Competition format
Principles for the Competition Programme
All finals, in competitions under FIG authority in TRA, TUM and DMT, can be conducted either as described under these special regulations or as a “knock out" competition with a quarterfinal (8 gymnasts), a semi-final (4) and final (2) each decided by a single voluntary exercise. The FIG TRA TC, the FIG EC and the organiser have to agree to this kind of final.
Qualifying Round
The Qualifying Rounds at the World Championships are divided into a first round (Q1) with all gymnasts, and a second round (Q2) with a number of gymnasts/pairs depending on the relevant to the actual participants:
- 1-31 entries No Second Qualifying Round
- 32-47 entries Second Qualifying Round with 16 gymnasts
- 48 and + entries Second Qualifying Round with 24 gymnasts
Participation at the Second Qualifying Round will be limited to a maximum of 3 (three) gymnasts or 2 (two) Synchro pairs per national federation.
Finals
Participation at the finals will be limited to a maximum of 2 gymnasts and 1 pair per national federation.
Finals in TRA and SYN will be conducted in one round. The best 8 (eight) gymnasts or pairs from the Qualifying Round will perform one exercise.
Finals in DMT and TUM will be conducted in two rounds (F1 and F2). The best 8 (eight) gymnasts from the Qualifying will perform a single exercise. Immediately after, the best 4 (four) gymnasts will qualify for the second round, where they will compete for the title (gold medal) and the remaining places (2 to 4) with a second exercise.
If a participant has to withdraw from the Second Qualifying Round, from the first round of the Final in TUM and DMT, or from the Final in TRA and SYN, because of injury or illness, the next eligible participant from the Qualifying Round will be allowed to start at the next competition phase. These replacements have to be announced at least before march-in for Second Qualifying Round or Finals.
Competitions
Trampoline
- Men’s Individual
- Women’s Individual
- Men’s Synchronised
- Women’s Synchronised
- Men’s Team
- Women’s Team
Competitions consist of:
- Two exercises in the First Qualifying Round
- One exercise in the Second Qualifying Round
- One exercise in the Final (8 participants)
- One exercise in the Team Final
Composition of exercises is laid out in the Code of Points for Trampoline Gymnastics.
Tumbling
- Men’s Individual
- Women’s Individual
- Men’s Team
- Women’s Team
Competitions consist of:
- Two exercises in the First Qualifying Round
- One exercise in the Second Qualifying Round
- One exercise in the First Round of the Final (8 participants)
- One exercise in the Second Round of the Final (4 participants)
- One exercise in the Team Final
Composition of exercises is laid out in the Code of Points for Tumbling.
Double Mini-Trampoline
- Men’s Individual
- Women’s Individual
- Men’s Team
- Women’s Team
Competitions consist of:
- Two exercises in the First Qualifying Round
- One exercise in the Second Qualifying Round
- One exercise in the First Round of the Final (8 participants)
- One exercise in the Second Round of the Final (4 participants)
- One exercise in the Team Final
Composition of exercises is laid out in the Code of Points for Double Mini-Trampoline.
Team composition
The teams in Trampoline, Tumbling and Double Mini-Trampoline competitions consist of a minimum of three and a maximum of four gymnasts.
All-Around Team Final
At World Championships there will be an All-Around Team Final, where the top five (5) national federations competing in the eight (8) disciplines will perform one exercise in each of the disciplines.
Right of Participation
All national federations are entitled to participate with a maximum number of gymnasts as follows:
| Gymnasts | Men | Women | Total |
| Trampoline individual | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Trampoline synchronised | 2 pairs | 2 pairs | 8 |
| Reserve individual and synchronised | - | - | -* |
| Double Mini-Trampoline | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Reserve Double Mini-Trampoline | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Tumbling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Reserve Tumbling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
* Reserves for Trampoline Synchronised must come from Trampoline Individual and vice versa
Competition Programme
Starting Order – All disciplines
The starting order for the Qualifying Round (Q1) in all disciplines is decided by a draw after the nominative entries, using the national federations’ names and gymnasts’ numbers 1 to 4.
Gymnasts will compete in groups as evenly distributed as possible, but never bigger than twelve (12).
The starting order per gymnast has to be handed in by the national federations at the time of accreditation.
