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The IRV Team World Championships (known as the Team World Cup until 2023) is an international wheel gymnastics competition where the top four national teams compete against each other. It is organized every two years by the International Wheel Gymnastics Federation (IRV).[1]
Competition format
[edit]The competition consists of six rounds, with each nation performing one routine per round. The highest-scoring routine in each round earns 4 points, the second-highest 3 points, third place 2 points, and fourth place 1 point. In addition, each team has one joker, which doubles the points earned in a selected round. The team with the highest point total after all six rounds wins the competition.[2]
Separate competitions are held for junior and senior teams. Teams consist of 4 to 6 athletes. Each team performs six routines across different disciplines (2× straight line, 2× spiral, 1× vault, and 1× routine in a discipline chosen by the team). [2]
Nations qualify for the Team World Championships based on their results at the preceding Wheel Gymnastics World Championships.[3]
Until 2008, an "All-Star" team also competed alongside the qualifying national teams. This team was composed of top individual finalists from the previous World Championships as well as gymnasts from host clubs.[4]
2027
[edit]The 2027 IRV Team World Championships will take place in Salzburg, Austria. Germany, Switzerland, Israel, and the Netherlands have qualified for the event.[5][6]
2025
[edit]The 2025 IRV Team World Championships were held as part of the International German Gymnastics Festival (Deutsches Turnfest) in Leipzig, Germany[7]. For the first time in history, the junior world title was shared between Switzerland and Israel rather than won outright by Germany.[8]
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meret Stark, Timon Peter, Olivia Suter, Elea Peter | 25 | |
| 1 | Gali Yarsky, Bar Dubinsky, Naomi Livne, Roni Ezra, Roni Schusheim | 25 | |
| 3 | Bero Schröter, Frieda Wilke, Annika Wasmuth, Sophie Julius, Jamal Kiel, Nils Münster | 20 | |
| 4 | Laura Schmitz, Nela Knodt, Mara Bartholemy, Wilhelm Uffelmann | 14 |
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karina Peisker, Lea Gmeiner, Malte Schröder, Johannes Stolper, Emma Gerlitz | 25 | |
| 2 | Malena Kernacs, Luisa Galvan, Birgit Halwachs, Selina Memeti | 22 | |
| 3 | Shuri Akasaka, Hiroki Yasutaka, Aya Horiguchi, Shiori Urikane, Ryuichi Goto, Yasuhiko Takahashi | 20 | |
| 4 | Simon Rufener, Chiara Lenzo, Manuel Roth, Shannon Rüttimann | 16 |
2023
[edit]The 2023 IRV Team World Championships took place on 15 July 2023 at the Broadway Armory Park in Chicago, United States.[11] It was the first edition to feature a junior competition.
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamal Kiel, Johanna Calmano, Sophie Julius, Ella Köhler, Frieda Wilke, Mia Schmidt | 23 | |
| 2 | Roni Schusheim, Hadas Nir, Gali Rosner, Uri Porat | 22 | |
| 3 | Luca Küttel, Noemi Meier, Katharina Müller, Meret Stark, Fabienne Wehrli | 20 | |
| 4 | Jacob Hartwell, Alexa Gola, Lola Lown, Aidan Lish, Karly O’Brien, Aidan Elliot | 8 |
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johannes Stolper, Emma Gerlitz, Karina Peisker, Lilia Lessel, Kira Homeyer, Malte Schröder | 23 | |
| 2 | Chiara Lenzo, Simon Rufener, Leonie Botta, Cheyenne Wietlisbach, Fabrice Schubert | 21 | |
| 3 | Ryuichi Goto, Yasuhiko Takahashi, Hiroki Yasutaka, Aya Horiguchi, Miho Yamada | 17 | |
| 4 | Malena Kernacs, Selina Memeti, Birgit Halwachs | 12 |
2019
[edit]
The 2019 Team World Cup took place on 21 April 2019 in Akita, Japan.[15] It was the first international wheel gymnastics event hosted in Japan.[16]
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carsten Heimer, Kira Homeyer, Sarah Metz, Luca Christ | 21 | |
| 2 | Yasuhiko Takahashi, Daisuke Mori, Aya Horiguchi, Yuki Matsuura | 20 | |
| 3 | Matthias Reich, Leonie Botta, Simon Rufener | 19 | |
| 4 | Martine van den Boogaard, Sanne Romijn, Ilse van der Ham, Sannah Boer | 15 |
2017
[edit]The 2017 Team World Cup was held on 22 April in Salzburg, Austria. It was jointly organized by the Austrian Wheel Gymnastics Association and the IRV.[19]
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheyenne Rechsteiner, Sabine Krumm, Edwina Huber | 24 | |
| 2 | Marcel Schawo, Yana Loofts, Lilia Lessel, Kira Homeyer | 18 | |
| 3 | Alexander Müller, Ingrid Vukusic, Veronika Brunnauer | 16 | |
| 4 | Yasuhiko Takahashi, Yuuki Matsuura, Nobuhiro Koyama, Aya Horiguchi | 15 |
2014
[edit]
The 2014 Team World Cup took place on 29 March at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany.[21] For the first time in the history of the competition, a country other than Germany won the title.[22] It was also the first wheel gymnastics event to be live-streamed online.[23]
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuhiko Takahashi, Yuuki Matsuura, Aya Horiguchi, Daisuke Mori | 21 | |
