The first home success of the competition was celebrated by Nikita Shleikher, who won the boys' A three metres springboard title in his home city.

Placing just fifth in the preliminaries with a score of 544.65 points, the 18-year-old diver climbed the leaderboard in emphatic style.

Shleikher went four points clear of all his major rivals in the first round of the final after executing an inward 3.5 somersaults tuck.

He then almost doubled his lead with a sublime forward 4.5 somersaults tuck which scored 83.60 points.

The Russian then sealed the crown with a reverse 1.5 somersaults and 3.5 twists for a total score of 589.30.

China's Chen Linhai took the silver medal with a total of 572.80 while the bronze was won by Australian Alexander Carter Matthew on 564.80.

The final turned into a big disappointment for Britain's Jordan Houlden, who was a part of the gold winning mixed team yesterday.

Second heading into the final, he failed to show his best form and finished sixth. 

Maria Coburn of the US celebrated gold in the girls' B one metre springboard final.

Yixian Liang of China topped the preliminaries chart, but fell away in the final.

She spurned a 10-point advantage with a series of low-scoring dives that allowed Coburn to swoop in and take gold in front of Liang.

Her last attempt with the reverse 1.5 somersaults and 1.5 twists was successful, edging her on to a total score of 354.35 which was enough to claim the title.

Liang was forced to be content with silver as she finished almost 10 points behind on 344.55, followed by her team-mate He Xiaojie on 338.45.