2024 Taolu World Cup Explained

2024 Taolu World Cup
Size:	85
Location:	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Date Start:	October 26, 2024
Date End:	October 27, 2024
Competitors:	211
Nations:	27
Website:	Official website
Next:	2026 TBD

The 2024 Taolu World Cup will be the third edition of the Taolu World Cup. It will be held at the in Yokohama, Japan, from October 26 to 27, 2024.^{[1] [2] [3]} Qualification was done through the 2023 World Wushu Championships and the 2024 Wushu International Invitational Tournament.^[4]

Background

Selection process

At the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) congress at the 2019 World Wushu Championships, it was decided that the 3rd Taolu World Cup would be held in Tokyo, Japan from November 14 to 19, 2020.^[5] It would be organized by the Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation. Previously, Japan had only hosted three prior major international wushu competitions with the most recent being the wushu event at the 2001 East Asian Games.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Shortly after the completion, the COVID-19 pandemic spread internationally. On April 20, 2020, the IWUF announced that the 3rd Taolu World Cup would be postponed to 2022 after a request from the local organizing committee. This announcement was later followed by cancellations of the World Junior Wushu Championships, the Sanda World Cup, the World Taijiquan Championships, the Asian Wushu Championships, the World Kungfu Championships, and eventually the 2021 World Wushu Championships were moved to 2023.^[6] With this update, the 3rd Taolu World Cup was rescheduled to 2024, and the qualifications from the 2019 world championships were to be replaced by rankings at the 2023 world championships.

Qualification

The top eight athletes at the 2023 World Wushu Championships qualified for the 2024 Taolu World Cup. In addition, an additional spot in each event was given to the gold medalists at the 2024 Wushu International Invitational Tournament held in April in China. The invitational tournament was organized because several countries had visa issues while trying to participate in the previous world championships.^{[7] [8]}

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9:00)

Date	Start Time	Carpet
October 26	9:30	Women's Changquan
	9:55	Men's Qiangshu
	10:20	Women's Nandao
	10:45	Men's Nangun
	11:10	Women's Taijiquan
	14:30	Men's Nandao
	14:55	Women's Nangun
	15:20	Men's Changquan
	15:45	Women's Jianshu
	16:10	Men's Taijijian
October 27	9:30	Women's Nanquan
	9:55	Men's Gunshu
	10:20	Women's Daoshu
	10:45	Men's Jianshu
	11:10	Women's Taijijian
	14:30	Men's Nanquan
	14:55	Women's Gunshu
	15:20	Men's Daoshu
	15:45	Women's Qiangshu
	16:10	Men's Taijiquan
	15:50	Women's Duilian
	17:00	Men's Duilian

Medal summary

Men

Changquan
Daoshu
Gunshu
Jianshu
Qiangshu
Nanquan
Nandao
Nangun
Taijiquan
Taijijian
Duilian	Majdurano Joel Bin Majallah Sain Abel Wee Yuen Lim	Mark Lester Ragay Mark Anthony Polo Vincent Ventura	Nestor Urzainqui Milla Aidan Pose Martinez Vinctor de la Plaza Schineper

Women

Changquan
Daoshu
Gunshu
Jianshu
Qiangshu
Nanquan
Nandao
Nangun
Taijiquan
Taijijian
Duilian	Sou Cho Man Wong Weng Ian	Lydia Sham Michelle Yeung He Jianxin	Zeanne Law Zoe Tan Kimberly Ong

Results

Men

Changquan

Rank	Athlete	Score
		9.796
		9.780
		9.780
4		9.756
5		9.496
6		9.473
7		9.423
8		9.410

DaoshuGunshu

Rank	Athlete	Score
		9.773
		9.770
		9.770
4		9.766
5		9.763
6		9.753
7		9.733
8		9.676
9		9.186

Jianshu

Rank	Athlete	Score
4
5
6
7
8

Qiangshu

Rank	Athlete	Score
		9.800
		9.756
		9.750
4		9.643
5		9.616
6		9.520
7		9.523
8		9.174

NanquanNandao

Rank	Athlete	Score
		9.800
		9.760
		9.760
4		9.746
5		9.550
6		9.513
7		9.513
8		9.323

Nangun

Rank	Athlete	Score
		9.756
		9.750
		9.730
4		9.663
5		9.620
6		9.620
7		9.520
8		9.076

TaijiquanTaijijianDuilian

Women

Changquan

Rank	Athlete	Score
		9.763
		9.750
		9.743
4		9.736
5		9.706
6		9.603
7		9.480
8		9.233
9		9.166

Daoshu

Rank	Athlete	Score
		9.796
		9.760
		9.756
4		9.746
5		9.453
7		9.436
6		9.180
8		9.176

GunshuJianshuQiangshuNanquan

Rank	Athlete	Score
		9.773
		9.770
		9.760
4		9.756
5		9.740
6		9.640
7		9.283
8		8.700
9		8.683

Nandao

Rank	Athlete	Score
		9.800
		9.766
		9.763
4		9.740
5		9.050
6		8.840

NangunTaijiquan

Rank	Athlete	Score
		9.790
		9.770
		9.746
4		9.740
5		9.733
6		9.733
7		9.506

TaijijianDuilian

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024-06-07 . Regulations - IWUF 3rd Taolu World Cup . 2024-10-01 . International Wushu Federation.
2. Web site: 2024-04-13 . 「第３回武術太極拳ワールドカップ」について . About the "3rd Wushu Tai Chi World Cup" . 2024-10-01 . taoluworldcup.com . ja.
3. News: 第3回武術太極拳ワールドカップ大会　運営ボランティア . Volunteer for the 3rd Wushu Tai Chi World Cup . . ja.
4. Web site: 2024-09-15 . いよいよ来月！日本で武術太極拳の頂上決戦開催！「第３回武術太極拳ワールドカップ」開催情報 . Finally next month! The ultimate showdown of martial arts Tai Chi will be held in Japan! Information on the "3rd Martial Arts Tai Chi World Cup" . 2024-10-01 . Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation . ja.
5. Web site: 2020-04-20 . 3rd Taolu World Cup Postponed to 2022 in Tokyo, Japan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415081151/https://iwuf.org/2020/04/20/3rd-taolu-world-cup-postponed-to-2022-in-tokyo-japan/ . 2021-04-15 . 2021-04-07 . International Wushu Federation.
6. News: Palmer . Dan . 2020-07-12 . World Junior Wushu Championships postponed due to COVID-19 . 2023-07-31 . Inside the Games.
7. News: 2023-11-14 . Iranian Wushu Team Excluded from World Championships as US Denies Visas . 2023-11-16 . Iran International.
8. News: Roy . Avishek . 2023-11-15 . Wushu team awaits visa from US Embassy to go for world championships . 2023-11-16 . Hindustan Times.