Competition Format
23rd Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships

• Women’s Pairs
• Men’s Pairs
• Mixed Pairs
• Women’s Group (3 gymnasts)
• Men’s Group (4 gymnasts)
• Team ranking

Participation rights

All FIG affiliated federations in good standing, with gymnasts of the correct age, are entitled to participate in all five categories (max. 2 per category) with a full team of 26 gymnasts.

Competition format

Qualifications

All pair/groups must participate in qualifications in order to qualify for finals. All pair/groups must perform all 3 exercises: 1 Balance, 1 Dynamic and 1 Combined. As per the 2011 Technical Regulations, there will be a draw for the order of performance of all three exercises.

Finals

The competition determines the World Champions per category (WP, MP, MXP, WG, MG).

The top eight pairs and the top eight groups after Qualifications perform one Combined Exercise

If there are less than 12 federations in the particular category, only 6 finalists take part.

The competition starts from a mark of zero.

Please note: As per the 2012 Technical Regulations, only the top ranked pair/group per country in each discipline may qualify for the final.

Team Ranking

The Team Ranking is established after Qualifications (see Technical Regulations 2011, Acrobatic Gymnastics Section 5, Reg. 3.3.3)

To participate in the ranking by teams, federations must be represented with at least by 3 different pairs and groups including at least one pair and one group in Competition I (Qualifications).

The delegation must announce the composition of their team when they submit their nominative registrations.

The team with the highest number of points is declared Team World Champion. Each member of the announced team is awarded a medal.

7th World Age Group Competitions

• Age Group 11-16 years (WP, MP, MXP, WG, MG)
• Age Group 12-19 years (WP, MP, MXP, WG, MG)

As per FIG Technical Regulations 2010, Special Regulations 11-16 and 12-19, updated January 2012, Code of Points 2009-2012 Edition and Difficulty Tables 2009-2012 Edition. Please also see the FIG Newsletters.

Participation

All FIG affiliated federations in good standing, with gymnasts of the correct age, are entitled to participate. Maximum two per event category per age group, but total number of athletes is maximum 26 per delegation.

Pairs and Groups who have ever previously competed, in the World Championships, World Cup, World Games or senior Continental Union Championships may not compete in the World Age Group Competitions. Individuals who have competed as seniors, but are now in newly formed groups or pairs, are eligible.

Competition format

Qualifications

Each pair and group presents one Balance and one Dynamic exercise.

Places after the qualifications are determined by the sum of scores from the two exercises, Balance and Dynamic.

Finals

Age Group 11-16

Competitors cannot participate in a Final without competing in both the Balance and Dynamic qualifying events.
One Balance or Dynamic Exercise as follow:

• Women’s Pairs: Balance
• Mixed Pairs: Dynamic
• Men’s Pairs: Balance
• Women’s Groups: Dynamic
• Men’s Groups: Balance

The top eight proceed to a Final with not more than one from each federation in each event category. If there are less than 12 entries to a category, only 6 may proceed to the Final.

If there are less than 4 countries participating in a category, no medals will be awarded: tokens of participation will be given.

The competition starts from a mark of zero.

Age Group 12-19

Competitors cannot participate in a Final without competing in both the Balance and Dynamic qualifying events.

Finalists perform one Combined Exercise.

The top eight proceed to a Final with not more than one from each federation in each discipline. If there are less than 12 entries to a category, only 6 may proceed to the Final.

If there are less than 4 countries participating in a category, no medals will be awarded; tokens of participation will be given.

The competition starts from a mark of zero.

No team ranking.