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TTENNISENNIS | Page 2 Hurkacz stuns Thiem in Miami, Djokovic breezes through Sunday, March 24, 2019 CRICKET Rajab 17, 1440 AH Singh leads Chennai GULF TIMES demolition of Bangalore in opener SPORT Page 3 ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS INDIVIDUAL APPARATUS WORLD CUP Li Qi takes Beam gold; Carey fl oors with second victory Chinese 16-year-old beats Derwael to Balance Beam gold; world champ Zonderland disappoints in men’s Horizontal Bar By Sahan Bidappa Doha ixteen-year-old Li Qi announced herself onto the world stage after the highly-rated Chinese Swon the Balance Beam gold at the Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup yesterday. Li Qi lit the Aspire Dome on the fi nal day of the competition with a top class routine to beat Bel- gium star Nina Derwael for her maiden victory at the World Cup. The teenager made some won- derful connections, blending the really hard acrobatics with some beautiful jumps to fi nish with 14.333 points. Derwael, who was going for her second gold after winning the Uneven Bars on Fri- day, fi nished behind Li Qi. The Belgian, who will celebrate her 19th birthday on Tuesday, fi n- ished with a 13.633 on the Beam. Marine Boyer had to settle for bronze after the Frenchwoman had a few hobbles to earn 13.333 points. American Jade Carey won the Floor Exercise final ahead of Italian’s Lara Mori (left) and Vanessa Ferrari, who Boyer took over the top spot in finished second and third respectively. the Olympic qualifi cation rank- ings with 59 points, while Li Qi Chinese teenager Li Qi celebrates with her gold medal after winning in the Balance Beam at the Artistic each apparatus at the conclusion self over the bar and again I was (14.566) took silver and bronze moved to third and Derwael to Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup at Aspire Zone yesterday. PICTURES: Thajudheen of the world cup series will earn a too close thereby I couldn’t hold medals respectively. fi fth. spot at the Olympic Games Tokyo on to the bar properly and I fell In the Vault fi nal, South Ko- Li Qi, who fl ashed a victory 2020. Doha marks the halfway down. I made a technical mistake rea’s Hakseon Yang emerged as sign as she walked to receive her point of the eight-competition and it’s highly disappointing,” a the winner with a score of 15.266 medal, said she was anxious be- series, which also concludes in dejected Zonderland said later. followed by Ukraine’s Igor Radi- fore the start of the fi nal. “I was the Qatari capital in March 2020. Srbic, who was fi rst in the vilov (14.916) and Armenia’s Ar- very nervous before the fi nal, “(It) feels pretty good. I think qualifi cations, edged Japan’s tur Davityan (14.695). competing against the best gym- this week went pretty well,” said Hidetaka Miyachi for gold by The four-day event, which the nasts,” Li Qi said. “It’s my fi rst a modest Carey. “There defi nitely 0.100. The 22-year-old made a Qatar Gymnastics Federation gold medal in World Cup and I was some pressure (in the Floor fi - full twisting double layout dis- hosted for the 12th consecutive am very happy to achieve that. nal) since we all competed together mount to notch 14.400 points. year, witnessed a total of 128 male We have a tough competition in last week so I knew it was going Miyachi with 14.300 fi nished and 60 female gymnasts from 57 China and this win will give me a to be a good competition here in second ahead of Cuba’s Randy countries in action. lot of confi dence,” she added. Doha as well. I was just focused Leru (14.000). Derwael, despite missing her on not getting nervous,” added the “I am really excited and happy FINALS RESULTS second gold, was satisfi ed with gymnast from Phoenix. because it’s always hard to go Men’s Horizontal Bar her overall performance in Doha. In the men’s Horizontal Bar, last in the fi nals. I always like to 1. Tin Srbic (CRO) 14.400 “Li Qi was better and I am not the three-time and reigning be in Doha, I won here last year 2. Hidetaka Miyachi (JPN) 14.300 surprised with her victory. Over- world champion Epke Zonder- and was second the year before. 3. Randy Leru (CUB) 14.000 all, I am happy. Coming to Doha land fi nished a disappointing I love competing here and really Men’s Vault always gives me a high as I have seventh, with 2017 World gold wanted to win again. I am glad I 1. Hakseon Yang (KOR) 15.266 achieved a lot here. My next tar- medallist Tin Srbic of Croatia could do that,” said Srbic. 