Britain's men made their bow at Glasgow 2015 on the opening day of men's qualification ©Getty Images

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Louis Smith was making only his second major appearance since London 2012 ©Getty Images

The rings and pommel horse disciplines are exclusive to the men's competition ©Getty Images

Daniel Purvis was the top scorer for the hosts as Britain recovered from two early falls ©Getty Images

Five-times all-around champion Kohei Uchimura was the top all-around performer but suffered a fall during his floor routine ©Getty Images

Renowned Twister Kenzo Shirai scored a superb 16.100 for his floor routine ©Getty Images

China also look set to qualify for Rio 2016 as they finished the day second behind Japan ©Getty Images

The rings discipline proved tricky for many of the gymnasts on the first day of men's qualification ©Getty Images

Switzerland were delighted with their performance today ©2015WGC/Twitter

Jamaica have enjoyed good support at the event so far ©Danusia Francis/Twitter