There will be no British representation in the men's 1 metre springboard final at the World Championships after Chris Mears and Jack Laugher failed to progress in Barcelona.
Mears was only 16.45 points outside the top-12 cut-off and can point to a number of dropped points, especially with his fourth dive.
Laugher was 43rd following the opening round and clawed his way back to 19th, so for both divers it was a case of 'what if' - although they are both concentrating on the 3m event.
Mears, who four times came close to death following a ruptured spleen in 2009, was in contention for a final place having placed 16th after the first round with a smooth two and a half somersault piked.
The 20-year-old dropped to 28th in the second round but at halfway was just five places off qualification.
However, a poorly-executed reverse with one and a half somersaults and one a half twists saw him drop to 25th, and with only 12 making it through from a 43-strong field, there was a need for consistency.
The Southampton diver was 18th entering the final round and although he gave his last effort, a forward three and a half somersault tucked, absolutely everything, he had left himself too much to do.
Mears, wh o trains at The Quays, eventually finished 16th, four off the qualification spots, but two below the 2011 worlds in Shanghai.
Laugher is a triple world junior champion in the 1m, 3m and 3m synchro with Tom Daley.
His Olympic debut ended in tears after he was beset by nerves last year at the Aquatics Centre and he did not start well today, 43rd and last after the first round.
After such inauspicious beginnings, the 18-year-old got progressively better and had risen 17 places at the halfway point.
However, he dropped to 27th with two dives left and although he clawed his way to 19th with one dive to go, there was far too much to do, eventually finishing with 327.20pts.
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