Lead climbing at the 2025 IFSC Climbing World Cup

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Location
Dates25 April – 6 September 2025
Lead climbing
at the 2025 IFSC Climbing World Cup
Location
Dates25 April – 6 September 2025
Champions
MenSpain Alberto Ginés López
WomenUnited Kingdom Erin McNeice
 2024

Competition lead climbing at the 2025 IFSC Climbing World Cup was held over six stages at six different locations, from 25 April to 6 September 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. Alberto Ginés López won the men's season title, Erin McNeice won the women's season title, and Japan won the national team title.[1]

Date Location Routesetters* Men Women
April, 25-27 Wujiang, China
  • United Kingdom Yann Genoux
  • Japan Hiroshi Okano
  • France Vincent De Girolamo
Japan Sorato Anraku United Kingdom Erin McNeice

South Korea Seo Chae-hyun

May, 2-4 Indonesia Bali, Indonesia
  • Austria Matthias Woitzuck
  • France Romain Cabessut
  • China Ma Zida
Japan Satone Yoshida United Kingdom Erin McNeice
June, 25-29 Austria Innsbruck, Austria
  • Japan Akito Matsushima
  • United States Ryan Sewell
  • Austria Jacopo Larcher
Japan Neo Suzuki Slovenia Janja Garnbret
July, 11-13 France Chamonix, France
  • United States Brad Weaver
  • Poland Olga Niemiec
  • France Julien Gras
Japan Sorato Anraku South Korea Seo Chae-hyun
July, 17-19 Spain Madrid, Spain
  • Austria Martin Hammerer
  • Japan Hiroshi Okano
  • Germany Christian Bindhammer
South Korea Lee Dohyun United States Anastasia Sanders
September, 5-6 Slovenia Koper, Slovenia
  • Czech Republic Jan Zbranek
  • Austria Martin Hammerer
  • France Romain Cabessut
Japan Sorato Anraku Slovenia Janja Garnbret
OVERALL WINNERS Spain Alberto Ginés López United Kingdom Erin McNeice
NATIONAL TEAM Japan 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 ten most successful athletes of the Lead World Cup 2025:[2]

Rank Name Points Wujiang Bali Innsbruck Chamonix Madrid Koper
1 Spain Alberto Ginés López 4485 3. 690 3. 690 3. 690 2. 805 2. 805 2. 805
2 Japan Sorato Anraku 4145 1. 1000 16. 220 9. 380 1. 1000 5. 545 1. 1000
3 Japan Satone Yoshida 4130 4. 610 1. 1000 4. 610 4. 610 3. 690 4. 610
4 Japan Neo Suzuki 3315 2. 805 6. 495 1. 1000 21. 145 7. 455 8. 415
5 South Korea Lee Dohyun 2950 16. 220 5. 545 7. 455 9. 380 1. 1000 10. 350
6 Germany Yannick Flohé 2485 8. 415 4. 610 5. 545 10. 350 18. 185 9. 380
7 Italy Filip Schenk 2245 7. 455 9. 380 25. 95 3. 690 12. 300 11. 325
8 United Kingdom Toby Roberts 2240 15. 240 - 2. 805 20. 155 10. 350 3. 690
9 France Max Bertone 2195 18. 185 2. 805 6. 495 19. 170 14. 260 13. 280
10 Japan Shion Omata 1866 14. 260 7. 455 29. 56 8. 415 6. 495 18. 185
11 Slovenia Luka Potočar 1784.5 6. 495 28. 59.5 11. 325 7. 455 13. 280 19. 170
12 United States Jesse Grupper 1648 13. 280 13. 280 8. 415 14. 260 9. 380 33. 33
13 Switzerland Jonas Utelli 1570 9. 380 21. 145 20. 155 6. 495 15. 240 20. 155
14 Italy Giovanni Placci 1535 12. 300 14. 260 13. 280 22. 130 11. 325 15. 240
15 United States Colin Duffy 1203 - - 30. 48 5. 545 4. 610 -
16 Indonesia Putra Tri Ramadani 1140 - 17. 205 16. 220 - 16. 220 6. 495
17 Belgium Hannes Van Duysen 960 10. 350 - 18. 185 13. 280 21. 145 -
18 France Sam Avezou 930 20. 155 - 10. 350 16. 220 - 17. 205
19 South Korea Hyunseung Noh 926 27. 73 12. 300 27. 73 15. 240 23. 120 23. 120
20 Czech Republic Jakub Konecny 878 - - 19. 170 27. 73 8. 415 16. 220

