The 2024 FINA Diving World Cup-Xi'an Finals finally ushered in the women's 10-meter platform competition on April 21, and the preliminaries were the first to be held, with Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi of the Chinese swimming team playing. After fierce competition, Quan Hongchan scored 429.45 points and ranked first in the preliminaries, and Chen Yuxi was second in the preliminaries, waiting for the real peak showdown in the finals.
Women's 10m Platform - Heats
First place: Quan Hongchan
Second place: Chen Yuxi
3rd place: Spendolini
A total of 12 contestants competed in two groups in the preliminary round, with the top 6 players in Group 1 and players from No. 7 to No. 12 in Group 2. Chen Yuxi played in the No. 8 order, and Quan Hongchan played in the finale in the No. 12 order, both in the 2nd group. The two talented players once again faced off at the top, having previously partnered with the women's 10m platform to win the title. In this preliminaries competition, Quan Hongchan's condition is obviously better, but the key is to see the final competition, which will be the real peak showdown.
There are also Germany's Christina No. 1, Canada's Elana No. 2, Japan's Satori Arai No. 3, Australia's Emily Minnie No. 4, Italy's Biccinelli No. 5, Spain's Antolino No. 6, Germany's Elena No. 7, Italy's Jodorin Di Maria No. 9, Canada's Kelly McKay No. 10, and Great Britain's Spendolini No. 11.
A brief summary of the preliminaries
First jump: Chen Yuxi, Quan Hongchan [107B-difficulty coefficient 3.0]
The first jump was all forward somersault for three and a half weeks, Chen Yuxi did not play very well, the three effective points were all 8.0 points, and the single jump scored 72.00 points to rank third. Quan Hongchan's performance was even better, with an effective score of 1 9.0 and 2 8.5 points, and a single jump of 78 points ranked first. In addition, Britain's Spendolini ranked second with 6243D moves with 76.8 points.
Second jump: Chen Yuxi, Quan Hongchan [407C-difficulty coefficient 3.2]
The second jump was all inward somersault for three and a half weeks to hug the knee, Chen Yuxi's state improved and played perfectly, 1 referee gave 10 points, effective points of 1 9.5 and 2 9.0, and a single jump scored 88 points. Quan Hongchan also played perfectly, among which 2 judges gave 10 points, 3 effective scores of 9.5 points, 91.2 points for single jumps, and 169.20 points for the first 2 jumps.
Third jump: Chen Yuxi [626C-difficulty coefficient 3.3], Quan Hongchan [6243D-difficulty coefficient 3.2]
In the third jump, Chen Yuxi jumped backwards and somersaulted three weeks to hug his knees, and his performance was quite stable, with two effective scores of 9.0 and 8.5 points, a single jump of 87.45 points, and a total of 247.45 points in the first three jumps. Quan Hongchan jumped backwards for two and a half weeks, and scored two 9.0 and 9.5 points, 88 points for a single jump, and 257.20 points for three jumps.
Fourth jump: Chen Yuxi, Quan Hongchan [207C-difficulty coefficient 3.3]
The fourth jump is three and a half weeks backward to hug the knees, Chen Yuxi's action is completed well, the effective score is still 2 9.0 and 8.5 points, this jump also scored 87.45 points, and the cumulative total score of the four jumps is 334.90 points. Quan Hongchan also successfully completed the action, with the same effective score as Chen Yuxi, the single jump score was also 87.45 points, and the cumulative total score of the four jumps was 344.65 points.
Fifth jump: Chen Yuxi, Quan Hongchan [5253B-difficulty coefficient 3.2]
The 5th jump is a backward somersault for two and a half weeks and a half and a week and a half to bend the body, Chen Yuxi's three effective points are 8.5 points, a single jump is 81.60 points, and a total score of 416.50 points in five jumps to complete the game, ranking second in the preliminaries. Quan Hongchan played better, with two effective scores of 9.0 and 8.5 points, 84.80 points in a single jump, and a total score of 429.45 points in five jumps, ranking first in the preliminaries.