2. Igor Radivilov (UKR) 14.916 gets this year will be the Euro- taking the top honours. “I did a harder routine than the 3. Artur Davityan (ARM) 14.695 pean and the World Champion- With all eyes on him, Zonder- one I did in the qualifi cations. But Men’s Parallel Bars ships,” said the Belgian. land fumbled in his fi rst series of I can do even harder, so I have to 1. Jingyuan Zou (CHN) 15.700 Jade Carey, meanwhile, com- fl ight elements and came off the train a bit more and compete to 2 .Vladislav Poliashov (RUS) 15.066 pleted a brace of gold medals in bar too early. The Dutch was aim- get better. There is still a room to 3. Mitchell Morgans (AUS) 14.566 two weeks. The American arrived ing for his third World Cup gold improve,” he added. Women’s Balance Beam in Doha having won both Floor Men’s Horizontal Bar winner Tin Srbic (centre) of Croatia poses with runner-up Japan’s Hidetaka Miyachi in the series, after having won Meanwhile, Jingyuan Zou 1. Li Qi (CHN) 14.333 Exercise and Vault gold at the (left) and third-placed Cuba’s Randy Leru. earlier in Cottbus, Germany and clinched victory in Parallel Bars, 2. Nina Derwael (BEL) 13.633 Baku World Cup. The 18-year- Baku, Azerbaijan. making China the most suc- 3. Marine Boyer (FRA) 13.333 old up followed up Friday’s gold After qualifying for the fi nal in Italy’s Lara Mori by more than one Carey now sits atop the World Cup “My fi rst release was itself a cessful nation at the Doha event Women’s Floor Exercise medal in Vault, with a second fi rst place, Carey nailed her tum- point, with Mori scoring 13.433 to rankings in both Vault and Floor mistake because I was too close with three gold medals. Russia’s 1. Jade Carey (USA) 14.466 gold medal on the Floor, scoring bling passes, and was equally good take silver. Italy’s Vanessa Ferrari Exercise as well. to the bar and then the second Vladislav Poliashov (15.066) and 2. Lara Mori (ITA) 13.433 a 14.466. in her dance sequences. She beat was third with a score of 13.300. The top-ranking gymnasts on was that you have to throw your- Australia’s Mitchell Morgans 3. Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) 13.000 FOOTBALL Qatar win silver and bronze in Arab Boxing Championship Tickets of African Super Cup in Doha in high demand QNA players were participat- Khartoum, Sudan ing for the first time in an QNA Mall and at sales booths at Qatar Club Stadium that will have designed to allow all fans of African number of tickets. There will be a Arab championship. He Doha and Al Gharafa sports clubs. The dedicated areas to children. The football to get tickets to the game. total of 1,100 tickets for category A expressed his hope that the fi rst batch of tickets were made fan zone will host many activities There are three ticket categories; placed on the right side, and 1,980 atar’s boxing team team can carry out more available online via the Qatar such as acrobatics, and sports category A is worth QR100, cate- tickets for those on the left side. won a silver and a training camps in the future he Super Cup match be- Football Federation website. competitions that will keep the gory B is worth QR50, and category Category B will have 7,480 tickets Qbronze medal in the ahead of future competi- tween Tunisia’s Al Taraji The organising committee also fans engaged. C is worth QAR20. while category C will have 10,000. second Arab Boxing Cham- tions. Club and Morocco’s Raja encouraged fans to hurry up and There will also a special section As for entering the stadium, The left side (gates three to seven) pionship, which took place Meanwhile, Mohamed Casablanca that will take buy the tickets before they run for each expat community in Qa- holders of category A tickets will is dedicated for Al Taraji Club of in the Sudanese capital of Abdullah al-Banai who won Tplace in Doha next Friday is see- out. They also said that hosting tar, especially the Tunisian and enter the stadium through gate Tunisia, and the right side (gates Khartoum. the bronze medal said he ing huge demands in terms of this sporting event is the latest in Moroccan communities. Those no. 2 left and 12 right. Holders 8-12) will be dedicated to the fans National team coach Juan was pleased with his result, ticket sales.