Qiu Bo powered into the final of the men’s 10m platform as the gold medal favourite with another diving masterclass in the semi-finals of the Olympic event on Saturday. Qiu finished 21.75 points ahead of his Chinese teammate Lin Yue to head the 12 qualifiers into Saturday night’s final with a six-round total of 563.55 points. Just as he did in Friday’s prelims, 19-year-old Qiu, the 2011 male driver of the year, dominated the competition with three dives in the 90s and a super back three and a half somersault that netted him 102.60 on his fourth dive. “I slept straight away after Friday night’s prelims and got plenty of rest,” Qiu said.
