Lead climbing at the 2024 IFSC Climbing World Cup

Lead climbing
at the 2024 IFSC Climbing World Cup
Location
Dates12 April – 6 October 2024
Champions
Men Toby Roberts
Women Jessica Pilz

Competition lead climbing at the 2024 IFSC Climbing World Cup was held over six stages at six different locations, from 12 April to 6 October 2025. The top three in each competition received medals, and at the end of the season, the overall winners were awarded trophies. The overall winners were determined based upon points, which athletes were awarded for finishing in the top 40 of each event. Toby Roberts won the men's season title, Jessica Pilz won the women's season title, and Japan won the national team title.[1]

Overview

Date Location Routesetters* Men Women
April, 12-14 Wujiang, China
  • Hiroshi Okano
  • Vincent De Girolamo
  • Stefan Scarperi
 Toby Roberts Janja Garnbret
June, 26-30 Innsbruck, Austria
  • Yann Genoux
  • Florian Murnig
  • Jacopo Larcher
 Jakob Schubert Janja Garnbret
July, 12-14 Chamonix, France
  • Yann Genoux
  • Romain Cabessut
  • Vincent De Girolamo
 Colin Duffy Ai Mori
July, 17-19 Briançon, France
  • Christian Bindhammer
  • Artimes Farshad Yeganeh
  • Ryan Sewell
 Zento Murashita Mei Kotake
September, 6-7 Koper, Slovenia
  • Hiroshi Okano
  • Yann Genoux
  • Ryan Sewell
 Toby Roberts Janja Garnbret
October, 2-6 Seoul, South Korea
  • Julien Gras
  • Matthias Woitzuck
  • Jacopo Larcher
 Sorato Anraku Jessica Pilz
OVERALL WINNERS Toby Roberts Jessica Pilz
NATIONAL TEAM Japan

* Chief routesetters are in bold.

Overall ranking

The overall ranking is determined based upon points, which athletes are awarded for finishing in the top 40 of each individual event. There are six competitions in the season, but only the best five attempts are counted. The national ranking is the sum of the points of that country's three best male and female athletes. Results displayed in parentheses are not counted.

Men

The results of the twenty most successful athletes of the Lead World Cup 2024:[2]

Rank Name Points Wujiang Innsbruck Chamonix Briançon Koper Seoul
1 Toby Roberts 3380 1. 1000 3. 690 3. 690 - 1. 1000 -
2 Shion Omata 2915 9. 380 16. (220) 5. 545 3. 690 4. 610 3. 690
3 Sorato Anraku 2845 3. 690 10. 350 - - 2. 805 1. 1000
4 Zento Murashita 2665 4. 610 11. 325 9. 380 1. 1000 10. 350 11. (325)
5 Sam Avezou 2330 12. 290 - 2. 805 - 3. 690 5. 545
6 Taisei Homma 2140 2. 805 6. 495 17. 205 16. 220 25. (95) 8. 415
7 Satone Yoshida 2080 11. 325 12. 300 12. 300 2. 805 20. (155) 10. 350
8 Sascha Lehmann 2040 5. 545 9. 380 7. 455 - 9. 380 13. 280
9 Shuta Tanaka 1960 7. 455 5. 545 31. (42) 7. 455 17. 205 12. 300
10 Colin Duffy 1765 20. 155 4. 610 1. 1000 - - -
11 Ao Yurikusa 1730 12. 290 17. (205) 11. 325 13. 280 7. 455 9. 380
12 Max Bertone 1690 - 19. 170 14. 260 4. 610 6. 495 20. 155
13 Lee Dohyun 1440 16. 220 - - - 8. 415 2. 805
14 Yuta Imaizumi 1420 21. 145 24. 105 28. 63 8. 415 12. 300 7. 455
15 Kibeom Kwon 1345 - 20. 155 13. 280 11. 325 11. 325 14. 260
16 Yoshiyuki Ogata 1303 19. 170 35. (25.5) 27. 73 9. 380 18. 185 6. 495
17 Filip Schenk 1095 18. 185 18. 185 24. (105) 17. 205 13. 280 15. 240
18 Stefano Ghisolfi 1090 22. 130 14. 260 10. 350 10. 350 - -
18 Jonas Utelli 1090 23. 120 7. 455 23. 120 20. 155 15. 240 26. (84)
20 Jakob Schubert 1090 - 1. 1000 - - - -