| 2 | Sarah Metz, Kathrin Schad, Laura Stullich, Riccarda Vogel | 18 | |
| 2 | Boy Looijen, Myrna van Berkel, Mariël Dekker, Linde Wester | 18 | |
| 2 | Cheyenne Rechsteiner, Sabine Krumm, Edwina Huber, Jacqueline Müller | 18 |
2012
[edit]The 2012 Team World Cup took place on 30 March 2012 at the Waldmannhalle in Baar, Switzerland. This marked the first time the event was held outside of Germany. The second part of the competition was held on Sunday, 1 April at the Reichswald-Sporthalle in Ramstein, Germany.[25]
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Maaser, Laura Stullich, Svenja Trepte, Christoph Clausen | 24 | |
| 2 | Mariël Dekker, Myrna van Berkel, Boy Looijen, Martine v.d. Boogaard | 18 | |
| 3 | Sarasa Mori, Motonobu Tamura, Shadai Wakuta, Aya Horiguchi | 17 | |
| 4 | Cheyenne Rechsteiner, Remo Meyer, Edwina Huber, Tiziana Scherer | 15 |
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2010
[edit]The 5th Team World Cup was held on 28 March 2010 in Finnentrop, Germany.[28]
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christoph Clausen, Julia Pohling, Robert Maaser, Svenja Trepte | 28 | |
| 2 | Motonobu Tamura, Ichiro Fukuhara, Yasuhiko Takahashi, Daisuke Mori | 18 | |
| 3 | Boy Looijen, Mariël Dekker, Kirstin Heerdink, Jeroen de Bruin | 14 | |
| 4 | Vroni Kostezer, Remo Meyer, Tiziana Scherer, Stefanie Stutz | 12 |
2008
[edit]The 4th Team World Cup took place on 15 March 2008 in Wolfstein, Germany, and on 16 March 2008 in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany.[30] It was the first edition in which teams could play a joker card to double their points scored in a round.
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Part 1 | Part 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janin Oer, Annette Pusch, Constantin Malchin, Nadine Münster | 24 | 25 | 49 | |
| 2 | All-Star Team | Vincent Klimo (Austria), Solveig Krapf (Norway), Sabine Krumm (Switzerland), Cécile Meschberger (Switzerland), Nina Nickel | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| 3 | Shinichiro Goeku, Kinji Furuya, Daisuke Mori, Kazuya Ezuka | 16 | 16 | 32 | |
| 3 | Leonard Bakker, Kirstin Heerdink, Jeroen de Bruin, Rick de Boer | 17 | 15 | 32 |
2006
[edit]The 3rd Team World Cup took place on 8 April 2006 in Flensburg, Germany, and on 9 April 2006 in Trappenkamp, Germany. A new judging system for vault was introduced, alongside the round-by-round point system rather than counting total execution scores.[32]
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Part 1 | Part 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Achus Emeis, Constantin Malchin, Janin Oer, Julius Petri | 19 | 20 | 39 | |
| 2 | All-Star Team | Christoph Clausen, Tim Seidel, Cornelia Kranzi, Linde Wester | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Shigeo Nomi, Takako Hiwa, Yoichi Matsumoto, Yukako Fukase | 13 | 11 | 24 | |
| 4 | Vroni Kostezer, Cécile Meschberger, Daniel Roos, Christel Ischi | 9 | 13 | 22 |
2004
[edit]The 2nd Team World Cup was held on 3 and 4 April 2004 in Leverkusen and Wiesbaden, Germany.
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Part 1 | Part 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janin Oer, Julius Petri, Julia Pohling, Jan Schäfer | 64.35 | |||
| 2 | All-Star Team | Claudia Schäfer, Freddy Bruell, Jermain Dotson, Lisa Buddrus | 58.50 | ||
| 3 | Atsuko Motoya, Satoshi Motoya, Yasuaki Yoshikawa, Takako Hiwa | 58.20 | |||
| 4 | Cécile Meschberger, Claudine Müller, Flavian Graber, Jasmin Braunwalder | 49.75 | |||
| 5 | Hildegunn Solgaard, Nora Boldermo, Charlotte Ostlie, Anne Roer Walland | 47.50 |
2002
[edit]The inaugural Team World Cup took place on 23 March 2002 in Würzburg, Germany.[35]
| Rank | Nation | Athletes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeanette Groschup, Jan Schäfer, Julia Pohling, Linda Eitelwein | 51.95 | |
| 2 | Satoshi Motoya, Takako Hiwa, Yohei Nishii, Atsuka Wakayama | 48.05 | |
| 3 | Lena Bertelsen, Trude Linvolden, Lin-Veronica Samuelsen, Hildegunn Solgaard | 46.70 | |
| 4 | All-Star Team | Paulo Lucena Silva, Jermaine Dotson, Thérèse Verdoorn, Maarten van Stekelenburg | 44.80 |
| 5 | Claudine Müller, Cécile Meschberger, Jasmin Braunwalder, Luzian Graber | 43.65 |
External links
[edit]References
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- ↑ "Vier Weltmeistertitel und zahlreiche Podestplätze für die Schweiz". stv-fsg.ch (in Swiss High German). 2026-06-30. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ "2nd World Team-Cup 2004" (in German). GYMmedia.de. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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- ↑ "World Team-Cup Rhönradturnen 2019 erstmals in Japan" (in German). GYMmedia.de. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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- ↑ "Siegerliste World-Cup 03-04-04.pdf" (PDF). GYMmedia.de. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- 1 2 "1st World Team Cup Report". GYMmedia.de. Retrieved 7 September 2024.