Preliminary action at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre, due to stage diving and swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, has already begun ahead of the finals taking place tomorrow and Sunday (October 30).

The home crowd will buoyed by three of their divers booking their places in finals following strong performances.

Mexican-born Kevin Chavez topped the standings in his men’s three metre springboard semi-final by scoring 402.15 points.

China’s Jianfeng Peng looks favourite to claim the gold medal after securing 421.75 points to win the second semi-final in front of the United States’ Jordan Windle, who scored 408.55.

The surprise of the semi-final was Bowen Huang failing to advance after scoring 367.00, with the Chinese diver unable to replicate his performance which saw him win a gold medal at last week’s Diving Grand Prix in Kuching in Malaysia.

Australia also celebrated Taneka Kovchenko and Brittany O’Brien advancing to the women’s 10 metre platform final after posting scores of 292.90 and 250.10 points respectively.

China’s Bingqing Xia, fresh from having claimed a gold medal in Kuching, topped the semi-final standings by achieving 319.95 points.

The preliminary competitions drew to a close with China’s Hao Yang topping the standings in the men’s 10m platform on 504.20 points.

His compatriot Xiaohui Huang qualified best in the women’s springboard by scoring 322.75 points,

Tomorrow  is due to see the women’s 10m platform and men’s springboard podiums decided.

The synchronised events are also scheduled to get underway.