The World Championships Men’s Master Team List

This morning, the FIG released the nominative rosters for the 2018 World Championships, to be held beginning October 25 in Doha, Qatar.

With just under a month to go, several federations have also announced their teams, and we’re expecting many more to become public in the coming weeks. A full list of all teams is below, and we’ll change the “nominative” status to official once the rosters are announced by each federation.

ARGENTINA

  • Nicolas Cordoba
  • Julian Jato
  • Santiago Mayol
  • Federico Molinari
  • Daniel Villafane

Confirmed in Doha on October 22. Andres Arean is the alternate.

ARMENIA

  • Artur Davtyan
  • Vahagn Davtyan
  • Vigen Khachatryan
  • Harutyun Merdinyan
  • Artur Tovmasyan

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

AUSTRALIA

  • James Bacueti
  • Tyson Bull
  • Scott Costin
  • Clay Mason Stephens
  • Mitchell Morgans
  • Christopher Remkes
  • Michael Tone

Confirmed by Gymnastics Australia on October 15. Mason Stephens replaced Bacueti on the nominative roster on October 9 and remains on the official team following the selection process. Tone, originally on the nominative roster, has been replaced by Heath Thorpe, who is the alternate.

AUSTRIA

  • Vinzenz Höck
  • Lukas Kranzlmüller
  • Severin Kranzlmüller
  • Johannes Mairoser
  • Matthias Schwab
  • Fabio Sereinig

Confirmed by Austrian Gymnastics on September 27. The alternate will be determined closer to the competition. As of October 9, Maximilian Tamegger has replaced Mairoser and is the alternate.

AZERBAIJAN

  • Murad Agharzayev
  • Timur Bairamov
  • Dariy Morozov
  • Nikita Simonov
  • Ivan Tikhonov

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

BELARUS

  • Raman Antropau
  • Andrey Likhovitskiy
  • Vasili Mikhalitsyn
  • Dzianis Sanuvonh
  • Yahor Sharamkou
  • Kiryl Tsiareshchanka

Confirmed in Doha on October 22. As of October 9, Tsiareshchanka has replaced Mikhalitsyn, who was originally on the nominative roster.

BELGIUM

  • Maxime Gentges
  • Dennis Goossens
  • Noah Kuavita
  • Luka van den Keybus
  • Jonathan Vrolix

Confirmed by Gymfed on October 9. Jimmy Verbaeys is the alternate.

BRAZIL

  • Francisco Barretto
  • Lucas Bitencourt
  • Arthur Mariano
  • Luis Porto
  • Caio Souza
  • Arthur Zanetti

Confirmed by the Confederaçao Brasileira de Ginastica on October 18. Porto, originally on the nominative roster, has been replaced by Leonardo Souza, who is the alternate.

BULGARIA

  • Yordan Aleksandrov

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

CANADA

  • Zachary Clay
  • René Cournoyer
  • Scott Morgan
  • Cory Paterson
  • Samuel Zakutney

Confirmed by Gymnastics Canada on October 1. Jackson Payne and Darren Wong are the alternates.

CHILE

  • Tomas Gonzalez

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

CHINA

  • Deng Shudi
  • Lin Chaopan
  • Sun Wei
  • Xiao Ruoteng
  • You Hao
  • Zou Jingyuan

Confirmed by Gymternet China on October 9. The alternate will be decided 24 hours prior to qualifications. You Hao, originally on the nominative roster, was replaced by Lan Xingyu, who is the alternate.

CHINESE TAIPEI

  • Hsu Ping-Chien
  • Lee Chih-Kai
  • Shiao Yu-Jan
  • Tang Chia-Hung
  • Yu Chao-Wei

Confirmed in Doha on October 22. Tseng Wei-Sheng is the alternate.

COLOMBIA

  • Carlos Calvo
  • Jossimar Calvo
  • Didier Lugo
  • Andres Martinez
  • Erick Vargas

Confirmed by the Federacion Colombiana de Gimnasia on October 18. Javier Sandoval is the alternate.

CROATIA

  • Anton Kovacevic
  • Leonardo Kusan
  • Robert Seligman
  • Tin Srbic
  • Filip Ude

Confirmed by Hrvatski Gimnasticki Savez on October 16.

CUBA

  • Manrique Larduet
  • Randy Leru

Confirmed by Agencia Cubana de Noticias on September 7.

CYPRUS

  • Ilias Georgiou
  • Marios Georgiou
  • Michalis Krasias
  • Neofytos Kyriakou

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

CZECH REPUBLIC

  • Frantisek Cerny
  • Daniel Ponizil
  • Daniel Radovesnicky
  • Radomir Sliz
  • Svjatoslav Solovjev

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

DENMARK

  • Jacob Buus
  • Christian Riisberg
  • Joachim Winther

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

  • Audrys Nin Reyes

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

ECUADOR

  • Israel Chiriboga

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

FINLAND

  • Franz Card
  • Juho Kanerva
  • Oskar Kirmes
  • Robert Kirmes
  • Elias Koski
  • Heikki Saarenketo

Confirmed by Suomen Voimistelulitto on October 11. As of October 9, Kanerva has replaced Robert Kirmes. Patrick Palmroth is the alternate.

