| Date | 9 August 2008 — 12:00-22:05 | |
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| Location | Guojia Tiyuguan, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing | |
| Format | Top eight (maximum two per nation) qualified for the final. | |
| A1 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Rings) | Li Jing | CHN |
| A2 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Rings) | Andrei Federau | BLR |
| B1 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Rings) | Jacky Blanquino | FRA |
| B2 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Rings) | Rafael Brickner | ISR |
| B3 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Rings) | Andreas Strupler | SUI |
| B4 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Rings) | Jörg Fetzer | GER |
| B5 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Rings) | Roberto Díaz | ESP |
| B6 Judge - All-Around Qualifying (Rings) | Jeffrey Thomson | CAN |