Women

The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Lead World Cup 2025:[3]

Rank Name Points Wujiang Bali Innsbruck Chamonix Madrid Koper
1 United Kingdom Erin McNeice 4503 1. 902.5 1. 1000 3. 690 3. 690 4. 610 4. 610
2 South Korea Seo Chae-hyun 4463 1. 902.5 2. 805 6. 495 1. 1000 7. 455 2. 805
3 Italy Laura Rogora 3900 4. 610 4. 610 2. 805 9. 380 2. 805 3. 690
4 United States Anastasia Sanders 3040 3. 690 - 5. 545 2. 805 1. 1000 -
5 Slovenia Rosa Rekar 2520 11. 325 8. 415 4. 610 16. 220 6. 495 7. 455
6 Belgium Heloïse Doumont 2048 15. 240 10. 337.5 7. 455 24. 105 8. 415 6. 495
7 Slovenia Janja Garnbret 2000 - - 1. 1000 - - 1. 1000
8 South Korea Kim Chaeyeong 1730 16. 220 12. 300 10. 350 11. 325 20. 155 9. 380
9 Slovenia Mia Krampl 1523 9. 380 7. 455 23. 120 30. 48 9. 365 20. 155
10 France Manon Hily 1495 - - 12. 300 12. 300 5. 545 10. 350
11 Slovenia Lucka Rakovec 1445 - - 8. 415 17. 205 13. 280 5. 545
12 Australia Oceania Mackenzie 1445 5. 545 5. 545 - 15. 240 - -
13 United States Brooke Raboutou 1330 - - - 4. 610 3. 690 -
14 France Camille Pouget 1295 - - 16. 220 5. 545 11. 325 17. 205
15 Austria Mattea Pötzi 1220 13. 280 24. 105 13. 280 20. 155 23. 120 13. 280
16 Japan Natsuki Tanii 1135 23. 120 19. 170 11. 325 8. 415 - 24. 105
17 Japan Mei Kotake 1019 33. 31.5 10. 337.5 - 10. 350 12. 300 -
18 Spain Geila Macià Martín 953 - - 27. 73 7. 455 18. 185 15. 240
19 France Hélène Janicot 930 7. 455 9. 380 - - - 25. 95
20 Austria Flora Oblasser 842.5 19. 170 6. 495 - - - 18. 177.5

National Teams

The results of the ten most successful countries of the Lead World Cup 2025:[4]

Country names as used by the IFSC

Rank Name Points Wujiang Bali Innsbruck Chamonix Madrid Koper
1 Japan Japan 16762 2717 3237.5 2745 3050 2600 2412.5
2 South Korea Korea 11287.33 1740.5 1998.83 1407 2014 2005 2122
3 Slovenia Slovenia 9738.33 1550 1180.83 2357.5 1019 2200 1431
4 Italy Italy 8948.55 1690 1421.25 1224 1549.5 1548 1515.8
5 France France 8330.8 822 1355 1700 1814 1191 1448.8
6 United States United States 8166 1202.5 415.5 1310.5 2267 273 2697.5
7 United Kingdom United Kingdom 7276.83 1166.5 1057.33 1699 881 1454 1019
8 Spain Spain 6135.25 690 690 856 1539.5 1087 1272.75
9 Germany Germany 4933.63 1135.33 1010.5 1035 766 522 464.8
10 Austria Austria 4218.33 593 650.83 589 507 1332.5 546

