The competition exists out of three separate rounds. The qualification consists of a seven dives scored by an independent judging panel. The 18 divers with the highest score advance to the semifinals, in which all athletes are able to perform another seven dives. The 12 competitors with the highest scores are granted another opportunity in the final, with the competitor with the highest total score in the final winning the event.
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Twenty-eight athletes qualified for the event with reigning world champion Chang Yani and world silver medalist Chen Yiwen as the top favorites for the title, after China had dominated the sport since 1992. The medal challengers for the Chinese divers seemed to be those from Australia, Great Britain, and South Africa, with Maddison Keeney having placed fourth at the world championships in 2023 and 2024, Grace Reid finishing eighth at the most recent world championships, and Julia Vincent taking the ninth spot. Other potential medal contenders and outsiders included Kim Su-ji, bronze medalist at the most recent world championships, the American duo of Alison Gibson and Sarah Bacon, and Aranza Vazquez Montano.
