The 2026 season of the World Climbing Series was the 27th season of the competition. Bouldering competitions were held at six stops. The bouldering season began on May 1 at the World Climbing Series in Keqiao, and will conclude on October 18 with in Salt Lake City. At each stop, a qualifying round was held on the first day of the competition, and the semi-final and final rounds were held on the second day. The winners were awarded trophies, and the top three finishers received medals. At the end of the season, the overall rankings were determined by the total number of points athletes earned for finishing within the top 40 of each individual event.

Overview +DateLocationRoutesetters*MenWomenMay, 1-3 Keqiao, China Sorato Anraku Zélia AvezouMay, 22-24 Bern, Switzerland Sorato Anraku Oceana MackenzieMay, 28-31 Madrid, Spain Sorato Anraku Erin McNeiceJune, 3-7 Prague, Czech Republic Sorato Anraku Annie SandersJune, 17-21 Innsbruck, Austria Sorato Anraku Annie SandersOctober, 16-18 Salt Lake City, United StatesOVERALL WINNERS Sorato Anraku NATIONAL TEAM * 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. The national ranking is the sum of the points of that country's three best male and female athletes. Results displayed (in brackets) are not counted.

Men The results of the twenty most successful athletes of the Bouldering World Climbing Series 2026: Rank Name Points Keqiao Bern Madrid Prague Innsbruck Salt Lake City 1 Sorato Anraku 5000 1. 1000 1. 1000 1. 1000 1. 1000 1. 1000 2 Lee Dohyun 3095 2. 805 18. 185 4. 610 2. 805 3. 690 3 Mejdi Schalck 2587 3. 690 2. 805 10. 350 3. 690 29. 52 4 Hannes Van Duysen 2345 7. 455 3. 690 9. 380 11. 325 6. 495 5 Rei Kawamata 1970 12. 300 11. 325 15. 240 12. 300 2. 805 6 Colin Duffy 1737.5 - 8. 415 2. 805 9. 380 21. 137.5 7 Maximillian Milne 1637 22. 130 6. 495 29. 52 5. 545 8. 415 8 Pan Yufei 1634.5 5. 545 25. 89.5 12. 300 10. 350 10. 350 9 Tomoa Narasaki 1515 4. 610 15. 240 21. 145 15. 240 13. 280 10 Samuel Richard 1498 27. 68 17. 205 3. 690 20. 155 9. 380 11 Sohta Amagasa 1473 19. 170 4. 610 27. 68 19. 170 7. 455 12 Chon Jong-won 1403 8. 415 20. 155 27. 68 16. 170 5. 455 13 Adi Bark 1363.5 20. 155 5. 545 11. 325 41. 13.5 11. 325 14 Keita Dohi 1342 11. 325 23. 120 5. 545 29. 52 12. 300 15 Sam Avezou 1220 - - - 4. 610 4. 610 16 Guillermo Peinado Franganillo 1016.5 45. 10.5 12. 290 6. 495 17. 205 39. 16 17 Jack Macdougall 971.5 15. 230 10.350 20. 155 33. 31.5 17. 205 18 Max Bertone 934.5 10. 350 - 25. 89.5 - 6. 495 19 Lucas Trandafir 906 9. 380 31. 39.5 - 7. 455 33. 31.5 20 Anze Peharc 904.5 17. 205 21. 145 17. 205 14. 260 25. 89.5

