China News Service, February 6 (Xinhua) The women's 10-meter platform diving final of the 2024 Doha World Swimming Championships ended in the early morning of the 6th, Beijing time. Quan Hongchan won the gold medal with 436.25 points, winning the world championship for the first time in this event. Among them, in the difficult movement 207C, she scored 97.35 points, which was close to the perfect score, thus widening the score difference. Chen Yuxi, who ranked second, scored 427.80 points and regretted missing out on four consecutive championships. This pair of "sisters" once again achieved all the gold and silver medals in the competition.
At last year's Fukuoka World Championships, the Chinese diving team won 12 gold medals. This time, the Chinese diving team sent a main lineup led by 6 Olympic champions to compete. For this "dream team" that has already qualified for the Paris Olympics, the purpose of this trip is more to train the team and inspect opponents.
Among the six Olympic champions are Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan. This "double insurance" pair makes it almost impossible to win the women's 10-meter platform gold medal. The suspense only lies between them. Since the Paris Olympics, whenever they participate in international competitions together, the women's 10-meter platform crown cannot escape their grasp.
There were no surprises this time. In the semi-finals that ended on the afternoon of the 5th, Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan ranked in the top two with 421.85 points and 405.30 points respectively, and were ahead of the third-ranked North Korean player.
Quan Hongchan in the finals. Picture source: Visual China
The final is still their "duo". After two rounds, Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi have risen to the top two.
The fourth round became the key to determining the championship. In the difficult movement 207C, Quan Hongchan, who performed perfectly, scored nearly a perfect score of 97.35. Chen Yuxi's performance was slightly lacking, scoring 84.15 points.
In the final round, both men performed very steadily. In the end, Quan Hongchan won the championship with 436.25 points, filling the gap of no single gold medal in the World Championships before. Chen Yuxi won the runner-up with a margin of 8.45 points, missing out on four consecutive world championships in this event.
Chen Yuxi in the finals. Picture source: Visual China
In this final, Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi once again left the third runner-up far behind, once again demonstrating their absolute strength in this event.
This year is the Olympic year. I hope these "sisters" will stay in good condition and show their brightest side on the biggest stage. (over)