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.
Overview +DateLocationRoutesetters*MenWomenApril, 25-27 Wujiang, China Sorato Anraku Erin McNeice Seo Chae-hyunMay, 2-4 Bali, Indonesia Satone Yoshida Erin McNeiceJune, 25-29 Innsbruck, Austria Neo Suzuki Janja GarnbretJuly, 11-13 Chamonix, France Sorato Anraku Seo Chae-hyunJuly, 17-19 Madrid, Spain Lee Dohyun Anastasia SandersSeptember, 5-6 Koper, Slovenia Sorato Anraku Janja GarnbretOVERALL WINNERS Alberto Ginés López Erin McNeiceNATIONAL 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 ten most successful athletes of the Lead World Cup 2025: Rank Name Points Wujiang Bali Innsbruck Chamonix Madrid Koper 1 Alberto Ginés López 4485 3. 690 3. 690 3. 690 2. 805 2. 805 2. 805 2 Sorato Anraku 4145 1. 1000 16. 220 9. 380 1. 1000 5. 545 1. 1000 3 Satone Yoshida 4130 4. 610 1. 1000 4. 610 4. 610 3. 690 4. 610 4 Neo Suzuki 3315 2. 805 6. 495 1. 1000 21. 145 7. 455 8. 415 5 Lee Dohyun 2950 16. 220 5. 545 7. 455 9. 380 1. 1000 10. 350 6 Yannick Flohé 2485 8. 415 4. 610 5. 545 10. 350 18. 185 9. 380 7 Filip Schenk 2245 7. 455 9. 380 25. 95 3. 690 12. 300 11. 325 8 Toby Roberts 2240 15. 240 - 2. 805 20. 155 10. 350 3. 690 9 Max Bertone 2195 18. 185 2. 805 6. 495 19. 170 14. 260 13. 280 10 Shion Omata 1866 14. 260 7. 455 29. 56 8. 415 6. 495 18. 185 11 Luka Potočar 1784.5 6. 495 28. 59.5 11. 325 7. 455 13. 280 19. 170 12 Jesse Grupper 1648 13. 280 13. 280 8. 415 14. 260 9. 380 33. 33 13 Jonas Utelli 1570 9. 380 21. 145 20. 155 6. 495 15. 240 20. 155 14 Giovanni Placci 1535 12. 300 14. 260 13. 280 22. 130 11. 325 15. 240 15 Colin Duffy 1203 - - 30. 48 5. 545 4. 610 - 16 Putra Tri Ramadani 1140 - 17. 205 16. 220 - 16. 220 6. 495 17 Hannes Van Duysen 960 10. 350 - 18. 185 13. 280 21. 145 - 18 Sam Avezou 930 20. 155 - 10. 350 16. 220 - 17. 205 19 Hyunseung Noh 926 27. 73 12. 300 27. 73 15. 240 23. 120 23. 120 20 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: Rank Name Points Wujiang Bali Innsbruck Chamonix Madrid Koper 1 Erin McNeice 4503 1. 902.5 1. 1000 3. 690 3. 690 4. 610 4. 610 2 Seo Chae-hyun 4463 1. 902.5 2. 805 6. 495 1. 1000 7. 455 2. 805 3 Laura Rogora 3900 4. 610 4. 610 2. 805 9. 380 2. 805 3. 690 4 Anastasia Sanders 3040 3. 690 - 5. 545 2. 805 1. 1000 - 5 Rosa Rekar 2520 11. 325 8. 415 4. 610 16. 220 6. 495 7. 455 6 Heloïse Doumont 2048 15. 240 10. 337.5 7. 455 24. 105 8. 415 6. 495 7 Janja Garnbret 2000 - - 1. 1000 - - 1. 1000 8 Kim Chaeyeong 1730 16. 220 12. 300 10. 350 11. 325 20. 155 9. 380 9 Mia Krampl 1523 9. 380 7. 455 23. 120 30. 48 9. 365 20. 155 10 Manon Hily 1495 - - 12. 300 12. 300 5. 545 10. 350 11 Lucka Rakovec 1445 - - 8. 415 17. 205 13. 280 5. 545 12 Oceania Mackenzie 1445 5. 545 5. 545 - 15. 240 - - 13 Brooke Raboutou 1330 - - - 4. 610 3. 690 - 14 Camille Pouget 1295 - - 16. 220 5. 545 11. 325 17. 205 15 Mattea Pötzi 1220 13. 280 24. 105 13. 280 20. 155 23. 120 13. 280 16 Natsuki Tanii 1135 23. 120 19. 170 11. 325 8. 415 - 24. 105 17 Mei Kotake 1019 33. 31.5 10. 337.5 - 10. 350 12. 300 - 18 Geila Macià Martín 953 - - 27. 73 7. 455 18. 185 15. 240 19 Hélène Janicot 930 7. 455 9. 380 - - - 25. 95 20 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:
Country names as used by the IFSC
Rank Name Points Wujiang Bali Innsbruck Chamonix Madrid Koper 1 Japan 16762 2717 3237.5 2745 3050 2600 2412.5 2 Korea 11287.33 1740.5 1998.83 1407 2014 2005 2122 3 Slovenia 9738.33 1550 1180.83 2357.5 1019 2200 1431 4 Italy 8948.55 1690 1421.25 1224 1549.5 1548 1515.8 5 France 8330.8 822 1355 1700 1814 1191 1448.8 6 United States 8166 1202.5 415.5 1310.5 2267 273 2697.5 7 United Kingdom 7276.83 1166.5 1057.33 1699 881 1454 1019 8 Spain 6135.25 690 690 856 1539.5 1087 1272.75 9 Germany 4933.63 1135.33 1010.5 1035 766 522 464.8 10 Austria 4218.33 593 650.83 589 507 1332.5 546
Wujiang, China (April, 25-27) 62 men and 60 women attended the event.
