CHANGSHU, China, July 21. THE Chinese contingent remained supreme during the third day of competition at the 15th-Annual FINA Diving World Cup in Changshu, China on Thursday. The duo of Jia Tong and Chen Ruolin cruised to gold in the women\u2019s synchronized platform competition with a 360.42, while Wang Fen and He Chong captured gold in men\u2019s synchronized three-meter action with a 446.73.<\/p>\n
No one could doubt Tong and Ruolin\u2019s dominance as the pair claimed one 10 during the third round and never dipper lower than a 7.5 throughout the finals competition. The Chinese saved their best dive for last to tally 86.70 points with a back 2.5 somersault with 1.5 twists to secure victory.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Japan\u2019s Mai Nakagawa and Misako Yamashita picked up silver with a 302.70, while Canada\u2019s Roseline Filion and Meaghan Benfeito nabbed bronze with a 297.99.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile on the men\u2019s side of the evening, Feng and Chong had a much closer battle as they held off Americans Mitch Richeson and Troy Dumais for the title. The Chinese picked up their biggest dive in the fifth round with an 87.72 total on an inward 3.5 somersault to push their lead to 16.20 points. They then closed out the night with a reverse 2.5 somersault with 1.5 twists to claim the 18.30-point conquest.<\/p>\n
Richeson and Dumais settled for silver with 428.43 points, the best finish for an American at the event thus far, while Germany\u2019s team of Tobias Schellenberg and Andreas Wels posted a bronze effort with 393.30 points.<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s Synchronized Platform
\nFinals
\n1 Jia Tong CHN 360.42 Q
\nChen Ruolin
\n2 Mai Nakagawa JPN 302.70 Q 57.72
\nMisako Yamashita
\n3 Roseline Filion CAN 297.99 Q 62.43
\nMeaghan Benfeito
\n4 Tonia Couch GBR 296.70 Q 63.72
\nSracie Powell
\n5 Alexandra Croak AUS 292.86 Q 67.56
\nMelissa Wu
\n6 In Sun Hong PRK 288.72 Q 71.70
\nKum Hui Choe
\n7 C.Cardinell USA 270.96 89.46
\nChristina Loukas
\n8 Annett Gamm GER 264.39 96.03
\nNora Subschinski
\n9 Milena Sae BRA 249.24 111.18
\nEvelyn Winkler<\/p>\n
Prelims
\n1 Jia Tong CHN 349.56 Q
\nChen Ruolin
\n2 Mai Nakagawa JPN 307.98 Q 41.58
\nMisako Yamashita
\n3 Roseline Filion CAN 300.24 Q 49.32
\nMeaghan Benfeito
\n4 Alexandra Croak AUS 287.70 Q 61.86
\nMelissa Wu
\n5 C.Cardinell USA 284.04 Q 65.52
\nChristina Loukas
\n6 In Sun Hong PRK 276.06 Q 73.50
\nKum Hui Choe
\n7 Tonia Couch GBR 274.86 Q 74.70
\nSracie Powell
\n8 Annett Gamm GER 266.22 Q 83.34
\nNora Subschinski
\n9 Milena Sae BRA 221.04 Q 128.52
\nEvelyn Winkler<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s Synchronized Three-Meter
\nFinals
\n1 Wang Feng CHN 446.73 Q
\nHe Chong
\n2 Mitchell Richeson USA 428.43 Q 18.30
\nTroy Dumais
\n3 T.Schellenberg GER 393.30 Q 53.43
\nAndreas Wels
\n4 R.Roslan MAS 368.10 Q 78.63
\nYeoh Ken Nee
\n5 Yegor Yakovenko UKR 366.57 Q 80.16
\nO.Pidhornyy
\n6 Sung Shel Son KOR 334.02 Q 112.71
\nSeong Hun Ha
\n7 Zardo Domenios PHI 333.54 113.19
\nNino Carog
\n8 Amir El Gendy EGY 302.94 143.79
\nMohamed Abd El Hady<\/p>\n
Prelims
\n1 Wang Feng CHN 447.15 Q
\nHe Chong
\n2 Mitchell Richeson USA 392.67 Q 54.48
\nTroy Dumais
\n3 T.Schellenberg GER 367.59 Q 79.56
\nAndreas Wels
\n4 Yegor Yakovenko UKR 352.68 Q 94.47
\nO.Pidhornyy
\n5 Sung Shel Son KOR 343.50 Q 103.65
\nSeong Hun Ha
\n6 Zardo Domenios PHI 323.88 Q 123.27
\nNino Carog
\n7 Amir El Gendy EGY 302.31 Q 144.84
\nMohamed Abd El Hady
\n8 R.Roslan MAS 296.46 Q 150.69
\nYeoh Ken Nee
\n9 Julian Sanchez MEX (Absent) 0.00 447.15
\nYahel Castillo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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