KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — National elite diver Pandelela Rinong has failed to qualify for the final round of the women’s 10m platform in the World Diving Series in Beijing, today.
With the best three of six divers in each of the semi-finals in group A and B going to the next round, Pandelela finished fourth.
According to the Fina website, www.fina.org, after the fifth dive, Pandelela could only gather 286.0 points. Her best attempt was in the second dive with 69 points.
The best three divers in Group A semi-finals were Meaghan Benfeito of Canada with 357.30 points followed by Melissa Wu of Australia (344.40) and Laura Marino of France (298.45).
The best three divers in Group B were Ren Qian and Si Yajie of China with 372.85 and 362.10 points respectively, with Tonia Couch of the Uk who collected 340.10 points. The championships in Beijing is the first, and will be followed by Dubai, United Arab Emirates (March 17-19); Windsor, Canada (April 15-17); and Kazan, Russia (April 22-24). — Bernama