FRANCE

  • Antoine Borello
  • Edgar Boulet
  • Paul Degouy
  • Loris Frasca
  • Julien Gobaux
  • Zachari Hrimeche
  • Cyril Tommasone

Confirmed by Federation Francaise Gym on September 25. As of October 9, Borello has replaced Hrimeche and as of October 22, Degouy has replaced Boulet. Samir Aït Saïd is the alternate.

GEORGIA

  • Saba Abesadze
  • Vitalii Arseniev
  • Dmitrii Govorov
  • Ioane Jimsheleishvili
  • Konstantin Kuzovkov

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

GERMANY

  • Andreas Bretschneider
  • Lukas Dauser
  • Philipp Herder
  • Nick Klessing
  • Marcel Nguyen
  • Andreas Toba

As of October 1, Klessing, Nguyen, and Toba are confirmed. As of September 29, Bretschneider, initially on the nominative roster, has withdrawn due to an Achilles injury. As of October 22, Dauser and Herder are confirmed as the final two members of the team. Nils Dunkel is the alternate.

GREAT BRITAIN

  • Brinn Bevan
  • Dominick Cunningham
  • Joe Fraser
  • James Hall
  • Max Whitlock
  • Nile Wilson

Confirmed by British Gymnastics on September 17. Bevan was the alternate, but as of October 15, Wilson has withdrawn from the team due to injury and Bevan has taken his spot. No alternate replacement has been named.

GREECE

  • Georgios Chatziefstathiou
  • Nikolaos Iliopoulos
  • Nikolaos Kranitis
  • Vlasios Maras
  • Eleftherios Petrounias
  • Antonios Tantalidis

Confirmed by the Greek Gymnastics Federation on September 28. As of October 22, Kranitis has replaced Maras.

GUATEMALA

  • Jorge Vega

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

HONG KONG

  • Jim Man Hin
  • Ng Kiu Chung
  • Shek Wai Hung

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

HUNGARY

  • Adam Babos
  • Krisztian Boncser
  • Botond Kardos
  • Ryan Sheppard
  • David Vecsernyes

Confirmed by Matsz on October 12.

ICELAND

  • Eythor Baldursson
  • Jon Gunnarsson
  • Valgard Reinhardsson

Confirmed by Fimleikasamband Islands on September 20.

INDIA

  • Ashish Kumar
  • Yogeshwar Singh

Due to the changing qualification process on behalf of the Indian federation, both Kumar and Singh withdrew from contention for the worlds team.

IRAQ

  • Azeez Al Delfi
  • Abdullah Al Dulaimi
  • Yasir Al Dulaimi

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

IRELAND

  • Rhys McClenaghan
  • Andrew Smith
  • Adam Steele

Confirmed by Gymnastics Ireland on September 20.

ISRAEL

  • Ran Arnon
  • Artem Dolgopyat
  • Ilan Korchak
  • Andrey Medvedev
  • Alexander Shatilov
  • Michael Sorokine

Confirmed. As of October 9, Korchak has replaced Arnon. Alexander Myakinin is the alternate.

ITALY

  • Ludovico Edalli
  • Marco Lodadio
  • Carlo Macchini
  • Andrea Russo
  • Marco Sarrugerio

Confirmed in Doha on October 22. Tommaso de Vecchis is the alternate.

JAMAICA

  • Reiss Beckford
  • Caleb Faulk
  • Stephen Lewis
  • Nicholas Tai

Confirmed in Doha on October 22. Tai, originally on the nominative roster, did not compete.

JAPAN

  • Kazuma Kaya
  • Kenzo Shirai
  • Yusuke Tanaka
  • Wataru Tanigawa
  • Kohei Uchimura

Confirmed by the Japan Gymnastics Association on July 13. Kakeru Tanigawa is the alternate.

JORDAN

  • Ahmad Abu Al Soud
  • Majdi Al Hmood
  • Saleem Naghouj

Confirmed in Doha on October 22. Al Hmood, originally on the nominative roster, did not compete.

KAZAKHSTAN

  • Ilyas Azizov
  • Yerbol Jantykov
  • Milad Karimi
  • Nariman Kurbanov
  • Akim Mussayev

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

LITHUANIA

  • Rokas Guscinas
  • Tomas Kuzmickas
  • Robert Tvorogal

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

MALAYSIA

  • Chau Jern Rong
  • Loo Phay Xing

Confirmed in Doha on October 22. Chau, originally on the nominative roster, did not compete.