The starting order for all Individual Finals will be decided by a draw. (In F2, the starting order from F1 will be retained).
The starting order for all Team Finals will be in order of merit. National federations will nominate the three athletes in the order they will compete, for their team in the final, at least one hour prior to the Team Final.
Trampoline
Qualifying Round
The Qualifying Round is the basis for qualification to the following Finals:
- Men’s Individual
- Women’s Individual
- Men’s Synchronised
- Women’s Synchronised
- Men’s Team
- Women’s Team
- All-Around Team
The Qualifying Round will be conducted as per the Code of Points and the Technical Regulations, Sec. 4, Art.1.
The classification of the First Qualifying Round (Q1) in TRA and SYN, is determined by:
- the best score of the two exercises performed by the gymnast/pair.
The winner of each competition group will qualify to the Second Qualifying Round (Q2) or to the final.
The remaining spots for Q2, up to 16 or 24 places, will be granted according to the final ranking of all gymnasts/pairs after Q1. In case of a tie, then tie break rules will apply.
The classification of the Q2 is determined by:
- the highest score of the exercise performed by the gymnast/pair.
The winner of each competition group (8 or 12 gymnasts) will qualify for the final. The remaining six (6) places for the final will be granted according to the final ranking of Q2.
The sum of the three (3) highest scores obtained by the team members in each round of qualification one (Q1) will give the overall team score (sum of six (6)) after qualification.
Finals
These competitions determine the World Champions.
Participation:
- 8 gymnasts, maximum two per national federation,
- 8 pairs, maximum one per national federation and
- the top 5 teams (three gymnasts per team)
from the Qualifying Round (Q1 or Q2) will go forward to the finals.
For Individual and Synchronised finals, the starting order will be decided by a draw.
For Team Finals, the starting order for the teams is in rank order, with the first gymnast from the team on 5th place going first, followed by the first gymnast from the team on 4th place etc., in the first round of the final and so on in the rounds 2 and 3. National federation will nominate the three athletes in the order they will compete, for their team in the Final, at least one hour prior to the Team Final.
The classification for the Individual and Synchronised finals is determined by the highest final score of the final routine.
The classification for the Team Finals is determined by the sum of the ranking points (5, 4, 3, 2 and 1) a team achieves in the three (3) final rounds.
Tumbling
Qualifying Round
The Qualifying Round is the basis for qualification to the following finals:
- Men’s Individual
- Women’s Individual
- Men’s Team
- Women’s Team
- All Around Team
The Qualifying Round will be conducted as per Code of Points and the Technical regulations, Sec. 4, Art.1.
The classification of the First Qualifying Round (Q1), is determined by:
– the sum of the scores of the two exercises performed by the gymnast.
The winner of each competition group will qualify to the Second Qualifying Round (Q2) or to the final.
The remaining spots for Q2, up to 16 or 24 places, will be granted according to the final ranking of all gymnasts after Q1. In case of a tie, then tie break rules will apply.
The classification of the Second Qualifying Round (Q2) is determined by:
– the highest score of the exercise performed by the gymnast.
The winner of each competition group (2 gymnasts) will qualify for the Final. The remaining six (6) places for the Final will be granted according to the final ranking of Q2.
The team classification is determined by the sum of the 3 (three) highest total scores obtained by members of the team in the first exercise plus the sum of their three highest scores in the second exercise in the First Qualifying Round.
Finals
These competitions determine the World Champions.
Participation:
- 8 gymnasts, maximum two per national federation,
- the top 5 teams (three gymnasts per team)
from the Qualifying Round (Q1 or Q2) will go forward to the finals.
For Individual Finals, the starting order will be decided by a draw.
For Team Finals, the starting order for the teams is in rank order, with the first gymnast from the team on 5th place going first, followed by the first gymnast from the team on 4th place etc., in the first round of the Final and so on in the rounds 2 and 3. NF will nominate the three athletes in the order they will compete, for their team in the Final, at least one hour prior to the Team Final.
The classification of the First Round of Finals (F1) is determined by:
– the highest score of the exercise performed by the gymnast.
Qualification to the Second Round of Finals (F2) will be granted to the four best scores in F1.
The classification of F2 is determined by:
– the highest score of the exercise performed by the gymnast.
