On November 5, Beijing time, the men's individual all-around final of the 2022 Gymnastics World Championships ended the competition. In the end, China's Zhang Boheng finished second with a total score of 86.765 points, and the championship was taken away by Japan's Daiki Hashimoto, with the two separated by only 0.433 points. So far, the Chinese gymnastics team has won 1 gold and 1 silver in this World Championships, and Zhang Boheng has also successfully secured a place in the men's individual all-around for the 2024 Paris Olympics. After the game, Zhang Boheng posted on his personal social platform that it was a little regrettable that he could not win the all-around championship, but everyone tried their best to win the team championship. He also said that the game is not over yet, and he will continue to shine on the field.
At the Gymnastics World Championships in Liverpool, in the men's event, due to the ban of the Russian team, the gold medal battle was mainly between the Chinese team and the Japanese team. In the men's team final, the Chinese team played perfectly, defeating the Japanese team to win the championship. After the match, several players from the Japanese team said in interviews that they would take back what they lost in the individual competition. Moving to the men's individual all-around final, China's Zhang Boheng played again, and his opponents were Japan's Daiki Hashimoto and Tanigawa Hang.
In the end, after fierce competition in six events, Zhang Boheng scored 14.033 points in the floor exercise, 14.233 points in pommel horse, 14.100 in the rings, 14.900 on vault, 15.066 on parallel bars and 14.433 points on horizontal bars, with a total score of 86.765 points. Japan's Daiki Hashimoto won the title by 0.433 points ahead of Zhang Boheng, and Tanigawa took the bronze. After the match, the Japanese media reported on the competition, praising Daiki Hashimoto, saying that he was the strongest in the world gymnastics men's all-around event, defeating defending champion Zhang Boheng.
Domestic netizens ridiculed, "Now the Japanese media can be regarded as seizing the opportunity to show their superiority, I advise you not to float too much!" Some people also said that from the perspective of the progress of the men's all-around final, Zhang Boheng and Daiki Hashimoto are equal, and the possibility of being deliberately pressed by the referee is not ruled out. Among the 6 projects, Zhang Boheng played smoothly overall and did not show the highest difficulty. He has revealed that his physical condition and competitive condition are not at their best. Previously, Zhang Boheng played a full six events in the team competition, which was physically consumed.
In 6 events, Zhang Boheng scored more than 14 points, although the score value was more balanced, but the referee did not give Zhang Boheng a high score. Almost from the first item, Zhang Boheng has been in a state of catching up. Japan's Daiki Hashimoto lowered the difficulty in pommel horse, horizontal bar and other events, but the referee repeatedly scored very impressive points. In this regard, some netizens analyzed that the real protagonist of the gymnastics competition is the referee, and the Chinese team may be targeted again. Others hit the nail on the head by pointing out that even if Daiki Hashimoto goes out of bounds again with one foot, the gold medal will still hang around his neck!