Women The results of the twenty most successful athletes of the Bouldering World Climbing Series 2026: Rank Name Points Keqiao Bern Madrid Prague Innsbruck Salt Lake City 1 Erin McNeice 3740 11. 325 2. 805 1. 1000 2. 805 2. 805 2 Oceana Mackenzie 3470 3. 690 1. 1000 5. 545 5. 545 3. 690 3 Annie Sanders 3300 4. 610 3. 690 - 1. 1000 1. 1000 4 Melody Sekikawa 2620 7. 455 5. 545 2. 805 4. 610 17. 205 5 Oriane Bertone 2560 5. 545 7. 455 3. 690 11. 325 5. 545 6 Zhang Yuetong 2300 9. 380 15. 240 9. 380 3. 690 4. 610 7 Zélia Avezou 2060 1. 1000 11. 325 - 7. 455 13. 280 8 Anon Matsufuji 1844.5 10. 350 25. 89.5 4. 610 8. 415 9. 380 9 Camilla Moroni 1810 15. 240 10. 350 8. 415 10. 350 7. 455 10 Mao Nakamura 1782 32. 37 6. 495 7. 455 6. 495 12. 300 11 Ayala Kerem 1670 - 9. 380 6. 495 12 . 300 6. 495 12 Emma Edwards 1580 6. 495 13. 280 14. 260 16. 220 11. 325 13 Futaba Ito 1287.5 19. 162.5 22. 130 12. 300 13. 280 8. 415 14 Lily Abriat 1163.33 16. 203.33 14. 260 16. 220 15. 240 15. 240 15 Agathe Calliet 955 12. 300 19. 170 17. 205 37. 20 14. 260 16 Miho Nonaka 815 22. 130 23. 120 18. 185 9. 380 - 17 Brooke Raboutou 813.33 4. 203.33 16. 610 - - - 18 Janja Garnbret 805 2. 805 - - - - 19 Lucile Saurel 728.66 29. 48.66 8. 415 27. 68 21. 145 29. 52 20 Jennifer Eucharia Buckley 723.5 8. 415 16. 220 - 35. 25.5 28. 63

Keqiao, China (1-3 May)

Women 68 athletes attended the World Climbing Series in Keqiao. France's Zélia Avezou won her first World Climbing Series gold ahead of Slovenia's Janja Garnbret. Only two attempts separated the top two spots. This marked Garnbret's first silver medal in Boulder since 2023. Great Britain's Erin McNeice placed third. Rank Name Score 1 Zélia Avezou 84.82 Janja Garnbret 84.6 3 Erin McNeice 69.6 4 Annie Sanders 69.5 5 Oriane Bertone 60.0 6 Emma Edwards 59.8 7 Melody Sekikawa 59.7 8 Jennifer Eucharia Buckley 44.7

Men 74 athletes attended the World Climbing Series in Keqiao. Japan's Sorato Anraku repeated his victory in Keqiao from the previous year. Anraku was the only athlete to claim three tops in the final. South Korea's Lee Dohyun earned silver by securing a crucial top on the fourth boulder to finish ahead of France's Mejdi Schalck on the podium. Rank Name Score 1 Sorato Anraku 84.42 Lee Dohyun 69.6 3 Mejdi Schalck 59.8 4 Tomoa Narasaki 59.5 5 Pan Yufei 44.6 6 Bai Xuanpu 34.7 7 Hannes Van Duysen 29.9 8 Chon Jong-won 19.7

Bern, Switzerland (22-24 May)

Women 75 athletes attended the World Climbing Series in Bern. Australia's Oceana Mackenzie won her first World Climbing Series gold. She was the only athlete to top three of the four final boulders. Mackenzie's win marked the first Boulder gold for Australia. Great Britain's Erin McNeice won the silver medal - claiming the only top on boulder three in the final. USA's Annie Sanders finished in third place. Rank Name Score 1 Oceana Mackenzie 74.52 Erin McNeice 69.0 3 Annie Sanders 60.0 4 Brooke Raboutou 44.1 5 Melody Sekikawa 29.7 6 Mao Nakamura 25.0 7 Oriane Bertone 19.8 8 Lucile Saurel 19.3

Men 78 athletes attended the World Climbing Series in Bern. Last year's winner Pan Yufei did not advance past the qualification round. Sorato Anraku won his second Boulder gold of the season with a decisive top on boulder four to finish ahead of France's Mejdi Schalck. Belgium's Hannes Van Duysen completed the podium in third place. Rank Name Score 1 Sorato Anraku 99.72 Mejdi Schalck 84.3 3 Hannes Van Duysen 69.2 4 Sohta Amagasa 68.4 5 Adi Bark 38.8 6 Maximillian Milne 29.6 7 Paul Jenft 29.4 8 Colin Duffy 29.4

Madrid, Spain (28-31 May)

Women 73 athletes attended the World Climbing Series in Madrid. Erin McNeice scored a second career gold in Boulder as the only athlete to top all four final boulders. Melody Sekikawa earned silver, topping three of the four final boulders. This marked Sekikawa's second career podium at the senior international level. Oriane Bertone claimed her first podium finish of the season with bronze. Rank Name Score 1 Erin McNeice 99.12 Melody Sekikawa 84.5 3 Oriane Bertone 84.4 4 Anon Matsufuji 69.6 5 Oceana Mackenzie 69.2 6 Ayala Kerem 59.5 7 Mao Nakamura 29.9 8 Camilla Moroni 19.8