The classification for Team Finals is determined by the sum of the ranking points (5, 4, 3, 2 and 1) a team achieves in the three (3) final rounds.
Double Mini-Trampoline
Qualifying Round
The Qualifying Round is the basis for qualification to the following finals:
- Men’s Individual
- Women’s Individual
- Men’s Team
- Women’s Team
- All Around Team
The Qualifying Round will be conducted as per Code of Points and the Technical regulations, Sec. 4, Art.1.
The classification of the First Qualifying Round (Q1), is determined by:
– the score of the two exercises performed by the gymnast.
The winner of each competition group will qualify to the Second Qualifying Round (Q2) or to the final. (see TR Art.1)
The remaining spots for Q2, up to 16 or 24 places, will be granted according to the final ranking of all gymnasts after Q1. In case of a tie, then tie break rules will apply.
The classification of the Second Qualifying Round (Q2) is determined by:
– the highest score of the exercise performed by the gymnast.
The winner of each competition group (2 gymnasts) will qualify for the final. The remaining six (6) places for the final will be granted according to the final ranking of Q2.
The team classification is determined by the sum of the 3 (three) highest total scores obtained by members of the team in the first exercise plus the sum of their three highest scores in the second exercise in the First Qualifying Round.
Finals
These competitions determine the World Champions.
Participation:
- 8 gymnasts, maximum two per national federation,
- the top 5 teams (three gymnasts per team)
from the Qualifying Round (Q1 or Q2) will go forward to the finals.
For Individual Finals, the starting order will be decided by a draw.
For Team Finals, the starting order for the teams is in rank order, with the first gymnast from the team on 5th place going first, followed by the first gymnast from the team on 4th place etc., in the first round of the final and so on in the rounds 2 and 3. The national federation will nominate the three athletes in the order they will compete, for their team in the final, at least one hour prior to the Team Final.
The classification of the First Round of Finals (F1) is determined by:
– the highest score of the exercise performed by the gymnast.
Qualification to the Second Round of Finals (F2) will be granted to the four best scores in F1.
The classification of F2 is determined by:
– the highest score of the exercise performed by the gymnast.
The classification for Team Finals is determined by the sum of the ranking points (5, 4, 3, 2 and 1) a team achieves in the three (3) final rounds.
All-Around team competition
Composition of a Team
This event will be mixed-gendered, joining together the eight events included in the World Championships’ programme for even years.
All-Around teams must be composed by representatives from one NF of the different events (apparatus) as follows:
1 IND W / 1 IND M
1 SYN W / 1 SYN M
1 TUM W / 1 TUM M
1 DMT W / 1 DMT M
National federations will be automatically registered to this event if they enter gymnasts in all eight apparatus. The same gymnast is allowed to compete in the different disciplines.
All-Around Team event will consists of Qualifying Round and final.
Qualification to the All-Around Team Final
There is no special Qualifying Round for this event.
Federations will qualify to this final by adding their best score of eight individual events from the First Qualifying Round (Q1).
The five (5) teams with the highest Total Combined Team score after Qualifying Round qualify to participate in the All-Around Team Final.
All-Around Team Final
The All-Around Team Final consists of one exercise per gymnast/pair in each one of the disciplines.
National federations will nominate the gymnasts/pairs for the finals between those having competed in the Qualifying Round. Nominations must be registered 2 hours prior to the final.
In order to present a short and exciting competition, there will be at least three competition rounds in the final, with the following distribution of apparatus:
1st Round: IND W – TUM W – DMT M
2nd Round: IND M – TUM M – DMT W
3rd Round: SYN W – SYN M
In the All-Around Team Final, there will be no warm up after the presentation of the finalists.
The starting order of the first round of the All-Around Team Final will be in order of merit, according to the Qualifying Round ranking. The starting order of the second and third rounds will be in order of merit, according to the intermediate results respectively after first and second round. The sum of the ranking points achieved in all disciplines decides the winner and classification from 2 to 5.
The final ranking in each apparatus (category) is converted in points as follows:
1st place – 5 points
2nd place – 4 points
3rd place – 3 points
4th place – 2 points
5th place – 1 point
The team with the highest number of points adding all apparatus is declared All-Around Team World Champion.