Women

The results of the twenty most successful athletes of the Lead World Cup 2024:[3]

Rank Name Points Wujiang Innsbruck Chamonix Briançon Koper Seoul
1 Jessica Pilz 3220 - 4. 610 2. 805 - 2. 805 1. 1000
2 Janja Garnbret 3000 1. 1000 1. 1000 - - 1. 1000 -
3 Ai Mori 2610 - 2. 805 1. 1000 - - 2. 805
4 Seo Chae-hyun 2370 3. 690 3. 690 - - 9. 380 4. 610
5 Mei Kotake 2355 - 16. 220 3. 690 1. 1000 25. 95 10. 350
6 Anastasia Sanders 2330 - 6. 495 7. 455 - 3. 690 3. 690
7 Mattea Pötzi 2315 20. 155 7. 455 6. 495 3. 690 7. 455 16. 220
8 Laura Rogora 2235 6. 495 15. 240 - 2. 805 8. 415 13. 280
9 Zelia Avezou 1625 12. 300 - 4. 610 - 5. 545 19. 170
10 Mia Krampl 1600 8. 415 17. 205 8. 415 - 11. 325 15. 240
11 Flora Oblasser 1590 - 10. 350 5. 545 8. 415 13. 280 -
12 Erin McNeice 1585 5. 545 - - - 6. 495 5. 545
13 Natsumi Oda 1453 7. 455 22. 130 10. 350 7. 455 30. (48) 28. 63
14 Hélène Janicot 1340 19. 170 - 13. 270 12. 300 16. 220 9. 380
15 Natsuki Tanii 1305 4. 610 23. 120 13. 270 26. (84) 23. 120 18. 185
16 Rosa Rekar 1291 - - 29. 56 4. 610 22. 130 6. 495
17 Aleksandra Totkova 1280 - 5. 545 15. 240 6. 495 - -
18 Oceania Mackenzie 1272 - 32. 37 11. 325 - 4. 610 12. 300
19 Camille Pouget 1265 - 13. 280 12. 300 15. 240 12. 300 21. 145
20 Luo Zhilu 1220 2. 805 - - - - 8. 415

Wujiang, China (April, 12-14)

60 men and 59 women attended the event.[4]

In the men's, Toby Roberts won the competition ahead of Taisei Homma. In the final, Roberts and Homma received identical scores. Roberts was awarded the gold by virtue of his better semi-final performance. Sorato Anraku won the bronze medal.[5]

In women's, Slovenian Janja Garnbret won the competition — topping all the routes. China's Luo Zhilu finished second, claiming her first lead World Cup medal. South Korea's Seo Chae-hyun placed third.[6]

Men Women
Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final
R1 R2 R1 R2
Toby Roberts TOP TOP 45+ 36+ Janja Garnbret TOP TOP TOP TOP
Taisei Homma TOP TOP 31+ 36+ Luo Zhilu TOP TOP 40+ 44+
Sorato Anraku TOP TOP 44+ 32+ Seo Chae-hyun 39+ TOP 38+ 43+
4 Zento Murashita 28+ 38+ 31 24+ 4 Natsuki Tanii 37+ 41+ 39+ 40
5 Sascha Lehmann 28+ 38+ 31+ 24 5 Erin McNeice 37+ 37+ 37 39
6 Hannes Van Duysen 28+ 37+ 31+ 24 6 Laura Rogora TOP TOP 42+ 34+
7 Shuta Tanaka 27+ 36 32+ 23+ 7 Natsumi Oda 37+ 41 40+ 34+
8 Maximillian Milne 24+ 33 32+ 23+ 8 Mia Krampl 37+ 35 34+ 34+
9 Shion Omata 28+ 38+ 31 21+

