13th FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Date: 17 July - 2 August Venue: Foro Italico, Rome
Coverage:
Sat 25, 12.00-13.30: Daley and Brick (10m synchro) live, BBC2/online
British teenager Tom Daley produced a stunning final dive to win a shock gold at his first World Championships.
The 15-year-old was lying third in the 10m platform final heading into the sixth round, but scored 100.30 with his final effort as his rivals faltered.
Pre-event favourite Qiu Bo was second, with Olympic gold medallist Matt Mitcham back in fourth.
Daley, seventh in the 2008 Olympic final, becomes Britain's first individual diving world champion.
Pete Waterfield and Leon Taylor were Britain's last world medallists in 2005.
Daley was considered only an outside hope for a medal heading into the final.
The 15-year-old's lack of experience means his repertoire of dives is less complicated and has a lower points tariff than his rivals'.
However, he kept in touch with Chinese pair Qiu and Zhou Luxin as well as Mitcham with his first four dives.
His fifth dive moved him up to third and when Zhou - a silver medallist in Beijing - made a mistake on his final dive, a medal was within reach for Daley.
The British schoolboy nailed his final effort, receiving three perfect 10s and three 9.5s.
That put his total at 539.85, 15.05 points short of his personal best.
He then watched Mitcham make a complete mess of his sixth dive, while Qiu - who beat Daley at the world junior championships last year - made a mistake with his entry into the water.
As Qiu's score of 79.80 flashed up on the screen, a disbelieving Daley was left to celebrate winning World Championship gold at the first attempt.
The Plymouth diver has a chance to win a second medal in Saturday's synchronised event, when he partners Max Brick.
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