The top Malaysian pairing started in impressive fashion by clinching silver in the first leg in Dubai but finished in fourth place at the following leg in Beijing last month.
Pandelela-Mun Yee stepped up their challenge in Moscow, showing strong determination to clinch a second medal for Malaysia in the synchro discipline at the Diving World Series.
The Malaysian duo put themselves in bronze medal position from the start and eventually finished the five-dive competition with 321.00 points.
China’s reigning world champions Chen Ruolin-Wang Hao took gold with 343.09 points ahead of Canadian pair Roseline Filion-Meaghan Benfeito (325.86),
Pandelela-Mun Yee could have earned the silver if they had done better with their first and fourth dives, which saw them awarded 48.60 and 70.08 respectively.
These scores were average at the best and they need to improve if they harbour hopes of winning a historic medal at the London Olympics in August.
Except for the Chinese, national coach Yang Zhuliang said Malaysia are on par with the other pairs.
“Even the slightest of mistakes can end any chance of a medal. I believe the fight for the silver or bronze will be very close,” he said.
Pandelela-Mun Yee, who received US$3,000, will head straight to Tijuana, Mexico, for the final leg this weekend.
Participation in the series is only by invitation for the top eight ranked pairings in the world.
THE STAR
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