523:, with men competing from a height of 27 metres. At the end of the first round of competition on 18 August, he ranked first with a score of 82.60 points, 1.40 points ahead of Gary Hunt. The following day, he brought his total score up to 217.80, ranking first by 5.60 points at the end of the second round of competition. On the third and final day, 20 August, he earned an additional 218.40 points over the third and fourth rounds of competition for a total score of 436.20 points, which was 19.50 points behind Constantin Popovici and 19.75 points ahead of
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539:, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he retained his overall first-rank amongst male competitors across all stops of the circuit with a score of 760 points and his record of 470.50 points from the Paris stop of the circuit was broken by Constantin Popovici who scored 481.50 points. On 11 September, at the World Series stop in
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503:, Norway, he had earned a total of 600 ranking points across the first four stops of the World Series circuit, ranking as the overall number one male competitor, 30 points ahead of second-ranked Gary Hunt and 84 points ahead of third-ranked Aidan Heslop.
547:, Italy, he won the bronze medal with a score of 427.20 points, increased his overall score to 1000 points, and dropped in rankings to third overall. In October, at the World Series stop contested in Sydney, he won the bronze medal.
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