Many of the big guns were eliminated in qualification, Berki, Ude, Sellathurai, Tommasone, leaving a relatively weaker field competing. Whitlock becomes the first male World Champion from Great Britain. Fantastic for Armenia’s Harutyun Merdinyan who has qualified to the Olympic Games also!
- Whitlock GBR 16.133
- Smith GBR 16.033
- Merdinyan ARM 15.500 & Kaya JPN 15.500
- Hidvegi HUN 15.366
- Verniaiev UKR 15.266
- Naddour USA 15.200
- Seligman CRO 14.433
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