Qiu Bo and Huo Liang lift Men’s 10m Synchronised Platform Diving title – 2011 World Championships
The Chinese duo of Qiu Bo and Huo Liang won the hearts of their fans on the second day of the 2011 World Diving Championships, by winning the gold medal of the Men’s 10m Synchronised Platform Diving.
Bo and Liang demonstrated their astonishing efforts by sustaining their top qualification spot and earned the title of the 10m discipline, with a score of 480.03 points. They were followed by German pair of Hausding Patrick and Klein Sascha, who entered
the final as the third best pair, but impressed the arena by moving up to the second spot with a score of 443.01 points.
The bronze medal was captured by Ukrainian pair of Gorshkovozov Oleksandr and Bondar Oleksandr, who displayed the third best performance, by scoring 435.36 points. The Ukrainian divers qualified as the sixth best team in the qualifying rounds, but their
extraordinary effort in the final rounds placed them on the third spot.
In the meantime, Zakharov Ilya and Minibaev Victor of Russia, who qualified as the fourth best duo in the heats, sustained their fourth position in the final rounds, by earning an impressive score of 427.98 points. They were almost seven points ahead of
their subsequent pair, Boudia David and McCrory Nick of USA, who failed to sustain their third best spot and finished fifth in the final of 10m event, by achieving a score of 420.69 points.
Great Britain’s Waterfield Peter and Daley Thomas earned the sixth position in the final round, as they stayed almost 13 points behind the fifth position holder and gained 407.46 points. German Sanchez and Ivan Garcia captured the seventh best spot of the
event, by scoring a sum of 393.09 points. They were followed by Sehn Eric and Geyson Kevin of Canada, who were the eighth best pair, as they were able to score a total of 386.70 points.
The session concluded after the final of the Men’s 10m discipline, while the winners will be awarded with medals and accolades in the ceremony of the World Championships.
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