Returning to the Aquatics Centre on the final Friday of the Games for the 10 m men's platform event, Daley initially gave his fans cause for concern with a poor performance in the preliminary round where he was ranked 15th of the 18 qualifying divers for the semi-final with 448.45 points (the eventual gold medal winner, David Boudia, ranked 18th). A much better performance in the semi-finals the next morning left Daley in fourth position on 521.10 points, behind Qiu Bo on 563.55, Lin Yue on 541.80, and Boudia on 531.15.
Daley returned to the Aquatics Centre on the final day of competition for the 10 m men's platform event, where he initially raised concerns among his fans with a disappointing performance in the preliminary round, finishing 15th out of 18 qualifying divers with 448.45 points.