Gun WA diver Maddison Keeney has suffered heartbreak this morning, bombing her final dive to finish last in the 3m synchro final at Optus Aquatic Centre.

Keeney and partner Annabelle Smith were the favourites to take out gold after claiming bronze in Glasgow four years ago and bronze at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016.

The pair were leading going into the final dive but Keeney lost her way in the air on the forward two and a half somersault two twists pike and landed awkwardly in the water. The dive was rated 3.4 for difficulty, the highest of any in the competition.

It was deemed a failed dive and they were given zero points, relegating them to last with 224.31 points.

It opened the door for their Australian teammates to claim gold with Esther Qin and Georgia Sheehan clinching gold with 284.10 points ahead of English pair Alicia Blagg and Katherine Torrance (276.90).

Malaysia’s Mun Yee Leong and Nur Dhabitah Sabri took home bronze.

“I wouldn’t really know where to start I guess,” Keeney said after the event.

“It was kind of all over the shop for everyone with all the delays, all the technical stuff going on which is kind of just stress on top of stress that we don’t need. It was an interesting day for everyone. I don’t think anyone can say they dived well but we’ve come out the other end having a good laugh I guess. It was a tough day.

“I haven’t had the best preparation, I haven’t really had much preparation but I’ve still been diving well and stuff happens. Today wasn’t our day, or my day personally.”

The competition was littered with delays due to technical difficulties with the scoring, while the wind was clearly a factor throughout at the outdoor pool.

Experienced divers such as Canadian Jennifer Abel were among those who were guilty of poor dives on a tough day.

Keeney has been struggling with a leg injury coming in and has barely trained.