Bertrand eyes 10m platform final at Malaysian Open

Olympic diver Bertrand Rhodict Lises aims to reach the men's 10m platform final at the Malaysian Open Diving Championship after claiming victory in the synchronised 10m platform event on Saturday. The Malaysian duo, comprising Bertrand and Enrique Maccartney Harold, delivered a surprise win over the 2025 World Aquatics Championships bronze medallists from the United States, Joshua Hedberg and Carson Tyler.

Bertrand and Enrique secured 392.28 points, outpacing their American opponents with a score of 368.43. Brazil's Caio Dalmaso and Miguel Cardoso claimed bronze with 333.45 points. The partnership between Bertrand and Enrique was formed following a series of illnesses and injuries that disrupted Malaysia's preparations post the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Despite the late change, the duo had a history together, training and competing together since they were 14 years old. Enrique's higher degree of difficulty proved crucial in their victory, according to Bertrand.

Now focusing on the individual 10m platform event, Bertrand aspires to secure gold. He intends to take the achievement step by step and secure a podium finish in the final. Meanwhile, Asian Games bronze medallists Yong Rui Jie and Nurqayyum Nazmi failed to reach the podium in the men's 3m springboard synchro. They scored 349.20 points, surpassing their Asian Games score of 345.81 but falling short of their international rivals.

The United States duo, Quentin Henninger and John Ryan, emerged victorious with 383.49 points, followed by Russia's Aleksandr Cherepakhin and Aleksandr Kalashnikov with 365.19, and Japan's Rikuto Tamai and Senri Ikuma claiming bronze at 362.55 points. In the women's 3m springboard, Japan's Sayaka Mikami claimed gold with 300.40 points, while Sophie Verzyl of the United States and Kristen Hayden placed second and third, respectively, with scores of 295.70 and 286.70.

Malaysia's Lee Yiat Qing finished 11th with 229.30 points, and Teng Hui Xue placed 12th with 203.05 points.