Diving World Cup Finals: Quan Hongchan/Chen Yuxi easily won the championship, nearly 70 points ahead of the second place
On April 19, Beijing time, the 2024 Diving World Cup Finals kicked off in Xi'an, and the women's double 10-meter platform final was first held on the first competition day.
Match Focus
A total of 9 competitions were set up in the Diving World Cup Finals, and the shortlist was determined according to the results of the sub-station competition, and the Chinese diving team had already won the full quota, but due to Chang Yani's injury, the Chinese team had no choice but to give up the women's double 3-meter board, and only Chen Yiwen played in the single 3-meter board. Judging from the performance of the Paris Olympic cycle, the women's 10-meter platform is the most stable event for the Chinese team, because the two small Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi are always in excellent condition.
In the women's double 10-meter platform event, since Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi were paired, the two have always remained undefeated and have a huge lead, while in the single event, the two have launched fierce competition to push the women's 10-meter platform to new heights. This time at home to compete in the World Cup finals, the women's double 10-meter platform is the first final event, Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi of course have to make a good start for the team.
In the end, there were only 6 pairs of combinations participating in the women's double 10-meter platform finals, and Quan Hongchan's best friend Spandolini did not appear in the doubles event.
The course of the game
Quan Hongchan / Chen Yuxi appeared in the fourth place in the final, the first round was the prescribed action 201B, the two played well, the starting height was slightly different, but the splash effect was great, this jump scored 54.60 points, after the first round, Quan Hongchan / Chen Yuxi was 6.60 points ahead of the second place Ukrainian combination.
In the second round of prescribed action 301B, the two played even better, and the synchronization was further improved, which can be called a textbook performance, and a referee on the scene scored 10 points, and the effective score was all more than 9 points, and this jump scored 56.40 points. After the first two rounds, Quan Hongchan/Chen Yuxi led the second place by 15.00 points.
In the third round of optional action 107B, the individual performance of the two was excellent, and the splash disappeared at the same time, and the synchronization was also excellent, and the first optional action exceeded 80 points, scoring 80.10 points. After the first three rounds, Quan Hongchan/Chen Yuxi led the Ukrainian combination by 32.46 points.
In the fourth round of optional action 407C, before Quan Hongchan/Chen Yuxi appeared on the stage, the Ukrainian pair complained to the referee about the interference of the audience, and the couple's appeal was upheld, so they got the opportunity to jump again. Quan Hongchan/Chen Yuxi was not affected, 407C took out super high quality, and this jump directly scored 88.32 points, leading the Ukrainian combination by 50.70 points after four rounds.
In the last round of optional action 5253B, Quan Hongchan/Chen Yuxi ended perfectly, scoring 85.44 points and a total score of 364.86 points to easily win the championship, more than 70 points ahead of the second place.