Final dive costs Jack Laugher, Chris Mears at World Cup

By Neil Wilkes, Editor-in-chief | 20 February 2016

Jack Laugher and Chris Mears squander the chance for gold at the Diving World Cup, slipping to fourth with their final effort.

A botched final dive has seen Jack Laugher and Chris Mears surrender gold to finish fourth at the Diving World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.

Jack Laugher and Chris Mears roll over during the Diving World Cup on February 19, 2016 © Getty Images

The GB pair had been on course to top the podium in the 3m synchro event until their final-round dive, the 4-and-a-half somersault, scored a disappointing 54.72.

Germany's Stephan Feck and Patrick Hausding capitalised on the advantage, scoring 87.72 for their forward 2-1/2 somersault with 2 twists to claim gold with a final score of 429.33.

Cao Yuan and Qin Kai of China had to settle for silver with 419.67, while third place went to Mexico's Jahir Ocampo and Rommel Pacheco with 409.38.

Final leaderboard:

1. Stephan Feck, Patrick Hausding (Germany) - 429.33
2. Cao Yuan, Qin Kai (China) - 419.67
3. Jahir Ocampo, Rommel Pacheco (Mexico) - 409.38
4. Jack Laugher, Chris Mears (Great Britain) - 400.32
5. Andrea Chiarabini, Giovanni Tocci (Italy) - 395.46
6. Sam Dorman, Kristian Ipsen (USA) - 391.98
7. Philippe Gagne, Francois Imbeau-Dulac (Canada) - 391.62
8. Sho Sakai, Ken Terauchi (Japan) - 385.29
9. James Connor, Grant Nel (Australia) - 373.41
10. Kacper Lesiak, Andrzej Rzeszutek (Poland) - 367.68
11. Evgenii Kuznetsov, Ilia Zakharov (Russia) - 340.56
12. Kim Yeongnam, Woo Haram (Korea) - 307.59