Tomoa Narasaki and Chaehyun Seo Dominate Lead Qualifications; Two Americans Advance To Semis
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The Lead qualification round in the 2021 World Championships just wrapped up in Moscow, Russia. Tomoa Narasaki, from Japan, took the lead for the men. For the women, Chaehyun Seo, from South Korea, is seated in first. No surprises there—she was the 2019 Lead season winner.
From the U.S., Natalia Grossman is currently in second and Brooke Raboutou is in fifth.
Semifinals begin tomorrow at 1am MDT. Find the results and links to the livestreams below.
Rank
|
Name |
Country
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Qualification
|
|
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1
|
2.55
|
|||
2
|
3.32
|
|||
3
|
4.36
|
|||
4
|
4.69
|
|||
5
|
4.87
|
|||
6
|
5.29
|
|||
7
|
6.16
|
|||
8
|
7.16
|
|||
9
|
7.35
|
|||
10
|
9.25
|
|||
11
|
10.39
|
|||
12
|
11.11
|
|||
13
|
13.44
|
|||
14
|
13.5
|
|||
15
|
14.92
|
|||
16
|
16.64
|
|||
17
|
18.19
|
|||
17
|
18.19
|
|||
19
|
19.79
|
|||
20
|
22.05
|
|||
21
|
22.86
|
|||
21
|
22.86
|
|||
23
|
23.33
|
|||
24
|
25.75
|
|||
25
|
26.24
|
|||
26
|
27.5
|
Rank
|
Name |
Country
|
Qualification
|
|
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1
|
1.73
|
|||
2
|
2.45
|
|||
2
|
2.45
|
|||
4
|
4.8
|
|||
5
|
5.48
|
|||
6
|
6.16
|
|||
7
|
7.55
|
|||
8
|
8.72
|
|||
9
|
9.5
|
|||
10
|
9.8
|
|||
11
|
10.45
|
|||
12
|
11.94
|
|||
13
|
13.44
|
|||
14
|
14.62
|
|||
15
|
16.88
|
|||
15
|
16.88
|
|||
17
|
19.75
|
|||
18
|
20.15
|
|||
19
|
20.68
|
|||
20
|
21.47
|
|||
21
|
22.25
|
|||
22
|
23.04
|
|||
23
|
23.24
|
|||
24
|
26.52
|
|||
25
|
27.13
|
|||
26
|
27.25
|
|||
26
|
27.25
|