Mai Murakami won the individual all-around title at the NHK Cup for the first time on Saturday, booking her spot at the world championships in October in Montreal.
Murakami, who won her second straight national championship last month, scored 56.150 on Saturday and came in with 56.450 from the nationals, giving her a winning total of 112.600.
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