BEIJING, 22 February - Lin Yue (CHN) and Huo Liang (CHN) seized gold in the men's 10m platform synchro final at National Aquatics Center with a total score of 482.46 points.

The Chinese duo wowed the local crowd which packed the stands with a breathtaking performance including a number of perfects 10s from the seven judges in the first half of the competition. However they both made a splash on entry in their fifth dive, a reverse three and a half somersaults in tuck position (DD3.4). They clinched the title by seizing the moment on their final and most difficult dive, a back two and a half somersaults with two and a half twist in pike position (DD 3.8), scoring a massive 99.18points.

China has collected all golds so far at the 2008 FINA Diving World Cup in Beijing - Lin and Huo's gold is the fifth one for China.

Sascha Klein and Patrick Hausding of Germany caused an upset when they finished second in the session at 466.74. The pair who only teamed up in the middle of last year, was third after the fourth round, but they nailed the last two dives and received over 90 points from each round.

Blake Aldridge (GBR) and Thomas Daley (GBR) finished third with 446.07 point. Daley caused a minor sensation by becoming a medal winner while being the youngest competitor of the day (he will turn 14 in May).

Diving queen Guo Jingjing (CHN) faltered in her march towards the gold in women's 3m springboard preliminaries, qualifying second to the semifinals. Four-time world champion in this event, Guo made a big mistake on entry in the third round, a forward three and a half somersaults in pike position (DD 3.1), collecting two 4.5s out of 1O and dropping down to eighth. She came back strongly with an excellent performance in the last round, an inward two and a half somersaults in pike position (DD 3.0), which nudged her up three ranks.

Her teammate, Wu Minxia stood at the top of the ladder after the third round and kept the lead until the end with a flawless performance. She is seeded first in the semifinals with a total score of 366.00 points.

American diver, Christina Loukas ended the session at 327.45 and qualified third for the semifinals.

18 divers will compete in the semifinals tomorrow with the top 12 divers going through to the finals.