2026 Worlds Men’s All-Around: Where Oka, Hashimoto and Their Rivals Gain Points
Shinnosuke Oka led men’s all-around qualification at the 2026 Gymnastics World Championships with 85.098, ahead of Japanese teammate Daiki Hashimoto on 84.632. Their 0.466-point separation came from very different performances across the six apparatus.
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Hashimoto gained ground on pommel horse and vault. Oka recovered it on the other events, with high bar providing the largest difference. Behind them, Arsenii Dukhno and Jake Jarman showed how exceptional floor and vault scores can keep a gymnast in contention despite lower totals elsewhere.
This comparison uses the completed qualification results, not the medal standings. The men’s all-around final is scheduled for October 22 on the official championship timetable, and its scores start again.
The Leading Qualifiers and Their Six-Event Scores
The all-around adds one score from each men’s apparatus: floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar, commonly called high bar. Every event contributes to the total. There is no routine to discard simply because the other five were stronger.
The table reproduces the leading eight athletes marked as qualified in the official men’s all-around qualification report. The rank column retains their positions in the full standings, including the gap caused by Japan’s country limit.
| Qualification rank | Gymnast | Floor | Pommel horse | Rings | Vault | Parallel bars | High bar | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shinnosuke Oka, Japan | 13.800 | 13.900 | 14.066 | 13.966 | 14.866 | 14.500 | 85.098 |
| 2 | Daiki Hashimoto, Japan | 13.600 | 14.533 | 13.733 | 14.266 | 14.800 | 13.700 | 84.632 |
| 3 | Arsenii Dukhno, Russia | 14.700 | 13.133 | 13.100 | 14.300 | 14.600 | 14.033 | 83.866 |
| 5 | Jake Jarman, Great Britain | 14.133 | 14.033 | 12.833 | 14.900 | 14.466 | 13.333 | 83.698 |
| 6 | Yang Haonan, China | 13.400 | 13.966 | 13.733 | 14.333 | 14.466 | 13.566 | 83.464 |
| 7 | Illia Kovtun, Croatia | 14.000 | 13.400 | 13.100 | 13.966 | 14.900 | 13.733 | 83.099 |
| 8 | Joe Fraser, Great Britain | 13.500 | 13.700 | 13.666 | 13.866 | 14.400 | 13.933 | 83.065 |
| 9 | Ángel Barajas, Colombia | 13.566 | 13.666 | 13.300 | 13.666 | 14.300 | 14.333 | 82.831 |
Dukhno competes for Russia: World Gymnastics’ official results and the final start list show his country code as RUS, although the USA Gymnastics copy of the qualification report prints WG2. Kovtun is listed under Croatia. Keeping those report designations straight matters when checking which gymnasts belong to the same qualifying delegation.
Oka’s lowest score was 13.800. That helped him keep his six-event total ahead even though he did not post the top score on any apparatus in the full qualification field; his best apparatus ranks were third on parallel bars and high bar. An all-around advantage can grow through several solid routines rather than one exceptional score.
Why Oka Finished Ahead of Hashimoto
The most revealing comparison is the difference on each event, rather than the two totals alone.
| Apparatus | Oka’s score minus Hashimoto’s | Advantage |
|---|---|---|
| Floor exercise | +0.200 | Oka |
| Pommel horse | −0.633 | Hashimoto |
| Rings | +0.333 | Oka |
| Vault | −0.300 | Hashimoto |
| Parallel bars | +0.066 | Oka |
| High bar | +0.800 | Oka |
| Six-event total | +0.466 | Oka |
These differences are calculated from the published scores. They show why describing the contest only as a close Japanese one-two misses the main scoring story.
Across the five events other than high bar, Hashimoto accumulated 70.932 to Oka’s 70.598. Hashimoto therefore held a 0.334 advantage in that subtotal. Oka’s 0.800 gain on high bar reversed the comparison.
Difficulty alone did not explain that event. Hashimoto received a 6.2 difficulty score on high bar, compared with Oka’s 5.8. But Hashimoto’s execution score was 7.400, while Oka’s was 8.700. The official report also shows a separate 0.1 bonus for Hashimoto, producing the published 13.700 against Oka’s 14.500.
The difficulty score measures the skills and other difficulty points judges count; execution reflects how well the routine was performed. The FIG scoring guide explains how those components and separate adjustments fit together.
For the final, the qualification comparison identifies high bar as a significant source of possible movement. It does not establish what either gymnast will score next. A different performance on any of the other five events could also alter the result.
Dukhno and Jarman Built Their Totals Differently
Dukhno’s 14.700 on floor was the highest floor score in qualification. His vault, parallel bars and high bar scores also exceeded 14.000. Together, those four events gave him 57.633, which was 0.501 more than Oka earned on the same apparatus.
