The Chinese team performed eye-catching on the first day of the World Cup in Montreal, especially in the mixed team diving final, the Chinese team composed of Wang Zongyuan, Yang Hao, Chen Yuxi and Chen Yiwen performed with excellent performance, 506A high score of 35 points won the championship. This competition has attracted widespread attention, especially Quan Hongchan's decision not to participate in the team competition, which made fans express their doubts about this decision.
In the previous mixed team diving event, Zhang Jiaqi and Chen Yiwen had the opportunity to play, but in Montreal, the Chinese team chose to replace Zhang Jiaqi with Chen Yuxi. Considering the tacit cooperation between Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi in the women's double 10-meter platform, as well as their outstanding performance in this event, they have formed a dominant position in the women's double 10-meter platform.
There is a view that since Chen Yuxi has been chosen, Quan Hongchan should also be allowed to participate, because their tacit understanding and rich experience in the World Series will bring greater advantages to the team. Fans are looking forward to the reason why Quan Hongchan was "abandoned", hoping that she can show an excellent performance in the next games.
The Chinese diving team did not give Quan Hongchan a chance in the end. As a result, Quan Hongchan and Zhang Jiaqi lost a gold medal. Chen Yuxi won at least two gold medals, one in the mixed team diving event and the other in the women's double 10-meter platform. If she can beat Quan Hongchan in the women's single 10m platform, she is expected to win another gold medal in Montreal. The worst case for Quan Hongchan is to get nothing.
After the game, many netizens were asking, why didn't Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi participate in the mixed team competition together?
The Chinese diving team did not respond to this question! Some netizens speculated that it may be because of Quan Hongchan's weight and height problems, so she was not arranged to participate. But this interpretation is clearly untenable. The reasons why Quan Hongchan was "abandoned" may be the following 3 points.
First of all, Chen Yiwen's performance is stable, and she is irreplaceable. In the past year, Chen Yiwen has won almost all the major championships in the women's 3m platform, which is one of the reasons why she was named the best diver in 2023.
At the World Championships in Doha, Chen Yiwen won the runner-up in the individual event, and the championship was taken away by her partner Chang Yani! In order to encourage Chen Yiwen and let her gain more self-confidence, she was arranged to participate in the mixed team competition.
The reason why Chen Yuxi was selected is somewhat similar to Chen Yiwen. At the World Championships in Doha, she participated in the women's single 10-meter event and won the second place, and the championship was taken away by Quan Hongchan. In order to increase Chen Yuxi's confidence, the Chinese team finally decided to let her participate.
The two runners-up participated in the team mixed competition and easily won the championship, demonstrating the strong strength of the Chinese diving team.
Quan Hongchan performed well at the World Championships in Doha, winning two gold medals and completing her personal Grand Slam. As a winner, her willingness to give her teammates a chance to gain confidence is very commendable. Quan Hongchan has always been sensible and humble, and if she can provide opportunities for her teammates to make them happy and confident, she will definitely not hesitate to let go.
For netizens, in international competitions, no matter which player participates, they are fighting for honor for the Chinese team. All we can do is give our full support and be proud of their victory. At the same time, I also wish Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi to continue to compete for the championship in the next women's 10-meter platform competition.