China have notched up another gold medal in the World Diving Series, clinching top honours in the men's 10m synchro in Dubai.
The nation finished first in every single event at last week's season-opener in Beijing, and after this morning's earlier triumph in the women's 10m synchro, now have two from two at the season's second meeting.
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Lin Yue and partner Chen Aisen blew apart their competition in the category, finishing almost 60 points clear in first with a final total of 484.23.
Olympic silver medallists Ivan Garcia and German Sanchez had some impressive dives on their way to second, including a 91.02 for their forward 4-1/2 tuck, and could have made their podium place more secure were it not for a botched effort in the fourth round.
Germany's Patrick Hausding and Sascha Klein, who managed silver in China last week, were forced to settle for third this time with a final total of 415.20.
Jordan Windle and Toby Stanley continued to struggle as a pairing for the USA and decided not to compete in the final round following a session low of 42.24 for the penultimate dive.
Team GB failed to field a duo for the event, despite earning bronze last year with Daniel Goodfellow and Matthew Lee.
Results in full:
1. Lin Yue, Chen Aisen (CHN) - 484.23
2. German Sanchez, Ivan Garcia (MEX) - 426.27
3. Patrick Hausding, Sascha Klein (GER) - 415.20
4. Philippe Gagne, Vincent Riendeau (CAN) - 408.63
5. Jose Guerra, Jeinkler Aguirre (CUB) - 407.04
6. Victor Ortega, Juan Rios (COL) - 356.52
7. Jordan Windle, Toby Stanley (USA) - 272.61
Neil Wilkes
