2021 All-Japan artistic gymnastics championships – Men's floor
The men's floor at the 2021 All Japan Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held on 5 and 6 June 2021 at Takasaki Arena in Gunma, Japan.[1] 24 gymnasts from 15 clubs all over the country participated in the event.[2] Defending champion Kazuki Minami successfully defended his title, while world champion Kenzo Shirai won the silver and Ryosuke Doi got the bronze.[3]
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| Venue | Takasaki Arena | ||||||
| Location |  Takasaki, Japan | ||||||
| Dates | 5 June 2021 (qualifying) 6 June 2021 (final) | ||||||
| Competitors | 24 | ||||||
| Winning total | 15.300 points | ||||||
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| List of gymnasts Qualification | ||
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| Qualification | men | women |
| Team all-around | men | women |
| Individual all-around | men | women |
| Vault | men | women |
| Floor | men | women |
| Pommel horse | men | |
| Rings | men | |
| Parallel bars | men | |
| Horizontal bar | men | |
| Uneven bars | women | |
| Balance beam | women | |
The competition also served as one of the national trials for the 2020 Summer Olympics. However, none of the medalist was shortlisted in the final six to contest in Tokyo. This was the farewell tournament of Kenzo Shirai. After failing to make his second Olympic appearance, the 2016 gold medalist and world champion announced his retirement from the sport.[4][5][6]
Background
Due to the affection of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 event was postponed until December, making the two competitions only 6 months apart. The defending champion, Kazuki Minami, and runner-up, Ryosuke Doi both qualified for the final, while 3rd-place Carlos Yulo didn't participate.
Qualification
The maximum of 24 male gymnasts would be qualified to compete for the men's individual all-around event, following these criteria:[2]
① Winner of 2020 event and the gymnast selected to represent Japan at the World Cup in Doha; or top 2 of 2020 event.
② Top 22-24 gymnasts (not included in ①) all-around qualifying and tryout results to make the maximum of 24.
③ 2 spot for team contribution based on the results up to the NHK Trophy among the players who met the B-selection conditions (NHK Trophy 10th place or less, best team member, world ranking 1st-place winner). This 2 gymnast who didn't passed the All-Japan event-specific qualifying were allowed to perform (but wouldn't advance to the final)
• Selected athletes for ③ were allowed perform, but the results wouldn't be in the eventual ranking.
• The selection of qualification ③ was announced after the end of the NHK Trophy.
Competition format
The top 8 qualifiers in the qualification phase advanced to the apparatus final. The finalists performed an additional exercise. Qualification scores were then ignored, with only final round scores counting.
Schedule
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| Date | Time | Round |
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| 5 June | 12:00 - 13:40 | Qualification |
| 6 June | 11:20 - 13:20 | Final |
| All times are local time (UTC+09:00). | ||
Results
Qualifying
Final
| Rank | № | Gymnast | Club | D Score | E Score | Pen. | Total |
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 | 33 | Kazuki Minami | Sendai University | 6.500 | 8.800 | 15.300 | |
 | 20 | Kenzo Shirai | Nittaidai (teacher) | 6.900 | 8.233 | 15.133 | |
 | 10 | Ryosuke Doi | Nittaidai | 6.700 | 8.266 | 14.966 | |
| 4 | 39 | Shoma Tsukiyama | Aioi Gakuin/Tsurumi | 6.400 | 8.466 | 14.866 | |
| 5 | 3 | Takeru Kitazono | Tokushukai/Seifu | 6.200 | 8.500 | 14.700 | |
| 6 | 16 | Takumi Sato | Dept Kitaibaraki/Aoki | 6.300 | 8.266 | 14.566 | |
| 7 | 18 | Shota Aoki | Tochigi Sports Association | 6.100 | 8.000 | 14.100 | |
| 8 | 13 | Naoto Hayasaka | Central Sports | 6.300 | 8.000 | 0.300 | 14.000 |
References
- "The 75th All Japan Gymnastics Event Championships". Japan Gymnastics Association. 15 May 2021.
- "List of Qualified Participants for the 75th All Japan Event Championships (Men)" (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association. 20 May 2021.
- "2021 All Japan Gymnastics Event Championships - Men's Final Result" (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association. 6 June 2021.
- "SHIRAI Kenzo: Japan's Rio 2016 gold medal-winning gymnast retires at age 24". International Olympics Committee. 16 June 2021.
- "Gold medalist Shirai retires after missing out on Tokyo Games". The Asahi Shimbun. 16 June 2021.
- "'Twist Prince' Kenzo Shirai retires to focus on coaching". The Japan Times. 16 June 2021.