Pommel horse and rings changed the overall comparison. Dukhno totaled 26.233 across those two events, against Oka’s 27.966. That 1.733 difference was larger than Dukhno’s gain elsewhere, leaving him 1.232 behind overall.
This is a useful way to follow the all-around: compare the same apparatus before comparing totals. A gymnast can be ahead on a selection of events while still needing to recover substantial ground on the rest.
Jarman’s strongest numerical advantage came from vault. His 14.900 was 0.934 above Oka’s first-vault score. Combined with floor, Jarman earned 29.033 to Oka’s 27.766, a 1.267 advantage across those two events.
The other four apparatus reversed that advantage: Jarman was 0.133 ahead on pommel horse but 2.667 behind across the four combined, mostly on rings (12.833 to 14.066) and high bar (13.333 to 14.500). Jarman ultimately finished 1.400 behind the qualification leader.
Jarman’s 14.900 is also different from his 14.633 vault-qualification score, the average of his two vaults (14.900 and 14.366), which tied for first in the apparatus standings. The all-around uses his first vault; the separate vault contest uses two attempts. The vault-scoring explanation covers why the same gymnast can therefore have two different vault numbers in the same round.
The Other Challengers Have Different Ways to Gain Ground
Yang Haonan’s 83.464 placed him between Jarman and Kovtun. His scores ranged from 13.400 on floor to 14.466 on parallel bars, with vault contributing 14.333. That spread of 1.066 matches Oka’s and is far narrower than Jarman’s 2.067 or Kovtun’s 1.800.
Kovtun and Fraser finished only 0.034 apart, but their event scores were less alike than their totals suggest. Kovtun gained 0.600 across floor and vault combined and another 0.500 on parallel bars. Fraser gained 0.300 on pommel horse, 0.566 on rings and 0.200 on high bar. Most of their advantages canceled out.
That comparison illustrates why similar all-around totals do not imply similar routines or strengths. Their positions could change through different parts of the final, even if neither gymnast makes an obvious major mistake.
Barajas scored 14.333 on high bar, his highest apparatus result. His 82.831 all-around total put him 2.267 behind Oka. Colombia’s Camilo Vera followed with 82.764, only 0.067 behind Barajas, giving Colombia two qualifiers near the leading group.
Frederick Richard qualified with 82.098. His parallel bars score of 12.833 was notably lower than his floor score of 14.233 and high bar score of 14.133. That identifies an important event to watch in his next six-event performance, without treating the difference as points he is guaranteed to recover.
None of these calculations is a predicted final ranking. They describe where the qualification gaps came from and which apparatus deserve attention when the next set of scores appears.
Why Fourth-Placed Kawakami Is Not in This Qualifier Table
Shohei Kawakami scored 83.699, the fourth-highest all-around total. He was only 0.001 ahead of Jarman. Nevertheless, the report labels him NR, meaning NOC reserve, because Oka and Hashimoto occupied Japan’s two available qualifying places.
The 2026 Technical Regulations limit an all-around final to two gymnasts per federation. The qualification list and the final’s eligible field therefore answer different questions. Fourth place in the full ranking did not give Kawakami an automatic place alongside his two teammates.
The report allows specified replacement procedures if a qualified gymnast withdraws. Its Q and NR labels should therefore be read together with the official final start list, rather than treated as a guarantee that every named qualifier will compete. The official start list, published on October 20, includes all 24 qualifiers with no replacements so far; the 2026 Worlds guide has the final’s start time.
This country limit is separate from apparatus qualification. A gymnast can miss the all-around final and still qualify for an individual apparatus final. The guide to all-around and event finals explains how those routes operate independently.
Questions Before the Final
Does Oka carry his qualification lead into the final?
No. The final starts with new scores. His 85.098 establishes what he achieved in qualification, not a starting total or bonus for the medal round.
Is the highest apparatus scorer automatically the all-around favorite?
No. Dukhno led floor qualification, but Oka’s stronger combined scores across all six apparatus produced the higher all-around total. One event cannot describe the full contest.
Can a team-final score replace a qualification score?
No. The team final and all-around final are separate competitions. A strong team-final routine may provide useful context about recent performance, but its points do not enter the all-around final total.
When are the medal standings decided?
The men’s all-around final is scheduled for October 22. This article is the qualification analysis prepared on October 21; it does not identify an all-around world champion.
The Main Point
Oka’s lead rested on the full six-event performance, with high bar making the decisive difference against Hashimoto. Dukhno and Jarman demonstrated a different route: large gains on selected apparatus, offset by lower scores elsewhere.
Those are the comparisons to carry into the final. The medal order will depend on the six routines each gymnast performs there.