Wujiang, China (April, 25-27)

62 men and 60 women attended the event.[5]

In the men's, last year's winner Toby Roberts did not advance past the semi-finals. Sorato Anraku topped the final route and claimed victory in the first lead World Cup of the 2025 season. Neo Suzuki claimed the silver medal after re-climbing the final route due to an upheld belaying appeal. Alberto Ginés López placed third.[6]

In women's, last year's winner Janja Garnbret did not compete. Erin McNeice and Seo Chae-hyun had identical scores going into the final. Both athletes climbed to the same point with a time of 4:26 in the final — resulting in a shared gold. This also marked Erin McNeice's first World Cup win. Anastasia Sanders placed third.[7]

Men Women
Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final
R1 R2 R1 R2
1st place, gold medalist(s) Japan Sorato Anraku TOP TOP 49+ TOP 1st place, gold medalist(s) United Kingdom Erin McNeice

South Korea Seo Chae-hyun

TOP TOP TOP TOP TOP TOP 41 (4:26) 41 (4:26)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Japan Neo Suzuki TOP TOP 47+ 40+ 2nd place, silver medalist(s) - - - - -
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Spain Alberto Ginés López TOP TOP 49+ 39+ 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) United States Anastasia Sanders TOP TOP TOP 39+
4 Japan Satone Yoshida TOP TOP 47+ 33 4 Italy Laura Rogora 25+ TOP TOP 34+
5 China YuFei Pan 41+ TOP 47+ 32+ 5 Australia Oceania Mackenzie 40+ 42+ 41+ 34+
6 Slovenia Luka Potočar TOP TOP 46 32 6 China Yuetong Zhang 40+ 37 41+ 33+
7 Italy Filip Schenk 30 TOP 49+ 28+ 7 France Hélène Janicot 25+ 39 41+ 33+
8 Germany Yannick Flohé 40 TOP 45 28+ 8 Germany Anna Maria Apel 25+ 39+ 41+ 21

Bali, Indonesia (May, 2-4)

55 men and 51 women attended the event.[8]

In men's, Japan's Satone Yoshida topped a qualification route, ascended higher than anyone else on the semi-final and final routes, and thus securing his first World Cup win. France's Max Bertone took second place while Spain's Alberto Ginés López took third. The winner of last week's event, Japan's Sorato Anraku slipped on the semi-final route, placing 16th.[9]

In women's, identical final and semi-final scores led to count-back to qualification results to determine first and second place. Eventually, Briton Erin McNeice took the win. South Korea's Seo Chae-hyun placed second and Japan's Ai Mori third.[10]

Men Women
Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final
R1 R2 R1 R2
1st place, gold medalist(s) Japan Satone Yoshida 32+ TOP 36+ 42 1st place, gold medalist(s) United Kingdom Erin McNeice TOP TOP TOP TOP
2nd place, silver medalist(s) France Max Bertone 21 34+ 31+ 41 2nd place, silver medalist(s) South Korea Seo Chae-hyun 44+ TOP TOP TOP
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Spain Alberto Ginés López 32+ 36+ 33+ 39+ 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Japan Ai Mori TOP TOP 49 45
4 Germany Yannick Flohé 32+ 34+ 35+ 30+ 4 Italy Laura Rogora 44+ TOP 48+ 42+
5 South Korea Lee Dohyun 21 34+ 33+ 30 5 Australia Oceania Mackenzie 30 38+ 37+ 39+
6 Japan Neo Suzuki 30+ 39+ 33+ 29+ 6 Austria Flora Oblasser 30 22+ 38 37+
7 Japan Shion Omata 30+ 39+ 33+ 16+ 7 Slovenia Mia Krampl 37+ 28+ 37+ 34+
8 Indonesia Muhammad Rizky Syahrafli Simatupang 19 34+ 33+ 12 8 Slovenia Rosa Rekar 38 32+ 37+ 31+

Innsbruck, Austria (June, 25-29)

