[Source: Sanqin Metropolis Daily]
Wang Zongyuan (left) and Chen Yiwen (right) greet the audience. Photo by reporter Ma Zhao
Wang Zongyuan in the game. Photo by reporter Ma Zhao
Chen Yiwen in the competition. Photo by reporter Ma Zhao
Men's 3m springboard
Wang Zongyuan won the championship
In the men's 3-meter board final of the 2024 FINA Diving World Cup Finals that ended on the evening of April 20, Wang Zongyuan of the Chinese team withstood the pressure and won the championship with 525.00 points.
The men's 3-meter board event preliminaries Chinese team sent Xie Sicheng, Zheng Jiuyuan and Wang Zongyuan three athletes to participate, after the preliminaries, Zheng Jiuyuan ranked first, Wang Zongyuan and Xie Sicheng ranked second and third respectively, the difference between the two and Zheng Jiuyuan was only 0.25 points and 3.50 points respectively. In the first round of the finals, Wang Zongyuan, who appeared in the penultimate game, played very well in the first jump, 5 of the 7 judges scored 9.0 points, and this jump got a high score of 91.80 points, while Zheng Jiuyuan, who was the last to play, made a mistake and finally scored only 73.50 points, ranking 6th.
Wang Zongyuan, who also had an excellent performance in the second jump, made a mistake in the 5156B action with a difficulty coefficient of 3.9 in the third jump, and only scored 60.45 points, and Zheng Jiuyuan, who played next, made a major mistake again, only scored 36.75 points, ranking 10th after three rounds, Wang Zongyuan still ranked first with the excellent performance of the first two jumps, but the difference with the second place was only 8.20 points. Fortunately, Wang Zongyuan withstood the pressure and made the last jump to decide the outcome of the game, Wang Zongyuan's performance was perfect, scoring a game-high 102.60 points, and finally winning the championship with 525.00 points.
Women's 3-Rice Plate
Chen Yiwen easily won the championship
In the women's 3-meter springboard final yesterday afternoon, Chen Yiwen of the Chinese team played steadily, ranking first in each of the five jumps, and finally won the championship with 376.05 points, and the Italian and Australian players won the second and third places respectively.
In the preliminaries in the morning of the same day, Chen Yiwen won the first place with 364.05 points, which was 53.10 points ahead of the second place South African player Vincent. A total of 12 players participated in the afternoon final, and they appeared in reverse order according to the ranking of the preliminaries, and Chen Yiwen, who was the last to appear, played normally in the first two jumps. When it came to the third jump 305B action, Chen Yiwen performed well, and 4 of the 7 judges scored 9 points and won the applause of many foreign coaches. With a jump of 79.50 points, Chen Yiwen has left the second place by as many as 33 points. Then he completed the fourth and fifth jumps steadily, and successfully won the championship with 376.05 points.
After the game, Chen Yiwen said that he was relatively satisfied with his performance, but he could handle the details of the action better.
Today's highlights
Quan Hongchan hits the "Grand Slam" Yang Hao strives for the "Three Gold Kings"
Today, in the women's 10-meter platform competition, can Quan Hongchan complete the world diving "grand slam" at the age of 17 in a record? Can Shaanxi diver Yang Hao add another gold medal to the Chinese diving team in the men's 10-meter platform competition, become the "three gold kings", and continue to write a legend for the Shaanxi sports iron army on the 10-meter platform?
Quan Hongchan hits the world diving "Grand Slam"
The gold medalists who have won the gold medals in the individual events of the Olympic Games, the World Championships and the World Cup are collectively known as Grand Slam players and are also the highest honor among athletes. Since the opening of the FINA Diving World Cup in 1979, only two divers have won this award, namely American star Wilkinson and Quan Hongchan's coach Chen Ruolin.
"Don't think about it before the game, now it's time to take every move seriously. Speaking of Quan Hongchan's sprint to the Grand Slam, coach Chen Ruolin took the initiative to decompress her, firmly believing that as long as you are prepared, something good will happen.
Shaanxi star Yang Hao strives for "Three Golden Kings"
Shaanxi diving continues to perform well in domestic diving competitions, from Tian Liang, Qin Kai, to today's Yang Hao, all of them have achieved outstanding results, and they have attracted much attention inside and outside the circle. In the men's 10-meter platform event, Yang Hao has become the leader of Shaanxi diving.
In the finals of this year's Diving World Cup, in the men's double 10-meter platform event, Yang Hao and Lian Junjie won the gold medal in the combination of skills, and in the mixed team competition, Yang Hao performed well in the individual 10-meter platform and helped the team win the gold medal. In today's men's 10-meter platform singles event, Yang Hao will sprint to the top. If Yang Hao succeeds in winning the men's 10-meter platform event held today, then he will become a proper "three gold kings".
This group of articles was written by correspondent Guan Zuming and reporter Li Zonghua
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