Hashimoto and Zhang primed for knock-out all-around title bout

Revenge is a powerful motivating force and one that will be driving his main rival Zhang Boheng after China's late collapse in the team final. The Zhang-led China had Monday's final in the bag, leading by over three points with only the horizontal bar remaining. But disaster struck when Su Weide fell twice. Tokyo bar champion Hashimoto, the last Japanese man to go, then held his nerve to produce a flawless title-clinching routine. Up to that moment, double world all-around champion Hashimoto had looked a long way from his brilliant best.