On June 30, Beijing time, a fierce competition took place in the women's synchronized ten-meter platform diving event at the 2022 FINA World Championships. Representing the Chinese team were Olympic champions Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi . In the end, Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi, whose overall strength was better, ranked first with a total score of 352.08 points. Judging from the competition, the Chinese team's Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi have huge advantages, and players from other countries simply cannot compete with them. Some netizens ridiculed, "Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi can crush other opponents even if they score one less jump!"
At this World Championships, Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi had previously competed in the women's singles ten-meter platform final. In the peak showdown, Quan Hongchan finally lost to Chen Yuxi by 0.3 points due to a mistake, and missed her first World Championship gold medal. After the game, Quan Hongchan said in an interview that winning the runner-up will not make her lose confidence, and she will work hard to improve through training in the future. It is worth mentioning that Quan Hongchan originally only participated in the women's ten-meter platform single and double competitions. However, due to Zhang Jiaqi withdrawing from the competition due to personal reasons, Quan Hongchan was ordered to partner with Bai Yuming of the same age. In the end, the two helped the Chinese diving team realize the dream of 100 gold medals in the World Championships.
Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi, who have already won gold medals at the World Championships, have switched to the women's synchronized ten-meter platform event and are fully confident in their pursuit of gold. Before the World Championships, in a team test held by the Chinese diving team, Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi scored a high score of 369.24, setting a record high score since the two were paired, and this score also exceeded that of Tokyo Olympic winning score of 363.78. This is the first time that Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi have partnered in the synchronized ten-meter platform event in an international competition. Everyone expects the two girls to win.
If they can successfully win the championship, Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi will both win double gold medals in this World Championships in Budapest. Judging from the participating lineup, Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi are in a league of their own in terms of strength. However, considering that this is the first time that the two have paired up to compete for the world championship, mentality and stability have become the key to the game. In the first two rounds of the preliminaries, Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi performed steadily, especially in the second jump. The two were particularly good in both aerial movements and splash effects. After the two jumps, Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi performed very well. Xi ranked first with a total score of 103.80 points.
entered the optional action in the third round. Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi had slight flaws in their splashes. After three rounds, the total score came to 181.2. The German team, the Malaysian team and the American team ranked second to fourth respectively. Subsequently, Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi completed the three-and-a-half-week inward somersault in the fourth jump, scoring 83.52 points, and the total score came to 264.72. The American team and the Ukrainian team ranked second and third. In the final round, Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi played steadily and successfully entered the finals as first place.
