| Date | 23 August 2008 — 20:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Beijing Guojia Youyong Zhongxin, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing | |
| Format | Six dives. | |
| Judge #1 | Beverly Boys |  CAN |
| Judge #2 | Renato Manzoni |  ITA |
| Judge #3 | Maths Lindberg |  SWE |
| Judge #4 | Ildikó Kelemen |  HUN |
| Judge #5 | Frans van de Konijnenburg |  NED |
| Judge #6 | Roberto Gonçalves |  BRA |
| Judge #7 | Carmen Stritt Burk |  SUI |
| Alternate Judge | Hana Novotná |  CZE |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Mitcham |  AUS | 537.95 | |||
| 2 | Zhou Luxin |  CHN | 533.15 | |||
| 3 | Gleb Galperin |  RUS | 525.80 | |||
| 4 | Huo Liang | CHN | 508.40 | |||
| 5 | José Antonio Guerra |  CUB | 507.15 | |||
| 6 | Mathew Helm | AUS | 467.70 | |||
| 7 | Tom Daley |  GBR | 463.55 | |||
| 8 | Rommel Pacheco |  MEX | 460.20 | |||
| 9 | Patrick Hausding |  GER | 448.30 | |||
| 10 | David Boudia |  USA | 441.45 | |||
| 11 | Juan Guillermo Urán |  COL | 414.80 | |||
| 12 | Thomas Finchum | USA | 412.65 |
