| 2018 FINA Diving World Cup | |
|---|---|
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| Host city | Wuhan, China |
| Date(s) | June 4–10, 2018 |
| Venue(s) | Wuhan Sports Center |
| Events | 11 |
| Website | FINA event page |
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The 2018 FINA Diving World Cup took place in Wuhan, China, from 4 to 10 June 2018. [1] [2] It was the 21st edition of the Diving World Cup, and the seventh time that it had been held in China. The venue was the natatorium of Wuhan Sports Center. [3]
All times are local, CST (UTC+8). [3] [2]
| Day | Date | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 June | 10m Sync Final (Mixed) Team Event Final (Mixed) | 16:40 18:50 |
| 1 | 5 June | 3m Sync Prelim (Men) 10m Prelim (Women) 3m Sync Final (Men) | 10:00 15:00 18:05 |
| 2 | 6 June | 10m Semi-Final (Women) 3m Prelim (Men) 10m Final (Women) | 10:00 14:30 18:20 |
| 3 | 7 June | 3m Semi-Final (Men) 10m Sync Prelim (Women) 3m Final (Men) 10m Sync Final (Women) | 10:00 14:30 16:30 18:20 |
| 4 | 8 June | 10m Sync Prelim (Men) 3m Prelim (Women) 10m Sync Final (Men) | 10:00 15:00 19:30 |
| 5 | 9 June | 3m Semi-Final (Women) 10m Prelim (Men) 3m Sync Final (Mixed) 3m Final (Women) | 10:00 13:15 16:40 19:50 |
| 6 | 10 June | 10m Semi-Final (Men) 3m Sync Prelim (Women) 10m Final (Men) 3m Sync Final (Women) | 10:00 14:30 16:30 19:50 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3m Springboard | Xie Siyi  | 557.60 | Cao Yuan | 544.60 | Jack Laugher [6]  | 515.00 |
| 10m Platform | Chen Aisen | 557.80 | Yang Jian | 537.40 | David Dinsmore  | 489.80 |
| Synchronised 3m Springboard | Cao Yuan Xie Siyi | 448.74 | Jack Laugher [6] Chris Mears [6] | 440.64 | Jahir Ocampo Rommel Pacheco  | 435.72 |
| Synchronised 10m Platform | Yang Hao Chen Aisen | 491.73 | Aleksandr Belevtsev Nikita Shleikher  | 427.20 | Declan Stacey Domonic Bedggood [7]  | 409.59 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3m Springboard | Shi Tingmao [8] | 404.70 | Wang Han [8] [6] | 383.55 | Pamela Ware [8]  | 348.75 |
| 10m Platform | Zhang Jiaqi | 427.30 | Ren Qian | 403.85 | Pandelela Rinong [9]  | 349.15 |
| Synchronised 3m Springboard | Shi Tingmao [8] Chang Yani | 334.80 | Jennifer Abel Mélissa Citrini-Beaulieu | 302.04 | Anabelle Smith Esther Qin [7] | 290.10 |
| Synchronised 10m Platform | Zhang Jiaqi Zhang Minjie | 366.12 | Kim Mi Hwa Kim Kuang Hui  | 328.98 | Meaghan Benfeito Caeli McKay | 324.42 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synchronised 3m Springboard | Li Zheng Wang Han [8] [6] | 337.95 | Elena Bertocchi [6] Maicol Verzotto [6]  | 303.90 | Grace Reid [6] Ross Haslam [6] | 302.64 |
| Synchronised 10m Platform | Si Yajie Lian Junjie | 353.31 | Caell McKay Vincent Riendeau | 301.20 | Valeriia Belova Sergey Nazin | 299.88 |
| Team Event | Qiu Bo Chen Yiwen | 406.20 | Oleg Kolodiy Sofiia Lyskun  | 388.90 | Krysta Palmer David Dinsmore | 374.65 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 11 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 nations) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
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