All-around score

Break apparatus ties by comparing the gymnasts' all-around totals.

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How It Works

1. Two gymnasts have the same final score on a specific apparatus.

2. Compare their all-around final scores (the sum of all apparatus scores). The gymnast with the higher all-around total ranks first.

3. If all-around scores are also tied, the gymnasts share the same rank.

This algorithm uses the broader competition performance to break single-apparatus ties.

Example

Two gymnasts tie on Uneven Bars with a final score of 13.200:

Gymnast	Bars Score	All-Around Total	Result
Alice	13.200	52.800	1st
Bob	13.200	51.600	2nd

Alice wins on Bars because her all-around total (52.800) is higher than Bob's (51.600).

Important: Apparatus vs All-Around Context

This tiebreaker is most useful for apparatus ranking. When used for all-around ties, it has no effect (since the all-around scores are already equal — that's the tie you're trying to break). For all-around ties, consider using Cascading All-Around instead.

When to Use

• When you want apparatus ties to be broken by overall competition performance.

• Meets where the best all-around competitor should win individual apparatus ties.

• Not recommended as the all-around tiebreaker (use Cascading instead).

Related

• Tiebreaker: Cascading All-Around — better for all-around ties

• How do tiebreakers work?

• How to configure individual score settings