Victoria Lamp of the USA took the lead in the opening round with an excellent armstand dive, with Chen and Si bracketed together just behind. The Chinese pair also recorded identical scores in the second round when they moved to the top of the order. Chen and Si registered identical scores again in the third round, stretching their lead to more than 40 points ahead of Pandelela Rinong Pamg of Malaysia, who was deducted two points for initially failing to hold an armstand at the start of her dive. Chen faltered in the fourth round, enabling Si to move 8.25 points clear, with Prokopchuk moving into third place. Chen outscored Si in the final round but remained 3.45 points adrift. Sarah Barrow of Great Britain finished fourth  on 346.45 but team-mate Tonia Couch, second in the semi-final between Chen and Si, had to settle for ninth.Australia's Olympic silver medallist Brittany Broben failed to make the final after finishing 16th in the semi-final.

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QUOTES

Gold Medal: Yajie Si (CHN)

“Overall, my performance was quite good, especially the first four dives where I was consistent. I am very excited with this gold”.

“Secret for success? Train hard and not be lazy!”

Silver Medal: Ruolin Chen (CHN)

“I am prettiy satisfied with my final, except for the fourth dive [207C, back 3 ½ somersault – DD 3.3]. I had only performed this dive once and wasn’t very sure on how it could result here in Barcelona. It went a bit wrong…”

“The competition is as it is: someone wins, and someone has to lose. The key is how you manage your failure. If you keep looking back, you won’t do it better; if you look ahead, your failure will just be a bad memory”.

“Until the Games in 2016, this Olympic cycle will be relatively easy for me in comparison with Beijing 2008 and London 2012. Having strong opponents in the Chinese team is an additional motivation for me to perform well”.
 
Bronze Medal: Iulia Prokopchuk (UKR)

“I cannot believe that I am seated here, with my first medal at a World Championships around the neck! It seems so unreal… And my first thought at the moment is that I will be enjoying nice holidays after the competition!”

“If we can beat the Chinese? Nothing is impossible, but we don’t reveal our secrets... The idea is to be at the top in 2016 in Rio and try perhaps to do better than the Chinese”.