| Date | 9 August 2008 — 12:00-22:05 | |
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| Location | Guojia Tiyuguan, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing | |
| Format | Top 8 (maximum 2 per nation) advanced to the final round. | |
| A1 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Pommelled Horse) | Teruaki Takeuchi | |
| A2 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Pommelled Horse) | Pablo Carriles | |
| B1 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Pommelled Horse) | Pan Chenfei | |
| B2 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Pommelled Horse) | Nikolaos Provias | |
| B3 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Pommelled Horse) | Juan Manuel Mora | |
| B4 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Pommelled Horse) | Mohamed Nasr | |
| B5 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Pommelled Horse) | Severin Kodrić | |
| B6 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Pommelled Horse) | Wey Gwo-Fong | |