The silver medallist from the 2008 Beijing Olympics put in a near flawless performance on all six apparatus to scoop the top individual prize with a total of 91.500.
Daniel Keatings gave the sparse crowd plenty to cheer about as he won Britain's first ever all-around world medal when he picked up silver with 88.925. Russia's Yuri Ryazanov was third. While fans and rivals alike watched wide-eyed at Uchimura's acrobatic performances in the O2 Arena, the man himself was not impressed with his form. "Today's performance wasn't entirely up to my standards. I'm not entirely satisfied but I did my best throughout and that came through in the result," he told reporters through a translator. The men's showpiece was expected to be a three-way battle between Uchimura, American Jonathan Horton and Russia's former European champion Maxim Deviatovski but while the others hit the self-destruct button, the Japanese kept his wits about him.
Deccan Herald is on WhatsApp Channels| Join now for Breaking News & Editor's Picks