The latest report of the Diving World Cup, Chen Yuxi won the double championship and Quan Hongchan won the first championshipToday I'm going to talk to you about the Diving World Cup in Montreal, especially the women's 10m platform showdown, which will determine who is the queen of diving. Why, you may ask?Next, I will reveal the answer for you.
The Diving World Cup is one of the highest-level events in the diving sport, attracting the world's best divers every year.
This year's Diving World Cup will be held in Montreal, Canada, Beijing, China and Tokyo, Japan. Among them, Montreal is the opening drama of 2024 and an important preview of the Tokyo Olympics.
The Chinese team performed well in this competition, basically winning all the gold medals, showing the strong strength of Chinese diving. However, the most interesting thing is the showdown on the women's 10-meter platform, which is not only a competition within the Chinese team, but also the focus of the global diving community.
Why?Because the protagonists of this duel are Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi, they are the two best women's 10-meter platform players in the diving industry today, their strength is equal, their styles are very different, and their duels are always wonderful and dizzying.
Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi have been practicing diving since they were children, both made their international debuts at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and both won their first World Championships gold medal at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest.
Chen Yuxi has already won two gold medals in the mixed team and women's double 10m platform events, and she is in excellent form, with high difficulty and completion of her movements, her aerial movements are stretching and powerful, and the pressure of her splash at the moment of falling into the water has also increased.
Her partners are all newcomers, and she has been a good leader in the game, and her leadership and consistency have been shown. Her confidence and momentum are high and she is aiming to achieve the feat of Treble in this tournament.
Quan Hongchan only participated in the women's single 10-meter platform event, her condition is also very good, the difficulty and completion of her movements are also very high, her aerial movements are also very beautiful and smooth, her splash pressure at the moment of falling into the water is her biggest advantage, her splash is always small and clean, and her score is always high and stable.
Her confidence and momentum are also strong, and she is aiming to defend her title in this tournament and add to her diving career.
The focus is on tomorrow morning's women's single 10-meter platform showdown, and Quan Hongchan has the advantage. In today's preliminaries, Quan Hongchan won 407A high score of 85 was in first place, with her over 80 on each jump, and her highest score was 91 on the reverse three-and-a-half-week somersault of the fourth jumpWith 20 points, her lowest score was 80 for the first jump of the first two-and-a-half somersault50 points, her performance is very solid and excellent, and her advantage is very clear.
She will be the last one in tomorrow's final, and she can choose her moves according to her opponent's performance, and she has a lot of initiative and psychological advantage.
Chen Yuxi is 37590 points came in second, with each of her jumps surpassing 70 points, and her highest score was 85 on the third jump, which was a three-and-a-half-week tumultWith a score of 80, her lowest score was 72 on the fifth jump, which was a two-and-a-half-week somersault00 points, her performance is also very good, but her splash pressure still has some shortcomings, and her disadvantages are more obvious. She will play penultimate in tomorrow's final, and she needs to try her best to catch up with Quan Hongchan's score, and she has a certain amount of pressure and challenge.
It is not the first time that Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi have faced off, their historical head-to-head record is 7 to 6, and Quan Hongchan has a slight upper hand. Their most classic duel was at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, when Chen Yuxi was in the lead, until the last jump, Quan Hongchan reversed with a jump and won the World Championships for the first time, which was hailed as the most thrilling one in the history of diving.
Their most recent matchup was at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, when Quan Hongchan won the gold medal by 21 points and Chen Yuxi finished runner-up, a match that was considered Quan Hongchan's solo show, and her performance was impeccable.
Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi have their own advantages, Quan Hongchan has the advantage of splash pressure at the moment of falling into the water, and Chen Yuxi's air action is stretchy and powerful.
Which of the two sides can expand their advantages and avoid disadvantages is the key factor in the decisive victory. Quan Hongchan needs to keep her splash small and clean and not give her opponent any chance, and Chen Yuxi needs to increase her splash pressure and narrow the gap with her opponent. This matchup will be a high-level contest as well as a mental contest, and whoever can bring out their best in the crucial moment will have the last laugh.
Quan Hongchan defeated Chen Yuxi in the last Montreal World Cup to become the defending champion. She has great memories here and she hopes to be able to reach the top here again.
Her coach is the diving star Tian Liang, who won the men's 10-meter platform championship at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and he has good guidance and adjustment of Quan Hongchan's technique and psychology, and he is also full of confidence in Quan Hongchan's performance.
Chen Yuxi, who won the women's 10m platform at the 2018 World Cup in Montreal, also has a good feeling here, and she hopes to win the title here again.
Her coach is the diving star Chen Ruolin, who won the women's 10-meter platform championship at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and she also has good guidance and adjustment of Chen Yuxi's technique and psychology, and she is also full of confidence in Chen Yuxi's performance.
The duel between Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi has attracted global attention, especially in China, where their fans and netizens are cheering and cheering for them, and their topics have also appeared on Weibo's hot search list.
Many public figures and experts also expressed their opinions and comments on their duel, some supported Quan Hongchan, some supported Chen Yuxi, and some said that it was difficult to choose, and they only hoped that they could play their best level and win glory for Chinese diving.