Each member (max. 10) and one coach of the winning teams will be awarded with a medal.
General Tie-breaking rules
These tie-breaking rules define how to determine which gymnast or team should prevail in case of equality of points.
Individual Trampoline
In case of a tie, the ranking will be determined by the following criteria:
- The gymnast with the higher T-score of the counting exercise prevails.
- The gymnast with the higher H-score of the counting exercise prevails.
- The gymnast with the higher D-score of the counting exercise prevails.
- The gymnast with the higher sum of all E-scores the counting exercise prevails.
- The gymnast with the higher sum of the scores of the two exercises prevails (applicable only for the first Qualifying Round)
Synchronised Trampoline
In case of a tie, the ranking will be determined by the following criteria:
- The pair with the higher S-score of the counting exercise prevails.
- The pair with the higher H-score of the counting exercise prevails.
- The pair with the higher D-score of the counting exercise prevails.
- The pair with the higher sum of all E-scores the counting exercise prevails.
- The pair with the higher sum of the two exercises prevails (applicable only for the first Qualifying Round).
If there is still a tie, the tie will not be broken.
Team Competition Trampoline
In case of a tie, the ranking will be determined by the following criteria:
- The team with the higher sum of the 3 best T-scores of the counting exercises prevails.
- The team with the higher sum of the 3 best H-scores of the counting exercises prevails.
- The team with the higher sum of the 3 best D-scores of the counting exercises prevails.
- The team with the higher sum of the 3 best of all E-scores of the counting exercises prevails.
If there is still a tie, the tie will not be broken.
Tumbling and Double Mini-Trampoline
In case of a tie, in points at any place in the First Qualifying Round (Q1), the ranking will be determined by the following criteria:
- The gymnast with the higher sum of the D-scores of both exercises prevails.
- The gymnast with the higher sum of all the E-scores of both exercises prevails.
- The gymnast with the higher sum of all the E-scores per skill of both exercises, minus the lower E-score per skill, prevails.
- The gymnast with the higher sum of all the E-scores per skill of both exercises, minus the two lower E-scores per skill, and subsequently until the five lowest, prevails.
In case of a tie, in points at any place in the Second Qualifying Round (Q2), the ranking will be determined by the following criteria:
• The gymnast with the higher ranking in the First Qualifying Round (Q1) prevails.
In case of a tie, in points at any place in F1, the ranking will be determined by the following criteria:
• The gymnast with the higher ranking in the Second Qualifying Round (Q2) prevails.
In case of a tie, in points at any place in F2, the ranking will be determined by the following criteria:
• The gymnast with the higher ranking in F1 prevails.
Team Competition Tumbling and Double Mini-Trampoline
In case of a tie, in points at any place in the Qualifying Round, the ranking will be determined by the following criteria:
- The team with the higher sum of the 3 best D-scores of both exercises prevails.
- The team with the higher individual D-score of both exercises prevails.
- The team with the higher sum of the 3 best of all E-scores of both exercises prevails.
- The team with the higher sum of the 2 best of all E-scores of both exercises prevails.
If there is still a tie, the tie will not be broken.
In case of a tie, in points at any place in the Team Final, the ranking will be determined by the following criteria:
- The team with the higher 3 D-scores prevails.
- The team with the higher individual D-score prevails.
- The team with the higher sum of the 3 all E-scores prevails.
- The team with the higher sum of the 2 all E-scores prevails.
If there is still a tie, the tie will not be broken.
All-Around Team
In case of a tie in points at any place after the Qualifying Round Ranking, the ranking will be determined by the following criteria:
- The team with the higher sum of the 8 best D-scores prevails.
- The team with the higher sum of the 7 best D-scores prevails.
- The team with the higher sum of the 6 best D-scores, and subsequently, prevails.
If there is still a tie, the tie will not be broken.
In case of a tie at any individual discipline during the All-Around Team Final, the tie will not be broken and both teams will receive the same amount of points.
In case of a tie at any place in the transition between rounds, the starting order will be determined by the Qualifying Round Ranking
If there is a tie in points after the final discipline, the following will apply to determine the winner:
• The team with the highest total score prevails (adding the scores of the eight events from finals)
If there is still a tie, the team with the higher Qualifying Round Ranking prevails.