According to the previous plan of the Chinese team, the combination of the mixed team was supposed to be , Zhang Jiaqi, and Bai Yuming. However, just 20 hours before the start of the final, the Chinese team made personnel adjustments, and , Quanhongchan, and replaced Zhang Jiaqi in the competition.
Before the mixed team finals, the Chinese team had won a total of 9 gold medals and ranked second, trailing the United States' 17 gold medals. There are still 9 gold medals to be decided in the diving event. In other words, if the Chinese team can win all the gold medals, it is still very likely to surpass the United States.
The diving mixed team competition appeared in the World Championships for the fourth time. In the previous three competitions, the Chinese athletes temporarily changed the lineup in the first mixed team competition and sent out Chen Ruolin / Xie Siyu , the two scored 425.40 points and won the bronze medal.
In the 2017 World Championships, the Chinese team sent Qiu Bo and Chen Yiwen . They each made one mistake and ended up finishing sixth with only 355.15 points.
At the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, the Chinese combination Lin Shan/ Yang Jian performed well and won the gold medal with a score of 416.65 points.
In the finals, all players had to take care of both the platform and the platform. It was also the first time for Quan Hongchan to play on the springboard in the World Series. In the
finals, both of Quan Hongchan's moves were springboard . Her first jump was 405C, with a difficulty coefficient of 2.7. From taking off to flipping and then entering the water, Quan Hongchan performed very well. She scored 63.45 points for this jump, and all valid points of exceeded 7.5.
Bai Yuming's first jump was 207C, which Quan Hongchan made a mistake in this world championship. Bai Yuming, who played in the world championship for the first time, may be a little nervous, and there were some mistakes in this action. In the second round of
, Quan Hongchan returned to the 10-meter platform. Using 's signature arm strength moves, Quan Hongchan once again performed the splash disappearing technique, scoring a high score of 88.00 points.
Bai Yuming's movement difficulty coefficient on the 3-meter board was only 1.6. On the unfamiliar 3-meter board, Bai Yuming successfully completed it.
In the last round of the competition, Quan Hongchan returned to the 3-meter board. In a not-so-difficult move, Quan Hongchan once again demonstrated the disappearing trick of water.
Bai Yuming showed both difficulty and strength on the 10-meter platform.
In the end, the Chinese combination Quan Hongchan and Bai Yuming lived up to expectations and won the championship with 382 points. For Bai Yuming, it is not easy for him to stand on the highest podium in his first appearance at the World Championships at the age of 15.
For Quan Hongchan, who has already won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, this game also allowed her to set four records!
First of all, This is Quan Hongchan’s first World Championship gold medal .
Secondly, this is also the Chinese diving team ’s 100th world championship gold medal .
Finally, is the first time that Quan Hongchan has appeared in the World Series as a springboard for . Judging from the performance, it is not a bad choice as a springboard for Quan Hongchan's later transformation.
Finally, Chen Ruolin also appeared in the mixed team finals of the World Championships and won a bronze medal. Quan Hongchan's gold medal also made up for Chen Ruolin's regret. During the
competition, People's Daily reposted Quan Hongchan's first jump immediately. People's Daily wrote: "Quan Hongchan made her springboard debut on ! Her first jump was 405C and she got 63.45! "
CCTV Sports immediately congratulated Quan Hongchan and Bai Yuming after the game.
CCTV Sports wrote: " The Chinese team composed of Quan Hongchan/Bai Yuming relied on its strong overall strength to lead the way... This is the 100th gold medal in the history of the Chinese diving team in the World Championships! The dream team is well-deserved! "
