Romanians Raluca Haidu and Cristian Bataga paired up to win the 15th Brno Grand Prix, a mixed-pairs event held in the Czech Republic.
Romanians Raluca Haidu and Cristian Bataga teamed up to win the 15th Brno Grand Prix, a mixed-pairs event held in the Czech Republic.
Sixteen pairs entered the competition, with eight advancing to the semi-finals and four advancing to the finals. Gymnasts could pick any two events to compete in the quarter-final, but could not repeat the event in the semi-final. Gymnasts choosing to compete on vault — typically the highest-scoring event under the current Code of Points — had to show two different vaults with the scores averaged.
Haidu and Bataga led the two-event quarter-final, scoring comfortably above Ukrainians Angelina Kysla and Maxim Semyankiv. This round saw gymnasts from Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel and Slovenia eliminated.
In the semi-final, the Romanians erred to fall behind the home team of Kristyna Palesova and Martin Konecny.
But the Romanian pair prevailed on their best events in the final, with Haidu hitting beam (14.50) and Bataga vaulting to a 15.15 average. Haidu and Bataga are the second Romanian pair to win in Brno — Andreea Raducan and Marian Dragulescu teamed up to take the title in 2002.
The mixed-mixed pair of Jana Sikulova (Czech Republic) and Mark Ramseier (Switzerland) placed second, ahead of Palesova and Konecny. Another multinational pair of Giulia Steingruber (Switzerland) and Slavomir Michnak (Slovakia) rounded out the finalists.
External Link: Sokol Brno
15th Brno Grand Prix May 28, 2011, Brno, Czech Republic
(Difficulty score listed first)
Final | VT | UB | BB | FX | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB | Total |
1. | Raluca Haidu |  | | | 5.9 | | | | | 6.2/5.4 | | | 29.650 |
| Cristian Bataga |  | | | 14.50 | | | | | 15.15 | | | |
2. | Jana Šikulová |  | | 5.9 | | | | | | 6.6/4.6 | | | 28.975 |
| Mark Ramseier |  | | 14.55 | | | | | | 14.425 | | | |
3. | Kristýna Pálešová |  | | 5.5 | | | | | | | | 6.0 | 28.550 |
| Martin Konecný |  | | 14.20 | | | | | | | | 14.35 | |
4. | Giulia Steingruber |  | 5.0/5.2 | | | | | | | | 4.6 | | 26.575 |
| Slavomír Michnak |  | 14.275 | | | | | | | | 12.30 | | |
Semi-Final | VT | UB | BB | FX | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB | Total |
1. | Kristýna Pálešová |  | | 5.5 | | | | | | 5.8/5.4 | | | 28.475 |
| Martin Konecný |  | | 13.80 | | | | | | 14.675 | | | |
2. | Raluca Haidu |  | | | 5.8 | | | 5.8 | | | | | 27.450 |
| Cristian Bataga |  | | | 13.65 | | | 13.80 | | | | | |
3. | Jana Šikulová |  | | 5.9 | | | | | 5.7 | | | | 27.400 |
| Mark Ramseier |  | | 13.80 | | | | | 13.60 | | | | |
4. | Giulia Steingruber |  | | | 4.8 | | | | | | | 4.8 | 26.750 |
| Slavomír Michnak |  | | | 13.05 | | | | | | | 13.70 | |
5. | Angelina Kysla |  | | 5.3 | | | 5.3 | | | | | | 26.500 |
| Maxim Semyankiv |  | | 12.40 | | | 14.10 | | | | | | |
6. | Tjasa Kysselef |  | | | | 4.6 | | 5.3 | | | | | 25.400 |
| Alen Dimic |  | | | | 11.35 | | 14.05 | | | | | |
7. | Adina Hausch |  | | | 4.9 | | | | | | | 4.9 | 24.000 |
| Petr Smejkal |  | | | 10.90 | | | | | | | 13.10 | |
8. | Laura Svilpaite |  | | | 4.2 | | | 5.6 | | | | | 23.400 |