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.
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. MenWomenRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalR1R2R1R2 Sorato AnrakuTOPTOP49+TOP Erin McNeice Seo Chae-hyunTOP TOPTOP TOPTOP TOP41 (4:26) 41 (4:26) Neo SuzukiTOP TOP47+40+ - - - - - Alberto Ginés LópezTOPTOP49+39+ Anastasia SandersTOPTOPTOP39+4 Satone YoshidaTOPTOP47+334 Laura Rogora25+TOPTOP34+5 YuFei Pan41+TOP47+32+5 Oceania Mackenzie40+42+41+34+6 Luka PotočarTOPTOP46326 Yuetong Zhang40+3741+33+7 Filip Schenk30TOP49+28+7 Hélène Janicot25+3941+33+8 Yannick Flohé40TOP4528+8 Anna Maria Apel25+39+41+21
Bali, Indonesia (May, 2-4) 55 men and 51 women attended the event.
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.
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. MenWomenRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalR1R2R1R2 Satone Yoshida32+TOP36+42 Erin McNeiceTOPTOPTOPTOP Max Bertone2134+31+41 Seo Chae-hyun44+TOPTOPTOP Alberto Ginés López32+36+33+39+ Ai MoriTOPTOP49454 Yannick Flohé32+34+35+30+4 Laura Rogora44+TOP48+42+5 Lee Dohyun2134+33+305 Oceania Mackenzie3038+37+39+6 Neo Suzuki30+39+33+29+6 Flora Oblasser3022+3837+7 Shion Omata30+39+33+16+7 Mia Krampl37+28+37+34+8 Muhammad Rizky Syahrafli Simatupang1934+33+128 Rosa Rekar3832+37+31+
Innsbruck, Austria (June, 25-29) 97 men and 76 women attended the event.
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.
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. MenWomenRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalR1R2R1R2 Neo SuzukiTOP44+TOPTOP Janja GarnbretTOPTOP44+41 Toby Roberts34+ 44+50+TOP Laura Rogora40+44+42+33 Alberto Ginés López38+45+49+TOP Erin McNeice40+44+42+32+4 Satone Yoshida364546+TOP4 Rosa Rekar40+38+42+31+5 Yannick Flohé36+3845+TOP5 Anastasia Sanders40+44+42+306 Max Bertone34+ 40+50406 Seo Chae-hyun40+44+36+307 Lee Dohyun34+ 4545+38+7 Heloïse Doumont35+38+ 37+28+8 Jesse Grupper34+ 36+50+338 Lucka Rakovec40+44+37+19+
Chamonix, France (July, 11-13) 88 men and 78 women attended the event.
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.
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. MenWomenRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalR1R2R1R2 Sorato AnrakuTOP4737+TOP Seo Chae-hyun42+40+4244+ Alberto Ginés LópezTOP40+3943+ Anastasia SandersTOPTOPTOP43+ Filip Schenk3530+37+43+ Erin McNeice3940+43+42+4 Satone Yoshida37+TOP36+39+4 Brooke Raboutou41+ 40+38+40+5 Colin Duffy35+39+37+38+5 Camille Pouget41+393934+6 Jonas Utelli333837366 Zélia Avezou38+40+41+347 Luka Potočar37+46+37317 Geila Macià Martín3940+ 36+23+8 Shion Omata37+39+37+29+8 Natsuki Tanii36+38+3513+
Madrid, Spain (July, 18-19) 81 men and 70 women attended the event.
In men's South Korea's Lee Dohyun claimed his first lead World Cup win. Alberto Ginés López and Satone Yoshida placed second and third respectively.
In women's, USA's Anastasia Sanders topped the final route, securing her first lead World Cup win. Sanders became the first American woman to win both Lead and Boulder World Cup golds. Italy's Laura Rogora and USA's Brooke Raboutou placed second and third respectively. MenWomenRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalR1R2R1R2 Lee Dohyun43+39+45+40+ Anastasia Sanders39TOPTOPTOP Alberto Ginés López43+TOP46+40 Laura RogoraTOPTOP46+48+ Satone Yoshida43+TOP47+39+ Brooke Raboutou42+TOP43+48+4 Colin Duffy42+39+43+39+4 Erin McNeiceTOP47+4343+5 Sorato Anraku43+TOP45+395 Manon Hily42+ 40+ 40+38+6 Shion Omata43+ 43+ 45+38+6 Rosa Rekar4245+43+15+7 Neo Suzuki43+TOP46+337 Seo Chae-hyunTOPTOP46+14+8 Jakub Konecny41+3943+30+8 Heloïse Doumont42+4439+14+
Koper, Slovenia (September, 5-6) 70 men and 60 women attended the event.
In men's, Japan's Sorato Anraku claimed the gold medal. Spain's Alberto Ginés López placed second and Great Britain's Toby Roberts third. Alberto Ginés López won the 2025 lead season's champion title after never placing lower than third throughout the season.
In women's, 2-time Olympic champion Janja Garnbret timed out in the semi-final, resulting in a tie with Seo Chae-hyun going into the finals. In the final Garnbret secured the win, claiming her 31st gold medal in the lead World Cup competitions — overtaking South Korea's veteran Jain Kim's record of the most lead World Cup gold medals. Seo Chae-hyun placed second, which also left her in second place in the 2025 lead season's overall rankings. Italy's Laura Rogora placed third. Great Britain's Erin McNeice, the 2025 lead season's overall champion, finished in fourth place.