China's diving team claimed three gold medals here on Saturday at FINA Diving World Cup as two-time world champion Chen Yuxi hit her career high marks of 449.85 to win the women's 10-meter platform.

Gold medalist Chen Yuxi (right) and silver medalist Quan Hongchan reacts on the podium after the women's 10-meter platform during Day 2 of the FINA Diving World Cup Berlin in Berlin, Germany on October 22, 2022. Photo: VCG

The women's 10-meter individual event has become a showdown between teen stars as 17-year-old Chen, who edged Quan Hongchan with 0.3 points at the Budapest World Championships in 2022, beat the 15-year-old Olympic champion by 19.40 points in Berlin.

In the battle for gold, Quan set the tone on her opening dive that earned five 10s from the seven judges, before Chen blasted out four 10s of her own to earn 97.35 points and pull ahead of her teammate in the third round.

Entering the final dive, Chen went first and produced another 10 and four 9.5s, sealing the victory with 449.85 points. Runner-up Quan earned 430.45, 131.75 points ahead of the bronze medalist, Nike Agunbiade of the US.

Gold medalists Wang Zongyuan (left) and Cao Yuan pose on the podium after the men's synchronized 3-meter springboard final during Day 2 of the FINA Diving World Cup Berlin in Berlin, Germany on October 22, 2022. Photo: VCG

In the men's 3-meter synchro final, despite the mistakes in the third dive of 5154B, China's world champions Cao Yuan and Wang Zongyuan topped the field with 442.68, 88.68 points over runners-up Tyler Downs and Greg Duncan of the US. Australia's Li Shixin and Lachlan Cronin secured the bronze with 349.41.

China extended its winning streak in the women's 3-meter synchro event as well. 2022 world champions Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen delivered solid performance, scoring 330.03 from five dives to clinch the gold.

Xinhua