The competition exists out of a technical routine, a free routine, and an acrobatic routine, of which all are scored by independent judges. The team with the highest combined score of the acrobatic routine, free routine, and the technical routine wins the competition.
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Ten teams qualified for the event. In the absence of the Russian team, China would like be the top contender for the title after winning the gold in a separate free and acrobatic routine at the most recent world championships, and a silver each in 2012, 2016, and 2020.