Malaysian and Chinese divers took all gold medals at stake in Kuala Lumpur (MAS) this weekend (November 9-11), as the capital was hosting the fifth of seven legs of the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2018.<\/p>\n
National star Ooi Tze Liang<\/strong> claimed gold in the men’s 3m springboard with 428.45 points, while Croatia’s Hrvoje Brezovac<\/strong> placed second with 350.30 and Timothy Lee<\/strong> of Singapore closed the podium in 320.85.<\/p>\n The men’s platform event was won by China’s Duan Yu<\/strong> with 437.45, the best score of the meet. He was followed by teammate Wang Zewei<\/strong> (398.60) and Jonathan Chan<\/strong> (SGP, 357.35).<\/p>\n Springboard winner Liang, together with partner Muhammad Syafiq Puteh<\/strong> (MAS) grabbed the gold in the 3m synchro (368.64). Collecting 350.73 and 336.06 points, Timothy Lee<\/strong> \/ Mark Lee<\/strong> (SGP) and Juraj Melsa<\/strong> \/ Hrvoje Brezovac<\/strong> (CRO) secured the silver and bronze respectively.<\/p>\n China’s Wang Zewei<\/strong> \/ Duan Yu<\/strong> were the best in the synchro platform event (371.04). Australian pair Sam Fricker<\/strong> \/ Brodie Scapens<\/strong> were second (320.31) and local heroes Bertrand Anak Lises<\/strong> \/ Enrique Anak Harold<\/strong> stepped on the last step of the podium with 268.47 points.<\/p>\n The two individual women’s events were topped by Chinese divers: Tong Ma<\/strong> took the springboard victory (287.95) and Xu Yijin<\/strong> collected 336.10 points in the 10m. Malaysia and Australia then shared the silver and bronze medals on offer in both events.<\/p>\n As the only participating team, local divers Loh Zhiayi<\/strong> \/ Ong Ker Ying<\/strong> earned the women’s synchro 3m gold (250.56).<\/p>\n The Diving Grand Prix next stops in Gold Coast, Australia, from November 15-18 for the penultimate leg of 2018.<\/p>\n Men\u2019s 3m springboard<\/strong> Men\u2019s 10m platform<\/strong> Men\u2019s 3m springboard synchro<\/strong> Men\u2019s 10m platform synchro<\/strong> Women\u2019s 3m springboard<\/strong> Women\u2019s 10m platform<\/strong> Women\u2019s 3m springboard synchro<\/strong> Women\u2019s 10m platform synchro<\/strong> 1 – Rostock (GER) – February 23-25 The F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Natation, founded in 1908, is the governing body for aquatics worldwide. FINA’s five discipline Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Synchronised Swimming – are all included in the Olympic programme. High Diving made its first appearance in FINA events at the 2013 FINA World Championships. FINA counts 209 affiliated National Federations on the five continents and has its headquarters in Lausanne (SUI).<\/p>\n The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with FINA<\/i>. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact<\/i>\u00a0Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com<\/i><\/b>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Malaysian and Chinese divers took all gold medals at stake in Kuala Lumpur (MAS) this weekend (November 9-11), as the capital was hosting the fifth of seven legs of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":216515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13,1],"tags":[72239,72238,72231,72240,184,52197,72230,72233,72236,72243,72235,72234,72244,72237,72241,72232,72242],"class_list":["post-337634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diving","category-uncategorized","tag-bertrand-anak-lises","tag-brodie-scapens","tag-duan-yu","tag-enrique-anak-harold","tag-fina","tag-fina-diving","tag-hrvoje-brezovac","tag-jonathan-chan","tag-juraj-melsa","tag-loh-zhiayi","tag-mark-lee","tag-muhammad-syafiq-puteh","tag-ong-ker-ying","tag-sam-fricker","tag-tong-ma","tag-wang-zewei","tag-xu-yijin"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\r\nMedallists in Kuala Lumpur<\/h2>\n
\n1. Ooi Tze Liang (MAS) 428.45; 2. Hrvoje Brezovac (CRO) 350.30; 3. Timothy Lee (SGP) 320.85<\/p>\n
\n1. Duan Yu (CHN) 437.45; 2. Wang Zewei (CHN) 398.60; 3. Jonathan Chan (SGP) 357.35<\/p>\n
\n1. Muhammad Syafiq Puteh \/ Ooi Tze Liang (MAS) 368.64; 2. Timothy Lee \/ Mark Lee (SGP) 350.73; 3. Juraj Melsa \/ Hrvoje Brezovac (CRO) 336.06<\/p>\n
\n1. Wang Zewei \/ Duan Yu (CHN) 371.04; 2. Sam Fricker \/ Brodie Scapens (AUS) 320.31; 3. Bertrand Anak Lises \/ Enrique Anak Harold (MAS) 268.47<\/p>\n
\n1. Tong Ma (CHN) 287.95; 2. Kimberly Bong (MAS) 262.25; 3. Kate Rosman (ASU) 261.35<\/p>\n
\n1. Yijin Xu (CHN) 336.10; 2. Laura Hingston (AUS) 289.75; 3. Kimberly Bong (MAS) 264.45<\/p>\n
\n1. Loh Zhiayi \/ Ong Ker Ying (MAS) 250.56<\/p>\n
\nn\/a<\/p>\nFINA Diving Grand Prix 2018 Calendar<\/h2>\n
\n2 – Calgary (CAN) – May 10-13
\n3 – Bolzano (ITA) – July 6-8
\n4 – Madrid (ESP) – July 13-15
\n5 – Kuala Lumpur (MAS) – November 9-11
\n6 – Gold Coast (AUS) – November 15-18
\n7 – Singapore (SGP) – November 23-25<\/p>\nF\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Natation (FINA)<\/h3>\n
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