British Men’s Championships 2006
Robin Park Arena, Wigan
Day One
A fantastic first day of competition at Wigan’s, Robin
Park Arena saw Ross Brewer (Sutton GC) crowned the Men’s
British Champion, with Louis Smith (Huntingdon GC) declared
Under-18 Champion and Daniel Purvis (Southport YMCA) Under-16
Champion.
Men’s National Coach, Andre Popov said: “It has
been a brilliant day, with so many great routines and a lot
of hard work put in. I was particularly pleased to see Louis
Smith again performing well on the Pommel Horse, the apparatus
that he can really perform well at”
Senior Champion for the fourth year running, Ross Brewer
said: “ I went out today and did my best and was really
pleased to win it. Although today was the main event for me
I still feel confident going into tomorrows apparatus competition.
There have been some great, talented young gymnasts seen today
which shows good signs for the future.”
Under-18 star Louis Smith said: “ I felt a bit shaky
early on but have been training really hard for a long time
for this event and am really happy I pulled it off and delighted
with my performance. It feels good that I have worked hard
and am glad I proved it today.”
Ross won his 4th consecutive British Title with a winning
score of 87.950 with David Eaton (Hinckley) and Luke Folwell
(Huntingdon GC) following behind. In second and third place
behind Louis (85.650 points) in the Under-18 all-around, came
Kristian Thomas (Earls) and Sam Hunter (Nottingham)
Daniel Purvis (Southport YMCA) came out on top in the Under
16 category scoring 85.100 a strong total that came from him
winning nearly every apparatus on the way. Following behind
Daniel came Matthew Henly (Woking GC) in second place with
David Mott (South Essex GC) in third.
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