97 men and 76 women attended the event.[11]

In men's, last year's winner Jakob Schubert did not compete due to a finger injury. Japan's Neo Suzuki topped the final route and claimed his first World Cup gold. Great Britain's Toby Roberts and Spain's Alberto Ginés López also topped the final route, placed second and third respectively due to count-back to the semi-final.[12][13]

In women's, Slovenian superstar Janja Garnbret was the only athlete to top both qualification routes. A high point on the final route secured Garnbret her fifth consecutive Innsbruck lead World Cup gold. Italy's Laura Rogora placed second and Erin McNeice placed third.[14]

Men Women
Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final
R1 R2 R1 R2
1st place, gold medalist(s) Japan Neo Suzuki TOP 44+ TOP TOP 1st place, gold medalist(s) Slovenia Janja Garnbret TOP TOP 44+ 41
2nd place, silver medalist(s) United Kingdom Toby Roberts 34+ 44+ 50+ TOP 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Italy Laura Rogora 40+ 44+ 42+ 33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Spain Alberto Ginés López 38+ 45+ 49+ TOP 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) United Kingdom Erin McNeice 40+ 44+ 42+ 32+
4 Japan Satone Yoshida 36 45 46+ TOP 4 Slovenia Rosa Rekar 40+ 38+ 42+ 31+
5 Germany Yannick Flohé 36+ 38 45+ TOP 5 United States Anastasia Sanders 40+ 44+ 42+ 30
6 France Max Bertone 34+ 40+ 50 40 6 South Korea Seo Chae-hyun 40+ 44+ 36+ 30
7 South Korea Lee Dohyun 34+ 45 45+ 38+ 7 Belgium Heloïse Doumont 35+ 38+ 37+ 28+
8 United States Jesse Grupper 34+ 36+ 50+ 33 8 Slovenia Lucka Rakovec 40+ 44+ 37+ 19+

Chamonix, France (July, 11-13)

88 men and 78 women attended the event.[15]

In men's, last year's winner Colin Duffy made it into the final and placed fifth after an early qualification exit in Innsbruck. Japan's Sorato Anraku claimed the only top of the final, securing the win. After falling while trying to jump to the top on the final route, Spain's Alberto Ginés López had to settle for silver. Italy's Filip Schenk took third, his first World Cup podium finish.[16][17]

In women's, South Korea's Seo Chae-hyun claimed the win, her second Chamonix lead World Cup gold since her first in 2019. USA's Anastasia Sanders topped both qualification routes and the semi-final route, but she finished lower than Seo on the final route and had to settle for silver. Great Britain's Erin McNeice took third.[18]

Men Women
Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final Rank Name Qualification Semi-Final Final
R1 R2 R1 R2
1st place, gold medalist(s) Japan Sorato Anraku TOP 47 37+ TOP 1st place, gold medalist(s) South Korea Seo Chae-hyun 42+ 40+ 42 44+
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Spain Alberto Ginés López TOP 40+ 39 43+ 2nd place, silver medalist(s) United States Anastasia Sanders TOP TOP TOP 43+
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Italy Filip Schenk 35 30+ 37+ 43+ 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) United Kingdom Erin McNeice 39 40+ 43+ 42+
4 Japan Satone Yoshida 37+ TOP 36+ 39+ 4 United States Brooke Raboutou 41+ 40+ 38+ 40+
5 United States Colin Duffy 35+ 39+ 37+ 38+ 5 France Camille Pouget 41+ 39 39 34+
6 Switzerland Jonas Utelli 33 38 37 36 6 France Zélia Avezou 38+ 40+ 41+ 34
7 Slovenia Luka Potočar 37+ 46+ 37 31 7 Spain Geila Macià Martín 39 40+ 36+ 23+
8 Japan Shion Omata 37+ 39+ 37+ 29+ 8 Japan Natsuki Tanii 36+ 38+ 35 13+

Madrid, Spain (July, 18-19)

Koper, Slovenia (September, 5-6)

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