Innsbruck, Austria (June, 26-30)

88 men and 78 women attended the event.[7]

In men's, last year's winner Sascha Lehmann failed to advance past the semi-finals. Austrian Jakob Schubert won the competition — his first Innsbruck lead World Cup win since 2021. Germany's Alexander Megos and Great Britain's Toby Roberts claimed silver and bronze respectively.[8]

In women's, identical final and semi-final scores led to count-back to the qualifiers to determine first and second place. Eventually, Slovenia's Janja Garnbret took the win, clipping the final quickdraw to top the final route. Japan's Ai Mori and South Korea's Seo Chae-hyun placed second and third respectively.[9]

Men Women
Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final
R1 R2 R1 R2
Jakob Schubert 40+ 37+ 49+ 45 Janja Garnbret TOP 48+ 48+ TOP
Alexander Megos 41+ 34+ 49+ 42+ Ai Mori 49+ 48+ 48+ TOP
Toby Roberts 42 32+ 46+ 41+ Seo Chae-hyun 43 42+ 35+ 36
4 Colin Duffy 31+ 33+ 44+ 40+ 4 Jessica Pilz 39+ 46+ 43+ 22+
5 Shuta Tanaka 37+ 35+ 43 34+ 5 Aleksandra Totkova 34 40 40+ 22+
6 Taisei Homma 40+ 34+ 46+ 29 6 Anastasia Sanders 43 43+ 35 22+
7 Jonas Utelli 36+ 36+ 44+ 29 7 Mattea Pötzi 37+ 42+ 34+ 22+
8 Tomoa Narasaki 36+ 32 43 28+ 8 Yuetong Zhang 37+ 42 35+ 21+

Chamonix, France (July, 12-14)

68 men and 63 women attended the event.[10]

In men's, USA's Colin Duffy climbed second in the final, setting the high point for the other finalists. The other finalists failed to match or surpass his high point, allowing Duffy to win ahead of France's Sam Avezou and Great Britain's Toby Roberts who won silver and bronze respectively.[11][12]

In women's, Japan's Ai Mori and Austria's Jessica Pilz both topped the final route. First and second placed on the podium were determined by countback to the semi-finals. Mori won ahead of Pilz due to her superior semi-final performance. Japan's Mei Kotake claimed her first World Cup bronze medal.[13]

Men Women
Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final
R1 R2 R1 R2
Colin Duffy 38+ 37+ 35+ 42+ Ai Mori TOP TOP 45+ TOP
Sam Avezou TOP TOP 40+ 41+ Jessica Pilz TOP TOP 43+ TOP
Toby Roberts TOP TOP TOP 39 Mei Kotake TOP TOP 35+ 44+
4 Alberto Ginés López TOP TOP 41 38+ 4 Zélia Avezou 42+ 43+ 35+ 44+
5 Shion Omata TOP TOP 40+ 38+ 5 Flora Oblasser 40+ 35+ 38 42+
6 Adam Ondra TOP TOP 40+ 37+ 6 Mattea Pötzi 41+ TOP 35+ 42+
7 Sascha Lehmann 38+ 38+ 35+ 36+ 7 Anastasia Sanders 36+ TOP 40 41+
8 Guillermo Peinado Franganillo 38+ TOP 34 31+ 8 Mia Krampl 39+ TOP 35+ 41+

Briançon, France (July, 17-19)

59 men and 60 women attended the event.[14]

In men's, the Japanese team swept the podium. Zento Murashita claimed the win, Satone Yoshida placed second, and Shion Omata placed third. In the semi-final, Murashita, Yoshida and Omata all managed to top the men's lead route. Murashita had never been on a World Cup podium before.[15]

In women's, Japan's Mei Kotake was the only athlete to top both qualification routes. Kotake's strong performance in the final allowed her to claim her first World Cup win 11 years after her World Cup debut. Italy's Laura Rogora placed second and Austria's Mattea Pötzi placed third, her first podium finish at the lead World Cup.[16][17]

