Dutch gymnasts produced only moderate performances on Sunday in Tokyo on the first day of the World Championships qualifying rounds. The team did especially disappointingly on the horse and balance beam, with three gymnasts falling during their routines.

Epke Zonderland is in danger of not reaching the finals on the horizontal bar, managing only fourth place after three of the eight subdivisions. Jeffrey Wammes is currently fourth in the vault.

Lord of the rings
Only Yuri van Gelder was satisfied with his third place on the rings and looks set to go through to the finals. It is four years since he last contested a world championships. He was suspended by the Dutch Gymnastics Union in 2009 after admitting to using cocaine.

 (mw/imm)

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