Men 79 athletes attended the World Climbing Series in Madrid. Sorato Anraku claimed his third consecutive Boulder gold medal after nearly missing the cut for the finals. Anraku was the only athlete to top all four boulders in the final. Colin Duffy led the competition throughout the semifinal and final round but was unable to complete boulder four in the final round. Duffy earned his first podium of the season, marking a return to the Boulder podium since 2022. Samuel Richard completed the podium in third place, marking the French climber's second podium in just two final appearances at the senior international level. Rank Name Score 1 Sorato Anraku 99.32 Colin Duffy 74.7 3 Samuel Richard 54.4 4 Lee Dohyun 44.6 5 Keita Dohi 44.3 6 Guillermo Peinado Granganillo 35.0 7 Oscar Baudrand 29.5 8 Dayan Akhtar 19.6

Prague, Czech Republic (3-7 June)

Women 83 athletes attended the World Climbing Series in Prague. Last year's winner Oriane Bertone did not advance past the semifinal. Annie Sanders won her third Boulder gold medal with three tops and a zone, winning the gold by virtue of having used fewer attempts to top. Erin McNeice followed her win in Madrid with a silver medal in Prague. Zhang Yuetong claimed her first podium in the boulder discipline with bronze. Rank Name Score 1 Annie Sanders 84.3 2 Erin McNeice 84.1 3 Zhang Yuetong 69.7 4 Melody Sekikawa 69.5 5 Oceana Mackenzie 59.5 6 Mao Nakamura 54.6 7 Zélia Avezou 44.7 8 Anon Matsufuji 29.7

Men 101 athletes attended the World Climbing Series in Prague. The final round yielded only three tops. Two of the four final boulders remained unsolved. With one top and two zones, Sorato Anraku secured his fourth consecutive bouldering gold medal - setting an unprecedented record in men's bouldering. Less than four attempts separated the podium finishers in this hard final. Lee Dohyun and Mejdi Schalck placed second and third respectively. Rank Name Score 1 Sorato Anraku 55.02 Lee Dohyun 54.8 3 Mejdi Schalck 54.7 4 Sam Avezou 39.7 5 Maximillian Milne 29.9 6 Max Bertone 29.6 7 Lucas Trandafir 29.4 8 Jan-Luca Posch 29.4

Innsbruck, Austria (17-21 June)

Women 80 athletes attended the World Climbing Series in Innsbruck. Last year's winner Janja Garnbret did not compete. In a difficult final that only saw four tops across three athletes and half of the field being unable to top a boulder, Annie Sanders won in front of Erin McNeice as the only athlete to top two boulders. Sanders was the only athlete to top boulder 2 in the final. Oceana Mackenzie placed third, having flashed three zones. The women's final received heavy criticism from netizens for its difficulty, particularly for boulder 2 where majority of the finalists struggled to establish a start and score a zone. Rank Name Score 1 Annie Sanders 68.9 2 Erin McNeice 34.8 3 Oceana Mackenzie 30.0 4 Zhang Yuetong 29.4 5 Oriane Bertone 24.5 6 Ayala Kerem 19.7 7 Camilla Moroni 19.0 8 Futaba Ito 9.8

Men 101 athletes attended the World Climbing Series in Innsbruck. Last year's winner Toby Roberts did not compete due to injury. Sorato Anraku won a historic fifth-consecutive gold medal in bouldering. He persisted in topping boulder 2 after 11 attempts, securing his victory over compatriot Rei Kawamata who claimed silver - marking Kawamata's first World Climbing Series podium finish in 4 years after his first in 2022. Lee Dohyun earned bronze, his third medal of the season. Rank Name Score 1 Sorato Anraku 74.02 Rei Kawamata 59.3 3 Lee Dohyun 59.3 4 Sam Avezou 49.9 5 Chon Jong-won 49.8 6 Hannes Van Duysen 44.6 7 Sohta Amagasa 43.5 8 Maximillian Milne 34.4

Salt Lake City, United States (16-18 October)

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