2021 All-Japan artistic gymnastics championships – Men's parallel bars
The men's parallel bars at the 2021 All Japan Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held on 5 and 6 June 2021 at Takasaki Arena in Gunma, Japan.[1] 21 gymnasts from 9 clubs all over the country participated in the event.[2] Defending champion Kaito Sugimoto & Yusuke Tanaka both won the title, while Carlos Yulo got the bronze.[3]
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| Venue | Takasaki Arena | ||||||
| Location |  Takasaki, Japan | ||||||
| Dates | 5 June 2021 (qualifying) 6 June 2021 (final) | ||||||
| Competitors | 21 | ||||||
| Winning total | 15.400 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.
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, Wataru Tanigawa, and 3rd place, Kaito Sugimoto both qualified for the final, while runner-up Kakeru Tanigawa 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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 | 77 | Yusuke Tanaka | Konami Sports | 6.000 | 9.400 | 15.400 | |
| 79 | Kaito Sugimoto | Nittaidai | 6.500 | 8.900 | 15.400 | |
 | 81 | Carlos Yulo | Asahi Life | 6.400 | 8.566 | 14.966 | |
| 4 | 8 | Kenta Chiba | Central Sports | 6.200 | 8.700 | 14.900 | |
| 4 | 1 | Wataru Tanigawa | Central Sports | 6.400 | 8.500 | 14.900 | |
| 6 | 3 | Takeru Kitazono | Tokushukai/Seifu | 6.300 | 8.433 | 14.733 | |
| 7 | 4 | Kazuma Kaya | Central Sports | 6.300 | 8.400 | 14.700 | |
| 8 | 28 | Kentaro Yunoki | Tokushukai | 6.100 | 7.466 | 13.566 |
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.