Gymnastics is an artistic sport that requires balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination and endurance. The sport embraces eight different disciplines, of which five are on the programme of The World Games.

Acrobatic Gymnastics is equal parts performance and partnership, as groups of gymnasts work together to complete spectacular and extraordinary feats. Acrobatic Gymnastics elements highlight balance, flight and flexibility. Partners, Trios and Groups must work together, each taking full advantage of the others’ strengths, to successfully perform these moves to music.

At The World Games, Acrobatic Gymnasts compete in up to all five categories.

Pairs and groups receiving the highest score after their performance will be ranked first.

- All six partnerships perform two exercises, one each in Dynamic and Balance.

- Four top teams qualify for finals to perform one combined exercise.

- The best athletes will receive Gold, Silver and Bronze.

Partnerships perform a routine to music, specifically choreographed for them. The gymnasts carry out their acrobatic moves and combine them with dance, all in time to and in keeping with the style of the music. In each routine, athletes need to perform eight difficulty elements, consisting of handstands, footstands, saltos and twisting.

Each pair or group performs two routines in the qualifications with a different emphasis.

A 'balance' routine, focusing on statics holds requiring strength, poise and flexibility is followed by a 'dynamic' routine focusing on throws, somersaults and catches

In the finals, a 'combined' routine is performed, including elements from both balance and dynamic.

In case of a tie in points at any place in Qualification, the ranking will be determined by the following criteria:
1. The highest sum of the E-scores of the Balance and Dynamic exercises prevails.
2. The highest sum of the E- and A-scores of the Balance and Dynamic exercises prevails.
If there is still a tie, the tie will not be broken and the starting order for the finals will be decided by
draw.

In case of a tie in points at any place in Finals, the ranking will be determined by the following criteria:
1. The highest E-score of the Combined exercise prevails.
2 The highest sum of the E- and A-scores of the Combined exercise prevails.
If there is still a tie, the tie will not be broken.

In each partnership, the gymnasts' different sizes and abilities will be balanced to complement each other in order to carry out the complex moves. Some will mainly carry out supporting and pitching roles, and are known as bases. They are then balanced with usually smaller gymnasts, who become the 'tops'. In men's and women's groups there are also one or two 'middles', who are like another base who will usually support the top while balancing on the base.

Gymnasts are judged on difficulty of elements, stability, skill execution, correctness of line and shape, control on landings, and artistry. There are two types of judges.

- The execution judges evaluate the correct form and technical execution of the elements.

- The artistry judges consider the overall impression of the choreographed routine following criteria such as musical interpretation, structure of the exercise and execution of the choreography, as well as the presentation of the athletes.

Deductions are given for falls, wobbles or hesitations as well as incomplete elements.

More information on the judges can be found here.

The final score of a routine is the sum of the difficulty score, artistic score and execution score.

The difficulty is usually scored out of 10. However, there is no maximum score.

The artistic score is scored out of 10.

The execution score has a starting value of 10 points and is later doubled to emphasize its importance (20 points in total).

Scores over thirty are not uncommon, as difficulty points are not limited.

Men's Group Men

1. Team GBR
2. Team CHN
3. Team ISR

Pair Men

1. Team GER
2. Team RUS
3. Team BEL

Pair Mixed

1. Team RUS
2. Team BLR
3. Team GBR

Pair Women

1. Team RUS
2. Team BEL
3. Team UKR

Women's Group Women

1. Team RUS
2. Team BLR
3. Team GBR

Men's Group Men

1. Team CHN
2. Team RUS
3. Team UKR

Pair Men

1. Team RUS
2. Team GBR
3. Team BLR

Pair Mixed

1. Team GBR
2. Team POR
3. Team BEL

Pair Women

1. Team GBR
2. Team UKR
3. Team BLR

Women's Group Women

1. Team RUS
2. Team GBR
3. Team BLR

Men's Group Men

1. Team CHN
2. Team GBR
3. Team UKR

Pair Men

1. Team UKR
2. Team RUS
3. Team GBR

Pair Mixed

1. Team USA
2. Team BEL
3. Team GBR

Pair Women

1. Team BEL
2. Team AZE
3. Team GBR

Women's Group Women

1. Team RUS
2. Team GBR
3. Team UKR

Men's Group Men

1. Team UKR
2. Team GBR
3. Team RUS

Pair Men

1. Team RUS
2. Team UKR
3. Team GBR

Pair Mixed

1. Team RUS
2. Team BEL
3. Team UKR

Pair Women

1. Team RUS
2. Team GBR
3. Team POR

Women's Group Women

1. Team RUS
2. Team BLR
3. Team KAZ

Men's Group Men

1. Team RUS
2. Team CHN
3. Team POR

Pair Men

1. Team CHN
2. Team RUS
3. Team BLR

Pair Mixed

1. Team RUS
2. Team USA
3. Team GBR

Pair Women

1. Team RUS
2. Team BEL
3. Team GBR

Women's Group Women

1. Team RUS
2. Team CHN
3. Team BLR

Men's Group Balance Men

1. Team UKR
2. Team CHN
3. Team GBR

Men's Group Combined Men

1. Team UKR
2. Team CHN
3. Team GBR

Men's Group Dynamic Men

1. Team CHN
2. Team UKR
3. Team BLR

Pair Balance Men

1. Team CHN
2. Team GBR
3. Team RUS

Pair Balance Mixed

1. Team RUS
2. Team POL
3. Team GBR

Pair Balance Women

1. Team BLR
2. Team RUS
3. Team BEL

Pair Combined Men

1. Team CHN
2. Team GBR
3. Team POL

Pair Combined Mixed

1. Team RUS
2. Team CHN
3. Team POL

Pair Combined Women

1. Team RUS
2. Team BLR
3. Team BEL

Pair Dynamic Men

1. Team UKR
2. Team CHN
3. Team GBR

Pair Dynamic Mixed

1. Team RUS
2. Team POL
3. Team BEL

Pair Dynamic Women

1. Team RUS
2. Team CHN
3. Team BLR

Women's Group Balance Women

1. Team RUS
2. Team UKR
3. Team CHN

Women's Group Combined Women

1. Team RUS
2. Team UKR
3. Team CHN

Women's Group Dynamic Women

1. Team RUS
2. Team UKR
3. Team CHN

Men's Group Balance Men

1. Team BUL
2. Team GER
3. Team FRA

Men's Group Combined Men

1. Team BUL
2. Team CHN
3. Team FRA

Men's Group Dynamic Men

1. Team BUL
2. Team GER
3. Team FRA

Pair Balance Men

1. Team RUS
2. Team CHN
3. Team BUL

Pair Balance Mixed

1. Team CHN
2. Team RUS
3. Team BUL

Pair Balance Women

1. Team BUL
2. Team UKR
3. Team POR

Pair Combined Men

1. Team CHN
2. Team BUL

Pair Combined Mixed

1. Team CHN
2. Team UKR
3. Team BUL

Pair Combined Women

1. Team BUL
2. Team UKR
3. Team POR

Pair Dynamic Men

1. Team CHN
2. Team RUS
3. Team BUL

Pair Dynamic Mixed

1. Team CHN
2. Team LTU
3. Team UKR

Pair Dynamic Women

1. Team UKR
2. Team BLR

Women's Group Balance Women

1. Team BUL
2. Team BLR

Women's Group Combined Women

1. Team BUL
2. Team CHN

Women's Group Dynamic Women

1. Team POL
2. Team BEL