INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Chinese Olympic champions Chen Yuxi and Wang Zongyuan claimed the very first 2 specific gold medals under the new head-to-head competitors
format at the World Aquatics Diving World Cup Super Final in Beijing on Saturday.In the debuting set-up, the top 12 divers in private
occasions are seeded and paired according to their rankings
Each athlete selects three dives to carry out, with the lower scorer from each matchup being eliminated
In the semifinals, the staying 6 divers are divided into 2 groups with the top two from each trio advancing to the final, where they return
to their normal rate and order.Top seed Chen won the ladiess 10-meter platform gold medal by demonstrating consistency to finish with 432.15
points from the heats up and semifinals
Her compatriot Quan Hongchan, who scored 57.75 on her 207C dive, collected a total of 399.25 points heading into the final.With five steady
dives in the final, Chen secured the win with 431.25 points, while Quan completed second with 409.80 due to small errors in her 6243D and
Alejandra Estudillo Torres of Mexico completed the podium with 332.70 points
I have actually never ever contended like this before, with three huge fights within two days from 10m synchro, mixed group, and individual
It is a big challenge, and a new lesson for me in handling the brand-new competition format, and the concern of how to relax and change
myself into kind in an extremely brief time
Quan felt making a silver medal was the very best reward for her discipline and perseverance in the middle of growing pains
The total time of the individual competitors was limited less than one hour, including the head-to-head, semifinals, and final, she said
I felt doing not have in energy a bit, as I could hardly go up to the platform
A silver is good for me due to the fact that I am still discovering how to stabilize my growing height and weight
In the guyss 3-meter springboard final, Wang, a two-time integrated champion and two-time silver medalist in specific occasions at the last
2 editions of the Summer Olympics, declared gold with 519.25 points, edging compatriot Zheng Jiuyuan into 2nd place with 505.05
points.Moritz Wesemann of Germany ended up third with 430.45 points, while Luis Felipe Uribe Bermudez of Colombia missed out on the podium
after putting together 418.20 to opt for 4th location
The brand-new format pushed us to find our peak form from the very start, and I began well in the first 2 sessions
In fact, I lost some energy in the final, especially on my 207C, which just got 77.40, said the 23-year-old Wang.Zheng, 21, commemorated
his first 500-plus-point performance in world level competitors
I have actually never ever reached 500-plus in competitors before
I feel excited, even today, Zheng stated
The brand-new format offered me more unpredictability and pressure
I made fun of myself for my bad first dive, 407C, with 68 points in the morning
Chinese divers have actually swept all 7 gold medals readily available up until now at the three-day Super Final
The competitors will conclude on Sunday with the ladiess 3m springboard and mens 10m platform finals.