MEXICO

  • Fabian de Luna
  • Isaac Nuñez
  • Patricio Razo
  • Francisco Rojo
  • Joshua Valle

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

NETHERLANDS

  • Bart Deurloo
  • Bram Louwije
  • Frank Rijken
  • Casimir Schmidt
  • Epke Zonderland

Confirmed by KNGU on September 22. Michel Bletterman is the traveling alternate, and Anthony van Assche and Bram Verhofstad are the non-traveling alternates.

NEW ZEALAND

  • Ethan Dick
  • Devy Dyson
  • Kyleab Ellis
  • Mikhail Koudinov
  • Jorden O’Connell-Inns

Confirmed by Gymnastics New Zealand on August 15.

NORTH KOREA

  • Han Chung Hyo
  • Han Jong Hyok
  • Ri Se Gwang
  • Ri Yong Mi
  • Ri Wi Chol

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

NORWAY

  • Sofus Heggemsnes
  • Odin Kalvø
  • Stian Skjerahaug
  • Henrik Stiansen
  • Harald Wibye

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

PERU

  • Daniel Aguero
  • Arian Leon

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

PHILIPPINES

  • Carlos Edriel Yulo

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

PORTUGAL

  • Bernardo Almeida
  • Simao Almeida
  • Petrix Barbosa

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

QATAR

  • Ahmed Al Dyani
  • Ahmed Mosa

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

ROMANIA

  • Cristian Bataga
  • Marian Dragulescu
  • Andrei Groza
  • Adelin Kotrong
  • Andrei Muntean
  • Rafael Szabo

Confirmed by Federatia Romana de Gimnastica on October 19. Groza, originally on the nominative roster, has been replaced by Szabo. Robert Ghiuzan is the alternate.

RUSSIA

  • David Belyavskiy
  • Artur Dalaloyan
  • Nikolai Kuksenkov
  • Dmitrii Lankin
  • Nikita Naogrnyy

Confirmed by TASS on October 17. Vladislav Poliashov is the alternate.

SERBIA

  • Bojan Dejanovic
  • Nikola Jurkovic
  • Milos Paunovic
  • Petar Vefic
  • Petar Velickovic

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

SINGAPORE

  • Wei An Terry Tay

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

SLOVAKIA

  • Slavomir Michnak

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

SLOVENIA

  • Saso Bertoncelj

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

SOUTH KOREA

  • Bae Ga-ram
  • Kim Han-sol
  • Lee Hyeok-jung
  • Lee Jun-ho
  • Park Min-soo

Confirmed in Doha on October 22. Lee Jae-seong is the alternate.

SPAIN

  • Nestor Abad
  • Thierno Diallo
  • Ruben Lopez
  • Nicolau Mir
  • Joel Plata
  • Rayderley Zapata

Confirmed by the Real Federacion Española de Gimnasia on October 16. Lopez replaces  Plata, who was on the nominative roster. Alberto Tallon is the alternate.

SWEDEN

  • William Broman
  • Karl Idesjö
  • Filip Lidbeck
  • David Rumbutis
  • Kim Vanström

Confirmed in Doha on October 22. Pontus Kallanvaara is the alternate.

SWITZERLAND

  • Christian Baumann
  • Pablo Brägger
  • Benjamin Gischard
  • Oliver Hegi
  • Taha Serhani
  • Eddy Yusof

Confirmed by the Schweizerischer Turnverband on September 25. As of October 10, Serhani has withdrawn due to injury and has been replaced by Noe Seifert, who is the alternate.

SYRIA

  • Yazan Al Souliman

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

THAILAND

  • Jamorn Prommanee
  • Tikumporn Surintornta

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

  • Joseph Fox

Fox, originally on the nominative roster, withdrew from the competition.

TURKEY

  • Mustafa Arca
  • Ferhat Arican
  • Ibrahim Colak
  • Ahmet Önder
  • Umit Samiloglu

Confirmed in Doha on October 22. Yunus Gundogdu is the alternate.

UKRAINE

  • Vladyslav Hryko
  • Petro Pakhniuk
  • Igor Radivilov
  • Maksym Vasylenko
  • Oleg Verniaiev

Confirmed in Doha on October 22. Vladyslav Hrynevych is the alternate.

UNITED STATES

  • Samuel Mikulak
  • Akash Modi
  • Yul Moldauer
  • Colin van Wicklen
  • Alec Yoder

Confirmed by USA Gymnastics on September 22. Allan Bower is the traveling alternate while Trevor Howard and Marvin Kimble will also serve as non-traveling alternates.

UZBEKISTAN

  • Rasuljon Abdurakhimov
  • Khusniddin Abdusamatov
  • Abdulla Azimov
  • Anton Fokin
  • Akobir Khamrokulov
  • Bobur Toshpulatov

Confirmed in Doha on October 22. As of October 9, Toshpulatov has replaced Fokin.

VIETNAM

  • Dang Nam
  • Dinh Phuong Thanh
  • Le Thanh Tung
  • Pham Phuoc Hung
  • Phan Ngoc Hung

Confirmed in Doha on October 22.

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