Lead climbing at the 2024 IFSC Climbing World Cup

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.

Overview +DateLocationRoutesetters*MenWomenApril, 12-14 Wujiang, China Toby Roberts Janja GarnbretJune, 26-30 Innsbruck, Austria Jakob Schubert Janja GarnbretJuly, 12-14 Chamonix, France Colin Duffy Ai MoriJuly, 17-19 Briançon, France Zento Murashita Mei KotakeSeptember, 6-7 Koper, Slovenia Toby Roberts Janja GarnbretOctober, 2-6 Seoul, South Korea Sorato Anraku Jessica PilzOVERALL WINNERS Toby Roberts Jessica PilzNATIONAL 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: 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: 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.

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.

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. MenWomenRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalR1R2R1R2 Toby RobertsTOPTOP45+36+ Janja Garnbret TOPTOPTOPTOP Taisei HommaTOPTOP31+36+ Luo ZhiluTOPTOP40+44+ Sorato AnrakuTOPTOP44+32+ Seo Chae-hyun39+TOP38+43+4 Zento Murashita28+ 38+ 3124+4 Natsuki Tanii37+41+39+405 Sascha Lehmann28+38+31+245 Erin McNeice37+37+37396 Hannes Van Duysen28+ 37+31+246 Laura RogoraTOPTOP42+34+7 Shuta Tanaka27+3632+23+7 Natsumi Oda37+4140+34+8 Maximillian Milne24+3332+23+8 Mia Krampl37+3534+34+9 Shion Omata28+38+3121+

Innsbruck, Austria (June, 26-30) 88 men and 78 women attended the event.

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.

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. MenWomenRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalR1R2R1R2 Jakob Schubert40+37+49+45 Janja GarnbretTOP48+48+TOP Alexander Megos41+ 34+49+42+ Ai Mori49+48+48+TOP Toby Roberts4232+46+41+ Seo Chae-hyun4342+35+364 Colin Duffy31+33+44+40+4 Jessica Pilz39+46+43+22+5 Shuta Tanaka37+35+4334+5 Aleksandra Totkova344040+22+6 Taisei Homma40+34+46+296 Anastasia Sanders4343+3522+7 Jonas Utelli36+36+44+297 Mattea Pötzi37+42+34+22+8 Tomoa Narasaki36+324328+8 Yuetong Zhang37+4235+21+

Chamonix, France (July, 12-14) 68 men and 63 women attended the event.

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.

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. MenWomenRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalR1R2R1R2 Colin Duffy38+ 37+35+42+ Ai MoriTOPTOP45+TOP Sam AvezouTOPTOP40+41+ Jessica PilzTOPTOP43+TOP Toby RobertsTOPTOPTOP39 Mei KotakeTOPTOP35+44+4Alberto Ginés López TOPTOP4138+4 Zélia Avezou 42+43+35+44+5 Shion OmataTOPTOP40+38+5 Flora Oblasser40+35+3842+6 Adam OndraTOPTOP40+37+6 Mattea Pötzi41+TOP35+42+7 Sascha Lehmann38+38+35+36+7 Anastasia Sanders36+TOP4041+8 Guillermo Peinado Franganillo38+TOP3431+8 Mia Krampl39+TOP35+41+

Briançon, France (July, 17-19) 59 men and 60 women attended the event.

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.

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. MenWomenRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalR1R2R1R2 Zento Murashita35+35TOP47+ Mei KotakeTOPTOP39+49+ Satone Yoshida35+38+TOP45 Laura Rogora44+ 41+41+45 Shion OmataTOP38+TOP42+ Mattea Pötzi37+ 8+41+42+4 Max Bertone32+33+4742+4 Rosa Rekar34+36+3941+5 Sebastian Halenke32+354542+5 Kim Ja-inTOP37+40+39+6 Mototaka Ishizu32+3546+41+6 Aleksandra Totkova3437+39+39+7 Shuta Tanaka3330+48+397 Natsumi Oda3726+39+29+8 Yuta Imaizumi32+33+45+38+8 Flora Oblasser35+35+38+27+

Koper, Slovenia (September, 6-7) 58 men and 58 women attended the event.

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.

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. MenWomenRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalR1R2R1R2 Toby Roberts44+3840+40 Janja GarnbretTOPTOPTOP46+ Sorato Anraku44+41+41+35 Jessica Pilz42+43+43+40+ Sam Avezou42+333231+ Anastasia Sanders48+45+3939+4 Shion Omata44+ 36+33+30+4 Oceania Mackenzie41+ 32+40+38+5 Yannick Flohé36+24+33+30+5 Zélia Avezou37+3537+37+6 Max Bertone3635+28+25+6 Erin McNeice41+3537+34+7 Ao Yurikusa40+ 36+28+167 Mattea Pötzi35+34+38+32+8 Lee Dohyun44+35+2712+8 Laura Rogora37+ 45+46+19+

Seoul, South Korea (October, 2-6) 55 men and 50 women attended the event.

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.

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. MenWomenRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalR1R2R1R2 Sorato Anraku45+34+43+45+ Jessica PilzTOPTOP37+48 Lee Dohyun4533+3645+ Ai MoriTOPTOP4446 Shion OmataTOP34+3635 Anastasia Sanders47TOP43454 Paul Jenft43+323634+4 Seo Chae-hyunTOPTOP34+44+5 Sam Avezou453535+34+5 Erin McNeiceTOPTOP41436 Ogata Yoshiyuki34+33+3632+6 Rosa Rekar41+38+35+397 Yuta Imaizumi38+34+3626+7 Yuetong ZhangTOPTOP34+30+8 Taisei Homma41+3536+238 Luo Zhilu42+TOP34+30

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