Lead Japan Cup 2025
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| Lead Japan Cup 2025 | |||||||
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| Venue | DMG MORI Arena | ||||||
| Location | Iga, Mie, Japan | ||||||
| Date | 1 – 2 March 2025 | ||||||
| Website | https://www.jma-climbing.org/competition/2025/ljc/ | ||||||
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The 2025 Lead Japan Cup was the 38th edition of the annual competition lead climbing event organised by the Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association (JMSCA), held in DMG MORI Arena, Mie.[1]
LJC is the sole selection event for Japan's national lead team.[2] Athletes who place highly at the LJC are eligible to compete in the Lead World Cups, subject to JMSCA's prevailing selection criteria.[3] LJC 2025 was the first domestic lead competition of the 2025 season. 54 men and 53 women competed, with Sorato Anraku and Ai Mori winning the men's and women's titles respectively.[4]
Men
The men's lead finals took place on 2 March 2025.[5][6]
| Rank | Name | Final |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sorato Anraku | 42+ |
| 2 | Neo Suzuki | 37 |
| 3 | Shion Omata | 35+ |
| 4 | Hiroto Shimizu | 34+ |
| 5 | Masahiro Higuchi | 31+ |
| 6 | Satone Yoshida | 27+ |
| 7 | Ao Yurikusa | 27+ |
| 8 | Taisei Homma | 24+ |
Women
The women's lead finals took place on 2 March 2025.[7][8]
| Rank | Name | Final |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ai Mori | TOP |
| 2 | Mei Kotake | 42+ |
| 3 | Natsumi Oda | 33 |
| 4 | Mashiro Kuzuu | 32+ |
| 5 | Miho Nonaka | 32+ |
| 6 | Natsuki Tanii | 22+ |
| 7 | Ryu Nakagawa | 21+ |
| 8 | Natsumi Hirano | 21+ |
Semifinals
Men
The men's lead semifinals took place on 2 March 2025.[9][10]
| Rank | Name | Semifinal | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sorato Anraku | TOP | Q |
| 2 | Taisei Homma | 44+ | Q |
| 3 | Neo Suzuki | 40+ | Q |
| 4 | Satone Yoshida | 40+ | Q |
| 5 | Ao Yurikusa | 40+ | Q |
| 6 | Shion Omata | 36+ | Q |
| 7 | Hiroto Shimizu | 36+ | Q |
| 8 | Masahiro Higuchi | 36+ | Q |
| 9 | Tomoa Narasaki | 35+ | |
| 10 | Hareru Nagamori | 35+ | |
| 11 | Yuta Imaizumi | 35+ | |
| 12 | Shuta Tanaka | 35+ | |
| 13 | Yuji Fujiwaki | 35+ | |
| 14 | Kisato Wada | 34+ | |
| 15 | Genbu Uehara | 33+ | |
| 16 | Mototaka Ishizu | 32 | |
| 17 | Manato Kurashiki | 32 | |
| 18 | Zento Murashita | 31 | |
| 19 | Hiroto Nishio | 31 | |
| 20 | Taito Nakagami | 31 | |
| 21 | Yusuke Sugimoto | 30+ | |
| 22 | Kaya Otaka | 30 | |
| 23 | Haru Funaki | 29 | |
| 24 | Satoki Tanaka | 28+ | |
| 25 | Ryohei Kameyama | 28 | |
| 26 | Kokoro Fujii | 27 | |
| 27 | Rei Sasaki | 1+ | |
Women
The women's lead semifinals took place on 2 March 2025.[11][12]
| Rank | Name | Semifinal | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ai Mori | TOP | Q |
| 2 | Mei Kotake | 35+ | Q |
| 3 | Natsumi Oda | 35 | Q |
| 4 | Mashiro Kuzuu | 32+ | Q |
| 5 | Ryu Nakagawa | 32 | Q |
| 6 | Miho Nonaka | 31+ | Q |
| 7 | Natsuki Tanii | 30 | Q |
| 8 | Natsumi Hirano | 30 | Q |
| 9 | Mai Kobayashi | 30 | |
| 10 | Kohana Mugishima | 30 | |
| 11 | Sana Ogura | 30 | |
| 12 | Tomona Takao | 29+ | |
| 13 | Moka Mochizuki | 29+ | |
| 14 | Risa Ota | 29+ | |
| 15 | Hana Koike | 28+ | |
| 16 | Nonoha Kume | 28+ | |
| 17 | Miku Ishii | 28+ | |
| 18 | Manami Yama | 28+ | |
| 19 | Kaho Murakoshi | 28+ | |
| 20 | Nanako Kura | 26+ | |
| 21 | Kaho Yamane | 25+ | |
| 22 | Sawa Kakizaki | 25+ | |
| 23 | Yuno Harigae | 25+ | |
| 24 | Towako Nakata | 23+ | |
| 25 | Mitsu Yamada | 21+ | |
| 26 | Kiki Matsuda | 20+ | |
| 27 | Ichika Osawa | 19+ | |