First round in pictures


A lucky draw determined the diving order for the eighth and final stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Thailand!
©Romina Amato/Red Bull Cliff Diving
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Wang Long Bay on Phi Phi Don hosted the first of a total of eight rounds of cliff diving in an epic finale to the World Series.
©Dean Treml/Red Bull Cliff Diving
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Orlando Duque looks contemplative before a 26-metre cliff dive.
©Romina Amato/Red Bull Cliff Diving
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The UK's Blake Aldridge was one of 14 athletes who dove directly from the cliff during the first round on Sunday.
©Dean Treml/Red Bull Cliff Diving
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The UK's Mat Cowen executes his new dive - a flying front somersault.
©Romina Amato/Red Bull Cliff Diving
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The flying front - as perfected by Artem Silchenko!
©Dean Treml/Red Bull Cliff Diving
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Orlando Duque at the point of water entry.
©Dean Treml/Red Bull Cliff Diving
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Cyrille Oumedjkane, and the 13 other divers, will be back in action for the next three rounds of competition on Tuesday.
©Romina Amato/Red Bull Cliff Diving
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For the first round of required dives, the Degree of Difficulty was capped at 3.8.
©Dean Treml/Red Bull Cliff Diving
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David Colturi lands slightly short of vertical.
©Romina Amato/Red Bull Cliff Diving
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Anatoliy Shabotenko ripped his entry and finished the day in fourth.
©Romina Amato/Red Bull Cliff Diving
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Spot the diver!
©Romina Amato/Red Bull Cliff Diving
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Jonathan Paredes is in joint first place after receiving a score of 102.60 points for his first dive.
©Romina Amato/Red Bull Cliff Diving
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USA wildcard Kent De Mond holds the joint lead after the first round with a score of 102.60 points.
©Romina Amato/Red Bull Cliff Diving
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