Sport often comes down to fine margins, and for Max Whitlock one slip of the hand proved fatal to his World Championship hopes on Friday night.

The 22-year-old lined up among the world's finest in Glasgow as he looked to add a second consecutive individual all-around medal to his name.

It all started so well for the two-time Olympic bronze medalist, as he produced a stunning display on the pommel horse for 16.100 – the highest score from anyone across all apparatus over the whole night.

Strong showings on the rings and vault followed before another impressive display on the parallel bars left him second behind Japanese maestro Kohei Uchimura.

But then came the high bar, and a fall midway through his routine left him with a score of 12.833 and a mountain to climb.

Like the team final however he stepped up to the mark and produced a brilliant floor display to leave him on 89.249 – 0.850 away from China's Shudi Deng in third while Uchimura claimed his sixth consecutive crown.

But Whitlock was philosophical in his disappointment and, with pommel and floor final still to come, is determined to bounce back in style.

“I have to take the positives out of this but obviously I was gutted with that fall. Looking at the scores now that was a few marks down on what I scored in the last team final,” he said.

“So I can take the positives out of that and it was good to pick myself up and finish strong on the floor like I did."

“It's sport at the end of the day and in gymnastics that's the way it goes; it's all about what happens on the day and that's what happened today."

“I'm looking forward to the finals coming up now and it's good to have a shot at redemption and it's good that I've qualified for the floor and pommel.”

Also in action was Dan Purvis who turned in an impressively consistent performance and six clean routines.

Twelve months ago the Scot sat 11th after the individual final, but this time around he set about beating every score from last year to finish seventh on 89.064.

Like Whitlock his competition is not yet over with the floor final still to come and he says he will take plenty of confidence from his display as he looks to add another individual medal to the world floor bronze he claimed in 2010.

“I’m really, really happy with that,” he said. “Last year I finished 11th with a clean competition and this year it’s seventh, so I’m just really satisfied that all my training is paying off to be honest."

“To be able to compete to such a high level in this final in a home arena, I really couldn’t be happier."

“A lot of people may just look at the fact that I didn’t come away with a medal but I know myself that all the hard work is paying off, and it’s really looking good heading towards Rio."

“So I feel like I can go into tomorrow and just enjoy it. I’d love to come away with another medal but we’ll see.

“I think bronze is up for grabs for sure, so I’ll get a leg massage this evening, freshen up, and just try and stick some landings.”

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