Chen earned his first individual World Cup title in the men’s 10 metre platform at the Wuhan Sports Center, staying cool despite making a big slash in his 207B dive to see out his last two efforts for a score of 557.80 points.

His compatriot Yang Jian, the 2014 FINA World Cup winner, trailed him in the early stages before taking the lead with an outstanding effort on his fifth dive, earning 102.60 points.

However, an error in his last 109B dive meant he had to settle for silver with a total of 537.40 points.

Rio 2016 bronze medallist David Dinsmore of the United States finished thrd with 489.80.

"I exceeded my expectations for this competition and showed my best performance of the year," said Chen.

"I did not expect to win the gold since I was sick and injured during the winter.

"I am still trying to find back my form now.

"But the reason I could win was because I did not give up when I was in low-ebb,"

The crowed surprised Yang by singing "Happy Birthday" to him after the medal ceremony.

"It was a pity that I had a silver medal for my 24th birthday gift but I am lucky and happy that the audience celebrated my birthday at the pool deck," Yang said.

"I made mistakes in two dives in 5156B and 109B that cost me the victory - I will improve the consistency."

In the women's 3m springboard synchro, defending champions Shi Tingmao and Chang Yani dominated the field, winning with 334.80 points ahead of Jennifer Abel and Melissa Citrini Beaulieu of Canada, who scored 302.04, and Esther Qin and Anabelle Smith of Australia, third with 290.10.

"We are honoured to seal the victory of the last event of the World Cup," Shi said.

"We did a great job in front of home fans and made a sweep for China."

Chang, who made a mistake in the preliminary, was satisfied with her final performance.

"I was nervous but I want to thank my experienced partner Shi who boosted me all the time," she said.

"It was my first World Cup title and I hope I can be better next time."