More than 100 points higher than the third place! Shanghai girl Chen Yuxi defeated Quan Hongchan to win the women's 10m platform "performance competition" Hongchan | China Diving Team | Women
The women's 10 meter platform is the focus of the diving competition at the Fukuoka Swimming World Championships. Today, the two most stable divers of the Chinese diving team, Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi, staged their peak showdown. As a result, in this performance competition belonging to Chinese players, Shanghai girl Chen Yuxi took the lead all the way, defeating Quan Hongchan with a total score of 457.85 points to win the championship. Quan Hongchan ranked second with 445.60 points, and the gap between Quan Hongchan and the third Canadian player reached over 100 points.
As a representative player of the Chinese diving team, Quan Hongchan has maintained high popularity since her debut and is the most popular player on the team.
Since winning the Olympic gold medal as an absolute newcomer at the Tokyo Olympics, Quan Hongchan's popularity has been like a rocket, becoming the most popular athlete in the Chinese diving team.
The expectations for Quan Hongchan were high, but her performance before the World Championships was chilling: just before her departure, the Chinese diving team conducted an internal test match, and Quan Hongchan's form fluctuated greatly during the competition, only achieving a score of 396.65 points, which was about 70 points lower than the 466 points at the Tokyo Olympics. Chen Yuxi's performance was good, scoring 434.05 points, indicating a significant gap between the two.
Although Quan Hongchan's fluctuating state has attracted attention from the outside world, Chinese diving team leader Zhou Jihong appears calm and composed. "After a long period of training, athletes inevitably feel tired, and some movements are not performed perfectly, which is within a normal range. We are not worried." Zhou's words undoubtedly gave the outside world a reassurance.
Upon arriving in Fukuoka, Quan Hongchan's performance was reassuring: first, she won the gold medal in the synchronized 10 meter platform with Chen Yuxi without any suspense. Then, in the preliminary and semi-finals of the synchronized 10 meter platform, she used "perfect points" to show her strength In the preliminary round, Quan Hongchan performed steadily and led with 435.60 points. Chen Yuxi's condition was not ideal, as he made a mistake in the third jump with a difficulty coefficient of 3.3 at 626C and only scored 66 points. He ranked ninth in a single jump and ultimately ranked second with a score of 393.00. In the semi-finals, Chen Yuxi actively adjusted and scored a total of 430.05 points, ranking second. The 626C, who made a mistake in the morning, scored 89.10 points and took first place in a single jump. At one point, it also narrowed the difference with Quan Hongchan to 8.40 points. Quan Hongchan performed better in the semi-finals than in the morning preliminaries, jumping out of a high score of 451.40 points and ranking first. She also scored a full score of 96 points on the 407C with a difficulty coefficient of 3.2 in the second jump. In addition, the referee also gave 10 points on the 107B and 5253B jumps.
From the preliminaries to the semi-finals, Chen Yuxi's performance gradually improved, demonstrating his ability to compete as the champion, adding a hint of suspense to the outcome of the final.
In the final, Chen Yuxi entered the stage earlier, performing almost perfectly in the first three rounds and leading Quan Hongchan all the way. In the fourth round, Quan Hongchan jumped out of the only perfect score on the court, but Chen Yuxi also performed well, still leading all the players to the final round.
In the final round, Chen Yuxi continued to play steadily and ultimately won the championship with a super high score. This competition with Quan Hongchan has become a "performance competition" for Chinese athletes, continuing the leading advantage of the Chinese diving team in this event.