| Rokas Guscinas |  | | | 10.20 | | | 13.20 | | | | | |
Quarter-Final | VT | UB | BB | FX | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB | Total |
1. | Raluca Haidu |  | | 5.7 | | 5.3 | 5.7 | | 5.7 | | | | 55.450 |
| Cristian Bataga |  | | 13.40 | | 14.05 | 14.40 | | 13.60 | | | | |
2. | Angelina Kysla |  | 5.0/4.6 | | | 5.2 | | | | | 5.5 | 5.5 | 54.300 |
| Maxim Semyankiv |  | 13.85 | | | 13.05 | | | | | 13.10 | 14.30 | |
3. | Jana Šikulová |  | 5.0/4.6 | | | 4.8 | | | | | 5.6 | 4.9 | 53.875 |
| Mark Ramseier |  | 13.825 | | | 13.35 | | | | | 13.50 | 13.20 | |
4. | Tjasa Kysselef |  | 4.4/5.0 | | 5.0 | | | | | | 5.8 | 6.0 | 53.675 |
| Alen Dimic |  | 13.025 | | 12.30 | | | | | | 14.20 | 14.15 | |
5. | Kristýna Pálešová |  | | | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.6 | | | | 5.2 | | 53.550 |
| Martin Konecný |  | | | 13.60 | 12.95 | 14.35 | | | | 12.65 | | |
6. | Giulia Steingruber |  | 5.0/5.2 | 5.3 | | | 4.8 | 5.9 | | | | | 53.550 |
| Slavomír Michnak |  | 14.05 | 12.30 | | | 13.40 | 13.80 | | | | | |
7. | Laura Svilpaite |  | 4.4/4.0 | 4.8 | | | | | 5.6 | | | 5.1 | 52.925 |
| Rokas Guscinas |  | 12.775 | 12.10 | | | | | 14.35 | | | 13.70 | |
8. | Adina Hausch |  | | 5.4 | | 4.4 | | | | 6.2/4.6 | 4.9 | | 52.250 |
| Petr Smejkal |  | | 13.55 | | 11.75 | | | | 13.70 | 13.25 | | |
9. | Tünde Csillag |  | 4.6/5.2 | 4.5 | | | | | 4.5 | | | 4.8 | 52.175 |
| Mathias Decker |  | 14.025 | 11.70 | | | | | 13.10 | | | 13.35 | |
10. | Hajnalka Lónai |  | 4.8/4.2 | | 5.0 | | 5.4 | 5.3 | | | | | 52.150 |
| Adam Babos |  | 12.70 | | 12.05 | | 13.60 | 13.80 | | | | | |
11. | Simone Penker |  | 4.4/4.2 | 4.6 | | | | | 5.1 | 6.2/4.6 | | | 50.950 |
| Matthias Schwab |  | 13.025 | 10.50 | | | | | 13.15 | 14.275 | | | |
12. | Tina Ribic |  | 4.4/4.6 | | | 4.4 | | | | 5.4/4.2 | 4.6 | | 50.900 |
| Andraz Lamut |  | 13.225 | | | 11.05 | | | | 14.125 | 12.50 | | |
13. | Valeria Maksyuta |  | 5.3/5.5 | | 5.7 | | 3.4 | | 3.6 | | | | 50.725 |
| Nir Katz |  | 14.275 | | 14.20 | | 11.25 | | 11.00 | | | | |
14. | Jasmin Mader |  | 4.4/4.4 | | | 5.2 | 5.6 | | 4.8 | | | | 50.200 |
| Alexander Leidlmair |  | 12.95 | | | 11.75 | 13.55 | | 11.95 | | | | |
15. | Nika Jánová |  | | | 3.9 | 4.2 | | 3.9 | | 4.6/3.8 | | | 47.775 |
| Richard Bráblík |  | | | 11.60 | 11.60 | | 11.15 | | 13.425 | | | |
16. | Valentina Rashkova |  | | 3.8 | | 4.3 | 5.2 | | | | | 5.5 | 42.750 |
| Velislav Valchev |  | | 5.95 | | 9.55 | 13.55 | | | | | 13.70 | |
15 Years of the Brno Grand Prix
2011 | Raluca Haidu |  | Cristian Bataga |  |
2010 | Jana Šikulová |  | Fabian Leimlehner |  |
2009 | Marie-Sophie Hindermann |  | Helge Liebrich |  |
2008 | Kristýna Pálešová |  | Samuel Piasecký |  |
2007 | Kristýna Pálešová |  | Filip Ude |  |
2006 | Jana Šikulová |  | David Vyoral |  |
2005 | Katerina Marešová |  | David Vyoral |  |
2004 | Imogen Cairns |  | David Vyoral |  |
2003 | Jana Komrsková |  | Martin Konecný |  |
2002 | Andreea Raducan |  | Marian Dragulescu |  |
2001 | Suzanne Harmes |  | Marian Fuchs |  |
2000 | Anna Kovalyova |  | Yuri Tikhonovsky |  |
1999 | Jana Komrsková |  | Jirí Firt |  |
1998 | Gabriela Onodí |  | Zsolt Péter |  |
1997 | Vasiliki Tsavdaridou |  | Dimitrios Tambakos |  |
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