin Rossi | 13.800 | 12.800 | 13.100 | | 13.950 | 13.850 | |
Marco Walter | 13.850 | | 13.200 | 13.300 | 12.450 | | |
Eddy Yusof | 14.750 | 13.700 | | 14.150 | 14.700 | 12.500 | |
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14. | Norway | | | | | | | 244.350 |
Marcus Conradi | 13.950 | 13.050 | 13.450 | 13.900 | 13.400 | 13.250 | |
Pietro Giachino | | 12.450 | 11.900 | | 12.950 | 14.000 | |
Odin Kalvo | 13.350 | 12.500 | | 14.400 | 13.050 | 13.200 | |
Nikolai Ronbeck | 11.550 | | 12.400 | 13.450 | | | |
Stian Skjerahaug | 14.200 | 14.200 | 13.300 | 14.350 | 14.000 | 13.600 | |
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15. | Portugal | | | | | | | 240.100 |
Simao Almeida | 13.700 | 11.750 | 12.450 | 14.250 | 12.700 | 12.600 | |
Tiago Barbosa | 13.500 | 12.000 | 12.250 | 13.300 | 13.600 | 12.400 | |
Francisco Fragoso | 11.700 | 13.550 | 12.100 | 13.400 | 12.600 | 12.500 | |
Gustavo Simoes | 13.700 | 14.050 | 14.950 | 13.800 | 13.800 | 13.300 | |
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16. | Belgium 1 | | | | | | | 234.000 |
Maxime Gentges | 14.150 | 14.300 | 13.300 | 14.000 | 13.350 | 14.150 | |
Daan Kenis | 13.550 | 13.500 | 13.750 | 14.500 | 13.500 | 13.900 | |
Bram Louwije | 12.250 | 13.250 | 13.650 | 14.000 | 13.550 | 13.900 | |
Jimmy Verbaeys | 14.450 | 13.400 | 13.550 | 14.600 | 14.750 | 13.850 | |
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17. | Israel | | | | | | | 213.200 |
Artem Dolgopyat | 13.200 | 12.750 | 10.000 | 0.000 | | 11.500 | |
Alexander Shatilov | 14.450 | 14.100 | 13.650 | 14.000 | 14.700 | 14.750 | |
Moran Yanuka | 13.600 | 13.150 | 13.800 | 13.200 | 12.550 | 13.800 | |
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18. | Netherlands 1 | | | | | | | 193.700 |
Jorian Ilbrink | 13.000 | 10.650 | 12.900 | 12.750 | 13.450 | 11.350 | |
Glenn Smink | 14.300 | 14.200 | 11.150 | 14.200 | 13.550 | 12.850 | |
Anthony van Assche | 1.100 | 13.800 | 14.850 | 13.150 | 13.750 | 13.500 | |
Bram Verhofstad | 12.100 | | | 13.700 | | 13.550 | |
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