Bouldering at the 2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup

The 2022 season of the 2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup was the 23rd season of the competition. Bouldering competitions were held at six stops of the IFSC Climbing World Cup. The bouldering season began on April 8 at the World Cup in Meiringen, and concluded on June 25 with the World Cup in Innsbruck. At each stop a qualifying was held on the first day of the competition, and the semi-final and final rounds were conducted on the second day of the competition. The winners were awarded trophies, and the best three finishers received medals. At the end of the season an overall ranking was determined based upon points, which athletes were awarded for finishing in the top 40 of each individual event.

Natalia Grossman won the women's seasonal title. The men's seasonal title went to Yoshiyuki Ogata while Japan defended its title in the national teams competition.

* Chief routesetters are in bold.

The overall ranking is determined based upon points, which athletes are awarded for finishing in the top 40 of each individual event. The end-of-season standings are based on the sum of points earned from the five best finishes for each athlete. Results displayed (in brackets) are not counted. The national ranking is the sum of the points of that country's three best male and female athletes.

The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Bouldering World Cup 2022:^[1]

The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Bouldering World Cup 2022:^[1]

* = Joint place with another athlete

The results of the ten most successful countries of the Bouldering World Cup 2022:^[2]

Country names as used by the IFSC

83 athletes attended the World Cup in Meiringen. Janja Garnbret won the competition ahead of Natalia Grossman as the only athlete to get 4 tops. Garnbret was the only athlete to top the technical boulder 1 in the final. Andrea Kümin completed the podium, earning her first IFSC World Cup medal. ^[3][4]

112 athletes attended the World Cup in Meiringen. Tomoa Narasaki took the win. In the final, the top 4 finishers, including Yoshiyuki Ogata and Mejdi Schalck, had similar results — 2 tops and 3 zones — with attempts deciding the podium. Boulder 3 saw athletes attempting an unintended face-in starting position. Controversy ensued when a judge's late call on Colin Duffy's incorrect starting position on boulder 3 resulted in Duffy's 19 attempts to top. He was one of two athletes to top boulder 3.^[5]

55 athletes attended the World Cup in Seoul. ^[6] Natalia Grossman won the competition. A high-scoring final round meant that athletes needed at least 3 tops to reach the podium. Grossman was the only athlete to top all boulders in the qualification, semifinal and final rounds. Oriane Bertone and Brooke Raboutou finished second and third respectively.^[7]

53 athletes attended the World Cup in Seoul. The Japanese team dominated the finals and swept the podium, securing five of the six finalist spots. In the final, world champion Kokoro Fujii won the competition with four tops — finishing ahead of compatriot Tomoa Narasaki having used 1 less attempt to top. This marked Fujii's return to the top spot at a World Cup since Chongqing 2018. Yoshiyuki Ogata placed third. ^[8][9]

58 athletes attended the World Cup in Salt Lake City. Last year's winner Natalia Grossman was the only athlete to achieve 4 tops.Brooke Raboutou won silver over Miho Nonaka. ^[10]

69 athletes attended the World Cup in Salt Lake City. Seoul winner Kokoro Fujii failed to advance past the semifinals. In the final, Mejdi Schalck and Yoshiyuki Ogata topped all the boulders in the finals, but Schalck won the gold medal based on attempts. Ogata won silver and Rei Kawamata bronze, claiming his first IFSC World Cup bronze medal. ^[11][12]

53 athletes attended the World Cup in Salt Lake City. Seo Chae-hyun and Ayala Kerem made their first boulder World Cup final. Natalia Grossman won her third consecutive World Cup of the boulder season. Grossman was the only athlete to top all 4 boulders in the final. In a repeat podium from the previous week, Miho Nonaka and Brooke Raboutou won silver and bronze respectively. ^[13]

71 athletes attended the World Cup in Salt Lake City. In the final, Yoshiyuki Ogata and Anze Peharc had identical scores, having topped all four boulders in 5 attempts. Ogata won gold over Peharc by virtue of his better semifinal performance. Kokoro Fujii finished third. ^[14][15]

80 athletes attended the World Cup in Brixen. Natalia Grossman won the competition, topping all the boulders in the competition. Hannah Meul took the silver — her first boulder World Cup medal. Luo Zhilu won bronze, securing her first World Cup medal in her debut World Cup. ^[16][17]

99 athletes attended the World Cup in Brixen. A powerful set of final boulders saw each finalist secure no more than 2 tops. Yannick Flohé was the only athlete to get 2 tops and 2 zones in the final, winning his first World Cup. Few attempts to tops and zones proved important for the podium as attempts to zones decided 3rd and 4th place. Maximillian Milne scored his first World Cup medal, taking silver while Tomoa Narasaki placed third. ^[18][19]

97 athletes attended the World Cup in Innsbruck. Natalia Grossman and Hannah Meul repeated their top 2 finish in Brixen by topping all four final boulders, with attempts determining Grossman's gold over Meul. Miho Nonaka finished third. With five consecutive World Cup wins in the season, Grossman comfortably won the 2022 overall boulder World Cup title over Miho Nonaka and Brooke Raboutou. ^[20][21]

135 athletes attended the World Cup in Innsbruck. Colin Duffy bested experienced boulderers in the final to win his first World Cup. Lee Dohyun won his first World Cup silver medal and Yoshiyuki Ogata took bronze. Ogata's consistent performance in 2022 - never placing lower than fifth all season - saw him win the overall boulder World Cup title over compatriots Tomoa Narasaki and Kokoro Fujii. ^[22][23]