2008 Pacific Rim Championships: Men's Subdivision 1

March 28, 2008 By IG Online

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Nations in this first of two men's subdivisions are Chinese Taipei, Mexico, Colombia and Hong Kong. Juniors and seniors compete together for one team score.

Rotation 1
James Brochero	SR	fell on triple back dismount	13.250
Shu Ping-Chien	FX	front full, Rudi. 2 1/2 (fall). Double full.	12.650
Jorge Giraldo	SR	fell out of one of his front skills... O'Neill. Low landing on full-twisting double.	13.400
Chen Chih-Yu	FX	front pass. Double tuck. Running front 1 3/4. Double full.	13.550
Luis Alberto Sosa	PH	fell on Russian	12.750
Jim Man Hin	SR	invert to back lever. Iron cross. Double tuck dismount with a step back.	9.900
Shek Wai Hung	SR	layout/tuck double back with hands down.	11.750
Rotation 2
James Brochero	VT	very clean double-twisting Yurchenko and Tsuk 1 1/2.	15.350
Poon Chun Kit	VT	layout/piked Tsukahara	13.750
Jim Man Hin	VT	layout Tsukahara	13.800
Shek Wai Hung	VT	handspring double front with a hop forward. Huge applause!	15.900
Jorge Giraldo	VT	Tsuk double-full	15.650
Rotation 3
Ping-Chien Shu	SR	Yamawaki to straddle planche. Double layout with a hop. Clean form.	12.950
Asiel Lopez	VT	Tsuk full, very clean form.	14.650
Kalo Traslochero	VT	Tsuk full, nearly stuck.	14.850
Jim Man Hin	PB	double front dismount	12.900
Javier Balboa	VT	Yurchenko-full	14.700
Shek Wai Hung	PB	peach, giant double back. Tippelt. Stutz. Double pike.	14.500
Luis Alberto Sosa	VT	Tsuk double full with several steps back.	14.950
Aldo Torres	VT	handspring double front, underrotated. Layout Tsuk full.	14.925
Jorge Giraldo	PH	fall early on... Really nice leg form and swing. Broke form on Diamidov at the end of the bar. Tippelt front. Double pike.	13.550
Adrian Prieto	VT	layout Tsuk	14.050
IG Live Update: 2:27 PM: After three rotations, Mexico leads Chinese Taipei 162.200-155.650.
Rotation 4
Lin Wei-Ming	VT	Layout Tsuk	13.800
Wai Hung Shek	HB	layout Hecht. Tkatchev. Missed skill and had to jump off. Double layout.	11.900
Shu Ping-Chien	VT	layout Tsuk full, low landing.	14.250
Chang Che-Wei	VT	Tsuk full	14.050
Poon Chun Kit	HB	Hecht close to the bar. Double tuck.	10.700
Chen Chih-Yu	VT	layout Rudi. Tsuk full.	15.025
Jorge Giraldo	HB	Endo full. Piked Gaylord II. Weiler kip to full. Very clean form. Full-twisting double layout with a step.	14.350
Javier Balboa	PB	Healy. Peach. Double tuck to upper arms, landed very heavily. Double tuck.	12.800
Rotation 5
Shek Wai Hung	FX	twisting pass. Piked Arabian double front with a step forward. Double twist. 2 1/2 twist, opened early and sat down.	13.000
Jorge Giraldo	FX	Long pass (1 1/2 front full Rudi). Arabian double front, stumbled back. Front double full to punch barani. Double full. 2 1/2 with a step to the side.	14.300
Chen Chi-Yu	PB	Tippelt. Healy. Double tuck with several steps.	12.950
James Brochero	FX	Big double layout. Front double full immediate punch 1 3/4. Long pass. 2 1/2. Tucked full-in (hands down). Very powerful.	14.450
Javier Balboa	HB	Kovacs. Layout double-double with one step.	13.600
Poon Chun Kit	FX	1 1/2 twist. Back layout. Front full (fall).	12.150
Asiel Lopez	HB	Half Tak. Tkatchev. Double layout.	13.750
Jim Man Hin	FX	double tuck. Running double front. Double twist.	12.250
Luis Alberto Sosa	HB	Hecht. Layout Kovacs. Kolman. Layuot double-double with a small step.	14.550
IG Live Update: 3:15 PM: With one rotation remaining, Chinese Taipei leads Mexico 268.050 to 267.900.
Rotation 6
Shu Ping-Chien	HB	Stalders and pirouettes but no release move. Double layout.	12.850
Jorge Giraldo	PH	fall	13.150
Asiel Lopez	FX	1 1/2 layout front. 2 1/2, stumble. Rudi.	12.800
Lin Wei-Ming	HB	Hecht catch. Stalder. Jam to invert. Front giant pirouettes. Double layout, stuck.	13.150
Javier Balboa	FX	front double full punch layut barani. 2 1/2 twist. Front full, Rudi (fall). Double tuck (fall).	12.850
Chen Chi-Yu	HB	clean routine but not much content... double layout dismount.	13.200
Chang Che-Wei	HB	one-arm pirouette. Tkatchev. Full-twisting double layout with a step.	13.150
Kalo Traslochero	FX	Whip 1 1/2 punch front full. Front double full (incomplete). Double full. 2 1/2 (fall).	13.350
Aldo Torres	FX	twisting pass. Arabian double front. Double full. Running front 1 3/4. 2 1/2.	13.600
Adrian Prieto	FX	1 1/2 tucked barani. 2 1/2. Double twist.	12.600
IG Live Update: 3:30 PM: The results after the first subdivision: Team 1. Mexico 321.350 2. Chinese Taipei 320.400 3. Hong Kong 207.800 4. Colombia 127.800 All-Around 1. Jorge Giraldo COL 84.400 2. Chih-Yu Chen TPE 82.850 3. Che-Wei Chang TPE 79.300 4. Kalo Traslocheros MEX 75.850 Join us again at 7 p.m. PST for live coverage of Subdivision 2!