Men Women
Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final
R1 R2 R1 R2
Zento Murashita 35+ 35 TOP 47+ Mei Kotake TOP TOP 39+ 49+
Satone Yoshida 35+ 38+ TOP 45 Laura Rogora 44+ 41+ 41+ 45
Shion Omata TOP 38+ TOP 42+ Mattea Pötzi 37+ 8+ 41+ 42+
4 Max Bertone 32+ 33+ 47 42+ 4 Rosa Rekar 34+ 36+ 39 41+
5 Sebastian Halenke 32+ 35 45 42+ 5 Kim Ja-in TOP 37+ 40+ 39+
6 Mototaka Ishizu 32+ 35 46+ 41+ 6 Aleksandra Totkova 34 37+ 39+ 39+
7 Shuta Tanaka 33 30+ 48+ 39 7 Natsumi Oda 37 26+ 39+ 29+
8 Yuta Imaizumi 32+ 33+ 45+ 38+ 8 Flora Oblasser 35+ 35+ 38+ 27+

Koper, Slovenia (September, 6-7)

58 men and 58 women attended the event.[18]

In men's Great Britain's Toby Roberts, having just won the Olympic champion title in August, climbed closest to the top of the route, securing the win. Olympic silver medallist Sorato Anraku took second place and France's Sam Avezou took third.[19]

In women's, 2-time Olympic champion Janja Garnbret topped the qualification and semi-final routes, dominated the final route — claiming the win. Olympic bronze medallist Jessica Pilz finished second and American Anastasia Sanders took third.[20]

Men Women
Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final
R1 R2 R1 R2
Toby Roberts 44+ 38 40+ 40 Janja Garnbret TOP TOP TOP 46+
Sorato Anraku 44+ 41+ 41+ 35 Jessica Pilz 42+ 43+ 43+ 40+
Sam Avezou 42+ 33 32 31+ Anastasia Sanders 48+ 45+ 39 39+
4 Shion Omata 44+ 36+ 33+ 30+ 4 Oceania Mackenzie 41+ 32+ 40+ 38+
5 Yannick Flohé 36+ 24+ 33+ 30+ 5 Zélia Avezou 37+ 35 37+ 37+
6 Max Bertone 36 35+ 28+ 25+ 6 Erin McNeice 41+ 35 37+ 34+
7 Ao Yurikusa 40+ 36+ 28+ 16 7 Mattea Pötzi 35+ 34+ 38+ 32+
8 Lee Dohyun 44+ 35+ 27 12+ 8 Laura Rogora 37+ 45+ 46+ 19+

Seoul, South Korea (October, 2-6)

55 men and 50 women attended the event.[21]

In men's, Japan's Sorato Anraku won the final lead World Cup of the 2024 season over South Korea's Lee Dohyun. Anraku and Lee had identical scores in the final. Anraku placed higher than Lee by virtue of his better semi-final score. Shion Omata placed third. [22]

In women's, Austria's Jessica Pilz won the gold. Pilz's win in Seoul also secured her win in the 2024 lead World Cup series. Japan's Ai Mori claimed second and USA's Anastasia Sanders placed third. [23]

Men Women
Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final
R1 R2 R1 R2
Sorato Anraku 45+ 34+ 43+ 45+ Jessica Pilz TOP TOP 37+ 48
Lee Dohyun 45 33+ 36 45+ Ai Mori TOP TOP 44 46
Shion Omata TOP 34+ 36 35 Anastasia Sanders 47 TOP 43 45
4 Paul Jenft 43+ 32 36 34+ 4 Seo Chae-hyun TOP TOP 34+ 44+
5 Sam Avezou 45 35 35+ 34+ 5 Erin McNeice TOP TOP 41 43
6 Ogata Yoshiyuki 34+ 33+ 36 32+ 6 Rosa Rekar 41+ 38+ 35+ 39
7 Yuta Imaizumi 38+ 34+ 36 26+ 7 Yuetong Zhang TOP TOP 34+ 30+
8 Taisei Homma 41+ 35 36+ 23 8 Luo Zhilu 42+ TOP 34+ 30

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