Oberstdorf (Germany) (AFP)

The Japanese Ryoyu Kobayashi, winner of the Four Springboard Tour last year by achieving the Grand Slam, perfectly launched the defense of his title by winning the opening test in Obertsdorf (Germany) on Sunday.

Also holding the title and leader of the general classification of the World Cup, Kobayashi (23 years old) dominated the competition with 305.1 points in front of the German Karl Geiger (295.9 pts) and the Pole Dawid Kubacki (294.7 pts).

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