2022 World Championships: all-around final for Luka Van den Keybus.

 Today Liverpools M&S Banks Arena was the stage for the men's qualifications at the 2022 World Championships. The Belgian men competed in the last subdivision.

The Belgian men competed in Olympic order and started their competition solidely on floor. Maxime Gentges opened the games for team Belgium with a score of 13.066 for his routine that included a double arabian. Noah Kuavita scored 13.100.  Luka Vanden Keybus impressed with a sky high double piked forward and added 13.700 to the team total. Takumi Onoshima opened his routine with a double piked forward and received 13.566. 

The men then moved on to the pommel horse. The "dark" pommel horse is often a difficult apparatus for the Belgian men. It was not different this time. The 4 gymnasts all had to count fall. Noah scored 10.966. Luka and Takumi both scored 11.733. Maxime did a bit better and received a score of 12.833, the best score for the team on this apparatus.  

On the rings Luka was the first to go and scored 12.800, a decent start of the rotation.  Noah unfortunately fell on his dismount. (11.733) Takumi added 12.566 to the total and Maxime received 13.000 for his routine. 

On vault Takumi received 13.566 for his vault. Noah showed good form in his Roche vault and scored 14.300. Luka had the highest score of the team: a 14.500. Maxime's score of 12.766 was dropped.

Maxime opened the rotation on parallel bars with a decent 13.500. Takumi did a tiny bit better with a score of 13.533. Noah scored 13.833 and  Luka added a strong 14.333. The men recovered well from their nightmare rotation on pommel horse. 

Takumi was first up on high bar. He showed a good routine but unfortunately fell on his dismount. He scored 11.966. Maxime had to leave the apparatus twice and received 10.766. Luka got 12.733 for his routine while Noah scored 13.400. 

With an all-around score of 79.799 Luka Van den Keybus qualified for the all-around final on friday.  The Belgian team ended 16th with a total score of 237.228. 

Japan showed it supremacy during the qualifications by taking the first place as a team with almost 8 points more than Great-Britain and the United States. The Japanese men also took the first two spots in the individual ranking. Wataru Tanigawa was first, Daiki Hashimoto took the second place. Carlos Yulo who represents the Philippines but trains in Japan was third. 

Team Qualification results:

1. Japan 260.695

2. Great-Britain 252.793

3. USA 252.295

4. China 249.929

5. Italy 247.661

6. Spain 245.594

7. Brazil 245.394

All-around qualification:

1. Wataru Tanigawa (JPN) 84.731

2. Daiki Hashimoto (JPN) 84.665

3. Carlos Yulo (PHI) 84.664

4. Joe Frasier (GBR) 83.964

5. Boheng Zhang (CHN) 83.766

6. Asher Hong (USA) 83.299

7. Joel Plata (ESP) 82.799

8. Brody Malone (USA) 82.631

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22. Luka Van den Keybus (BEL) 79.799

43. Noah Kuavita (BEL) 77.365

44. Takumi Onoshima (BEL) 76.930

51. Maxime Gentges (BEL) 75.931

Floor qualification:

1. Carlos Yulo (PHI) 15.266

2. Ryosuke Doi (JPN) 14.766

3. Milad Karimi (KAZ) 14.733

4. Giarnni Regini-Moran (GBR)14.533

5. Boheng Zhang (CHN) 14.500

6.  Sunghyun Ryu (KOR)14.466

7. Daiki Hashimoto (JPN) 14.466

8. Nicola Bartolini (ITA) 14.433

Pommel horse qualification:

1. Mc CLENAGHAN Rhys (IRL) 15.233

2. Stephen Nedoroscik (USA)15.233

3. Nariman Kurbanov (KAZ) 15.033

4. Loran De Munck (NED) 14.833

5. Harutyun Merdinyan (ARM)14.700

6. Ryosuke Doi (JPN) 14.466

7. Filip Ude (CRO) 14.400

8. Ahmad Abu Al Soud (JOR) 14.366

Still rings qualification:

1. Courtney Tulloch (GBR)14.666

2. Jingyuan Zou (CHN)14.666

3. Adem Asil (TUR) 14.666

4. Hao You (CHN)14.633

5.Vahagn Davtyan (ARM) 14.566

6.Yuya Kamoto (JPN)14.500

7. Artur AVETISYAN (ARM)14.466

8. Donnell Whittenbrug (USA) 14.333

Vault qualification:

1. Artur Davtyan (ARM) 14.900

2. Carlos Yulo (PHI) 14.849

3.  Gabriel Burtanete (ROU) 14.633

4. Igor Radivilov (UKR) 14.566

5. Caio Souza (BRA)14.566

6. Junho Lee (KOR)14.450

7. Wataru Tanigawa (JPN)14.450

8. Hansol Kim (KOR)14.433

Parallel bars qualification:

1. Zou Jingyuan (CHN)15.700

2. Yuya Kamoto (JPN) 15.433

3. Lukas Dauser (GER) 15.400

4. Carlos Yulo (PHI) 15.300

5. Ferhat Arican (TUR) 15.200

6. Jossimar Orlando Calvo Moreno (COL)15.166

7. Joe Fraser (GBR)15.066

8. Giarnni Regini-Moran (GBR)14.966

High bar qualification:

1. Daiki Hashimoto (JPN) 15.100

2. Wei Sun (CHN)14.833

3. Boheng Zhang (CHN)14.733

4. Ilias Georgiou (CYP)14.466

5. Brodey Malone (USA)14.433

6. Yuya Kamoto (JPN)14.400

7. Arthur Mariano (BRA)14.366

8. Tyson Bull  (AUS) 14.333