Si Yajie and Liu Huixia dominate Women’s 10m Synchro Platform – Swimming news
Si Yajie and Liu Huixia of China dominated the final of Women’s 10m synchronised Platform on day one of the FINA/MIDEA Diving World Series 2013 in Guadalajara, Mexico on Friday, May 17.
The duo remained dominant over their opponents from the start and paved their way to the medal rostrum for gold medal. With their remarkable efforts, they remained comfortably ahead of their competitors on the scorecard and secured top spot on the podium.
They faced strong competition from their toughest pair and Malaysian divers, Pamg Pandelela Rinong and Leong Mun Yee, who gave them tough time in the first two rounds but eventually lost the score in the third round.
The Chinese and Malaysian pair remained head-to-head in the first two rounds securing 46.80 and 52.20 points respectively but the Malaysian pair dropped down on the scorecard in the third round.
With their continued efforts, the Chinese duo excelled on the scorecard in the third round by adding 80.10 points to their score. In contrast, the Malaysian team managed to get only 63.90 points.
Subsequently, Yajie and Huixia ended fourth and fifth rounds with a score of 80.64 and 76.80 points respectively. On the other hand, Rinong and Mun Yee managed to get 72.96 points in the last two rounds.
As a result, the Chinese pair secured gold medal of the event with a score of 336.54 points while the Malaysian pair occupied silver medal of the race by earning 308.83 points.
Following that, Couch Tonia and Barrow Sarah of Great Britain remained marginally away from overpowering their opponents and secured third place with a score of 304.38 points.
Fourth fastest spot of the race was obtained by Benfeito Meaghan and Filion Roseline of Mexico, who was almost two points away from the British duo by securing a total of 302.52 points.
Last position of the event was obtained by Orozco Alejandra and Mendoza Carolina of Mexico, who were unable to upset any of their competitors and ranked fifth on the scorecard with 292.56 points.
In addition, the position holders received medals and accolades at the prize distribution ceremony of the event.
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