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 Japanese champions Koko Tsurumi and Kohei Uchimura won the all-around titles Sunday as the Japan Cup concluded in Tokyo, where the 2011 World Championships will take place in October. Pictured: Uchimura flanked by runner-up Liao Qiuhua (China) and bronze medalist Danell Leyva (U.S.). Koko Tsurumi and Kohei Uchimura won the all-around titles Sunday as the Japan Cup concluded in Tokyo in the same venue that will host this year's world championships. The host team's national champions both led the competition from start to finish.  Koko Tsurumi (Japan) on floor exercise during Sunday's Japan Cup Tsurumi won the Japan Cup title for the first time, outscoring China's Yao Jinnan and Sui Lu. "I decided to get up the courage to perform four events even if I fell today," Tsurumi said. "It went well. The Chinese gymnasts excel in the quality of their technique. I want to be like China's gymnasts, in even the smallest way." Tsurumi took her highest score on uneven bars (14.900), but said she was very pleased with her performance on floor exercise (13.750). "About floor exercise, today I did well for the first time this season," she said. "But I think I'm unstable on floor. I want to perform with sharpness like the Chinese." Sui lost the title with a fall on balance beam, scoring only 13.700 compared with her 15.050 in Saturday's team competition. The 2010 Asian Games champion again had the top mark on floor exercise (14.700). Sui said she was using the competition as a warm-up for October's world championships, which take place in the same venue. "Today was not too bad," she said. "I made a big mistake, but I came into this competition as practice for the world championships. We want to get the gold medal in the team final in Tokyo." Uchimura performed six avents with almost perfect precision, taking his third straight Japan Cup by nearly 4 points ahead of China's Liao Qiuhua. American Danell Leyva won the bronze. "I performed without big mistakes, so I'm happy with the results of this competition," Uchimura said. "But now it is far from my ideal." The two-time world champion said he was thrilled to hear his national anthem for the second day in a row. "It is very nice that every day Japan's national anthem is played and Japan's national flag is raised in the center," he said. "I hope it goes the same way at the Olympic Games." External Link: Japan Gymnastics Association 3rd Tokyo Cup
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